In the American colonies there was little money.
1. This passage:(D) the American monetary
2. The passage indicates:(C) scarce freely
3. The Massachusetts Bay:(D) for a short time during
4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned: (B) Cotton
5. According to the passage, what happened to the American: (C) So
much paper money was
6. How was the monetary system: (A) Only the U.S. Congress
7. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT: (B) Gold
could be exchanged
Popular architecture in the United States in the beginning...
1. What is the main idea of this passage?:(A) The architectural style of
Frank Lloyd
2. According to the passage, the new skyscrapers: (B) elaborately
ornamented
3. Which of the following statements: (D) His "prairie houses" were very
4. The "prairie houses" built: (D) long, flowing, and simple
5. According to the passage, how do Frank: (C) They were long and low.
The brain of the average human weighs approximately...
1. What is the author's main purpose? : (A) To describe the functions of
the
2. The passage states that the most: (A) cerebrum
3. How does the passage describe: (D) As ridged
4. According to the passage, which part of: (B) The association cortex
5. The sensory cortex :(D) receives and processes
6. Which of the following is true: (C) It is responsible for balance.
7. What shape does the brain: (B) Long and thin
Galaxies are the major building block of the universe.
40. The world "major" in line 1 is closest: (B) principal
41. What does the second paragraph: (B) Major categories
42. The word "which" in line 7: (B) gas
43. According to the passage, new stars are: (B) the compression of gas
44. The word "symmetrical" in line 9: (A) proportionally balanced
45. The word "obvious" in line 10 is: (B) apparent
46. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT: (C) They
contain a high amount
47. Which of the following characteristics of radio: (A) They are a type
of elliptical
48. What percentage of galaxies: (A) 10%
49. The word "they" in line 21: (C) distances
50. Why does the author mention the Virgo: (C) To emphasize the vast
With Robert Laurent and William Zorach,...
1. The word “medium”in line 5: (A) stone or wood
2. What is one of the fundamental: (C) The material is an important
3. The word “dictates” in line 8: (B) determines
4. How does direct carving differ from: (A) Sculptors are personally
5.The word “witnessed” in line 23: (D) observed
6. Where did Robert Laurent learn: (D) Paris
7. The phrase “a break with ”in line 30: (B) a departure from
8. The piece titled The Priestess has all: (B) It is made of marble.
Birds the feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts.
9. What does the passage mainly: (D) Why some species of
10. The word “conserve ”in line 3: (A) retain
11. Ptarmigan keep warm: (D) digging tunnels
12. The word “magnified”in line 6: (C) intensified
13. The author mentions kinglets in line 9: (C) nest together for
14. The word “forage”in line 12  : (C) feed
15. Which of the following statements about: (B) The lesser kestrel feeds
sociably
16. The word “counteracted”in line 24: (B) negated
17. Which of the following is NOT mentioned: (D) Several members of
18. hich of the following is a disadvantage: (B) Groups are more
attractive
19. The word “they”in line 25: (B) mass roosts
Hotel were among the earliest facilities that bound the united states
together.
1. What is the main topic of the: (B) The importance of hotels
2. The word “bound” in line 1: (C) tied
3. The National Republican party: (D) holding a
4. The word “assembling ”in line 14: (C) gathering
5. The word “ones” in line 16: (B) conventions
6. The word “it” in line 23: (C) community
7. It can be inferred form the: (B) European immigrants
8. Which of the following statements: (A) Travelers from abroad
Perhaps the most striking quality of literature is its freshness,...
39. What does the passage mainly: (D) Reasons for the popularity
40.The word "realization" in line 6 is: (B) awareness
41. Why does the author mention Don Quixote: (A) They are famous
examples of
42. The word "aesthetically" in line 13: (A) artistically
43. Which of the following can be: (B) Odd combinations
44. According to the passage, there is a need: (C) reminded that popular
45. The word "refreshing" in line 19: (D) unusual
46. The word "they" in line 22: (A) people
47. The word "devote" in line 25: (D) dedicate
48. As a result of reading satiric literature: (D) reexamine their
49. The various purposes of satire include: (A) introducing readers
50. Why does the author mention “service: (C) It is an ideal
Paul Bunyan is perhaps America’s best-known folk hero.
