Practice Test 5

Reading and Writing

27 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills. Each

question includes one or more passages, which may include a table or graph. Read each passage

and question carefully, and then choose the best answer to the question based on the passage(s).

All questions in this section are multiple-choice with four answer choices. Each question has a

single best answer.

Researchers and conservationists stress that Ofelia Zepeda’s contributions to the field of linguistics

biodiversity loss due to invasive species is ________. For are ______: her many accomplishments include working

example, people can take simple steps such as washing as a linguistics professor and bilingual poet, authoring

their footwear after travel to avoid introducing the first Tohono O’odham grammar book, and

potentially invasive organisms into new environments. co-founding the American Indian Language

Development Institute.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical

and precise word or phrase? Which choice completes the text with the most logical

A) preventable and precise word or phrase?

B) undeniable A) pragmatic

C) common B) controversial

D) concerning C) extensive

D) universal

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Like the 1945 play it reimagines—Federico García The following text is adapted from Oscar Wilde’s 1895
play The Importance of Being Earnest.
Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba—Marcus
CECILY: Have we got to part?
Gardley’s 2014 play The House That Will Not Stand
ALGERNON: I am afraid so. It’s a very painful parting.
prominently features women. In both plays, the
CECILY: It is always painful to part from people whom
all-female cast ______ an array of female characters,
one has known for a very brief space of time. The
including a strong mother and several daughters
absence of old friends one can endure with equanimity.
dealing with individual struggles.
But even a momentary separation from anyone to

whom one has just been introduced is almost

Which choice completes the text with the most
unbearable.
logical and precise word or phrase?

A) engulfs
As used in the text, what does the word “endure” most
B) encourages
nearly mean?
C) comprises
A) regret
D) provokes
B) persist

C) tolerate

D) encourage

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The work of Kiowa painter T.C. Cannon derives its power Take this formidable people and train them for seven

in part from the tension among his ______ influences: generations in constant warfare against savage men

classic European portraiture, with its realistic treatment and ferocious beasts, in circumstances under which no

of faces; the American pop art movement, with its vivid weakling could survive, place them so that they acquire

colors; and flatstyle, the intertribal painting style that exceptional skill with weapons and in horsemanship,

rejects the effect of depth typically achieved through give them a country which is eminently suited to the

shading and perspective. tactics of the huntsman, the marksman, and the rider.

Then, finally, put a finer temper upon their military

Which choice completes the text with the most logical qualities by a dour fatalistic Old Testament religion and

and precise word or phrase? an ardent and consuming patriotism.

A) complementary

B) unknown As used in the text, what does the word “temper” most

C) disparate nearly mean?

D) interchangeable A) irritability

B) hardness

C) a characteristic general quality

D) disposition

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The following text is from the 1924 poem “Cycle” by The following text is from Charlotte Forten Grimké’s
D’Arcy McNickle, who was a citizen of the Confederated 1888 poem “At Newport.”
Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Oh, deep delight to watch the gladsome waves
There shall be new roads wending,
Exultant leap upon the rugged rocks;
A new beating of the drum—
Ever repulsed, yet ever rushing on—
Men’s eyes shall have fresh seeing,
Filled with a life that will not know defeat;
Grey lives reprise their span—
To see the glorious hues of sky and sea.
But under the new sun’s being,
The distant snowy sails, glide spirit like,
Completing what night began,
Into an unknown world, to feel the sweet
There’ll be the same backs bending,
Enchantment of the sea thrill all the soul,
The same sad feet shall drum—
Clearing the clouded brain, making the heart
When this night finds its ending
Leap joyous as it own bright, singing waves!
And day shall have come.....

Which choice best describes the function of the

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
underlined portion in the text as a whole?
A) To consider how the repetitiveness inherent in
A) It portrays the surroundings as an imposing
human life can be both rewarding and
and intimidating scene.
challenging.
B) It characterizes the sea’s waves as a relentless
B) To question whether activities completed at
and enduring force.
one time of day are more memorable than
C) It conveys the speaker’s ambivalence about
those completed at another time of day.
the natural world.
C) To refute the idea that joy is a more commonly
D) It draws a contrast between the sea’s waves
experienced emotion than sadness is.
and the speaker’s thoughts.
D) To demonstrate how the experiences of

individuals relate to the experiences of their

communities.

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When Chinese director Chloé Zhao accepted the Oscar in 2021 for her film Nomadland, she made Academy Award

history. ______ only one other woman, Kathryn Bigelow of the United States, had been named best director at the

Oscars, making Zhao the second woman and the first Asian woman to win the award.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A) As a result,

B) Previously,

C) However,

D) Likewise,

The following text is adapted from Aphra Behn’s 1689

For many years, the only existing fossil evidence of
novel The Lucky Mistake. Atlante and Rinaldo are
neighbors who have been secretly exchanging letters mixopterid eurypterids—an extinct family of large
through Charlot, Atlante’s sister.
aquatic arthropods known as sea scorpions and related
[Atlante] gave this letter to Charlot; who immediately
to modern arachnids and horseshoe crabs—came from
ran into the balcony with it, where she still found
four species living on the paleocontinent of Laurussia.
Rinaldo in a melancholy posture, leaning his head on
In a discovery that expands our understanding of the
his hand: She showed him the letter, but was afraid to
geographical distribution of mixopterids,
toss it to him, for fear it might fall to the ground; so he
paleontologist Bo Wang and others have identified
ran and fetched a long cane, which he cleft at one end,
fossilized remains of a new mixopterid species,
and held it while she put the letter into the cleft, and
Terropterus xiushanensis, that lived over 400 million
stayed not to hear what he said to it. But never was
years ago on the paleocontinent of Gondwana.
man so transported with joy, as he was at the reading of

this letter; it gives him new wounds; for to the

According to the text, why was Wang and his team’s
generous, nothing obliges love so much as love.
discovery of the Terropterus xiushanensis fossil

significant?
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the
A) The fossil constitutes the first evidence found
text?
by scientists that mixopterids lived more than
A) It describes the delivery of a letter, and then
400 million years ago.
portrays a character’s happiness at reading
B) The fossil helps establish that mixopterids are
that letter.
more closely related to modern arachnids and
B) It establishes that a character is desperate to
horseshoe crabs than previously thought.
receive a letter, and then explains why another

character has not yet written that letter.

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 C) It presents a character’s concerns about C) The fossil helps establish a more accurate

delivering a letter, and then details the timeline of the evolution of mixopterids on the

contents of that letter. paleocontinents of Laurussia and Gondwana.

