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Practice Test
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Section 1
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Read
each
of
the
passages
carefully,
then
answer
the
questions
that
come
after
them.
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itself.
In
some
cases,
you
will
be
asked
to
read
two
related
passages
and
answer
questions
about
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A bill is the form used for most legislation in
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rather than a bill. Bills can be written to be
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is passed in the House of Representatives
Native American views of nature, which
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that
it
might
be
sent
to
which
of
the
of
the
following
scenarios
most
accords
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with a Native American view?
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(A) Senate, conference committee
(A) Studying a microorganism removed
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from its habitat.
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Senate,
President
(B)
Studying
Earth
through
satellite
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President,
Congress
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only
animals
and
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stances with spiritual symbolism.
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views
of
nature
have
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interrelationships with its habitat.
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traditional
customs
and
symbols
like
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stones
often
interpreted
as
representing
the
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512
are
based
on
the
following
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relationship
between
Earth,
air,
water,
and
fire,
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passage.
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most celebrated American composers.
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world
has
always
been
consistent
with
that
of
Line Coplands music of the late 1920s
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Earth
ecologythat
Earth
is
a
single
system
of
culminates
in
two
key
works,
both
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interconnected parts.
uncompromising in their modernism: the 7
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Symphonic Ode of 1929 and the Piano
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(5)
Variations of 1930. The fate of these
3. The symbol of the medicine wheel is given
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1
compositions
contrasts
sharply.
While
the
as
a(n)
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Piano Variations is not often performed
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12
(A) illustration of how Native Americans
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in
concert,
it
is
well
known
to
pianists
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view
the
Earth
as
an
interconnected
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12
because,
although
it
does
contain
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system.
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(10)
virtuoso passages, even those of very
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(B)
example
of
the
Native
American
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modest
ability
can
play
at
the
work
in
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understanding of the four elements.
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private.
It
represents
the
twentieth2
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(C) example of the interrelatedness of the
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century
continuation
of
the
great
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four basic elements.
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tradition of keyboard variationsthe
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(D) critique of contemporary ecological
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(15)
tradition that produced such works as
understandings of the Earth.
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the Bach Goldberg Variations, and
(E) contrast to contemporary ecological
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Beethovens Diabelli Variations. Copunderstandings
of
the
Earth.
2
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lands Symphonic Ode, on the other
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hand, remains almost unknown: An
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1
(20)
intense
symphonic
movement,
it
was
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considered unperformable by the
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conductor
Serge
Koussevitzky,
otherwise
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the most potent American champion of
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4

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Coplands work during the first half of
(Some of the folk music he heard in Rio 7
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(25)
the century. Koussevitzky did perform a
de Janeiro on this trip appears in his later 7
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revised version in 1932; but even with a
works.) Copland in fact envisioned
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second, more extensive revision in 1955,
(70)
American music as being music of the 7
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the Ode is seldom played. It is Coplands
Americas as a whole. His own use of
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single
longest
orchestral
movement.
Mexican
material
in
the
mid-1930s
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(30)
Perhaps
as
a
reaction
to
the
perforhelped
make
his
style
more
accessible
to
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mance
problems
of
the
Symphonic
Ode,
listeners
not
willing
to
accept
the
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(75)
Coplands next two orchestral works
challenges of modern symphonic music. 7
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deal
in
shorter
units
of
time:
the
Short
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Symphony
of
1933
requires
fifteen
5.
What
is
the
authors
tone
toward
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(35)
minutes
for
three
movements
and
the
six
lands music?
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Statements
for
orchestra
of
1935
last
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(A)
Strident
skepticism
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only nineteen minutes. Yet, in fact, these
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(B)
Clinical
objectivity
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works were more complex than the Ode;
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(C)
Respectful
description
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in particular, the wiry, agile rhythms of
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(D) Qualified enthusiasm
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(E)
Unqualified
praise
Symphony proved too much for both the
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conductors
Serge
Koussevitzky
and
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6. The word virtuoso in line 10 could best
Leopold Stokowski. In the end it was
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be replaced with
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Carlos
Chvez
and
the
Orquesta
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(45)
fnica de Mxico who gave the Short
(A) ostentatious.
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Symphony
its
premiere.
(B)
intricate
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It may have been partly Coplands
(C) raucous.
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friendship
with
Carlos
Chvez
that
drew
(D)
abstruse.
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him to Mexico. Copland first visited
(E) publicized.
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(50)
Mexico in 1932 and returned frequently
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1
in
later
years.
His
initial
delight
in
the
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country
is
related
in
his
letter
of
January
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13, 1933, to Mary Lescaze, in which he
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glowingly describes the Mexican people
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(55)
and the Mexican landscape. His interest
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in Mexico is also reflected in his music,
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including El Saln Mxico (1936) and
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the Three Latin American Sketches
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(1972).
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(60)
Mexico
was
not
Coplands
only
Latin
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American interest. A 1941 trip to
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Havana
suggested
his
Danzn
Cubano.
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By the early 1940s he was friends with
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South
American
composers
such
as
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Jacobo Ficher, and in 1947 he toured
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South
America
for
the
State
Department.
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7. In the first paragraph the author states
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9. The author of the passage believes that
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that Symphonic Ode and Piano Variations
Coplands works immediately subsequent 7
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had different fates in that
to the Symphonic Ode were possibly
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12
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written
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12
(A)
one
was
largely
ignored
while
the
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12
other was almost universally praised.
(A) for Coplands new relationship with
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2
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1
(B) one, a simpler piece, won popular
Carlos Chvez and the Orquesta
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12
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12
acclaim,
while
the
other,
a
more
Sinfnica
de
Mxico.
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complex piece, won critical acclaim.
(B) to be simpler than the Symphonic
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(C)
one,
a
simpler
piece,
became
widely
Ode,
on
account
of
its
difficulty
in
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known by pianists, but the other, a
being performed.
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2
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more complex piece, remained
(C) to be shorter than the Symphonic
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largely unknown.
Ode, because the Ode was not being 7
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(D) one, featuring Mexican influences,
performed.
2
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was popular in Latin America, and
(D) to demand even more of conductors
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the other, a modernist piece, was
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and musicians attempting to play
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popular
in
the
United
States.
Coplands
music.
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(E) both were initially acclaimed but
(E) to reflect Coplands new interest in
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only
one
became
part
of
Coplands
Latin
America.
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corpus of beloved works.
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10.
In
the
sentence
beginning
Yet,
in
fact,
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8. Koussevitzky is mentioned as an example
these works. . . in lines 3743 [second
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of
a(n)
paragraph],
the
author
suggests
that
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(A) American conductor who admired
(A) parts of the Short Symphony simply
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Coplands work, but nonetheless
12
werent melodic enough to engage
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found some pieces too difficult to
audiences.
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perform.
(B)
the
Statements
were
too
brief
to
2
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(B) friend of Coplands who agreed to
warrant a formal performance.
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12
perform
his
less
popular
works.
(C)
even
those
who
admired
Coplands
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(C) European composer who took issue
work lost patience with the Short
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1
with
the
difficulty
of
Coplands
Symphony
and
Statements.
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early work.
(D) the Statements and Short Symphony
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(D)
musician
who
appreciated
Coplands
determined
which
performers
were
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12
work but was unable to play it.
truly excellent and which were
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(E) European conductor who performed
mediocre.
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Coplands
work.
(E)
the
Short
Symphony
had
melodies
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that were too quick to be played
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12
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even
by
famous
musicians.
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2
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6

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11. The author suggests that Copland believed
round, we are still just barely skimming
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(10)
Latin American music
the surface when you consider that the
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diameter
of
the
Earth
is
over
8,000
miles.
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(A)
was
unfamiliar
enough
to
a
North
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American
audience
that
he
needed
to
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at one time? When you are standing on
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introduce
them
to
it.
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the
ground,
the
horizon
is
a
few
miles
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(B) was different enough from North
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(15)
away.
When
in
a
tall
building,
the
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American
music
that
incorporating
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horizon
can
be
as
far
as
about
40
miles.
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aspects
of
it
would
make
his
music
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From the International Space Station, the 7
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unique and exciting.
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distance
to
the
horizon
is
over
1,000
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(C)
influenced
and
was
influenced
by
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miles.
So
from
horizon
to
horizon,
the
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North American music.
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(20)
section
of
the
Earth
you
can
see
at
any
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(D) primarily originated in Mexico
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one
time
is
a
patch
about
2,000
miles
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and Cuba.
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across, almost enough to see the entire
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(E) embodied the polar opposite of
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United States at once. It isnt exactly
modernist aesthetics.
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seeing the Earth like a big blue marble,
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(25)
its more like having your face up against
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Mexican
material.
.
.
in
lines
7175
sug7
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window that faces straight down, it is
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gests that the modernist music which also
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influenced
Coplands
compositions
was
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you need to get your face very close to
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(A) superior in quality to his Latin
(30)
the window. So what you see out a
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American influences.
window
like
that
is
a
moving
patch
of
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(B) dry and passionless.
ground (or water).
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(C) technically more challenging to
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From
the
time
a
place
on
the
ground
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perform.
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comes
into
view
until
it
disappears
over
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(D)
inaccessible
but
rewarding.
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(35)
the horizon is only a few minutes, since
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(E) outmoded by the 1930s.
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1
we
are
traveling
300
miles
per
minute.
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When
looking
out
a
sideward
facing
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window, you can see the horizon of the
7
1 Questions 1320 are based on the following
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passage.
Earth against the black background of
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2
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(40)
space. The horizon is distinctly curved.
The following passage was written by Ed Lu, an
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The edge of the Earth isnt distinct but
astronaut, while a crew member of the Interna7
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1 tional Space Station.
rather is smeared out due to the atmo2
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sphere. Here you can get a feel for how
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Line
Whenever
I
get
a
chance,
I
spend
time
relatively thin the atmosphere is com7
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1
just
observing
the
planet
below.
It
turns
(45)
pared
to
the
Earth
as
a
whole.
I
can
see
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out you can see a lot more from up here
that the width of the atmosphere on the 7
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than
you
might
expect.
First
off,
we
horizon is about 1 degree in angular size, 7
7
1
2
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which is about the width of your index
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1 (5) arent as far away as some people
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thinkour
orbit
is
only
about
240
miles
finger
held
out
at
arms
length.
There
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above the surface of the Earth. While this
(50)
really isnt a sharp boundary to the
7
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is high enough to see that the Earth is
atmosphere,
but
it
gets
rapidly
thinner
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the higher you go. Not many airplanes
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14. The second half of the second paragraph
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12
can fly higher than about 10 miles, and
is primarily concerned with
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12
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the
highest
mountains
are
only
about
6
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12
(A)
how
ones
location
affects
ones
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1 (55) miles high. Above about 30 miles there is
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12
visual
horizon.
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12
very
little
air
to
speak
of,
but
at
night
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12
(B)
the
thickness
and
density
of
the
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12
you
can
see
a
faint
glow
from
what
little
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1
atmosphere.
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12
air
there
is
at
that
height.
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12
(C)
the
speed
of
the
International
Space
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7
12
Since
we
orbit
at
an
altitude
about
40
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12
Station.
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1 (60) times higher than the tallest mountain,
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12
(D)
the
visual
horizon
from
atop
a
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12
the
surface
of
the
Earth
is
pretty
smooth
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12
tall
building.
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12
from
our
perspective.
A
good
way
to
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(E) being able to see all the Earth at once. 7
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12
imagine our view is to stand up and look
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12
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12
down
at
your
feet.
Imagine
that
your
eyes
15.
The
author
compares
the
view
of
the
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12
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(65)
are where the International Space Station
Earth from a downward-facing window in 7
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is orbiting, and the floor is the surface of
the International Space Station to
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the Earth. The atmosphere would be
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(A) holding a blue marble at arms
7
1
about 6 inches high, and the height of the
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12
length.
tallest mountain is less than 2 inches, or
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12
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12
(B)
having
your
face
up-close
to
a
big
(70)
about
the
height
of
the
tops
of
your
feet.
2
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blue beach ball.
Almost all of the people below you
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(C)
looking
at
the
tips
of
your
shoes
would
live
in
the
first
one
quarter
of
an
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when standing up.
inch from the floor. The horizon of the
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(D)
looking at an object that is on the
Earth
is
a
little
over
20
feet
away
from
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1 (75) where you are standing. If you are
ground fifteen feet away when you
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12
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12
are standing up.
standing
on
top
of
Denver,
then
about
15
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(E) the view from a high-flying plane.
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feet
to
one
side
you
can
see
San
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cisco, and about 15 feet to the other side
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16.
In
the
passage,
the
author
contrasts
the
7
1
you
can
see
Chicago.
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12
view
from
a
window
looking
straight
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2
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down with the view from
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1 13. The primary purpose of this passage is to
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(A) the observational deck.
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(A)
provide
a
laypersons
account
of
the
2
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(B) a sideward-facing window.
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Space
Stations
motion
over
the
Earth.
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(C) a passenger airliner.
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(B)
explain
the
relationship
between
the
7
1
(D) a window looking straight up.
2
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diameter of the Earth and the
(E) the circular windows on the
7
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thickness
of
the
Earths
atmosphere.
space station.
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1
(C)
answer
the
imagined
question,
What
2
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do astronauts see from space?
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(D) give a glimpse of some of the daily
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1
2
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activities of astronauts in space.
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12
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12
2
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1
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17. The faint glow at night that the author
19. The tone of the passage is best described as 7
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speaks of in the passage comes from
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(A)
fairly
technical.
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(A) low-lying atmosphere.
B. highly professional.
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(B)
the
outer
edges
of
the
atmosphere.
(C)
refreshingly
irreverent.
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(C)
the
eastern
horizon
of
the
Earth
just
(D)
engagingly
conversational.
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1
before sunrise.
(E) lyrically impassioned.