61. The purpose of this passage: D. discuss a “larger
62. It is NOT stated in the passage: D. serious nature
63. The passage states that Paul: A. in oral stories
64. Which of the following CANNOT be inferred: C. The campaign did
little to
65. The pronoun “them” in line 14: A. publications
66. The word “interwoven” in line 17: B. mixed together
67. Where in the passage does the author discuss a weather
phenomenon: C. lines 20-23
68. The word “countless” in line 27: C. a large number of
69. Which paragraph describes the plots: C. The fourth paragraph
70. The author’s tone in this: B. neutral
Before the mid-nineteenth century, peopel in the united states ate most
foods only
20. What does the passage mainly discuss?: (C) Inventions that led to
changes
21. The phrase “in season” in line 2: (B) a particular
22. The word “prevent” in line 4: (B) avoid
23. During the 1860's, canned food:(C) available in limited quantities
24. It can be inferred that railroad refrigerator: (B) before 1890
25. The word “them ” in line 14: (B) perishables
26. The word “fixture” in line 20 is closest: (C) commonplace object
27. The author implies that in the 1920's and 1930's home: (A)
decreased in number
28. The word “Nevertheless” in line 24: (D) however
29. Which of the following types of food preservation was NOT: (D)
Chemical additives
30. Which of the following statements: (A) Tin cans and iceboxes helped
The ability of falling cats to right themselves in midair and land ontheir feet
31. What does the passage mainly: (A) The explanation of an
32. The word “process”in line 10: (A) the righting of a
33. Why are the photographs mentioned in line 16: (B) The purpose of
the photographs
34. Which of the following can be inferred: (A) It was a relatively
35. The word “rotates” in line 19: (B) turns
36. According to the passage, a cat is able: (D) flexible
37. The word “readily”in line 24: (B) easily
38. How did scientists increase “the: (A) By analyzing photographs
The changing profile of a city in the United States is apparent in the
shifting...
39. What does the passage mainly: (C) The changing definition
40. According to the passage, the population: (A) 1870
41. The word “distinguished”in line 3: (A) differentiated
42. Prior to 1900, how many inhabitants: (B) 8,000
43. According to the passage, why did: (A) City borders had
44. The word “those”in line 9 : (B) persons
45. The word “constituting” in line 16 : (D) making up
46. The word “which ” in line 18 : (B) city
47. Which of the following is NOT: (D) It consists of at
48. By 1970, what proportion: (D) 1/3
49. The Census Bureau first: (B) 1950
50. Where in the passage does the: (D) Line 27-29
It is commonly in the United States that school is where people go to...
1. What does the author probably: (D) All of life
2. The word “bounds”in line 6 : (C) limits
3. The word “chance” in line 11: (A) unplanned
4. The word “an integral” in line 15 : (D) an essential
5. The word “they” in line 20 : (A) slices of reality
6. The phrase “For example,” line 22: (D) the boundaries
7. The passage supports which: (C) Going to school
8. The passage is organized: (B) contrasting the
The hard, rigid plates that form the outermost portion of the Earth...
9. With which of the following topics: (A) The contributions of the theory
10. According to the passage, the lithospheric: (D) asthenosphere
11. The author compares the relationship: (B) A boat floating
12. The word“one”in line 16: (B) masses
13. According to the passage, the northern: (D) parts of Laurasia
separated
14. The word “carry” in line 20: (D) support
15. In line 27, the word “concentrated”: (B) Clustered
16. Which of the following can: (B) It was first proposed
17. The paragraph following the passage: (A) why certain geological
In the Unied states in the early 1800”s, individual states goverments....
18. What does the passage: (C) The roles of state and federal
19. The word “effect” in line 2: (C) influence
20. All of the following are mentioned: (D) higher education
21. The word “distinct” in line 5: (A) separate
22. It can be inferred from the first paragraph: (D) sometimes built in
part
23. The regulatory activities of state: (B) inspecting materials
24. The word “setting” in line 17: (C) establishing
25. The word “ends” in line 20: (D) goals
26. According to the passage, which of: (A) It made it increasingly
27. Which of the following activities was: (C) Regulation of the supply
Life originated in the early seas less than a billion years after....