D) It reveals the inspiration behind a character’s D) The fossil constitutes the first evidence found

letter, and then emphasizes the excitement that by scientists that mixopterids existed outside

another character feels upon receiving that the paleocontinent of Laurussia.

letter.

“Often Rebuked, Yet Always Back Returning” is an 1846 The Post Office is a 1912 play by Rabindranath Tagore,
poem by Emily Brontë. The poem conveys the speaker’s originally written in Bengali. The character Amal is a

determination to experience the countryside around young boy who imagines that the people he sees

her: ______ passing the window of his home are carefree even

when engaged in work or chores, as is evident when he

Which quotation from the poem most effectively says to the daughter of a flower seller, ______

illustrates the claim?

A) “Often rebuked, yet always back returning / To Which quotation from The Post Office most effectively

those first feelings that were born with me, / illustrates the claim?

And leaving busy chase of wealth and learning A) “I see, you don’t wish to stop; I don’t care to

/ For idle dreams of things which cannot be.” stay on here either.”

B) “I’ll walk, but not in old heroic traces, / And not B) “Oh, flower gathering? That is why your feet

in paths of high morality, / And not among the seem so glad and your anklets jingle so merrily

half-distinguished faces, / The clouded forms of as you walk.”

long-past history.” C) “I’ll pay when I grow up—before I leave to look

C) “I’ll walk where my own nature would be for work out on the other side of that stream

leading: / It vexes me to choose another guide: there.”

/ Where the grey flocks in ferny glens are D) “Wish I could be out too. Then I would pick

feeding; / Where the wild wind blows on the some flowers for you from the very topmost

mountain side.” branches right out of sight.”

D) “To-day, I will seek not the shadowy region; / Its

unsustaining vastness waxes drear; / And

visions rising, legion after legion, / Bring the

unreal world too strangely near.”

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 Distance from
Exoplanet Mass Radius Orbital period the Sun
designation (Jupiters) (Jupiters) (days) (parsecs)

TOI-640 b 0.88 1.771 5.003 340

TOI-1601 b 0.99 1.239 5.331 336

TOI-628 b 6.33 1.060 3.409 178

TOI-1478 b 0.85 1.060 10.180 153

TOI-1333 b 2.37 1.396 4.720 200

“Hot Jupiters” are gas planets that have a mass of at least 0.25 Jupiters (meaning that their mass is at least 25% of

that of Jupiter) and an orbital period of less than 10 days (meaning that they complete one orbit around their star

in less than 10 days), while “warm Jupiters” are gas planets that meet the same mass criterion but have orbital

periods of more than 10 days. In 2021, Michigan State University astronomer Joseph Rodriguez and colleagues

announced the discovery of five new gas exoplanets and asserted that four are hot Jupiters and one is a warm

Jupiter.

Which choice best describes data from the table that support Rodriguez and colleagues’ assertion?

A) None of the planets have an orbital period of more than 10 days, and TOI-628 b has a mass of 6.33

Jupiters.

B) TOI-1478 b has an orbital period of 153 days, and the masses of all the planets range from 0.85 to 6.33

Jupiters.

C) All the planets have a radius between 1.060 and 1.771 Jupiters, and only TOI-1333 b has an orbital period

of more than 10 days.

D) Each of the planets has a mass greater than 0.25 Jupiters, and all except for TOI-1478 b have an orbital

period of less than 10 days.

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 Approximate bite
Study Year Estimation method force (newtons)

Cost et al. 2019 muscular and 35,000–63,000

skeletal modeling

Gignac and 2017 tooth-bone 8,000–34,000

Erickson interaction analysis

Meers 2002 body-mass scaling 183,000–235,000

Bates and 2012 muscular and 35,000–57,000

Falkingham skeletal modeling

The largest tyrannosaurids—the family of carnivorous dinosaurs that includes Tarbosaurus, Albertosaurus, and,

most famously, Tyrannosaurus rex—are thought to have had the strongest bites of any land animal in Earth’s

history. Determining the bite force of extinct animals can be difficult, however, and paleontologists Paul Barrett

and Emily Rayfield have suggested that an estimate of dinosaur bite force may be significantly influenced by the

methodology used in generating that estimate.

Which choice best describes data from the table that support Barrett and Rayfield’s suggestion?

A) The study by Meers used body-mass scaling and produced the lowest estimated maximum bite force,

while the study by Cost et al. used muscular and skeletal modeling and produced the highest estimated

maximum.

B) In their study, Gignac and Erickson used tooth-bone interaction analysis to produce an estimated bite

force range with a minimum of 8,000 newtons and a maximum of 34,000 newtons.

C) The bite force estimates produced by Bates and Falkingham and by Cost et al. were similar to each other,

while the estimates produced by Meers and by Gignac and Erickson each differed substantially from any

other estimate.

D) The estimated maximum bite force produced by Cost et al. exceeded the estimated maximum produced

by Bates and Falkingham, even though both groups of researchers used the same method to generate

their estimates.

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Although those who migrated to California in 1849 The increased integration of digital technologies

dreamed of finding gold nuggets in streambeds, the throughout the process of book creation in the late

state’s richest deposits were buried deeply in rock, 20th and early 21st centuries lowered the costs of book

beyond the reach of individual prospectors. ______ by production, but those decreased costs have been most

1852, many had given up their fortune-hunting dreams significant in the manufacturing and distribution

and gone to work for one of the large companies process, which occurs after the authoring, editing, and

capable of managing California’s complex mining design of the book are complete. This suggests that in

operations. the late 20th and early 21st centuries, ______

Which choice completes the text with the most logical Which choice most logically completes the text?

transition? A) digital technologies made it easier than it had

A) Furthermore, been previously for authors to write very long

B) Still, works and get them published.

C) Consequently, B) customers generally expected the cost of

D) Next, books to decline relative to the cost of other

consumer goods.

C) publishers increased the variety of their

offerings by printing more unique titles but

also printed fewer copies of each title.

D) the costs of writing, editing, and designing a

book were less affected by the technologies

used than were the costs of manufacturing

and distributing a book.

