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Reading and Writing
54 QUESTIONS
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DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills. Each question includes one or more
passages, which may include a table or graph. Read each passage and question carefully, and then choose the best answer to
the question based on the passage(s). All questions in this section are multiple-choice with four answer choices. Each question
has a single best answer.
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1- It's likely that Web browsing strengthens brain 2- Planned obsolescence, a practice whereby
functions related to fast-paced problem solving, products are designed to have a limited period of
particularly when it requires spotting patterns in usefulness, has been a cornerstone of
a(n) _________ of data. A British study of the way manufacturing strategy for the past 80 years. This
women search for medical information online approach increases sales, but it also stands in
indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at ________ contrast to a time when goods were
least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and produced to be durable. Planned obsolescence
probable value of a Web page in a matter of wastes materials as well as energy in making and
seconds. The more we practice surfing and shipping new products; it also reinforces the belief
scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at that it is easier to replace goods than to mend them.
those tasks.
Which choice completes the text with the most
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
logical and precise word or phrase?
A) austere
B) egregious
A) queue C) unmitigated
D) stark
B) welter
C) order
D) array
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3- MIT business scholars Erik Brynjolfsson and
Andrew McAfee have argued that impressive
advances in computer technology-from improved
industrial robotics to automated translation
services -are largely behind the sluggish
employment growth of the last 10 to 15 years.
Even more ominous for workers, they foresee
_________ prospects for many industries once
considered safe, such as law, financial services,
education, and medicine.
Which choice completes the text with the most
logical and precise word or phrase?
A) gruesome
B) monotonous
C) ordinary
D) dismal
4- The impact of the poor economy is reflected in
the ________ of families able to afford a vacation
this year.
A) dearth
B) glut
C) deprivation
D) confluence
5- Unlike other authors, who portray the security
officers at Robert Oppenheimer’s laboratory as
either mindless bureaucrats or paranoid witch-
hunter, Ray Monk offers a much more _______
depiction.
A) perfunctory
B) consummate
C) illustrious
D) nuanced
6- Scientist James Clark and graduate student
Jason McLachlan of Duke University conducted a
study to address a central scientific problem in
explaining the diversity of tree species in a forest.
"In the mathematical models ecologists use to
describe how different species compete for
resources such as light, moisture and nutrients, it
can be difficult to get species to coexist," he said.
"In models, slight advantages allow one species to
'out-compete' the other, leading to extinction, that
is, loss of biodiversity. And so, ecologists have put
a lot of effort into trying to understand the
differences among species that allow one species
to coexist with another species." Explaining such
coexistence that occurs routinely in real life is
critical, if ecologists are to truly understand forest
biodiversity and the forces that sustain or reduce
it.
According to the text, why does Clark feel that
mathematical models are insufficient to study
biodiversity?
A)They do not account for changes that take
place over the course of centuries.
B)Their results do not accurately reflect
observations in the natural world.
C)They do not include enough different species
of plants from a specific area.
D)Their calculations are based on obsolete data
that needs to be updated.
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7- Astronomers found a large body orbiting close
to the star Upsilon Andromedae. The standard
theory of planet formation holds that no planet that
large could be formed so close to a star, leading to
the suggestion that the body is a companion star.
A subsequent discovery puts that suggestion in
doubt: two other large bodies were found orbiting
close to Upsilon Andromedae, and the standard
theory of companion stars allows for at most one
companion star.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to
resolve the status of the orbiting body without
casting doubt on the two standard theories
mentioned?
A) The smaller a planet orbiting a star is, and the
farther away it is from the star, the less likely it is
to be discovered.
B) If a planet’s orbit is disturbed, the planet can
be drawn by gravity toward the star it is orbiting.
C) It is likely that there are many stars, in
addition to Upsilon Andromedae and the Sun, that
are orbited by more than one smaller body.
D) In most cases of companion stars, the smaller
companion is much fainter than the larger star
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In Caddo, a language from what is now the US
Southeast, vocabulary pertaining to corn
cultivation resembles equivalent vocabulary in the
Totozoquean language family in Mexico. This
resemblance is perhaps attributable to cultural
contact: such words could have entered Caddo
through the intermediary of the neighboring but
unrelated Chitimacha language, concurrent with
the dissemination of corn itself from Mexico into
the Southeast after 700 CE. That the vocabulary
pertaining to domestic crops accompanies them as
they diffuse into new regions is an established
phenomenon globally. Crops may also be
decoupled from vocabulary altogether: corn
cultivation became ubiquitous among the
Southeastern tribes, yet________
Which choice most effectively uses data from the
table to complete the statement?
A) the origins of vocabulary pertaining to the crop
vary across languages in the region, with the words
for corn in Cherokee and the Muskogean
languages showing no demonstrable relationship
to Totozoquean vocabulary.
B) words for corn in the languages of the
Muskogean family evolved from a common root,
with the Muscogee word having lost certain
consonant sounds still present in the Chickasaw
and Choctaw words.
C) corn-related vocabulary underwent changes
when entering other, unrelated languages, as can
be seen by the divergence of the Caddo word from
the Chitimacha word it originated in.
D) the region is linguistically diverse, being home
not only to Chitimacha and Caddo, but also to the
Muskogean language family (including
Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Muscogee) and to one
Iroquoian language (Cherokee).
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9- Urbanization, industrialization, and the
warming climate create thermal pollution (excess
heat) in the shallow subsurface soil. Susanne A.
Benz and colleagues analyzed thousands of sites
on three continents under one scenario in which
surface temperature remains at the current level
and under another in which the surface reaches the
maximum plausible temperature. They then
categorized each site according to the percentage
of local home heating needs that could be met
using this excess subsurface heat. The team
concluded that if surface temperature approaches
the maximum plausible level, the percentage of
sites where thermal pollution could feasibly
contribute to meeting home heating needs will
increase.
Which choice best describes data in the graph that
support Benz and colleagues' conclusion?
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A) Under both temperature conditions, less than
10% of sites were in the up-to-25% group, but at
the maximum plausible surface temperature,
almost 80% of sites could have all their local
heating needs met by thermal pollution.
B) At current surface temperatures, more than 80%
of the sites have no need for supplemental local
home heating from subsurface thermal pollution,
but at the maximum plausible surface temperature,
more than 70% of sites exhibit significantly
greater home heating needs.
C) At current surface temperatures, more than 80%
of sites can meet, at most, 25% of local home
heating needs with subsurface thermal pollution,
but at the maximum plausible surface temperature,
more than 80% of sites can meet greater than 25%
of local home heating needs.
D) At current surface temperatures, more than
80% of the sites cannot use subsurface thermal
pollution to meet any portion of local home
heating needs, but at the maximum plausible
surface temperature, that percentage drops below
20%.
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10- Although it was not the first satellite to be
launched, Vanguard 1 was still a remarkable
achievement. In addition to demonstrating the
technology of a new launcher system, the ground
station network, and solar cells, the satellite
showed how our planet bulges out around the
equator. Equipped with an instrument to measure
atmospheric density, it provided the first-ever
measurements of the Earth’s tenuous outer
atmosphere and an estimate of the number of
micrometeorites surrounding the planet – all vital
information for future spacecraft.
Based on information in the passage, Why
Vanguard 1 was a “remarkable achievement”?
A) demonstrated the tenuousness of the Earth’s
atmosphere.
B) revealed a lack of uniformity in the earth’s
shape.
C) provided an estimate of the number of
micrometeorites in space.
D) measured the power generated by solar cells on
Earth.
11- All public transportation systems are
subsidized by the government to some extent, but
large systems gain a substantial portion of their
operating revenue from fares. Since systems that
go fare-free see increases in ridership, they often
must operate more buses and trains and hire more
drivers and other personnel at the same time that
they are losing a key source of funding. Advocates
of fare-free policies claim that the costs of these
policies are largely offset by various savings, but a
recent study comparing projected results of fare-
free policies in different cities found this outlook
to be overly optimistic. For example, in San
Francisco, CA, fare-free public transit was
projected to save $8.4 million per year in fare
collection costs but result in a total increase of
$184 million per year in operating costs, on top of
capital investments in new equipment and
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infrastructure. Instituting a fare-free system,
therefore, _____________
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A) can have a devastating effect on a city's
transportation budget.
B) also requires planners to make careful
considerations about changes in service.
C) might also have a negative impact on the
environment as more service is added.
D) also has the drawback of increasing crowding
on public transportation.
12- Observations of the Arctic reveal that the
Arctic Ocean is covered by less ice each summer
than the previous summer. If this warming trend
continues, within 50 years the Arctic Ocean will
be ice free during the summer months. This
occurrence would in itself have little or no effect
on global sea levels, since the melting of ice
floating in water does not affect the water level.
However, serious consequences to sea levels
would eventually result, because _________
Which of the following most logically completes
the passage?
A) significant changes in Arctic sea temperatures
would be accompanied by changesin sea
temperatures in more temperate parts of the world
B) such a warm Arctic Ocean would trigger the
melting of massive land-based glaciers in the
Arctic
C) an ice-free Arctic Ocean would support a very
different ecosystem than it does presently
D) in the spring, melting sea ice would cause
more icebergs to be created and to drift south into
shipping routes
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13- The following text is adapted from Mother
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Jones's 1912 speech to coal miners picketing in
Charlestown, West Virginia.

