Punctuation
There are many different species of fish you can keep as pets: guppies, goldfish, tetras, angelfish, and mollies.
Select the best answer for the italicized section
A) NO CHANGE
B) pets; guppies
C) pets, guppies
D) pets. Guppies
A) NO CHANGE
Look to passage 1 for this question
The main purpose of the fourth paragraph (lines 42-50) 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 this paragraph (lines 19-41)
B) propose an experiment to investigate how different diets affect commercial honeybee colonies' susceptibility to mite infestations.
If job sharers have discordant capabilities or are unable to communicate effectively, the arrangement may not be successful.
Select the answer that best replaces the word "discordant"
A) NO CHANGE
B) irreconcilable
C) mismatched
D) contrary
C) mismatched
"There was no need," she said. "Oh really," she said. "This is too much," she insisted, with the air of someone who has just been given the Kohinoor diamond as a birthday present.
As used in the sentence, the word "air" most nearly means
A) absence
B) demeanor
C) melody
D) atmosphere
B) demeanor
What are we supposed to do when we see a supporting evidence question?
Mark both parts as a pair
As the demand for flexible working options in today's marketplace has grown, job sharing, an arrangement in which one full-time job is split between employees-- has become more common.
Select the best answer for the italicized section
A) NO CHANGE
B) sharing;
C) sharing--
D) sharing:
C) sharing--
Look to passage 2 for this question
The main purpose of the passage is to
A) summarize the findings of a long-term research project
B) present the background of a medical breakthrough
C) evaluate the research that led to a scientific breakthrough
D) explain the development of a branch of scientific study
B) present the background of a medical breakthrough
More importantly, electronic records accelerate communication between different and various health-care providers, allowing for more efficient patient treatment.
Select the answer that best replaces the words "different and various"
A) NO CHANGE
B) different
C) singularly different
D) diverse, different
B) different
We urge you to call us soon for further information.
As used in the above sentence, the word "urge" most nearly means
A) require
B) oblige
C) encourage
d) desire
C) encourage
One
Through such initiatives, beaver populations are doing what they do best; "engineering" healthier, more stable ecosystems.
Select the best answer for the italicized section
A) NO CHANGE
B) best--"engineering"
C) best, "engineering"
D) best: "engineering"
D) best: "engineering"
Look to passage 3 for this question
The main purpose of the passage is to
A) describe periods in Earth's recent geologic history
B) explain the methods scientists use in the radiocarbon analysis
C) describe evidence linking the volcano Samalas to the Little Ice Age
D) explain how volcanic glass forms during volcanic eruptions
C) describe evidence linking the volcano Samalas to the Little Ice Age
Because there are numerous tributaries of the streams in Trinidad, with guppies living in some but not all of them, Reznick realized that he could, as he put it in a 2008 paper, "treat streams like giant test tubes by introducing guppies or predators" to places they had not originally occurred, and then watch as natural selection acted on the guppies.
Reznick uses the phrase "giant test tubes" to suggest that certain streams can
A) provide suitable experimental conditions
B) promote cooperative behaviors in specimens
C) expedite the rate of genetic changes
D) solve widespread environmental problems
A) provide suitable experimental conditions
Although there are many competing ideas to explain invasion, it is possible that two of the most important are interrelated: The plant species that benefit the most from high resource availability may also gain the most from escaping enemies upon moving to a new range.
As used in the above sentence, the word "gain" most nearly means
A) reach
B) profit
C) traverse
D) increase
B) profit
I don't know why I thought Mama Day would be a big, tall woman. From the stories you told about your clashes with her, she had loomed that way in my mind. Hard. Strong. Yes, it definitely showed in the set of her shoulder. But she was barely five feet and could have been snapped in the middle with one good-sized hand.
The narrator's primary impression of Mama Day is that she is:
A) noisy but distracting
B) small but arrogant
C) like a character from a history book
D) both forceful and forthright
D) both forceful and forthright
An ecosystem is a complex web of interactions between organisms and their habitats. Each component is vital to the sustainability of the others and the ecosystem as a whole.
