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ESSAYTime - 25 minutes

Turn to Section 1 of your answer sheet to write your ESSAY.

The essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should, therefore, take

care to develop your. point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely.

Youressay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet-you will receive no other paper on which to write.Youwill have enough space if you write on every line, avoid wide margins, and keep your handwriting to a reasqnable size.Rememberthat people who are not familiar with your handwriting will read what you write. Try to write or print so that whatyouare writing is legible to those readers.

Youhave twenty-five minutes to write an essay on the topic assigned below. DO NOT WRITE ON ANOTHER TOPIC.ANOFF-TOPIC ESSAY WILL RECEIVE A SCORE OF ZERO.

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.

Educator William Morris once said to parents of high school students, "The true test of aperson's character lies in what he or she chooses to do when no one is looking." Others believethat character is constantly being formed and refined by the series of choices a person makesduring his or her lifetime. Yet it is often very challenging to decide between two options thatseem equally valuable.

!Assignment: In your opinion, what two options are the most difficult to choose between? Plan and write an essay in whichyou develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoni~g and examples taken fromyour reading, studies, experience, or observations.

DONOTWRITE YOUR ESSAY IN YOUR TEST BOOK. You will receive credit only for what you write on your answersheet.

BEGIN WRITING YOUR ESSAY IN SECTION 1 OF THE ANSWER SHEET.

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Turn to Section 2 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.

Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the correspond-

ing circle on the answer sheet.

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank

indicating that something has been omitted. Beneaththe sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A

through E. Choose the word or set of words that, wheninserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of thesentence as a whole.

3. After living in a cramped and ___m_ studio apart-ment for several years, Roberta moved to a housethatwascommodiousand__h___.

(A) expensive.. cluttered(B) inhospitable.. comfortable(C) congested.. remote(D) expansive.. roomy(E) undecorated.. historicalExample:

Hoping to h the dispute, negotiators proposeda compromise that they felt would be to bothlabor and management.

The scientist's hypothesis was finally m whenresearchers showed that the new census data

contradicted his original findings.

(A) tabulated (B) ratified (C) applied(D) debunked (E) emphasized

(A) enforce. . useful(B) end. . divisive(C) overcome. . unattractive(D) extend. . satisfactory(E) resolve. . acceptable

5. Though the giraffe seems rather heavy andawkward in a zoo, that same creature __nn_

surprising speed and agility when fluidly gallopingacross African grasslands, leading some to call itthe most m_h_ of animals.

(A) manifests.. nimble(B) demonstrates.. special(C) empowers.. dangerous(D) engenders.. versatile(E) lacks.. graceful

1. It would be ridiculous for any layman to attempt to__m__a stunt so overwhelmingly difficult that eventhe most accomplished stuntmen consider it n_____.

(A) shun.. redoubtable(B) enumerate.. secondary(C) execute.. formidable(D) watch.. sobering(E) disregard.. laughable 6. The medieval monk lived __nm life, living alone or

with few others, in spartan conditions.

(A) an inspired (B) an anachronistic(C) an eclectic (D) a gregarious

(E) an ascetic

2. The evidence found by the private investigator wasinstrumental in the defendant, who had been

wrongfully charged with fraud based on the falsestatement of the accountant.

(A) alienating (B) mollifying (C) compelling(D) acquitting (E) enlightening

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2 D D 2 D D 2SECTION 2

Time - 25 minutes

24 Questions

2 D D7. In contrast to his prior treatise, in which brief

moments of were among largesections of utter nonsense, the professor's secondbook is more consistently presented.

(A) clarity.. calculated(B) creativity.. interpreted(C) lucidity.. interspersed(D) fervor.. perforated(E) sternness.. scattered

2 D DIt Soldiers often fortitude to disguise

their mm_.

(A) feign.. timidity(B) pretend.. valor(C) acknowledge.. hostility(D) proclaim.. confidence(E) repudiate.. apprehension

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The passages below are followed by questions based on their content; questions following a pair of related passages may alsobe based on the relationship between the paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis qf what is stated or implied inthepassages and in any introductory material that may be provided.

Questions 9-12 are based on the following passages.

Passage 1

The intellectual construct known as containment

arose from the ashes of World War II as a means bywhich the West could prevent war with the Soviet Union.A 1947issue of the obscure but influential journal

5 Foreign Affairs outlined a policy of international relationsbased upon a particularistic world view. According tosuch a world view, nations are inherently self-serving andany force issued by one country against another must bemet with equal counterforce. Originally, containment

10 aimed to utilize American power to oppose the SovietUnion anywhere the latter nation attempted to establish acommunist regime.

Passage 2

America's involvement in Vietnam during the 1960'soffers support for opponents of the policy of containment.

15 Prevalent among American politicians at the time was theassumption that all nations must be aligned with eitherthe United States or the Soviet Union, and that therecould be no communist nation that was not also a pawn ofthe Soviets. By viewing the world in such black-and-white

20 terms, America fatally misunderstood the real causeof Vietnam's instability. While America perceived thewar as another example of aggressive Soviet expansion,Vietnamese communists saw their role as eliminating theimperialistic influences of all foreign nations.

9. Which of the following best illustrates a "particular-istic world view" as described in Passage 1, line 6?

(A) A country that seeks to institute a nationalwelfare system to provide health andeducation to all its citizens

(B) A group of nations that tries to stop aggressionaround the world

(C) A nation that seeks to seize territory ina neighboring nation to obtain naturalresources it currently lacks

(D) A state that intends to promote democracyaround the world by showing the successesit has achieved through such a government

(E) A dictator who seeks to quell politicalopposition within his own government

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10. Which of the following best describes the relation-ship between Passage 1 and Passage 2?

(A) Passage 2 offers a criticism of the politicaltheory outlined in Passage I.

(B) Passage I expands upon an argument madeinPassage 2.

(C) Passage I refutes the conclusion drawn inPassage 2.

(D) Passage 2 offers a balanced counterpoint tothe biased opinions expressed in Passage 1.

(E) Passage1offersevidenceto supportthemainidea of Passage 2.

11. The opponents mentioned in Passage 2 (line 14)would be most likely to respond to the last sentenceof Passage 1 ("Originally.. .regime.") by

(A) agreeing that communism posed a threat to thestability of Vietnam's government

(B) pointing out the costliness of interfering in theaffairs of foreign countries

(C) implying that using force against anothernation is never justified

(D) demonstrating the influence the Soviet Unionhad in unstable countries in Southeast Asia

(E) contending that one country may adoptanother's style of government withoutbecoming its ally

12. In the last sentence of Passage 2 ("While...nations."), the author implies that

(A) the Soviet Union coerced the Vietnamese toset up a communist government

(B) the Vietnamese asked for America's help todefend itself against the Soviet Union

(C) the Vietnamese may have viewed America'sinvolvement as an aggressive act

(D) America surreptitiously sought to establishcolonies in Vietnam

(E) Americans could not understand howtheir actions were being viewed by theVietnamese

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2Questions13-24 are based on the following passages.

Thefollowing passages consider two viewpoints of OliverCromwell. Born in 1599, Cromwell was a leading figurein the English Civil Wars of the seventeenth century, even-tually authorizing the execution of King Charles J andbecoming Lord Protector of all England.

Passage 1

In the wake of the Protestant Reformation and

Catholic Counter-Reformation, all of Europe was inturmoil. Rulers often altered the laws of their countries

to suit personal preferences, outlawing first one religiouspractice then another. Such uncertainty inevitably gaverise to conflict as people fought to retain the right topractice their own beliefs in safety. Further exacerbatingthe situation in England was the matter of the neighboringlands of Ireland and Scotland. After generations of strife,the English monarchy had married into the Scottishmonarchy and had annexed Ireland, resulting in onemonarch ruling all three countries, though in realityeach country had its own legal system and local rulers.This balance of power was tenuous at best and there wasfrequent talk of insurrection in each country, especiallyas taxes to support foreign wars mounted ever higher. Inthe midst of this conflict, civil war erupted. The commonpeople were torn between warring factions and weigheddown by heavy taxes until finally, frustrated with thesituation, they rose up.

This was the setting in which Oliver Cromwellfirst rose to prominence. Born into the English middleclass, somewhere above a yeoman* yet below anaristocrat. Cromwell was reasonably well educated andentered politics as a local representative in the Houseof Commons. He served in the British Parliament for

several terms, but at heart he was more a man of action

than a man of words; it was only when the King's royalstandard was flapping in the wind that Cromwell's

Iascension to power began in earnest. Although he usedhis respectable birth and descent to portray himself as agentleman, Cromwell had a reputation for being a violentman, and history relates many stories of his suddentemper and rough, even vulgar, language. In almost any

i other atmosphere, it is likely that a man of such uncertaintemperament would have toiled in obscurity, but in thosebloody years he was able to put his less savory tendencies,along with his own iron will, to good use and takeadvantage of any opportunities that arose.

~ T_heBritish Civil Wars were long and ugly. Theyended only after the establishment first, of the EnglishCommonwealth, under the leadership of the Parliament;

then, of the Protectorate, under the rule of Cromwell;apd

finally, the restoration of the monarchy. Although it is45 claimed by some historians that Cromwell was popularly

acclaimed and that the people of England went so far asto otler him the crown, contemporary accounts paint adifferent picture. There are descriptions of Cromwell'ssoldiers storming the Parliament and forcibly installing

50 Cromwell as head of Parliament, which he promptlydisbanded. With Parliament dissolved, Cromwell's path topower was clear, and once he had been named Protector,it was nearly impossible to oust him. One of the primaryreasons for this was the devoted army that attended him,

55 something that King Charles I had sorely lacked. Asfor his refusal of the crown, the reality was that he wasking in all but name, and one can only speculate that itwas some kind of superstition that prevented him fromofficially assuming the title.

60 The most convincing proof that Cromwell's reign wasnot as popular as some historians would make it out to beis the rapidity with which the English people welcomed

back the royal family after his death. Within two years ofCromwell's death. Charles II was installed on the throne

65 that had been held by his father, and the remnants ofthe Cromwell family were forced into hiding to escapepersecution. So it was that the English Civil Wars endedonce and for al1, and the memory of a passionate andambitious man faded into ignominy for many long years.

