GRE Practice Test 01

Chapter 17
Practice Test 1
SECTION 1: ISSUE TOPIC
Directions:
You will be given a brief quotation that states or implies an issue of general interest and specific instructions
on how to respond to that issue. You will have 30 minutes to plan and compose a response in which you
develop a position on the issue according to the specific instructions. A response to any other issue will
receive a score of zero.
“Governments are justified in circumventing civil laws when doing so is vital to the protection of national
security.”
Write an essay in which you take a position on the statement above. In developing and supporting your
position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true.
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SECTION 2: ARGUMENT TOPIC
Directions:
You will be given a short passage that presents an argument, or an argument to be completed, and specific
instructions on how to respond to that passage. You will have 30 minutes to plan and compose a response in
which you analyze the passage according to the specific instructions. A response to any other argument will
receive a score of zero.
Note that you are NOT being asked to present your own views on the subject. Make sure that you respond
to the specific instructions and support your analysis with relevant reasons and/or examples.
The following is from a recent email from the Diord Corp. Human Resources Manager: “Tobor Technologies
found that mental health problems and mental illness were responsible for about 15 percent of employee sick
days. Tobor amended its employee insurance plan so that workers receive the same coverage for mental illness
as they do for physical illness. In addition, the company hired an on-site psychologist and created a system
that allows workers to schedule confidential counseling appointments. After one year, the number of sick days
used by employees declined by 10 percent. Diord Corp. has had an increase in employee sick days over the
past two years, so we should introduce a similar insurance plan and counseling program. These measures will
surely reduce employee absenteeism and cause an increase in productivity.”
Write a response in which you examine the argument’s unstated assumptions, making sure to explain how the
argument depends on the assumptions and what the implications are if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
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SECTION 3: QUANTITATIVE REASONING
For each of Questions 1 to 7, compare Quantity A 2 of 20

and Quantity B, using additional information centered
above Please
*****PD: the two quantities
format if such
as a Quant Comp information
problem**** is given. A certain punch is created by mixing two parts
Select one of the following four answer choices and fill soda and three parts ice cream. The soda is 4 parts
in the Please
*****PD: corresponding circle
center the text to the right
underneath of the question.
the figure***** sugar, 5 parts citric acid, and 11 parts other
ingredients. The ice cream is 3 parts sugar, 2 parts
citric acid, and 15 parts other ingredients.
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Quantity A Quantity B
B (−2, 7) C (𝑠𝑠, 𝑡𝑡)
Parts sugar in the punch Parts citric acid in
the punch
d Quantity A is greater.
d Quantity B is greater.
d The two quantities are equal.
d The relationship cannot be determined from the
information given.
A (−2, −3) D (8, −3)
3 of 20
The average (arithmetic mean) high temperature
s t
ABCD is a rectangle for x days is 70 degrees. The addition of one day
with a high temperature of 75 degrees increases the
d Quantity A is greater. Quantity A
average to 71 degrees.
d Quantity B is greater. 𝑠𝑠 Quantity A Quantity B
d The two quantities are equal. Quantity B x 5
d The relationship cannot be determined
𝑡𝑡 from the
information given. d Quantity A is greater.
information given.

4 of 20 6 of 20
Each angle in ∆QRS has a degree measurement of B C F

either x or y and the angles are expressed by the
equation 2x + y = 180

Perimeter of QRS 17 A D E G
d Quantity A is greater. AB is parallel to CD.

AD is parallel to BC.
2AD = EG
information given. The area of ABCD The area of EFG
5 of 20
The scores for the 500 students who took Ms.
Johnson’s final exam have a normal distribution.
There are 80 students who scored at least 92 points d The relationship cannot be determined from the
out of a possible 100 total points and 10 students information given.
who scored at or below 56.
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The average (arithmetic 87
mean) score on the final (3x – 4y)(3x + 4y) = 2
exam Quantity A Quantity B
9x2 – 16y2 4
d Quantity A is greater. d Quantity A is greater.

d Quantity B is greater. d Quantity B is greater.
d The two quantities are equal. d The two quantities are equal.
d The relationship cannot be determined from the d The relationship cannot be determined from the
information given. information given.
8 of 20
If 8a – 2 = 22, then 4a – 1 =
d 2
11
d
4
d 11
d 12
d 44
9 of 20 Questions 11 through 14 refer to the following graph.

