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Directions:
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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their relationship to one another. Mark the letter of your choice on your answer sheet.
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Musical notes, like all sounds, are a result of
1. In this passage, musical notes are used
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1 the sound waves created by movement, like the
primarily to
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(A) illustrate the difference between
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are very regular sound waves. The qualities of
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(B) demonstrate the difference between
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its particular sound. How much a sound wave
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musical
sound
and
all
other
sound.
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displaces molecules affects the volume of the
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1 note. How frequently a sound wave reaches
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properties
common
to
all
sound.
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your
ear
determines
whether
the
note
is
high2
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or
low-pitched.
When
scientists
describe
how
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musical
pitch
and
frequency
pitch.
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high
or
low
a
sound
is,
they
use
a
numerical
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(E)
explain
the
connection
between
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measurement of its frequency, such as 440
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number
and
letter
names
for
sounds.
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vibrations
per
second,
rather
than
the
letters
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2. All of the following are true statements
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about pitch, according to the passage,
with Langston Hughes as
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(A)
instrumental
in
her
early
work
being
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(A)
Nonmusical
sounds
cannot
be
published.
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referred to in terms of pitch.
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(B) Pitch is solely determined by the
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frequency
of
the
sound
wave.
(C)
not
as
important
at
the
time
it
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(C) Pitch is closely related to the
happened as it is now, due to
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vibration
of
molecules.
Hughes
fame.
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(D) Pitch cannot be accurately described
(D) a great encouragement for Walkers
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with letter names.
confidence as a poet.
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(E) Humans perception of pitch is not
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affected by the intensity of the
New Orleans University.
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sound wave.
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4.
The
passage
suggests
that
Walkers
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Line
Margaret
Walker,
who
would
become
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decision
to
become
a
poet
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(A)
occurred
before
she
entered
college.
century
African-American
poets,
was
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tion
with
Hughes.
(5)
Her
parents,
a
minister
and
a
music
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(C) was not surprising, given her
teacher, encouraged her to read poetry
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12
2
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upbringing.
and philosophy even as a child. Walker
7
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(D) occurred after her transfer to
completed
her
high
school
education
at
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Northwestern University.
Gilbert Academy in New Orleans and
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12
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12
(E)
was sudden and immediately
(10)
went
on
to
attend
New
Orleans
Univer7
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successful.
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sity for two years. It was then that the
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important Harlem Renaissance poet
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1
Langston Hughes recognized her talent
Questions
510
are
based
on
the
following
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and persuaded her to continue her
passage.
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(15)
education in the North. She transferred
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12
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Line F. Scott Fitzgerald was a prominent
to Northwestern University in Illinois,
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American writer of the twentieth century. 7
where
she
received
a
degree
in
English
in
2
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This passage comes from one of his short 7
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1935. Her poem, For My People,
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stories and tells the story of a young John 7
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which
would
remain
one
of
her
most
7
1
(5)
Unger leaving home for boarding school. 7
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12
(20)
important works, was also her first
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12
John T. Unger came from a family
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12
publication,
appearing
in
Poetry
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12
that
had
been
well
known
in
Hadesa
7
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zine
in
1937.
2
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small town on the Mississippi Riverfor 7
7
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several
generations.
Johns
father
had
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1
(10)
held the amateur golf championship
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12
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through
many
a
heated
contest;
Mrs.
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12
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Unger was known from hot-box to
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12
2
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1
hot-bed, as the local phrase went, for
7
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4

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her political addresses; and young John
So the old man and the young shook 7
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(15)
T. Unger, who had just turned sixteen,
hands, and John walked away with tears 7
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7
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had danced all the latest dances from
streaming from his eyes. Ten minutes
7
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1
New York before he put on long troulater he had passed outside the city limits 7
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sers. And now, for a certain time, he was
(60)
and he stopped to glance back for the last 7
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7
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to be away from home.
time. Over the gates the old-fashioned
7
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(20)
That
respect
for
a
New
England
Victorian
motto
seemed
strangely
7
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education
which
is
the
bane
of
all
attractive
to
him.
His
father
had
tried
7
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1
provincial places, which drains them
time and time again to have it changed to 7
7
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(65)
yearly
of
their
most
promising
young
something
with
a
little
more
push
and
7
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men,
had
seized
upon
his
parents.
verve
about
it,
such
as
HadesYour
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1
7
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(25)
Nothing
would
suit
them
but
that
he
Opportunity,
or
else
a
plain
Welcome
7
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should
go
to
St.
Midass
School
near
sign
set
over
a
hearty
handshake
pricked
7
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BostonHades was too small to hold
out in electric lights. The old motto was a 7
7
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(70)
their darling and gifted son. Now in
little depressing, Mr. Unger had
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Hadesas you know if you ever have
thoughtbut now ...
7
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7
1 (30) been therethe names of the more
So John took his look and then set
7
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fashionable preparatory schools and
his face resolutely toward his destination. 7
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7
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colleges mean very little. The inhabitants
And, as he turned away, the lights of
7
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(75)
have been so long out of the world that,
Hades against the sky seemed full of a
7
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though
they
make
a
show
of
keeping
warm
and
passionate
beauty.
7
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(35)
up-to-date in dress and manners and
7
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literature,
they
depend
to
a
great
extent
7
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5.
The
tone
of
line
28
can
best
be
described
as
7
1
on
hearsay,
and
a
function
that
in
Hades
2
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(A)
compassionate.
would be considered elaborate would
7
1
(B) sincere.
7
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doubtless
be
hailed
by
a
Chicago
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(C)
sardonic.
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(40)
beef-princess as perhaps a little tacky.
7
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(D) dismayed.
7
1
John
T.
Unger
was
on
the
eve
of
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(E)
understated.
7
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departure.
Mrs.
Unger,
with
maternal
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fatuity, packed his trunks full of linen
1
6. The Chicago beef-princess (lines 3940) 7
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suits and electric fans, and Mr. Unger
7
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can
best
be
described
as
representing
the
2
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(45)
presented his son with an asbestos
7
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Chicago
upper
class
by
way
of
which
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pocket-book stuffed with money.
7
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literary device?
7
1
Remember, you are always welcome
2
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here, he said. You can be sure, boy,
(A) Anachronism
7
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that well keep the home fires burning.
(B) Simile
7
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1 (50)
I
know,
answered
John
huskily.
(C)
Apostrophe
2
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Dont forget who you are and where
(D) Metaphor
7
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you
come
from,
continued
his
father
(E)
Neologism
7
1
2
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proudly, and you can do nothing to
7
1
7
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harm
you.
You
are
an
Ungerfrom
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(55)
Hades.
7
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Copyright 2005 Thomson Petersons, a part of The Thomson Corporaton
SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, which
was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this product.

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7. The phrase maternal fatuity (line
7
10. The names Hades, St. Midas, and Unger
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4243), suggests that
suggest that the passage can be considered 7
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12
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a(n)
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12
(A)
John
will
not
need
linen
suits
and
2
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7
1
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12
electric
fans
at
St.
Midass.
(A)
epic
poem.
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12
(B) Johns mother packed frantically and
(B) euphemism.
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12
2
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1
ineffectively.
(C) aphorism.
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12
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12
(C)
Johns
mother
was
excessively
(D)
satire.
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12
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12
doting.
(E) allegory.
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12
(D)
John
resented
his
mother
packing
for
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12
him.
Questions 1120 are based on the following
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12
2
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1
(E) John never enjoyed linen suits or
passage.
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12
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12
electric fans.
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12
This
passage
discusses
the
work
of
Abe
Kobo,
a
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2
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Japanese novelist of the twentieth century.
8. From the conversation between John and
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his
father
in
paragraphs
36,
it
can
be
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Line Abe Kobo is one of the great writers of
7
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inferred
that
John
feels
7
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postwar Japan. His literature is richer,
7
1
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7
12
less predictable, and wider-ranging than
(A)
rejected
and
angry.
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12
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12
that of his famed contemporaries,
(B) melancholic but composed.
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12
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7
12
(5)
Mishima
Yukio
and
Nobel
laureate
Oe
(C)
impassive
and
indifferent.
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7
12
Kenzaburo. It is infused with the passion 7
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12
(D)
resigned
but
filled
with
dread.
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12
and strangeness of his experiences in
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12
(E) relieved but apprehensive.
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12
Manchuria, which was a Japanese colony 7
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12
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7
12
on mainland China before World War II. 7
9. Johns meditation on the towns sign in
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2
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(10)
Abe spent his childhood and much of his 7
paragraph 6 serves in the passage prima7
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7
1
youth
in
Manchuria,
and,
as
a
result,
rily
to
suggest
a
contrast
between
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12
the orbit of his work would be far less
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12
(A) Johns love of Victorian things and
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7
12
controlled
by
the
oppressive
gravitational
7
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his
fathers
love
of
modern
things.
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7
12
pull
of
the
themes
of
furusato
(home34567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
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12
(B)
his
fathers
commercialism
and
2
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(15)
town) and the emperor than his contem7
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Johns
sentimentality.
7
1
poraries.
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(C) Johns previous role as a part of the
7
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Abe,
like
most
of
the
sons
of
Japa2
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town and his new role as nostalgic
7
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nese
families
living
in
Manchuria,
did
7
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outsider.
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return to Japan for schooling. He entered 7
7
1
(D) his fathers naivety and Johns
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12
(20)
medical school in Tokyo in 1944just in 7
pragmatism.
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7
12
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12
time to forge himself a medical certificate 7
(E) the old-fashioned atmosphere in the
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7
12
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claiming ill health; this allowed him to
town
before
Johns
father
influenced
2
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avoid fighting in the war that Japan was
7
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it and its current modernity.
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already losing and return to Manchuria.
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When
Japan
lost
the
war,
however,
it
also
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Army and various guerrilla bands. They
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suddenly found themselves refugees,
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accurate to say that the novel simply
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desperate for food. Many unfit men were
marked a turning point in his career,
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abandoned
in
the
Manchurian
desert.
At
when
Abe
turned
away
from
the
experi7
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this apocalyptic time, Abe lost his father
(75)
mental and heavily political work of his 7
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to cholera.
earlier career. Fortunately, he did not
7
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He
returned
to
mainland
Japan
once
then
turn
to
furusato
and
the
emperor
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1
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(35)
more,
where
the
young
were
turning
to
after
all,
but
rather
began
a
somewhat
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Marxism
as
a
rejection
of
the
militarism
more
realistic
exploration
of
his
continu7
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(80)
of the war. After a brief, unsuccessful
ing obsession with homelessness and
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stint
at
medical
school,
he
became
part
of
alienation.
Not
completely
a
stranger
to
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a
Marxist
group
of
avant-garde
artists.
his
earlier
commitment
to
Marxism,
Abe
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His
work
at
this
time
was
passionate
and
turned
his
attention,
beginning
in
the
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outspoken
on
political
matters,
adopting
sixties,
to
the
effects
on
the
individual
of
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black humor as its mode of critique.
Japans rapidly urbanizing, growth7
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During this time, Abe worked in the
driven, increasingly corporate society.
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1 (45) phy. Eventually, he mimeographed fifty
11.
The
word
infused
in
line
6
most
closely
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copies of his first published literary
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means
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work,
entitled
Anonymous
Poems,
in
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(A) illuminated.
1947. It was a politically charged set of
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(B)
saturated.
poems
dedicated
to
the
memory
of
his
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(C) influenced.
(50)
father and friends who had died in
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(D) bewildered.
Manchuria.
Shortly
thereafter,
he
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(E) nuanced.
published his first novel, For a Signpost
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at
the
End
of
a
Road,
which
imagined
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12.
The
author
refers
to
the
orbit
of
Abes
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another
life
for
his
best
friend
who
had
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work
(lines
1213)
to
emphasize
that
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(55)
died in the Manchurian desert. Abe was
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also
active
in
the
Communist
Party,
(A)
his
work
covers
a
wide
range
of
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organizing
literary
groups
for
workingthemes.
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men.
(B) the emperor is often compared to a
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1
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Unfortunately, most of this radical
sun.
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(60)
early work is unknown outside Japan
C. Abes travels were the primary
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and underappreciated even in Japan. In
themes in his work.
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early 1962, Abe was dismissed from the
D. Abes work is so different from his
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Japanese Liberalist Party. Four months
contemporaries that it is like
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later, he published the work that would
another solar system.
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(65)
blind
us
to
his
earlier
oeuvre,
Woman
in
(E)
conventional
themes
can
limit
an
2
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the Dunes. It was director Teshigahara
authors individuality.