"YeOlnalJ is an archaic vyord for a landowning farmer.

Passage 2

70 Oliver Cromwell, a man as often vilified as extol1ed,

played a central role in British politics of the seventeenthcentury before, during, and after the British Civil Wars.Born a gentleman, Cromwell became involved in politicsat an early age. He served in various capacities in his

75 local government before going on to serve several termsin Parliament. His writings from that period show thatalthough he wa~ not yet certain_that war was the answer,he did agitate for a variety of government reformsand increased rights for the common citizen. Once it

80 became clear that war was inevitable, however, Cromwell

willingly put aside the pen and took up the sword indefense of what he believed.

During the long and bloody years of fighting,Cromwell distinguished himself as a valiant soldier

85 and staunch supporter of the people's rights. One of themain issues at stake during the wars was the right toreligious freedom. Although Cromwell did not support

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2 D Dfull religious tolerance, he did support the idea that therewas more than one way to be deyout. It was his approval

90 of the Puritan and Presbyterian faiths that garnered himthe support of many soldiers who were, in turn, largelyresponsible for his investiture as Lord Protector, a postcreated solely for him.

Of the many actions for which Cromwell is

95 remembered, his execution of King Charles I is surely theforemost. For the first time in recorded history, the peopleof England openly rebelled against a King, tried him ina court of citizens, and duly executed him for treason. Itis certainly possible that, without a man as forceful as

100 Cromwell to lead the way, the people of England wouldhave hesitated at the final step. This one act, carried outby Cromwell, forever changed the ways in which thepeople viewed the monarchy and vice versa.

Up until the moment that the axe fell, many did105 not really believe that anyone would or could execute

a king. There were strong feelings about the divinerights of kings and if the execution of Charles I did not

destroy those ideas, it certainly gave people pause. Everymonarch since the Restoration has known that, if pushed

110 far enough, the people will go to war against their rulerand, if deemed necessary, forcibly remove that ruler frompower. This, in turn, has guaranteed a greater degree ofrespect for the wishes of the people on the part of themonarchy, and if history gives an accurate picture of

115 Cromwell's personality, it seems likely that he wouldapprove of this turn of affairs.

13. Passage I portrays Cromwell's character as that of

(A) a highly ambitious man(B) a sensitive leader(C) a beloved father figure(D) a scholarly gentleman(E) an aloof aristocrat

14. The function of the first paragraph of Passage I isto

(A) applaud the monarchy's foreign policies(B) criticize the British monarchy(C) give an overview of British history(D) describe the setting for Cromwell's rise to

power(E) detail Cromwell's role in the civil war

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2 D D15. The word "standard" in line 29 most nearly means

(A) normalcy(B) banner(C) rule(D) requirement(E) leadership

16. The first passage asserts that all of the followingwere causes of the English Civil Wars EXCEPT

(A) dissatisfaction with the government(B) fluctuating policies about religion(C) trouble with neighboring countries(D) extensive taxes due to foreign wars(E) royal expansionist intentions

17. Which of the following best describes the styleofPassage 1?

(A) A description of one person's life in historicalcontext

(B) A detailed biography of a hated despot(C) A derisive commentary on political events(D) An anecdotal narration by a contemporary(E) An objective investigation of the seventeenth

century

18. The author of Passage 2 suggests that Cromwell'sactions were primarily motivated by

(A) aspirations to the English crown(B) a desperate lust for power(C) a desire for increased civil rights(D) hatred of the monarchy(E) the belief that all men were equal

19. The author of Passage 2 feels that the most lastingresult of Cromwell's actions was

(A) an alteration in the way that the monarchy wasviewed

(B) the foundation of the English Commonwealth(C) the restoration of the British monarchy(D) a change in British foreign policy(E) increased participation in the government in

outlying districts

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2 D D 2 D D 220. The phrase "agitate for" (line 78) in context most

nearly means

(A) campaign for(B) frustrate(C) worry about(D) excite(E) despair over

23. Both passages attribute which of the followingcharacteristics to Cromwell?

(A) Military valor(B) Zealous cruelty(C) Vulgarity of speech(D) Religious mania(E) A forceful personality

21. Passage 1 differs from Passage 2 in that the authorof Passage 1

(A) does not believe that Cromwell was animportant figure

(B) has a more negative opinion of Cromwell(C) adamantly supports the British monarchy(D) despises Cromwell and feels that his actions

were immoral

(E) admires Cromwell for his many social reforms

24. Both passages suggest which of the followingabout the English Civil Wars?

(A) They were an unpleasant time in Britishhistory.

(B) They forever altered the face of the monarchy.(C) They were partially due to high taxes and

religious unrest.(D) They were a necessary check on royal

prerogative.(E) They undermined the power of the Parliament.

22. Which of the following questions is NOT explicitlyanswered by either passage?

(A) How long did the English Civil Wars last?(B) What post did Cromwell eventually fill?(C) Which king did Cromwell have executed?(D) How long was it before the monarchy was

restored after Cromwell's death?

(E) What were some of the reasons for the EnglishCivil Wars?

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Directions: For this section, solve each problem and decide which is the best of the choices given. Fill in the correspondingcircle on the answer sheet. You may use any available space for scratchwork.

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1. The use of a calculator is permitted.

2. All numbers used are real numbers.

3. Figures that accompany problems in this test are intended to provide information useful in solving the problems.They are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is stated in a specific problem that the figure is notdrawn to scale. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.

4. Unless otherwise specified, the domain of any functionfis assumed to be the set of all real numbers x for whichf(x) is a real number.

.j G ~w ~ F=?1h ~h b~ ~x ,145""J25 ~~LJwL-J~~~o'8 2. l b l a.r:::

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~ The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

1. If a rectangle has corners at (-2, 2), (-2,6), and(4, 6), what is the location of the fourth corner?

(A) (0, 0)(B) (2,4)(C) (-2, -2)(D) (4,2)(E) (-4,2)

Checking AccountActivity for Sally

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2. According to the chart above, what was the differ-ence in Sally's account from the beginning of the5-month period to the end of the 5-month period?

(A) -$200(B) -$100(C) $200(D) $300(E) $400

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3SECTION 3

Time - 25 minutes

20 Questions

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3. What is the result when 0.2438 is rounded to thenearest hundredth?

(A) 0.24(B) 0.244(C) 0.25(D) 0.254(E) 0.255

4. ABCD is a rectangle. AC and BD intersect at

point E. If the length of AC is 16, the length ofBE is

(A) 4(B) 6(C) 8(D) 12(E) 16

5. If ffl r =a x band ffl r is an odd integer, which ofthe following could be the values of a and b ?

(A) 1 and 2(B) 4 and 8(C) 7 and 3(D) 2 and 9(E) 0 and 1

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6. When 28 is added to 3 times a number y and thesum is divided by 2, the result is 2 times the num-ber y. What is the value of y ?

(A) 25(B) 28(C) 30(D) 33(E) 34

7. If the sum of 230 and 1 must be an integer, whicht

of the following CANNOT be the value of t ?

(A) 2(B) 4(C) 5(D) 10(E) 23

8. What is the slope of the line expressed by the equa-tion 2y =3x + 2 ?

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(B) 1

(C)1-2

(D) 0

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9. If 32= 11a,then 112ais equal to

(A) 3(B) 4(C) 9(D) 11(E) 81

10. If 48 ouncesof baking sodahave a volume of 32cubic centimeters, what is the volume, in cubiccentimeters, of 6 pounds of baking soda?(1 pound = 16 ounces)

(A) 192(B) 96(C) 80(D) 68(E) 64

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and the remaining 12 cookies in the jar are mint.

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(A) 24(B) 28(C) 32(D) 48(E) 50


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(A) ..!.2

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 6

(E) 10

13. If m is the slope of the line, beginning at the origin,that best fits the data above, then which of thefollowing must be true of m ?

(A) m < - 1(B) -1 < m < 0(C) m = 0(D) 0 < m < 1(E) m > 1


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14. How many glass panels of the size and shapeshown above would be needed to make a glasswindow measuring 20 feet by 36 feet?

(A) 75(B) 80(C) 100(D) 105(E) 120

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In the figure above, one vertex of the square istouching the center of the circle and a second ver-tex touches a point on the circle. If one side of thesquare is 2, what is the area of the shaded region?

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20. How many distinct products can be obtained bymultiplying any two numbers in the list of numbersabove?

18. According to the table above, ifj(x) = 3x -1 , whatis the value m ? 2

(A) 9(B) 17(C) 19(D) 21(E) 31

(A) 1.(B) 3(C) 4.(D) 5(E) 7

19. Joe fills his 100 mL mug with b mL of coffee andthen adds a mL of cream so that the mug is totallyfull. In terms of a, what percent of the mug is filledwith coffee?

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Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the correspond-ing circle on the answer sheet.

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blankindicating that something has been omitted. Beneaththe sentence are five words or sets of words labeled Athrough E. Choose the word or set of words that, wheninserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of thesentence as a whole.

3. Teresa, who is a competitive swimmer and mara-thon runner, constantly urges her friend Donna tolead a less ___m_ and sluggish life.

(A) tempestuous (B) languid(C) mendacious (D) adept

(E) capricious

Hoping to the dispute, negotiators proposeda compromise that they felt would be m to bothlabor and management.

4. Roger was impressed by the style of hisEnglish instructor who taught in a refreshinglyanimated way.

(A) insipid (B) farcical (C) effervescent(D) didactic (E) saccharine

Example:

(A) enforce. . useful(B) end. . divisive(C)overcome. . unattractive(D) extend. . satisfactory(E) resolve. . acceptable

5. As the Spanish Civil War progressed, it becameincreasingly marked by foreign interventions andshifting alliances, making for a _mm situation thatbelied the war's m beginnings.

(A) convoluted.. straightforward(B) intricate.. auspicious(C) beleaguered.. serendipitous(D) canonical.. abrogated(E) retrenched.. somber

1. Ever since the town changed its zoning laws, localhomeowners have united against the idea of a largeoffice building ___m_the dynamic of their mostly

m community. .