Twenty percent of the sweaters in a store are white. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO NEWSMAGAZINE x, 1970–1985
Of the remaining sweaters, 40 percent are brown, and Year Year
1.5 24.6 1970
the rest are blue. If there are 200 sweaters in the 1970
1971 2.6 28.3 1971
store, then how many more blue sweaters than white
1972 2.5 22.1 1972
sweaters are in the store?
1973 3.3 20.5 1973
1974 3.9 19.3 1974
1975 4.1 18.7 1975
1976 4.9 19.6 1976
1977 5.5 18.2 1977
Click on the answer box and type in a number. 1978 6.1 16.6 1978
Backspace to erase. 1979 6.3 15.2 1979
1980 7.0 14.6 1980
1981 7.2 12.6 1981
10 of 20 1982 7.9 11.7 1982
1983 8.4 11.9 1983
1984 9.1 11.5 1984
413 − 412 10.5 11.7
= 1985 1985
411
12 10 8 6 4 2 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
d 0 Number of Subscriptions in Number of Subscriptions
Thousands as a Percent of
d 1 Nationwide Subscriptions
to Newsmagazines
d 4
Note: Drawn to scale
d 12
NATIONWIDE NEWSMAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS:
d 16 1972 TO 1984
Newsmagazine 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984
x 2,500 4,100 6,100 7,200 9,100

y 1,700 3,100 4,600 5,700 7,200
z 3,600 5,800 7,600 9,400 11,400
Others 3,500 8,900 18,500 34,700 51,300
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What was the total number of subscriptions
for Newsmagazine x during the year in which
Newsmagazine x accounted for 14.6 percent of
nationwide news magazine subscriptions?
d 1,020
d 1,980
d 6,300
d 7,000
d 7,200

12 of 20 15 of 20
If a = (27)(3–2) and x = (6)(3–1), then which of the
In which of the following years did subscriptions to
1 following is equivalent to (12)(3–x) × (15)(2–a) ?
Newsmagazine z account for approximately of the
6 d 5(-2245)(320)
total nationwide magazine subscriptions?
2
d 1984 d
5
d 1981 5
d
2
d 1978
d 5(24)(38)
d 1975
d 1972 d 5(2245)(320)
13 of 20 16 of 20
What was the approximate percent increase in Jill has received 8 of her 12 evaluation scores. So
nationwide subscriptions to newsmagazines between far, Jill’s average (arithmetic mean) is 3.75 out of a
1970 and 1971 ? possible 5. If Jill needs an average of 4.0 points to
get a promotion, which list of scores will allow Jill to
d 4% receive her promotion?
d 11% Indicate all such sets.
d 26% W 3.0, 3.5, 4.75, 4.75
d 51% W 3.5, 4.75, 4.75, 5.0
d 73% W 3.25, 4.5, 4.75, 5.0
W 3.75, 4.5, 4.75, 5.0
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In 1973, what was the approximate number of
subscriptions to newsmagazines nationwide?
d 3,000
d 13,000
d 16,000
d 20,000
d 67,000
*****PD: Please format as a numeric entry question*****
17 the
****PD: Please center of text
20 underneath the figure**** 19 of 20
All first-year students at Red State University must
S b c T
take calculus, English composition, or both. If half of
the 2,400 first-year students at Red State University
take calculus and half do not, and one-third of those
d who take calculus also take English composition, how
many students take English composition?
e
d 400
d 800
a d 1,200
f
R U d 1,600
d 2,000
In the figure above, if RSTU is a rectangle, what is the
value of a + b + c + d + e + f ?
20 of 20
In the figure above, if RSTU is a rectangle, what is the value of +𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐 + 𝑑𝑑 + 𝑒𝑒 + 𝑓𝑓 ? 13!
degrees If is an integer, which of the following represents
2x
Click on the answer box and type in a number. all possible values of x ?
Backspace to erase.
d 0 ≤ x ≤ 10
d 0 < x < 9
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d 0 ≤ x < 10
If the probability of choosing 2 red marbles without
d 1 ≤ x ≤ 10
replacement from a bag of only red and blue marbles
3 d 1 < x < 10
is and there are 3 red marbles in the bag, what
55
is the total number of marbles in the bag?
d 10
d 11
d 55
d 110
d 165

