Reading & Writing (Part 1)
"Lady Carlotta stepped out on to the platform of the small wayside station and took a turn or two up and down its uninteresting length, to kill time till the train should be pleased to proceed on its way."
In line 2, “turn” most nearly means
A) slight movement.
B) change in rotation.
C) short walk.
D) course correction.
C) short walk.
Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores.
Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?
A) writing as
B) writing, and these results can be
C) writing, which can also be
D) writing when the results are
A) writing as
The number of states that joined the United States between 1776 and 1849 is twice the number of states that joined between 1850 and 1900. If 30 states joined the United States between 1776 and 1849 and x states joined between 1850 and 1900, which of the following equations is true?
A) 30x = 2
B) 2x = 30
C) x/2 = 30
D) x + 30 = 2
B) 2x = 30
The average number of students per classroom at Central High School from 2000 to 2010 can be modeled by the equation y = 0.56x + 27.2, where x represents the number of years since 2000, and y represents the average number of students per classroom. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the number 0.56 in the equation?
A) The total number of students at the school in 2000
B) The average number of students per classroom in 2000
C) The estimated increase in the average number of students per classroom each year
D) The estimated difference between the average number of students per classroom in 2010 and in 2000
C) The estimated increase in the average number of students per classroom each year
The vertex form of a parabola/quadratic
y = a(x - h)^2 + k
"It doesn’t have to be like this. Done right, public transport can be faster, more comfortable, and cheaper than the private automobile. In Shanghai, German-made magnetic levitation trains skim over elevated tracks at 266 miles an hour, whisking people to the airport at a third of the speed of sound. In provincial French towns, electric-powered streetcars run silently on rubber tires, sliding through narrow streets along a single guide rail set into cobblestones."
The central idea of this paragraph is that:
A) European countries excel at public transportation.
B) some public transportation systems are superior to travel by private automobile.
C) Americans should mimic foreign public transportation systems when possible.
D) much international public transportation is engineered for passengers to work while on board.
B) some public transportation systems are superior to travel by private automobile.
Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late summer, following several weeks of higher temperatures. For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record.
A) NO CHANGE
B) However,
C) As such,
D) Moreover,
B) However,
2x − 3y = −14
3x − 2y = −6
If (x,y) is a solution to the system of equations above, what is the value of x − y ?
A) −20
B) −8
C) −4
D) 8
C) -4
The cost of using a telephone in a hotel meeting room is $0.20 per minute. Which of the following equations represents the total cost c, in dollars, for h hours of phone use?
A) c = 0.20(60h)
B) c = 0.20h + 60
C) c = 60h/0.20
D) c = 0.20h/60
A) c = 0.20(60h)
Reading Questions/Time alloted
52 reading questions in 65 minutes
"Ken called the technique WAIR, for wing-assisted incline running, and went on to document it in a wide range of species. It not only allowed young birds to climb vertical surfaces within the first few weeks of life but also gave adults an energy-efficient alternative to flying."
As used, “document” most nearly means
A) portray.
B) record.
C) publish.
D) process.
B) record.
At the same time, a social and civil rights movement for Mexican Americans was working to raise awareness of Mexican American cultural identity. Artists associated with this began to rediscover and promote the work of the Mexican muralists, particularly Siqueiros.
A) NO CHANGE
B) it
C) them
D) this movement
D) This movement
In the xy-plane, the parabola with equation y = ( x − 11)^2 intersects the line with equation y = 25 at two points, A and B. What is the length of AB ?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 14
D) 16
A) 10
Two angles a, b are acute where sin(a°) = cos(b°). If a = 4k − 22 and b = 6k − 13, what is the value of k?
A) 4.5
B) 5.5
C) 12.5
D) 21.5
C) 12.5
The general form of a circle
(x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2
"This hypothesis can best be tested by a trial wherein a small number of commercial honey bee colonies are offered a number of pyrethrum producing plants, as well as a typical bee food source such as clover, while controls are offered only the clover. Mites could then be introduced to each hive with note made as to the choice of the bees, and the effects of the mite parasites on the experimental colonies versus control colonies"
The main purpose of the paragraph is to
A) summarize the results of an experiment that confirmed the authors’ hypothesis about the role of clover in the diets of wild-type honeybees.
B) propose an experiment to investigate how different diets affect commercial honeybee colonies’ susceptibility to mite infestations.
C) provide a comparative nutritional analysis of the honey produced by the experimental colonies and by the control colonies.
D) predict the most likely outcome of an unfinished experiment summarized in the preceding paragraph.
B) propose an experiment to investigate how different diets affect commercial honeybee colonies’ susceptibility to mite infestations.
These cats are so cherished by the museum that officials recently decreed original paintings to be made of six of them.
A) NO CHANGE
B) commissioned
C) forced
D) licensed
B) Commissioned
y = a(x − 2)(x + 4)
In the quadratic equation above, a is a nonzero constant. The graph of the equation in the xy-plane is a parabola with vertex (c, d). Which of the following is equal to d ?
A) −9a
B) −8a
C) −5a
D) −2a
A) -9a
A rectangle was altered by increasing its length by 10 percent and decreasing its width by p percent. If these alterations decreased the area of the rectangle by 12 percent, what is the value of p?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 20
D) 22
C) 20
____ meat, eggs, and dairy products became the large food items composing main and side dishes in Japanese kitchens.
a. After World War II polished rice,
b. After, World War II polished rice,
c. After World War II, polished rice,
d. After World War II polished rice,
Why is the answer C?
Extra information at the beginning of a sentence should be set off with a comma to clarify where the extra information stops and the sentence starts.
In this case, placing the comma after "After World War II" clarifies that the phrase is extra information stating when the sentence takes place.
"We further postulate that the proper dosage necessary to prevent mite infestation may be better left to the bees, who may seek out or avoid pyrethrum containing plants depending on the amount necessary to defend against mites and the amount already consumed by the bees, which in higher doses could be potentially toxic to them."
As used, “postulate” most nearly means to
A) make an unfounded assumption.
B) put forth an idea or claim.
C) question a belief or theory.
D) conclude based on firm evidence.
B) put forth an idea or claim.
The person chosen for this *task, digital artist, Eldar Zakirov painted the cats in the style traditionally used by portrait artists
A) NO CHANGE
B) task, digital artist, Eldar Zakirov,
C) task digital artist Eldar Zakirov,
D) task, digital artist Eldar Zakirov,
D) task, digital artist Eldar Zakirov,
At a lunch stand, each hamburger has 50 more calories than each order of fries. If 2 hamburgers and 3 orders of fries have a total of 1700 calories, how many calories does a hamburger have?
370 Calories
An online store receives customer satisfaction ratings between 0 and 100, inclusive. In the first 10 ratings the store received, the average (arithmetic mean) of the ratings was 75. What is the least value the store can receive for the 11th rating and still be able to have an average of at least 85 for the first 20 ratings?
50 rating
The value you add to both sides when completing the square
(b/2)^2