(A) converting.. commercial(B) polluting.. friendly(C) juxtaposing.. industrial(D) disrupting.. residential(E) disengaging.. rural

2. Researchers have the General Social Surveyregularly since 1972; therefore, it is considered tobe m survey.

(A) administered.. a cyclical(B) assembled.. a trifling(C) combined.. a demographic(D) detached.. an irregular(E) disclosed.. an anonymous

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9 9 9 9 9 9SECTION 4

Time- 25 minutes

24 Questions

Each passage below is followed by questions based on its content. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated orimpliedin each passage and in any introductory material that may be provided.

Questions6.7 are based on the following passage.

Theodore Roosevelt' was fond of saying "speak softlyand carry a big stick." Interestingly, the same presidentwhobecame famous for his "big stick" approach to

~ foreigndiplomacy also won a Nobel Peace Prize. Thei prizewas awarded to Roosevelt in 1906 for his diplomaticeffortsto help bring an end to the Russo-Japanese war.Rooseveltalso made a large impact on domestic issues; hewasa great pioneer in breaking the monopolies of largecompaniesand is responsible for creating a majority of the

Jnationalparks that exist today.

-:President of the United States from 1901 to 1909.

6. The author presents the quote at the beginning of thepassage in order to _

(A) offer practical advice to the reader(B) emphasize the violent nature of Roosevelt(C) juxtapose it with Roosevelt's seemingly

incongruous award for peace(D) compare Roosevelt's foreign policy to that of

the Japanese(E) explain how Roosevelt solved the Russo-

Japanese war

7. The main goal of the passage is to

(A) explain Roosevelt's ties to the environmentalistmovement

(B) make the case that Roosevelt was the best U.S.President

(C) demonstrate Roosevelt's excellent diplomaticskills

(D) give examples of the multifaceted nature ofRoosevelt's presidency

(E) show how the presidency made Rooseveltfamous

Questions 8.9 are based on the following passage.

Jane Austen famously compared her writing to "abit of ivory, two inches wide, on which I work." Thismay be taken too seriously by readers who forget that

Line Austen was also a master ofirony; a critical appraisal of5 the final chapters of Pride and Prejudice suggests that

while her scope might be wider than her claim suggests,her characters desperately seek to make their world evermore narrow. Consider the character of Mr. Collins. Atone point he ridiculously enjoins Mr. Bennet to "throw off

10 your unworthy child from your affection forever."

8. The author employs the metaphor in the firstsentence in order to

(A) suggest that novels ought to be viewed not justas literary texts, but material objects

(B) suggest that Austen's claims about her writingand the actions of her characters should beviewed as entirely separate

(C) draw on it throughout the passage as theprimary description for understandingAusten's methodology

(D) introduce a discussion of Austen's use of ironyin her writing

(E) contrast it to other metaphors Austen laterused to describe her writing that were morelroUlC

9. It can be inferred from the passage that Mr. Collinswas portrayed as

(A) jocular and amiable(B) reasonable but narrow-minded

(C) affectionate; and open-hearted(D) subtle and sneaky(E) excessive and foolish

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Questions 10-15 are based on the following passage.

Thefollowing passar;e discusses the common garden slugand its role in a garden's ecology.

Many people believe that the common garden slug isnothing more than a pest that should be exterminated. Inattempts to beautify their yards, amateur horticulturalists

Line utilize an impressive arsenal of poisons, strategically5 chosen plants, and gardening techniques. Success is

attained only when no trace of slugs can be found,although the wary gardener watches and waits for theirreturn, as completely ridding a garden of slugs can provewell nigh impossible.

10 Experts on gastropods and other mollusks, however,have discovered that the slug's nefarious reputation as anenemy of home gardeners may, in fact, be unwarrantedto some degree. Although it is true that a slug can devourgarden plants from the roots up in amazing quantities,

75 it also produces nutrients for the soil, which help otherplants grow. The diet of a slug consists of plant waste andmold, as well as living plants, making this diminutivecreature into a sort of natural recycling center. Theunique structure of a slug's digestive system enables it to

20 take these discarded products, transform them into thenutrients that plants need to thrive, and then release thosenutrients harmlessly by means of viscous, slime-likeexcretions. Moreover, these excretions are a way for seedsand pores to be dispersed, promoting new growth.

25 To some, it may seem that this situation is irresolvable.No gardener wants to sacrifice his or her plants just togain a few nutrients that could easily be provided bymeans of fertilizers, and the slug seems able to surviveall manner of attacks only to return to munching on the

30 marigolds the next night. In order to achieve a balance,both slug and gardener may have to compromise somethings, but that balance can be achieved. There are severalthings that a gardener can do when he or she finds slugsin the garden, without resorting to chemical warfare. One

35 relatively easy step is to segregate plants with high slugappeal from those with low appeal. That way, the sectionsof the garden dedicated to plants with high slug appealcan contain plants that the gardener is willing to sacrificeso as to protect those plants that have a lower slug appeal.

40 This will help keep some plants safe while not wastingtime and energy on a futile attempt to drive out the slugs.Another possibility is to leave some ground-coveringplants in a less tidy state, since slugs particularly enjoysemi-decayed plant matter, molds, and fungi. The slugs

45 will then be drawn toward this decaying matter insteadof toward the living plants. Copper edging can also helpkeep selected garden plots slug-free, as the metal gives


inquisitive slugs a slight electric shock, just strong e~oughto keep them out. These suggestions can all be combined

50 to help promote the natural health of a garden whileallowing slugs to live and provide their valuable services.

These measures may seem cumbersome, but they arestill preferable to commercial slug repellents for severalreasons. The topsoil of a garden is often highly lacking

55 in nutrients, due to chemical damage caused by justsuch products, along with a lack of crop rotation. Thefertilizer industry is extremely robust, selling millions ofpounds of dirt mixed with the nutrients necessary for thedevelopment of a healthy garden every year. These are the

60 very same minerals that a healthy slug population wouldprovide at no cost. Moreover, since slugs find deceasedslugs highly appetizing, the slug population is unlikelyto diminish significantly as a result of these drasticmeasures. Even where the slugs are driven away, these

65 measures tend only to be effective for a short while. Itseems that in attempting to attain the pristine appearanceso cherished by most people, amateur gardenersunwittingly contribute to the ruination of their soil,thereby creating a vicious cycle: contamination, followed

70 by artificial regeneration and a slow depletion of naturalresources, which in turn causes more contamination.

Holistically speaking, frustrating though it may beto see a beautifully manicured garden criss-crossed withslug trails and pock-marked with holes caused by the

75 slugs' dinner, the knowledgeable gardener might overlookthese annoyances in favor of a naturally balanced garden,one that can be maintained without the use of costly andpotentially harmful substitutes. Perhaps one day the slugwill be seen as the gardener's friend! Until then, at least

80 think twice before grabbing the slug bait the next timeyou see one of these fascinating fellows.

10. The author would most likely agree with which ofthe following?

(A) Leaving slugs partially unharmed couldprovide a more cost-efficient way to fertilizea garden.

(B) Slugs, although potentially beneficial,are so damaging that they deserve to beexterminated.

(C) Gardeners should never use toxic chemicals ofany sort in their gardens.

(D) Commercially sold slug repellents are highlyeffective.

(E) Essential plant nutrients can only be found inslug trails.

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911. The author suggests that the slug be considered "a

sort of natural recycling center" (line 18) due to

(A) the fact that it is a cheaper way to get rid ofplant waste than is hiring people

(B) its tendency to collect debris from the gardenftoor

(C) the cyclical renewal of its outer skin(D) the ease with which it returns to an

undeveloped ecology(E) its ability to transform plant waste into

valuable minerals

12. The author implies that topsoil is lacking innutrients for which of the following reasons?

I. The repeated planting of the same cropsevery year

II. The high acid content of slug trails

III. The lingering after-effects of certainpesticides

(A) I only(B) II only(C) I and III only(D) I, II, and III(E) None of the above

13. The author's attitude toward the slug seems to beone of

(A) righteous indignation(B) malevolent revulsion(C) academic interest(D) patronizing condescension(E) baffled confusion

14. Slugs are described as willing to eat all of thefollowing EXCEPT

(A) decaying plants(B) topsoil(C) mold(D) other slugs(E) living plants

15. Line 43 proposes that gardeners leave parts of theirgardens "in a less tidy state" so as to

(A) revitalize the soil in that area(B) discourage slugs from eating those plants(C) make the gardens look more natural(D) draw slugs away from other live plants(E) confuse the slugs who use their own trails to

find their way

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9 9 9 9Questions 16-24 are based on the following passage.

The following passage was taken from a history of thetelephone written in 1910. This excerpt speculates on thefuture of telephone technology.

The telephone system of the future will be national,so that any two people in the same country will be able totalk to one another.

Line "The problems never were as large or as complex5 as they are right now," says 1. 1. Carty, the chief of

the telephone engineers. The eternal struggle remainsbetween the large and little ideas-between the men whosee what might be and the men who only see what IS....The distance over which conversations can be held has

10 been increased from twenty miles to twenty-five hundred.But this is not far enough.

In the earliest days of the telephone, BelJl was fondof prophesying that "the time will come when we willtalk across the Atlantic Ocean"; but this was regarded

15 as a poetical fancy until Pupin2 invented his method ofautomatically propelling the electric current. Since thenthe most conservative engineer will discuss the problemof transatlantic telephony. And as for the poets, they arenow dreaming of the time when a man may speak and

20 hear his own voice come back to him around the world.

The immediate long-distance problem is, of course,to talk from New York to the Pacific. The two oceans are

now only three and a half days apart by rail. Seattle isclamoring for a wire to the East. San Diego wants one in

25 time for her Panama Canal Exposition in 19]5. The wiresare already strung to San Francisco, but cannot be used inthe present stage of the art.

"I can see a universal system of telephony for theUnited States in the very near future," says Carty. "There

30 is a statue of Seward3 standing in one of the streets ofSeattle. The inscription upon it is, 'To a United Country.'But as an Easterner stands there, he feels the isolation of

that Far Western State, and he will always feel it, until hecan talk from one side of the United States to the other.