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SECTION 4: VERBAL REASONING
For questions 1 through 6, select one entry for each 3 of 20

blank from the corresponding column of choices. Fill Despite her mentor’s advice that she attempt to
all blanks in the way that best completes the text. sound consistently ____________ , the graduate
1 of 20 student often resorted to using slang when presenting
significant parts of her thesis, her habitual speech
Since a large amount of the ore frequently located in patterns overriding her years of learning.
riverbeds is (i)____________ on the earth’s surface,
where the processing of chemicals is less costly, lucid
recovery of underwater ore is not likely to become a
(ii)____________ procedure. didactic
panegyrical
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
erudite
scanty valuable
rational
abundant inexpensive
preserved rejected
4 of 20
Although she felt Steve (i)____________ the
Question 2 of 20 subtlety of the delicious stew recipe with his
It would be (i)____________ for our leaders, addition of the sweet potato, she thought the
given their responsibilities as democratically pungent onion (ii)____________ the otherwise
elected officials, to neglect to do everything (iii)____________ taste combination.
they could to (ii)____________ an entirely
(iii)____________ problem. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
depleted exaggerated delicate
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
permeated overwhelmed zesty
irresponsible forestall benign
augmented satiated detestable
necessary sustain unimportant
frivolous cultivate avoidable

5 of 20 6 of 20
At first, a still-life painting can appear quite The leaders of Ukraine’s “Orange Revolution”
(i)____________ , its focus on such everyday objects were a study in contrasts. At the center of the
as flowers or fruits apparently uninspired. In the political storm stood Viktor Yushchenko, his once
hands of (ii)____________ painter, however, careful (i)____________ face transformed into a monstrous
attention to slight shifts of color and texture can lead mask by dioxin poisoning; but, at his side, no one
to a truly (iii)____________ and exemplary painting. could miss the (ii)____________Yulia Tymoshenko,
soon to become the world’s only prime minister to
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) adorn the covers of fashion magazines.
vital a gauche unstinting
luxuriant an adept sublime
quiescent prepossessing
banal an ascetic prosaic
fatuous decorous
comely felicitous
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For each of Questions 7 to 11, select one answer 7 of 20

choice unless otherwise instructed. The primary purpose of the passage is to
Questions 7 through 9 are based on the following
reading passage.
d describe the work of Mona Feather
In analyzing the poetry of Mona Feather, we are d compare Feather with Joyce, Eliot, and Stevens
confronted with three different yardsticks by which d show Feather’s roots in her Native American
to measure her work. We could consider her poems heritage
as the product of a twentieth-century artist in the
tradition of James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, and Wallace d argue that Mona Feather’s work can be looked at
Stevens. However, to do so would be to ignore a facet in several different ways
that informs every word she writes and that stems
d discuss the women’s movement in America
from her identity as a woman. Yet, to characterize
her solely as a woman poet is to deny her cultural
heritage, for Mona Feather is also the first modern 8 of 20
poet of stature who is also an American Indian.
The passage implies that the author believes Stanley
Stanley Wilson has argued compellingly that Wilson’s view of Feather is
the huge popularity Feather enjoys among the Indian
reservation school population of the United States is d a compelling and complete assessment of her
creating a whole new generation of poetry enthusiasts work
in an age when the reading of poetry is on the wane.
While this is undoubtedly true, Mr. Wilson’s praise
d focused too much on her status as a Native
American poet
gives the impression that Feather’s readership is
limited to her own culture—an impression which hints d meant to disguise his opinion of Feather as a
that Mr. Wilson is himself measuring her by only one poet lacking in talent
criterion. Radical feminist writers have long found in
Feather’s poetry a sense of self-pride which strikes a d critical of Native American children’s literary
chord with their own more political philosophies. Her judgment
imagery, which always made use of the early Native d based on all major themes and images in her
American traditions in which the woman had an poetry
important role, was seen as the awakened sensibility
of a kindred spirit.
Yet for all the “feminist” touches in her writing, 9 of 20
it would be a disservice to consign Feather to the The author mentions James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, and
ranks of politicized writers, for her message is deeper Wallace Stevens in order to
than that. The despair that characterized twentieth-
century modern poets is to be found in Mona d compare the political messages in Feather’s work
Feather’s work as well; she writes of the American to those in the work of other authors
Indians of the 1930s confined to ever-shrinking d highlight the radical differences between male and
reservations and finds in that a metaphor for all of female poets in the twentieth century
modern mankind trapped on a shrinking earth of
limited resources. d contrast Feather’s thematic choices with those of
her contemporaries
d enumerate a list of artists whose sensibilities
made them Feather’s kindred spirits
d describe a critical context in which Feather’s
work can be analyzed