To me, the proper thing to do is to read the purpose

of our meeting here today. 'The guards of the
mining companies beat, abuse, maim, and hold up
citizens without process of law; deny freedom of
speech, a provision guaranteed by the 14- This poem is adapted from Emily Dickenson's
Constitution. We hold that the companies in poem The Outlet, published after her death in
maintaining such guards are detrimental to the best 1886.
interests of society and an outrage against the
honor and dignity of the State. I hope, my friends, My river runs to thee:
that you and the mine owners will put aside the Blue sea, wilt welcome me?
breach and get together before I leave the State. My river waits reply.
But I want to say, make no settlement until they Oh sea, look graciously!
sign up that every bloody murderer of a guard has I'll fetch thee brooks
got to go. This is done, my friends, beneath the flag From spotted nooks, -
our fathers fought and bled for, and we don't intend Say, sea,
to surrender our liberty. Take me!

What is the main purpose of the text?
A) To describe the working conditions suffered by
miners
B) To encourage miners to avoid making
compromises
C) To convince the government to change
conditions of miners
D) To initiate negotiations with the guards at the
mines
What is the function of the image of a sea in the
overall structure of the text?
A) It shows the difficulties of expressing love.
B) It refers to the person that the author loves.
C) It represents the depth of the author's love.
D) It indicates that the course of love is
complicated.
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16- In 1964, renowned physicist Richard Feynman
Text 1 was appointed to the government panel tasked
with investigating the cause of the Challenger
The Guinea worm is a parasite contracted disaster. Feynman's expertise went beyond just
primarily by drinking unpurified water. It lives in ________ as he was also a pioneering contributor
the digestive tract for about a year, where it can to the field of quantum mechanics.
grow to about a meter long. There is no vaccine
and no treatment for the pain when the adult Which choice completes the text so that it
parasite moves towards the skin, forms a blister, conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
and finally erupts. Often victims suffer from
debilitating secondary infections, but fortunately A) investigating, though:
this condition is almost eradicated: there were only
15 reported cases in 2021. B) investigating, though,
C) investigating. Though,
Text 2
D) investigating though
About forty percent of the known species in the
world are parasitic. Parasites are organisms that
17- In 2007, two highly successful full-time
survive to the detriment of others, and range from
engineers at a US car company faced the same
microbes to plants to insects and worms. However,
dilemma. Both Julie Levine and Julie Rocco desire
parasites often have a very limited habitat that is
a healthier work/life balance, but they were
restricted by the host, but they play multiple
hesitant to give up their managerial roles
essential roles in the ecosystem such as
overseeing the production of new vehicles. In
maintaining populations. Therefore, it is important
order to retain these top engineers, the company
to study and preserve them.
proposed a creative ______ sharing.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely
Which choice completes the text so that it
respond to the last sentence in Text 1?
conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A) With understanding, because some parasites are
A) solution; job
too dangerous to survive
B) solution. Job
B) With sadness, because the worm does not really
cause people injury C) solution job
C) With trepidation, because there could be D) solution: job
unforeseen repercussions
18- The opening of the Empire State building
D) With appreciation, because a painful parasite is coincided with the start of the Great Depression.
almost gone As a result, much of the new ________ office
space remained empty for months.

A) skyscrapers’
B) skyscraper’s
C) skyscrapers
D) skyscrapers’s
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19- Invented in 1851, wet plate photography
produces images that are marvelously fine-grained
and detailed, and they seem to glow with an
ethereal silvery light. One misstep or a speck of
dust on the glass plate, though, and flaws appear.
Smudges resembling oyster shells ________
around the photo’s edges. Since the film requires
long exposures, moving subjects blur.
Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A) swirl
B) will have swirled
C) have swirled
D) swirled
20- As the United States stood on the brink of a
Second World War, the push for aeronautical
advancement grew ever greater, spurring an
insatiable demand for mathematicians. Ushered
into the Langley Memorial Aeronautical
Laboratory in 1935 to shoulder the burden of
number crunching, ________ .
A) engineers were freed from hand calculations in
the decades before the digital age by dozens of
women acting as human “computers.”
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21- When scientists cracked open the Murchison
meteorite, which fell in Australia in __________
discovered that it was chock-full of carbon and
organic materials. It also had an odd smell,
reminiscent of the New York City subway—
metallic, with musty and bitter hints.
A) 1969, and scraped the material on the inside,
they
B) 1969 and scraped the material on the inside they
C) 1969, scraped the material on the inside, they
D) 1969, and scraped the material on the inside—
they
22- It wasn’t that long ago that putting food in
liquid nitrogen was something you’d only see in a
high school science class, but it’s also becoming a
mainstay of modernist cooking. It’s odorless,
________ it’s so cold (–320.44°F to be exact), it
boils at room temperature and evaporates out of
your food as it rapidly chills it.
A) tasteless, and harmless because
B) tasteless, and harmless, and because
C) tasteless and harmless, because
D) tasteless, harmless and because,