35 For my part," continues Carty, "I believe we will talkacross continents and across oceans. Why not? Are therenot more cells in one human body than there are peoplein the whole earth?"

As yet, no nation, not even our own, has seen the40 full value of the long-distance telephone. Few have the

imagination to see what has been made possible, and torealize that an actual face-to-face conversation may takeplace, even though there be a thousand miles between.Ultimately, there can be no doubt that long-distance

45 telephony will be regarded as a national asset of thehighest value, for the reason that it can prevent so much ofthe enormous economic waste of travel.

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9 99There are many reasons to believe that for the

practical idealists of the future, the supreme study will50 be the force that makes such miracles possible. The

Electrical Age has not yet arrived, but it is at hand; noone can tell how brilliant the result may be, when thecreative minds of a nation are focused upon the subdua]of this mysterious force, which has more power and more

55 delicacy than any other force that man has been able toharness. '

As a tame and tractable energy, Electricity is new.It has no past and no pedigree. It is younger than manypeople who are now alive. Among the wise men of

60 Greece and Rome, few knew its existence, and none put

it to any practical use. The wisest knew that a piece ofamber, when rubbed, will attract feathery substances.But they regarded this as poetry rather than science. Not

for two tho~sand years did anyone dream that within65 its golden heart lay hidden the secret of a new electrical

civilization.

Thus it happened that when Bell invented thetelephone, he surprised the world with a new idea. Hehad to make the thought as well as the thing. No Ju]es

70 Verne or H. G. Wells4 had foreseen it. In these more

privileged days, the telephone has come to be regardedas a commonplace fact of everyday life; and we are aptto forget that the wonder of it has become greater and notless.

75 In these dazzling days it is idle to predict. Theinventor has everywhere put the prophet out of business.Fact has outrun Fancy. When Morses, for instance,was tacking up his first little line of wire around theSpeedwell Iron Works, who could have foreseen two

80 hundred and fifty thousand miles of submarine cables,by which the very oceans are all aquiver with the newsof the world? And when Bell stood in a dingy workshopin Boston and heard the clang of a clock-spring comeover an electric wire, who could have foreseen the.

85 massive structure of the Bell System, built up by half thetelephones of the world, and by the investment of moreactual capital than has gone to the making of any otherindustrial association? Who could have foreseen what the

telephone bells have done to ring out the old ways and90 to ring in the new; to ring out delay and isolation and to

ring in the efficiency and the friendliness of a truly unitedpeople?

I Inventor of the telephone (1847-1922)2 Pioneering scientist in the field of electronics (1858-1935)J U.S. Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln (1801-1872)4Jules Verne and H.G. Wells were nineteenth-century science-fictionwriters.

5 Inventor of the telegraph (1791-1872)

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II

, ~ ~ __ n ~__.~._ ~

[I [I [I [I [I [I [I19. The author refers to long-distance telephony as an

"asset" (line 45) because

(A) long-distance telephony allowscommunication without the time and moneyassociated with long-distance journeys

(B) many companies will profit from theimplementation of long-distance telephony

(C) long-distance telephony will allow face-to- face conversations to occur easily andcheaply

(D) any nation that possesses long-distancetelephony has an advantage over a nationthat does not

(E) at least one twentieth of the nation's wealthhas been invested in the development of thetelephone

16. The primary purpose of the passage is to

(A) describe the historical factors that led to theinvention of the telephone

(B) propose solutions to the engineering problemsthat hindered early use of the telephone

(C) explain how the telephone was instrumentalin making the United States a truly unitednation

(D) argue that the invention of the telephone wasone of the most significant events of moderntimes

(E) draw attention to the momentous andunprecedented nature of the invention of thetelephone

17. Lines 16-18 ("Since...telephony.") most stronglysuggest which of the following?

(A) Most conservative engineers in 1910were familiar with Pupin's method ofautomatically propelling electricity.

(B) Conservative engineers in 1910 were similarto poets in their belief that a telephone willeventually be able to transmit messagesacross the world.

(C) Conservative engineers in 1910 no longerconsidered a transatlantic telephone systemimpractical.

(D) Most conservative engineers in 1910 wereworking on the problem of establishinga telephone line connecting New York toSeattle.

(E) Few conservative engineers in 1910 took theproblem of transatlantic communicationseriously.

18. Carty's statement in lines 36-38 ("Are therenot... whole earth?") implies that

(A) the telephone will be used by a great numberof people

(B) it is not foolish to imagine something thatseems outlandish

(C) the invention of the telephone sharessimilarities with advances in medical science

(D) the feeling of isolation experienced by twopeople separated by a great distance is ascommon as the cells of the human body are

(E) Carty is as certain about the fate of aworldwide telephone system as he is aboutdetails of human anatomy

20. As used in the passage, "tractable" (line 57) means

(A) controllable(B) theoretical(C) weak(D) versatile(E) changeable

21. The author would most likely describe Bell'sinvention of the telephone with the words

(A) "delay and isolation" (line 90)(B) "practical use" (line 61)(C) "universal system" (line 28)(D) "poetical fancy" (line 15)(E) "who could have foreseen" (line 88)

22. The author mentions the "wise men of Greece"

(lines 59-60) primarily to

(A) support the assertion that not even the mostlearned scholars knew about electricity

(B) contrast scientists of antiquity with Morse andBell

(C) emphasize how radically different the idea ofharnessing electricity was

(D) ridicule ancient scholars for confusing sciencewith poetry

(E) show how legends impeded the progress ofscientific discovery

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23. The author states that "In these dazzling days it isidle to predict" (line 75) in order to

(A) show how wrong earlier science-fiction writerswere in not predicting the telephone

(B) indicate that science and religion overlapdangerously

(C) lament that there are no longer any fanciesthat science has not achieved

(D) emphasize the speed of technical progress atthe time the author was writing

(E) demonstrate that even Morse and Bellwere astounded by the pace of scientificbreakthroughs

24. Which of the following would be the most logicalchoice for a new paragraph to come after the finalone?

(A) A paragraph discussing the growing problemswith the telephone.

(B) A paragraph detailing recent innovations inthe field of telephone technology. .

(C) A paragraph comparing the works of Morseand Bell to predietions made by science-fiction writers.

(D) A paragraph outlining the impact of thetelephone on modern family life.

(E) A paragraph weighing the economic costs ofthe telephone system.



302 . 11PRACTICETESTSFORTHE NEW SAT & PSAT

5 5 5 c:::J 5 5

SECTION 5Time - 25 minutes

18 Questions


Directions: This section contains two types of questions. You have 25 minutes to complete both types. For questions 1-8,solve each problem and decide which is the best of the choices given. Fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet.You may use any available space for scratchwork.





The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.

The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

1. If x - 3 = 8, then (x - 4? =(A) 25(B) 49(C) 64(D) 81(E) 121

304. 11PRACTICE TESTS FOR THE NEW SAT & PSAT

Degrees-Radians Conversion

Degrees 0" 90" 180" 360" 720"

1tRadians 0

-1t P 4rc2

2. In the table above, what is the value of p ?

(A) 1

(B)31t-

2

(C) 21t

(D)51t-2

(E) 31tr-


5 5

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

3. In the figure above, 0 is the center of the circle.What is the measure of LMNO ?

(A) 30°(B) 60°(C) 90°(D) 120°(E) 180°

4. Iff(x) = 3x2+ 7, for which of the following valuesof x doesf(x) = 19 ?

(A) -4(B) -2(C) .0(D) 1(E) 4

5. A babysitter is trying to determine the ages of threechildren, Jerome, Keenan, and Leitha. She knowsthe following facts about their ages: the sum ofJerome's and Keenan's ages is 20 years; the sum ofJerome's and Leitha's ages is 21 years; and the sumof Keenan's and Leitha's ages is 23 years. Howmany years old is Leitha?

(A) 9(B) 10(C) 11(D) 12(E) 13

5 c::::J

Weekly allowance

$2

$3

$5

$8

$10

5 5Number of third-gradersreceiving that allowance

1

3

3

2

6. A study recorded the weekly allowances receivedby 10 third-graders, as shown in the table above.What is the average (arithmetic mean) w~eklyallowance received by a third-grader in the study?(A) $5.00(B) $5.20(C) $5.60(D) $6.00(E) $6.20

7. The three-digit integer ABC is formed from the dig-its A, B, and C, where A = ab, B = bc, and C = ac.If a is an element of {1, 3}, b is an element of{2, 3}, and c is an element of {I, 2}, then which ofthe following numbers CANNOT be ABC?

(A) 221(B) 222(C) 262(D) 313(E) 646


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558. Seven members of the school band-Aretha, Ben-

ny, Charles, Darryl, Ella, Frances, and Gerald-have been selected to playa special jazz tribute forthe governor's office. For the tribute, the governor'soffice will arrange these members standing in a rowof seven spots on a platform, subject to the follow-ing restrictions:

Charles must stand in the middlespot.

Aretha must stand in the leftmost spot.

There must be exactly two spotsbetween Benny and Frances.

Darryl cannot stand next to Charles.

In which of the following pairs could neitherperson be placed in the last position from the left?

(A) Benny and Darryl(B) Darryl and Aretha(C) Charles and Ella(D) Benny and Frances(E) Ella and Gerald

306 .11 PRACTICETESTSFORTHENEWSAT& PSAT

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5 5 5 5 5Directions: For Student-Produced Response questions 9-18, use the grids at the bottom of the answer sheetpage on which you have answered questions 1-8.

Eachof the remaining 10 questions requires you to solve the problem and enter your answer by marking thecircles in the special grid, as shown in the examples below. You may use any available space for scratchwork.

Grid inresult.

Fractionline

Write answerin boxes.

· Mark no more than one circle in any column.· Because the answer sheet will be machine-

scored, you will receive credit only if the circlesare filled in correctly.

.Although not required, it is suggested that youwrite your answer in the boxes at the top of thecolumns to help you fill in the circles accurately.