Questions 10 through 11 are based on the following For questions 12 through 15, select the two answer
reading passage. choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit
Among the more interesting elements of the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce
etymology is the attempt to derive the meaning of completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
seemingly nonsensical expressions. Take, for instance, 12 of 20
the increasingly archaic rural phrase “to buy a pig Although she was such a bad-mannered child that she
in a poke.” For centuries, the expression has been was sent to a boarding school, as an adult she is the
used to signify the purchase of an item without full very model of ____________ .
knowledge of its condition. It relates to the common
Renaissance practice of securing suckling pigs for W friendliness
transport to market in a poke, or drawstring bag.
Unscrupulous sellers would sometimes attempt to dupe
W diffidence
purchasers by replacing the suckling pig with a cat, W propriety
considered worthless at market. An unsuspecting or
naïve buyer might fail to confirm the bag’s contents; W reticence
a more urbane buyer, though, would be sure to check W decorum
and—should the seller be dishonest—“let the cat out
of the bag.” W brashness
10 of 20 13 of 20
Consider each of the choices separately and select all Politicians sometimes appear to act in a manner that
that apply. is almost ____________ ; however, when all the
information is released after the fact, it is apparent
Which of the following phrases from the passage
that they were acting according to a deliberate plan.
would help the reader infer the meaning of the word
urbane as used in context? W pithy
W “increasingly archaic rural phrase” W conventional
W “without full knowledge” W conformist
W “unsuspecting or naïve buyer” W whimsical
W flawless
11 of 20 W capricious
Select the sentence in which the author provides
a definition for an antiquated term that may be
unfamiliar to the reader.
14 of 20 For each of Questions 16 to 20, select one answer

Forced to take an alternate road when a massive oil choice unless otherwise instructed.
spill closed the highway, the two-hour detour made
their already arduous trip even more ____________ . 16 of 20
Microfiber synthetics have been taking the place of
W irksome natural fibers in an ever-increasing number of clothes
W onerous because they provide the same durability and deplete
fewer natural resources. A shirt made of microfiber
W facile synthetics is, however, three times as expensive
W glib to produce as a natural-fiber shirt. It follows that
the substitution of microfiber synthetic clothes for
W implacable natural-fiber clothes is, at this time, not recommended
from a financial standpoint.
W immutable
Which of the following statements, if true, most
seriously weakens the argument?
15 of 20
d A microfiber synthetic shirt costs one-half the
Though many of her contemporaries found her price of a natural-fiber shirt to maintain.
odd, Ella Wilkins is now much admired for
her ____________ spirit, especially her willingness d The production of microfiber synthetic clothes
to reject prevailing feminine roles and to travel to necessitates garment factories to renovate obsolete
foreign lands alone. machinery and to hire extra workers to operate
the new machines.
W forlorn
d The upkeep of natural-fiber shirts is far less
W magnanimous expensive than the upkeep of any other natural-
W adventurous fiber garment in current production.
W bellicose d While producers anticipate that the cost of

microfiber synthetics will remain stable, they
W desolate recognize that the advent of recycling programs
for natural fibers should bring down the costs of
W doughty
natural fibers.
d The cost of providing stain guards for microfiber
synthetic shirts would probably be greater than
what garment producers now spend on stain
guards for natural-fiber shirts.

Questions 17 through 18 are based on the following 17 of 20

reading passage. Which of the following, if true, would those who
Scholars of early Buddhist art agree that believe that anthropomorphic images of Buddha
Buddha images in human form emerged around originated in Gandhara be likely to cite as evidence
the first century a.d. in the regions of Mathura, for their viewpoint?
located in central India, and Gandhara, now part
of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Uncertainty exists,
d Pre-Buddhist subcultures in the Gandhara region
created representations of their deities in human
however, about whether Mathura or Gandhara has
form.
the stronger claim to primacy. Those who believe
that anthropomorphic sculptures of the Buddha first d Mathuran Buddhas’ lightweight robes appear to
appeared in Gandhara point out that earlier Buddhist have been modeled on the real robes of people
art was largely aniconic and that bas relief was far who lived in a warm climate.
more common than sculpture. They argue that Greek
influence in Gandhara promoted the development d Gandharan artists were isolated from the larger
of the new style and form of representation of the society and not exposed to influences from
divine. Other scholars make the case for indigenous outside the region.
development of such representations in Mathura, citing d Rulers from the Mathura region had political ties
a centuries-long record of iconic art in pre-Buddhist to Greek rulers and frequently exchanged gifts
traditions. They do not reject all foreign influence, with them.
but they argue that local traditions provided a strong
foundation for the development of Buddhist sculpture. d The hairstyles worn by Gandharan Buddhas are
similar to those depicted on Greek pottery from
Art historians bolster their arguments by
the same period.
highlighting distinctive features of the sculptures from
each region. For example, the artists of Gandhara
sculpted their Buddhas in heavy, pleated drapery, 18 of 20
similar to that of Greek statues. Wavy lines indicating
hair also reflect Greek influence. Mathura Buddhas, According to the passage, Buddhist art
on the other hand, are portrayed wearing lighter robes d first appeared in regions that are now part of
draped in a monastic style, often with part of the India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
shoulder and chest left bare. Elongated earlobes and
strong facial features characterize Mathura images of d experienced a period during which human
the Buddha, whereas Gandhara images possess more representations of the Buddha were not common
angular features. Sorting out dates and directions
d characteristically portrayed figures with elongated
of influence has proven difficult, but the totality of
earlobes and strong facial features
evidence suggests that the Buddha image evolved
simultaneously in both regions and was shaped by the d began to appear in the medium of bas relief as a
predominant cultural influences in each region. result of Greek influence
d was more influenced by foreign artworks than by
indigenous artistic traditions