B) in the decades before the digital age, dozens of

women acting as human “computers” freed
engineers from hand calculations.
C) dozens of women acting as “human computers”
freed engineers from hand calculations in the
decades before the digital age.
D) hand calculations were freed from engineers by
dozens of women acting as human “computers” in
the decades before the digital age.
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23- Although it may sometimes get overlooked in
the hustle and bustle of the daily commute, New
York City’s subway stations are packed with art.
Over the years, stations have become home to all
sorts of works like mosaics of peering eyes or
____________. According to the Metropolitan
Transit Authority (MTA), subway art has been a
part of the transit system’s lifeblood since its
earliest days.
A) disarmingly cute bronze sculptures
B) disarmingly, cute bronze sculptures.
C) disarmingly cute, bronze, sculptures.
D) disarmingly cute, bronze sculptures.
24- Scientists have found that animals across the
spectrum have a keen sense of quantity, able to
distinguish not just bigger from smaller or more
from less, but two from four, four from ten, and
forty from sixty. Orb-weaving spiders, for
instance, keep a tally of how many silk-wrapped
prey items are stashed in the “larder” segment of
their web. In one experiment, scientists removed
the items. ________, the spiders spent time
searching for the stolen goods in direct proportion
to how many separate items had been taken.
A) Despite this
B) Subsequently,
C) However,
D) Likewise,
25- The Sun and other stars are powered by nuclear
fusion reactions, in which two atoms collide to
form a single heavier atom, releasing energy.
Scientists have long believed that fusion has the
potential to meet humanity’s clean energy needs.
______ prior to December 2022, no fusion
reaction in a laboratory setting had ever generated
a net energy gain.
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Which choice completes the text with the most
logical transition?
A) Specifically,
B) For this reason,
C) That said,
D) Moreover,
26- While researching a topic, a student has taken
the following notes:
• Queen Victoria became the monarch of the
United Kingdom in 1837.
• Her reign lasted for 63 years and seven months,
making it the longest in British
history at the time.
• The Victorian era, named after her, was a period
of significant social, economic,
and technological advancements.
• Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-
Coburg and Gotha in 1840, and
they had nine children together.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant
information from the notes to emphasize
Queen Victoria’s impact on her time period?
A) Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years and
married Prince Albert, with whom she
had nine children.
B) Queen Victoria became the monarch in 1837
and was married to Prince Albert of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
C) Queen Victoria was the monarch of the United
Kingdom, and her era was named
the Victorian era.
D) During Queen Victoria’s record-breaking
reign, the United Kingdom experienced
significant advancements in various fields.
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27- When researching a topic, a student has taken
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the following notes:

• Rathcroghan is an archaeological site in county C) In Roscommon, Ireland, there is a site called

Roscommon, Ireland, that contains burial Rathcroghan with structures about 5,500 years old,
mounds, forts, standing stones, and other including burial mounts, forts, and standing
structures.
stones, which may be associated with the holiday
• Rathcroghan covers over two square miles and
of Samhain.
contains at least 240 sites that are about 5,500
years old, but none have been excavated. D) Though it was not a town, Rathcroghan in
• There are no urban centers, so Rathcroghan was Roscommon, Ireland, could have had many other
not a town, but instead the residence of nobility uses in relation to the holiday of Samhain, but
or a gathering place for festivals. because it contains over 240 sites that have not
• There is a cave which is said to be the entrance
been excavated, it is hard to determine.
to the underworld.
• The holiday of Samhain, which over time
turned into Halloween, is thought to have
originated at Rathcroghan.

The student wants to explain the archaeological

significance of Rathcroghan. Which choice most
effectively uses relevant information from the
notes to accomplish this goal?

A) Rathcroghan is an area of 240 unexcavated sites

in Ireland with 5,500-year-old structures such as
mounds, forts, and standing stones that may be
associated with a noble's residence or a gathering
place for festivals.
B) Rathcroghan in Roscommon, Ireland, has a
cave which people believed was the entrance to the
underworld, and this place is possibly the origin of
the holiday Samhain, which evolved into
Halloween.

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only.
Do not turn to any other section.
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1- The idea that the schematic figures of medieval
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3- The following text is from William Beckford's
art represent a haphazard "loss" of realistic 1786 novel Vathek, An Arabian Tale. It was not
techniques in anatomic modeling and long before Vathek discovered abundant reason to
representation of perspective has been by art regret his precipitation; for, though he could not
historians who specialize in the Middle Ages. decipher the characters himself, yet, by constantly
Such figures, these specialists argue, achieve new poring upon them, he plainly perceived that they
expressive and decorative potential through every day changed; and, unfortunately, no other
intentional departures from realism. candidate offered to explain them. This perplexing
occupation inflamed his blood, dazzled his sight,
Which choice completes the text with the most
and brought on such a giddiness and debility that
logical and precise word or phrase?
he could hardly support himself.
A) Disputed
B) Corroborated
C) Expounded As used in the text, what does the word
D) Hyperbolized "occupation" most nearly mean?

2-Several of the Ottoman Empire's innovations A) Invasion

in medicine, particularly in the field of surgery, B) Fixation
have achieved a ____ of a remarkable sort. C) Tenure
D) Amusement
While the Empire itself collapsed in 1922,
Ottoman surgeons from centuries earlier had
been using scalpels, lancets, and other devices
that remain commonplace in current practice.
Which choice completes the text with the most
logical and precise word or phrase?