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(D)
haze
from
foreign
particulates
in
the
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20. From the passage as a whole, it can be
atmosphere.
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1
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inferred
that
the
astronauts
training
(E)
the
sun
reflecting
off
aircraft
in
the
7
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high
atmosphere.
(A)
did
not
prepare
them
for
their
free
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1
time in space.
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18. In the last paragraph the author provides
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(B)
included
a
great
deal
of
zero-gravity
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the
thought
exercise
with
the
readers
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exercises.
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height primarily to
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(C)
was
more
physical
than
technical.
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(A) demonstrate the distance from
(D) involved a strong background
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Denver
to
San
Francisco.
in math.
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1
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(B)
give
the
reader
a
concrete
sense
of
(E)
focused
on
the
astronauts
communi7
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the
proportions
involved
in
looking
cation
procedures
and
abilities.
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(C) point out that most humans live at a
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low altitude relative to the height of
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the atmosphere.
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(D) illustrate the expansion of ones
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horizon at high altitudes.
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in
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STOP

Section 2
Reference Information
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Directions: Solve the following problems using any available space on the page for scratchwork.
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Mark
the
letter
of
your
choice
on
the
answer
sheet
that
best
corresponds
to
the
correct
answer.
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the
instructions
say
that
a
figure
is
not
drawn
to
scale,
assume
that
it
has
been
drawn
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The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.
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The
sum
of
the
measures
in
degrees
of
the
angles
of
a
triangle
is
180.
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2. It takes Michael three hours to mow 2d
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acres. If Michael mows d acres at the same 7
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rate,
how
many
minutes
would
it
take?
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0
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45
60
30
45

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7. If =x2 5 2x 1 3, then x 5
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2x
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x
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21
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17
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x and y?
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1
1
.
y
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,
y
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(D) x . y
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It
cannot
be
determined.
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=
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It
cannot
be
determined.
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$1.30. If the snack costs twenty cents less
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y-intercept?
(B)
$0.55
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14. If A . B . C . D . E, and each is a digit 7
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q
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1 through 9, then ABCD 2 { (ABCD) is

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(B)
between
zero
and
100.
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more
than
1000.
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following
must
be
a
true
statement?
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Questions 1214 refer to the following
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definition.
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Let { m be defined for any positive integer m as
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the
number
obtained
when
the
first
and
last
digit
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If RT 5 18, what is the area of the
of m switch places.
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1
above
circle?
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{ 2003 5 3002.
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{
2323
2
{
2321
5
(C) 36p
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2
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1
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13. If A is a two-digit number between 10 and
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2
5
{(A
),
then
A
5
20
and
({
A)
2
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16
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18. Which of the following is the product of
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two prime numbers whose difference is
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twenty
one?
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1
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(A) 46
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(B) 51
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55
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1
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(D)
57
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58
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DE to the origin, if D(0,12) and E(5,0)?
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5
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According
to
the
above
table,
which
of
the
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following
statements
is
true?
(C)
8.2
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greater than August total sales.
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than August total sales.
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(C)
September
total
sales
are
2.5%
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(D)
September
total
sales
are
5.4%
less
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(E)
September
total
sales
are
5.4%
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11
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(E) 5
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3
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21. Between 1950 and 2000, the population of 7
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Cree
County
tripled
every
ten
years,
except
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for the decade of the 1980s when the popu- 7
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lation
of
the
country
fell
by
one-half.
If
the
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population of Cree country was 1000 people 7
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What is the perimeter of the above figure?
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in 1950, what is the population now?
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(A)
24
(A)
40,500
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(B)
25
(B)
72,900
2
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(D) 27
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(E)
243,000
2
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STOP

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Section 3
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Identifying Sentence Errors
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Directions: Mark the letter of your choice on the answer sheet that best corresponds to the
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correct answer.
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Notes:
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1. The following questions test your knowledge of the rules of English grammar, as well as
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word
usage,
word
choice,
and
idioms.
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2. Some sentences are correct, but others contain a single error. No sentence contains more
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than one error.
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3. Any errors that occur will be found in the underlined portion of the sentence. Choose the
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letter underneath the error to indicate the part of the sentence that must be changed.
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5.
There
will
be
no
change
in
any
parts
of
the
sentence
that
are
not
underlined.
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3. The team, which is composed of four
1. The scientists found that there were less
2
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A
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strands of the mold they were studying
cyclists, compete against other cycling
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C
B
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than
they
needed
to
conduct
the
experiteams
from
around
the
nation
and
around
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C
D
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ment.
No
error
the
world.
No
error
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E
E
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2. The painter gave a fantastic demonstration
4. Depending on which historian you read,
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A
B
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for Ada and I and we vowed to utilize the
the Pax Romana was either as long as five
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C
C
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new
technique
in
our
own
work
.
No
error
centuries
or
as
short
as
three
.
No
error
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E
D
E
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8. The census statistics was a complex source 7
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A
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Lower
Ohio
Valley
,
Louis
and
Clark
of
information,
in
that
the
demographers
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B
B
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were well prepared to navigate uncharted
knew that certain groups of people were
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territory along the Missouri River. No error
more likely to respond than others.
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D
E
D
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No
error
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6. The administrator suggested that the staff
E
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9.
Because
of
the
large
traffic
jam,
scarcely
first
focus
on
contacting
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A
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prospective
participants
for
the
upcoming
no
one
from
the
group
made
it
to
the
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B
C
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seminar and then on follow-up with
airport in time to catch the flight to the
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C
D
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previous speakers. No error
conference in San Antonio. No error
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E
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7. The Ottoman Empire initiated better trade
10. Even though he had the title of
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B
A
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relations with the Austrian Empire when
Vice-President of Operations, his duties
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B
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and responsibilities were not much greater 7
its border disputes with Russia
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C
C
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were
resolved
(D).
No
error
than
a
midlevel
manager
.
No
error
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E
D
E
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1.
The
following
questions
test
your
knowledge
of
English
grammar,
word
usage,
word
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believe there is an error, choose the answer choice that corrects the original mistake.
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choices
(B),
(C),
(D),
and
(E)
contain
alternative
phrasings
of
the
underlined
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does
not
contain
any
errors,
select
answer
choice
(A).
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more accessible and understandable to the
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Hopkinss poems display utterly noncon7
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authorized the publication of a series of
ventional systems of rhyme.
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pamphlets about the Constitution.
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standable
to
the
public
systems
of
rhyme.
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more
understandable
for
it
(C)
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Manley
Hopkinss
poems
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to
the
public
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nonconventional.
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contribution to many political organiza7
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and the Soviet Union, in 1957 it was
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launched
by
the
Soviets.
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(A) organizations, this included the
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Rights
Commission.
satellite
successfully
propelled
into
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organizations,
being
included
the
orbit
and
began
the
space
race
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Rights
Commission.
between
the
United
States
and
the
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organizations,
whose
participation
Soviet
Union,
in
1957
it
was
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included the Human Rights
launched by the Soviets.
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Commission.
(B) In 1957, the first satellite and space
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Commission.
Sputnik
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the
first
artificial
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satellite successfully propelled into
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orbit,
beginning
the
space
race
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the
first
artificial
satellite
was
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Soviet
Union
was
begun.
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fully
propelled
into
orbit
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when
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15. The newly hired CEO stated clearly in her
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opening address to the company that her
camel is a useful pack animal because of
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its
tolerance
for
hot
sand,
extreme
plans
for
reinvigorating
the
company
were
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temperatures, and it needs little drinkto cut back on discretionary spending,
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ing
water.
refinance
the
companys
largest
loans,
and
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holdings in the stock market.
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temperatures,
and
it
needs
little
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(A) her plans of keeping the companys
drinking water.
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holdings
in
the
stock
market.
(B)
of
its
tolerance
for
hot
sand
and
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(B) keep the companys holdings in the
extreme temperatures and its need
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stock market.
for water is very small.
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(C) to get the company to keep its
(C) it can tolerate hot sand, extreme
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keeping
the
companys
holdings
in
ing
extreme
temperatures,
and
needs
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little water.
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(E)
it
can
tolerate
hot
sand
and
extreme
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temperatures, and needs little water.
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into
a
number
of
sections,
each
with
a
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particular aspect of food preparation
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performed
there.
to
commit
a
crime
or
concealing
it
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on
specific
sentences
and
ask
if
there
are
any
problems
with
that
sentences
word
choice,
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writing.
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century after when the philosophers
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passage.
reckon the beginning of modern times.
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(25)
(11)
The
philosophers
and
the
historians
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the
different
meanings
of
the
word
modern.
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Of
course,
you
might
think
both
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It
is
curious
for
all
its
different
bit off on this whole modernity thing.
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meanings. (3) If you take a freshman
(30)
(13)
Who
thinks
of
the
mud
and
cobble2
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professor might tell you about Rene
of the seventeenth century as modern?
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with
the
power
of
steam
harnessed
does
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not strike most as the picture of modern
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professor
the
word
modern
denotes
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about computers and cell phones and
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anytime
between
about
1615
and
now.
wireless networks. (16) We are not
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(Of
course,
some
philosophers
think
(40)
thinking
about
some
philosophical
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that modern times ended a few decades
discourse that a Frenchman wrote four
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back
and
that
we
are
already
in
to
centuries
back.
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have
a
different
timeline
for
the
birth
of
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The
word
modern
is
a
curious
word.
It
is
And
some
historians
point
to
the
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curious
for
all
its
different
meanings.
trial
Revolution
in
England
as
the
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(A)
The
word
modern
is
a
curious
word.
It
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is
curious
for
all
its
different
meanings.
(A)
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Which
of
the
following
is
the
best
revision
many
different
meanings.
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This dating technique puts the beginning
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of
modernity
at
least
a
century
after
when
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revise
sentences
4
and
5
(reproduced
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the philosophers reckon the beginning of
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below)
so
that
they
are
condensed
into
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modern times.
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one sentence?
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(A)
As
it
is
now.
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Descartes was a French philosopher from
(B) at least a century after when the
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the seventeenth century. Many consider him
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philosophers
reckon
it.
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1
as
the
first
figure
in
modern
philosophy.
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(C) at least a century after when the
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philosophers
date
modernitys
(A)
Descartes
was
a
French
philosopher
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from the seventeenth century,
inception.
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considering
him
the
first
figure
in
(D)
at
least
one
century
after
when
the
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modern philosophy.
philosophers had reckoned the
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(B) Descartes was a French philosopher
inception of modernity.
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from the seventeenth century, whom
(E)
at
least
a
century
after
its
having
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many consider the first figure in
been reckoned by the philosophers.
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modern philosophy.
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(C) Descartes was a French philosopher
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from
the
seventeenth
century,
and
2
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many consider him the first figure in
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modern
philosophy.
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1
2
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(D) Descartes was a French philosopher
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from
the
seventeenth
century,
so
he
was
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the first figure in modern philosophy.
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(E)
Descartes
was
a
French
philosopher
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from the seventeenth century and
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1
figuring him the first figure in
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modern philosophy.
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25. Which of the following is the best revision
larger group of people. (6) Those people
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(15)
of sentence 15 (reproduced below)?
could be potential consumers.
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(7)
Many
of
our
most
famous
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12
Most
of
us,
when
we
think
of
what
2
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1
department store chains first expanded
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12
modern
means,
we
are
thinking
about
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12
during
this
time.
(8)
These
include
Sears,
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7
12
computers
and
cell
phones
and
wireless
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12
Roebuck;
Woolworths;
the
Great
2
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1
networks.
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12
(20)
Atlantic
and
Pacific
Tea
Company
(the
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12
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12
(A) As it is now.
A&P); and Walgreen Drug. (9) Among
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12
2
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1
(B) Most of us, when we think of what
the most successful department stores
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12
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12
modern means, computers and cell
was
Filenes
in
Boston
and
Macys
in
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12
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12
phones and wireless networks
New York. (10) Initially, department
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12
coming to mind.
(25)
stores
were
more
like
the
malls
of
today.
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(C) When we think of what modern
12
(11) Each department was leased to an
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12
means,
think
about
computers
and
2
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individual owner. (12) Nowadays,
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cell phones and wireless networks.
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virtually all departments are run by the
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(D)
Most
of
us,
when
we
think
of
what
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larger company, including restaurants.
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modern means, we are thinking
7
1
(30)
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7
12
about
computers,
cell
phones,
paigns, the new department stores of the 7
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12
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12
wireless networks.
1920s put on extravagant advertising
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12
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12
(E)
Most
of
us,
when
we
think
of
what
spectacles. (14) Sometimes, they even
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12
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12
modern
means,
think
about
computhosted
entertainment
events
to
attract
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ers and cell phones and wireless
(35)
consumers. (15) The Macys Thanksgiv7
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networks.
ing
Day
Parade,
an
attempt
to
capture
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the childrens toy market, is one example 7
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of popular merchandising. (16) BloomQuestions 2630 are based on the following
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ingdales
posted
ads
on
all
New
York
passage.
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(40)
public transit, pronouncing, All Cars
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The
following
is
a
first
draft
of
an
essay
about
7
1
Transfer
to
Bloomingdales.
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12
the
growth
of
the
department
store
industry
in
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the 1920s.
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1
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Line (1) Automobiles and radios became far
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more affordable in the 1920s. (2) By
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1925 there was one automobile for every
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six people in the United States, by 1930
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(5)
this had increased to one for every 4.6
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12
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12
people. (3) Also by 1930, about 4 in 10
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12
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American
families
owned
radios.
(4)
The
2
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popularity of automobiles and radios led
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to
the
spread
of
chain
stores
of
all
kinds.
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1
2
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1 (10) (5) Automobiles allowed consumers to
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12
travel
further
in
search
of
the
right
item
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12
for the right price, while radios allowed
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businesses
to
advertise
their
products
to
a
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22

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26. Which of the following is the best revision
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28. If you were to combine sentences 10 and
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of the underlined portions of sentences 5
11 (reproduced below), which would be
7
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7
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and
6
(reproduced
below)?
the
most
appropriate
and
precise
punctua7
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tion mark to use?