Select the best answer for the italicized section
A) NO CHANGE
B) vital: to the sustainability of the others
C) vital, to the sustainability of the others
D) vital; to the sustainability of the others
A) NO CHANGE
Look to passage 4 for this question
Smith's main purpose in the passage is to
A) accuse fellow abolitionists of overlooking the contributions that women have made to the movement
B) argue that the causes of abolition and women's rights are continuations of the spirit of the American Revolution
C) make the case that women's rights are meaningless while slavery exists
D) encourage women to see their participation in the abolitionist cause as just and important
D) encourage women to see their participation in the abolitionist cause as just and important
Look to passage 4 for this question
Which choice best summarizes the first paragraph?
A) Smith explains a conventional viewpoint and presents evidence supporting it
B) Smith rejects a claim and elaborates on her reasons for doing so
C) Smith introduces her subject and provides historical background for understanding it
D) Smith identifies a problem and proposes steps to remedy it
B) Smith rejects a claim and elaborates on her reasons for doing so
The communal grave also yielded additional intriguing details about these ancient Europeans.
As used in the above sentence, the word "yielded" most nearly means
A) submitted
B) relinquished
C) furnished
D) cultivated
A) submitted
Franklin was named after the great Philadelphia patriot and amateur scientist Benjamin Franklin. But unlike his namesake, our Franklin grew up in a remote corner of eastern Tennessee that seemed like the edge of the world. Like everyone else in his world Franklin's home had a radio and one well-worn Bible. Apart from the occasional person who visited Johnson City, few people ventured outside their small mountain town. Franklin lived in an insulated society that was as yet untouched by another Franklin-- President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal.
Which choice best summarizes this paragraph?
A) A central character prepares to face an impending crisis.
B) A central character lives an isolated life in an obscure location
C) A central character is eager to expand his horizons
D) A central character is absorbed in his past
B) A central character lives an isolated life in an obscure location
For Levine and Rocco, who were compensated at 80 percent of their full-time salaries and benefits, job sharing was a way of continuing to climb the career ladder. They didn't have to work the long hours usually demanded of an employee in a high-level position.
Which choice best combines the sentences at the italicized portion?
A) ladder while still not having
B) ladder; however, they didn't have
C) ladder, and they weren't having
D) ladder without having
D) ladder without having
Look to passage 5 for this question
The main purpose of this passage is to
A) share the findings of a study examining the effect of computer use on memory recall
B) describe a series of experiments on the way technology interferes with critical thinking
C) assert that people have become overly dependent on computers for storing information
D) discuss the idea that humans' capacity for memory is much weaker than it once was
A) share the findings of a study examining the effect of computer use on memory recall
Look to passage 2 for this question
Which of the following does the author suggest about the "female goats" mentioned in line 59?
A) Their cells already contained genes usually found in humans
B) They secreted antithrombin in their milk after giving birth
C) Some of their kids were not born with the antithrombin gene
D) They were the first animals to receive microinjections
D) They were the first animals to receive microinjections
The technique became practical thanks to the Kepler spacecraft, which until 2013 was monitoring the brightness the brightness of 160,000 nearby stars for the telltale dimming due to transiting planets.
As used in the above sentence, the word "practical" most nearly means
A) workable
B) systemic
C) ordinary
D) qualified
A) workable
Ninety-five percent of Greenland is covered by ice. Towns and villages cling to the coastline; at their backs loom glaciers a thousand meters thick: gleaming, white, blue, clear, transparent ice. The icecap weighs on the land like a lead brick on a floating plank, pressing it down below the level of the surrounding sea. If the ice were suddenly removed, the waters of the ocean would rush in to its place.
It can be reasonably inferred that the people who live in Greenland's coastal towns and villages
A) would welcome a scientific study of icebergs
B) would strongly consider moving to another location
C) are exposed to powerful natural forces
D) are optimistic about their future
C) are exposed to powerful natural forces