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Ratified by more than 90 countries, the Nagoya Protocol From afar, African American fiber artist Bisa Butler’s

is an international agreement ensuring that Indigenous portraits look like paintings, their depictions of human

communities are compensated when their agricultural faces, bodies, and clothing so intricate that it seems

resources and knowledge of wild plants and animals are only a fine brush could have rendered them. When

utilized by agricultural corporations. However, the viewed up close, however, the portraits reveal

protocol has shortcomings. For example, it allows themselves to be ______ stitching barely visible among

corporations to insist that their agreements with the thousands of pieces of printed, microcut fabric.

communities to conduct research on the commercial

uses of the communities’ resources and knowledge Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

remain confidential. Therefore, some Indigenous the conventions of Standard English?

advocates express concern that the protocol may have A) quilts, and the

the unintended effect of ______ B) quilts, the

C) quilts; the

Which choice most logically completes the text? D) quilts. The

A) diminishing the monetary reward that

corporations might derive from their

agreements with Indigenous communities.

B) limiting the research that corporations conduct

on the resources of the Indigenous

communities with which they have signed

agreements.

C) preventing independent observers from

determining whether the agreements

guarantee equitable compensation for

Indigenous communities.

D) discouraging Indigenous communities from

learning new methods for harvesting plants

and animals from their corporate partners.

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The national park network in the United States is Compared to that of alumina glass, ______ silica glass

comprised of some of the most pristine and sensitive atoms are so far apart that they are unable to re-form

wilderness in North America. Additionally, variation (up bonds after being separated.

to 20-fold) in site-specific fish THg concentrations within

individual parks ______ that more intensive sampling in Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

some parks will be required to effectively characterize the conventions of Standard English?

Hg contamination in western national parks. A) silica glass is at a significant disadvantage due

to its more dispersed atomic arrangement:

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to B) silica glass has a more dispersed atomic

the conventions of Standard English? arrangement, resulting in a significant

A) suggest disadvantage:

B) suggests C) a significant disadvantage of silica glass is that

C) suggesting its atomic arrangement is more dispersed:

D) having suggested D) silica glass’s atomic arrangement is more

dispersed, resulting in a significant

disadvantage:

In the historical novel The Surrender Tree, Cuban When the window is finished these pieces are put

American author Margarita Engle uses poetry rather together like a puzzle and joined by grooved strips of

than prose ______ the true story of Cuban folk hero Rosa lead soldered at the joints, just as any “lattice” window

La Bayamesa. is put together; but before this ____ done the details of

the design - features, folds of drapery, patterns, and so

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to on - are painted on the glass in an opaque brownish

the conventions of Standard English? enamel made of oxide of iron and other metals ground

A) tells up with a “soft” glass (glass with a low melting-point).

B) told Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

C) is telling the conventions of Standard English?

D) to tell A) is

B) has

C) is being

D) had been

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Got a headache? It could be your liver. And as part of A major ocean covers a large area around the pole in

your treatment, Jon Simon might stick a needle in your the Northern Hemisphere. This ocean is largely ice

toe. Jon is an acupuncturist. He uses needles, herbs, covered and exhibits a wide range of dynamic behavior

and other devices to treat ailments such as headaches, of its ice and water masses. Since from 5 to 7% of the

back problems, and foot pain. Through his work, Jon world’s potentially most devastating earthquakes occur

advocates Oriental medicine’s centuries-old precept in Alaska, this is an ideal location for the study of the

that the body is interconnected - head to toe and Earth’s structure and its often violent surface

everything in between. It’s a complex approach to movements. Alaska is also part of the Pacific “Rim of

well-being, he says, not a quick fix:” Acupuncture is ________ tectonic activity has created a unique and

more than just sticking needles in somebody’s ______ a dangerous environment. Within its boundary, Alaska

whole system of healing.” encloses a long island for an arc associated with a deep

ocean trench, 40 active volcanoes, and heavy

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to earthquake activity.

the conventions of Standard English?

A) body, its Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

B) body. Its the conventions of Standard English?

C) body its A) Fire,” this is where

D) body. It’s B) Fire,” being

C) Fire,” where

D) Fire.” It is where

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The triclinium was twice as long as it was broad, and divided, as it were, into two parts - the upper ________ the

table and the couches, the lower left empty for the convenience of the attendants and spectators. Around the

former the walls, up to a certain height, were ornamented with valuable hangings. The decorations of the rest of

the room were noble, and yet appropriate to the destination; garlands, entwined with ivy and vine-branches,

divided the walls into compartments bordered with fanciful ornaments; in the center of each of which were

painted with admirable elegance young Fauns, or half-naked Bacchantes, carrying vases and all the furniture of

festive meetings.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A) occupied

B) occupied by

C) occupying

D) occupied with

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

● New observations found that particular supermassive black holes project jets of high-energy particles

into space.

● Shockwaves are produced along the jets and contort magnetic fields.

● This accelerates the speed of light as particles escape.

● Astronomers observing this believe this is the reason why some black holes shine so brightly.

● Further research needs to be done to determine the details of how the light particles flow.

The student wants to explain the insights these new observations have provided. Which choice most effectively

uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A) By observing jets launching from supermassive black holes, astronomers have realized a possibility as to

why certain black holes shine so intensely.

B) Jets shooting from supermassive black holes project light that increases the speed of light.

C) New observations show that particles of light escape from jets launched from some black holes.

D) Astronomers have witnessed shockwaves from black holes that explain why the light particles accelerate

the speed of light.

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn to any other

module in the test.

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 Reading and Writing
27 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills. Each

question includes one or more passages, which may include a table or graph. Read each passage

and question carefully, and then choose the best answer to the question based on the passage(s).

All questions in this section are multiple-choice with four answer choices. Each question has a

single best answer

Early film directors deployed special effects that, though Many instances of unsustainable resource use can be

inventive, strike viewers as ________ when compared to attributed not only to a lack of a well-functioning market,

the digital manipulations now available to filmmakers. but to perverse institutional or legal incentives, such as a

For instance, magician-turned-director Georges Melies lack of property rights to resources, or (especially in

relied on oversized cardboard cutouts in the 1902 silent underdeveloped nations) a lack of ready resource

film A Trip to the Moon. alternatives.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical As used in the text, what does the word “perverse” most

and precise word or phrase? nearly mean?