reading passage. Consider each of the choices separately and select all
In 1887, Eugene Dubois began his search in that apply.
Sumatra for the “missing link”—the being that would The passage supplies information to answer which of
fill the evolutionary gap between ape and man. He the following questions?
discovered a fossilized human-like thighbone and a
section of skull. He confirmed that these fossils were W What was the approximate age of the fossils
of significant age by examining other fossils in the found by Dubois?
same area. The thighbone’s shape indicated that it
belonged to a creature that walked upright. Dubois
W Does Dubois’s find meet current definitions of
the “missing link”?
estimated the size of the creature’s skull from the
skull fragment and concluded that this creature’s W Do the flaws in Dubois’s conclusions invalidate
brain volume was between that of the higher primates his work?
and that of current humans. Although the concept of
“missing link” has changed dramatically and a recent
analysis showed Dubois’s fossils to be far too recent 20 of 20
for humans to have evolved from this “missing link,” Select a sentence in which the author reaches a
the value of his discovery and the debate it generated conclusion.
is unquestionable.

For each of Questions 1 to 7, compare Quantity A 3 of 20

and Quantity B, using additional information centered
above the two quantities if such information is given. Quantity A Quantity B
Select one of the following four answer choices and fill
in the corresponding circle to the right of the question. The remainder when 135 is The remainder when
divided by 7 135 is divided by 19
1 of 20 d Quantity A is greater.
The circle with center R has a radius of 6 and is d Quantity B is greater.
inscribed inside square ABCD d The two quantities are equal.
Quantity A Quantity B d The relationship cannot be determined from the
The area of the largest The area of the circle information given.
triangle that can be drawn with center R
inside square ABCD
4 of 20
d Quantity A is greater. a and b are integers.

d Quantity B is greater. a2 = b3
d The two quantities are equal. Quantity A Quantity B
d The relationship cannot be determined from the a b
information given.
2 of 20 d Quantity B is greater.
a a d The two quantities are equal.
= 632 and =158
xs ys
information given.
x y
5 of 20
d Quantity A is greater. ab < 0

d Quantity B is greater.   bc > 0
d The two quantities are equal. Quantity A Quantity B
d The relationship cannot be determined from the ac 0
information given.
information given.

6 of 20 8 of 20
List A: 1, 2, 7, 8, 15, 2, 3, 5, 6, 13
x =6
x is the median of the even numbers in List A.
y = x + 4 y is the median of the prime numbers in List A.
Quantity A Quantity B z is the median of the least and greatest numbers
in List A.
y 10
d Quantity A is greater. The median of 2x, y, and z z
d The two quantities are equal. d Quantity A is greater.
d The relationship cannot be determined from the d Quantity B is greater.
information given. d The two quantities are equal.
7 of 20 information given.
n 9 of 20
Oil is pumped from a well at a rate of 500 gallons
per hour. How many gallons of oil are pumped from
the well in 3 hours and 15 minutes?
x
gallons
A rectangular ribbon of width x is wrapped around
the right circular cylinder with radius n shown
above, encircling the cylinder without overlap. The Click on the answer box and type in a number.
area of the ribbon is equal to the area of the base Backspace to erase.
of the cylinder.
Quantity A Quantity B 10 of 20
x n A certain pet store sells only dogs and cats. In March,