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Automobiles
allowed
consumers
to
travel
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further
in
search
of
the
right
item
for
the
Initially,
department
stores
were
more
like
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1
right price, while radios allowed busithe malls of today. Each department was
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nesses
to
advertise
their
products
to
a
leased
to
an
individual
owner.
7
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larger
group
of
people.
Those
people
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(A) today each. . . owner.
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could
be
potential
consumers.
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(B) today; each
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(A) As it is now.
(C) today: each
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1
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(B) a larger group of people, who could
(D) today (each. . . owner).
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be potential consumers.
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(E) today, each
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(C)
a
larger
group
of
people,
being
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29. Which of the following is the best revision 7
potential consumers.
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of the underlined portion of sentence 13
(D) a larger group of people, whom they
7
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(reproduced below)?
made into potential consumers.
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1
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(E)
a
larger
group
of
people,
having
the
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Also,
with
their
radio
campaigns,
the
new
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potential
to
become
consumers.
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department stores of the 1920s put on
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extravagant advertising spectacles.
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27. This time in sentence 7 (reproduced
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(A)
Moreover
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below) is best made more specific. Which
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(B) Too
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of the following phrases is the best
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(C)
Whats
more
to
their
radio
campaigns
7
1
revision?
2
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(D) In addition to their radio campaigns 7
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Many of our most famous department
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1
(E)
The
radio
campaigns
being
included
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store
chains
first
expanded
during
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this time.
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30.
Which
of
the
following
sentences,
if
added
7
1
7
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at the end of paragraph 3, is the best
(A)
these
years
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concluding sentence for the passage?
(B) the twentieth century
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1
(C)
the
same
when
automobile
sales
and
(A) In the 20s, shopping and advertising 7
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radio sales were also on the rise
started to look a lot like they do now. 7
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(D) the years described in the previous
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paragraph
(C) So now get in your car and drive to a 7
7
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(E) the 1920s
department store!
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(D)
Department
Stores
having
become
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huge successes.
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(E)
Macys
Thanksgiving
Day
Parade
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was
always
a
big
hit.
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choices,
labeled
(A)
through
(E).
These
choices
represent
words
or
phrases
that
have
been
left
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Canine
massage
is
a
veterinary
technique
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for calming dogs that are extremely __________.
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(A) inept
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disciplined
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C
E
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1. Jerome is a true __________ ; he rarely
2. The property tax hike in Colson County
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buys anything other than food, and even
was not just __________ by the county
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his
food
is
plain
and
minimal.
residents;
a
series
of
protests
were
even
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(A) hermit
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(B)
teetotaler
(A)
disliked.
.organized
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(B) espoused. .planned
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ascetic
(C)
discouraged.
.theorized
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(D) bolstered. .analyzed
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feud.
.assisted
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militaristic.
.
negated
(B)
grudge.
.maligned
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(C) detente. .withstood
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unreceptive.
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(D)
skirmish.
.
ameliorated
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passive.
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created
(E)
alliance.
.
discounted
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.overshadowed
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__________, characteristics which are
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version;
users
could
simply
__________
evident
in
the
merriment
of
their
every7
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the old one.
day life.
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(A) irony
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outdo.
.implement
(B) mirth
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infect.
.disregard
(C)
cynicism
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undermine.
.detach
(D)
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equality of humanity.
in more __________ geographic regions.
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reputable.
.initiated
(A)
greater.
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(B) lesser. .secluded
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tenuous.
.supported
(C)
milder.
.remote
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tactile.
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(D)
scanter.
.familiar
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(E) larger. .ominous
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out
to
be
speedy
and
__________.
pregnancy
are
crucial
in
the
__________
of
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the fetus.
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fragile.
.simple
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(A) acknowledged. .progression
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(C)
intricate.
.straightforward
(B)
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endorsed.
.birthing
(D)
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.locatable
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(E)
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outward-focused ideals, in practice, it was
demands upon our time, has made the
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quite
__________.
pace
of
modern-day
life
increase
to
a
near
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(A)
gregarious
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(B) vigilant
(A) elicit
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(B) frenetic
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hermetic
(C)
lethargic
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(D) dilatory
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cavalier
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defendants
character
as
__________
and
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Questions 1627 are based on the following
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base, but the defense attorney rejoined
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passage.
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that
the
prosecution
was
__________
the
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The
following
passage
tells
the
story
of
Juan
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testimonials about the defendant.
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Bautista Rael, an Hispanic-American scholar. It 7
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(A) dark. .misunderstanding
is adapted from a biography written by Enrique 7
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(B) nefarious. .misconstruing
R. Lamadrid.
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(C)
lackluster.
.misinterpreting
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Line
Linguist
and
folklorist
Juan
Bautista
Rael
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(D)
blustery.
.misapplying
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was a highly regarded academic pioneer.
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(E)
motley.
.misrepresenting
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His
major
contribution
to
linguistics
was
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collecting and documenting the Hispano
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(5)
folk
stories,
plays,
and
religious
tradiwill be a __________ for helping cure
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tions of northern New Mexico and
diverse
ailments
related
to
spinal
dysfunc7
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southern Colorado.
tions.
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Rael was born on August 14, 1900,
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(A)
bane
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(B) panacea
(10)
for its spectacular setting north of Taos,
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(C)
module
the village lies in a deep, narrow valley
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(D)
fledgling
between
Taos
mountain
and
the
gorge
of
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(E) pariah
the Rio Grande to the west. His family
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prospered
in
sheep
and
cattle
ranching
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The
executive
charged
that
the
whistle2
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(15)
and owned a mercantile business that
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blowers actions were so self-centered that
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served
surrounding
Hispano
communities
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they
were
not
just
__________
but
even
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as
well
as
nearby
Taos
Pueblo.
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__________.
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Juans
parents,
Jos
Ignacio
Rael
and
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Soledad Santistevan, raised a family of
(A) self-involved. .altruistic
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(20)
four sons and a daughter. Jos Ignacio
(B)
ill-tempered.
.narcissistic
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had
the
foresight
to
recognize
the
(C)
egocentric.
.solipsistic
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changes that were coming with the
(D) unduly. .respectable
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increasing Americanization of New
(E) erratic. .destructive
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Mexico and realized that a fluent
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(25)
knowledge of English and a good
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education would be necessary for his
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26

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family to excel. Since local schools were
(70)
7
relinquished his family inheritance in
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rudimentary at best, the family relied
land, cattle, and sheep to his three
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upon
its
own
resources
to
get
the
best
brothers
and
his
sister.
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1 (30) possible education for the children. Juan
Rael realized that the wealth in
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was
a
dedicated
student
from
his
earliest
northern
New
Mexico
that
interested
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years,
and
his
fathers
ambition
was
for
(75)
him
was
the
vast
repertory
of
folk
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him
to
become
a
lawyer
and
tend
to
the
narrative,
song,
and
custom
that
had
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family
lands
and
business.
Juans
scarcely
been
documented.
While
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1 (35) elementary schooling was at Saint
teaching at the University of Oregon, he 7
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Michaels
College
in
Santa
Fe,
and
his
returned
to
Arroyo
Hondo
in
the
summer
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(80)
high
school
studies
were
at
the
Christian
of
1930
to
begin
compiling
his
famous
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1
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Brothers
College
in
St.
Louis,
Missouri.
collection
of
over
five
hundred
Nuevo
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The
boys
semester-long
absences
from
Mexicano
folk
tales.
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(40)
his family led him to treasure the simple
By then his work had attracted the
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pleasures of village life. Summers are
attention of pioneer Hispano folklorist
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(85)
especially beautiful in Arroyo Hondo,
Aurelio Espinosa who invited Rael to
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1
and Christmas and Easter vacations were
Stanford in 1933. Rael completed his
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filled with colorful festivities and solemn
doctoral studies in 1937 there with a
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(45)
ceremony.
Rael
later
reminisced
about
dissertation
on
the
phonology
and
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how much the Pastores, or Shepherds
morphology of New Mexico Spanish that 7
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(90)
plays,
impressed
him
as
a
child.
Unamplified the work of Espinosa with the 7
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doubtedly, the instincts and sympathies
huge corpus of folk tales, later published 7
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of
Rael
the
folklorist
can
be
traced
to
as,
Cuentos
Espaoles
de
Colorado
y
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1 (50) these beginningswatching rehearsals
Nuevo Mexico: Spanish Folk Tales of
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and
performances
depicting
shepherds,
Colorado
and
New
Mexico.
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(95)
hermits, and the rich ensemble of
Well versed in the historic-geographic 7
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pastoral characters.
theory of transmission and diffusion of
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1
What
became
clear
in
his
postmotifs,
tale
types,
and
genres,
Dr.
Rael
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(55)
secondary
studies
is
that
he
was
much
set
out
on
the
formidable,
almost
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more attracted to literature, philology,
quixotic task of gathering all the possible 7
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(100) versions and texts of the tales, hymns,
and the emerging disciplines of linguistics
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and folklore. His Bachelors degree, from
and plays he was studying. The vast
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St. Marys College in Oakland in 1923,
majority of tales are of European
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1 (60) led to a Masters degree from the
provenance, with only minimal local
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University of California at Berkeley in
references. He meticulously traced the
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(105) shepherds plays to several root sources
1927. In the meantime, in 1923, he
7
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married
Quirina
Espinoza
of
Antonito,
in
Mexico,
and
his
study,
The
Sources
2
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Colorado. Raels first inclination was to
and Diffusion of the Mexican Shepherds 7
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(65)
become
an
English
teacher,
but
his
bride
Plays, is a standard reference on the
7
1
2
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helped convince him that his opportunisubject. His ground-breaking study of the 7
7
1
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(110)
ties
and
strengths
would
be
as
an
alabado
hymn,
The
New
Mexican
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Hispanist. After deciding on a university
Alabado, is also a prime resource. But
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career
of
teaching
and
research,
Rael
inevitably
the
historic-geographic
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approach led more to collection building
7
19. The author probably uses the word
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12
than to analysis. Later generations of
relinquished in line 70 to emphasize
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(115)
scholars
would
develop
interests
in
that
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1
performance-centered studies, but the
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12
(A)
Rael
had
had
friction
with
his
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12
collections
of
Rael
continue
to
be
an
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12
siblings.
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indispensable
landmark
in
the
field.
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1
(B) Raels family was very wealthy.
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(C)
Rael
had
tried
to
be
a
rancher
for
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16. The authors attitude towards Dr. Raels
some time.
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12
work can best be described as
(D)
Rael
was
relieved
to
be
free
of
his
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family duties.
(A) laudatory.
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2
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1
(E) Raels career path was difficult and
(B) engaged.
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12
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12
not lucrative.
(C)
ambivalent.
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(D) disinterested.
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20. It can be inferred from the passage that
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(E)
condescending.
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12
northern
New
Mexico
in
the
early
decades
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12
of the twentieth century
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12
17. The passage primarily
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12
(A)
had
a
ranch-driven
economy.
(A) analyzes the academic contributions
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12
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12
(B)
was
suffering
severe
economic
of
Dr.
Rael.
2
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depression.
(B) contrasts Dr. Raels work with the
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(C)
was
economically
booming
because
work
of
Dr.
Espinosa.
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of a newly opened southern railroad
(C) tells the story of Dr. Raels life and
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route to California.
work.
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(D) had a strong public education system.
(D) discusses the basic assumptions of
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(E) was not a primarily English-speaking 7
Hispano
scholarship.
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region.
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(E)
relates
the
story
of
the
Rael
family.
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21. Which of the following best describes Dr.
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1 18. The passage implies that Rael decided that
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12
Espinosas
relationship
to
Dr.
Rael?
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12
he would have more opportunity as a
2
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Hispanist than as an English teacher
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(A)
Boss
7
1
because
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(B) Critic
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(C) Mentor
(A) Hispanics werent often hired to
7
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(D) Pastor
teach
English.
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(E) Father
(B) Hispanic folklore would soon vanish.
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(C)
he
would
have
to
live
far
from
his
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22.
The
word
corpus
in
line
91
most
closely
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12
family
to
teach
English.
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means
2
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(D) his English skills were mediocre.
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(E)
becoming
an
Hispanist
was
a
nearer
(A)
religious
text.
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match to his educational back(B) oeuvre.
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published collection.
ground.
(C)
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(D) dissertation.
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(E) dialect.
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23. According to the passage, which of the
26. The main criticism the author offers of Dr. 7
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following of Dr. Raels activities as a
Raels work is that it
7
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young
man
was
most
important
for
the
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(A)
focuses
too
much
on
the
Pastores.
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development of his later academic
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(B)
privileges
Spanish-language
stories
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interests?
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over
English-language
stories.
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(A) Working on his familys ranch
(C) focuses too much on European
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(B)
Watching
Pastores
as
a
young
man
stories
and
not
enough
on
Mexican
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(C)
Studying
in
a
religious
school
stories.
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(D)
Reading
books
on
the
shepherds
of
(D)
doesnt
offer
enough
analysis
of
the
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much
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adherence
to
standard
literary
folklore
was
circulating.
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structures.
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word
provenance,
line
103,
could
model
for
the
development
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following
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Section 5
Reference Information
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If f(x) is graphed above, then f(x) 5
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(A) x2 1 2
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2
2
2
(B)
x
In the right triangle above, what is the
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1
1
2
(C)
2x
value
of
x?
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1
2)
(D)
2(x
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1
(A)
15
2
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2(x
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(B)
16
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(C) 18
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1
12.
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(D)
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2
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(E) 30
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1
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9. Taking the highway from Easton to
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Bethsaida is 7 miles longer than taking
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surface streets from Easton to Bethsaida.