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Hiroshis
film
adaptation
of
Woman
in
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1
2
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the Dunes that brought Abes work to
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the
international
stage.
The
movies
fame
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has wrongly led readers to view the novel
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as
Abes
masterpiece.
It
would
be
more
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13. From the sentence beginning He entered
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medical school. . . in lines 1924, it can
present as a fact?
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12
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be
inferred
that
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(A)
Abe
was
a
better
playwright
than
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(A)
Abe
entered
medical
school
because
novelist.
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he was sick.
(B) Abes early work was of greater
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2
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(B) sick people were sent to Manchuria
quality than his later work.
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during
World
War
II.
(C)
The
group
of
avant-garde
artists
of
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which Abe was a part were influ7
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injured
in
World
War
II,
rather
than
enced
by
Marxism.
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fight.
(D) The themes of furusato and the
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(D) illness would excuse one from
emperor have precluded Japanese
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12
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military duty in World War II Japan.
literature from playing a major role
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(E) Abe never intended to practice
in world literature.
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medicine.
(E) Abes work is richer than his
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contemporaries because he included 7
12
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12
14.
The
author
uses
the
word
apocalyptic
autobiographical elements.
2
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to
emphasize
that
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17. The phrase blind us in lines 6566
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(A)
Manchuria
suffered
intensely
as
a
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refers to the
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result
of
the
use
of
nuclear
weapons
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in World War II.
(A) absence of film adaptations for Abes 7
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(B) Abe was deeply affected by the loss
other novels.
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of his father.
(B) excessive critical attention to Abes
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(C) there was massive famine in Mannovel, Woman in the Dunes.
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churia at the end of World War II.
12
(C) difficulty in reconciling Woman in
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(D) postwar Manchuria experienced
the Dunes and other later works
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exhilarating
change.
with
the
form
and
content
of
his
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(E) conditions in Manchuria after World
earlier works.
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War
II
were
generally
horrific.
(D)
challenge
of
interpreting
Abes
more
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experimental works.
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1 15. The word avant-garde (line 39) could
(E)
overwhelming
power
of
Abes
novel,
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best be replaced by
Woman in the Dunes.
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(A) experimental.
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(B) dramatic.
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(C) novel.
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(E)
realistic.
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18. The authors main purpose in the passage
20. The authors attitude toward Marxism
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is to
can best be described as
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(A) defend Abes later works against the
(A) contemptuous derision.
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prevalent
criticism
of
it.
(B)
reverent
espousal.
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(B)
advocate
for
Abes
work
over
that
of
(C)
skeptical
tolerance.
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his contemporaries.
(D) respectful interest.
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(C)
explain
the
differences
between
Abes
(E)
restrained
impatience.
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earlier
and
later
works.
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(D)
argue
that
Abe
is
an
even
greater
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writer
and
artist
than
generally
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perceived.
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(E) demonstrate that Abes work became
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film
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21 Questions j Time25 Minutes

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
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not
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to
scale,
assume
that
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has
been
drawn
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sum
of
the
measures
in
degrees
of
the
angles
of
a
triangle
is
180.
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8%
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4. The first four terms of a series are 1, 4, 9, 7
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and 16. What is the eight term of this
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the
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x
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value of x must be
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an
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The following description applies to questions
14. If the determinant of this matrix is 26,
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1113.
what is the value of n?
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The factorial of a number is the product of all
n 4
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the integers from one to the number. For
5
27
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example, 5 factorial is 5 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 1. The
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(A)
22
notation
for
a
factorial
is
the
number
followed
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1
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by an exclamation point.
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3
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(B) 25
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5
Thus
5!
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1.
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1
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(C)
27
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6!
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(D) 28
5
11.
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7
1
3!
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3
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(A)
2
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(E) 28
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4
(B)
16
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(C) 30
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15. If p 1 q 5 2q 1 6, which of the following 7
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(D)
88
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statements must be true?
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(E) 120
7
1
I. p is even
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2
II.
q
is
even
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12. If f(x) 5 (x!) then f(3) 5
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III. pq is even
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(A) 16
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(A)
I
only
(B)
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(B) II only
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(C)
II
and
III
only
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(D) I, II, and III
(E) 6282
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None
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y!
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then 5
7
1
x!
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(A)
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y
1
2
y
1
1
~
!~
!
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1
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is y . 0?
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2
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y
(A) 23 , 21 and 1 , x , 3
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(B)
x
,
23
and
21
,
x
,
1
and
x
.
3
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(C) x , 23 and 1 , x , 3 and x . 3
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(D)
x
.
3
and
x
.
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(E) 23 . x . 3
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17.
19. Raising n2p
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give
the
result
n?
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2p
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numbers
from
the
number
set
pn
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(A)
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{9,
11,
12,
15,
16}
must
be
put
in
the
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12
n
2
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1
above boxes according to these condi(B) np
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tions:
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p
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(C)
Boxes
A,
C,
and
D
contain
numbers
2
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1
n
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12
divisible by three.
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2n
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7
12
(D)
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12
Box
B
contains
a
prime
number.
p
2
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1
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n1p
12
Which number must be in Box E?
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(E)
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12
p
2
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(A) 9
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(B) 11
20.
If
n
is
a
positive
integer
and
n,
n
2
2,
and
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n 1 2 are each prime numbers, then the
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1
(D) 15
set of those three numbers is called a
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(E) 16
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prime triplet. How many different prime
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triplets are there where none of the set is
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18.
greater than fifty?
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(B) 2
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(C)
3
7
1
2
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(D) 4
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1
(E)
None.
If,AC
5
8,
AB
5
4,
and
D
and
H
are
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midpoints on CE and AG respectively,
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21. If a circle has four tangents, each of which 7
what
percentage
of
the
rectangle
is
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is perpendicular to two of the other
shaded?
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12
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tangents,
then
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(A) 12.5%
7
1
(A) at most one pair of tangent lines is
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(B)
16.33%
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parallel.
2
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(C) 20%
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(B)
at
most
two
pairs
of
tangent
lines
are
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(D) 25%
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parallel.
7
1
(E) 30%
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(C) all four tangent lines are parallel.
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(D)
a
square
is
inscribed
in
the
circle.
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1
(E) one particular diameter could be
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perpendicular
to
all
four
tangent
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lines.
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7
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Do not proceed to the next section until time is up.
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Section 3
30 Questions j Time25 Minutes
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1 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
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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1
2
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4. If there is no error, pick answer choice (E).
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1
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5.
There
will
be
no
change
in
any
parts
of
the
sentence
that
are
not
underlined.
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1
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3.
The
FDA
did
not
conclude
that
the
1.
Despite
the
enormous
voter
drive
,
there
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A
A
B
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are still many city-dwellers who are not
negative side affects of the drug offset the 7
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C
B
C
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registered
to
vote.
No
error
drugs
positive
benefits
.
No
error
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1.
The
following
questions
test
your
knowledge
of
English
grammar,
word
usage,
word
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choice,
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Any
errors
that
occur
will
be
found
in
the
underlined
portion
of
the
sentence.
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you
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believe there is an error, choose the answer choice that corrects the original mistake.
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(B),
(C),
(D),
and
(E)
contain
alternative
phrasings
of
the
underlined
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the
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one
of
these
alternate
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correct
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does
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days, rumors circulated that the challenger 7
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circulated
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mental
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several days, the rematch was
(A)
with
his
later
work,
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rumored to be won by the challenger.
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last
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near
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so
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to
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not
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of
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campuses
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near
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mechanics,
but
an
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centers.
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provinces.
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human
subject,
often
portraying
human
because
it
has
been
subsumed
under
the
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(A)
often
portraying
human
frailties
and
(A)
it
has
been
subsumed
under
the
study
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(B)
and
it
often
portrayed
human
(B)
it
was
subsumed
in
the
past
under
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frailties
and
failings.
the
study
of
linguistics.
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(C)
human
frailties
and
human
failings
(C)
it
has
been
subsumed
with
the
study
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being
often
portrayed.
of
linguistics.
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(D) linguistics previously having sub7
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(E) though portraying human frailties
(E) it had been subsumed under the
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Mexico,
which
was
part
of
the
tumult
of
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the
Mexican
revolution,
therefore
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prompted a retaliatory expedition led by
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General
Pershing.
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(A) revolution, therefore prompted a
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to
lead
a
retaliatory
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revolution;
a
retaliatory
expedition
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led by General Pershing thereby
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prompted.
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(E)
revolution,
prompted
a
retaliatory
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Improving Paragraphs
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1. The following questions test your knowledge of paragraph and sentence construction.
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errors.
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on
specific
sentences
and
ask
if
there
are
any
problems
with
that
sentences
word
choice,
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word usage, or overall structure. Other questions will ask about the paragraph itself.
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paragraph
writing.
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duced
below)?
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(1) An incredible hot-air balloon exhibition
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An incredible hot-air balloon exhibition hap- 7
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happened
on
September
5,
1862.
(2)
It
was
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pened
on
September
5,
1862.
It
was
given
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by
Glaisher
and
Coxwell,
two
Englishmen.
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men.
(3)
There
was
no
compressed
oxygen
for
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1 them to breathe in those days. (4) They got so
(A) An incredible hot-air balloon
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high that they couldnt use their limbs. (5)
exhibition was given September 5,
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Coxwell had to open the descending valve with
1862 by Glaisher and Coxwell, two
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his teeth. (6) Before Glaisher passed out, he
Englishmen.
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feet. (7) Many believe they got eight thousand
exhibition happened on September 5, 7
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feet higher before they began to descend,
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teenth
century.
(C)
Given
by
Glaisher
and
Coxwell,
two
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(8) Now the largest balloon to go up in the
Englishmen, an incredible hot-air
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nineteenth
century
was
The
Giant.
(9)
The
balloon
exhibition
happened
on
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2
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balloon held 215,000 cubic feet of air and was
September 5, 1862.
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feet
wide.
(10)
It
could
carry
four
and
a
half
(D)
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men, gave an incredible hot-air
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1853,
with
fifteen
passengers.
(12)
All
of
whom
balloon
exhibition,
happening
on
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returned safely. (13) The successful trip received
September 5, 1862.
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combine sentences 9 and 10 (reproduced
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(A)
There
was
no
compressed
oxygen
for
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them
to
breathe
in
those
days.
The
balloon
held
215,000
cubic
feet
of
air
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(B)
They
got
so
high
that
they
couldnt
and
was
74
feet
wide.
It
could
handle
four
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Coxwell
had
to
open
the
descending
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The
balloon
held
215,000
cubic
feet
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with
his
teeth.
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of air and was 74 feet wide, which
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(D)
Before
Glaisher
passed
out,
he
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could handle four and a half tons of 7
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recorded an elevation of 29 thousand
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cargo.
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1
feet.
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(B) The balloon held 215,000 cubic feet 7
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(E) Many believe they got 8 thousand
of air and was 74 feet wide, handling 7
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feet higher before they began to
four and a half tons of cargo.
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descend.
(C) The balloon held 215,000 cubic feet 7
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of air and was 74 feet wide; it could 7
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23.
Which
of
the
following
is
the
best
revision
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handle four and a half tons of cargo. 7
1
for
sentence
8
(reproduced
below)?
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(D) The balloon held 215,000 cubic feet 7
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Now
the
largest
balloon
to
go
up
in
the
of
air
and
was
74
feet
wide,
and
it
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nineteenth century was The Giant.
could handle four and a half tons of 7
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cargo.
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(A) Move in the nineteenth century to
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the beginning of the sentence and
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of
air
and
was
74
feet
wide,
but
it
delete Now
7
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1
could
carry
four
and
a
half
tons
of
(B)
Add
a
comma
after
Now.
2
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cargo.
(C) Begin the sentence with Moreover,
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1
7
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(D)
Delete
now.
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25.
Which
of
the
following
is
the
best
way
to
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(E) Replace to go up with exhibition.
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revise sentences 11 and 12 (reproduced
7
1
7
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below)?
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Its flight began in Paris, in 1853, with
7
1
7
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fifteen
passengers.
All
of
whom
returned
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safely.
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(A) Replace whom with who.
7
1
2
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Who all returned safely.
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1
(C) Delete of
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(D) Replace the period at the end of
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sentence 11 with a comma.
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(E)
Delete
the
period
at
the
end
of
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sentence 11 and change returned
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to
returning
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1
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Questions 2630 are based on the following
7
26. Which of the following is the revision of
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7
12
passage.
sentence 4 (reproduced below)?