.Some problems may have more than one correctanswer. In such cases, grid only one answer.

. No question has a negative answer.

· Mixed numbers such as 34 must be gridded as

3.5 or 7/2. (If~ is gridded, it will beCD. .

interpreted as l!, not 3.1.)2 2

9. If 8a + 4 = lOa, what is the value of a ?

Answer: 2.5Answer: 201

Either position is correct.

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CDCDCDe .CDCDe CDWeWW eWWW@@@@ @@@@W W W W G)1G)1G)c0-~~

Note: You may start your answersin any column, space permitting.Columns not needed should be leftblank.

2 .15CDCDQ e. --Decimal@@@ point

CD CD CD CDWeWW@@@@WWWWWWWeCIDCIDCIDCIDWWWWCIDCIDCIDCIDC])C])C])C])

. Decimal Answers: If you obtain a decimal answerwith more digits than the grid can accommodate,it may be either rounded or truncated, but it mustfill the entire grid. For example, if you obtainan answer such as 0.6666..., you should recordyour result as .666 or .667. A less accurate valuesuch as .66 or .67 will be scored as incorrect.

Acceptable ways to grid 1 are:

10. A cookie jar contains various types of cookies.

When a cookie is selected at random from the

jar, the probability that it will be a chocolate chip

cookie is ~. If the jar contains 4 chocolate chip5 .

cookies, what is the total number of cookies in the

jar?

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A D

14. If the perimeter of rectangle ABCD is 34, what isthe perimeter of triangle ABD ?

12. If (4x + 7)2=fx2 + gx + h, what is the value off+g?

15. Machine X produces paper clips at a constant rateof 20 paper clips per hour. Machine Y produces10 more paper clips per hour than does machineX. Working together, how many hours will it takemachines X and Y to produce 300 paper clips?

13. Alejandro is sending postcards to his friends andrelatives, and he wants each postcard to be unique.He has 8 styles of postcards, 3 types of stamps, andtwo different colors of ink from which to choose.How many different combinations of postcardstyle, stamp, and ink color can Alejandro create?

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308 . 11 PRACTICETESTSFORTHE NEW SAT& PSAT

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y+3 B C11. If 2 2 = 16,whatis the valueofy?

5

5 5 c:=J 5 c:=J 5 516. Letfix) be defined as the absolute value of the

difference between the smallest and largest odd

factors of x greater than 1. For example,

1 (42) = 13- 211= 18 What is the value of/(90) ?

18. Lines p and q are perpendicular, and intersect atthe point (-7, 3). The slope of line p is numericallyequal to the y-coordinate of the y-intercept ofline p. What is the y-coordinate of the y-interceptof line q ?

x

Y

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

17. Ifthe length of UZ is 30% of the length of UYand the area of L:.XYZis 210, what is the area ofL:.UXZ ?

STOPIf you finish before time is called, you meWcheck your work on this section only.


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6 6 6 6SECTION 6

Time - 25 minutes

35 Questions


Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in thecorresponding circle on the answer sheet.

The following sentences test correctness and effectivenessof expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentenceis underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways ofphrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats theoriginal phrasing; the other four choices are different. Ifyou think the original phrasing produces a better sentencethan any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, selectone of the other choices.

In making your selection, follow the requirements ofstandard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar,choice of words, sentence construction, and punctuation.Your selection should result in the most effective

sentence-clear and precise, without awkwardness orambiguity.

EXAMPLE:

Laura Ingalls Wilder published her first bookand she was sixty-five years old then.(A) and she was sixty-five years old then(B) when she was sixty-five(C) at age sixty-five years old(D) upon the reaching of sixty-five years(E) at the time when she was sixty-five

1. The requirements for raising a child according toa well-known psychologist is patience and lovingdiscipline rather than uncontrolled anger andexcessive punishment.

(A) The requirements for raising a child accordingto a well-known psychologist is

(B) To raise a child, according to a well-knownpsychologist, it requires

(C) According to a well-known psychologist,raising a child requires

(D) In raising a child is required, according to awell-known psychologist,

(E) As for raising a child according to a well-known psychologist,


2. Eighteen million courses of antibiotics areprescribed for the common cold in the U.S. peryear; however. these prescriptions are unnecessarybecause colds are caused by viruses, which cannotbe treated by antibiotics.

(A) however, these prescriptions are unnecessary. because(B) therefore, these prescriptions are unnecessary

because(C) these prescriptions are unnecessary although(D) consequently, these prescriptions are not

necessary although .

(E) because these prescriptions are not necessary,

3. Known for such musicals as Sunday in the Parkwith George and A Little Night Music, more thantwenty scores have been composed by StephenSondheim.

(A) more than twenty scores have been composedby Stephen Sondheim

(B) over twenty scores composed by StephenSondheim

(C) Stephen Sondheim has composed more thantwenty scores

(D) compositions by Stephen Sondheim have beendone for over twenty scores

(E) Stephen Sondheim's compositions have beenin more than twenty scores

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6 64. The rare-earth metal dysprosium. being a member

6f the lanthanide series. and is in group IIIb of theperiodic table.

(A) dysprosium, being a member of the lanthanideseries, and is in group IIIb of the periodictable

(B) dysprosium is a member of the lanthanideseries, it is in group IIIb of the periodic table

(C) dysprosium, a member of the lanthanideseries, is in group IIIb of the periodic table

(D) dysprosium is in group IIIb of the periodictable being a member of the lanthanideseries

(E) dysprosium, to be a member of the lanthanideseries, is in group IIIb of the periodic table

5. The Kiwi, which is the national bird of NewZealand, cannot fly, lives in a hole in the ground, isalmost blind, lays only one egg each year, and E1it has survived for 70 million years.

(A) yet it has survived for 70 million years(B) yet it survives for 70 million years(C) yet, for 70 million years, they have survived(D) it has been surviving for 70 million years(E) they have survived for 70 million years

6. Like Kate Sheppard campaigned for women'ssuffrage in New Zealand, so too did Elizabeth CadyStanton fight for many years for women's suffragein the United States.

(A) Like Kate Sheppard campaigned(B) Just as Kate Sheppard campaigned(C) Justlike Kate Sheppard, who campaigned(D) As Kate Sheppard campaigned(E) Justas the campaign of Kate Sheppard

7. No one reason given for the fall of Rome are ad-equate explanations on their own, but many reasonstaken together provide a clear picture as to why theonce mighty empire did not last.

(A) are adequate explanations all on their(B) are an adequate explanation on its(C) adequately explain on their(D) offers an adequate explanation on their(E) is an adequate explanation on its

6 68. The organic molecule known as cyclohexane can

be oriented not only in the form of a chair butit has a less common shape of a boat.

(A) it has a(B) as well in the much(C) also in the(D) also the(E) in the way of having a much

9. The evolution of social life in ants has included

an extraordinary royal perk: due in part to thepampered and sheltered life of the royal egg layer.a 100-fold increase has been seen among themin average maximum lifespan, with some queenssurviving for almost 30 years.

(A) perk: due in part to the pampered andsheltered life of the royal egg layer, a 100-fold increase has been seen among them inaverage maximum lifespan

(B) perk: due in part to the pampered andsheltered life of the royal egg layer, theaverage maximum lifespan of a queen anthas increased 100-fold

(C) perk: due in part to the pampered andsheltered life of the royal egg layer, queenants can expect a 100-fold increase in its lifespan

(D) perk: due in part to the pampered andsheltered life of the queen, a 100-foldincrease has been seen in it

(E) perk when due in part to the pampered andsheltered life of the royal egg layer, a 100-fold increase has been seen among queenants in average maximum lifespan

10. In 1932, the London Philharmonic Orchestra,which was founded by Sir Thomas Beecham,debuted in Queen's Hall. it was intended to be acounterpart to the orchestras of Vienna and Berlin.

(A) Hall, it was intended to be(B) Hall with the intention of becoming(C) Hall and it was intended to be(D) Hall, but it was intended to be(E) Hall; it was intended to be


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6 6611. At only four-feet-eight-inches and ninety-four

pounds, a small frame being necessary for a gym-nast, Mary Lou Retton captured the hearts of theAmerican people and won a gold medal in the 1984Olympic Games.

(A) a small frame being necessary for a gymnast(B) having a small frame necessary for a gymnast(C) being small-framed necessarily for gymnastics(D) a small frame necessary for gymnastics(E) because her small frame is necessarily for

gymnasts


6

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6 6The following sentences test your ability to recognizegrammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains eithera single error or no error at all. No sentence contains morethan one error. The error, if there is one, is underlinedand lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select theoneunderlmed part that must be changed to make thesentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice E.In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standardwritten English.