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If
the
above
triangles
are
congruent,
what
7
1
It
is
31
miles
total
if
you
travel
from
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is the value of y?
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Easton to Bethsaida via highway and
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(A)
5
return
via
surface
streets.
How
many
miles
7
1
2
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then, is the highway route?
(B) =50
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(C) 8
(A) 12
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1
2
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(B) 13
(D) =75
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1
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12
(C)
15
(E) 9
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12
(D) 17
2
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1
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(E) 19
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32

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13. (y 1 2)2 5 (y 2 4)2 is true when y equals
(B)
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(A)
1
only
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(B) 1 and 21
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(C)
2
and
22
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(D)
1
and
2
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1
(E) 2 and 4
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14. Z is the set of numbers 1 through 50
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1
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inclusive. How many members of Z are
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evenly divisible by 2 and 3?
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(C)
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1
(A) 6
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(B)
8
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(C)
14
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(D) 16
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(E)
25
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1
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15.
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(D)
7
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1
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7
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7
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Which
of
the
following
figures
is
similar
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to the shape shown above?
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(A)
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(E)
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2
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1
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1
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16.
18.
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2
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ABC is an equilateral triangle and DEFG
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12
AB
5
DE,
how
many
is
a
square.
If
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1
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different
ways
can
ABC
be
placed
in
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DEFG such that two vertices of the
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12
What
is
the
area
of
the
above
figure?
2
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1
triangle coincide with two corners of
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12
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12
the square?
(A)
1
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12
(A) 4
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12
(B) =2
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(B) 6
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7
12
(C)
2
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12
(C)
8
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12
2
1
(D)
=
2
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(D) 10
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12
(E) 4
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17. The sum of eight positive even integers is
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12
19. G, S, and T are three points that lie on a
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12
50.
If
no
integer
can
appear
more
than
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7
12
plane. If the distance between G and S is
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12
twice
in
the
set,
what
is
the
greatest
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9, and the distance between S and T is 5,
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possible
value
of
one
of
the
integers.
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which of the following are possible
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distances between G and T?
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1
(A)
8
2
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(B) 18
I. 3
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1
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(C) 22
II.
5
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2
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(D) 24
III. 14
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1
(E) 32
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(A)
I
only
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2
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(B) II only
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1
(C)
I
and
II
only
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(E) I, II, and III
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2
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1
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21.
20.
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7
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7
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1
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If
AB
5
BC
5
AC
5
6,
and
D
is
the
7
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BD
5
halfway
between
A
and
C,
then
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1
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3
2
(A)
=
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(B)
3
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(C) 3=3
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The
figure
above
is
the
diagram
of
an
2
4
(D)
=
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1
industrial fan blade. If the fans maximum 7
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(E) 4=3
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blade speed is 100 revolutions per 10
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seconds, what is the greatest distance (in
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feet)
that
any
point
on
the
blade
could
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=
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(D)
=
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answer
the
accompanying
questions,
basing
your
answers
on
what
is
stated
or
implied
in
the
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passage and any introductory material provided. Mark the letter of your choice on the answer
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sheet that best corresponds to the correct answer.
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Line Frederic Remington (18611909) has
Line The question of what counts as literature
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long been celebrated as one of the most
has been strongly debated over the last
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Some argue that only the test of time
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(5)
(5)
illustrations in popular journals. As he
ultimately vindicates a fictional works
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matured, however, Remington turned his
claim to the status of literature. Their
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1
attention
away
from
illustration,
argument
runs
like
this:
if
people
still
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concentrating instead on painting and
read, still reference, still care about a
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sculpture.
About
1900
he
began
a
series
work
of
fiction
decades
or
even
centuries
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(10)
(10)
of paintings that took as their subject the
after its original publication, then that
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color
of
night.
Before
his
premature
work
clearly
rises
to
the
auspicious
status
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death in 1909 at age 48, Remington
of literature. Critics of this view, though, 7
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completed
more
than
seventy
paintings
in
point
out
that
this
method
of
determining
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which he explored the technical and
what is and is not literature by definition 7
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(15)
(15)
aesthetic difficulties of painting darkness.
excludes contemporary works from
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consideration. We do not know, they
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1 1. The passage suggests Remingtons major
rightfully contend, if a novel published in
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the last few years will be read in a
artistic
accomplishments
were
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hundred years or not. And so they ask,
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(A)
magazine
illustrations.
(20)
does
this
mean
we
cannot
meaningfully
2
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(B) sculptures.
discuss whether the work is important, or 7
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(C)
paintings
of
nocturnal
cityscapes.
influential, or of great merit?
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(D) paintings of nocturnal landscapes.
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(E) color studies.
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these were considerations that led the
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istration to Mars. Project Vikings goal,
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(A)
all
works
of
fiction
claim
to
be
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to execute a set of scientific investigations 7
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(B)
all
works
of
fiction
are,
in
some
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that
would
not
only
provide
data
on
the
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sense, literature.
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physical
nature
of
the
planet
but
also
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(C)
literature
is
a
much
more
prestigious
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make
a
first
attempt
at
determining
if
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category
than
fiction.
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(25)
detectable life forms were present.
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(D)
the
debate
regarding
what
is
litera7
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ture
is
excessively
erudite.
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of
the
following
does
the
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literature is an incredible feat.
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for
the
Viking
trip
to
Mars?
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(A)
Fascination
with
chemistry
on
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against
the
test
of
time
approach
is
that
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another
planet.
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(B)
it
does
not
take
trends
in
critical
tion.
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(C) it excludes contemporary fiction
(E) Possibility of life on Mars.
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(D) it allows contemporary works to be
Questions
516
are
based
on
the
following
two
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considered alongside the great works
passages.
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of centuries past.
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Passage 1
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recognized
Mars
for
what
it
isa
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relatively
nearby
planet
not
so
unlike
our
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measurement of the yard was standard7
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own.
The
fourth
planet
from
the
sun
and
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Earths closest neighbor, Mars has been
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the subject of modern scientists careful
(5)
and declared the distance from his
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scrutiny
with
powerful
telescopes,
deep
shoulder
to
the
tip
of
his
fingers
as
the
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space probes, and orbiting spacecraft. In
standard yard. Unlike many colorful
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1976, Earth-bound scientists were
anecdotes
from
history,
this
one
is
true.
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brought significantly closer to their
Early in the twelfth century, the English
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subject of investigation when two Viking
(10)
king
Henry
I
established
the
length
of
the
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probes touched down on that red soil.
1
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nose
to
the
tip
of
his
outstretched
thumb.
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the evolution of the solar system,
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our
scientific
age
such
stories
seem
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fascination
with
the
chemistry,
geology,
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earthy at best and ridiculous at worst.
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(15)
But not all ancient units of measure have
7
manageable size, it was defined as one
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such arbitrary origins. The mile is a good
one-forty-millionth of the Earths
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example
of
this.
Though
the
mile
is
today
circumference.
They
employed
the
word
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counted as part of the English system of
meter to harken back to the ancient
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(60)
measurement,
the
unit
dates
back
to
Greek
word
metron,
meaning
measure.
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(20)
ancient Rome. The English word mile
The rest of the metric system is even
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derives
from
the
Latin
term
mille,
which
less
arbitrary
in
origin.
The
other
metric
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means one thousand. For the Romans,
units of length were generated by either
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the mille was one thousand paces. A pace
multiplying or dividing the meter by a
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(65)
was
two
steps,
or
five
feet
roughly.
This
factor
of
ten.
Thus
a
kilometer
is
1000
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(25)
meant the mille was 5,000 feet. In
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medieval
Europe,
however,
the
220-yard
hundredths
of
a
meter.
It
is
the
great
asset
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ments, the mile was lengthened to be
energy are also derived from the basic
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eight furlongs. This made the mile 5,280
unit of the meter. For instance, weight is
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feet. A sixteenth-century act of Parliameasured in grams, which are determined 7
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ment fixed this measurement for the mile.
by the weight of one cubic centimeter
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It
is
true
that
the
English
system
of
of
water.
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(75)
measurement, the system that includes
France made use of the metric system 7
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(35)
the
mile,
the
yard,
the
foot,
and
the
inch,
compulsory
in 1840. Other countries
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has a certain quirkiness to it because it
rapidly followed suit. The adoption of
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has
evolved
through
human
history.
This
the
metric
system,
also
known
as
the
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quirkiness might irritate scientists, but it
international system, or S.I., coincided
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(80)
is
part
and
parcel
of
the
tradition
that
with
great
advances
in
science.
By
1900,
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(40)
has been bequeathed, in its accumulated
over 35 countries had officially adopted
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form, to the English-speaking world.
its use. In the United States, the system
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1
has
been
dubbed
voluntary
and
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Passage 2
preferred, but has never been made
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(85)
compulsory.
The metric system was conceived by
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The measure of the meter has been
twelve
French
scientists
during
the
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refined three times since its conception in 7
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1791. The latest was in 1983 when the
(45)
tions
during
the
French
Revolution,
the
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speed of light was employed to give the
metric system was formulated as a
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(90)
greatest precision for the measurement to 7
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scientific
system
that
would
replace
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date. The distance that light travels in a
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traditional
ways
of
ordering
society.
The
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vacuum
in
1/299,792,458
of
a
second
is
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revolutionaries did not see it as a
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the internationally accepted definition of 7
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(50)
coincidence
that
length
was
meted
in
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a meter.
7
1
measures
based
on
the
size
of
a
medieval
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king. Instead of these arbitrary standards,
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the metric systems basic unit of measure,
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the meter, was based upon the circumfer7
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ence of the Earth. For the meter to be a
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5. What is the author of Passage 1s attitude
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8. By reconcile the two measurements,
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towards the English system of measure(line 2832) the author means
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ment?
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(A)
determine
which
one
was
accurate.
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(A)
Emphatic
praise
(B)
develop
a
new
system
of
measure7
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(B)
Qualified
acceptance
ment
without
the
inaccuracies
of
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(C) Neutrality
the old.
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(D)
Strong
criticism
(C)
settle
the
publics
disagreement
over
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(E)
Antipathy
which
was
better.
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(D)
find
a
metric
equivalent.
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6. In Passage 1, the story of Henry I is
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(E)
cease
using
two
different
systems.
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offered
primarily
to
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(A)
demonstrate
that
the
readers
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accumulated
form
line
4041
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preconceptions
about
the
English
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to emphasize that the system
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system
are
wrong.
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(B) illustrate the role of the English
(A) ceased to change once officially
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monarchy
in
the
development
of
the
adopted.
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English
system.
(B)
derives
from
a
variety
of
sources.
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(C)
reveal
how
far
back
in
time
the
(C)
stretches
back
further
than
reliable
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English system goes.
written history.
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(D) provide a concrete example of how
(D)
continues
to
evolve.
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the arbitrariness of the English
(E) was adopted wholesale.
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system developed.
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10.
The
authors
of
the
two
passages
would
be
7
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(E) suggest the practicality of the English
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most likely to agree that the metric system 7
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system.
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(A)
has
a
shorter
but
equally
interesting
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7.
The
word
earthy
in
line
14
most
closely
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history as the English system.
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means
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(B)
has
a
history
that
reaches
back
as
far
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(A)
unrefined.
as
the
English
systems.
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(B) musky.
(C) has a longer history than the history 7
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(C) impractical.
of the English system.
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(E) has a history that is equally long but 7
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less colorful than the English
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systems.
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11. According to Passage 2, the invention of
14. In Passage 2, the reason for the 1983 defini- 7
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the metric system was
tion of the meter is probably that scientists 7
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(A) one of the greatest accomplishments
(A) have determined that the new meter
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of
the
French
Revolution.
is
a
more
manageable
length.
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(B) in contradiction to many of the other
(B) have more sophisticated data on the
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goals of the French Revolution.
circumference of the earth.
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(C)
a
side-effect
of
the
French
Revolu(C)
needed
a
way
to
bring
the
meters
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tions new calendar system.
length closer to the yards.
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(D)
one
of
many
anti-traditionalist
(D)
have
developed
more
accurate
ways
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undertakings of the French Revoluto calculate the original fraction.
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tion.
(E) wanted to disassociate the meter
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(E) left incomplete at the end of the
with the French Revolution.
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French Revolution.
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12.
In
the
sentence
beginning
In
the
United
following
are
mentioned
EXCEPT
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States. . . (line 82) the writer suggests
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(A) the kings who ruled during the
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that
the
United
States
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standardization
of
measurements.
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(A) has never seriously attempted to
(B) the contemporary standing of the
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implement
the
metric
system.
measuring
system
discussed.
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(B) is likely to adopt the metric system
(C) terms from ancient languages.
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fairly soon.
(D) the refinement of measurement
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standards in recent years.
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ing system.
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metric system, but has been unable
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16.
The
author
of
Passage
2
conveys
an
to
enforce
its
policies.
2
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implicit belief that the
(E) reflects a clear bias for the superior7
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ity
of
the
English
system.
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(A)
metric
system
facilitates
scientific
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endeavors.
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tion in the international community by 7
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(A) processed.
refusing to adopt the metric system.
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(C) metric system is best confined to
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(C) made smaller.
scientific use.
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(D) challenged.
(D) French Revolution was a high point
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(E)
modified.
in
the
history
of
science.
2
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questions
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intended
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useful
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Answer: 1.4
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receive
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ovals
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must
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gridded
as
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in
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answer
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integers?
to
choose:
pepperoni,
anchovies,
and
red
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toppings as three and as few toppings as
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will be picked at random from the student
zero,
how
many
different
pizza
orders
are
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topping
twice.)
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average
(arithmetic
mean)
of
five
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from
the
set,
the
new
average
is
14.
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solid
is
24,
what
is
the
volume
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the
figure
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composed
of
a
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the
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is
the
sum
of
the
y-intercepts
in
the
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the following two points, (21, 22) and
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above
graph?
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10.