A) longevity
B) meticulousness
C) notoriety
D) validation
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4- The following text is from August Strindberg's
1887 play The Father, translated by Edith and
Warner Oland. Laura and the Doctor are discussing
Laura's husband. LAURA: That is just what we
fear, too. You see he has sometimes the most
extraordinary ideas which, of course, one might
expect in a learned man, if they did not have a
disastrous effect on the welfare of his whole
family. For instance, one of his whims is buying all
kinds of things. DOCTOR: That is serious; but
what does he buy? LAURA: Whole boxes of books
that he never reads.
As used in the text, what does the word
"extraordinary" most nearly mean?
A) Legendary
B) Indescribable
C) Outlandish
D) Magnified
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5- The following text is adapted from Lord
Byron's 1817 verse drama Manfred. In this
scene, Manfred has reached a cottage in the
Bernese Alps, and the Hunter has aided
Manfred in a time of distress. HUNTER:
When thou art better, I will be thy guide-
But whither? MANFRED: It imports not; I
do know My route full well and need no
further guidance. HUNTER: Thy garb and
gait bespeak thee of high lineage- One of
the many chiefs, whose castled crags Look
o'er the lower valleys- which of these May
call thee lord?
As used in the text, what does the word "guidance"
most nearly mean?
A) Superiority
B) Enlightenment
C) Education
D) Direction
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6- The following text is from Edgar Allan
Poe's 1844 short story "The Purloined
Letter." In the excerpt that follows, the
narrator and his close friend Dupin are
discussing a recent police search for the
stolen document referenced in the title; the
Prefect is a high-ranking official in the
police force. "Yes," said Dupin. "The
measures adopted were not only the best of
their kind, but carried out to absolute
perfection. Had the letter been deposited
within the range of their search, these
fellows would, beyond a question, have
found it." I merely laughed, but he seemed
quite serious in all that he said. "The
measures, then," he continued, "were good
in their kind and well executed; their defect
lay in their being inapplicable to the case and
to the man. A certain set of highly ingenious
resources are, with the Prefect, a sort of
Procrustean bed, to which he forcibly adapts
his designs ." Based on the text, how does
Dupin respond to the narrator's laughter?
A) He delivers a calm rebuke to the narrator,
even though he regards the narrator's attitude as
understandable
B) He begins to criticize the Prefect, even
though he is aware that the narrator admires the
Prefect's methods
C) He continues his analysis of recent events,
even though the narrator may not be listening
seriously
D) He advocates a new method of investigation,
even though the narrator finds the same method
laughable.
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7- The following text is from Susan Glaspell's
1912 short story "The Preposterous Motive." In
this text, the Governor has just received an
encouraging communication by telegram. Late
in the afternoon a telegram reached the
executive office. Styles was coming to town that
night, and wanted to see the Governor at the
hotel. Things always cleared when Styles came
to town; and so, though still unable to foresee
the outcome, he brightened at once. Styles was
a railroad man, and rich. People to whom
certain things were a sealed book said that it
was nice of Mr. Styles to take an interest in
politics when he had so many other things on
his mind, and that he must be a very public-
spirited man. That he took an interest in
politics, no one familiar with the affairs of the
State would deny.
According to the text, what is true about
Styles?
A) He is a shrewd negotiator whose cleverness
has made him wealthy.
B) He is an influential figure whose actions
reassure the Governor
C) He is a thoughtful man whose loyalty to the
Governor is unquestioned.
D) He is a oowerful businessman who wants to
hold oolitical office
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8- Freezing rain is a meteorological phenomenon shame she felt at being caught spying about for a
that poses hazards to the general population and position, she quickened her steps and assumed an
to resources, including crops and city air of indifference supposedly common to one
infrastructure. It occurs when the vertical upon an errand. In this way she passed many
structure of the atmosphere has a shallow layer manufacturing and wholesale houses without once
of sub-freezing air at the surface level and a glancing in. At last, after several blocks of
warmer layer above. The warm layer must be walking, she felt that this would not do, and began
thick enough to entirely melt snowflakes falling to look about again, though without relaxing her
from the clouds, which then freeze upon contact pace.
with the surface, creating a layer of ice.

According to the text, what conditions cause
freezing rain to occur?
A) Snow passes through sub-freezing air before
melting at ground level.
B) Snow melts and then encounters sub-freezing
air at ground level
C) Rain passes through sub-freezing air before
falling to the ground
D) Rain falls and then encounters sub-freezing air
at ground level.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
A) Carrie is ashamed that she has no more money.
B) Carrie is overwhelmed by the prospect of
navigating an unfamiliar city.
C) Carrie doesn't want to be seen as a person who
needs a job.
D) Carrie knows that it will be difficult to find
employment quickly.

9- The following text is from the novel Sister

Carrie, written in 1900 by Theodore Dreiser.
Carrie is a young woman from a small town who
has just arrived in the big city of Chicago. Once
across the river and into the wholesale district,
Carrie glanced about her for some likely door at
which to apply for work. As she contemplated the
wide windows and imposing signs, she became
conscious of being gazed upon and understood for
what she was-a wage-seeker. She had never done
this thing before. To avoid a certain indefinable
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10- The following text is from F. Scott
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Fitzgerald's 1920 novel This Side of Paradise.
Beatrice Blaine was attached to no city. They
were the Blaines of Lake Geneva; they had
quite enough relatives to serve in place of
friends, and an enviable standing from
Pasadena to Cape Cod. But Beatrice grew
more and more prone to like only new
acquaintances, as there were certain stories,
such as the history of her constitution and its
many amendments, memories of her years
abroad, that it was necessary for her to repeat
at regular intervals. Like Freudian dreams,
they must be thrown off, else they would
sweep in and lay siege to her nerves.

According to the text, why does Beatrice

prefer new friends?

A)Her family members do not approve of her

previous acquaintances
B)She prefers people who are not already
familiar with her stories
C) New friends would be more receptive to
hearing her stories multiple times
D) She was spending less time in Lake Geneva
and more time in Pasadena and Cape Cod.
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2 2
Text 1
Wind energy is an efficient and renewable form of
energy that has the potential to provide a clean,
reliable source of power for generations to come.
As an activist dedicated to sustainability, I firmly
believe that wind-generated electricity should be
adopted on a much larger scale than it currently is
while we transition away from fossil fuels.
Wind turbines require little maintenance while
capturing kinetic energy from the air with minimal
environmental impact; this makes them ideal as
they are both cost effective and sustainable sources
of power in comparison too most other forms
available today. Additionally, because there are no
emissions associated with their operation
or production process, they can help reduce
greenhouse gas emissions which will benefit our
planet’s health in years ahead.
Text2
Fossil fuels remain an important source of energy
for the modern world. As a scientist, I recognize
that fossil fuels are finite and their use has
environmental impacts; however, with proper
regulation to ensure responsible extraction and
burning practices we can continue using them as
part of our global energy mix in combination
with renewable sources such as wind or solar
power. Fossil fuels still offer reliable access to
large-scale electricity generation quickly
compared to other forms of alternative energies -
making it a great option when reliability is
essential. Additionally they can be produced
domestically within most countries which leads to
greater economic stability while reducing
dependence on foreign resources - something that
cannot always be said about alternate forms like
solar or wind power!
What would the authors of the two passages agree
on?
A) They would agree that fossil fuel extraction and
burning should be regulated to minimize
environmental impacts associated with using fossil
fuels.
B) The authors would both think it is ok to ignore
regulating extraction and burning practices when
producing electricity from fossil fuels - regardless
of the potential consequences on our environment.
C) The authors would agree that renewable sources
such as wind or solar power do not have any
environmental impacts associated with their
production process, making them better than using
fossil fuels in all cases.
D) The authors would agree that fossil fuels are the
only reliable source of energy and should be used
exclusively.
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2 2
A) The author of the first paragraph would suggest
that the author of the second paragraph advise their
Text 1 child to continue staying inside, bundled up
warmly when going out for some fresh air.
The common cold is a viral infection of the upper B) The author of the first paragraph would suggest
respiratory system. It can be caused by more than that the author of the second paragraph continue to
200 different types of viruses, including encourage their child to dress warmly and wear
rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. While common hats, gloves, and a coat when going outside for
wisdom associates infections with changes in fresh air.
weather conditions such as lower temperatures and
higher humidity, more recent studies C) The first paragraph’s author would suggest that
have suggested that school-aged children are the second paragraph’s author should research
particularly vulnerable to catching colds due to information about certain genetic factors which
their close contact with classmates who appear to make an individual more prone towards
might already be infected or carrying virus contracting a cold.
particles on their clothing or hands. D) The author might emphasize preventive
practices such as frequent hand-washing and
Text2 staying away from ill individuals who may be
carrying virus particles on their clothing or hands.
My dear child, I want you to be safe and healthy.
That’s why I’m asking you not to go out in the
snow today. Sure it looks fun and inviting but all
that cold air could make your body vulnerable to
getting a nasty cold or worse! Instead of playing
outside, there are plenty of activities we can do
inside like baking cookies together or having an
indoor snowball fight with rolled up socks. Going
outside for some fresh air is fine as long as you
dress warmly, wear hats and gloves so your
ears don’t get too chilly - just remember no actual
snow play until winter has come and gone my
sweetheart!