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7
12
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One of the officials from the literacy pro- 7
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(1) On my nineteenth birthday, I began my trip
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7
12
gram
I
was
working
was
there
to
meet
me.
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12
to
Mali,
West
Africa.
(2)
Some
24
hours
later
I
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7
12
arrived in Bamako, the capital of Mali. (3) The
(A) As it is now.
7
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12
sun
had
set
and
the
night
was
starless.
(4)
One
(B)
One
of
the
literacy
program
I
was
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12
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of the officials from the literacy program I was
workings officials was there to meet 7
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7
12
2
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7
1 working was there to meet me. (5) After the
me.
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7
12
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7
12
melee in the baggage claim, we proceeded to his
(C) There, was one of the officials from
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12
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12
car. (6) Actually, it was a truck. (7) I was soon
the literacy program I was working
7
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12
to learn that most people in Mali that had
to meet me.
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automobiles actually had trucks or SUVs. (8)
12
(D) One of the officials from the literacy 7
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7
12
Apparently,
there
not
just
a
convenience
but
a
program where I worked had been
2
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necessity when you live on the edge of the
there to meet me.
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Sahara.
(9)
I
threw
my
bags
into
the
bed
of
the
(E)
One
of
the
officials
from
the
literacy
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program where I would be working
7
1 truck, and hopped in to the back of the cab.
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12
(10)
Riding
to
my
welcome
dinner,
I
stared
out
was
there
to
meet
me.
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12
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7
12
the windows of the truck and took in the city.
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7
12
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12
27.
Which
of
the
following
is
the
best
way
to
(11)
It
was
truly
a
foreign
land
to
me,
and
I
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12
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7
12
revise sentence 7 (reproduced below)?
knew that I was an alien there. (12) What am
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7
12
2
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7
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I was soon to learn that most people in
I doing here? I thought.
7
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Mali that had automobiles actually had
(13)
It
is
hard
to
believe
but
seven
months
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1 later I returned to the same airport along the
trucks or SUVs.
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7
12
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7
12
same
road
that
I
had
traveled
on
that
first
night
(A) Change I was soon to learn to I
7
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in Bamako, and my perspective on the things
was
soon
learning
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2
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that I saw had completely changed. (14) The
(B) Change that had automobiles to
7
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1 landscape that had once seemed so desolate and
who
had
automobiles
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12
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7
12
lifeless now was the homeland of people that I
(C) Replace or with and
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12
had come to love. (15) When I looked back at
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7
12
(D)
Add
commas
after
Mali
and
7
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the capital, Bamako, fast receding on the
7
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automobiles
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horizon,
I
did
not
see
a
city
foreboding
and
2
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(E) Add an apostrophe to make SUVs 7
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wild in its foreignness. (16) I saw the city which
7
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read
SUVs
7
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held
so
many
dear
friends.
(17)
I
saw
tea7
1
2
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7
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drinking sessions going late into the night.
7
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(18)
I
saw
the
hospitality
and
open-heartedness
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1 of the people of Mali. (19) The second time,
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12
everything looked completely different, and I
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12
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12
knew
that
it
was
I
who
had
changed
and
not
it.
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2
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1
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12
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12
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28. Sentence 13 (reproduced below) would
7
29. If you were to combine sentences 1618
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best be revised to which of the following
(reproduced below) into one sentence,
7
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choices?
which
of
the
following
would
be
the
best
7
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7
1
choice?
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It
is
hard
to
believe
but
seven
months
later
7
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7
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I
returned
to
the
same
airport
along
the
I
saw
the
city
which
held
so
many
dear
7
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1
same road that I had traveled on that first
friends. I saw tea-drinking sessions going 7
7
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7
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night
in
Bamako,
and
my
perspective
on
late
into
the
night.
I
saw
the
hospitality
7
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the
things
that
I
saw
had
completely
and
open-heartedness
of
the
people
of
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7
1
7
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changed.
Mali.
7
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(A) As it is now.
(A) I saw the city which held so many
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1
7
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(B) It is hard to believe, but seven
dear friends; I saw tea-drinking
7
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7
months later I returned to the same
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sessions going late into the night; I
7
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airport
along
the
same
road
that
I
saw
the
hospitality
and
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had traveled on that first night in
heartedness of the people of Mali.
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7
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Bamako:
my
perspective
on
the
(B)
I
saw
the
city
which
held
so
many
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things I saw had completely changed.
dear friends, drinking tea into late in 7
1
7
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(C)
It
is
hard
to
believe
but
seven
months
the night, and the hospitality and
7
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7
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later
I
returned
to
the
same
airport
open-heartedness
of
the
people
of
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along the same road that I had
Mali.
7
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traveled
on
that
first
night
in
(C)
I
saw
the
city
which
held
so
many
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Bamako, and my perspective
dear friends, I saw tea-drinking
7
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completely
changed
on
the
things
I
sessions
going
late
into
the
night,
I
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1
saw.
saw the hospitality and open7
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7
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(D)
It
is
hard
to
believe,
but
seven
heartedness
of
the
people
of
Mali.
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7
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months later, when I returned to the
(D) I saw the city which held so many
7
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same airport along the same road
dear friends, tea-drinking sessions
7
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7
1
that I had traveled on that first night
going late into the night, the hospi7
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7
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in Bamako, my perspective on the
tality and open-heartedness of the
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later
I
returned
to
the
same
dear
friends:
tea-drinking
sessions
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written
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Directions:
Each
sentence
below
has
either
one
or
two
blanks
in
it
and
is
followed
by
five
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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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disciplined
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selected to give the __________ at the
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funeral.
who had become __________ by the string 7
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elegy
(A)
enthusiasm.
.elated
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epigraph
(B)
vigor.
.inundated
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(C) ebullience. .dispirited
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(D)
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commending
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(A) dubious. .prospect
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conceding
(C)
indubitable.
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(D) assured. .expectation
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gracefully
__________
the
dog.
8.
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the
new
pharmaceutical
regime
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(A)
felicitously.
.enticing
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was
__________,
a
result
the
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swiftly.
.defeating
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acrobatically.
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deftly.
.eluding
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.ignored
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The
life
of
the
lightening
bug
is
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pointed.
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moribund.
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meandering.
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ephemeral
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marsh
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environment
where
there
was
an
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iota
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of
predators.
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conundrum
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her
rapier,
but
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other
sports
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adroit.
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Janovec,
an
ecologist
who
has
worked
in
the
Los
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tenacious.
.passable
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watershed
in
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nia
is
crucial
for
maintaining
global
many
accolades
for
her
work.
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forest
and
rivers
provide
vital
sources
of
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and
water
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by
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Los
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watershed
in
the
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state
of
Madre
de
Dios,
southeastern
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Peru, is representative of the pristine
lecture, but Mario thought the lecture was
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lowland
moist
forest
once
found
better characterized as __________ than as
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(15)
throughout
most
of
upper
Amazonian
erudite.
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recondite
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specious
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slash-and-burn agriculture. The Los
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disruptive
encroachment
of
modern
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immediate need to justify it as a conser(70)
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vation
zone,
this
area
deserves
intensive,
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support
from
the
Amazon
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1 (30) long-term projects aimed at botanical
Conservation Association, and in
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training,
ecotourism,
biological
invencollaboration
with
U.S.
and
Peruvian
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tory, and information synthesis.
colleagues, the Botany of the Los Amigos 7
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(75)
On
July
24,
2001,
the
government
of
project
has
been
initiated.
At
Los
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Peru and the Amazon Conservation
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ment
creating
the
first
long-term
permaand
scientific
research;
a
marriage
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nently renewable conservation concesbetween various disciplines, from human 7
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(80)
sion.
To
our
knowledge
this
is
the
first
ecology
to
economic
botany,
product
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such agreement to be implemented in the
marketing to forest management. The
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(40)
world. The conservation concession
complexity of the ecosystem will best be
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protects 340,000 acres of old-growth
understood through a multidisciplinary
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Amazonian forest in the Los Amigos
approach, and improved understanding
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(85)
watershed, which is located in southeastof the complexity will lead to better
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ern Peru. This watershed protects the
management. The future of these forests
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(45)
eastern
flank
of
Manu
National
Park
and
will
depend
on
sustainable
management
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is part of the lowland forest corridor that
and development of alternative practices
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links
it
to
Bahuaja-Sonene
National
Park.
and
products
that
do
not
require
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The Los Amigos conservation concession
irreversible destruction.
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will
serve
as
a
mechanism
for
the
The
botanical
project
will
provide
a
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1 (50) development of a regional center of
foundation of information that is
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excellence
in
natural
forest
management
essential
to
other
programs
at
Los
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and biodiversity science.
Amigos. By combining botanical studies
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(95)
Several major projects are being
with fisheries and mammology, we will
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implemented
at
the
Los
Amigos
Conserbetter
understand
plant/animal
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(55)
vation Area. Louise Emmons is initiating
tions. By providing names, the botanical
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studies
of
mammal
diversity
and
ecology
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accurate
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in the Los Amigos area. Other projects
nication about plants and the animals
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(100) that use them. Included in this scenario
involve studies of the diversity of
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arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, and
are humans, as we will dedicate time to
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1 (60) birds. Robin Foster has conducted
people-plant interactions in order to
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botanical studies at Los Amigos, resulting
learn what plants are used by people in
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in the labeling of hundreds of plant
the Los Amigos area, and what plants
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(105)
species
along
two
kilometers
of
trail
in
could
potentially
be
used
by
people.
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upland and lowland forest. Michael
To be informed, we must develop
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(65)
Goulding
is
leading
a
fisheries
and
knowledge.
To
develop
knowledge,
we
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2
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aquatic ecology program, which aims to
must collect, organize, and disseminate
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document
the
diversity
of
fish,
their
information.
In
this
sense,
botanical
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(110) information has conservation value.
ecologies, and their habitats in the Los
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Before
we
can
use
plant-based
products
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species are useful and we must know
placed, without changing the meaning,
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their
names.
We
must
be
able
to
identify
with
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(A)
grant.
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forest,
how
many
of
them
exist,
how
they
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(B)
acknowledgement.
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are
pollinated
and
when
they
produce
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(C) food supply.
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fruit
(or
other
useful
products).
Aside
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(D)
apology.
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from
understanding
the
species
as
they
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compromise.
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have
information
about
their
overall
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to better understand and manage the
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variation,
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viability
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because
it
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was
the
first
time
a
South
American
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was
the
first
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represents
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the
current
environmental
condition
form
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a
renewable
contract.
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Foster, and Michael Goulding (in the
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paragraph)
are
employed
in
the
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(A)
demonstrate
that
conservation
efforts
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passage as
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been
historically
successful
and
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so should be continued.
(A) colleagues of the authors in his
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(B) garner support for opposition to
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destructive
activities
in
the
Los
(B)
examples
of
the
kinds
of
activities
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the author and his colleagues are
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position
the
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Amigos
watershed
trying
to
halt.
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serving the Amazonian rainforests.
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(D) uphold the Peruvian governments
of study in Amazonian botany.
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example
of
government
policy
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studying
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and
studying
the
myriad
new
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(B)
studying
how
plants
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used
by
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forests
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competing
projects.
(E)
labeling
plants
in
the
Los
Amigos
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projects
in
Amazonian
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(C)
condemnation
for
the
government
of
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(D) passionate support for his and
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related projects.
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(E)
zealous
advocacy
for
his
point
of
view.
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he
means
that
the
project
will
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Positive
contributions
of
scientific
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(A)
help
recognize
new
species.
research
for
conservation
efforts
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(B)
aid
in
the
standardization
of
names
(B)
Pollution
of
water
sources
in
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for new species.
Amazonian Peru
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participate
in
naming
the
regions
(C)
Economic
importance
of
conserving
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different
zones.
the
Amazon
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publish
information
for
corporations
(D)
Specific
efforts
of
the
Peruvian
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researchers
regarding
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most
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maintain
the
integrity
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appropriate names for specific
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(E) Examples of previous scientific
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(E) clarify the confusion surrounding the
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value,
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conservation.
(E)
praise
the
Peruvian
government
for
its
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conservation
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botanical
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(E)
new
drugs
will
be
developed
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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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measures
in
degrees
of
the
angles
of
a
triangle
is
180.
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negative
integers.
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would
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sweaters
cost
in
dollars?
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cannot
be
determined.
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3.
which
of
the
following
could
be
a
possible
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graph
of
y
5
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b?
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6.
9. If f(x) 5 x2 is graphed on a standard
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(M)
(L)
xy-axis and then the graph is rotated 90
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clockwise,
which
of
the
following
graphs
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(H)
$8
$12
$12
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would
result?