the store sold twice as many dogs as cats. In April,
the store sold twice the number of dogs that it sold
d Quantity A is greater. in March, and three times the number of cats that it
d Quantity B is greater. sold in March. If the total number of pets the store
sold in March and April combined was 500, how
d The two quantities are equal. many dogs did the store sell in March?
d The relationship cannot be determined from the d 80
information given.
d 100
d 120
d 160
d 180
11 of 20 13 of 20
In the coordinate plane, rectangle WXYZ has vertices At Megalomania Industries, factory workers were paid
at (–2, –1), (–2, y), (4, y), and (4, –1). If the area of $20 per hour in 1990 and $10 per hour in 2000. The
WXYZ is 18, what is the length of its diagonal? CEO of Megalomania Industries was paid $5 million
per year in 1990 and $50 million per year in 2000.
d 3 2 The percent increase in the pay of Megalomania’s
CEO from 1990 to 2000 was what percent greater
d 3 3 than the percent decrease in the hourly pay of
Megalomania’s factory workers over the same period?
d 3 5
d 850%
d 3 6 d 900%
d 3 7 d 950%
d 1,700%
12 of 20 d 1,900%
How many three-digit integers can be created from 5
distinct digits?
d 10
d 15
d 20
d 30
d 60

Questions 14 through 16 refer to the following graph. 14 of 20

PRIVATE DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE If there were 38 child safety organizations and the
CAUSES IN COUNTRY x. JAN. 1971–DEC. 1989 funds contributed to these organizations in September
500 1989 were evenly distributed, how much did each
400 charity receive?
300 d $12,000,000
200
d $9,400,000
Private Donations (in millions)
100
10.0
d $2,500,000
9.0 d $250,000
8.0 d $38,000
7.0
6.0
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5.0
4.0
From September 1985 to December 1989, what was
the approximate ratio of private donations in millions
3.0
for homeless aid to private donations in millions for
2.0 animal rights?
1.0
d 20 : 9
0
Animal Disaster Homeless Environmental Child Other d 3 : 2
Rights Relief Aid Protection Safety
d 4 : 3
Cause
d 9 : 7
= Jan. 1971 – Apr. 1978 = Sept. 1989
= Feb. 1980 – Oct. 1984 = Oct. 1989 d 6 : 5
= Sept. 1985 – Dec. 1989 = Nov. 1989
= Dec. 1989
16 of 20
Which of the following charitable causes received the
smallest percent increase in private donations from
September 1989 to October 1989 ?
d Animal Rights
d Disaster Relief
d Homeless Aid
d Environmental Protection
d Child Safety
17 of 20 20 of 20
In the repeating decimal 0.0653906539..., the 34th
B
digit to the right of the decimal point is
d 9 D
d 6 a
d 5 b
d 3
d 0 A E C
18 of 20 If AB = BC, which of the following is an expression

for the area of quadrilateral ABDE ?
7y
If 3x + 2y = 24, and = 7, then y = a 2 b2
2x d −
2 2
a 2 b2
d +
2 2
Click on each box and type in a number. d a2 – b2

Backspace to erase.
a 2 ab
d −
19 of 20 4 2
If the average (arithmetic mean) of 6, 8, 10, and x
a 2 ab
is between 6 and 12, what is the greatest possible d +
integer value of x ? 4 2
d 8
d 11
d 20
d 28
d 44

For questions 1 through 6, select one entry for each 4 of 20

blank from the corresponding column of choices. Fill Although tranquilizers usually have a
all blanks in the way that best completes the text. ____________ effect, this is not always the case,
1 of 20 especially when the abuse of these drugs results in a
failure to induce the much-desired sleep.
Many fashions that were considered daring in their
time have been so widely worn and imitated that soporific
the (i)____________ style is no longer seen as
(ii)____________ . sedulous
coruscating
debilitating
proposed outlandish
penetrating
original commonplace
revealing copied
5 of 20
As a rule, (i)____________ interpretations of events
2 of 20 are rejected by modern scientists in their attempts
Western culture has so influenced Middle Eastern to find secular insights into the matrix of causes
music that even the latter’s roles of composer and and effects in our modern world. Paradoxically, this
performer, at one time inseparable, have now begun fact does not (ii)____________ the existence of
to ____________ . individual scientists who possess views that may be
(iii)____________ with a belief in supernatural
divulge causes.
retreat Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)

retrench falsifiable countenance at variance
diverge preternatural enhance consonant
fuse teleological preclude discrepant
3 of 20 6 of 20
Kazan was quickly (i)____________ by many of The Johnsons were not known for their
his contemporaries for his transgression, who saw his (i)____________ ; at the very least, none of the
testimony as treachery, an act of (ii)____________ family members was fearful of (ii)____________ , of
which stained how they viewed him both as an artist appearing or acting differently from other people.
and as a man. It was only by continually making
films that he was able to (iii)____________ Blank (i) Blank (ii)
his perceived sins and achieve some measure of
atonement. candor pettiness
vulgarity eccentricity
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
conformity complaisance
rebuked perfidy exacerbate
lauded sophistry deviate
mitigated redemption expiate