What would the author of the first paragraph

suggest that the author of the second paragraph
do?
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2 2
14- Consumer confidence can be a key indicator of
future spending and economic growth, but
Text 1
traditional measures of confidence may not
capture all aspects of consumers' confidence. For
In his review of The Great Gatsby, critic H.L. example, a person may feel secure in their job but
Mencken described the novel as "easy and be less confident in the overall economy or their
excellent reading." However, Mencken also personal finances. In this study, three specific
criticized the book, saying that the character of
areas of confidence were measured: job security,
Gatsby was not believable and that the novel
economic outlook, and personal finances. The
suffered from a lack of unity.
results of the study showed that
Text 2

Despite The Great Gatsby's mixed reception,

renowned literary critic Gilbert Seldes argued that
Gatsby's larger-than-life personality and his
unrealistic dreams are precisely what make him an
intriguing and tragic character. Seldes went on to
assert that the novel's disjointed structure was an
intentional reflection of the fragmented and Which choice most effectively uses data from the
chaotic nature of the Jazz Age. graph to illustrate the claim?
A) job security and personal finances increased
steadily each year while economic outlook
Which choice best describes a difference in how remained stagnant
Mencken and Seldes view The Great Gatsby ?
B) all three areas of confidence showed steady
improvement from 2008 to 2013.
A) While Mencken agrees with Seldes about the C) confidence in job security was consistently
novel's lack of unity, he does not believe this is a lower than confidence in economic outlook and
strength of the story. personal finances.
B) Mencken indicates that the praise surrounding D) confidence in job security was consistently
The Great Gatsby is unwarranted because the higher than confidence in personal finances, while
novel is fundamentally flawed, while Seldes views confidence in economic outlook fluctuated.
the novel as a masterpiece.
C) Only Seldes believes The Great Gatsby came
across as disjointed or chaotic.
D) Unlike Seldes, Mencken did not find the main
character charismatic, which negatively impacted
the novel.
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15- The novels of Chilean author Isabel Allende
have occasionally been criticized as "derivative"
of the novels of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, an
older Colombian writer who shares Allende's
sense of political consciousness and taste for
extravagant symbolism. Criticisms of this sort
do not account for some of Allende's own
statements: for her, Garcia Marquez's "work is
immortal." Thus, it may be better to understand
Allende's more "derivative" narrative elements
a___________
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A) bold attempts to upstage Garcia Marquez in
achieving artistic "immortality."
B) reflections on the role of "immortal" art in
promoting political causes
C) allusions to multiple authors whose symbolic
touches resemble Allende 's own.
D) acts of homage that pay direct tribute to
Garcia Marquez.
2
16- Gary Soto has spent his career creating
meticulously detailed narratives of life in the
American Southwest. His intensely visceral
poetry for adults to his plainspoken short fiction
for younger readers have earned him a devoted
following, even though his online presence is
minimal. At present, his own webpage features
little more than a mailing address, a few photos,
and a link to Soto's lnstagram account-which
itself features only two or three images. Soto's
limited digital media presence is
apparently_______
Which choice most logically completes the
text?
A) a significant drawback that will prevent his
ideas on fiction and poetry from reaching new
readers
B) a minor influence on his ability to secure and
maintain an audience for his writing.
C) a liability that Soto himself is likely to
address in order to expand his audience of
readers.
D) a core element of Soto's reputation as a
candid observer of everyday life.
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17- The following text is from Viginia Woolf's 18- Those who paid attention to the music
2
short story "A Society," published in the 1921 industry started to notice the decades-long
collection Monday or Tuesday. Then we had trend of Billboard-topping tracks that
Fanny's account of her visit to the Law Courts. At directly incorporated inspiration from
her first visit she had come to the conclusion that their predecessors in the form of
the Judges were either made of wood or were
sampling.____Drake sampled Ms. Lauryn
imRersonated by_lfilge animals resembling man
Hill, who sampled Wu-Tang Clan, who
who had been trained to move with extreme
sampled Gladys Knight & the Pips
dignity, mumble and nod their heads. To test her
theory she had liberated a handkerchief of
bluebottles at the critical moment of a trial, but Which choice completes the text with the
was unable to judge whether the creatures gave most logical transition?
signs of humanity for the buzzing of the flies A) Ultimately,
induced so sound a sleep that she only woke in B) In addition,
time to see the prisoners led into the cells below. C) Furthermore,
D) For example,

Which choice best describes the function of the
underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
A) To remark upon an exception to the previous
sentence's criticisms
B) To introduce a premise for the test outlined in
the subsequent sentence
C) To balance the satire in the subsequent sentence
with a more objective depiction
D) To suggest a solution to the problem noted in
the previous sentence
19- It turns out that 21.6 percent of the population
in the United States is bilingual and can speak a
language other than English in their homes.
_______that may seem like a large percentage, it
is far lower than the worldwide average of 43
percent of the population speaking at least two
languages.
Which choice completes the text with the most
logical transition?