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(SH)
$12
$12
$14
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&
Shirt
Prices
at
Moes
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dollars, to order 2 H-M, 2 H-L, and
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y
5
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3x
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Quentin
buys
three
hot
dogs
with
a
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thirty-four
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in
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If
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the
nearest
penny),
which
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Questions 1516 refer to the following chart.
17. If l1i l2, then which of the following pairs
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of angles must be congruent?
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4
and
10
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Which
year
had
the
least
percentage
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(C) III only
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(D) II and III only
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1970
(E) I and II only
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(D) 1990
is
a
positive
integer,
and
a,
b,
18.
If
2a
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and c are integers, then
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(A) a must be negative.
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1 16. In percentage terms, in what decade was
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the
number
of
reported
cold
cases
about
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(C) c must be negative.
25% greater than the number of reported
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1
flu
cases?
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(B) 1970
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(D) 1990
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(E) 2000
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21. There are 150 students in math courses at 7
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all
the
line
segments
in
the
above
figure
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are
congruent,
then
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It
cannot
be
determined.
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Two
boys
and
two
girls
are
assigned
to
sit
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are
numbered
one
through
five.
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Directions: Each passage below is followed by a set of questions. Read each passage, then
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answer
the
accompanying
questions,
basing
your
answers
on
what
is
stated
or
implied
in
the
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sheet that best corresponds to the correct answer.
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Line In 1953, Watson and Crick unlocked the
2. The passage uses the phrase wet and
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structure
of
the
DNA
molecule
and
set
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(A) haphazard guessing about the genetic 7
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This
advance
allowed
our
study
of
life
to
7
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code.
7
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(5)
go beyond the so-called wet and dirty
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(B) the work of Watson and Crick in
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realm of biology, the complicated labora7
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discovering
DNA.
tory study of proteins, cells, organelles,
7
1
2
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(C) information-based biological
ions, and lipids. The study of life could
7
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7
1
now
be
performed
with
more
abstract
research.
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12
(10)
methods of analysis. By discovering the
(D) the study of the genetic code.
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12
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12
basic structure of DNA, we had received
(E)
involved
laboratory
practices
in
7
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our first glance into the information-based
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7
12
studying
basic
biological
entities.
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12
realm
locked
inside
the
genetic
code.
2
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Although little-known today in the United
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1
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1. Which of the following does the passage
States, Clark Saunders (18591941) cast a large 7
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2
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discuss as a change that the discovery of
shadow in the first several decades of the
7
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DNA brought to the study of life?
twentieth
century,
writing
many
widely
read
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(A) The study of lipids and proteins
books on Native American, Spanish, and Anglo 7
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12
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7
12
became irrelevant.
folklore. He also wrote extensively on the
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7
12
(B) New and more abstract methods of
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7
12
different
cultures
of
California,
the
Sierras,
and
7
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study
were
possible.
2
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7
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the Southwest. He was a major and influential
7
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(C)
Biology
could
then
focus
on
mol7
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contributor
to
Sunset
Magazine
in
its
early
7
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ecules
rather
than
cells.
7
1
years.
In
his
day,
Saunders
was
important
for
2
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7
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(D) Modern genetics matured past its
7
1
introducing
much
of
the
American
public
to
a
Mendelian roots.
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7
12
7
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person-sized
understanding
of
the
Old
West.
(E)
Information-based
study
of
genes
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12
2
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1
became obsolete.
7
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3. The passage presents Saunders as a(n)
The following two passages deal with the 7
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political movements working for the womans 7
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(A)
influential
contemporary
western
7
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vote in America.
7
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writer.
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1
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(B)
important
historian
of
the
West.
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Passage
1
7
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(C)
a
specialist
of
Native
American
7
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7
1
Line The first organized assertion of womans
studies.
7
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rights in the United States was made at the 7
(D)
widely
read
author
in
his
own
day.
7
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Seneca Falls convention in 1848. The
(E)
the
first
editor
of
Sunset
Magazine.
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1
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convention, though, had little immediate 7
7
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(5)
impact because of the national issues that 7
The history of rock and roll is inseparable from
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would soon embroil the country. The
the development of blues and gospel music in
7
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contentious debates involving slavery and 7
the southeastern United States. Though the
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7
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states rights that preceded the Civil War
genre gained mass appeal through legendary
7
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soon took center stage in national debates. 7
figures such as Elvis Presley or the wildly
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(10)
Thus womans rights issues would have to 7
popular Beatles, the musical roots of rock and
7
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7
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wait
until
the
war
and
its
antecedent
roll
extend
far
before
such
groups.
In
fact,
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1 many of the groups who popularized rock and
problems had been addressed before they 7
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would be addressed.
roll were consciously attempting to emulate the
7
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In 1869, two organizations were
work of blues greats such as B. B. King or
7
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7
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(15)
formed
that
would
play
important
roles
in
Muddy
Waters.
The
Rolling
Stones
are
a
good
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securing the womans right to vote. The
example of this trend, which developed in the
7
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7
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first
was
the
American
Womans
Suffrage
late
fifties
and
early
sixties.
The
Rolling
Stones,
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Association (AWSA). Leaving federal and
7
1 both then and now, have always explicitly
2
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constitutional issues aside, the AWSA
stated their admiration and imitation of blues
7
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7
1 greats.
(20)
focused their attention on state-level
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politics. They also restricted their ambi7
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tions
to
securing
the
womans
vote
and
7
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4.
B.
B.
King
is
used
in
this
passage
as
an
7
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downplayed discussion of womens full
7
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example
of
a
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equality.
Taking
a
different
track,
the
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(A) blues artist who was emulated by
(25)
National Womans Suffrage Association
7
1
7
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early rock bands.
(NWSA),
led
by
Elizabeth
Stanton
and
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2
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(B) musical artist influenced by Elvis
Susan B. Anthony, believed that the only
7
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7
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Presley.
way
to
assure
the
long-term
security
of
the
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1
(C) musician who incorporated aspects
womans vote was to ground it in the
7
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of rock and roll.
7
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(30)
constitution.
The
NWSA
challenged
the
7
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(D) musician who often played with
7
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exclusion
of
woman
from
the
Fifteenth
7
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Muddy
Waters.
2
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Amendment, the amendment that
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(E) gospel singer who influenced the
7
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extended
the
vote
to
African-American
7
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Rolling
Stones.
7
1
men.
Furthermore,
the
NWSA
linked
the
2
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1
(35)
fight for suffrage with other inequalities
7
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faced by woman, such as marriage laws,
7
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1
which greatly disadvantaged women.
7
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12
By the late 1880s the differences that
5. The word antecedent in line 11 can best 7
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7
12
separated the two organizations had
be replaced by
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12
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(40)
receded
in
importance
as
the
womens
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12
(A)
antebellum.
2
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7
1
movement had become a substantial and
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7
12
(B)
referent.
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7
12
broad-based
political
force
in
the
country.
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12
(C)
causal.
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7
12
In
1890,
the
two
organizations
joined
2
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1
(D) subsequent.
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12
forces
under
the
title
of
the
National
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7
12
(E)
abolitionist.
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7
12
(45)
American
Womans
Suffrage
Association
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12
2
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7
1
(NAWSA). The NAWSA would go on to
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7
12
6. Which of the following does the first
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7
12
play
a
vital
role
in
the
further
fight
to
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12
passage say was the first organized push
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7
12
achieve
the
womans
vote.
for
womans
suffrage?
2
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7
1
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12
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7
12
(A) formation of the National Womans
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7
Passage 2
12
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12
Suffrage
Association
2
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7
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In 1920, when Tennessee became the
7
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(B)
formation
of
the
American
Womans
7
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(50)
thirty-eighth
state
to
approve
the
constitu7
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Suffrage
Association
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tional
amendment
securing
the
womans
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(C) convening of the Seneca Falls
7
1
right
to
vote,
womans
suffrage
became
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12
convention
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7
12
enshrined
in
the
constitution.
But
wom34567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
12
(D)
Tennessee
passing
the
Twenty-Second
2
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ans suffrage did not happen in one fell
7
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Amendment
7
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(55)
swoop.
The
success
of
the
womans
7
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(E)
partial
suffrages
of
local
womans
7
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suffrage
movement
was
the
story
of
a
7
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suffrage efforts
7
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number
of
partial
victories
that
led
to
the
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explicit endorsement of the womans right
7. What national event does the first passage 7
1
2
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to vote in the constitution.
cite as pushing womans voting rights to
7
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7
1 (60)
As early as the 1870s and 1880s,
the
background
of
the
national
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12
women had begun to win the right to vote
ness?
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12
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7
in local affairs such as municipal elections,
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(A)
Civil
War
school board elections, or prohibition
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7
12
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12
(B)
Suffrage
movement
measures.
These
partial
suffrages
2
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(C) Prohibition
7
1 (65) demonstrated that women could in fact
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(D) Passage of the Fifteenth Amendment 7
responsibly
and
reasonably
participate
in
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12
(E) World War I
a representative democracy (at least as
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12
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12
voters).
Once
such
successes
were
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12
8.
According
to
the
first
passage,
the
7
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achieved
and
maintained
over
a
period
of
2
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National Womans Suffrage Association
7
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(70)
time,
restricting
the
full
voting
rights
of
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focused
their
efforts
on
7
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woman
became
more
and
more
suspect.
If
7
1
2
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women were helping decide who was on
(A) local elections.
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local
school
board,
why
should
they
(B)
constitutional
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president of the country? Such questions
(D)
school
board
elections.
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passage
points
to?
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the
Twenty-Second
Amendment
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(A)
1848
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(B)
the
two
organizations
were
com(B)
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the
Civil
War
ended.
(D)
1880s
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prohibition
passed.
(E)
1920
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womans
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won
significant
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victories
in
the
1890
general
election.
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of
a
partial
suffrage
as
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described in the second passage?
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subject
matter
is
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A
mayoral
election
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(B) A school board measure
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distanced
suspicion.
(C)
Passage
of
the
Fifteenth
Amendment
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(D) A state prohibition referendum
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appreciative
description.
(E)
Impeaching
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city
council
member
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enthusiastic
support.
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the
womans
suffrage
movement
with
effective
in
bringing
full
voting
rights
for
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(A) Tennessee approving the womans
(A) through them woman were able to
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voting
rights
amendment
elect
prosuffrage
representatives.
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(B) Congress passing the Twenty-Second
(B) they showed women voting ably.
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(C) they demonstrated that woman could 7
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(C)
The
combination
of
AWSA
and
participate
in
a
full
democracy.
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NWSA
into
NAWSA
(D)
they
demonstrated
that
woman
could
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(E) Womens fruitful participation in
(E) they established the power of the
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woman voter.
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16. The author of the second passage would
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addressed in either passage?
most likely see the work of the
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(A) When did the womans right to vote
(A) AWSA as crucial for the ultimate
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become
a
constitutional
amendment?
success
of
the
suffrage
movement.
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(B) What effect did the Civil War have
(B) NWSA as indispensable for partial
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on the womans suffrage movement?
suffrages.
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(C)
What
are
the
names
of
two
leaders
of
(C)
NWSA
as
unimportant
for
the
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the National Womans Suffrage
passage of the womans voting rights 7
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Association?
amendment.
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(D) What are partial suffrages?
(D) Seneca Falls convention as the most
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(E) Which constitutional amendment
important single event in the
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gave women the vote?
womens suffrage movement.
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(E) the NAWSA as important for the
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unity of the womans suffrage
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movement.
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Drawings
that
accompany
questions
are
intended
to
provide
information
useful
in
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answering
the
question.
The
figures
are
drawn
closely
to
scale
unless
otherwise
noted.
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Answer: 1.4
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1 special grids provided on your answer sheet.
Either
position
is
correct.
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answer
in
the
boxes
at
the
top
result.
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will
help
you
accurately
grid
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required.
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will
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x?
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mean
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the
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Answers
and Explanations
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1
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sound
waves
created
by
movement.
The
author
then
goes
on
to
talk
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numbers
or
in
letters,
so
eliminate
(D).
That
leaves
(A),
the
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education
in
the
North.
And
the
passage
uses
this
fact
to
explain
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she
entered
New
Orleans
University.
Eliminate
(A).
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her
talent
before
she
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to
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for
some
time
before
publishing
anything,
so
eliminate
(E).
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her
decision
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become
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(E).
His
tone
is
more
playful
than
downtrodden,
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the
answer
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Chicago.
When
one
thing
stands
in
for
another,
it
is
a
metaphor.
