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Reading and Writing Test

27 QUESTIONS I 32 MINUTES

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.

- The cane toad (Rhine/la marina) was _ _ to

South America but was transported to Australia
in 1935 in an attempt to control the beetle
- Be aware that some _ _ business opportunity
promoters have been known to name
"insiders" who give glowing- but bogus-
infestations on sugarcane plantation. recommendations. Don't just talk to the few
people they suggest Choose whom to contact.
Which choice completes the text with the most What if what the seller is telling you is different
logical and precise word or phrase? from what's on the disclosure document or what
you hear from another buyer' Step on the brake.
A) innate
Which choice completes the text with the most
B) congenital
logical and precise word or phrase?
C) pandemic

D) endemic A) arguable

B) questionable

C) improbable

D) unresolved

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- The following text is adapted from Abraham

..
The Business Opportunity Rule governing
Lincoln's last public address. given on April 11, franchise sales says that a seller has to give you
1965 the disclosure document at least seven days
before you sign a contract or pay them anything.
If this course of rejection has any tendency to Use that time to check out the information in
bring Louisiana into proper practical relations the disclosure document. including contacting
with the Union) I have) so far, been unable to references. Be aware that some questionable
perceive it. If, on the contrary, we recognize, business opportunity promoters have been
and sustain the new government of Louisiana known to name "insiders" who give glowing- but
the converse of all this is made true. bogus- recommendations. Don't just talk to
the few people they suggest. Choose whom to
As used in the text, what does the word contact What if what the seller is telling you is
"recognize" most nearly mean? different from what's on the disclosure document
or what you hear from another buyer? Step on
A) identify the brake. An inconsistency could be a tell- tale
B) accept sign of a business opportunity rip-off. However.
it is important to remember that many business
C) realize
investments have a wide range of returns. so not
D) appreciate all differences in profit are a deliberate attempt to
scam a potential buyer.

What is the purpose of the information that the

seller must disclose at least seven days before
signing a contract?

A) To point out that there is adequate time to

make a decision

B) To emphasize that the buyer is under a lot of

pressure
C) To indicate that honest references take time
to find

D) To offer the reason that sellers secure bogus

recommendations

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- In order to learn more about the properties of

fire in space, scientists aboard the International
Space Station have conducted many experiments.
- This passage is adapted from Emma Lazarus's
poem Spring Star.

Over the lamp- lit street,

Their goal is to gain valuable insight into the
mechanisms of fire that will ultimately help Trodden by hurrying feet,
prevent fires on spacecraft or offer solutions to
Where mostly pulse and be,it
quickly extinguish such fires. Flames act very
differently in an environment devoid of gravity Life's throbbing veins,
than they do on Earth. For example, spheres of See where the April star,
light form, and the flames can ignite at extremely
low temperatures. On Earth, a standard gas stove Blue- bright as sapphires are,
burns at about 3100 degcres Fahwnhrit. but a Hangs in deep heavens far,
sustained flame can burn at 900 degrees in the
International Space Station. Waxes and wanes.

What is the main purpose of the underlined What is the main structure of the text?
portion in the overall structure of the text?
A) It establishes a contrast between two images.
A) It highlights the motivation for conducting B) It shows the futileness of an action.
the experiments.
C) It offers a solution to a problem.
BJ It outlines the methodology the scientists are
D) It elaborates on an extended metaphor..
using to conduct the experiments.
C) It offers a point of comparison for the results
of the experiments.
D) It presents an example of the phenomenon
viewed in the experiments.

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- The following text is adapted from F. Scott

Fitzgerald's 1992 novel, 7/,e Beautiful and the
Damned.
- The Panama Canal stands as one of the greatest
feats of engineering in all time. The idea was not
new- in 1534, Charles, King of Spain) ordered a
survey of the region- but it took until 1904 for
Young Anthony had one picture of his father the self- educated engineer John Frank Stevens to
and mother together- so often had it faced solve the technical problems with an intricate lock
his eyes in childhood that it had acquired system and numerous inventions of equipment
the impersonality of furniture, but everyone for the specialized tasks. Equally important were
who came into his bedroom regarded it with the efforts of Sanitation Engineer William C.
interest It showed a dandy of the nineties. Gorgas, who tirelessly oversaw the efforts to keep
spare and handsome) standing beside a tall the work crews healthy. Entire cities of workers
dark lady with a muff and the suggestion of and their families needed food, clean water,
a bustle. Between them was a little boy with medical care) and other essential services.
long brown curls, dressed in a velvet Lord
Fauntleroy suit. This was Anthony at five) the Based on the passage, why is William Gorgas key
year of his mother's death. in building the Panama Canal'