28. The word “drastic” in line 5: (B) radical
29. According to the theory that the: (D) Vascular plants
30. According to the passage, what happened: (B) New life-forms on
31. The word “extracted” in line 18: (C) removed
32. What can be inferred from the passage: (C) They are older
33. The word “instances” in line 21: (C) cases
34. The word “they” in line 22: (D) specimens
35. The word “entombed” in lime 22: (B) trapped
36. Which of the following resulted: A) The time estimate for the first
37. With which of the following conclusions: (A) The evolution of
terrestrial
What we today call American folk art was, indeed, art of, bt, ...
38. In lines 4-5 the author mentions: (B) appreciated portraits
39. The word “marked”in line 5: (A) pronounced
40. According to the passage, where were: (C) In Connecticut
41. The word “this”in line 9: (A) a strong craft tradition
42. How much did the population: (B) It became five times larger.
43. The phrase “ushering in”in line 17: (A) beginning
44. The relationship between the daguerreotype: (C) horse-drawn
carriage
45. According to the passage, which of the: (D) The invention
46. The word “executed” in line 19: (D) created
47. The author implies that most limners (line 22): (D) had no formal
48. The word “sketching” in line 25: (A) drawing
49. Where in the passage does the author: (D) Lines 21-23
50. The phrase “worth their while”in line 26: (C) profitable
Around the year 1500, hunting people occupied the entire....
1. What does the passage mainly: (B) The circumpolar environment
2. The word “domain”in line 6: (C) region
3. Which of the following terms: (C) Tundra
4. For how many months of the year: (C) 8-9 months
5. The word “saturated”in line 19: (D) soaked
6. The word “arduous”in line 22: (B) difficult
7. The word “standing”in line 25: (A) not flowing
8. All of the following are mentioned: (D) lack of supplies
9. The subsurface soil in the Arctic's tundra: (A) Cement
10. Where in the passage does the author: (D) Lines 27-29
Social parisitism ivolves ones species relying on another....
11. Which of the following statements: (C) Ants belonging to the genus
12. The word “raise”in line 1: (A) rear
13. The author mentions cuckoos: (D) are social parasites
14. The word “it”in line 3: (C) egg
15. What does the author mean by stating: (C) The Polyergus are heavily
16. Which of the following is a task: (B) Raid another nest.
17. The word “excavate”in line 17: (D) dig
18. The word “recruit”in line 20: (B) enlist
19. What happens when a mixed colony: (D) The Polyergus and the
Formica move
20. According to the information in the passage: (A) dulotic species of
ants (line 5)
The Winterthur museum is a collection an a house.
21. What does the passage mainly: (B) Elements that make Winterthur
22. The phrase “devoted to”in line 2: (B) specializing in
23. What happened at Winterthur between: (C) The old furniture
24. What does the author mean by stating: (C) Winterthur does not look
25. The word “assembled”in line 11: (C) brought together
26. The word “it”in line 12: (A) Winterthur
27. The word “developing”in line 14: (D) evolving
28. According to the passage, objects in: (D) past ownership
29. What si the relationship between the two: (A) The second paragraph
explains
30. Where is the passage does the author: (D) Lines 13-16
Every drop of water in the ocean, even in the deepest parts,...
41. What is the main point of: (D) The tides are the most powerful
42. The word “felt”in line 3: (C) detected
43. The words “In reality”in line 8: (B) actually
44. It can be inferred from the passage that the most: (B) distance
45. The word “correspondingly”in line 11: (C) similarly
46. What is the cause of spring tides?: (B) The gravitational pull of the
48. The word “configuration”in line 19: (D) arrangement
49. Neap tides occur when: (A) the Sun counteracts the Moon's
50. According to the passage, all of: (C) The strongest tides occur
Beads were probably the first durable ornaments....
9. What is the main subject of the passage?: (C) The reasons for studying
10. The word “adorned” in line 4: (B) decorated
11. The word “attire”in line 9: (C) clothing
12. All of the following are given as: (D) scarcity
13. According to the passage, all of the: (D) odor
14. The word “unravel”in line 16: (D) discover
15. The word “mundane ”in line 16: (C) ordinary
16. It is difficult to trace the history: (C) have been moved from
17. Knowledge of the history of some: (A) Anthropologists
18. Where in the passage does the author describe: (B) Lines 6-8
In the world of birds, bill design is a prime...