EXAMPLE:

The other delegates and him immediatelyABC

accepted the resolution drafted by theD

neutral states. No errorE

12. Somebody, though I'm not sure who, have beenA

eating the cookies I spent all week baking for theBCD

school fund raiser. No errorE

13. _Byorder of the Board of Education, the wearing ofA B

tank tops by students in all city schoolsC

have been completely banned. No errorD E

14. When he confronted the teacher. as he did afterA B

almost every test, the student was adamant thatC

neither the questions nor the answer choices wasD

fair. No errorE

15. Only after he had wrote the note did Jason beginA B

to feel remorse. No errorC D E

6 616. The old cliche, "Don't put all your eggs in one

basket," which makes little sense to people whoA

have never worked on a farm, might be restated inB

this way: those wishing to maximize their businessC

opportunities should take care to ensure that

he keeps several options open. No errorD E

17. The members of the lacrosse team took off theirA

helmets and gloves and sat down, discouraged, toB C

discuss the disappointing loss to its archrival.D

No errorE

18. As the prime interest rate offered by various banksA

rises, the housing market suffers, despite some ofBCD

the lowest housing prices in years. No errorE

19. The police officer was unable to have elicitedA B

information from the witnesses regarding the fire,C

no matter how hard he tried. No errorD E

20. The goals of the scientists, whose trainingA

had afforded them extensive experience withB

cutting-edge methodologies, were to change the

genetic components of the virus and creating a newC

set of criteria for analyzing the results.D

No errorE

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6 621. At large for more than three weeks, the criminal

A B

accused of armed robbery continues to eludee D

capture. No errorE

22. Despite recent controversy over ballot-punching,A

which has discouraged some people from voting inB e

localelections,nextyearmanyU.S.citizenswillat-

tempt to elect a President who will be representingD

their views on the issues. No errorE

23. Afflicted from tuberculosis, the English poet JohnA

Keats did not have long to live, so his doctorsB

recommended that he spend his last days in thee

more comfortable climate of Rome. No errorD E

24. Shawn prides himself on his ability ~ theA B

guitar, a skill that he taught himselfe

while procrastinating. No errorD E

25. No matter how many times Julie hears her favoriteA

song, whenever it is played on the radio, sheB

will dance around the room as if she has nevere D

heard the song before. No errorE

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6 626. Although my grandmother has spent much of the

A

past five years researching our family's lineage,B

she simply cannot find any information about the

Jebediah Putnam branch of our family tree; until

she learns about them, she will not be able to makee D

any further progress. No errorE

27. Because it resolves many apparent discrepanciesA B

in Darwin's theory, some biologists now considere

genes the relevant units of evolution. No errorD E

28. Some scholars argue that Shakespeare's collectionA B .

of sonnetswereactuallywrittenforhispatron.e D

No errorE

29. Often cited by the media is.the right to freedom ofA B e

speech and the claim that the public wants to know

what celebrities do in their off-time. No errorD E

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6 6Directions: The following passage is an early draft of anessay.Some parts of the passage need to be rewritten.

Read the passage and select the best answers for thequestions that follow. Some questions are about particularsentences or parts of sentences and ask you to improvesentence structure or word choice. Other questions ask youto consider organization and development. In choosinganswers, follow the requirements of standard writtenEnglish.


(1) People who live on the East and West Coasts oftenassume that the Midwest has nothing interesting in it. (2)They are wrong. (3) One example is Branson, Missouri.(4) Branson, Missouri is a tiny town in the OzarkMountains on the border of Missouri and Arkansas.

(5) Branson is a tourist town, like ski towns and beach

resorts, it is visited by hundreds of thousands of peopleevery year during the months when its shows are inseason. (6) People come to Branson for affordable familyfun.

(7) Branson might seem overly commercial or eventacky. (8) There are hundreds of stores and outlets andplaces that sell not only regular merchandise but alsollnique and even strange local crafts and tourist items.(9) Huge billboards advertise shows, shops, and malls.(10) Hotels, motels, and tour buses are everywhere.(11)Visitors often come in search of country music andDId-fashioned music that is hard td find on the radio

l1owadays.(12) But the critics don't understand everything

there is to know about Branson. (13) There are manyrecreations and natural attractions in this area, like golf2ourses, lakes, rivers, caverns, and mountains. (14) Peoplereally don't know what the place has to offer. (15) SomeDfAmerica's most famous and beloved entertainers, such

asthe Osmonds, perform regularly in this location. (16)[talso features performers most famous for their workthere, like Shoji Tabuchi, a performer from Japan who hasbeell delighting audiences in Branson for fourteen years.(17)And, it's safer and more reasonably priced than LasVegasor Nashville with some of the same assets.

6 630. The purpose of sentence I is to

(A) present a commonly held view(B) describe the geography of a region(C) introduce an idea that the author will contest(D) provide an example of bias(E) express the writer's beliefs

3]. In context, which of the following is the bestrevision of sentence 5?

(A) Branson is a tourist town, like those nearski or beach resorts: each year, hundredsof thousands of travelers visit during themonths when its shows are in season.

(B) Branson is a tourist town like ski andbeach resorts; it is visited by hundreds ofthousands of people every year during themonths when its shows are in season.

(C) Like the ones near ski and beach resorts,Branson is a tourist town, visited byhundreds of thousands of seasonal travelersduring the months when their shows are init."

'(D) Visited by hundreds of thousands of travelersduring the months when its shows are inseason, every year Branson is like a touristtown near beach or ski resorts.

(E) Branson is a tourist town: hundreds ofthousands of travelers like those who visitski or beach resorts visit Branson duringthe months each year when its shows are inseason.

32. In the context of the passage as a whole, which ofthe following additions would most strengthen thefirst paragraph?

(A) A sentence listing mundane tourist attractionsavailable on the East Coast, inserted aftersentence 2

(B) A sentence offering an overview of theattractions that Branson offers, inserted aftersentence 4

(C) A sentence explaining the settlement of theOzarks and the founding of Branson, aftersentence 4

(D) A sentence listing recent statistics regardingannual in-state visitors versus out-of-statevisitors to Branson, inserted before sentence5

(E) A sentence listing the annual tourist revenuesin the city of Branson, inserted beforesentence6

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6 6 6 633. Which of the following is the best way to combine

sentences 9 and 10 (reproduced below)?

Huge billboards advertise shows, shops, and malls.Hotels, motels, and tour buses are everywhere.

34. Which of the following is the best way to revisesentences 13 and 14 (reproduced below) in thecontext of the passage?

(A) The streets are lined with hotels, motels,tour buses, and huge billboards advertisingshows, shops, and malls.

(B) The streets are lined with hotels, motels, andtour buses whose occupants take in hugebillboards that are everywhere advertisingshows, shops, and malls.

(C) Huge billboards surrounding hotels, motels,and tour buses, which are everywhere,advertise shows, shops, and malls.

(D) Huge billboards advertise shows, shops, andmalls and surround hotels, motels, and tourbuses, which are everywhere.

(E) The streets are lined: hotels, motels, and tourbuses are everywhere, and their occupantstake in huge billboards advertising shows,shops, and malls.

There are many recreations and naturalattractions in this area, like,golf courses, lakes,rivers, caverns, and mountains. People really don't

know what the place has to offer.

(A) You might not realize that this area offers arange of natural attractions and recreationsactivities, including golf courses, lakes,rivers, caverns, and mountains.

(B) People unfamiliar with Branson might notrealize that this area offers a range of naturalattractions and recreational activities,including golf courses, lakes, rivers, caverns,and mountains.

(C) People might not realize that golf courses,lakes, rivers, caverns, and mountains mightall be found in Branson if they were to visit.

(D) People unfamiliar with Branson do'not knowthat golf courses, lakes, rivers, caverns, andmountains can all be found in the Branson

area if they were to visit.(E) You might not realize, if unfamiliar

with Branson, the range of natural andrecreational resources available in the city,golf courses, lakes, rivers, caverns, andmountains being just a few.



6 6 6 635. In context, which of the following is the best revi-

sion of sentence 17 (reproduced below)?

And, it's safer and more reasonably priced thanLas Vegas or Nashville with some of the sameassets.

(A) (As it is now)(B) And, even though it is safer and more

reasonably priced than Las Vegas orNashville, it has some of the same assets.

(C) And, because it is safer and more reasonablypriced than Las Vegas or Nashville, it hassome of the same assets.

(D) However, it is safer and more reasonablypriced than Las Vegasor Nashville, and italso has some of the same assets.

(E) Lastly, Branson is safer and more reasonablypriced than either Las Vegas or Nashville,but has some of the same assets.



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Turnto Section 8 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.

Directions: For this section, solve each problem and decide which is the best of the choices given. Fill in the correspondingcircle on the answer sheet. You may use any available space for scratchwork.

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~ The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.v~ The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

PARKINGVIOLATIONSAT SHAWNEEMISSION EAST HIGH SCHOOL

2. If x = 7, then 15- xl =

(A) -2(B) 2(C) 7(D) 12(E) 35

Year

1. According to the information given in the tableabove, what was the overall increase from 2000to 2001 in the number of parking violations forSeptember through December?

(A) 13(B) 14(C) 15(D) 27(E) 30


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8 8 8SECTION 8

Time - 20 minutes

16 Questions

Month 2000 2001

September 30 29

October 31 25

November 27 35

December 19 33

8 8 8y

P(a, 6)

xo

3. In the figure above, OP has a length of 3.f5. Whatis the value of a ?

(A) -3(B) -J3(C) J3(D) 3(E) 6

4. The members of the Superstars diving team haveonly two training programs. There are 10teammembers in training programA, and 7 team membersin training program B. If 3 of the team members intraining program A are also in training program B,how many divers are on the team?

(A) 23(B) 20(C) 17(D) 14(E) 13


A phone company has two different plans for longdistance.

Plan A costs $0.35 a minute with nomonthly fee.

Plan B costs $20.00 a month for thefirst 300 minutes, and $0:15 a minutefor each minute over the first 300minutes.

5. If m represents the number of minutes Montespends on the phone every month, in terms of m,what is Monte's monthly phone bill on plan A ?

(A) 0.35m(B) 0.35m + 0.15(C) 0.35 + m(D) 20 + .15m(E) 20 + .35m


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7. In the figure above, what is the area of triangleLMN?

1 2

(A) :2 p

(B) p

(C) 2p

(D) p2

1

(E) :2 p


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8 8 86. Which of the graphs, given below, illustrates the

Iy

relationshipbetweenthe numberof longdistanceminutesusedandthe monthlycost, forPlanB ?

(A)

8 I Mk(O,p)

o Minutes

(B) L Nx

8LL(0,0) (p,O)

o Minutes

(C)

8Lo Minutes

(D)

8o Minutes

(E)

8t=:o Minutes

y

z

Note:Figurenotdrawnto scale.

8. In the figure above, x II y. If e =.l b, which of the4

following must be the equivalent of a + c ?

(A) 36(B) 45(C) 72(D) 135(E) ISO

y

x

B

A

9. A polygon ABCDE is drawn on a coordinate plane.How many lines with a negative slope can bedrawn from point 0 to a vertex of the polygon?

(A) 0(B) 1(C) 2(D) 3(E) 4

11. If m is a negative number, which of the following isalso negative?

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8 8 8-10. 2-3 r2s-4t3

For all nonzero values of r, s, and t,x I 5r -4 s2t3

-St

(A)-r-5r2 S2

1

(B)-2r2 s2t-

5

(C)SS2

5r2

(D)5t6

Sr2S2

(E) r6

40s6

(A) -m

(B)1

m

(C) (-m)2

(D) m2

(E) -m2

8 8 812. In a sequence of numbers, the first term is 6. Each

successive term following the first is calculated byadding 2 to the previous term and then dividing by-1. What is the value of the 101st term subtractedfrom the 70th term?