Which choice best summarizes the text? A) He was able to invent equipment that
performed different functions.
A) A young man reminisces about his family.
B) He was a doctor who took care of the workers'
B) A man's family's appearance is explained. medical needs.
C) An aristocrat's achievements are outlined. C) He was zealous about fulfilling duties
D) The cause of a tragic event is revealed. regarding the health of workers.
D) He surveyed the area to determine the best
way to build cities for workers.

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- George Herman "Babe• Ruth, Jr. ( 1895- 1948)

played 22 seasons of Major League baseball.
He started as a left- handed pitcher but made
The extreme temperatures on the planet Mercury
make it unlikely that there is any life on the
planet in a fonn we would recognize. Mercury
his fame as an outfielder and powerful batter, is closest to the Sun) and therefore the daytime
earning the title "Home Run King.• Despite the temperatures are extremely hot, up to 800 degrees
decades that have passed since he stepped off the Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius). Since there
field, Babe Ruth is still a household name and is only a residual atmosphere, nights are much
considered one of the greatest American sports colder. In fact) despite its proximity to the Sun.
heroes. He was fortunate in that respect. as funs Mercury_ _
celebrated his triumphs against the background
of news from World War I and the 1918 influenza Which choice most logically completes the text'
pandemic.
A) has an egg- shaped orbit which changes its
Based on the text, what is one reason why Babe distance from the Sun.
Ruth became so famous?
B) rotates around the Sun faster than any other
planet, in only 88 days.
A) He was an excellent pitcher.
C) is approximately the same size as Earth's
B) He showed people success during a grim time.
moon and covered with craters.
C) He fought in World War I.
D) might even be cold enough to have permanent
D) He suffered from the 1918 influenza water ice near the poles.
pandemic.

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planners was $73,050 in May 2018. The median an ecologist from Kobe University in Japan)
wage is the wage at which half the workers in an describes how the Japanese water scavenger beetle
occupation earned more than that amount and (Regimbartia attenuate) manages to extricate
half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less itself from inside several species of frog within
than $45,180, and the highest IO percent earned 6 hours of being swallowed. Active escape of the
more than $114. 170. The median rate varies aquatic beetle Regimbartia attenuata from the
depending on the field of the planning as well. For vents of five frog species via the digestive tract.
instance) the median income is _ _ . Although adult beetles were easily eaten by frogs,
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Which choice most effectively completes the
example using information from the graph?
Which choice most effectively uses data from the
graph to complete the text'
A) higher for state government employees than
for local government employees
A) a muimum of 65% of swallowed beetles were
B) greater for those in architectural. engineering. excreted were still alive.
and related fields than for those in any
B) on average the swallowed beetles were
government position
excreted did not survive.
C) lower for those working in the government
C) it took less than 6 hours for the swallowed
than for those who work in private industries
beetles to be extracted.
such as engineering or related services
D) an average of 90% of swallowed beetles were
D) not as high for management, scientific, and
excreted were still alive.
technical consulting service employees as it is
for local government employees.

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The following text is adapted from Herman

