Question 19
19. “Gibraltar” in the last sentence of paragraph 1
probably refers to
a. the Guidance Office
b. a Police Station
c. a Detention Room
d. a Courthouse
Rationalization: Since indictment (criminal
accusation) and arraignment (criminal proceeding)
were stated in the sentence, it means Gibraltar is a
courtroom. Hence, the answer is Choice D
Question 20
20. “all the same,” in paragraph 2 sentence 2 in the
context of the passage, conveys the sense that
a. all criminals are alike.
b. crimes were repeated because of the criminal
justice system.
c. crime continued despite the efforts of the criminal
justice system.
d. crime continued in keeping with the standards set
by the criminal justice system.
Rationalization: This paragraph is criticizing the
routinary and never-ending cycle of criminalities in
the area. Thus, the author stated, “all the same.” It is
highlighting that despite the criminal justice system,
crime still continuous.
Question 21
21. “Doubts” in paragraph 3 sentence 2 implies that
a. the wrong people are being arrested.
b. the police arrest too many people.
c. the District Attorney’s Office should work harder.
d. the criminal justice system doesn’t improve the
quality of life in the Bronx.
Rationalization: The statement “Bronx crumbled and
decay little more” in the sentence preceding
paragraph 3 sentence 2 gives a clue that “Doubts” in
this context is implying that crime seems to be not
being addressed by the existing criminal justice
system. Thus, the Choice D.
Question 22
22. Who are the “chow” in the last paragraph?
a. people behind the criminal justice system
b. the defendants
c. the assistant district attorneys
d. the criminals
Rationalization: Sentence 2 of the last paragraph
referred to the “fifty judges, thirty-five law clerks,
245 assistant district attorneys, one D.A. and who
knows how many criminal lawyers, Legal Aid
lawyers, court reporters, court clerks, court officers,
correction officers, probation officers, social workers,
bail bondsmen, special investigators, case clerks,
court psychiatrists” as the chow. Hence, Choice A is
the answer.
Passage 6
But it is time that we pass to some of the advantages
of size. One of the most obvious is that it enables one
to keep warm. All warm-blooded animals at rest lose
the same amount of heat from a unit area of skin, for
which purpose they need a food-supply proportional
to their surface and not to their weight. Five thousand
mice weigh as much as a man. Their combined
surface and food or oxygen consumption are about
seventeen times a man’s. In fact, a mouse eats about
one quarter its own weight of food every day, which
is mainly used in keeping it warm.
For these reasons, small animals cannot live in cold
countries. In the arctic regions there are no reptiles or
amphibians, and no small mammals. The smallest
mammal in Spitzbergen is the fox. The small birds fly
away in winter, while the insects die, though their
eggs can survive six months or more of frost. The
most successful mammals are bears, seals, and
walruses. J. B. S. Haldane, “On Being the Right
Size,” 1928.