A) Although
B) Because
C) Despite
D) Since
20-
2 Often misunderstood by novice
photographers, megapixels indicate a _____
image quality. The quality of an image is
actually determined by factors such as lens
quality, sensor size, and ISO sensitivity.
Which choice completes the sentence so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A) camera's resolution, not it's
B) camera's resolution, not its
C) cameras' resolution, not it's
D) cameras' resolution, not its'
21- American author Ernest Hemingway, _____
received the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature,
was famous for a minimalist writing style that
is best exemplified in his short novel The Old
Man and the Sea, which describes a sailor
struggling against a blue marlin.
Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard
English?
A) he
B) that
C) whom
D)who
2
22- People often join martial arts such as karate,
judo, and taekwondo in order to increase their
amount of weekly exercise in an interesting way.
Those who participate for extended periods,
though, typically cite the development of personal
qualities-particularly ____the reason they continue.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms
to the conventions of Standard English?
A) self-control-as
B) self-control-which is
C) self-control-
D) self-control- they say is
23- In a 2022 paper written by Kyle Rupp and
_______the researchers explore the complex
mechanisms behind the automatic ability that most
people have to recognize features of the human
voice, even to the point of distinguishing subtleties
of emotion and intention.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms
to the conventions of Standard English?
A) associates
B) associates-
C) associates,
D) associates:
 2
24- Not long after the Pinkertons surrendered,
Pennsylvania governor Robert Pattison authorized
the militia to advance and placed the town of
Homestead under martial law. In the days that
followed, steel production at the plant resumed,
with strikebreakers living on the too dangerous
for them to cross the picket.
Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A) mills grounds: it was
B) mills' grounds-it was still
C) mill's grounds, it was
D) mill's grounds; it was still
25- A 2017 study of sign language learners
tested the role of iconicity-the similarity of a
sign to the thing it represents-in language
acquisition. The study found that the greater the
iconicity of a sign, the more likely it was to have
been learned._______the correlation between
acquisition and iconicity was lower than that
between acquisition and another factor studied:
sign frequency.
Which choice completes the text with the most
logical transition?
A) In fact,
B) In other words,
C) Granted
D) As a result,
2
26- While researching a topic, a student has taken
the following notes:
• Honore de Balzac was a French novelist who is
regarded as one of the founders of realism in
European literature.
• Balzac is renowned for his complex narratives
and morally gray characters.
• From 1829-1848, Balzac published a series of
novels titled La Comedic humaine.
• La Comedic humaine consists of multiple
comprehensive narratives depicting various facets
of post-Napoleonic French society.
• Balzac's anthology provides an unadulterated
criticism of class structure, material wealth, and
political corruption.
The student wants to introduce La Comedic
humaine to an audience unfamiliar with the
anthology and its author. Which choice most
effectively uses relevant information from the
notes to accomplish this goal?
A) True to his realist style, French novelist Honore
de Balzac lambasted what he deemed to be a
dishonorable society in his anthology La Comedic
humaine.
B) French novelist Honore de Balzac is considered
by many to be one of the founders of European
literary realism.
C) Honore de Balzac, who wrote La Comedic
humaine, was a French novelist who is known for
creating intricate storylines and morally vague
characters.
D) A commentary on post-Napoleonic French
society, La Comedic humaine was written by
Honore de Balzac, a French novelist who is
considered to be one of the founders of European
literary realism.
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Math Test – No Calculator
30 MINUTES, 22 QUESTIONS
Turn to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
DIRECTIONS
For questions 1-17, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices provided, and fill in the
corresponding circle on your answer sheet. For questions 18-22, solve the problem and enter your answer
in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to the directions before question 16 on how to enter your answers
in the grid. You may use any available space in your test booklet for scratch work.
1. The use of a calculator is not permitted.
2. All variables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated.
3. Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated.
4. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.
5. Unless otherwise indicated, the domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x)
is a real number.
REFERENCE
ℓ

r w 45o 𝑠ξ2
b c 2x 60o
s
h x
30o 45o
b a 𝑥ξ3 s
𝐴 = 𝑙𝑤
𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2
1 𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 Special Right Triangles
𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟 A= 𝑏ℎ
2

h r
r h h
w h
r w
ℓ ℓ
2
𝑣 = 𝜋𝑟 ℎ 1
4 𝑣 = 𝑙𝑤ℎ
𝑉 = 𝑙𝑤ℎ 1 3
𝑣 = 𝜋𝑟 3 𝑣 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
3 3

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

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2𝜋.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.
3 3
For multiple-choice questions, solve each problem, choose the correct answer from the
choices provided, and then circle your answer in this book. Circle only one answer for each
question. If you change your mind, completely erase the circle. You will not get credit for
questions with more than one answer circled, or for questions with no answers circled.

For student-produced response questions, solve each problem and write your answer next
to or under the question in the test book as described below.
• Once you've written your answer, circle it clearly. You will not receive credit for
anything written outside the circle, or for any questions with more than one circled
answer.
• If you find more than one correct answer, write and circle only one answer.
• Your answer can be up to 5 characters for a positive answer and up to 6 characters
(including the negative sign) for a negative answer, but no more.
• If your answer is a fraction that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6
characters for negative), write the decimal equivalent.
• If your answer is a decimal that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters
for negative), truncate it or round at the fourth digit.
1
• If your answer is a mixed number (such as 3 2), write it as an improper fraction (7/2)

or its decimal equivalent (3.5).

• Don't include symbols such as a percent sign, comma, or dollar sign in your circled
answer.
1-
3 (2𝑥 3 + 3𝑥)(𝑥 3 + 2𝑥) 3-
3
y
Which of the following is equivalent to the E

expression above?
A) 𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 D
B
F

B) 3𝑥 3 + 𝑥
A C
C) 2𝑥 6 + 7𝑥 4 + 6𝑥 2
O x
D) 3𝑥 6 − 𝑥 4 + 6𝑥 2
In the xy-plane above, a dilation with center O and
scale factor 3 transforms triangle ABC to triangle
2-The City Transit bus line charges $2 for an adult
DEF. Which of the following statements is NOT
and $1 for a child to ride one way. During a certain
4-hour shift, a bus driver collects $1,171 from 617 true?
riders. Which of the following systems of A) The perimeter of triangle DEF is 3 times the
equations could be used to determine the number perimeter of triangle ABC.
of adult riders, A, and the number of child riders, B) The measure of ∠𝐸 is 3 times the measure of
C, during this 4-hour shift?
∠𝐵.
A) 2𝐴 + 𝐶 = 4(1,171)
1
𝐴 + 𝐶 = 4(617) C) The length of AB is the length of DE.
3
B) 4(2𝐴) + 4(𝐶) = 1,171 D) ∠𝐴 is congruent to ∠𝐷.
4(𝐴 + 𝐶 ) = 617
C) 2𝐴 + 𝐶 = 617
4- The length of a rectangular tile is 4 times the
𝐴 + 𝐶 = 1,171
width of the tile. If the area of the tile is 144 square
D) 2𝐴 + 𝐶 = 1,171
𝐴 + 𝐶 = 617 inches, what is the width of the tile, in inches?
A) 6
B) 12
C) 24
D) 36
 3
5- Which of the following is the graph of 6-
3
𝑦 − 5𝑥 = −6, in the xy-plane? x f (x)
-1 -2
2 4
A)
The table shown gives some values of x and the
corresponding values of f of x, where f is a linear
function. If 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is graphed in the xy-plane,
what is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the
graph?
A) 1
B) B) 0.5
C) 0
D) -1