Melville's 1851 novel, Moby Dick; or Tl,e Whale.
- The planet Venus is the second closest to the
Sun in our solar system, but is generally hotter
than the closest planet) Mercury- the average
I always go to sea as a sailor, bee.a.use of temperature is 462 degrees Celsius. That is
the wholesome exercise and pure air of the because the atmosphere contains about 96
fore- castle deck. For as in this world, head percent carbon dioxide, creating a greenhouse
winds are far more prevalent than winds effect that is like having a giant blanket over the
from astern (that is, if you never violate the planet that retains the heat The sulfuric acid in
Pythagorean maxim), so for the most part) the atmosphere makes it very reflective) so Venus
the Commodore on the quarter- deck gets his is the second brightest object in the night sky after
atmosphere at second hand from the sailors the Moon.
on the forecastle. He thinks he breathes it
first; but not so. In much the same way do According to the text, what is most likely true
the commonalty lead their leaders in many about the planet Mercury'
other things. at the same time that the leaders
little suspect it But wherefore it was that after A) It does not have any sulfuric acid in its
having repeatedly smelt the sea as a merchant atmosphere.
sailor, 1should now take it into my head to go
B) Its temperature never exceeds 462 degrees
on a whaling voyage; this the invisible police
Celsius.
officer ofthe Fates.
C) It has less than 96 percent urbon dioxide in
With which idea about captains would the its atmosphere.
narrator most likely agree?
D) It is difficult to locate in the night sky because
it is dark.
A) They have worked hard to earn their position.
B) They are greatly worthy of respect
C) They do not understand the needs of simple
sailors.

D) They are mistaken about the extent of their

power.

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Coffee is the third most consumed beverage in
.. Marilyn Monroe, the iconic actress and fashion
the worldt a wekome statistic for the people in model from the 1950s and '60s, is attributed as
Uganda, _ _ is the leading cash crop. _ women rarely make history." In reality, the
credit should go to Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, who
Which choice completes the text so that it was a student at the time but who later went on to
conforms to the conventions of Standard English' become a professor at Harvard University.

A) there, it Which choice completes the text so that it

conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
B) where it
C) which A) saying that, "Well- behaved
D) it B) having said that: "well- behaved
C) she said, "Well- behaved

D) saying that "well- behaved

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A classic image of colonial cooperation, _ _.
Martha kept detailed records of her experiences
in the American frontier for over three dee.a.des.
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Volunteers of America is a non- profit
Which choice completes the text so that it organization which helps homeless, disabled,
conforms to the conventions of Standard English' senior, and other underserved individuals regain
a balanced life. Over the past 125 years, the _ _
A) the diary of an 18th- century midwife named have helped an average of 1.5 million people
Martha Ballard documents several quilting annually.
bees
Which choice completes the text so that it
B) an 18th- century midwife named Martha
conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Ballard documented several quilting bees in
her diary
A) volunteers efforts'
C) Martha Ballard, an 18th- century midwife,
B) volunteer's efforts
documented several quilting bees in her diary
C) volunteers' efforts
D) several quilting bees were documented in
the diary of an 18th- century midwife named D) volunteers's efforts'
Martha Ballard

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's detailed poems

gre.atly influenced the perception of various
historical events, such as Paul Revere's nighttime
-
Inflation is when the prices of goods and services
generally increase, resulting in a decrease in the
purchasing power of money. Economists debate
ride during the American Revolutionary war, about the effects of low levels of _ _ high levels
even though he sometimes sacrificed accuracy for of inflation are universally accepted as disruptive
eloquence to make the poems more engaging. to an economy.

Which choice completes the text so that it Which choice completes the text so that it
conforms to the conventions of Standard English? conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A) sacrificed accuracy for eloquence A) inflation,

B) sacrificed- accuracy for eloquence- B) inflation;

C) sacrificed: accuracy for eloquence C) inflation:

D) sacrificed (accuracy for eloquence) D) inflation

El
Archaeologists determined that a pair of sandals
made from sagebrush bark that were found in
a cave in Oregon in 1939 are actually the oldest
extant example of shoes in the _ _ specimens
have been dated to between 7,000 and 8,000 BCE.

\•Vhich choice completes the text so that it

conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A) world; and the

B) world. Because the

C) world, the

D) world. The

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Edward Tingatinga's professional art career only Tropical saltwater fish are beautiful to watch, but
lasted four years. _ _ he is considered one of they take a lot of time and special equipment to
the most influential modern African painters and maintain properly. That equipment is not cheap,
was the founder of an art style now archetypal in either. A standard tank with fish can easily cost
Tanzania. around $2,000 to set up, and there are monthly
expenses such as food, salt. and minerals) which
Which choice completes the text with the most can run over $35 a month for a SO- gallon tank.
logical transition? _ _ the upkeep alone is equivalent to over two
coffee lattes from a specialty store every week.
A) Therefore,
vl'hich choice completes the text with the most
B) Even so, logic.al transition?
C) Specifically,
A) On the other hand,
D) Moreover,
B) Even so,

C) In addition,

D) In other words,

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Dogs trained for search and rescue have the same
goal of finding humans, but there are actually
two main methods that the dogs use to reach
this goal. One is called air sc.ent, in which a dog
sniffs its surroundings and makes a straight line
for the target once the scent is detected. _ _
a dog sniffs the ground and follows the specific
route that the person took. even if the path is very
convoluted This method is called tracking.

