Practice Test #3

Saving Cities (2012)

100

#16: As used in line 58, "credit" most nearly means:

C: believe

200

#12: Which choice does the author explicitly cite as an advantage of automobile travel in North America?

C: speed 

300

#20 Taken together, the two figures suggest that most people who use public transportation 

A: are employed outside the home and take public transportation to work 

400

#11: What function does the third paragraph (lines 20-34) serve in the passage as a whole?

A: It acknowledges that a practice favored by the author of the passage has some limitations.

500

Paired Set 14 & 15

14: B

15: B

Feathers (2011)

100

#22: As used in line 7, "challenged" most nearly means:

A: dared

200

#28 As used in line 61, "document" most nearly means 

B: record

300

Paired Set 29 & 30

29: D

30: D

400

#21 Which choice best reflects the overall sequence of events in the passage?

D

500

#26 After Ken Dial had his "aha" moment (line 41), he

C: observed how the birds dealt with gradually steeper inclines 

Dual Passage

100

#31 As used in line 21, "common" most nearly means

B: shared

200

#35 As used in line 50, "reason" most nearly means 

C: intellect

300

Paired Set 36 & 37

36: A

37: D

400

#40 The authors of both passages would most likely agree with which of the following statements about women in the 18th century?

D: They generally enjoyed fewer rights than men did.

500

#39 Which describes the overall relationship between Passage 1 and Passage 2?

A: Passage 2 strongly challenges the point of view in Passage 1

Honey Bee Colony Collapse (2009)

100

#47 As used in line 35, "postulate" most nearly means to

B: put forth an idea or a claim

200

#51 Based on the data in the table, which of the four pathogens infected the highest percentage of honeybee colonies without colony collapse disorder? 

D

300

#50 Based on data in the table, in what percent of colonies with colony collapse disorder were the honeybees infected by all four pathogens?

B

400

#48: The main purpose of the 4th paragraph (lines 42-50) is to 

B

500

Paired Set 43 & 44

43: C

44: D

BONUS: Grammar

100

#5: 

A) No change

B) are

C) is being

D) have been 

A: No change (is) 

200

#14 (punctuation question)

D: entrepreneur,

300

#10--verb/subject

C: which are

400

#7--combining sentences 

A

500

#3--adding sentences

C: No