4𝑥 2 2𝑥 1
7- − =
𝑥 2 −9 𝑥+3 𝑥−3
What value of x satisfies the equation above?
C) A) -3
1
B) −
2
1
C)
2

D) 3

D)
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3 3
10-Which of the following is equivalent to
𝑥−1
< 0?
𝑥

A) 𝑥 > 1
B) 0 < 𝑥 < 1
C) 𝑥 < −1
D) −1 < 𝑥 < 0
2 1
11- If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 −3 , what is the value of 𝑓( )?
8

A scientist tested a group of adults aged 30 to 85. A)−4

1
The graph shows the quadratic function S, which B) −
4
models their scores on a language test as a function 1
C)
4
of their age x, in years. Which of the following
D) 4
could define S
1 12- H= 1.88L+ 32.01
A) 𝑆(𝑥) = − (𝑥 − 50)2 + 55
320
The formula above can be used to approximate the
1
B) 𝑆(𝑥) = − (𝑥 − 55)2 + 50 height H, in inches, of an adult male based on the
320
1
C) 𝑆(𝑥) = − (𝑥 + 50)2 + 55 length L, in inches, of his femur. What is the
320
1 meaning of 1.88 in this context?
D) 𝑆(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 55)2 + 50
320
A) The approximate femur length, in inches, for a
man with a height of 32.01 inches
9-If 2𝑥 + 4𝑥 = 4 × 2𝑥 , what is the value of2𝑥+1 ?
B) The approximate increase in a man's femur
A) 2
length, in inches, for each increase of 32.01 inches
B) 4
in his height
C) 6
C) The approximate increase in a man's femur
D) 8
length, in inches, for each one-inch increase in his
height
D) The approximate increase in a man's height, in
inches, for each one-inch increase in his femur
length
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3 14-
3

A rubber stopper used for plugging chemical flasks which of the following could be the equation of
has the shape of a frustum as shown at left. The the graph shown in the xy -plane?

frustum is 3 centimeters (cm) high and was cut A)2(𝑥 + 1)2 (𝑥 − 6)2 (𝑥 + 5)
from the bottom 3cm of a cone with a height of B)4(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 − 6)(𝑥 + 5)2
15cm and a base radius of 1.5cm. The radius of the C) −(𝑥 + 6)2 (𝑥 − 1)2 (𝑥 − 5)
top circular face of the rubber stopper is 1.2cm. D)
11
(𝑥 + 6)2 (𝑥 − 1)2 (𝑥 − 5)
131
What is the volume of the stopper in cubic
centimeters (cm3)?

A) 2.25𝜋
B) 5.4𝜋
C) 5.49𝜋
D) 6.3𝜋
 3
15-The table at left shows the number of bicycles
that train riders brought on board In a metropolitan
area. Which of the following statements best
describes the relationship between the year and the
number of bicycles?
A) It is linear because the number of bicycles
increases by the same factor every 2 years.
B) It is linear because the number of bicycles
increases by the same quantity every 2 years.
C) It is exponential because the number of bicycles
increases by the same factor every 2 years.
D) It is exponential because the number of bicycles
increases by the same quantity every 2 years.
16- Mandisa is a lawyer considering two salary
rates at two different law firms. At law firm A, her
salary increases by 20 percent every two years. At
law firm B, her salary increases by a constant
amount every year equal to 10 percent of her initial
salary. She starts with the same initial salary at
both firms. After six years, what is the value of her
future salary at firm A divided by her future salary
at firm B rounded to the nearest hundredth?
A) 0.90
B) 0.98
C) 1
D) 1.08
3
17- On a 210-mile trip, Cameron drove at an
average speed of 60 miles per hour for the first x
hours. He then completed the trip, driving at an
average speed of 50 miles per hour for the
remaining y hours. If x equals 1, what is the value
of y?
18-John usually gets to work by driving 29 miles
down Greenwich Street, which goes from his
house to his office in a straight line. One week,
Greenwich Street is closed due to construction, so
John gets to work by driving 13 miles west on 57"
Street, and then turning onto Harrison Street and
driving north to his office. Approximately how
many more miles does John have to drive by taking
the detour? (Round your answer to the nearest
tenth of a mile.)
19- If |x - 4| - y + 2 = 0 and x - y + 2 = 0, what is
the value of x?
20- If Ehsan deposits $2,000 into an account
paying 4% annual interest compounded quarterly,
what is his account balance after one year? (Round
your answer to the nearest dollar and disregard the
$ sign when gridding your answer.)
21-What is the area of triangle enclosed by lines y
= 2x - 4, y = -x + 2 and x = 1?
22-
3 3

The graph of f(x) and g(x) are shown. If x-int of

quadratic equation are -1 and 10, what is y-int of
line in simplest?

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only.
Do not turn to any other section.
 4 Math Test – Calculator
4
30 MINUTES, 22 QUESTIONS
Turn to Section 4 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
DIRECTIONS
For questions 1-18, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices provided, and fill in the
corresponding circle on your answer sheet. For questions 19-22, solve the problem and enter your answer
in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to the directions before question 16 on how to enter your answers
in the grid. You may use any available space in your test booklet for scratch work.
1. The use of a calculator is permitted.
2. All variables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated.
3. Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated.
4. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.
5. Unless otherwise indicated, the domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x)
is a real number.
REFERENCE
ℓ

r 45o 𝑠ξ2
w c 2x 60o
h b x s
30o 45o
𝐴 = 𝑙𝑤 b a 𝑥ξ3 s
𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2
1 𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 Special Right Triangles
𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟 A= 𝑏ℎ
2

r
h h h
r
w r h
w
ℓ ℓ
𝑣 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ 1
4 𝑣= 𝑙𝑤ℎ
𝑉 = 𝑙𝑤ℎ 1 3
𝑣 = 𝜋𝑟 3 𝑣 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
3 3