For each of Questions 7 to 12, select one answer 8 of 20

choice unless otherwise instructed. Consider each of the choices separately and select all
Questions 7 through 10 are based on the following that apply.
reading passage. According to the passage, if two astronomical objects
According to most scientists, the universe began of differing distances from Earth were observed, which
approximately 10 to 15 billion years ago and has been of the following would be true of the object closer to
expanding ever since. This theory, known as the Big Earth?
Bang theory, is the fairly direct result of Hubble’s law,
which states that objects farther away from Earth
W It would not be as bright as the object farther
from Earth.
are receding faster than those closer. This expansion
implies a singular point which all matter is expanding W It would be younger than the object farther from
from. Earth.
Complicating the scientific explanation is that W It would be traveling away from the Earth more
the Big Bang cannot be thought of as an explosion slowly than the farther object.
from some identifiable source—rather, space and
time were created in the Big Bang. Furthermore,
the relationship between distance and speed is not 9 of 20
precisely linear. So, if one were to think of galaxies
as particles created in a big bang, these galaxies have It can be inferred from the passage that a standard
both a local component of motion, as well as playing candle may not provide an accurate measure of
a role in the overall expansion of the universe. distance if
A further complication is that galactic distances d the galaxy being measured is moving too quickly
are so great that galactic motion, even if the galaxies d interstellar dust makes the object measured
are moving at incredible speeds, is difficult to appear dimmer than it really is
observe. Scientists must therefore rely on a “standard
candle,” an object of known brightness within the d if the galaxy being measured has a local
galaxy they wish to observe. Using the inverse component of measurement
square law, scientists can then measure how far that
galaxy is away from our own. For instance, suppose a
d the particles being measured do not completely
accord with a linear motion
supernova in galaxy A appears one hundred times as
bright as one in galaxy B. By the inverse square law, d the galaxies being measured move at different
galaxy B is ten times farther away than galaxy A, speeds
assuming, of course, that distance is the only factor
affecting brightness.
10 of 20
According to the passage, if two supernovas are
7 of 20
observed and one of those supernovas is brighter than
It can be inferred from the sentence highlighted the other, scientists can conclude that
in the passage that a standard candle is useful to
scientists for which of the following reasons? d the brighter supernova is moving closer to our
galaxy at a higher speed
d Standard candles do not have their own locus of
motion. d the precise location of the supernova is
measurable
d Standard candles more reliably adhere to the law
of inverse squares than do other supernovas. d the brighter supernova may be closer to our own
galaxy
d Only standard candles provide a known measure
of brightness. d the brighter supernova is farther away from
Earth by a distance that is roughly inversely
d Knowledge of an object’s brightness allows proportional to the dim supernova
scientists to measure the speed at which the
object is moving toward Earth. d the distance between the supernovas and our own
galaxy is inversely proportional
d Knowledge of an object’s brightness allows
scientists to accurately measure its distance from Practice Test 1 | 4 2 5
Earth.

reading passage. The author mentions the “Prozac lag” primarily in
Throughout the twentieth century, it was accepted as order to
fact that cells in our brains, called neurons, do not
regenerate. Research by neurologist Elizabeth Gould
d raise a possible objection to a newly proposed
theory
overturned this core doctrine within the span of a few
years. Her experiments on rats showed that even after d present a situation for which a new theory may
suffering severe trauma, their brains were able to heal serve an explanatory role
themselves by regenerating neurons. Gould’s findings
have incited a flood of new research into applications d offer evidence that runs counter to a previously
that may take advantage of neurogenesis. held belief
One such study examines the role of reduced d suggest a counterexample that undermines a
neurogenesis among individuals suffering from newly proposed theory
depression. It is speculated that neurogenesis may
d provide supporting evidence that a newly
contribute to an explanation for the so called
discovered phenomenon may have unforeseen
“Prozac lag.” As an antidepressant, the immediate
effects
boost of serotonin caused by Prozac should have
had instantaneous mood elevating effects. However,
patients suffering from depression only begin to 12 of 20
experience mood elevation weeks after beginning
treatment. The study speculates that during this In the second paragraph, select the sentence in which
period, the brain may be regenerating neurons. the author describes an unexpected observation.
For questions 13 through 16, select the two answer
choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit
the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce
completed sentences that are alike in meaning.