The
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A
Even
if
you
do
not
know
the
definition
of
fatuity
you
can
still
get
this
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always
be
welcome
at
home.
Eliminate
(A).
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the
other
hand,
he
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handshake
and
the
fact
that
Johns
tears
are
not
mentioned
until
he
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turned
away
from
his
father
suggest
that
he
is
composed.
The
best
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look
back?
Most
likely
you
would
do
so
because
you
were
sad
to
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and
wanted
to
get
one
last
look
before
you
went.
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of
the
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town, of which John will no longer be a part. The other answers rely on
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your being distracted from the main emotions of the story.
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prestige
of
the
North.
In
other
words,
the
names
suggest
that
the
story
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an
allegory,
choice
(E).
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11.
C
Infused
is
used
to
mean
that
his
work
was
filled
with
the
experiences
he
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eliminate (B). The answer is (C).
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conjunction
with
the
negative
words
controlled
and
oppressive.
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Abes work is not controlled by oppressive forces. Eliminate (B), (C),
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and
(D).
Choices
(A)
and
(E)
are
similar
answers,
but
(E)
better
captures
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helping
the
sick
and
injured,
so
eliminate
(C).
The
sentence
in
the
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passage says that the forged medical certificate allowed him to avoid
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fighting. Choice (D) corresponds with that meaning. Choice (E) can be
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eliminated
because
you
dont
know
what
his
intentions
were
for
after
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the war.
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14.
E
Even
if
you
dont
know
the
defintion
of
apocalyptic,
you
probably
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know that it is a negative word. Eliminate (D) (exhilarating is a positive
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word). There is no reference to nuclear weapons in the passage, so
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eliminate (A). There was famine, and Abe seems to have been strongly
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affected by the loss of his father, but neither of these answers is specific
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enough. Only (E) expressly answers the question.
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questions
because
you
have
to
look
in
a
few
different
places.
The
third
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paragraph,
where
the
word
appears,
tells
you
that
the
avant-garde
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paragraph
refers
to
his
earlier
work,
which
was
the
work
in
the
third
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paragraph, as experimental and heavily political. Since one of these
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words
is
an
answer
choice
(A),
it
is
the
best
answer.
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opinion and the basic facts of Abes career. Choices (A), (B), and (E) all
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contain evaluative opinions, so eliminate them. The author expresses
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strong opinions about the themes furusato and the emperor, but never
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presents any facts about their influence on Japanese literature in the
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world.
The
best
answer
is
(C).
The
author
presents
it
as
a
known
fact
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that young Japanese artists after World War II were interested in
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Marxism.
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wrongly decided that Woman in the Dunes was Abes masterpiece. The
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author
also
refers
to
the
lack
of
translations
of
Abes
earlier
works.
The
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answer that best summarizes these two things is (B).
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18. D The authors purpose in paragraph 4 is to suggest that too much
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attention has been given to Abes later work, as you just determined in
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question 17. So the answer cannot be (A). There is only a brief
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comparison to Abes contemporaries, so (B) is too specific. (E) is not
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factually
correct,
since
most
of
the
work
the
passage
discusses
was
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produced in Japan. You are left with (C) and (D). (C) is too neutral; this
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author
is
opinionated.
She/he
does
not
suggest
that
Abes
later
work
is
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bad, but rather that his early work also deserves attention. Choice (D) is
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the
best
answer.
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suspect
that
the
author
is
an
artist
or
writer.
The
tone
is
critical
and
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scholarly. (B) is the best answer.
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20.
D
The
author
of
this
passage
does
express
many
strong
opinions,
but
not
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in regard to Marxism. You can therefore eliminate both (A) and (B). If
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anything, she/he is more positive than negative about the influence of
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Marxism on Abes work. Eliminate (C) and (E), which imply a negative
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bias. The answer is (D).
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1.
C
With
a
calculator
this
problem
is
straightforward
enough,
but
you
do
not
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need a calculator to solve this problem. The wording is a bit tricky, but to
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find
the
percentage
of
75
that
12
represents,
you
would
place
12
over
75.
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4
12 12/3
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5 . Percent means of 100, so if you
This can be simplified
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75
75/3
25
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change the 25 in the denominator to 100, youll have your percentage in
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4
3
4
16
4
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5
5
. This is answer (C).
the numerator.
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25 25 3 4 100
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You could also have set up an algebraic equation, and then cross9
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multiplied
to
find
the
answer.
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9
1
12
n
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5
9
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75
100
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~12!~100! 5 ~75!~n!
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1200 5 75n
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1
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1200
75n
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5
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75
75
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16 5 n
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2. D If a circle is inscribed in a square, then the circle is inside the square.
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You
can
find
the
length
of
the
squares
sides
using
the
area
formula
for
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a square:
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2
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A
5
s
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2
36
5
s
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65s
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It
might
help
if
you
draw
a
circle
inside
a
square
to
visualize
the
next
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part. The side length of the square is the same as the diameter of the
9
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circle.
Draw
a
diameter
and
youll
see
that
its
the
same
length
as
a
side.
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1
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This is a key relationship that the two figures share. Once you know the
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circles
diameter
is
6,
its
radius
must
be
half
that,
3.
This
radius
can
be
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placed into the area formula for a circle:
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2
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A5
pr
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A 5 p~3!2
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A
5
9p
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9
Choice (D) is correct.
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3.
B
First,
you
are
looking
for
a
line
with
a
positive
slope,
which
means
that
it
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1
rises as you go from left to right. This eliminates choices (A), (D), and (E).
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Second,
a
slope
of
1
means
that
it
rises
as
much
as
it
runs
(it
goes
up
at
the
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same
rate
that
it
goes
over).
A
line
with
a
slope
of
1
will
be
halfway
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between a line that is completely horizontal and a line that is completely
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vertical.
Choice
(B)
is
that
line,
since
the
rise
in
choice
(C)
is
too
gradual.
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4. C To answer this question, you have to determine how the series is
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generated. The numbers are increasing, so it is very unlikely that either
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subtraction or division is involved. The numbers increase, and note
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how fast the increase is. Addition can be ruled out since the increase
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from one term to the next is too great; simple multiplication is also
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unlikely. Look at the four terms closely, and youll notice that each
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number is the square of an ascending integer. The series is one squared,
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then
two
squared,
then
three
squared,
and
so
forth.
This
series
then
is
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generated by squaring the integers. Therefore, the eighth term is eight
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1
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squared,
64.
Choice
(C)
is
correct.
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know
the
height,
but
you
can
determine
it
by
using
the
geometry
of
a
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triangle. If you drop a perpendicular from the top left corner to the
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opposite
side
(which
you
will
call
the
base),
then
you
have
a
triangle
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whose height is the height of the parallelogram. Measures of adjacent
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angles of parallelograms sum to 180, and so the bottom left-hand angle
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measures 60 (this is because the bottom right interior angle is 120,
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and 180 2 120 5 60). Surprise! This gives you a 30-60-90 triangle, and
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3,
the
height
you
can
determine
the
height.
Since
the
hypotenuse
is
2
=
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1
is 3. The base is 6, and so the area is:
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A
5
bh
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6
3
A
5
~
!~
!
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A 5 18
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Thats
choice
(B).
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6. A To find the reciprocal, switch the numerator and the denominator.
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Once
youve
flipped
the
fractions
over,
look
for
a
fraction
where
the
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numerator is greater than the denominator and where the difference
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between
the
two
is
greatest.
Choices
(A)
and
(E)
look
like
the
best
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1
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candidates. The reciprocal of A is 4
5 4 , and the reciprocal of
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2
2
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1 13
1
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(E) is 4
5 4 . Choice (A) is the greatest.
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1
3 3
3
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7.
E
Another
sketch
with
more
of
the
angles
numbered
is
helpful
here.
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1
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1
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Angle 1 is 90 because its measure and the measure of the angle
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adjacent to it must sum to 180. Couple this fact with the given
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information a 5 60, and it means that the measure of angle 2 is 30
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1
since
the
measures
of
the
angles
in
that
triangle
must
sum
to
180.
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Angle 3 is also 30 since it is vertical with angle 2. If you can find angle
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4,
you
could
figure
out
angle
x
since
you
will
have
two
of
the
three
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angles on that small triangle. To find the measure of angle 4, look at the
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big
triangle
with
angles
4,
c,
and
the
right
angle.
Since
a
right
angle
is
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90 and c 5 50, the measure of angle 4 is 40 since the measures of the
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1
angles
in
the
larger
triangle
must
sum
to
180.
If
the
measure
of
angle
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4 5 40, and the measure of the angle 3 5 30, then
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180 5 m3 1 m4 1 mx
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180
5
30
1
40
1
x
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180 5 70 1 x
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9
1
110 5 x
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Choice
(E)
is
correct.
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9
If you had no idea how to answer this question, you might have noticed
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that the figures were drawn to scale. Looking at x, it certainly looks
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1
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greater than 90. Choice (A) is highly unlikely as an answer, and (E)
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would
be
your
best
guess
since
its
the
only
choice
greater
than
90.
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1
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8. E A problem like this takes a careful step-by-step execution, but
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fortunately
nothing
else
is
needed.
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1
22
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1
1
2
2 21 22
21 22
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64,
choice
(E).
4
1
4
2
1
2
5
5
5
~
!
~
!
#
@
#
@
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1
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1
64
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9. C Here you need to take care to read the chart correctly. Each complete
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box
represents
150,000
widgets.
Company
B
made
one-and-a-half
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more boxes. That last box is not a full box, as you can see by its size and
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by
the
dashed
lines
on
the
right
end.
Choice
(B)
represents
one
box
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1
worth of difference (150,000 widgets), while choice (D)represents two
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complete
boxes
of
widgets
as
the
difference.
Answer
(C)
is
correct,
since
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it
shows
a
difference
in
production
of
one-and-a-half
boxes
(150,000
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widgets 1 75,000 widgets 5 225,000).
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10. A Since you are told that x is odd, you should suspect that the answer
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1
would have something to do with being odd or even or neither. That
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makes choices (A) or (B) the prime suspects. x cannot be even because
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an even number raised to an even power must be even. Try giving x an
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x
3
odd value, like 3. x 5 3 5 27. This satisfies the facts given in the
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problem, since 27 is an odd number, so choice (A) is the answer.
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11. E Do not be unnerved by the newness of this concept. All that you need to
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know
about
factorials
is
provided
in
the
explanation.
So
be
a
good
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1
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test-taking robot: Take the numbers they give you and feed them into
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1
the
formula.
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6! 6 3 5 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 1
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5
5
6
3
5
3
4
5
120,
choice
(E).
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3!
3
3
2
3
1
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If
you
dont
get
flustered
(and
no
self-respecting
test-taking
robot
ever
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does), the problem is quite straightforward. You just apply the concept
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of
factorial
and
then
multiply
to
find
the
answer.
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12. B Here replace x with three, and then solve:
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2
2
2
9
1
f(3) 5 (3!) 5 (3 3 2 3 1) 5 (6) 5 36, answer (B).
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1
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13. A This ones the toughest factorial problem, but a clue is provided by the
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answer
choices.
Most
of
the
answers
are
in
terms
of
y.
Therefore,
you
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9
1
y!
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are
probably
going
to
have
to
manipulate
so
that
only
ys
remain
in
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x!
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the expression.
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9
1
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To do this, lets replace the xs with ys. Since, and y and x are integers,
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x!
5
(y
1
2)!.
Substituting
this
into
the
problem:
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1
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y!
y!
1
y!
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5
5
5
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x! ~y 1 2!! ~y 1 2!~y 1 1!y! ~y 1 2!~y 1 1!
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1
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This is choice (A). You could also solve the problem by picking values
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for
the
two
variables
that
are
consistent
with
y
1
2
5
x,
and
then
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plugging the values into the factorial fraction and also into the answer
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choices.
If
only
one
answer
choice
matches
the
factorial
fraction,
then
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you have the right answer. If two answers match, then pick another set
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1
of
values
for
the
variables
and
repeat
the
process.
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14.
A
You
will
probably
recall
that
the
determinant
of
a
matrix
is
found
by
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cross-multiplying. Since you know the end result is 26, all you need is
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the right set-up and the proper computation:
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n 4
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5
26
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5
27
9
1
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~27!~n! 2 ~4!~5! 5 26
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1
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1
27n
514
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27n
14
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5
9
1
27
27
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n 5 22
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15. E First note that the question asks which statements must be true. Some
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statements could be true under the right conditions, but if they are not
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always true, they are not going to be the right answer for this problem.