A) convoluted
A) rudimentary
B) corrupt
B) minimalistic
C) caused by selfishness
C) brilliant
D) arising from obstinate persistence in an error
D) astonishing

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Historically, the word ivory has been applied to the tusks Adult literacy rates were below the global average in

of elephants. However, the chemical structure of the teeth South and West Asia (63%) and sub-Saharan African

and tusks of mammals is the same regardless of the (59%), where more than one-third of adults could not

species of origin, and the trade in certain teeth and tusks read and write. However, the average for Latin America

other than elephant is well established and widespread. and the Caribbean _________ lower literacy rates in the

Therefore, ivory can correctly be used to describe any Caribbean, where the adult literacy rate was only 69% in

mammalian tooth or tusk of commercial interest that is 2011.

large enough to be carved or scrimshawed. Teeth and

tusks have the same origins. Teeth are specialized Which choice completes the text with the most logical

structures adapted for food mastication. Tusks, which are and precise word or phrase?

extremely large teeth projecting beyond the lips, have A) evades

evolved from teeth and give certain species an B) harbors

evolutionary advantage that goes beyond chewing and C) conceals

breaking down food in digestible pieces. Furthermore, D) curbs

the tusk can be used to actually secure food through

hunting, killing, and then breaking up large chunks of

food into manageable bits.

As used in the text, what does the word “mastication”

most nearly mean?

A) digestion

B) bitting

C) preparation

D) chewing

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Britain is attractive to worldwide advertisers because it is An author’s personal “favoritism” for a specific work is no

_____________ market, so there is no need to tailor guarantee of public acceptance, as the case of Nigerian

advertisements for different parts of the country. novelist Chinua Achebe demonstrates. Achebe has

explained that, upon revisiting his writings, he finds his

Which choice completes the text with the most logical novel Arrow of God to be the most _______; nevertheless,

and precise word or phrase? his most widely-recognized and widely-taught novel is the

A) a vast earlier title Things Fall Apart.

B) an immense

C) a uniform Which choice completes the text with the most logical

D) an uncomplicated and precise word or phrase?

A) embellished

B) perplexing

C) satisfying

D) flamboyant

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Researchers thought they would have to treat Titan’s The following text is from Holly Goldberg Sloan’s 2017

response to the solar wind with a unique approach novel Short.

because the chemistry of the hazy moon’s dense More than two years ago my parents bought a piano

atmosphere is highly complex. But Cassini’s observations from some people who were moving to Utah. Mom

of a naked Titan hinted at a more elegant solution. “This and Dad gave it to my brothers and me for Christmas.

could mean we can use the same tools to study how I had to act really happy because it was such a big

vastly different worlds, in different parts of the solar present, but I pretty much hated the thing from the

system, interact with the wind from the sun,” Bertucci second it was carried into the hallway upstairs, which

said. is right next to my bedroom. The piano glared at me.

It was like a songbird in a cage. It wanted to be set

As used in the text, what does the word “elegant” most free.

nearly mean?

A) complex Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

B) tasteful and distinguished A) It establishes how the narrator feels about the

C) ingenious and simple piano.

D) stylish B) It explains why the narrator always wanted a

piano close to her bedroom.

C) It suggests that the narrator’s brothers are

talented piano players.

D) It describes the event that led the narrator’s

parents to buy a piano.

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Text 1

Many studies in psychology have shown that people seek out information even when they know in advance that they

have no immediate use for it and that they won’t directly benefit from it. Such findings support the consensus view

among researchers of curiosity: namely, that curiosity is not instrumental but instead represents a drive to acquire

information for its own sake.

Text 2

While acknowledging that acquiring information is a powerful motivator, Rachit Dubey and colleagues ran an

experiment to test whether emphasizing the usefulness of scientific information could increase curiosity about it. They

found that when research involving rats and fruit flies was presented as having medical applications for humans,

participants expressed greater interest in learning about it than when the research was not presented as useful.

Based on the texts, how would Dubey and colleagues (Text 2) most likely respond to the consensus view discussed in

Text 1?

A) By pointing out that it is challenging to determine when information-seeking serves no goal beyond acquiring

information.

B) By conceding that people may seek out information that serves no immediate purpose only because they

think they can use it later.

C) By suggesting that curiosity may not be exclusively motivated by the desire to merely acquire information.

D) By disputing the idea that curiosity can help explain apparently purposeless information-seeking behaviors.

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Believing that living in an impractical space can heighten awareness and even improve health, conceptual artists

Madeline Gins and Shusaku Arakawa designed an apartment building in Japan to be more fanciful than functional. A

kitchen counter is chest-high on one side and knee-high on the other; a ceiling has a door to nowhere. The effect is

disorienting but invigorating: after four years there, filmmaker Nobu Yamaoka reported significant health benefits.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

A) Although inhabiting a home surrounded by fanciful features such as those designed by Gins and Arakawa can

be rejuvenating, it is unsustainable.

B) Designing disorienting spaces like those in the Gins and Arakawa building is the most effective way to create

a physically stimulating environment.

C) As a filmmaker, Yamaoka has long supported the designs of conceptual artists such as Gins and Arakawa.

D) Although impractical, the design of the apartment building by Gins and Arakawa may improve the well-being

of the building’s residents.

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The following text is from William Wordworth’s 1804 “Mrs. Spring Fragrance” is a 1912 short story by Sui Sin
poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud”. The poet is walking
beside the field of daffodils. Far. In the story, Mrs. Spring Fragrance, a Chinese
The waves beside them danced; but they [daffodils] immigrant living in Seattle, is traveling in California. In
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: letters to her husband and friend, she demonstrates her
A poet could not but be gay, concern for what’s happening at her home in Seattle
In such a jocund company: while she is away: ______________
I gazed - and gazed - but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought: Which quotation from Mrs. Spring Fragrance’s letters

most effectively illustrates the claim?

For oft, when my couch I lie A) “My honorable cousin is preparing for the Fifth
In vacant or in pensive mood, Moon Festival, and wishes me to compound for
They flash upon that inward eye the occasion some American ‘fudge,’ for which
Which is the bliss of solitude; delectable sweet, made by my clumsy hands, you
And then my heart with pleasure fills, have sometimes shown a slight prejudice.”
And dances with the daffodils. B) “Next week I accompany Ah Oi to the beauteous

town of San José. There will we be met by the son

Based on the text, what is the meaning of daffodils to the of the Illustrious Teacher.”
poet? C) “Forget not to care for the cat, the birds, and the
A) It motivates the poet to actively appreciate flowers. Do not eat too quickly nor fan too
nature. vigorously now that the weather is warming.”
B) It shows the poet a limitation in the sense of D) “I am enjoying a most agreeable visit, and
beauty. American friends, as also our own, strive
C) It worsens a sense of isolation the poet is benevolently for the accomplishment of my
experiencing. pleasure.”
D) It transforms into spiritual comfort that soothes

the poet.

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Aerial robots vary considerably in their holding force; the Ultra-Fast Robot Hand, for example, has a holding force of

56 newtons, more than twice that of the Permanent Magnet Hand and more than four times that of the Yale Model T.