13 of 20 16 of 20
Plato, an important philosopher, is primarily known He had not always been so callous, but with time he
because he wrote down Socrates’s ____________  became ____________ to the violence around him.
conversations. It is through Plato’s record of these
dialogues that Socrates’s teachings have survived and
W adorned
continue to enlighten seekers of wisdom. W cauterized
W inspiring W sensitized
W edifying W ostracized
W tedious W inured
W grating W attuned
W rousing
W didactic
14 of 20
Even the colossal meal failed to ____________ her
voracious appetite.
W cadge
W exacerbate
W provoke
W satiate
W mendicate
W allay
15 of 20
Slicks of oil on a rain-soaked street are
____________  and beautiful, but the lovely
rainbows they produce on the asphalt can seem rather
ugly when one reflects upon the road hazards they
create and the environmental damage they entail.
W anodyne
W iridescent
W monocoque
W pavonine
W parietal
W saturnine
For each of Questions 17 to 20, select one answer Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following
choice unless otherwise instructed. reading passage.
While art historians do not necessarily agree on
the date of the birth of modern art, they do agree
17 of 20
that mid-nineteenth century French art shows a clear
When the maker of Megapower, a vitamin supplement, and distinct break from tradition. Pressed to point to
modified its formula two years ago, Tasmania, an a single picture that represents the vanguard of the
island off the coast of New Zealand, suffered a modern art movement, art historians will often point
decrease in its export earnings. Tasmania’s only to Courbet’s The Painter’s Studio.
export, kiwi fruit, constitutes a substantial portion of
The peculiar subtitle of Courbet’s work, “Real
the world supply of that fruit. Researchers concluded
allegory summing up a seven-year period of my life”
that the old Megapower formula contained natural
confirms that Courbet was striving to do something
kiwi extract, but the new formula does not.
strikingly original with his work. The argument has
Which of the following, if true, gives the strongest been made that the painting struck a blow for the
support for the researchers’ claim? independence of the artist, and that since Courbet’s
work, artists have felt freed from the societal demands
d Some South American countries have begun to
placed upon their work. Paintings prior to Courbet’s
grow kiwi fruit successfully.
time were most often focused on depicting events from
d United States chemists have started development the Bible, history, or literature. With his singular
of a synthetic kiwi extract. painting, Courbet promulgated the idea that an artist
is capable of representing only that which he can
d The manufacturers of Megapower chose not to experience through his senses of sight and touch;
renew their contract with the Tasmanian kiwi the true artist will then be compelled to make his
growers. representation as simply and directly as possible.
d Imports of kiwi fruit have fallen in the country
where Megapower is manufactured.
18 of 20
d There was a marked drop in sales of a number Which of the following would most effectively replace
of formerly profitable items that used kiwi as an
the word promulgated as it is used in the context of
ingredient.
the passage?
d Displayed
d Disseminated
d Proclaimed
d Concealed
d Secreted

19 of 20
Select the sentence in the passage that best explains
the effect of Courbet’s work on other artists.
20 of 20
The effect that Courbet had on painting is most
analogous to which situation?
d An avant-garde writer who subverts novelistic
conventions
d A machinist who tinkers and improves his
invention
d A watercolor painter who paints in the same
style as his peers
d A scientist who comes up with a unified theory
of several discordant scientific ideas
d A seamstress who makes a ball gown using
several different types of fabric

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Each angle in ∆QRS has a degree measurement of B C F

d Quantity A is greater. AB is parallel to CD.

d Quantity A is greater. d Quantity A is greater.

9 of 20 Questions 11 through 14 refer to the following graph.

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x 2,500 4,100 6,100 7,200 9,100

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For questions 1 through 6, select one entry for each 3 of 20

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14 of 20 For each of Questions 16 to 20, select one answer

W bellicose d While producers anticipate that the cost of

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Questions 17 through 18 are based on the following 17 of 20

Questions 19 through 20 are based on the following 19 of 20

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For each of Questions 1 to 7, compare Quantity A 3 of 20

d Quantity A is greater. a and b are integers.

d Quantity A is greater. ab < 0

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x n A certain pet store sells only dogs and cats. In March,

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Questions 14 through 16 refer to the following graph. 14 of 20

18 of 20 If AB = BC, which of the following is an expression

Click on each box and type in a number. d a2 – b2

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retreat Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)

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Questions 11 through 12 are based on the following 11 of 20

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