Tom
is
twelve
years
older
than
Susan,
and
numbers
is
21.
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is
the
greatest
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is
five
years
younger
than
Bo.
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Bo
is
numbers?
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greatest
prime
divisor
of
m.
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does
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and Explanations
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sentence
that
says
Bills
are
presented
to
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action
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President.
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the
four
basic
elements.
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(A)
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the
best
choice.
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organism in its habitat, while (E) mentions studying a habitat as a
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whole.
So,
(E)
is
broader
and,
in
this
case,
broader
is
better.
The
best
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answer is (E).
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C
Does
the
author
portray
Coplands
music
in
a
very
negative
or
very
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positive light? Neither, so (A) and (E) are out. The author actually just
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opinion of his or her own. That eliminates (D). Then again, the author
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like a science passage). That makes (C) the best choice.
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essentially,
difficult.
Eliminate
(E).
There
is
no
negative
judgment
of
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that
quality
in
the
passage.
That
eliminates
all
but
(C),
which
is
the
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answer.
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pianists,
but
played
by
few
in
concert,
and
the
Symphonic
Ode
was
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largely
unknown
because
it
was
too
difficult.
Choice
(C)
says
as
much,
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8. A In the passage, Koussevitzky is first mentioned in connection to the
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difficulty
of
playing
the
Symphonic
Ode.
The
passage
tells
you
that
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until
it
had
been
simplified.
Choice
(A)
correctly
points
this
out.
Dont
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be tricked by the difficult name into answering that he was European.
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C
The
second
paragraph
begins,
Perhaps
as
a
reaction
to
the
perfor9
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mance problems of the Symphonic Ode, Coplands next two orchestral
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works
deal
in
shorter
units
of
time.
So
the
author
thinks
that
the
pieces
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immediately
subsequent
to
the
Symphonic
Ode
were
made
shorter
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because the Ode was not being performed. Choice (C) says the same.
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and not the complexity that Copland adjusted in the subsequent pieces.
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also
very
difficult
to
perform.
The
answer
is
(E).
This
is
essentially
a
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Americas
and
music?
It
says
that
Copland,
envisioned
American
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music
as
being
music
of
the
Americas.
In
other
words,
he
thought
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they were related, or should be. (A), (B), and (E) run contrary to this
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meaning.
(D)
is
irrelevant.
The
answer
is
(C).
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12. D The Mexican material is more accessible to audiences. The opposite of
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accessible
is
inaccessible.
(D)
should
look
good
to
you
right
away.
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Dont get confused by (C). The emphasis in the sentence is on
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audiences,
not
musicians.
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because the author never talks about eating or brushing teeth or other
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daily activities. (E) is also too specific. (A) is really off in emphasis; the
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trajectory of the Space Station. The answer is (C). Its also a good
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answer
because
it
captures
a
little
bit
of
the
tone
of
the
piece;
the
author
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seems to write the passage for an average person experiencing curiosity
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about
seeing
the
Earth
from
space.
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seeing
just
a
limited
part
of
it.
But
the
emphasis
is
on
seeing
the
whole
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Earth, because weve all seen limited parts of it. The answer is (E).
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15.
B
Here
you
have
to
be
careful
because
two
different
window
views
are
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discussed in the passage. The downward-facing window is discussed in
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the second half of the second paragraph. And there the author
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compares the view to looking at a big blue beach ball up-close, choice
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discusses the downward-facing window and then contrasts it with
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looking
through
a
sideward-facing
window
in
the
third
paragraph.
(B)
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17.
B
The
passage
discusses
the
faint
glow
in
the
last
sentence
of
the
third
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paragraph.
There,
he
attributes
it
to
the
outer
rim
of
the
atmosphere.
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the wrong part of the atmosphere.
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18. B Before the thought exercise is given the author states that, a good way
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to imagine our view is to stand up and look down at your feet. In
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imagining
the
view
through
the
thought
exercise
the
reader
gets
a
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(e.g.
where
San
Francisco
is
in
relation
to
Denver).
Choice
(B)
says
as
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much, and so is the best answer. Choice (C) is a tempting answer,
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because
it
is
the
idea
with
which
the
paragraph
begins,
but
it
ends
up
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being too narrow a description of the thought exercise.
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confusing.
But
its
not
dry
or
scientific,
so
technical
just
isnt
a
good
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word for it. Choice (B) doesnt capture its informality. Choice (E) is too
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extremeas
far
as
poetic
descriptions
of
the
planet
go,
this
one
doesnt
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even
rate.
That
leaves
(C)
and
(D).
Choice
(C)
isnt
quite
right,
either,
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because
its
not
irreverent,
its
just
casual.
Choice
(D)
best
captures
that
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sense.
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20. D You dont know a lot about what the astronauts do from the passage,
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so youll have to dig this answer up. Choice (A) seems silly, and would
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really
be
a
disrespectful
thing
to
say
about
the
author.
The
SAT
wont
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do that. So eliminate (A). Theres no reference to gravity in the passage,
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so
eliminate
(B).
Theres
no
real
reference
to
physical
activity,
so
(C)
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seems wrong. You are left with (D) and (E). The astronaut uses a lot of
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numbers,
and
throws
them
around
as
though
they
were
quite
easy.
(D)
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communication
procedures,
which
means
you
can
eliminate
(E)
even
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though
its
sort
of
a
tempting
answer.
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Section 2
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1. C This is the first question, so it should be one of the easiest, if not the
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easiest, questions in the section. For this reason, you dont have to
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expect anything too tricky about this problem. Substitute x 5 2y into
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1
4y
5
3
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5
3
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(C) is the answer.
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1.
the
use
of
the
variable
d,
and
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Start with the variable since d is half as much as 2d, it should take him
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half the amount of time, or 1.5 hours. One hour is 60 minutes, and half
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an hour is 30 minutes, so 1.5 hours is 90 minutes. Thats choice (B).
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3. A There is more than one way to solve this problem, but all paths involve
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manipulating
the
equation.
You
can
solve
for
f
in
the
first
equation,
and
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then plug that value into the second equation. You could also just leave
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the
3f
as
is,
and
monkey
with
the
formula
this
way:
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1
3f 1 15 5 27
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3f 1 15 2 15 5 27 2 15
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1
3f 5 12
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3f
2
6
5
12
2
6
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3f
2
6
5
6
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1
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Whichever
path
you
take,
if
you
manipulate
the
equation
correctly
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youll
get
choice
(A)
as
your
answer.
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4. A The first thing to notice is that this triangle is a 30-60-90 triangle, one
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of the SATs favorite triangles. Since you can read off the relationships
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between different sides of a 30-60-90 triangle, it can be readily seen that
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the x 1 y side is half the length of the hypotenuse (which is 14). Half of
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14
is
7,
so
(A)
is
the
answer.
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5. D Translating the English into algebra is the key to all word problems.
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Since the snack costs twenty cents less than the drink, you can write
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down
d
2
20
5
s.
Since
a
snack
and
drink
together
costs
$1.30,
you
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also know that s 1 d 5 130. You have two equations and two variables.
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Substitute
the
first
equation
into
the
second
and
then
solve:
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~d 2 20! 1 d 5 130
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2d 2 20 5 130
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1
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5
150
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5
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2
2
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1
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d 5 75
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A drink costs 75 cents ($0.75), so (D) is the answer.
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For problems dealing with units of money, always decide whether you
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want to work in dollars or cents. If the amount of money is great, using
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dollars is typically the best way to go. On this problem, converting to
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cents might work better since you wont have to deal with any decimals.
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feathers.
With
function
problems,
just
plug
in
whatever
the
problem
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tells you to plug into the equation. Be a machine! Here, you are
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considering
when
x
5
2,
so
f(2x)
is
the
same
thing
as
f(4).
(Of
course,
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the
question
could
have
just
said
x
5
4,
but
that
would
have
been
too
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Now just replace every x in the problem with a 4:
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x
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5
x
1
x
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f
4
5
4
1
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5
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Your answer is (D).
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7.
D
This
one
looks
strange,
and
it
is
as
straightforward
to
solve
as
it
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1
2
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appears.
If
you
only
consider
x
to
be
x,
then
you
only
get
the
=
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extraneous
solution,
and
not
the
correct
one.
You
start
by
squaring
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both sides and then factoring.
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2
2
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4x
1
12x
1
9
x
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0
5
3x
1
12x
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5
x
1
3
x
1
1
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x 5 23 or x 5 21
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1
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Checking
both
solutions
in
the
original
equation,
you
see
that
only
x
5
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1
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8.
E
If
|x
1
1|
.
|y|,
what
do
you
know
about
x
and
y?
Not
much
actually.
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x could be 210 and y could be 5, and the inequality would be true. But
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x could also be 10,000 and y could be 9,998, and the inequality would
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still be true. This means you cannot nail down the relationship between
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x and y, so (E) is the answer.
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1
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9. A This question is almost all Math Speak, but hopefully you are getting
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better
at
this
language.
The
whole
thing
sets
up
an
equation.
Percent
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means divide by 100, and is the same value works the same as an
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equal
sign.
What
number
is
Math
Speak
for
place
a
variable
here.
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Heres
the
translation:
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1
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75 percent of 104 is the same value as 60 percent of what number
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75
60
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5
n
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100
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104
5
0.6n
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Choice (A) is the answer.
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The percentages were rewritten as decimals instead of fractions to
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make it easier to use your calculator. Dividing 78 by 0.6 is not
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something
most
people
can
do
easily,
but
for
a
calculator,
its
a
cinch.
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1 10. D Equations of lines can be put into the y 5 mx 1 b form, and then the
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y-intercept,
b,
can
be
read
off.
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3y 2 x 5 12
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3y x 12
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1
5 1
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3
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1
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Note
S D

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As you can see from this figure a 5 a, and b 5 b because alternate
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interior angles are congruent. If two angles of a triangle are congruent
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to two angles of another triangle, what can you deduce about the
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relationship between the third angles? The third angles must also be
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congruent. If you dont see this, pick values for a and b and remember
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that the sum of the mesures of the interior angles of a triangle is 180.
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Choice
(C)
is
the
answer.
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12. D These next three problems test your ability to deal with unfamiliar
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symbols.
Recall
that
you
will
be
told
everything
that
you
need
to
know
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about the new symbol. Carefully read the instructions and dont get
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rattled;
everything
you
need
to
know
about
the
new
symbol
will
be
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handed to you on a platter.
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In the subtraction problem, convert each term one at a time:
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{ 2323 5 3322 and { 2321 5 1322
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(Its helpful if you write out the middle unchanging middle digits first,
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and then write the first and last digits.)
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1
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So
{
2323
2
{
2321
5
3322
2
1322
5
2000,
choice
(D).
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1 13. A You know that A is a two-digit number between 10 and 20, which
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narrows the field of possible answers to 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
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and 19. This may seem like a lot, but the second part of the problem
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2
2
will narrow things down. The equation ({ A) 5 {(A )looks confusing,
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but
the
key
word
is
equation.
The
two
values
are
equal,
even
though
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youve flipped the first and last digits. Flipping 19 makes 91, which is
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2
2
5
91
.
quite
a
difference,
and
its
highly
unlikely
that
19
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1
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At this point, you might suspect that 11 was the answer because
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reversing
the
digits
does
not
change
the
value
of
the
number.
That
is
a
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good
suspicion,
and
if
you
see
it,
you
can
easily
read
off
that
(A)
is
the
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answer. If you did not have that suspicion, just dive into the problem
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trying
different
choices.
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9
1
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54

Note
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14. E Since each variable is a digit and the inequality is true, plug in some
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numbers
to
try
to
make
the
smallest
difference
possible:
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1
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A
.
B
.
C
.
D
.
E
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5
.
4
.
3
.
2
.
1
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1
Now look at the subtraction problem and plug in the numbers above:
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ABCD
2
{(ABCD)
5
5432
2
2435
5
2977
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1
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The
difference
is
greater
than
one
thousand,
so
choice
(E)
is
the
answer.
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There is a theoretical path that leads to the same answer on this
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problem,
but
when
dealing
with
weird
symbols
problems
the
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theoretical
path
is
usually
not
the
best
one
to
take.
As
you
can
see,
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generating some numbers and then placing them into the equation
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works well and didnt take too long.
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1
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15. C Theres no answer choice that says, It cannot be determined, so you
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have to realize that there is a way to determine the area of the circle.
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Since the area formula for a circle is A 5 pr2 this means there has to be
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a way to find the radius of the circle, which in this case is line
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segment
RS.
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The two statements underneath the drawing give you the tools you
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need.
If
line
q
is
tangent
to
circle
R,
then
angle
RST
is
a
right
angle.
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RT
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, then you can determine the value of RS since the
And if RS 5
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3
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problem gives you the length of RT as 18. For line segment RS, the
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18
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radius will be 6, since
5 6. If you place this value of the radius into
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3
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the area formula for a circle, youll find answer (C) at the end.
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1
2
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A
5
pr
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A 5 p6
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A
5
36p
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16. E All of the answer choices mention August and September total sales, so
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the first step in this problem is to figure out what these values are. In the
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table, August has two squares (1,000 each) and three triangles (50
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returns each), so total August sales are:
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2(1,000) 2 3(50)5 2000 2 150 5 1,850
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Doing the same box-and-triangle conversion, you should find that
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September
total
sales
were
1950.
Therefore,
there
were
100
more
sales
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in September than in August. This lets you cross out (B) and (D),
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because
they
have
September
total
sales
as
being
less
than
August
total
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sales.
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1
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The final three answers all have different percentages. The difference in
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monthly sales is 100 (1950 2 1850), so what percent of 1,850 is 100?
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1
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n
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1850
5
100
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1
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n
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100
1850
5
100
100
~ ! 100
~ !
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1850n 5 10000
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1850n 10000
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5
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1850
1850
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n
5
5.4
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100 is 5.4 percent of 1850, which means that September total sales
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were
5.4
percent
greater
than
August
total
sales.