19. What does the passage mainly discuss: (B) The efficiency of the bill
20. Which of the following statements best:(A) Different shapes of bills
have evolved
21. Why does the author mention oystercatchers,: (C) They illustrate the
relationship
22. Crossbills are a type of: (D) finch
24. The word "which" in line 12 refers to: (C) force
25. The word "gap" in line 13 is: (A) opening
26. The word "discards" in line 15 is: (D) gets rid of
27. The word "others" in line 18: (A) bills
28. The word "deft" in line 19 is: (B) skilled
29. The word "robust" in line 24 is: (A) strong
30. In what way is the Newfoundland: (C) The size of its bill does not
31. The final paragraph of the passage:(D) how the Newfoundland
crossbill
32. Where in the passage does the author: (B) The second paragraph
If you look closely at some of the early.....
33. With which of the following subjects: (A) The accomplishments
34. Mary Goddard's name appears on: (B) she published the document
35. The word "heralded" in line 5 is: (B) announced
36. According to the passage, Mary Goddard: (C) took over her brother's
37. The word "there" in line 17 refers to: (C) Baltimore
38. It can be inferred from the passage: (A) an accomplished
businesswoman
39. The word "position" in line 24: (A) job
A distinctively American architecture began with....
1. What does the passage mainly discuss: (B) An architectural pioneer
2. The phrase “taken to heart” in lines 1-2: (C) Memorized
3. The word “admonition” in line 2: (A) monition
4. The word “entities” in line 3: (B) existences
5. In what way did Wright's public: (D) Their designs were

6. The author mentions the Unity Temple: (B) influenced the architecture
7. Which of the following statements best: (C) A building should fit
8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as: (C) southern plantations
There two basic types of glaciers, those that flow.....
9. What does the passage mainly discuss: (D) The different kinds
10. It can be inferred that ice sheets: (B) They cover large
11. According to the passage, where: (C) Alberta
12. The word “rare” in line 13: (B) unusual
13. According to the passage (paragraph 5),: (B) Their flow
14. All of the following are alpine glaciers EXCEPT: (B) ice caps
15. The word “depressions” in line 25: (C) concaves
Tools and hand bones excavated from the....
16. It can be inferred from the first: (D) Australopithecus robustus'
ancestors
17. Which of the following does the: (D) Hand bones
18. What does the third paragraph: (A) Features of Australopithecus
19. It can be inferred from the description: (C) build
20. The word “supplant”in line 24: (B) displace
21. The word “them” in line 25: (B) Homo habilis
22. The word “innate” in line 25: (A) inherent
23. What does the author suggest: (D) why they became
The first two decades of this century were dominated by....
24. What is the main topic of the: (C) The progress of modern
25. Which of the following can be cured: (D) Pellagra
26. How do vitamins influence: (A) They are necessary
27. In the third paragraph, the author: (B) factories
28. The phrase“occupy the spotlight”in line 23: (A) receive the most
29. The author implies that the most important: (A) the functions
In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States had tremendous....
30. What does the passage mainly: (C) Factors that affected
industrialization
31. Why does the author mention “a spider's web”: (B) To describe the
complex structure
32. The word “themselves” in line 12: (C) railroads
33. According to the passage, what was: (A) Lower manufacturing
34. Which of the following is NOT true: (B) They were unable to produce
35. The word “ran” in line 21 is: (A) operated
The cencept of obtaining fresh water from iceberg that....
36. What is the main topic of the: (B) Icebergs as a source
37. The word “arid” in line 1 is: (A) anhydrous
38. The word "it" in line 3: (B) obtaining fresh water
39. According to the author, most of the: (C) glaciers
40. The word “currents” in line 14: (D) flows of water
41. How are icebergs formed?: (A) They break off from
42. With which of the following ideas would: (A) Towing icebergs to dry
areas
43. Which of the following is the best: (C) <C>
44. The word "that" in the last line: (B) the water
Surrounding Alaska on all but one side are two oceans and....
45. What is the main topic of: (C) The territory that makes
46. The word “its” in line 2: (C) Alaska
47. Alaska is bordered on the southwest: (A) the Pacific Ocean
48. Why does the author mention: (D) To illustrate a point about
49. Kuiu is the name of: (B) an island
50. The word “pursue” in line 19: (A) follow
The ocean bottom – a region nearly 2.5 times greater than...