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Now, from p 1 q 5 2q 1 6, you can determine: p 5 q 1 6 by
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1
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subtracting a q from both sides. If p is odd then q is odd, and if p is even
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then
q
is
even
(since
an
odd
plus
an
even
is
odd
and
an
even
plus
an
even
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1
is even). But neither of them has to be even or odd. Thus I and II are not
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necessarily true. The same is true for III, since p and q could both be
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odd,
which
would
make
their
product
odd.
Choice
(E)
is
the
answer,
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9
1
since its the only choice left standing.
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One
last
point:
this
question
should
have
been
answered
on
the
second
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1
pass. Once you saw the Roman numerals, you should have realized that
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it would take some time to answer, and that waiting until the second
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pass would allow you more time to get to questions that might take
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1
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less time.
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16.
B
Look
at
the
graph
and
youll
see
that
there
are
three
distinct
regions
in
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1
which x is greater than zero:
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(1)
x
to
the
left
of
negative
three
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(2) x between negative one and one
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(3)
x
to
the
right
of
three
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Once your eyes give you that information, its up to your brain to
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1
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decipher the wilderness of greater than/less than signs and find the
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answer that describes these three regions correctly. Choice (B) does this.
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17. E Since the question asks which number must be in Box E, the conditions
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must
only
allow
for
one
number
to
be
in
Box
E.
There
is
only
one
prime
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number, 11, and so it goes in Box B. 9, 12, and 15 are evenly divisible by
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three,
and
so
they
go
in
A,
C,
and
D.
You
dont
know
what
order,
they
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1
are in, but it doesnt matter. That leaves 16 for Box E, which means
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choice
(E)
is
the
answer.
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18. D Since B, D, E, and H are all midpoints on their respective lines, the
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CG
divides
rectangle
is
divided
into
four
equal
rectangles.
The
diagonal
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the two smaller rectangles it traverses into halves. One-half of each of
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these two rectangles is shaded, so a total of one of the smaller rectangles
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9
1
is
shaded.
Since
the
smaller
rectangles
are
equal
in
size
and
there
are
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four of them, one-fourth of the larger rectangle is shaded or 25%,
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choice (D).
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2p
19. D Since n is the same thing as n1, you are looking to raise n n so that the
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resulting exponent is 1. Remember that when you raise a number to an
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2p
9
1
exponent,
you
multiply
the
exponents.
What
multiplied
with
yields
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n
9
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2n
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.
one? The answer is its reciprocal,
9
1
p
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2n
9
1
2p
2p
2n
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p
DS
D
S
1
~
n n ! 5 n n p 5 n . So (D) is the answer.
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1
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20. A A straightforward way to start this problem is simply to start with the
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first
prime
number.
2
and
3
cannot
be
n,
but
5
could
since
3,
5,
and
7
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1
could form a prime triplet. Continuing on with the prime numbers to
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fifty,
there
is
not
another
prime
number
whose
closest
primes
are
two
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more
and
two
less
than
itself.
Thus
the
answer
is
(A).
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1
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21. B If a geometry figure is described but not drawn, its always a good idea
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to sketch the figure yourself. Draw a circle and then one tangent line.
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1
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Next draw a second tangent line that is perpendicular to the first. Now
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draw a third tangent that also is perpendicular to the first. Your sketch
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can
only
look
like
this:
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1
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9
1
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9
1
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Your lines could be rotated around, but the interrelationships of the
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tangents
must
be
the
same.
The
only
place
to
draw
a
fourth
tangent
line
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that will be perpendicular to two other tangent lines is at the bottom of
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1
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the
circle.
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Does this figure look familiar? It should, since it has the same
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1
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appearance
as
the
first
geometry
problem
in
this
section,
question
2.
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You have drawn a circle inscribed in a square. The fact that it is a
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square
could
clue
you
in
to
the
fact
that
there
are
two
sets
of
parallel
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9
1
lines. You might also recall from your geometry class that two lines that
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are
perpendicular
to
the
same
line
are
parallel
to
each
other.
This
means
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that both sets of tangent lines across the circle are parallel. Either way,
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the answer is (B).
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Choice (D) is close, but the circle is inscribed in the square, not the other
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1
way
around.
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1
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The fact that questions 2 and 21 employ the same figure shows you
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how
two
questions
can
use
the
same
figure
but
vary
greatly
in
terms
of
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difficulty. A point to ponder is, How did the test-takers make the last
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question
harder?
First
and
foremost,
no
figure
was
included.
This
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should
spur
you
to
draw
any
figure
that
is
not
given
to
you,
and
make
a
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1
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hard
problem
a
lot
easier
to
visualize
and
answer.
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Section
3
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1. E You should always take a close look at underlined pronouns in
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1
identifying sentence error questions. Registered in this sentence is an
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adjective, and who is a pronoun that represents voters. Because it
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is the subject of the verb, who, rather than whom, is correct. In
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addition, there are no other errors in this sentence. So, the answer is (E).
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2. C This sentence lacks parallel structure. Debating in the first part
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should be matched by setting in the second part. The answer is
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1
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therefore
(C).
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3. B Theres an error in diction here. Affects is a verb; effects is the
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noun
form.
Side
effects
is
the
desired
phrase.
Choice
(B)
is
the
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answer.
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4. B The error here is difficult to detect. The phrase over the last decade
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indicates that the growth is still continuing. This is also indicated in the
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1
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present tense form of employs (D). Thus the first verb should be has
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grown instead of had grown. Choice (B) is the answer.
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mistake
in
this
section.
Reading
widely
and
making
herself
need
to
be
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matched
by
another
gerund
in
part
C,
such
as
conducting
sophisticated
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are there any other errors. The answer is (E).
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7.
D
The
tenses
of
the
verbs
in
this
sentence
are
not
consistent;
this
is
another
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matched
with
has
exploded.
The
answer
is
(D).
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comparative
case
of
an
adjective
and
not
the
superlative.
Best,
choice
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(D),
is
superlative
and
not
comparative
(better
would
be
correct),
and
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There
is
no
error
in
(B).
You
may
use
reasonable
for
with
the
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construction here (subject 1 infinitive). No error there. To not
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acquiesce
is
acceptable
for
spoken
speech,
but
in
written
language
it
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should
be
not
to
acquiesce.
Theres
the
rub.
The
answer
is
(C).
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10. C A country (Canada) requires the pronoun it, not they. The problem is
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therefore in choice (C).
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11. E This sentence is unnecessarily wordy. Having published her first novel,
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the
author
is
a
lot
snappier
and
more
direct.
The
answer
is
(E).
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12.
D
Here,
despite
is
not
used
in
a
grammatically
correct
way.
Despite
the
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fact
that
is
grammatically
correct,
but
it
is
unnecessarily
wordy
and
it
is
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not appropriately joined with a semicolon. How about just but? Thats
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the
answer
(D).
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questions. The phrase after he had worked on his serve for a few days
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modifies the noun player, so player must be right next to it. Only (B)
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and (C) accomplish this. Choice (B), however, changes the sense of the
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original
sentence.
The
answer
is
(C).
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parallel
forms.
In
this
sentence
the
verbs
portray
and
reveal
are
parallel,
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but in the original sentence construction they are not in parallel form.
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Choice
(C)
corrects
this
mistake.
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only you need to signal the contrasting phrase with but also. The
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answer here is therefore (B).
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17. A There is not a grammatical error in the underlined portion, and none of
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the
alternatives
improve
upon
the
original.
Because
you
do
not
repeat
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the
subject,
there
is
no
comma
needed
before
the
underlined
portion.
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Were you to choose answer (C), you would need to add a comma.
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Choice
(A)
is
the
answer.
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negative human qualities. You need a contrasting coordinator. That
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leaves (D) and (E). (D) is the better choice.
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19. E It was not because Pancho Villas raid was part of the tumult of the
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Mexican
revolution
that
it
prompted
a
retaliatory
expedition.
There9
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fore is misused. Simply delete it and you have a correct sentence. The
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answer
is
(E).
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none of the other choices improve on the wording of the sentence. (A) is
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the best choice.
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1
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21. E Right away, you should notice two sentences in passive voice and think
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about
making
them
active.
Only
(D)
and
(E)
do
that.
(D)
includes
an
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imprecise 2ing verb. The test writers love to throw these around.
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Sometimes
they
are
the
right
answer,
but
you
should
always
scrutinize
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them.
Here
(E)
is
a
much
sharper
sentence.
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the
men
couldnt
use
their
limbs.
It
should
therefore
follow
sentence
4.
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deals with the highest trip. The second deals with the largest balloon.
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Now has nothing to do with that. Neither does in the nineteenth
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century.
You
dont
want
to
begin
with
either
of
these.
Moreover
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which
is
also
inaccurate.
The
easiest
thing
to
do
is
simply
get
rid
of
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now, (D).
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24.
C
Sentence
combination
is
huge
in
this
section.
This
example
is
trickier
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than most. It already has an and in the first sentence, so if you use and
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1
again
your
sentence
will
start
to
sound
like
a
run-on.
Here,
too,
the
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2ing
verb
is
imprecise.
Which
should
really
go
very
close
to
the
noun
it
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modifies, so eliminate (A). But implies a contrast, when all of these
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ideas are similar, so you can eliminate (E). Go with the semicolon (C).
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25. D All of whom returned safely is not a complete sentence. It modifies
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passengers in the preceding sentence. Only (D) addresses that major
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1
problem!
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26. E Whats missing in this sentence is where. As it stands now, it implies
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that
literacy
program
is
the
direct
object
of
working.
Choices
(D)
and
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(E) correct the error, but (D) makes undesirable changes to the verb
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tenses.
(E)
is
the
best
answer.
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27. B That had automobiles should not be separated by commas because it is
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an
integral
part
of
the
category
being
described,
not
an
added
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description. But it isnt correct in written English to write people that. It
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has
to
be
people
who
(or
people
whom
if
what
follows
positions
the
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people
as
the
object
of
a
verb).
The
answer
is
(B).
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just goes on and on like the Energizer Bunny. So what you will want to
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do is make it more direct, showcasing the important parts and
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subordinating the descriptions that are really secondary. You also need
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a
comma
after
It
is
hard
to
believe.
Start
with
the
easiest
thing,
and
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eliminate (A) and (C) off the bat. Which of (B), (D), and (E) makes the
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sentence
more
direct?
Definitely
not
(E).
Choice
(B)
gets
rid
of
the
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second comma/and combination, which could be good. But is a colon
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really
in
order
here?
No.
The
best
answer
is
(D).
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1 29. A This is a little tricky because the repetition here does serve a purpose; it
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isnt
just
extra
wordage
that
got
in
the
authors
way.
Basically,
the
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sentences
are
a
list.
When
you
have
clauses
that
form
a
list
(or
other
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make
much
sense
to
add
one
after
necessity.
Changing
you
live
to
one
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apparently
isnt
strictly
required,
but
it
is
desirable.
The
only
absolutely
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necessary
change
is
to
replace
there
with
they
are
(choice
B).
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There are might have been more difficult to rule against (though still
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incorrect),
but
the
sentence
doesnt
even
say
there
are;
it
just
says
there.
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1. A What is the name of the kind of talk that is delivered at a funeral?
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Eulogy. If you know this, the answer pops out at you. If you did not
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know it, consider each of the choices in their turn. Epigraph is a quote
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at
the
beginning
of
a
piece
of
writing.
Eponymy
is
something
with
the
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same name as something else. Epitaph is what is written on a
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gravestone.
That
leaves
(A)
and
(B).
Elegy
is
a
poem
written
in
memory.
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You dont give a poem. That leaves (A), the correct answer.
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2.
C
On
this
dual-blank
sentence,
lets
do
the
first
blank
first
since
we
know
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that the blank was an encouragement to the rest of the team. Good
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spirits
would
be
an
encouragement
to
the
rest
of
the
team.
You
can
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eliminate (D) and (E). As for the second blank, what does a string of
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this. Nor does (B), inundated. But (C), dispirited, fits well and youve
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already eliminated (D) and (E). Choice (C) is the best answer.
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3. B You might not know what resorted means, but if you know its a
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negative
word,
you
can
make
an
educated
guess.
Which
of
the
answer
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choices is also a negative verb? (A), (C), and (D) are not. (E) is not a
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good
answer
because
swindling
has
nothing
to
do
with
campaigning.
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Choice (B) is the best choice.
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there. What are cats most likely to do to dogs? Avoid them,
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probablywhich
will
lead
you
to
(E),
the
correct
answer.