(A) 31(B) 14(C) 4(D) -14(E) -31

13. For all real numbers,f(x) = (x2 + 1). If f(a) = 252

andf(ll) = b, which of the following could be the

value of b - a ?

(A) -14(B) 36(C) 68(D) 77(E) 86


14. Lois divides her birthday candy into t equal piles.Ifshe gives 3 piles to her friend Marek, in terms of t,which of the following represents the percent of hercandy that she has left?

15. The number of baseball cards in Caleb's collectiondoubles every three months. If after 9 months hehas b baseball cards, then an expression for thenumber of baseball cards in his collection after y.yearsis given by

(A) 2) b

(B) 24y-3 b

(C) 24y b

(D) 2b4y-3

(E) 2Y by+2

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(A)(t - 3)100

t %

(B)(t - 3)lOOt %

(C)(t - 3)-r%

(D)(lOOt)

(t - 3) %

(E)(t - 3)100%

816. Three identical cubes, each with edges of length 8,

are to be cut into a total of 384 identical rectangularsolids of length 4. If the width and height of eachsolid are integers, what is the surface area of eachsolid?

(A) 4(B) 8(C) 12(D) 16(E) 18

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9 9 o 9o o oSECTION 9

Time - 20 minutes

19 Questions


Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the correspond-ing circle on the answer sheet.

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank

indicating that something has been omitted. Beneaththe sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A

through E. Choose the word or set of words that, wheninserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of thesentence as a whole.

4. The vagabond seemed content with his __mn life-style, but he secretly longed for the of apermanent home.

(A) serene.. passivity(B) transient.. innocuousness(C) peripatetic.. stability(D) commendable.. inertia(E) reprehensible.. audacityExample:

Hoping to m the dispute, negotiators proposeda compromise that they felt would be __mn to bothlabor and management.

5. Mickey carefully m equal amounts of herproperty to each of her children in order to preventany altercations between them.

(A) contended (B) explicated (C) analyzed(D) beheld (E) allocated

(A) enforce. . useful(B) end. . divisive(C) overcome. . unattractive(D) extend. . satisfactory(E) resolve. .acceptable

6. The war seemed _u to many, although __u_uofits end were clear to perceptive observers.

(A) violent.. premonitions(B) interminable.. harbingers(C) condemnable.. repudiations(D) imperious.. omens(E) futile.. assumptions

1. On the morning of his driving test, Max was -------and could not sit still.

(A) lethargic(D) adroit

(B) restless (C) confident(E) awkward

2. Although Kara had studied piano for over tenyears, she played with neither _m_u nor m;

consequently, her teacher believed she would neverbecome a good musician.

(A) proficiency.. passion(B) versatility.. apathy(C) discord.. incompetence(D) subjugation.. flair(E) skill.. cacophony

3. Jim was dismissed from his position as a bankteller because of his _m___attitude toward financial

accuracy.

(A) gullible (B) vicarious (C) monetary(D) cavalier (E) reproachful

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9 o o 9 o o 9

The passage below is followed by questions based on its content. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated orimplied in each passage and in any introductory material that may be provided.


Thefollowing passage recounts a young girl's experienceof moving with herfamily from Massachusetts to Arizona.

When I was thirteen, my family moved from Bostonto Tucson, Arizona. Before the move, my father gatheredus together after dinner on a freezing January night. Mysisters and I clustered around the fire, unaware that the

universe was about to suddenly change its course. "I'vebeen transferred. In May, we're moving to Arizona."

The words-so small, just two sentences-didn'tseem big enough to hold my new fate. But without anyfurther ceremony, the world changed and I awoke on atrain moving across the country. I watched the landscapeshift like a kaleidoscope from green trees to flat dustyplains to soaring mountains as I glimpsed strange newplants that hinted of mysteries yet to come. Finally, wearrived and settled into our new one-story adobe home.

While my older sisters grieved the loss of friends,schools, dances, and trees, I eagerly explored our newsurroundings. I never realized there could be such avariety of cacti: saguaro, pincushion, prickly pear,barrel, cholla. Nor could I ever have imagined trees asstrange as the Joshua trees that grew in our yard. And themountains! I had never seen'mountains before, and now

theysurrounded me.One afternoon, I was out exploring as usual and

espied a new kind of cactuS. It looked like a green ballcovered in soft white fur. I crouched down for a closer

look. "You'd better not touch that. That white stuff maylook like harmless fur, but they're actually spines andthey're the devil to get out."

I turned around to see a woman who seemed to have

emerged from the desert itself. Everything about her wasbrown-boots, skirt, skin-except for her startling whitehair and eyes of a blue that matched the color of the sky.

"Are you new to this neighborhood? I haven't seen youbefore." I explained that I was, in fact, new to the entirestate.

"My name is Ina Thorne. I've lived here since I waseight years old. How are you adjusting to life in thedesert? It must be quite a shock after living in Boston."Howcould I explain how I found the desert? I tried,

Ihaltingly, to tell her how the desert affected me, but Icouldn't seem to find the right words.

"It's the freedom," she offered. "That vastness when

you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert-youcan sense how little you are in comparison with the world

45 that surrounds you. At the same time, you feel that thepossibilities are limitless."

It 'ovasas if she had read some inner diary. That wasit. That was the feeling I'd had ever since I'd first seen themountains of my new home. I trembled inside, hoping

50 that this woman who captured the essence of the desertitself wouldn't just send me away with a pat on the head,as adults do. I saw in her a true friend. Again, my lifewould change with just a few simple words.

"Would you like to come to my ranch tomorrow55 afternoon-if your parents don't mind? Someone should

teach you which plants you should and shouldn't touch."

7. In lines 4-5, the author's statement that "theuniverse was about to suddenly change its course"serves to

(A) highlight the tremendous impact the movewould have on the author's life

(B) suggest that the weather would soon improvewith the changing of the seasons

(C) suggest that a cross-country move would becatastrophic for the author

(D) show the ambivalence the sisters felt aboutmoving to Tucson

(E) emphasize the anger her father felt abouthaving been transferred

8. From the sentence, "But without...country" (lines8-10), it can be inferred that

(A) the author was not allowed to graduate frommiddle school before the family's move

(B) the family was forced to move across thecountry without prior notice

(C) it seemed to the author that hardly any timepassed between learning about the move andactually moving

(D) the author was startled to see that the rest ofthe country looked different from Boston

(E) the author was excited by the thought of newexperiences she would have in Tucson

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9. Which of the following best describes the author's 14. The author states, "It was as if...diary" (line 47) inattitude toward Arizona? order to show that

(A) Fearful (A) Ina could not be trusted with the author's most(B) Mournful personal secrets(C) Excited (B) Ina had found wordsJor feelings the author(D) Claustrophobic wanted to express(E) Apathetic (C) she enjoyed long, intimate conversations with

Ina10. In line 24, "espied" most nearly means (D) Ina was simply repeating what the author had

(A) dissected read about the desert

(B) stalked (E) she could never feel the same way Ina did

(C) watched about living in the desert

(D) found15. The author "trembled inside" (line 49) because she(E) pricked

was

11. The events described in lines 23-28 suggest that the (A) fearful that Ina would betray her to her parentsauthor (B) excited about the possibility of getting to

(A) wanted to plant a cactus in her backyardknow Ina

(B) does not care if she gets cactus spines in her (C) certain that her parents would be angry at Ina

skin (D) excited to finally learn about the desert plants

(C) is already familiar with nearly all cacti (E) afraid that Ina could magically read her

(D) has not yet begun school in Arizona thoughts

(E) is not fully aware of which desert plants are16. In lines 49-53 the author implies thatharmful

(A) she and her family might be moving again12. The author states that the woman "seemed to (B) Ina Thorne and her ranch would later have a

emerge from the desert itself' (lines 29-30) because large impact on her lifethe woman (C) knowledge of plants and cacti would one day

(A) seemed to embody the colors of the desertsave her life

(B) seemed to have the ancient wisdom of the (D) adults are always interfering in her life

desert (E) to the young, all changes appear to be

(C) appeared to have lived in the desert for a longdramatic

time

(D) was dangerous and inhospitable17. It can be inferred from the passage that the

(E) was as imposing as the nearby mountainsmountains

(A) . give the author a new perspective about her13. The paragraph beginning on line 42 contains place in the world

(A) personification (B) remind the author of her hometown in Boston

(B) a metaphor (C) mean different things to the author than they

(C) a paradoxdo to Ina

(D) irony (D) make the author feel closed in and trapped

(E) a simile (E) provide welcome relief from the emptiness ofthe desert

"

9 o o18. The quote near the beginning of the passage

('Tve...Arizona.") and the quote at the end of thepassage ("Would you...touch.") serve to underscorethe

(A) changes in the author's life that have resultedfrom conversations with adults

(B) regularity with which the family must move,across the country

(C) inherent danger in allowing children too muchfreedom to explore

(D) extent to which adults are unaware of theirchildren's thoughts and emotions

(E) lasting hardships the author faces as a result ofher family's cross-country move

9 o o19. The author would most likely agree with which of

the following statements?

(A) Children should never be allowed to exploreforeign environments unsupervised.

(B) It is often damaging to children when parentsmust relocate a family.

(C) Younger children acclimate to new placesmore quickly than do their older siblings.

(D) A change in one'sphysical environment canhave tremendous impact on one's life.

(E) Tucson is a better place in which to grow upthan is Boston.

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9

10 o oSECTION 10

10 o 10o

Time -10 minutes

14;Questions


Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in thecorresponding circle on the answer sheet.

The following sentences test correctness and effectivenessof expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentenceis underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways ofphrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats theoriginal phrasing; the other four choices are different. Ifyou think the original phrasing produces a better sentencethan any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, selectone of the other choices.