1. What is the main topic of the: (C) The first detailed study
2. The author refers to the ocean bottom as a "frontier: (D) is an
unknown territory
3. The word "inaccessible" in line 3: (B) unreachable
4. The author mentions outer space in line 7: (B) it is similar to the ocean
floor in
5. Which of the following is true of: (D) It made its first DSDP
6. The word "extracting" in line 13: (C) removing
7. The Deep Sea Drilling Project was: (B) the first extensive exploration
8. The word "strength" in line 21 is: (A) basis
9. The word "they" in line 26: (C) sediments
10. Which of the following is NOT mentioned: (D) Geologists observed
forms of marine
Basic to any understanding of canada in the 20 years after the second.....
11. What does the passage mainly: (C) Population trends in postwar
12. According to the passage, when did: (B) After 1945
13. The word "five" in line 3: (A) Canadians
14. The word "surging" in line 4: (C) accelerating
15. The author suggests that in Canada: (D) the birth rate was
16. The word "trend" in line 11: (A) tendency
17. The word "peak" in line 14: (D) maximum
18. When was the birth rate in Canada: (A) 1966
19. The author mentions all of the following as causes: (B) people
getting married
20. It can be inferred from the passage that before: (A) families were
larger
21. The word "It" in line 25: (B) population wave
22. The phrase "prior to" in line 26: (D) preceding
Are organically grown foods the best food choices?...
23. The word "Advocates" in line 3 is: (A) Proponents
24. In line 4, the word "others: (D) products
25. The "welcome development" mentioned in line 6: (A) interest in
food safety and
26. According to the first paragraph, which: (C) It has no fixed meaning.
27. The word "unsubstantiated" in line 15: (D) unverified
28. The word "maintain" in line 20: (C) preserve
29. The author implies that there is cause for concern: (A) organic foods
can be more expensive but are
30. According to the last paragraph, consumers: (B) mistaken
31. What is the author's attitude toward the: (D) Skeptical
There are many theories about the beginning of drama....
32. What does the passage mainly discuss: (A) The origins of theater
33. The word "they" in line 4 refers to: (D) human beings
34. What aspect of drama does:(C) The connection between myths
35. Which of the following is NOT: (D) Magic
36. The word "considerable" in line 15: (B) substantial
37. The word "enactment" in line 15: (B) performance
38. The word "they" in line 16 refers: (D) performers
39. According to the passage, what is: (D) Ritual has a religious
40. The passage supports which: (A) No one really knows
41. Where in the passage does the: (B) Lines 12-14

Stagerring tasks confronted the people of the...
42. What does the passage mainly discuss: (B) Problems facing the
United
43. The word " Staggering" inline 1: (D) overwhelming
44. The word "devastated" in line 3: (B) ruined
45. According to the passage, which of: (A) It was worse than
46. The passage refers to all of the: (D) increasing taxes
47. The word "task" in line 15: (D) reconstructions of damaged areas
48. Why does the author mention: (A) To give an example of a Northern
49. The word "them" in line 26 refers: (A) charges
50. Which of the following can be inferred from the phrase: (C)
Virginians were loyal
In Science, a theory is a reasonably explanation of observerved....
1. Which of the following is the main subject: (B) The place of theory
and hypothesis
2. The word "related" in line 1: (A) connected
3. The word "this" in line 3: (B) an imaginary model
4. According to the second paragraph, a useful: (B) make predictions
5. The word "supported" in line 9: (D) upheld
6. Bricks are mentioned in lines 14-16: (C) science is more than a
collection
7. In the fourth paragraph, the author implies: (B) formulate possible
solutions
8. In line 21, the author refers to a hypothesis as "a: (C) go beyond
available
9. In the last paragraph, what does the author: (C) Providing direction
for
10. Which of the following statements: (D) A good scientist needs
By the mid-nineteenth century, the term “icebox” had entered the
American....