But
for
good
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measure, lets eliminate the other possibilities. For a cat to undermine a
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dog isnt logical. Being undermined is something that happens to
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humans or projects, so you can definitely eliminate (D). One could say
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that a cat enticed a dog to do something, but it isnt good usage simply
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to say that the cat enticed the dog. Eliminate (A). Is it likely for a cat to
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gracefully apprehend a dog? No. Eliminate (C). The only possibilities
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left are (B) and (E). A cat might possibly defeat a dog in battle, but use
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the
other
clues.
Defeat
and
gracefully
dont
go
well
together,
and
it
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doesnt make sense for a battle to happen while the cat is creeping
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across
the
lawn.
Eliminate
(B).
The
answer
is
(E).
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5.
A
Attack
the
second
blank
first.
The
most
likely
adjective
to
describe
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attention will be something like undivided or rapt. (A), which includes
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rapt,
is
the
answer.
(B),
which
includes
spellbound,
is
also
possible.
But
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contentious
tell
you
so.
Eliminate
(B).
Now
think
that
the
word
is
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basically going to mean mess. You can eliminate (A) and (C).
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Conundrum
is
a
confusing
problem,
not
really
a
messy
situation.
(E)
is
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the
best
answer.
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leader indicates that the outcome was known. Eliminate (A) and (E).
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For the second blank, the clue is that the leader misstepped and so rest
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of the competitors must have gotten a chance at the title, but they
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werent
assured
a
victory.
Eliminate
(D)
and
(C).
The
answer
is
(B).
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8.
D
Consider
the
first
blank.
The
word
though
indicates
that
the
drug
was
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intended
to
be
beneficial
but
ultimately
was
not.
Do
any
of
the
answer
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choices mean not beneficial? (A), (D), and (E) do. How would the
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medical
community
respond
to
a
bad
result?
Ostensibly
they
would
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think that a bad result was bad. That eliminates (A) and (E). This
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(D).
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life? It is short. Which of the answer choices contains the notion of
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shortness in its meaning? (B), ephemeral, does.
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number
or
diminishes
in
number.
Each
of
the
first
words,
except
in
(B),
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there
is
an
abundance
of
food,
you
know
that
the
first
word
will
suggest
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you
need
the
second
part
of
the
sentence.
To
grow
in
numbers,
the
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kangaroos will need an absence or near absence of predators. Eliminate
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(C). You are left with (E).
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concerned or alarmed. That leaves (B) and (C). Its not particularly
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logical to say that a speech is designed to ignore something. On the
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other hand, it is common to use assuage with fears. The best answer
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12.
A
Lets
attack
the
first
blank.
If
the
female
is
a
fencing
champion
then
she
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must be skillful with her rapier (her sword). Which of the first answer
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choices
matches
skillful?
Choices
(A),
(B),
and
(E)
do.
(C)
is
possible
but
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not likely. As for the second blank, the conjunction but indicates that
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her
skillfulness
in
fencing
is
in
contrast
to
her
lack
of
skill
in
other
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sports.
Which
of
the
remaining
second
answer
choices
matches
with
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this pre-guess? Only awkward, choice (A), does.
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praise,
awardsand
Jane
Goodalls
initial
standing
in
her
field.
She
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must have met with a lack of support or outright disapproval. Eliminate
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(E)
because
it
is
illogical.
Eliminate
(C)
because
it
goes
with,
rather
than
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against,
accolades.
An
acolyte
is
someone
who
assists
a
clergyman,
so
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you
can
eliminate
(A).
You
are
left
with
(B)
and
(D).
A
charlatan
is
a
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fake,
an
incompetent.
If
the
sentence
said,
Some
people
thought
she
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was a , charlatan might work, but it says she actually was a -.
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She couldnt have been a fake and later gotten awards. Eliminate (D).
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D
This
sentence
is
contrasting
the
views
of
Alston
and
Mario
(the
conjunc9
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impressive,
which
probably
means
smart,
accurate,
logical.
Marios
view
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likely
to
be
a
word
to
describe
a
lecture,
so
eliminate
(B).
You
are
left
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with
specious
or
fictitious.
Specious
means
logically
false;
fictitious
comes
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rather
made
an
argument.
Choice
(D)
is
the
best
answer.
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response
is
negative,
its
most
logical
that
he
is
accused
of
having
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(E)
as
the
most
likely
answers.
But
you
dont
rile
at
something;
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16.
D
The
author
is
speaking
generally
in
this
first
paragraph.
Global
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to
them
in
a
positive
light
at
maintaining
global
climate
and
genetic
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choice
(D).
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Eliminate
(C).
He
does
not
say
that
every
other
part
of
the
rainforest
is
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(D)
and
you
are
left
with
(E),
the
correct
answer.
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land
being
set
aside
for
conservation
use.
The
only
possibility
is
(A).
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19.
D
This
is
a
difficult
question
because
it
requires
you
to
infer
the
answer.
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The
best
way
to
do
that
is
to
eliminate
the
least
likely
answers
and
then
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see whats left. The passage tells you that the agreement was the first
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long-term permanently renewable conservation concession. There are
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with timethat leaves (B), (D), and (E). The author isnt really
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interested in the legal aspects, though, so eliminate (E). Because he
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includes
both
long-term
and
renewable,
the
agreement
probably
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That
leaves
you
with
(D),
the
correct
answer.
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the
passage.
The
passage
begins
by
discussing
the
importance
of
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watershed
with
this
goal.
The
correct
answer
will
contain
both
of
these
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things.
(A)
is
too
general.
(B)
isnt
accuratehe
doesnt
focus
on
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nating bad things but on continuing good things. (C) sounds good. (D)
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general.
(C)
is
not
accuratehe
does
not
condemn
the
government.
(D)
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sounds good. (E) uses language that is too stronghe is not a zealot,
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but
a
scientist
making
his
case
in
calm,
rational
language.
(D)
is
correct.
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scientists
are
examples
of
the
other
amenable
projects.
The
answer
is
(E).
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in the last word of the passage mentions an herbarium, which through
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plant
interactions
in
paragraph
6.
Eliminate
(B).
Somewhat
surprisingly,
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indicates
in
paragraphs
1
and
5
and
implies
in
paragraph
6.
Eliminate
(C).
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naming,
he
means
labeling,
but
in
fact
it
is
a
scientist
on
another
project,
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sentence
in
which
providing
names
occurs,
mentions
communication
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about plants and the animals that use them. You will recall that earlier
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in
the
passage,
it
was
stated
that
one
of
the
major
projects
in
studying
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Amazonia
was
discovering
new
species.
One
hurdle
for
communication
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among
scientists
once
a
species
is
discovered
is
standardizing
the
name
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of
the
species.
This
is
how
providing
names
will
facilitate
communi9
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directly addressed in the passage. That is a strong indicator that an
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answer is incorrect.)
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25.
A
The
authors
full
argument
goes,
To
be
informed,
we
must
develop
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knowledge. To develop knowledge, we must collect, organize, and
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disseminate
information.
In
this
sense,
botanical
information
has
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essential
for
conservationism,
and
so
in
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sense
botanical
informa9
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tion
has
conservation
value.
So
even
though
(B),
(C),
(D),
and
(E)
are
all
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the
argument
made
here.
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pollution explicitly. The answer is (B). If you dont get this right away,
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you can arrive at it by eliminating the others. He does clearly mention
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other
conservation
projects,
and
how
the
Los
Amigos
area
is
related
to
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other
environmentally
protected
areas.
Only
(C)
captures
that
meaning.
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1.
C
For
every
positive
integer,
there
is
a
negative
integer
the
same
distance
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from
zero.
This
means
that
there
are
an
equal
number
of
positive
and
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negative integers. Therefore each set contains the same number of
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members, which is choice (C).
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2. B Four sweaters cost p dollars, and so 12 sweaters at the regular price
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would cost 3p (4 3 3 5 12). Since the sweaters are half-off, the 12
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3p
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,
choice
(B).
sweaters
only
cost
half
as
much,
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9
1
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are
both
fractions.
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then
see
that
the
numerator
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5
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E
Here
you
just
need
to
plug
in
and
be
careful.
If
x
5
3
then
y
5
1
because
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(E)
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correct.
A
negative
m
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slope
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negative,
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line
must
slant
down
when
viewed
from
left
to
right.
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above
the
x-axis.
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is
true
of
(C),
so
its
the
answer.
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$6).
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next
part
is
2
H-L,
which
is
two
large
hats,
and
together
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costs
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since
it
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25%
off
($3
is
25%
of
$12,
the
normal
cost
of
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A
The
task
here
is
to
solve
for
x.
The
test
makers
are
betting
that
the
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This
shape
comes
about
as
a
result
of
the
x
term.
When
f(x)
5
x
,
the
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fact
that
all
x
values
are
squared
makes
every
y
value
positive
(keep
in
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but
to
find
the
right
answer,
it
must
now
be
rotated
clockwise.
This
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means
rotating
to
the
right.
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Heres a good way to visualize this. Hold up your left hand, and make a
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ing. This is your graph before rotation. Now take your left hand and shift
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it
90
to
the
right;
in
essence,
snap
your
wrist
down.
The
tips
of
your
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fingers and thumb should now be pointing to the right. Find the answer
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choice
that
looks
like
the
position
of
your
left
hand.
(C)
is
the
answer.
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1
y
.
4.
Lets
start
with
the
first
condition
and
take
it
from
there.
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eliminates
choices
(A),
(B),
and
(D).
Now
you
have
only
two
choices
left
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to
check
the
second
condition,
x
1
y
.
4.
If
you
add
the
x
and
y
values
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equations and solve for one of the variables in terms of the other. Then
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you
can
place
that
answer
into
the
second
equation.
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This problem succumbs quite nicely to this strategy. Take the first
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equation
and
solve
for
y
in
terms
of
x.
Cross-multiplication
makes
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x
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2x 5 y
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x
1
y
5
x
1
2x
5
3x,
which
is
(A).
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with
a
snazzy
algebraic
formula,
or
you
can
go
to
the
answer
choices
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Quentin paid for the three hot dogs. This is done by subtracting $7.34
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from $10, giving you $2.66. This is the price, including tax, of three
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hot dogs.
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With the crank method, starting with the middle answer choice (C)
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often
yields
a
clue,
even
if
its
incorrect.
Choice
(C)
has
a
hot
dog
at
86
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1
cents. Add 6 or 7 cents sales tax to this, and then multiply by three.
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You
get:
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1
3(86 1 7) 5 3(93)5279
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You
can
add
the
entire
amount
of
sales
tax
per
dollar,
7
cents,
or
you
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1
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can take into account the fact that 86 cents is not quite an entire
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dollar, so Quentin might not owe the entire 7 cents sales tax. This
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might
seem
vague,
but
the
question
does
allow
for
some
wiggle
room
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1
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since it asks which is closest to the price . . . Whether you use 6 or
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7
cents
sales
tax,
the
same
answer
works
best
both
ways.
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You know that Quentin spent $2.66, or 266 cents. Answer choice (C)
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comes
out
at
279
cents,
which
is
13
cents
too
many.
This
means
that
(C)
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is incorrect because its too great. If (C) is too great, then (D) and (E) are
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even
greater,
so
they
must
also
be
incorrect.
This
leaves
(A)
and
(B).
Try
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(B). If it also too great, then the answer must be (A). Heres (B).
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3(82 1 7) 5 3(89) 5 267
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This is only one penny off. If you use a 6-cent sales tax, it is only 2 cents
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off. (B) is closest to the price of the hot dog, so its the correct answer.
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9
1
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1
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1
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1
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13. D Since the triangles are congruent, you know that the bottom right angle
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on
the
left
triangle
is
a
right
angle.
You
also
know
that
the
side
opposite
9
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1
x=3
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of b is
, and from this you can deduce that the side adjacent to b
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2
9
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x
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1
is by using the Pythagorean theorem. Heres what the computation
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2
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would look like:
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9
1
2
2
2
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1
b
5
c
a
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2
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3x
=
2
2
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9
1
1b 5x
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2
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3
2
2
2
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1
b
5
x
x
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4
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3 2 3 2
3 2
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2
2
x 2 x 1b 5x 2 x
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4
4
4
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9
1
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x2
2
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b
5
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4
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9
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x
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b
5
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2
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The sides of this right triangle, then, are in the proportions of a
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30-60-90
triangle.
And
since
angle
b
is
opposite
the
second
largest
side,
9
1
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its measure is 60, choice (D).
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9
1
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14. C You can infer that the figure is a square since all the sides must be
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congruent because they are all formed by points equidistant from zero.