(E)
says
the
same
and
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is the correct answer.
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17. C You cannot solve this problem unless you do some creative line
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1
drawing.
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9
1
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9
1
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To find the unknown lengths, you have to subtract known values of
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opposites. Take the top and bottom sides, for instance. The larger top
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side is 8, and the lower part is 5, so the difference must be 3. A dashed
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line shows this value. Subtracting the right side (length 2) from the left
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side (length 6), you find another dashed line that has a value of 4.
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From this sketch you can see that x is the hypotenuse of a 3-4-5 triangle,
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and
so
is
equal
to
5.
This
means
the
perimeter
is
26,
(C).
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1
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S D
S D
56

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18. A Unpack the tangle of terms, and youll find the answer. You are looking
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for
two
prime
numbers
that:
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9
1
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1.
When
you
subtract
them
you
get
21.
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2. When you multiply them you get one of the answer choices.
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1
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It might not sound like enough information to find the answer, but it is.
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None
of
the
answer
choices
are
very
great,
so
one
or
both
of
the
prime
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numbers must be less than ten. If the two primes were greater, their
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product
would
not
be
as
small
as
the
answer
choices.
The
difference
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between
the
two
primes
is
21,
which
means
that
one
of
the
prime
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1
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numbers
must
be
small.
Good
candidates
for
the
lesser
prime
are
2,
3,
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trial
and
error,
and
youll
realize
that
the
difference
between
23
and
2
is
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B
First,
it
always
helps
to
draw
a
quick
sketch
of
the
scenario
to
get
a
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x1 1 x2 y1 1 y2
0 1 5 12 1 0
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,
,
~
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hypotenuse
from
the
origin
to
the
midpoint
of
DE.
It
has
sides
of
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choice
(B).
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pull out two different techniquesFOIL and PEMDASto solve it,
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but
so
long
as
you
write
out
your
work
carefully,
you
will
reach
the
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right answer.
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5
b
1
3b
2
7b
2
21
2
2b
1
10b
1
2b
1
10
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!
~
!
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5
b
2
4b
2
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2
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12b
1
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A
Theres
no
table
given
for
this
question,
so
its
up
to
you
to
create
one.
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In
this
respect
its
like
a
diagram
without
a
diagram
given:
You
could
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conceivably answer it without the visual aids, but its much easier
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with
them.
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appropriate
place,
and
then
start
multiplying
by
three.
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1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
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27000
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In the 1980s, the population fell by one-half, so divide 27,000 by 2.
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Your answer is choice (A).
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1. A Something that can be counted requires fewer rather than less. The
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answer
is
(A).
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should
never
be.
Me
is
the
object
of
a
preposition,
or
a
direct
or
indirect
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verb singular or plural? Compete is plural. The clause which is
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comprised of four cyclists obscures the subject-verb disagreement, but
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it is still there. (B) is the answer.
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because
there
are
not
any.
(E)
is
the
answer.
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the
verb
have
surveyed
might
sound
strange
even
before
you
read
the
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rest of the sentence. If not, were well prepared suggests that the first
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exploration
happened
prior
to
an
event
which
is,
itself,
in
the
past.
The
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first verb should be had surveyed, and the answer is (A).
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paired with follow up, a verb, not follow-up, which is a noun. The
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answer is (D).
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7. C Nothing in this sentence sounds wrong, but (E) is not the answer. Heres
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why,
to
whom
does
the
its
refer?
It
is
not
clear
if
it
refers
to
the
Ottoman
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or
Austrian
Empire.
An
ambiguous
pronoun
reference
is
an
error,
and
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8. A What is the subject, census (singular) or statistics (plural)? Statistics.
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Census
is
used
as
an
adjective.
The
plural
subject
means
you
would
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need a plural verb, were. The answer is (A).
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B
Scarcely
no
one
is
a
double
negative.
It
should
be
scarcely
anyone.
(B)
is
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the answer.
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10. D This is a tricky question because the error arises with the implied part of
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the
sentence.
The
full
sentence
with
the
implied
part
written
out
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Operations,
his
duties
and
responsibilities
were
not
much
greater
than
a
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midlevel managers duties and responsibilities. The short version
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should
still
say
managers.
The
answer
is
(D).
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accessible
and
more
understandable.
The
other
answers
only
confuse
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the original. The answer is (D).
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modifier modify the noun that follows it? Nope. The poet, Gerard
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Manley
Hopkins,
not
his
poems,
is
what
is
being
modified
here.
The
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possessive form (Hopkinss) and the noun poems messes things up in
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the
original
and
answer
choices
(A),
(B),
and
(C).
To
make
it
work,
you
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need to get rid of the possessive on the authors name. Only (D) and (E)
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do
that.
(E)
makes
an
unnecessary
change
to
the
verb.
The
better
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13.
E
The
original
underlined
phrase
is
not
glaringly
obtuse
or
a
grammatical
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disaster,
but
it
is
a
little
wordy.
Also,
this
includes
the
Human
Rights
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others.
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comma
is
technically
a
complete
sentence.
The
best
way
to
approach
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this question is to read all the way through each of the answers to see if
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they
contain
problems.
(B)
has
tense
problems.
(D)
also
has
two
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(E)
just
doesnt
work.
The
answer
is
(C).
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reasons.
First,
it
includes
the
phrase
her
plans
of,
which
is
redundant
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because the list is a list of her plans. Second, the preceding plans in the
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list
are
given
in
infinitive
form
(i.e.
to
refinance),
but
the
last
plan
of
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action
is
not
in
infinitive
form.
Any
answer
choice
that
deals
with
these
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two
issues
will
be
the
best
choice.
(B)
is
that
answer
choice.
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is attached by a comma to the main clause. Eliminate (E). You will also
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want to cut down on wordiness, rather than add to it. Eliminate (A) and
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(C).
Which
suggests
that
the
clause
modifies
a
noun
that
comes
just
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before it. That isnt the case. The answer is (B).
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17.
C
Again,
you
want
to
move
toward
parallel
structure
as
much
as
possible.
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You dont want nouns in one part of the list and verbs in another, as you
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have
now.
Change
the
noun
tolerance
to
a
verb,
tolerate.
You
can
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narrow the field to (C) and (E). (E) is wrong because you dont use a
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comma
in
a
two-items
list.
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followed by (to) conceal it. That leaves (D), without you even having to
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know that among suggests more than two people, whereas between
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suggests two.
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unnecessarily
complex.
The
answer
is
(C).
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things
to
be
avoided
in
good
writing.
If
should
be
followed
by
a
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then
clause.
What
follows
here
doesnt
fit
that
logical
pattern.
So
if
is
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out. That leaves (D) and (E). (D) gets rid of the repetitive and vague it in
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the second part of the sentence. Good. The answer is (D).
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21. D The original version should wave a red flag at you that it is repetitive
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and cumbersome and will need to be changed. (B) is even more vague
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and
wordy
than
the
original,
despite
being
a
single
sentence.
(C)
is
weak
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opener.
(E)
is
suspect
because
the
essay
is
about
the
word
modern
not
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modernity. (Yes, modernity is later introduced, but that does not
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change
the
point
that
the
essay
is
about
the
word
modern.)
(E)
is
also
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unnecessarily wordy. That leaves (D).
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22. B Descartes is the thing that will link the two sentences. He is the subject
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of
the
first
and
the
object
of
the
second.
This
is
a
prime
example
of
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when to use whom. (B) is better than (C) and the others are longer than
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the
original,
not
shorter.
(B)
is
the
answer.
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than philosophers and the opinions of historians in particular? The
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latter is an example of the former. The answer is (E).
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modernity
and
beginning
of
modern
times.
You
will
want
to
replace
the
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second with it. That leaves (B) and possibly (E). (E) adds unhelpful
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extra
verbiage
in
other
places,
so
(B)
is
the
best
answer.
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the
sentence.
Remove
the
phrase
between
commas
and
you
get
Most
of
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us. . . we are thinking. Bad. Most of us think. (E) is the only answer that
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addresses
that
problem
correctly.
(B)
actually
changes
the
sense
by
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eliminating
the
subject
of
think
so
that
it
becomes
a
command.
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(B)
is
so
straightforward
and
clear
that
it
is
better
than
the
original.
The
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without
being
wordy
as
in
(C)
and
(D).
The
answer
is
(E).
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semicolon
or
a
colon.
The
second
sentence
gives
more
specific
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information to elaborate on the first sentence, so a colon is better than
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a semicolon or parentheses. The answer is (C).
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grammatical problem. The sense is logical, so keep it. Eliminate (A); it
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changes
the
sense.
Which
of
the
answers
simplifies
and
clarifies
the
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grammar? The answer is (D).
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because it really doesnt go with the ideas in the passage. If you look
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back
at
the
passage,
youll
see
that
the
last
sentence
is
not
about
Macys
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but Bloomingdales. (E) would be out of place, so eliminate it. Youre
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left with (A) and (B). While (B) would be an adequate conclusion to the
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third paragraph, only (A) reflects back over the entire passage. The best
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answer is (A).
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1. D Jerome does not indulge much. He is an ascetic, (D). A teetotaler, (B), is
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someone who does not consume alcohol. A gourmand, (C), is someone
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who
indulges
a
great
deal
in
fine
food.
Neither
(A)
nor
(E)
have
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anything
to
do
with
indulgence.
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A
Begin
with
the
first
blank,
since
you
know
that
it
must
be
something
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negative since protests were planned. (B) and (D) are not negative, so
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eliminate them. Going to the second blank, organized fits well, while
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negotiated and theorized do not (you dont theorize about a protest
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event).
This
makes
(A)
the
best
answer.
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B
We
know
the
first
word
will
be
negative,
since
it
engendered
criticism.
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All
of
the
words
are
negative,
so
you
cant
eliminate
anything
yet.
But
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tic,
or
unreceptive,
certainly
not
passive
or
defeatist.
The
answer
is
(B).
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something
one
software
did
to
another.
For
the
second
word,
all
the
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choices, except (D), are things a user could likely do to software.
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Preclude,
(A),
means
make
something
impossible,
but
the
prior
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outdone, you dont want to implement, or use, it. Eliminate (B). If
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something is infected, you dont want to disregard it, so eliminate (C).
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would
mean
you
could
throw
out,
or
discard,
the
now
useless
thing.
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of
the
first
answer
choices
pairs
well
with
long?
Only
storied,
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with the meaning of the sentence). Plug in the second answer choices of
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humanity? No. Eliminate (A). Can it articulate, or express? Definitely.
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Choice (B) sounds too good to pass up.
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because each blank has a pair. The second blank has a more obvious
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pair,
so
start
with
it.
Which
of
the
second
answer
choices
goes
with
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speedy? (A) and (C) are the best candidates. On the first blank, does
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intricate
and
laborious
or
fragile
and
laborious
sound
better?
Intricate
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does because it provides a better contrast with the second half of the
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sentence.
(Also,
it
is
strange
to
speak
of
a
surgery
being
fragile;
someone
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in
surgery
might
be
in
fragile
health,
but
the
surgery
itself
would
not
be
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fragile.) (C) is the answer.
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7. A Despite at the beginning of the sentence is the main clue to unlocking
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the
blank.
You
need
one
positive
word
and
one
negative
word.
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possibly
discount.
A
problem
is
ameliorated,
not
a
person
or
group
of
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people.
(A)
is
the
better
answer,
especially
since
feud
and
clan
are
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both
words
that
seem
to
refer
to
the
past.
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choices fits with these two positive words? Only (B), mirth, does.
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(Irony,
history,
and
mystery,
are
at
best
neutral
terms
in
this
context,
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not positive.)
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9.
A
The
Latin
makes
this
sentence
complicated.
You
can
combat
this
by
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replacing the Latin words with the letters (A) and (B) in your head (i.e.
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although
(A)
has
more
subspecies
than
(B)
.
.
.
).
The
although
is
the
key
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to the logic of the sentence structure. Although (A) has more subspecies
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than
(B),
(B)
has
greater
numbers.
(A)
and
(E)
match
this
pre-guess
for
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the
first
blank.
(E)
isnt
really
logical
(how
can
a
region
be
ominous?),
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so the answer is (A).
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10. D Looking at the first blank, (B) and (E) can be eliminated because both
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are not conventional English. That leaves (A), (C), and (D). (A) is
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suspect, though, because progression is an odd word choice for the
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context.
(C)
is
illogical.
(D)
is
a
best
choice
because
it
flows
well
in
both
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blanks and because development is already a word you associate with
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pregnancy
and
fetus.
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1 11. C The word, Though, tells you that the ideals and the practices of the
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organization
are
at
odds.
So
if
the
ideals
are
outward-focused
then
the
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practice must be inward-focused. Which of the answer choices matches
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this
pre-guess?
Only
(C),
insular
(isolated,
circumscribed),
does.
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Hermetic means tightly sealed. Its not too far off in meaning, but it
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doesnt
refer
to
group
behavior.
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12. B On the first blank we know that the word goes with base, and we know
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that the prosecuting attorney is probably not saying nice things about
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the defendant. (A) and (B) fit this (motley doesnt; even though it has a
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negative
connotation,
it
means
a
random
or
ungainly
assortment).
This
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nials,
for
the
second
blank.
The
latter
is
a
better
choice
since
the
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prosecuting attorney is more likely to be making the defendant sound
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bad
on
purpose
than
by
mistake.
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13. B This sentence is either really positive or really negative about the new
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drug
regime.
It
is
more
likely
positive
since
a
new
drug
wouldnt
come
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out if it was known to be really negative. So your inclination should be
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that
the
blank
is
very
positive.
Only
(B)
fits
this,
and
it
fits
well.
If
you
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have
extra
time,
you
can
check
to
see
if
there
is
a
really
negative
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response
that
might
fit
better.