11. What does the passage mainly: (B) The development of
12. According to the passage, when did the: (B) Sometime before 1850
13. The phrase "forward-looking" in line 4: (A) progressive
14. The author mentions fish in line 5: (C) fish dealers were among the
15. The word "it" in line 6: (C) ice
16. According to the passage, which of the: (D) Inadequate understanding
17. The word "rudimentary" in line 12: (B) undeveloped
18. According to the information in the second: (C) allow ice to melt
slowly
19. The author describes Thomas Moore as: (D) Moore's design was
fairly
20. According to the passage, Moore's: (A) charge more for his
21. The "produce" mentioned in line 25: (B) butter
Aside from perpetuating itself, the sole purpose of the American
Academy.....
22. What does the passage mainly: (B) An organization that
23. The word "sole" in line 1: (A) only
24. The word "subsidizes" in line 6: (B) finances
25. Which of the following can be inferred: (D) It was published after
26. Each year the awards and prizes offered: (D) $ 750,000
27. The word "may" in line 13: (C) awards
28. What is one of the advantages of the: (B) They are often given to
29. The word "rotates" in line 19: (A) alternate
30. The word "they" in line 25: (C) writers
31. Where in the passage does the author: (A) Lines 1-3
Archaeological records – paintings, drawings, and carvings....
32. What is the main idea of the: (C) Humans and their ancestors have
33. The word "other" in line 8: (B) hand
34. What does the author say about Cro-Magnon: (D) The artists were
mostly
35. The word "implements" in line 13: (A) tools
36. When compared with implements "flaked with a: (A) more common
37. The word "clues" in line 16: (D) information
38. The fact that the Inuit cut meat by: (A) the relationship between
handedness
39. The word "hemispheres" in line 24: (B) sides
40. Why does the author mention Homo: (C) To show that early humans
41. All of the following are mentioned: (D) fossilized hand bones
42. Which of the following conclusions is: (B) There may be a link
between handedness
Plants are subject to attack and infection by a remarkable.....
43. What does the passage mainly: (D) How the immune system of
animals
44. The phrase "subject to" in line 1: (A) susceptible to
45. The word "puncture" in line 8: (A) pierce
46. The word "which" in line 13: (B) substances
47. Which of the following substances does: (D) Alkaloids
48. Why does the author mention "glycoproteins: (C) To illustrate how
chemicals
49. The word "dramatic" in line 23: (A) striking
50. Where in the passage dose the author: (D) Lines 24-27
Another early native American tribe in what is now the southwestern.....
1. What is the main topic of the: (A) The Anasazi pueblos
2. The word "supreme" in line 5: (B) most outstanding
3. The word "They" in line 7: (A) houses
4. The author mentions that Pueblo Bonito: (D) How big a pueblo could
be
5. The word "settle" in line 14: (B) decide
6. It can be inferred from passage that: (A) required many workers
7. The word "ascending" in line 26: (D) climbing
8. It can be inferred from the passage that in addition: (A) Roads
9. The pueblos are considered one of the Anasazis' supreme: (B) located
in forests
Accostomed thought we are to speaking of the films....
10. The passage mainly discusses: (B) played during silent films
11. What can be inferred from the passage: (D) They corresponded to
specific
12. The word "solemn" in line 7: (B) serious
13. It can be inferred that orchestra conductors: (C) be familiar with a
wide
14. The word "them" in line 17: (D) films
15. According to the passage, what kind of: (B) It distributed films.
16. It may be inferred from the passage: (B) 1909
17. Which of the following notations is most likely: (A) "Calm, peaceful"
18. The word " composed" in line 26: (D) created
19. The word "scores" in line 26: (C) musical compositions
20. The passage probably continues with: (D) the music in Birth of a
Nation
The earth comprises three pricipal layers:the dense, iron – rich core, .....
21. The word "comprises" in line 1: (C) consists of
22. According to the passage, on approximately: (B) 40
23. The word "which" in line 8: (C) plates
24. The word "intense" in line 10: (D) extreme
25. What does the second paragraph of the: (B) Processes that create the
Earth's
27. The word "margins" in line 15 is: (A) edges
28. The word "support" in line 17: (D) hold
29. According to the passage, mountain: (D) continental plate collide
30. Where in the passage does the author: (C) Lines 16-18
Coincident with concerns about the accelerating.....