Since an aerial robot must lift its own weight along with its cargo, engineer Jiawei Meng and colleagues used a ratio of

each robot's holding force to the robot's weight to calculate payload capacity, with higher ratios corresponding to

greater capacity, concluding that the Ultra-Fast Robot Hand has a higher payload capacity than the Yale Model T.

Which choice best describes data in the graph that support Meng and colleagues’ conclusion?

A) The Ultra-Fast Robot Hand and the Yale Model T each weigh more than 450 grams.

B) The Ultra-Fast Robot Hand and the Yale Model T each weigh more than the Permanent Magnet Hand does.

C) The Ultra-Fast Robot Hand weighs only slightly more than the Yale Model T does.

D) The Yale Model T has a lower holding force than the Permanent Magnet Hand despite weighing more.

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A group of psychologists have found that children with dyslexia, a learning disorder that makes reading more

challenging than others, usually enter adolescence with improved reading abilities. According to their research,

dyslexic children have difficulty recognizing and understanding texts when reading aloud and silently compared to

typical children, but, as they reach adolescence, they can process words just as well as typical adolescents only when

they read silently. To put this finding into an application, the researchers recruited kindergarteners and high school

students with dyslexia and instructed them to read a page in their English textbook. The researchers measured their

reading accuracy by testing them with questions from the textbook.

Which finding from the researchers’ study, if true, would most strongly support psychologists’ finding?

A) The kindergarteners were better at reading the texts both orally and silently than the high school students.

B) The high school students were more likely to have better results in reading questions when they read silently

than the kindergarteners who also read silently.

C) The high school students were more likely to be the faster readers, but their performances on the reading

comprehension test were not better than the kindergarteners’.

D) The kindergarteners were more likely to be fluent readers when reading the texts aloud, but high school

students were more likely to be better silent readers.

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 Native to In the “language nest” model of education, Indigenous

Maximum North children learn the language of their people by using it as

Tree type height (feet) America the medium of instruction and socialization at pre-K or

Sugar maple 75 yes elementary levels. In their 2016 study of a school in an

Anishinaabe community in Ontario, Canada, scholars

Silver maple 70 yes
Lindsay Morcom and Stephanie Roy (who are Anishinaabe

Red maple 60 yes themselves) found that the model not only imparted

fluency in the Anishinaabe language but also enhanced

Japanese 25 no
maple students’ pride in Anishinaabe culture overall. Given

these positive effects, Morcom and Roy predict that the

Norway 50 no
model increases the probability that as adults, former
maple
students of the school will transmit the language to

younger generations in their community.

For a school project, a forestry student needs to

recommend a maple tree that is native to North America

Which finding, if true, would most strongly support the
and won’t grow more than 60 feet in height. Based on the
researchers’ prediction?
characteristics of five common maple trees, she has
A) Anishinaabe adults who didn’t attend the school
decided to select a ______
feel roughly the same degree of cultural pride as

the former students of the school feel.

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to
B) After transferring to the school, new students
complete the text?
experience an increase in both fluency and
A) silver maple.
academic performance overall.
B) sugar maple.
C) As adults, former students of the school are just
C) red maple.
as likely to continue living in their community as
D) Norway maple.
individuals who didn’t attend the school.

D) As they complete secondary and higher

education, former students of the school

experience no loss of fluency or cultural pride.

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Several carvings discovered in the remains of the ancient The Azorean islands were believed to be discovered by

Mayan city of Tikal portray a male figure participating in a Portuguese explorer Diogo de Teive in the first half of the

ball game with a jaguar nearby. Some experts have stated 15th century. Being located in the middle of the Atlantic

that the figure is the god of war, since he is known to Ocean, the Azores often played a vital part as a stop-over

have been connected with jaguars in Mayan culture, but for traders or explorers, providing enough opportunity

University of Mexico archaeologist Juan Garcia argues for house mice to follow human activity. Recent analysis

that Jaguars may have also been associated with ball comparing the genetics of house mice obtained from the

games generally. The fact that a jaguar is depicted near Azores indicates new findings about Azorean

the male figure, therefore,___________ colonization, with the mitochondrial DNA of house mice

fitting the time frame of the Viking expansion between

Which choice most logically completes the text? 700 and 850 A.D. Since DNA sequences differ between

A) supports the likelihood of the figure being the different regions, using DNA information was an effective

god of war. tool for discovering more about geographical origins.

B) indicates that the god of war also symbolizes the Thus, historians could suggest that_______

spirit of ball games.

C) can not determine whether the god of war was Which choice most logically completes the text?

drawn by Mayans. A) the Vikings possibly made the first human

D) is not definitive proof that the figure is the god of contact with the Azores rather than the

war. Portuguese explorers.

B) the expansion of Azorean territory by traders

enabled house mice to transport more freely.

C) new discoveries in house mouse DNA confirm

that early colonization of the Azorean islands

started from Portugal.

D) genetic difference between the mice of Portugal

and the mice of the Viking era explains the

extinction of house mice.

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In 1930, Japanese American artist Chiura Obata depicted American writer Edwidge Danticat, who emigrated from

the natural beauty of Yosemite National Park in two Haiti in 1981, has won acclaim for her powerful short

memorable woodcuts: Evening at Carl Inn and Lake Basin stories, novels, and ______ her lyrical yet unflinching

in the High Sierra. In 2019, ______ exhibited alongside 150 depictions of her native country’s turbulent history, writer

of Obata’s other works in a single-artist show at the Robert Antoni has compared Danticat to Nobel

Smithsonian American Art Museum. Prize–winning novelist Toni Morrison.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

the conventions of Standard English? the conventions of Standard English?

A) it was A) essays, praising

B) they were B) essays and praising

C) this was C) essays praising

D) some were D) essays. Praising

In 1966, Emmett Ashford became the first African The violins handmade in the seventeenth century by

American to umpire a Major League Baseball game. His Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari have been celebrated

energetic gestures announcing when a player had struck as some of the finest in the world. In close collaboration

out and his habit of barreling after a hit ball to see if it with musicians, Stradivari introduced changes to the

would land out of ______ transform the traditionally shape of a traditional violin, flattening some of the

solemn umpire role into a dynamic one. instrument’s curves and making ______ lighter overall.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

the conventions of Standard English? the conventions of Standard English?