Bane
could
work
in
terms
of
meaning,
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but
it
doesnt
work
syntactically.
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must be considered together. The first blank is negative and the second
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blank
is
even
more
negative
(in
the
same
way,
or
to
a
greater
degree).
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The second blank isnt negative in (A) and (D), so they are not it. That
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leaves
(B),
(C),
and
(E).
Of
the
three,
(C)
is
the
best
since
self-centered
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and egocentric are synonyms and solipsism is a more negative form of
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both
words.
You
might
be
tempted
to
go
with
(B)
because
you
dont
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know what solipsistic means, but you can eliminate it because
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ill-tempered
has
little
to
do
with
self-centered.
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15.
B
What
is
a
good
pre-guess
for
the
blank?
Really
hectic
(that
is,
opposite
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of alleviating demands upon our time). Only (B) matches this pre-guess,
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and it fits in the flow of the sentence.
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16. A This is a global question since it cannot be answered by looking at one
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as
a
whole.
Ask
yourself,
does
the
author
present
Dr.
Rael
positively
or
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negatively, sympathetically or unsympathetically? The article describes
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Dr.
Raels
career,
generally
in
positive
terms,
and
no
criticisms
of
Dr.
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Raels work is discussed. So the answer should be positive. That
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eliminates
(C)(E).
(B)
might
seem
appealing,
but
realize
that
an
article
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can
engage
a
persons
work
without
being
positive
about
that
work.
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Also the passage more tells about Dr. Raels work than engages it. So
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(A)
is
the
best
choice.
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passage about? It tells the story of Dr. Raels life with specific emphasis
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on his professional career. Choice (C) captures this. You might have
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been attracted by (E), but remember the passage only discusses the Rael
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family when it contributes to the story of Dr. Rael.
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you
will
get
the
answer
more
quickly
if
you
answer
it
as
a
detail
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question. You can find in paragraph 3 that Jos Ignacio had the
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foresight
to
recognize
the
changes
that
were
coming
with
the
increasing
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Americanization of New Mexico and realized that a fluent knowledge
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of English. . . would be necessary. Choices (B) and (D) seem to echo
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this
sentence.
But
the
passage
does
not
go
on
to
say
that
Dr.
Rael
did
not
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learn English. The answer is (B). If you answer it as a global question,
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use
the
process
of
elimination.
The
passage
doesnt
mention
job
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discrimination.
The
passage
refers
to
Rael
studying
far
from
his
family,
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but
doesnt
mention
that
problem
in
regard
to
teaching.
It
strongly
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suggests
that
Rael
was
successful
in
American
schools
with
English
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names, so eliminate (D). The passage doesnt specify what Rael studied
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before his Ph.D. Choices (C) and (E) are hard to eliminate, but an
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overall view of the passage should convey that the folklore was precious
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and disappearing.
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19.
E
Relinquished
means
he
gave
something
up,
but
the
passage
does
not
state
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that Rael was relieved to give up his family duties. Eliminate (D). There is
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no
mention
of
sibling
rivalry,
so
you
can
eliminate
(A).
The
passage
doesnt
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say if the family was wealthy or simply OK, so (B) is out. It certainly
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doesnt
say
Rael
had
tried
to
be
a
rancher,
choice
(C).
That
leaves
(E).
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20.
E
This
question
is
similar
to
question
18,
but
it
is
definitely
a
global
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question. The basic gist of the passage is that Raels work was
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important. He collected Spanish-language folklore and studied the
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particular Spanish used in the area. The answer is (E).
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21. C Someone you study under is your mentor. This is a vocabulary question.
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The
answer
is
(C).
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1 22. B Corpus refers to a body of work. The only answer choice that reflects
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the idea of more than one book is (B).
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23.
B
Looking
over
the
choices,
there
is
no
reference
to
Dr.
Rael
enjoying
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working
on
the
ranch
(or
using
his
scholarly
pursuits
to
avoid
it,
which
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would already be using logic too strained for the SAT). The passage
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does mention his love of Pastores. Just after the mention of Pastores,
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the passage says this influenced his later work. Bingo. The answer is (B).
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24. A This is a tough one. But diffusion of motifs seems to be related to the
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number
of
variants
of
a
particular
story.
That
eliminates
(C)
and
(E).
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The passage goes on to emphasize how many variants there were,
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suggesting
that
the
answer
will
emphasize
difference
more
than
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sameness. Eliminate (B) and (D). The answer is (A).
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1 25. B If you do not know the definition of provenance you are not lost on this
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one. Replace it with each of the answer choices and see which one
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makes
the
most
sense.
If
you
do
know
the
definition
of
provenance
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(origin), then (B) pops out as the answer.
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26. D The end of the seventh paragraph states, But inevitably the historic9
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geographic
approach
led
more
to
collection
building
than
to
analysis.
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This is the most critical sentence in the passage. The answer (D)
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includes
the
word
analysis
and
is
a
fair
paraphrase
of
this
sentence.
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The
answer
is
(D).
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27. B This one is also hard. First of all, do you know what formidable and
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quixotic mean? Impressive, difficult, and errantwhich is to say,
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traveling a lot. This comes from Don Quixote, who traveled a lot. He
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was also a little crazy, which is why the test writers try to trick you with
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(A)
and
(C).
But
these
dont
apply
to
Dr.
Rael.
Remember,
the
overall
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tone is laudatory. (E) tries to trick you by getting you to admit that
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you
were
confused
at
this
point
in
the
passage.
Admitting
you
dont
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know will never be the answer on the SAT. The answer is (B).
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1 Section 5
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1.
A
The
wrinkle
in
this
word
problem
is
correctly
translating
what
a
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quarter
of
the
factorys
capacity
means.
A
quarter
is
one-fourth
of
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something, so a quarter of full capacity200 sheets of paper per
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secondis
one-fourth
of
200,
or
50.
If
a
quarter-capacity
is
50
sheets
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per second, in 12 seconds the factory would produce 600 sheets since
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50
3
12
5
600.
Choice
(A)
is
whats
going
on.
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2. E This is a straightforward variable/equation substitution problem. If
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2x
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Z 5 3 and Z 5 , then you substitute the value of 3 for Z in the
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second equation to get:
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1
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2x
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Z
5
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5
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1
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2x
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2x
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5
3
5
5
~
!
~
!
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5
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15 2x
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2
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15
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x
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2
9
1
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(E)
is
the
answer.
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Note
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3. A There are two prime ways to approach this problem. You can do a
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factor
tree
for
both
numbers,
find
the
common
factors,
and
then
look
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down the answer list for the greatest one. If you dont know what a
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factor
tree
is,
you
could
go
through
the
answer
choices
one
by
one
to
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see
which
is
the
greatest
that
divides
32
and
42.
Start
with
choice
(E),
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since
its
the
greatest
number,
and
if
it
works,
its
the
answer.
12
doesnt
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work,
so
try
the
next
greatest
one,
8,
choice
(D).
Eight
doesnt
work,
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and neither does 6 or 3. This leaves (A).
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4. B If you understand the idea of slope, the answer will fall into your lap. If
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you
have
trouble
with
this
problem,
review
pages
350352
in
the
Math
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section to make sure you are perfectly comfortable with slope and
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linear
equations
in
the
form
y
5
mx
1b.
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Viewed from left to right, the line descends, which means the slope is
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negative.
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That eliminates choices (C), (D), and (E). A slope is rise over run,
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meaning
you
look
at
the
change
in
y-values
as
the
numerator
of
the
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fraction,
while
the
change
in
x-values
is
the
denominator.
The
line
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drops two points along the y-axis for every three points it moves over
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2
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,
choice
(B).
on
the
x-axis,
so
the
slope
is
2
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5.
E
You
need
to
know
the
total
number
of
students
in
each
grade
to
answer
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th
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1
grade,
so
you
this
question.
The
table
tells
you
there
are
32
in
the
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rd
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grade.
There
are
16
boys
and
only
need
to
determine
the
total
in
the
3
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1
rd
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grade,
which
makes
30
total.
The
overall
total
is
32
14
girls
in
the
3
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plus 30, which is 62, choice (E).
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The table is incomplete, but dont let this worry you. The SAT will
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always provide the information needed to answer the question, one
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way
or
another.
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th
th
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grade,
then
there
are
14
boys
in
4
grade
6.
D
If
there
are
18
girls
in
the
4
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rd
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(32 2 18 5 14). The table says there are 16 boys in 3 grade, so there
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th
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are a total of 30 (16 1 14 5 30) in the 3 and 4 grade. Choice (D) is
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the answer.
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1
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simplified
expression.
Simplifying
this
expression
looks
a
little
wiggy,
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but you need to be prepared to work with wacky-looking exponents
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problems
like
this:
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3
22
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1
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4!
~
m
1
1
1
1
24
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5
5
5
5
m
5
5
3 2
5 3 3
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4~m4!
4m4m4
4
4
m
m
m
m
m
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The exponent is 2 , which is choice (A). If this makes no sense to you,
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youll want to review the rules of multiplying and dividing exponents.
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8.
C
You
cant
solve
this
problem
without
a
little
help
from
the
algebraic
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expressions. You know that the two expressions sum to 90 (because the
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measures
of
the
interior
angles
of
a
triangle
sum
to
180),
but
there
are
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two variables and only one equation: 2x 1 y 1 3x 2 y 5 90 (They
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1
equal 90 since the right angle takes up the other 90.)
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If the y variables didnt subtract out when you added the two
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expressions, you could not solve for x. The whole point to this problem
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is
to
brain
freeze
students
who
look
at
it
and
say,
There
are
two
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variables and only one equation. It cant be solved! If you just write
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out
the
equation,
you
can
avoid
this
type
of
paralysis.
Writing
down
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your work saves the day!
9
1
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2x 1 y 1 3x 2 y 5 90
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5x 5 90
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90
5x
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5
5
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x 5 18
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1
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(C)
is
the
answer.
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1
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1
9
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distance
from
Easton
to
Bethsaida
via
highway
x.
Traveling
this
route
is
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7 miles longer than going on surface streets, so going via surface streets
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is
x
2
7.
Traveling
both
routes
is
31
miles,
which
translates
to:
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x
1
(x
2
7)
5
31.
Once
you
have
an
equation,
you
can
solve
for
x:
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1
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x
1
x
2
7
5
31
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2x
2
7
5
31
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1
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2x 2 7 1 7 5 31 1 7
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2x
5
38
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1
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2x 38
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2
2
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x59
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Here you might to double check that x is the highway route distance
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and not the surface street distance. Choice (E) is the answer.
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1
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10.
E
A
function
is
undefined
at
a
certain
value,
if
at
that
value
the
function
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does not make any sense. For this function, the most probable way that
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it
could
be
undefined
is
if
the
denominator
is
zero.
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When is the denominator zero? Solve it like a quadratic to see:
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2
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1
3x
2
18
5
0
x
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1
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~x 1 6!~x 2 3! 5 0
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The
denominator
is
zero
if
x
equals
26
or
3,
which
is
choice
(E).
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2
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11. D The graph is a parabola, so it will have an x term in it. Sometimes that
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will help you cross out an answer choice or two, but on this question all
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answer choices have an x in them. Even so, it was a good technique; it
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didnt work on this problem, but it will work on others.
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The parabola is facing downwards, so the x2 term must have a negative
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2
in front of it. If you dont see why, plug some numbers into 2x . That
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eliminates
(A)
and
(B).
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Our last clue will come from where the figure crosses the y-axis. At this
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2
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will
also
be
zero.
When
point,
x
must
equal
zero,
which
means
that
2x
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x equals zero on the graph, the value of f(x is 22. So you are looking
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2
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and
22.
Although
its
hiding
a
for
an
answer
choice
that
has
both
2x
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2
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bit inside some parentheses, (D) is the answer since 2(x 1 2) 5 2x 2 2.
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1
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70

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ent.
Both
are
right
triangles,
so
you
should
smell
the
Pythagorean
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theorem wafting about this problem as a method of solving for y.
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2
2
2
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1
b
5
c
a
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y2 1 52 5 102
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2
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y
1
25
5
100
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y 1 25 2 25 5 100 2 25
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y 5 75
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y 5 =75
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You
might
also
have
noticed
that
both
figures
are
30-60-90
triangles
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(you can infer this from the relationship between the hypotenuse and
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the
smallest
side
of
the
triangle
on
the
left).
This
means
y
5
5
3
=
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which brings you once again to =75. Either method, choice (D) is
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correct.
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13.
A
Plug
in
the
answer
choices
and
see
which
ones
make
the
equation
true.
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Many of the numbers repeat and the equation isnt that involved, so
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this
doesnt
take
as
long
as
you
might
think.
1
works,
but
21
doesnt.
If
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you try all the answer choices, you will see that only 1 works, which
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makes
(A)
the
answer.
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1
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14. B There are multiple ways to approach this problem. Possibly the
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quickest is to count up the multiples of three that are even and 50 or less
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(if they are even, they will be divisible by 2). This list starts 6, 12, 18, 24
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...
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You might stop here and realize that the members of set Z are all
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multiples of 6. Even if you dont, youll continue with: 30, 36, 42, and
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48.
54
is
the
next
item,
but
its
too
great,
so
there
are
eight
members
of
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set Z. (B) is the answer.
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15.
D
With
similar
figures,
the
ratios
of
each
pair
of
corresponding
sides
must
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be
equal.
The
tricky
part
to
this
problem
is
the
bent-leg
formation
of
the
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given figure. The L-shape could roughly be described as, three squares
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up, then one to the right. Choice (A) is too thin, i.e. there was no
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corresponding increase in width even though there is an increase in
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length. With (B), the small part of L seems to be too big, and with (C)
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the big part of the L is too large in proportion to the skinny part.
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Now look at choice (D). The fact that the figure has been rotated makes
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choice
(D),
youll
see
why
its
the
right
answer.