31. What is the main point of the: (C) The sea is even richer in life than
32. The word "appreciation" in line 2: (B) recognition
33. Why does the author compare rain forests: (D) Both have many
different
34. The word "bias" in line 9: (D) prejudice
35. The passage suggests that most: (A) insects
36. The word "there" in line 24: (A) the sea
37. The author argues that there is more diversity: (A) more phyla and
classes of life
38. Which of the following is NOT mentioned: (D) Shrimp
39. Which of the following conclusions is supported: (B) More attention
needs to be paid to
What geologists call the Basin and Range Province.....
40. What is the geographical relationship: (C) The Great Basin is in the
northern part
41. According to the passage, what does the: (D) Access to the ocean
42. The word "prevailing" in line 4: (A) most frequent
43. It can be inferred that the climate in: (D) precipitation falls in the
44. The word "it" in line 5: (B) air
45. Why does the author mention cottonwoods: (B) To give examples of
trees that are
46. Why does the author mention Owens Valley: (B) To give examples
of depressions
47. The words "the former" in line 17: (B) Lake Lahontan
48. The word "accumulated" in line 19: (C) collected
49. According to the passage, the Ice: (D) wetter weather
50. Where in the passage does the author explain: (D) Lines 21-24
The elements other than hydrogen and helium exist in such....
13. What does the passage mainly: (C) When most of the helium in the
14. According to the passage, helium is:
15. The word "constituents" in line 7: (C) components
16. Why does the author mention "cosmic rays" in:
17. The word "vary" in line 10 is closest: (C) change
18. The creation of helium within stars: (B) produces energy
19. The word "calculated" in line 15: (A) determined
20. Most of th helium in the universe: (B) in a very short time
21. The word "ceased" in line 26: (A) stopped
In colonial America, people generally covered their beds....
22. What does this passage mainly: (B) Linsey-woolsey
23. The word "prominent" in line 3: (A) isolated
24. The author mentions the Revolutionary: (A) quilts were supplied
25. The phrase "applied to" in line 8: (C) used for
26. The term "linsey-woolsey" originally: (C) clothing
27. The word "coarser" in line 13: (D) rougher
28. The quilts described in the second and third: (A) wool
29. It can be inferred from the third paragraph: (C) the length of time
30. The word "afforded" in line 24: (A) provided
31. Which of the following was most likely to be: (A) A linsey-woolsey
Growing tightly packed together and collectively weaving....
32. What does this passage mainly: (D) The relation of alder trees
33. The word "dense" in line 1: (C) thick
34. Alder trees can suppress the growth: (B) sunlight
35. The passage suggests that Douglas: (B) a type of evergreen
36. It can be inferred from paragraph 1: (D) need less sunlight than do
37. It can be inferred from paragraph 2: (B) did not want alders
38. The word "they" in line 21: (B) alders
39. According to the passage, alders added: (D) oxygen
40. It can be inferred from the passage that alders: (A) prevent water
from carrying
41. What is the author's main purpose: (A) To argue that alder trees are
useful
In taking up a new life across the Atlantic, the early European....
42. What is the passage mainly: (D) Ways in which early settlers
43. What can be inferred about the diversions: (A) They followed a
pattern
44. Which of the following can be said about: (C) They felt that it should
be
45. The phrase thanks to" in line 8: (C) because of
46. The word "their" in line 8: (B) farm dwellers
47. What is meant by the phrase "double-purpose":(B) Useful and
enjoyable
48. The phrase "eagerly anticipated" in line 16: (D) looked forward to
49. Which of the following can be said about the: (C) They were
activities that could
50. What will the author probably discuss: (B) Leisure activities of city
In the 1500's when the Spanish moved into what later....
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?: (a) The culture of the
Anasazi
2. The Anasazi people were considered "agriculturally: (c) watered
their crops
3. The word "pits" in line 7: (d) holes
4. The word "stories" in line 12: (c) levels
5. Who would have been most likely to control: (d) A forty-year-old
woman
6. The word "they" in line 16: (b) crops
7. The word "disputes" in line 20: (b) arguments
8. Which of the following activities was NOT: (a) Making baskets
9. According to the passage, what made it almost: (a) The political and
social organization
10. The passage supports which of the following: (c) Anasazi society
exhibited a
Under certain circumstances, the human body must cope with...