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

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2𝜋.
The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.
 4 4
1- A store received a shipment of 1,000 MP3 players, 4- In triangle ABC, the measure of ∠𝐴 is 50° . If
4 of which were defective. If an MP3 player is triangle ABC is isosceles, which of the following
randomly selected from this shipment, what is the is NOT a possible measure of ∠𝐵?
probability that it is defective? A) 50°
A) 0.004 B) 65°
B) 0.04 C) 80°
C) 0.4 D) 100°
D) 4
5-Which of the following speeds is equivalent to
2- What number is 20% greater than 60? 90 kilometers per hour?
A) 50 (1 kilometer = 1,000 meters)
B) 72 A) 15 meters per second
C) 75 B) 25 meters per second
D) 132 C) 30 meters per second
D) 40 meters per second
3- A fish hatchery has three tanks for holding fish
before they are introduced into the wild. Ten fish
weighing less than 5 ounces are placed in tank A.
Eleven fish weighing at least 5 ounces but no more
than 13 ounces are placed in tank B. Twelve fish
weighing more than 13 ounces are placed in tank
C. Which of the following could be the median of
the weights, in ounces of these 33 fish?
A) 4.5
B) 8
C) 13.5
D) 15
6-
4 4
8- If ξx 2 + 6x + 9 = x, which of the following is
the solution?
3
A) −
2
1
B)
2
1
C)
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A graphic designer is creating a logo for a D) No solution

company. The logo is shown in the figure above.
The logo is in the shape of a trapezoid and consists 9- Figure shows a rectangular solid. If the area of

of three congruent equilateral triangles. If the face I is 9, the area of face II is 5, and the area of
face III is 20, then what is the volume of the solid?
perimeter of the logo is 20 centimeters, what is the
combined area of the shaded regions, in square
centimeters, of the logo?
A) 2ξ3
B) 4ξ3
C) 8ξ3
D) 16 A) 30
B) 40
7- A data set of 27 different numbers has a mean of C) 50
D) 60
33 and a median of 33. A new data set is created
by adding 7 to each number in the original data set
10- If a circle is defined by the equation below,
that is greater than the median and subtracting 7
what are the coordinates of the center of the circle?
from each number in the original data set that is
𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑦 = 10
less than the median. Which of the following A) (5, 1)
measures docs NOT have the same value in both B) (-5, 1)
the original and new data sets? C) (5, -1)
A) Median D) (-5, -1)
B) Mean
C) Sum of the numbers
D) Standard deviation
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11- A meteorologist estimates that on a sunny day, 13- If c is center point, what is the angle of M?
the air temperature decreases by about 4° F for
every 1,000 feet (ft) of elevation gain. On a certain
day, the air temperature outside an airplane flying
above Seattle is -58° F, and the ground level
temperature in Seattle is 70° F. If x is the height, in
feet, at which the plane is flying, which of the
following best models the situation?
4
A) 70 = − 𝑥 − 58 A) 50
1000
4 B) 60
B) 70 = 𝑥 − 58
1000
C) 70
C) −58 = −4𝑥 + 70
D) 80
D) −58 = 4𝑥 + 70

14- What is the minimum possible amount of

12-
equation below?
2
𝑃(𝑛) = 𝑛 + 20𝑛 + 1000 1 1
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)2 (1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)2 + 2
If P(n) shows profit earned by selling n phones in
A) 1
a private company, what is the minimum possible
B) 2
profit?
C) 3
A) -10
D) 4
B) 700
C) 900
D) 1000
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15- An audiologist is testing a patient to determine
the softest sound of a specific frequency that the
patient reports hearing. She begins with a 10
decibel (dB) sound for trial 1, then increases the
volume by 2dB for each trial after that. If the
patient can hear all sounds of that frequency that
have a volume louder than 26dB, and t represents
the trial numbers that the patient can hear, which
of the following inequalities best models the
situation described above?
A) 2t + 10 ≥ 26
B) 2t + 10 > 26
C) 2(t - 1) + 10 ≥ 26
D) 2(t - 1) + 10 > 26
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16-An insurance agent sells an insurance policy
with an out-of-pocket maximum of $5,000. Out-
of-pocket expenses include any deductibles and
coinsurance that the client pays beyond the normal
monthly premium. The client has a deductible of
$250. This means that the client has to pay all of
the first $250 of expenses insured by the policy.
After that, the client has a 20% co-insurance,
meaning the client pays 20% of the insured
expenses and the insurance company pays the
remainder. Which inequality represents how much
the total insured expenses, x, could be if the client
has not yet reached the out-of-pocket maximum?
A) x < 26,000
B) x < 25,000
C) x < 24,000
D) x < 23,750
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17- A barber offers two options at his barbershop:
a $15.00 regular haircut and a $20.00 deluxe
haircut that includes a shave. On a certain day, the
barber gave 3 fewer deluxe haircuts than he did
regular haircuts, h, and earned $500.00 in total
from the two kinds of haircuts. Which of the
following equations best models this situation?
A) 15.00h + 20.00(h - 3) = 500.00
B) 15.00h + 20.00(h + 3) = 500.00
C) 15.00(h - 3) + 20.00h = 500.00
D) 15.00(h + 3) + 20.00h = 500.00
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20-If f(x) = 7, what is the value of f(x) + f(x - 1)?
21- In a Ferris wheel, pictured at left, a passenger
car travels in a circular path as the ride revolves.
The graph above in the th-plane shows the height,
h, above the ground, in meters, of a passenger car
on a Ferris wheel, t minutes after the ride reaches
full speed. At full speed, how many revolutions per
minute does the passenger car of the Ferris wheel
make?

18-If f(x) cross x-axis two times between 1st and

4th quadrants, which of the following is right
about m?
𝑓 (𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 𝑚 − 3

A) 3 < m < 4
B) m > 3
C) 4 < m < 5
D) 3 < m < 5

19-If 2(a - b) = 5(a - b), then how many of the

followings could be true?
I. a=0
II. b=0
III. a=b
IV. a = -b
V. a+b>0
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22- If AB = BC = CD = DE = FE = GF = GH = 1,
and 𝐴𝑀 = 𝑥ξ10,what is the value of x?

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1. B 1. C
1. A 1. A
2. D 2. D
2. A 2. C
3. D 3. B
3. B 3. B
4. A 4. C
4. C 4. D
5. D 5. B
5. D 5. B
6. B 6. C
6. C 6. C
7. B 7. C
7. B 7. D
8. A 8. B
8. B 8. D
9. D 9. C
9. D 9. A
10. B 10. B
10. B 10. C
11. A 11. D
11. A 11. B
12. B 12. D
12. D 12. D
13. B 13. C
13. A 13. B
14. B 14. D
14. B 14. A
15. C 15. C
15. D 15. D
16. B 16. D
16. B 16. C
17. D 17. 3
17. B 17. A
18. B 18. 9.9
18. D 18. D
19. A 19. 2
19. A 19. 5
20. C 20. 2081
20. B 20. 14
21. A 21. 1.5
21. D 121
21. 6
22. B 22.
22. A 33 22. 0.25
23. A
23. C
24. B
24. D
25. C
25. C
26. D
26. D
27. A
27. B