Which choice completes the text with the most

logical transition?

A) Furthermore,

B) Precisely.

C) However,
D) Alternatively,

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Ada Lovelace (nee Byron) was born 1815 and was very interested in science and math
from an early age, so her tutor introduced her to the mathematician Charles Babbage.

• Babbage is considered the "Father of the computer" because he invented an

"Analytical Machine." which he used to calculate numbers.

• It is possible that Lovelace wrote the first computer program in the world because she
helped design programs for the Anal}~ical Machine.

• In a 1842- 1843 Italian translation explaining how the Analytical Machine worked,
she wrote down a program in an appendix: that was not in the original materials
provided by Babbage.

• She reali2ed that the Anal}~ical Machine could be used for non- numerical purposes
if other symbols such as letters or musical notes were substituted.

The student wants to emphasize that Ada Lovelace's contributions to mathematics are
just as important as Charles Babbage's. Which choice most effectively uses relevant
information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A) Charles Babbage is famous for creating the Analytical Machine, but Ada Lovelace also
was interested in explaining how it worked to others, even in different languages.
B) Ada Lovelace wrote a program for the Analytical Machine in 1842- 1843, without
which Charles Babbage would not have been able to create a working computer.
C) Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace's tutor, introduced her to the Anal}~ical Machine, and
she excelled beyond his abilities at using it.
D) Although Babbage invented the Analytical Machine, Ada Lovelace was able to
explain how it worked, create effective programs, and offer additional uses beyond
mathematical calculations.

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Edward Tingatinga was born in 1932 in a small town called Namochelia in Tanzania.

• An art movement was named after his unique style of cartoon- like animals and
landscapes.

• He tried his hand as a musician, and only started painting in 1968. His work was first
done using recycled materials like old boards and bicycle paint

• His work became popular among tourists so he was able to be an artist full time. He
started a gallery and studio in 1970.

• In 1972 he was accidentally killed by a policeman who mistook him for someone else.

• His students continue to paint using his style and today his gallery is the largest in
Africa.

The student wants to emphasize how influential Edward Tingatinga's painting is in Africa.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish
this goal'

A) Edward Tingatinga painted using recycled materials, which started a trend towards
using recycled art by a wide range of artists.
B) Though his art career only lasted four years, Edward Tingatinga's art was appealing
enough to build a following that carries on the art style today.
C) Edward Tingatinga was the most popular artist of animals and landscapes for tourists
to Africa, so his original paintings are highly sought- after today.
D) Despite using recycled materials, Edward Tingatinga became so famous that other
artists copied and sold pictures of his artwork.

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- Yellowstone National Park is a popular tourist

site, but it is also an active supervokano. Over the
past 2.1 million years, it has erupted with such
force that there are layers made of ash and pumice
400 meters thick in places. The most recent
giant explosion) about 640,000 million years ago,
emitted huge amounts of lava. _ _ Now, the
park& famous geysers and hot springs are heated
by the remaining pools of magma, which are at
most 15 percent of their former size.

\•Vhich choice most effectively anticipates and

addresses a relevant counterargument to the
assertion presented in the passage?

A) About 70,000 years ago, there was another

eruption, but it was not of the same
magnitude and consisted mostly of lava.

B) Geologists have detennined that Yellowstone

had three supereruptions as well as several
lesser eruptions.

C) One might expect a giant peak, but so

much magma poured out each time that the
underlying reservoirs collapsed and formed a
giant caldera.

D) The region to the southwest, the Snake

River Plain, had eruptions prior to the
supereruptions at Yellowstone.

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