21. What does the passage mainly: (b) The effects of pressure on gases
22. The words "exposed to" in line 6: (d) subjected to
23. The word "exert" in line 15: (a) cause
24. The word "diffuses" in line 19: (d) travels
25. What happens to nitrogen in body tissues: (a) it forms bubbles.
26. The word "they" in line 21: (c) bubbles
27. The word "rupture" in line 26: (c) burst
28. It can be inferred from the passage that which: (d) An air embolism
29. What should a diver do when: (a) Rise slowly
The novelist Robert Herrick was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts,....
1. To which of the following families was: (B) The Hawthornes
2. In lines 3-4, the phrase "immediate forebears: (A) closest ancestors
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as: (A) Farmer
4. Herrick moved to the University of: (D) William Rainey
5. According to the passage, Herrick's: (D) kind during personal
6. In which of the following activities was: (B) Government work
There are two main kinds of sloth; the two-toed.....
1. The purpose of the passage is to: (C) describe the behavior of the
2. It can be inferred from the passage that the: (A) hang on tree
branches
3. What does the sloth eat?: (B) Cecropia
4. How does the sloth spend most of: (B) Sleeping
5. It can be inferred from the passage that if a: (C) show little response
6. The author's discussion of the sloth: (D) inactivity
The Montessori method of educating children is guided....
1. Which of the following is the best: (A) Principles of the Montessori
2. In line 6, the phrase "such an environment: (D) Natural, in which
self –
3. According to the passage, the: (A) the individual child
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the: (C) person
5. Which of the following would NOT be: (A) Tightly controlling
children's
In an experiment designed to study the effect of majority...
1. What does the passage mainly: (C) The impact of majority opinion
2. A total of how many lines were shown: (C) Four
3. Why did all but one of the members: (B) They were told to do so for
4. It can be inferred from the passage that: (B) conform
5. The experiment described in the passage: (D) psychologists
This vertical movement of the fieldstones is not simply....
1. What does the passage mainly: (A) The effect of frost
2. What statement was most probably made: (B) Fieldstones are lifted
to the
3. Where does the soil freeze first: (C) Under rocks
4. In the first paragraph, the author: (D) heat conduction
5. According to the passage, why do fieldstones remain: (B) Soil fills in
under them
6. The author refers to a car jack in: (A) stones are pushed upward
7. Which of the following conclusions is supported: (D) New stones will
continue
8. In line14, the author exclaims "What a vision: (C) enthusiasm
As with most aspects of Plains Indian culture, music was....
1. What is the main topic of the: (B) Plains Indian muisical
2. The passage mentions that dancers: (A) play the tambourine
3. In Line 7, to what does the word: (C) A strip of wood
4. According to the passage, how did the drums: (A) They were two-
sided.
5. According to the passage, whistles: (D) eagle bones
6. According to the passage, boiled: (D) glue
The American Revolution was not a revolution in....
1. Which of the following would be the: (D) The American Revolution:
Evolution
2. In the first paragraph. what does the: (A) they were explosive and
3. In lines 5-6, what does the author mean: (C) Life went on as usual.
4.In the second paragraph, the author: (D) The United Kingdom
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the: (C) British
6. What will the paragraph following the: (B) The creation of new state
A summary of the physical and chemical nature of life must...
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?: (A) the production of solar
2. According to the passage, energy is: (D) nuclei of hydrogen atoms
3. The passage indicates that, in comparison: (D) are not as long
4. According to the passage, through which of the: (A) The x-ray part of
the
5. It can be inferred from the passage: (B) in many different

Here in the United States, before agricultural activities...

1. Which of the following is the best title: (B) Migratory Locusts in the
2. According to the passage the worst destruction: (C) late nineteenth
century
3. One of the migrating swarms mentioned in: (D) 300
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the: (C) solve difficulties that
resulted
5. According the passage, North American: (C) climates affect their
development
6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned: (A) Darkness
7. The passage supports which of the following: (C) There is a possibility
that crops in the United

Artificial flowers are used for scientific as...

1. Which of the following is the best title: (A) An Extensive Collection
2. Which of the following statements about: (B) They were artists.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the: (C) make a copy of one
member of
4.In line 9, the word "it" refers to which: (B) "the collection" (line 8)
5.Which of the following is NOT included in the display: (C) Several
species of natives
6.Which of the following statements is true: (D) They are authentic