A) bounds helped A) those

B) bounds, helping B) one

C) bounds that helped C) them

D) bounds to help D) it

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During the English neoclassical period (1660–1789), many The city of Pompeii, which was buried in ash following the

writers imitated the epic poetry and satires of ancient eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, continues to be

Greece and Rome. They were not the first in England to studied by archaeologists. Unfortunately, as ______ attest,

adopt the literary modes of classical ______ some of the archaeological excavations have disrupted ash deposits

most prominent figures of the earlier Renaissance period at the site, causing valuable information about the

were also influenced by ancient Greek and Roman eruption to be lost.

literature. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

the conventions of Standard English? A) researchers, Roberto Scandone and Christopher

A) antiquity, however Kilburn,

B) antiquity, however, B) researchers, Roberto Scandone and Christopher

C) antiquity, however; Kilburn

D) antiquity; however, C) researchers Roberto Scandone and Christopher

Kilburn

D) researchers Roberto Scandone, and Christopher

Kilburn

Gathering accurate data on water flow in the United A group of ecologists led by Axel Mithöfer at the Max

States is challenging because of the country’s millions of Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Germany

miles of ______ the volume and speed of water at any examined the defensive responses of two varieties of the

given location can vary drastically over time. sweet potato ______ TN57, which is known for its insect

resistance, and TN66, which is much more susceptible to

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to pests.

the conventions of Standard English?

A) waterways and the fact that, Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to

B) waterways, and the fact that, the conventions of Standard English?

C) waterways, and, the fact that A) plant.

D) waterways and the fact that B) plant;

C) plant

D) plant:

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

● In the late 1890s, over 14,000 unique varieties of apples were grown in the US.

● The rise of industrial agriculture in the mid-1900s narrowed the range of commercially grown crops.

● Thousands of apple varieties considered less suitable for commercial growth were lost.

● Today, only 15 apple varieties dominate the market, making up 90% of apples purchased in the US.

● The Lost Apple Project, based in Washington State, attempts to find and grow lost apple varieties.

The student wants to emphasize the decline in unique apple varieties in the US and specify why this decline occurred.

Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish these goals?

A) The Lost Apple Project is dedicated to finding some of the apple varieties lost following a shift in agricultural

practices in the mid-1900s.

B) While over 14,000 apple varieties were grown in the US in the late 1890s, only 15 unique varieties make up

most of the apples sold today.

C) Since the rise of industrial agriculture, US farmers have mainly grown the same few unique apple varieties,

resulting in the loss of thousands of varieties less suitable for commercial growth.

D) As industrial agriculture rose to prominence in the mid-1900s, the number of crops selected for cultivation

decreased dramatically.

STOP

If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn

to any other module in the test.

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Math
22 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important math skills. Use of a calculator is

permitted for all questions.

NOTES

Unless otherwise indicated:

• All variables and expressions represent real numbers.

• Figures provided are drawn to scale.

• All figures lie in a plane.

• The domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a real number.

REFERENCE

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

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2n.

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

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 For multiple-choice questions, solve each problem, choose the correct answer from

the choices provided, and then circle your answer in this book. Circle only one answer

for each question. If you change your mind, completely erase the circle. You will not get

credit for questions with more than one answer circled, or for questions with no

answers circled.

For student-produced response questions, solve each problem and write your

answer next to or under the question in the test book as described below.

● Once you've written your answer, circle it clearly. You will not receive credit for anything

written outside the circle, or for any questions with more than one circled answer.

● If you find more than one correct answer, write and circle only one answer.

● Your answer can be up to 5 characters for a positive answer and up to 6 characters

(including the negative sign) for a negative answer, but no more.

● If your answer is a fraction that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters

for negative), write the decimal equivalent.

● If your answer is a decimal that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters

for negative), truncate it or round at the fourth digit.

● If your answer is a mixed number (such as 3½ 2 ), write it as an improper fraction (7/2)

or its decimal equivalent (3.5).

● Don't include symbols such as a percent sign, comma, or dollar sign in your circled

answer

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If 3𝑛 + 7 = 2𝑛 − 1, what is the value of 𝑛? 550𝑥 + 480𝑦 = 34, 000

A) − 8 An office manager will use $34,000 to purchase 𝑥

B) − 6 laptop computers and 𝑦 desktop computers. The

C) 6 relationship between how many laptop computers and

D) 8 desktop computers can be purchased by the office

manager is represented by the given equation. Which

of the following is the best interpretation of 550 in this

context?

A) The cost of each laptop computer

B) The cost of each desktop computer

C) The total number of laptop computers

purchased

D) The total number of desktop computers

purchased

A highschool offers an environmental science course

and a world history course. The number of students

taking environmental science is 6 more than the

number of students taking world history. If 30 students

are taking environmental science, for which of the

following equations does 𝑛 represent the number of

students taking world history?

A)
1
6
𝑛 = 30

B) 𝑛 − 6 = 30
The graph of the function 𝑓 is shown in the 𝑥𝑦-plane,
C) 𝑛 + 6 = 30
where 𝑦 = 𝑓 (𝑥). Which of the following could define 𝑓 ?

A)
2
𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 + 2 D) 6𝑛 = 30

B)
2
𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 − 2

C)
2
𝑓 (𝑥) =− 𝑥 + 2

D) 𝑓 (𝑥) =− 𝑥 − 2
2

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 The function ℎ is defined by ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏, where 𝑎

and 𝑏 are constants. If ℎ(2) = 19 and ℎ(5) = 25, what

is the value of 𝑏?

Line 𝑙 is shown in the 𝑥𝑦-plane above. If line 𝑘 (not

shown) is parallel to line 𝑙, which of the following could

be an equation of line 𝑘 ?

A)
3
𝑦 = 2
𝑥+ 3

B)
2
𝑦 = 3
𝑥+ 2

C)
2
𝑦 =− 3
𝑥− 2

D) 𝑦 =−
3
2
𝑥− 3

The complete graph of the function 𝑓 is shown in the

𝑥𝑦-plane above. For how many values of 𝑥 does

𝑓 (𝑥) = 0?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

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The function 𝐺 (𝑡) = 27. 9(1. 0096) models the A researcher interviewed 60 participants. After the
𝑡

expected weight, in pounds, of a certain male child interview, each participant was asked to recall the color

from the age of 2 years to 10 years, where 𝑡 is the of the researcher’s shirt, and 50% correctly recalled the

amount of time, in months, that has passed since the color. How many participants correctly recalled the shirt

child turned 2 years old. Which of the following is the color?

best interpretation of 27.9 in this context?

A) The weight of the child is expected to increase

by 27.9% each year.

B) The child is expected to weigh 27.9 pounds

when he turned 2 years old.