In making your selection, follow the requirements ofstandard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar,choice of words, sentence construction, and punctuation.Your selection should result in the most effectivesentence-clear and precise, without awkwardness orambiguity.

EXAMPLE:

Laura Ingalls Wilder published her first bookand she was sixty-five years old then.(A) and she was sixty-five years old then(B) when she was sixty-five.(C) at age sixty-five years old(D) upon the reaching of sixty-five years(E) at the time when she was sixty-five

1. The secret to making great bread are allowing thedough to rest rather than constantly handling it.

(A) The secret to making great bread are(B) To make great bread, it needs(C) The secret to making great bread is(D) For great bread are(E) In making great bread

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2. Whilestudyingdolphinsin Florida,thatwaswhenCaryn discovered her love of the manatee.

(A) that was when Caryn discovered her love ofthe manatee

(B) Caryn discovered her love of the manatee(C) then the discovery of Caryn's love for the

manatee took place(D) Caryn's love of the manatee was discovered(E) a love of the manatee was discovered by

Caryn

3. Due to the fact that Alberto set a state record inthe400-meter dash is the reason why the universityoffered him a full athletic scho~arship.

(A) Due to the fact that Alberto set a state recordin the 400-meter dash is the reason why

(B) BecauseAlbertoset a staterecordin the400-meter dash,

(C) Alberto set a state record in the 400-meterdash and is why

(D) Resulting from Alberto setting a state recordin the 400-meter dash,

(E) Because Alberto set a state record in the 400-

meter dash is why

~L Upon learning that Alison couldn't afford to returnto college this semester, an effort was made by herfriends to help her pay for tuition.

(A) an effort was made by her friends to help herpay

(B) an effort to help her pay was made by herfriends

(C) her payment was helped by her friends(D) her friends made an effort to help her pay(E) her friends make an effort to help her pay

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10 o o5. Jane was certain that she would continue to receive

good grades in Mr. Greenberg's history class aslong as she would be able to turn in work foradditional extra credit.

(A) would be able to turn in work for additional(B) could turn in work for additional(C) can turn in work for additional(D) could turn in work for(E) can turn in work for

6.. Aristotle is rare among philosophers because he isj-egarded not only as an early expert on ethics, butalso being the founder of the scientific method.

(A) being the founder of(8) finding(C) having found(D) he founded(E) as the founder of

7. Having adopted community policing and theincrease in the number of police officers on thestreet seem to be the most likely causes of thedecrease in criminal activity over the past decade.

(A) Having adopted community policing(B) To be adopting community policing(C) The adoption of community policing(D) Community policing being adopted(E) With the adoption of community policing

8. Jane took many 9f the same art classes in highschool as Kate did. and she has just announced herupcoming art exhibition.

(A) Jane took many of the same art classes in highschool as Kate did, and she

(B) Taking many of the same art classes in highschool were Jane and Kate, and they

(C) Jane took many of the same art classes in highschool with Kate, and this is why she

(D) Jane, who took many of the same art classes inhigh school as Kate did,

(E) The taking of many of the same high schoolart classes with Kate, Jane

10 o 10o9. The evolution of the platypus. originally ~1!ll.~dtb~

watermole. is still a mystery to biologists;

(A) The evolution of the platypus, originallycalled the watermole, is still a mystery tobiologists.

(B) Originally called the watermole, the evolutionof the platypus is still a mystery tobiologists.

(C) The platypus, originally called the watermole,whose evolution is still a mystery tobiologists.

(D) The platypus is still a mystery to biologistswhose evolution is called the watermole.

(E) The platypus, originally called the w2-termole,its evolution is still a mystery to biologists.

W. The secretary informed the other members ofthe club that the treasurer was ill and i'he wQuld

therefore not be able to attend the next regularlyscheduled meeting.

(A) she would therefore not be able to attend(B) therefore would not be able to attend(C) it was therefore her not being able of attending(D) the attendance was not therefore her ability 3J(E) that she would therefore not have the ability to

attend

11. Many critics consider the prose of Baudelaireequally intoxicating and his poetry is beautiful.

(A) equally intoxicating and his poetry is(B) equally as intoxicating as his prose(C) as intoxicating as his poetry is(D) as intoxicating and their poetry is(E) as intoxicating as their poetry is

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10 10 o 10oo o12. :fa relax after a long day at work or schooL some

people like to take a shower; others bathing torelease tension.

(A) To relax after a long day at work or school,some people like to take a shower; othersbathing to release tension.

(B) To relax after a long day at work or school,some people like to take a shower; othersbathe to release tension.

(C) To relax after a long day at work or school,some people like to take a shower, othersbathe to release tension.

(D) Some people like to take a shower to relaxafter a long day at work or school andothers, they bathe to release tension.

(E) Some people bathe to release tension, withothers taking a shower after a long day atwork or school.

14. Using modern forensic techniques, the true identity.it is hypothesized by noted mystery author PatriciaCornwell. of Jack the Ripper, a serial killer whoterrorized London in the last nineteenth century, isWalter Sickert, an artist.

(A) the true identity, it is hypothesized by notedmystery author Patricia Cornwell, of Jackthe Ripper

(B) Patricia Cornwell, a noted mystery author,has hypothesized that Jack the Ripper's trueidentity

(C) Patricia Cornwell, a noted mystery author, hascome to the hypothesis that truly the identityof Jack the Ripper

(D) Jack the Ripper's true identity as hypothesizedby noted mystery author Patricia Cornwell

(E) noted mystery author Patricia Cornwell hashypothesized that the true identity of Jackthe Ripper

B. Just as Ludwig van Beethoven composed manylasting musical works and the Bronte sisters wrotemany enduring novels, so too did Vincent vanGogh paint numerous timeless masterpieces.

(A) so too did Vincent van Gogh paint numeroustimeless masterpieces

(B) Vincent van Gogh paints timelessmasterpieces, and lots of them

(C) Vincent van Gogh's bequest was to painttimeless masterpieces

(D) and to van Gogh, then, were \1umerousmasterpieces painted

(E) also like them van Gogh painted numeroustimeless masterpieces



330 . 11 PRACTICETESTSFORTHE NEWSAT & PSAT

332 . II PRACTICETESTSFORTHENEWSAT& PSAT

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PRACTICETEST4: ANSWER KEY

I. e I. D I. D I. B I. e I. e I. B I. e2. D 2. e 2. A 2. e 2. A 2. B 2. A 2. B3. B 3. A 3. B 3. A 3. e 3. A 3. D 3. B4. D 4. e 4. e 4. B 4. e 4. D 4. e 4. D5. A 5. e 5. A 5. D 5. A 5. A 5. E 5. D6. E 6. B 6. e 6. B 6. B 6. D 6. B 6. E7. e 7. B 7. D 7. D 7. E 7. A 7. A 7. e8. A 8. A 8. D 8. D 8. e 8. e 8. e 8. D9. e 9. E 9. E 9. 2 9. B 9. e 9. e 9. A

10. A 10. E 10. A 10. 20 10. E 10. E 10. D 10. BII. E II. A II. E II. 5 II. D II. E II. E II. e12. e 12. B 12. e 12. 72 12. A 12. D 12. A 12. B13. A 13. E 13. e 13. 48 13. D 13. e 13. e 13. A14. D 14. E 14. B 14. 30 14. D 14. A 14. B 14. E15. B 15. e 15. D 15. 6 15. A 15. B 15. B16. E 16. D 16. E 16. 42 16. D 16. E 16. B17. A 17. A 17. e 17. 90 17. D 17. A18. e 18. D 18. B 18. 17 18. E 18. A19. A 19. A 19. A 19. B 19. D20. A 20. B 20. A 20. e2I. B 2I. E , 2I. E22. A 22. e 22. D23. E 23. D 23. A24. A 24. B 24. E

25. e26. e27. A28. e29. B30. e3I. A32. B33. A34. B35. E


SATSCORECONVERSIONTABLEWriting Reading Math Writing Reading Math Writing Reading MathScaled , Scaled Scaled Scaled Scaled Scaled Scaled Scaled ScaledScore Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score

800 590-630 600-640 660-700 400-440 410-450 440-480

790-800 590-630 590-630 650-690 390-430 400-440 430-470

780-800 580-620 580-620 650-690 380-420 400-440 430-470

770-800 570-610 580-620 640-680 370-410 390-430 420-460

770-800 570-610 570-610 630-670 370-410 380-420 410-450

760-800 560-600 570-610 620-660 360-400 370-410 400-440

760-800 800 560-600 560-600 610-650 350-390 360-400 400-440

760-800 770-800 550-590 550-590 600-640 340-380 350-390 390-430

750-790 760-800 540-580 550-590 590-630 330-370 340-380 380-420

740-780 750-790 530-570 540-580 590-630 320-360 340-380 360-400

730-750 740-780 530-570 530-570 580-620 320-360 330-370 350-390

720-760 730-770 520-560 530-570 570-610 310-350 320-360 340-380

710-750 720-760 510-550 520-560 560-600 300-340 310-350 330-370

700-740 710-750 500-540 520-560 560-600 290-330 300-340 320-360

690-730 700-740 490-530 510-550 550-590 280-320 300-340 310-350

680-720 690-730 480-520 500-540 540-580 270-310 290-330 300-340

680-720 680-720 470-510 490-530 530-570 260-300 280-320 290-330

670-710 670-710 470-510 480-520 520-560 240-280 270-310 280-320

660-720 670-710 460-500 470-510 520-560 230-270 250-290 280-320

650-690 660-700 . 760-800 450-490 470-510 510-550 230-270 240-280 270-310

640-680 650-690 740-780 440-480 ,460-500 500-540 220-260 220-260 260-300

630-670 640-680 730-770 430-470 450-490 490-530 210-250 200-240 250-290

630-670 630-670 710-750 420-460 440-480 480-520 200-240 200-230 230-270

620-660 620-660 690-730 410-450 430-470 470-510 200-230 200-220 220-260

610-650 610-650 680-720 410-450 430-470 460-500 200-220 200-210 200-240

600-640 600-640 670-710 400-440 420-460 450-490

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27-31

25-29

24-28

22-26

20-23

20-22

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