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9
1
To find the area of the square, you only need the length of one side. You
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can get this two ways: you can use the distance formula for two points
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or you can take a shortcut and realize that the square is cut into four
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1
45-45-90 triangles by the y- and x-axes. The length of each non9
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hypotenuse
side
of
these
triangles
is
2,
so
the
hypotenuse
must
be
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2=2. This hypotenuse is also the length of the squares side, so place
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1
this value into the area of a square formula:
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A 5 s2
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2
9
1
~
!
A
5
2
2
=
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A543258
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Choice
(C)
is
the
answer.
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1
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15. E The smallest percentage difference is going to be the year where the flu
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column
and
the
cold
column
are
closest.
(The
converse
is
not
true
for
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1
the greatest percentage difference.) Eyeing the chart is the fastest way to
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determine
the
answer.
The
values
in
the
columns
for
2000
look
and
are
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the
closest,
and
so
the
percentage
difference
is
the
least.
(E)
is
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1
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the
answer.
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16. D Cold cases (white bar) have to be greater than flu cases (shaded bar), so
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1
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there are only two decades that could be the correct answer, 1970 and
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1990, choices (B) and (D). In 1970, the number of cold cases is about
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twice
as
many
as
the
flu
(2,000
to
1,000),
so
the
percentage
difference
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1
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would be 100%. This makes 1990, choice (D), the answer by default,
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but
you
can
see
that
the
percentage
difference
works
out
to
about
25%
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since there were roughly 4,000 cold cases and 3,000 flu cases.
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17. A You may want to save Roman numeral questions for the second pass! A
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judicious use of POE will help you out on this one, though. Looking at
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1
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I,
angles
6
and
12
are
both
formed
by
the
same
intersecting
line,
and
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they
are
congruent.
Since
I
must
be
true,
you
can
take
this
information
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and cross out any answer choices that do not have I in them.
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Surprisingly, this gets rid (B), (C), and (D). The answer is either (A) (I
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only) or (E) (I and II only). Since these are the only choices, you do not
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even have to worry about III. Check II, and if it must be true, then the
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1
answer is (E). If it isnt true, the answer must be (A). As it turns out, 2
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9
and 9 are not congruent, so the answer is choice (A).
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18. A This problem looks rather complicated, but the negative in front of the
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a simplifies it. If 2a2b is positive, then a must be negative and raised
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9
1
to
an
odd
power.
To
get
your
head
around
this,
consider
that
if
a
were
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positive,
the
entire
expression
could
not
be
positive.
So
(A)
must
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be true.
9
1
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19. D The first thing to recognize here is that the figure is composed of three
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triangles,
and
since
all
the
line
segments
are
congruent,
all
the
triangles
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are equilateral and congruent to each other. Equilateral triangles are all
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60-60-60 triangles, and so both a and b are 60. Choice (D) is true.
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20. C Since the boys cannot sit by seat 3, both girls always have to be sitting in
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9
1
seat
2
and
4.
The
boys
have
to
be
in
seats
1
and
5.
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If the first girl is in seat 2, then the second is in seat 4. If the first boy is
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1
in
seat
1
the
second
boy
is
in
seat
5.
That
is
one
arrangement.
The
boys
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could switch seats, and that is a second arrangement. The girls could
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also
switch
seats,
and
this
would
yield
another
two
possible
arrange9
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1
ments. That gives four total, (C).
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21. E There is a little formula that can be used, and you can draw up a Venn
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diagram
if
you
like,
but
if
you
keep
your
head
you
can
reason
your
way
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through this problem. If 52 students are in neither class, then 98
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students
are
in
algebra
or
geometry.
The
question
states
that
73
are
in
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geometry
and
62
are
in
algebra,
so
that
would
be
a
total
of
73
1
62
5
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students.
Since
this
number
is
greater
than
the
number
(98)
of
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students
you
found
earlier,
the
difference
between
135
and
98
must
be
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the number of students enrolled in both algebra and geometry. This
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6
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1. B In reference to the discovery of DNA, the passage states, the study of
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life could now be performed with more abstract methods of analysis.
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choices
either
go
beyond
what
the
passage
actually
states
(e.g.
(A),
the
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passage does not say that the study of lipids and proteins became
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irrelevant;
(C)
basically
says
the
same
thing)
or
bring
in
topics
not
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in
the
passage).
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the
information-based
study
of
DNA.
In
this
sense
wet
and
dirty
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drawing on language in the passage (information-based).
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widely read in the past. (D) fits with this. (A) does not. The passage does
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not
say
anything
like
(B),
(C),
or
(E).
Thus
(D)
is
the
best
choice.
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4. A The passage reads, many of the groups who popularized rock and roll
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consciously
were
attempting
to
emulate
the
work
of
blues
greats
such
as
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given
in
the
passage.
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you can use word analysis to figure out that it has something to do with
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before.
Dont
confuse
antewith
anti(against).
You
can
eliminate
(D)
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usage.
Eliminate
(B).
You
are
left
with
antebellum,
meaning
before
the
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war, or causal, meaning causing. Causal is more specific and more
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logical.
(C)
is
the
answer.
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organized
attempt
for
womans
voting
rights
(read
the
first
sentences
of
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the passage to see this). AWSA and NWSA came after Seneca Falls. (D)
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and
(E)
refer
to
information
provided
in
Passage
2.
Choice
(C)
is
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the
answer.
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immediate effect because the nation became embroiled in issues related
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to the coming Civil War. Knowledge of the dates of the Civil War will
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help you avoid confusing it with World War I. It was the Civil War, (A),
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that
pushed
the
womans
voting
rights
movement
to
the
background
of
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the national consciousness.
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8.
B
Here
it
is
best
to
go
back
to
the
passage
and
clarify
in
your
own
mind
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the distinctions drawn between the NWSA and the AWSA. The NWSA,
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which
the
question
asks
about,
focused
their
efforts
on
federal
and
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constitutional issues, whereas the AWSA focused on state-level issues.
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So
(B)
is
the
correct
answer.
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passage, you could guess that the conflict between two organizations
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eliminate
(A)
and
(E).
Now
you
need
to
decide
if
the
authors
opinion,
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however subtle, is positive or negative. It seems positive. For example,
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the
author
describes
the
work
of
the
NAWSA
as
important.
Thus
the
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correct answer will be positive. That eliminates (B) and (C). The answer
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is
(D).
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11.
A
The
first
question
is
to
determine
what
the
ultimate
victory
of
the
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womans suffrage movement is. The first paragraph of the second
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to the constitution as the ultimate victory, and this occurred with
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Tennessee approving the amendment. So (A) is the answer.
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passage refers to the Seneca Falls convention in 1848), and so (C) is
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the
answer.
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local
affairs
such
as
municipal
elections,
school
board
elections,
or
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prohibition measures. All of the examples but (C) refer to local affairs.
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Choice
(C)
refers
to
something
mentioned
only
in
Passage
1
(which
was,
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woman
could
responsibly
and
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that
woman
were
not
fit
to
vote,
difficult
to
maintain.
Choice
(B)
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correctly
points
to
this
same
idea.
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passage discusses what. Neither passage mentions the number of the
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amendment that gave women the right to vote. The second passage
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mentions when the amendment became law in the first paragraph, so
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you
can
eliminate
(A).
The
first
passage
mentions
the
Civil
War
in
the
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first paragraph. The first passage mentions the leaders of NWSA in the
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second
paragraph.
The
second
passage
is
all
about
partial
suffrages,
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is
(E).
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suffrages,
the
local
successes
of
the
womans
movement
in
the
1870s
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and
1880s,
as
crucial
to
the
ultimate
success
of
the
movement.
The
first
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author of passage two agrees that the constitutional amendment was
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the ultimate success of the suffrage movement, so he or she would not
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agree with (C). (D) also contradicts that view. (E) is more difficult to
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eliminate, but the author of Passage 2 doesnt mention any differences
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within
the
suffrage
movement.
Choice
(A)
is
the
best
answer.
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1. This one is all about PEMDAS.
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2
81
1
28
162
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!
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#
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1
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switch
the
direction
of
the
inequality
sign:
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1
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29
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23
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1
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The only two positive integers less than 3 are 2 or 1. Either one is an
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acceptable answer.
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1
0.06(30)
5
0.40
1
1.80
5
2.20.
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multiply
both
numbers
by
increasing
positive
integers
until
both
multiply
to
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the same number.
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3
2
5
36
24
3
2
5
48
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18 3 3 5 54
24 3 3 5 72
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18 3 4 5 72
24 3 4 5 96
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1
18
3
5
5
90
24
3
6
5
120
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18 3 6 5 108
24 3 6 5 144
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3
7
5
126
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3
8
5
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Both numbers multiply out to 72, so this is the answer. Creating these two
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tables would take a lot of time if you didnt have a calculator, but since you
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do,
make
the
most
of
it.
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5. If x is any negative number, then the inequality will hold true because the
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absolute
value
bars
will
knock
the
value
up
well
over
2.
If
you
dont
see
this,
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plug in some negative numbers.
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Thinking
positively,
if
x
.
5
then
the
inequality
is
also
true.
The
only
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remaining integers are 05. Plugging zero into the inequality, it still holds
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true. But if you plug 15 in, the inequality is not true. Thus any integer 1, 2,
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3, 4, 5 is correct.
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1
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6.
This
problem
works
very
much
like
a
function
machine.
Take
the
number
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they
give
you
and
place
it
into
the
equation,
then
solve.
For
the
eleventh
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term, k will be equal to 11, so
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10~k 1 1! 10~11 1 1! 10~12! 120
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5
5
5
5
12
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k21
11 2 1
10
10
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7.
If
you
do
not
see
the
answer
by
visualizing
the
points,
you
can
always
use
the
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formula for the midpoint. It is just the average of the coordinates (in this
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case,
the
y
coordinates)
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5 5 4.
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2
2
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8. You can use trigonometric functions to solve this problem, or you could use
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the Pythagorean theorem since this is a right triangle (the measure of the
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angles
have
to
sum
to
180
and
you
know
the
measures
of
two
of
the
three
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angles, 40 and 50, sum to 90. This means the third angle must be 90.)
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2
2
2
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b
5
c
a
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16
1
20
5
c
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65c
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The
answer
is
6.
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9. The mean is the average, so we have to add up all the numbers and divide by
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the total:
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7 1 4 1 3 1 6 1 2 1 2 24
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5 4.
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6
9
1
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The median is the number in the middle if you line up all the numbers from
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greatest
to
least.
Since
there
is
an
even
number
of
numbers,
the
median
will
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1
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be the average of the two middle numbers, {2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7}. The median then
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1
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1
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.
is
the
average
of
3
and
4,
or
3.5.
The
difference
between
the
two
is
0.5
or
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1
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10. Draw this picture! Two lines that are perpendicular to the same line are
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parallel.
To
see
this,
draw
one
line
perpendicular
to
another,
and
then
draw
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1
a third line perpendicular to the second; it will be parallel to the first line).
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2
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.
That
means
a
and
c
are
parallel,
which
implies
they
have
the
same
slope,
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1
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11. This might appear complicated, but a few careful substitutions and you will
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have
the
answer.
When,
y
5
3,
x
5
5
because
x
5
y
1
2.
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9
1
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Now
you
need
to
plug
this
value
of
x
into
the
function,
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2
1
3
f(x)
5
x
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1
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2
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f~5! 5 5 1 3 5 25 1 3 5 28
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12.
The
first
step
is
to
sketch
the
inscribed
square.
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1
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The sides of the square are =8 since the area is 8. You get this by working
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backward
from
the
area
of
a
square
formula:
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A 5 s2
9
1
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2
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8
5
s
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1
=8 5 s
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4
3
2
5
s
=
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2=2 5 s
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1
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The longest straight line that originates and terminates on the circumference
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is the diagonal of the square. Now that you have the side of the square, you
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1
can find the length of its diagonal because two sides of the square and its
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hypotenuse make a 45-45-90 right triangle. The diagonal is the hypotenuse,
9
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2
times
greater
than
a
side.
so
it
will
be
=
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1
This means the diagonal of the square is:
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~2=2!~=2! 5 2=4 5 2 3 2 5 4.
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13. Our range of numbers to meet the conditions is 1000 to 1198. The only way
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to
meet
the
two
conditions
in
the
1100s
is
to
have
the
ones
and
units
sum
to
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1
15 since with the two 1s (in the hundreds and thousands place) will make
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the
sum
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for
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scoring
and
feedback.
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