C) The weight of the child is expected to increase

by 27.9 pounds each year.

D) The child is expected to weigh 27.9 times more

when he is 10 years old than he was 2 years

old.

(𝑎 − 2)𝑥 = 3𝑥 + 10 If 𝑥 + 1 = 5, what is the value of 𝑥?

In the given equation, 𝑎 is a constant. If the equation

has no solution, what is the value of 𝑎?

A) 2

B) 3

C) 5

D) 10

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 3 7
𝑎+2
+ 4𝑎+8
Which of the following is equivalent to the given

expression?

A)
10
𝑎+2

B)
5
2𝑎+4

C)
19

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

4𝑎+8

D)
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In the figure shown, 𝑄𝑃 = 15, 𝑃𝑅 = 5, and 𝑆𝑇 = 2. 5𝑎+10

What is the length of 𝑆𝑄?

4𝑏
2
+ 9𝑏
2 What is the value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠 (90° )?

If 𝑏 is a constant greater than 1, which of the following A) 0

is equivalent to the given expression? B)

1
2

A) 5 𝑏 C)
3
2
B) 13 𝑏 D) 1
C) 13𝑏

D) 5𝑏

If 5𝑥 = 25, what is the value of 10𝑥?

𝑥+3
𝑓(𝑥) = 5(3)
For the given function 𝑓 , which of the following A) 10

equivalent forms shows the 𝑦-coordinate of the 𝑦 B) 50

-intercept of the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓 (𝑥) in the 𝑥𝑦-plane as a C) 100

constant or coefficient? D) 250

A)
5 𝑥+4
𝑓(𝑥) = 3
(3)

B)
𝑥+2
𝑓(𝑥) = 15(3)

C)
𝑥+1
𝑓(𝑥) = 45(3)

D)
𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = 135(3)

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2, 6, 10, x, 1, 9, 5 Eli saves money each month to buy a new computer.

The median of the seven given numbers is 6. Which of The total amount he has saved, 𝑇, can be calculated by

the following could be the value of 𝑥? the equation 𝑇 = 83 + 30𝑚, where 𝑚 is the number of

A) 3 months since he started saving.

B) 4

C) 5 What does the number 83 represent in the equation?

D) 6 A) The amount of money Eli saves each month

B) The total amount of money Eli wants to save

C) The amount of money Eli started with

D) The number of months Eli has been saving

Data set A: 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 200 The given table summarizes the types of colleges in a

Data set B: 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 certain state. Each college is classified as either public

Which of the following statements correctly compares or private and either 2-year or 4-year.

the mean of data set A and the mean of data set B? Type Public Private Total
A) The mean of data set A is less than the mean 2-year 22 10 32
of data set B. 4-year 15 31 46
B) The mean of data set A is equal to the mean of Total 37 41 78
data set B. What is the ratio of 4-year public colleges to 2-year
C) The mean of data set A is greater than the public colleges in this state?
mean of data set B. A) 15 to 22
D) The relationship between the two means B) 15 to 37
cannot be determined from the given C) 31 to 10
information. D) 31 to 41

What is the product of the two solutions to the quadratic equation 8𝑥(𝑥 − 1) = 3(2𝑥 − 1)?

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn to any

other module in the test.

34
Math
22 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important math skills. Use of a calculator is

permitted for all questions.

NOTES

Unless otherwise indicated:

• All variables and expressions represent real numbers.

• Figures provided are drawn to scale.

• All figures lie in a plane.

• The domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a real number.

REFERENCE

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

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2n.

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

35
 For multiple-choice questions, solve each problem, choose the correct answer from

the choices provided, and then circle your answer in this book. Circle only one answer

for each question. If you change your mind, completely erase the circle. You will not get

credit for questions with more than one answer circled, or for questions with no

answers circled.

For student-produced response questions, solve each problem and write your

answer next to or under the question in the test book as described below.

● Once you've written your answer, circle it clearly. You will not receive credit for anything

written outside the circle, or for any questions with more than one circled answer.

● If you find more than one correct answer, write and circle only one answer.

● Your answer can be up to 5 characters for a positive answer and up to 6 characters

(including the negative sign) for a negative answer, but no more.

● If your answer is a fraction that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters

for negative), write the decimal equivalent.

● If your answer is a decimal that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters

for negative), truncate it or round at the fourth digit.

● If your answer is a mixed number (such as 3½ 2 ), write it as an improper fraction (7/2)

or its decimal equivalent (3.5).

● Don't include symbols such as a percent sign, comma, or dollar sign in your circled

answer

36
An air filtration system in a science lab removes 80% of (3𝑥 + 4)(2𝑥 − 3) = 0

the microscopic particles in the air every 10 minutes. If Which of the following is a solution to the equation

the lab is sealed so that no new particles can enter the above?

air, which of the following function types best models A)

2
− 3

the number of microscopic particles in the air as a B)

3
− 4

function of time? C)
4
− 3

A) Decreasing exponential D) −
3
2

B) Increasing exponential

C) Decreasing linear

D) Increasing linear

How many meters are equivalent to a length of 0.51 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 8

kilometers? (1000 meters = 1 kilometer) 𝑐𝑥 + 20𝑦 = 40

In the given system of equations, 𝑐 is a constant. If the

system has infinitely many solutions, what is the value

of 𝑐 ?

What is the value of 𝑥 in the right triangle shown?

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 The table shows the daily high temperatures, in

degrees Fahrenheit, for the same week in Salt Lake

City, Utah, and Nashville, Tennessee.

Salt Lake 93 91 94 93 84 88 80

City, UT

Nashville, 86 83 82 88 95 98 91

TN

Based on these data, if the median daily high

The graph in the 𝑥𝑦-plane shown consists of five
temperature in Salt Lake City is 𝑥 degrees Fahrenheit
segments. According to the graph, if the value of 𝑦 is
and the median daily high temperature in Nashville is 𝑦
twice the value of 𝑥, what is the value of 𝑥?
degrees Fahrenheit, what is the value of 𝑥 − 𝑦?