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The
squares
are
much
larger,
but
they
are
in
the
same
corresponding
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angles are ninety degrees (if you dont see this, rotate the figure ninety
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degrees).
To
find
the
side
length,
its
Pythagoras
time,
but
you
get
a
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shortcut
since
you
have
a
special
triangle.
Each
side
length
is
the
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2.
Put
this
into
the
So
the
hypotenuse/side
length
of
the
square
is
=
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area of a square formula and youll find answer (C):
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A5s
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2
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A 5 ~=2!
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A52
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17. B First, make sure you understand what all those words mean. You have
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eight
numbers
that
are
integers,
and
are
also
even,
and
when
you
add
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them
up,
they
sum
to
50.
Furthermore,
only
two
of
the
eight
integers
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can be the same value. In other words, there are never three integers
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that
are
the
same.
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integers as least as possible. The set could be 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, x. This
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would maximize x. Now solve:
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2 1 2 1 4 1 4 1 6 1 6 1 8 1 x 5 50
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32
1
x
5
50
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x
5
18
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This is choice (B).
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You can also start with the greatet numerical answer choice and then
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see
if
it
works,
but
this
will
take
more
time
than
setting
up
a
formula.
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18. E Time to sketch! Heres one where two of the triangles vertices coincide
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with
two
of
the
squares
corners.
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You could also have AB run along DE. In fact, using AB you could put
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the triangle in the square four different ways (along DF, DE, EG, GF).
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also. The same is true for AC. That is a total of 12 different ways that
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the triangle could be placed in the square such that two angles of the
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triangle coincided with two corners of the square. It means that (E) is
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the answer.
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G
and
S,
then
G
and
T
are
4
away
from
each
other
(9
2
5
5
4).
That
is
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the closest that they could be to each other. But if T is on a line with
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S
and
G,
and
S
is
between
G
and
T,
then
they
are
14
away
from
each
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other (9 1 5 5 14). This is the farthest that they could be from each
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other. Therefore I is not possible, but II and III are. Choice (D) is
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the
answer.
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20. C If you connect A, B, and C, you have an equilateral triangle with a side
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BD
cuts
the
triangle
into
two
30-60-90
triangles.
This
length
of
six.
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AD
5
3because
of
the
relationship
between
the
sides
of
a
means
that
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yourself,
What
point
on
the
fan
travels
the
greatest
distance
through
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one
revolution?
The
answer
is
the
point
on
the
corner
tip
of
the
fan
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blade, as it is the farthest from the axis of rotation. In going through
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one
revolution,
this
point
describes
a
circle
because
it
rotates
about
a
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fixed point with a constant radius.
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To find out how far this point travels, you need to determine the radius
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of
this
circle.
This
can
be
done
with
some
help
from
the
triangle
shape
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at the top of the fan. The dashed lines through the two sides show that
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these
sides
are
congruent.
Combine
this
with
the
right
angle,
and
you
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have
a
45-45-90
right
triangle
with
two
sides
of
length
4.
The
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hypotenuse of this triangle will be 4=2, and this length will also be
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the
diameter
of
the
circle.
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Therefore,
in
one
rotation
that
point
travels
the
circumference
of
the
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circle
it
describes:
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But
theres
more!
In
30
seconds,
the
fan
can
do
300
revolutions.
You
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know this because the problem states that maximum blade speed is 100
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revolutions
in
10
seconds,
and
you
can
multiply
both
of
these
numbers
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by 3 to get 300 revolutions in 30 seconds. This means that the farthest
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the
point
could
travel
would
be:
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Choice
(E).
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1. D The passage reads, As he matured, however, Remington turned his
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attention
away
from
illustration,
concentrating
instead
on
painting
and
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sculpture. (lines 59) So the passage links Remingtons concentration
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upon
painting
and
sculpture
as
key
for
his
maturation.
Eliminate
(A).
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However, the rest of the passage focuses on his paintings, so the answer
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cant just be sculpture. Eliminate (B). We know he paints nocturnal
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scenes,
so
eliminate
(E)
(this
answer
isnt
specific
enough).
He
is
a
great
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artist of the American West, painting before there were any big cities in
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the West. The passage also implies that he paints natural scenes. The
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best answer is (D).
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2. C Go back to the passage. In the same sentence with vindicates is claim to
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the status of literature. This phrase indicates that literature has more
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status
than
fiction.
You
can
confirm
this
hunch
in
the
next
sentence,
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too. It says a work clearly rises to the auspicious status of literature.
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Again,
the
emphasis
is
on
the
loftiness
of
literature.
Choice
(C)
best
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contemporary
works
from
consideration.
Choice
(C)
is
a
reasonable
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paraphrase.
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E
There
is
only
one
topic
that
the
paragraph
mentions
twice
in
relation
to
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the exploration of Mars: detection of life. So this topic is the best
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B
Does
the
author
of
Passage
1
criticize
the
English
system?
He
says
it
is
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quirky, but he does not outright criticize it. That eliminates (D) and (E).
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The
author
does
not
strongly
praise
the
system
either.
That
eliminates
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(A).
The
author
is
also
not
neutral
toward
it
(he
argues
that
it
is
part
of
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the inheritance of the English-speaking world). That eliminates (C).
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Choice
(B),
qualified
acceptance,
sounds
about
right
since
the
author
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6.
D
What
is
Henry
Is
role
in
the
passage?
Not
simply
to
demonstrate
that
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the monarchy was involved in the development of the English system.
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thesis of the passage. Eliminate (E). The basic point of the passage is to
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(D)
sounds
like
a
good
answer.
(A)
isnt
right,
since
the
author
says
the
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isnt
simply
interested
in
the
length,
but
also
the
quality,
of
the
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English systems history. Choice (D) is correct.
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7.
C
Earthy
in
context
must
mean
something
slightly
better
than
ridiculous,
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because it is used in the discussion of the arbitrary nature of the English
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system.
Choice
(C)
is
the
best
answer.
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8. E Go back to the phrase in the passage. It talks about one system
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developing in Rome and another in medieval Europe. They reconciled
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the two by making an estimate of one (the mile) that is an even number
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of the other (furlongs). Is that synonymous with determining which one
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is accurate? No. Eliminate choice (A). With developing a more accurate
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system?
No.
(B)
is
out.
Settling
the
publics
disagreement?
Possibly.
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eliminate
(D).
Ceasing
to
use
two
different
systems?
Definitely.
Between
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definitely (E)and possibly (C), pick definitely. The answer is (E).
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therefore
eliminate
(A)
and
(E).
Does
the
English
system
continue
to
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evolve? Use common senseno. You are left with (B) and (C). The
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passage
specifically
mentions
a
variety
of
sources.
(B)
is
the
best
answer.
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(C)
is
less
good
because
it
emphasizes
the
length
of
history
instead
of
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the
quality
of
that
history.
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10. A Youve established that the history of the English system is long and
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colorful. In the second passage, the author is also interested in history.
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So she/he would probably not happily agree that that history is less
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interesting.
But
there
are
dates
in
both
passages.
The
English
system
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1500s,
you
still
know
its
before
1840.
So
the
history
is
factually
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shorter. That makes the answer (A).
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11. D Go back to the reference to the French Revolution in the passage. The
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author specifically mentions its anti-traditionalist bent. So (D) looks
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good.
She/he
doesnt
go
so
far
as
to
indicate
that
the
greatest
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accomplishment
of
the
French
Revolution
was
the
metric
system.
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Eliminate (A). The author indicates that the metric system was in
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keeping with the rest of the revolutionary thinking. So eliminate (B).
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Theres no mention of the revolutionary calendar in the passage.
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metric system wasnt adopted in France until 1840, but it doesnt say it
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wasnt fully invented before then. The answer is (D).
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voluntary and preferred. The implication is these are some sort of
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official
designation,
but
they
specifically
are
not
required.
Choice
(C)
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sounds
like
a
reasonable,
noncommittal
paraphrase.
Eliminate
(D).
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These words also dont suggest any pending official adoption.
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Eliminate
(B).
(A)
overstates
the
case
in
the
other
direction:
the
view
of
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the metric system reflected in the sentence in the passage is favorable.
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(E)
overstates
how
favorablethe
words
in
the
passage
are
warm
but
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dont suggest superiority. The answer is (C).
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13. E Refined in the passage is synonymous with recalculated. The passage
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doesnt say whether its to make the meter smaller or bigger. That only
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leaves (E).
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14. B There is no indication of any ideological shift motivating the 1983
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move.
That
eliminates
(A),
(C),
and
(E).
Which
is
more
logical:
new
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calculations of the Earths circumference or new ways to calculate
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fractions?
The
former,
especially
where
the
speed
of
light
is
involved.
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The
answer
is
(B).
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15. A As soon as you find an answer that isnt addressed in one passage,
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youre done. Do both passages mention kings who were ruling at the
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time of their invention? No. Passage 2 talks about the French
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Revolution, which overthrew the king; it only mentions a king in
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regards
to
the
English
system.
Choice
(A)
is
the
answer.
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16.
A
Which
of
the
answers
is
something
that
the
author
of
Passage
2
would
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agree
with
but
does
not
explicitly
state?
Which
is
most
plausible?
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Choice (A) is the most reasonable answer on its face. You can find
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evidence
for
it
when
the
author
says
It
is
the
great
asset
of
the
metric
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system, at least for scientists, that units for measuring weight and
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energy
are
also
derived
from
the
basic
unit
of
the
meter
and
The
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adoption
of
the
metric
system,
also
known
as
the
international
system,
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Section 7
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1. There is nothing fancy about this problem. Substitute and solve for x.
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5
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2=x 1 =x 5 y
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x
1
x
5
6
=
=
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5
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multiplying.
The
answer
is
3,840.
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3. If the probability that a senior would be picked is three-eighths, then seniors
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are three-eighths of the entire student body. Since Rider High has 400
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students, the equation would be:
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4. The volume of any rectangular solid is the length times the width times the
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height.
The
figure
tells
us
the
width
and
the
height,
and
you
can
determine
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the length from what you know about the area of the shaded side. Start with
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the
area
of
a
rectangle
formula
and
you
can
find
the
length:
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65l
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Place this length of 6 into the volume formula for the box:
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5.
First
use
the
area
of
a
circle
formula
to
determine
the
radius.
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5
pr
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p
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45r
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The diameter of a circle is twice the radius, so the diameter is 8.
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6. There are some fancier ways to solve this problem, but the surest way is to
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count up the options. She could have:
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1. No toppings.
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3. Just p
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5. a and p
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6. a and r
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7.
p
and
r
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8. All the toppings.
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That is a total of 8. Sure, theres a fancier math way of handling this
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problem,
but
since
you
have
the
right
answer,
what
does
it
matter?
Is
your
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SAT
score
in
any
way
determined
by
whether
you
used
the
fancy
method
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or not?
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1
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7. If x is the sum of the five numbers, you know:
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sum
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5 Average
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number of items
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x
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1
5 16
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x
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5
5
16
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5
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Make y the number taken away from the set y. You know that 80 minus y is
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the
new
sum,
and
that
the
new
average
is
14.
With
this
information
you
can
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solve
for
y
using
the
equation:
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2
56
2
y
5
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2
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5
y
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determine the third side of the triangle:
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2
2
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c
5
a
1
b
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2
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100
5
64
1
b
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If 6 is the length of one side of the square, the area of the square is the square
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of that, 36.
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9. You need to remember the right formula for this one. At least you know that
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since
you
cant
grid
in
negative
numbers,
the
slope
must
be
positive.
Heres
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the rise over run calculation:
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2
y
22
2
1
rise
y
23
3
1
2
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slope
5
5
5
5
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run
x
2
x
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2
3
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4
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2
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10. If you work backward from what you know, this problem contains no
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difficult
steps.
If
Bo
is
15
and
Gina
is
five
years
younger
than
he,
then
Gina
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is 10. And if Gina is 10 and Susan is three times the age of Gina, then Susan
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is
30.
And
if
Susan
is
30
and
Tom
is
twelve
years
older
than
Susan,
then
Tom
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is
42.
Theres
your
answer,
42.
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1
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11. This one tries to intimidate you with a new symbol and a complicated
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definition. By now, this sort of attempted distraction should not even faze
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1
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you, as you are well aware that everything you need to know about the new
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symbol is right in front of you.
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The phrase greatest prime divisor means the greatest number that is prime and
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also
divides
the
original
number.
So
the
greatest
prime
divisor
of
15
is
5
since
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no
prime
numbers
greater
than
5
evenly
divide
into
15.
As
for
12,
the
greatest
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prime divisor is 3. This means (15*)(12*) 5 (5)(3) 5 15.
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12. The graph might look messy, but you only need to pick out the five
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y-intercepts
and
add
them
up.
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Line 1: at (0, 2)
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Line 2: at (0, 1)
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Lines 3 and 4: at (0, 0)
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Line
5:
at
(0,
21)
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Adding up these five y-values gives you: 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 5 2
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13. The problem says that the numbers are distinct, so none of the four numbers
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are
the
same.
Thats
your
first
clue.
Since
the
sum
of
the
four
numbers
is
26,
the
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numbers in the sum must be less than 21. Heres a Rogues Gallery List of all
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the
less
prime
numbers:
2,
3,
5,
7,
11,
13,
17,
and
19.
To
find
the
greatest
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possible integer in the set, first make all the other integers as least as possible.
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The set could be 2, 3, 5, x. This would maximize x. Now solve:
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1
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2
1
31
51
x
5
21
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10 1 x 5 21
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10
2
10
1
x
5
21
2
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x 5 11, also prime.
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11
must
be
the
answer.
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Section 8
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As
you
might
expect,
answers
will
vary.
If
possible,
politely
ask
a
teacher,
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fellow student, or some other person knowledgeable about formal essay
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writing to review your essay and provide feedback on ways in which the
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essay is commendable and on areas where it could be improved.
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