In 1992 approximately 133 billion gallons of gasoline Distance Sound Travels at 20° Celsius

were consumed in the United States. From 1993 to

𝑠 4 5 6 7 8
2004, the amount of gasoline consumed each year was

about 3.4 billion gallons more than the consumption in 𝑑 (𝑠 ) 1,372 1,715 2,058 2,401 2,744

the preceding year. Which of the following best

approximates 𝑔(𝑛), the amount of gasoline, in billions

The table above shows the distance 𝑑(𝑠 ), in meters,
of gallons, consumed 𝑛 years after 1992, where 𝑛 is an
that sound travels in air at 20° Celcius in 𝑠 seconds for
integer between 0 and 12?
selected values of 𝑠 . Which of the following could
A)
define 𝑑 as a function of 𝑠 ?
𝑔(𝑛) = 133𝑛 + 3. 4

B)
A)
𝑔(𝑛) = 133 + 𝑛
𝑑(𝑠 ) = 343𝑠
C)
B)
𝑔(𝑛) = 133 + 3. 4𝑛
𝑑(𝑠 ) = 235𝑠 + 432
D) 𝑔(𝑛) = 133 + 12𝑛
C) 𝑑(𝑠 ) = 300𝑠 + 172

D) 𝑑(𝑠 ) = 400𝑠 − 228

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 5
𝑐 = 9
(𝑓 − 32)
The equation shown can be used to find a temperature 𝑥 − 5. 0 − 3. 0 − 2. 0 1. 0 4. 0
𝑐 , in degrees Celsius (℃), that is equivalent to a

temperature 𝑓 , in degrees Fahrenheit (℉). Which of the

𝑓 (𝑥) 6. 5 5. 5 5. 0 3. 5 2. 0

following is closest to a temperature of 160℉?

A) 57℃ The table above shows some values of the variable 𝑥

B) 71℃ and the corresponding values of the function 𝑓 (𝑥).
C) 107℃ Which of the following equations could represent the
D) 320℃ relationship between 𝑥 and 𝑓 (𝑥)?

A)
𝑥
𝑓 (𝑥) =− 2
+ 4

B)
3
𝑓 (𝑥) =− 𝑥 + 2

C)
𝑥
𝑓 (𝑥) =− 4
+ 2

D) 𝑓 (𝑥) =−
𝑥
2
+ 2

2
𝑦 = 3
𝑥
The equation above shows a relationship between the

variables 𝑥 and 𝑦. Which of the following is equivalent

to 2𝑦?

A)
1
3
𝑥

B)
3
4
𝑥

C)
4
3
𝑥

D) 3𝑥

Two rectangles and their dimensions, in units, are

shown. If the area of rectangle A is 𝑐 square units, what

is the area, in square units, of rectangle B in terms of 𝑐 ?

A) 𝑐 + 5

B) 𝑐 + 25

C) 5𝑐

D) 25𝑐

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One source recommends that an active person should For two weeks, an ice-cream store collected data on the

consume one gram of protein per day for every 2 to 3 number of customers who visited the store each day

pounds of body weight. Based on this source, which of and the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (℉), at 2:00

the following inequalities gives the possible values of p.m. on that day. The data shown in the scatterplot.

the number of grams of protein, 𝑝, that an active

person weighing 180 pounds should consume per day?

A) 60 ≤ 𝑝 ≤ 90

B) 360 ≤ 𝑝 ≤ 540

C) 𝑝 ≤ 60 𝑜𝑟 𝑝 ≥ 90

D) 𝑝 ≤ 360 𝑜𝑟 𝑝 ≥ 540

Which of the following is closest to the slope of a line of

best fit for the data?

A) 0.20

B) 0.50

C) 1.30

D) 1.70

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A gardener randomly selected a sample of 20 earthworms from a compost bin that contained 1.6 cubic meters of

compost and measured the mass, in grams (g), and the length, in centimeters (cm), for each earthworm. The

scatterplot shows the lengths and masses for the sample of earthworms as well as a line of best fit. The equation

of the line of best fit is 𝑦 = 2. 1 + 8. 9𝑥

Which of the following is the best interpretation of the slope of the line of best fit, 8.9, in this context?

A) The length of an earthworm is predicted to increase 8.9 cm for every 1g increase in its mass.

B) The mass of an earthworm is predicted to increase by 8.9g for every 1cm increase in its length.

C) The length of an earthworm is predicted to decrease 8.9 cm for every 1g increase in its mass.

D) The mass of an earthworm is predicted to decrease by 8.9 g for every 1 cm increase in its length.

41
An alloy is made by melting and combining two or

more metals. A metalsmith has two alloys, each

containing different amounts of silver, that will be

melted and combined to form another alloy. Every 10

grams of alloy A contains 2 grams of silver, and every

10 grams of alloy B contains 7 grams of silver. To obtain

100 grams of an alloy that contains 50 grams of silver,

how many grams of alloy A should be combined with

alloy B?

A) 35

B) 40

C) 60
The figure above shows the graph of the quadratic
D) 65
function 𝑓 in the 𝑥𝑦-plane. The function 𝑔 is defined by

the equation 𝑔(𝑥) =− 𝑥 + 5. The maximum value of

2

𝑔(𝑥) is how many units greater than the maximum

value of 𝑓 (𝑥)?

A) 1

B) 3

C) 4

D) 5

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In a physics class experiment, Juanita rolled a marble Occupied Seat location
on a track and measured the distance it traveled at Window Middle Aisle Total
various points in time. The scatterplot shows Juanita’s Yes 48 26 52 126
measurements and a line of best fit for the data. No 6 18 2 26

Total 54 44 54 152

The table summarizes the seat location and whether

the seat is occupied by a passenger on a certain flight.

If a seat is selected at random, what is the probability it

is a middle seat that is occupied?

A)
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B)
26
126

C)
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126
Which of the following is an equation of the line of best
D)
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fit shown for the data, where 𝑑 is the distance, in

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meters, the marble traveled 𝑡 seconds after the

experiment began?

A) 𝑑 =− 1. 71 − 0. 04𝑡

B) 𝑑 =− 0. 04 + 1. 71𝑡

C) 𝑑 = 0. 04 − 1. 71𝑡

D) 𝑑 = 1. 71 + 0. 04𝑡

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 The Trans-Siberian Railway is the second longest

railway in the world, with a total length of 5,772 miles.

The length of the longest railway in the world, the

China-Europe Block Train, is 1.4 times the length of the

Trans-Siberian Railway. The length of the China-Europe

Block Train railway is what percent greater than the

length of the Trans-Siberian Railway?

The data set summarized by the histogram above A) 4%

contains 100 values. The first bar includes values of B) 14%

more than 10 and at most 20, the second bar includes C) 40%

values of more than 20 and at most 30, and so on. D) 140%

Which range of values contains the median value of the

data set?

A) More than 30 and at most 40

B) More than 40 and at most 50

C) More than 50 and at most 60

D) More than 60 and at most 70

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn to any

other module in the test.

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