If 5x+3=10x-9, what is the value of X?
a)5/2
b)12/5
c)6/7
d)1/3
B) 12/5
Determine word meaning through context clues.
An earache plagued Tom all night, and he could not sleep for the pain.
a. played
b. diseased
c. bothered
d. heard
C)bothered

. In line 35 the narrator describes Aunt Millie as "blurred," which most nearly suggests that:
F. unlike the narrator's mother, Aunt Millie doesn't have sharp features and sophisticated clothing.
G. Aunt Millie is older than the narrator's mother, so she has a bad memory and forgets things.
H. Essie doesn't see well because she often reads books under her bedcovers.
J. Aunt Millie doesn't have as distinctive a personality as the narrator's mother does.
F. unlike the narrator's mother, Aunt Millie doesn't have sharp features and sophisticated clothing.
Table 1, which graph best shows how the amount of Fe2O3 produced by the sugar solution changes over time?
F. 
G. 
H. 
J. 
F
In the following figure, the circle centered at nhas a radius of 4. What is the area of the shaded region?

A. 3π
B. 6π
C. 9π
D. 12π
E. 16π
D)12π
Determine word meaning through context clues.
The police know who committed the crime because of their constant surveillance of the area.
a. total unconcern c. careless negligence
b. watchful observation d. cruel hatred
B) watchful observation

Details in the second paragraph (lines 11-17) most strongly suggest that the narrator's mother:
A. hopes her children will have a good time on the farm, enjoying their summer vacation before school starts again.
B. feels saddened by the children's departure and will miss them while they're away.
C. believes that life on the farm will teach them the self-discipline they need to survive in the city.
D. is afraid for them during the long bus ride and hopes the children will not speak to strangers.
B. feels saddened by the children's departure and will miss them while they're away.
In a new study, suppose the students had placed a 10.0 N weight on Spring A only. Which of the following drawings most likely represents the results of this experiment?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
D
What is the slope of a line that includes the points (–4, 1) and (10, –6)?
F. 2
G. 
H. 
J. 
K. 
H) 
Determine word meaning through context clues.
Mom asked him to comb his disheveled hair.
a. long c. messy
b. short d. straight
C)messy

The main purpose of the statement in line 29 is to:
F. inform the reader that students' fears of going first were largely a thing of the past.
G. present reasons for why this year's audition was the strangest yet.
H. suggest that Monique's imagination no longer involved the same imagery.
J. offer a contrast created by Monique's choice of audition slot.
J. offer a contrast created by Monique's choice of audition slot.
For the blood vessel sections used in Experiment 2 that had sites of vasoconstriction with diameters of 0.4, 0.8, and 1.2 cm, which of the following graphs best displays the comparison between blood pressure at each site of vasoconstriction and blood pressure in the normal region of the blood vessel leading to the site of vasoconstriction?

F. 
G. 
H. 
J. 
G
The circumference of a car tire is 75 inches. About how many revolutions does this car tire make traveling 225 feet (2,700 inches) without slipping?
F. 3
G. 14
H. 36
J. 225
K. 432
H)36
Determine word meaning through context clues
Her room was kept meticulously so that she never had to worry about inspection.
a. neatly c. disorderly
b. secretly d. loudly
A)neatly

As it is used in line 22, the word scouring most nearly means:
F. purifying.
G. obliterating.
H. scrutinizing.
J. cleansing.
H. scrutinizing.
Figure 2 shows the exchangeable sodium percentage of the five sites at different depths.

Figure 2
1. Figure 2 indicates that, compared with the soil tested in Sample 1, the soil tested in Sample 4 contains:
F. a higher percentage of sodium ions throughout.
G. a lower percentage of sodium ions throughout.
H. a higher percentage of sodium ions at shallower depths only.
J. a lower percentage of sodium ions at shallower depths only.
H
What is the real value of x in the equation log224 - log23 = log5x ?
F) 3
G) 21
H) 72
J) 125
K) 243
J) 125
1. It is not surprising that someone who changes his mind so often
_______________ a decision that would have major consequences for his
future.
a. complained about
b. wavered on
c. jumped into
d. resolved for
e. hinted at
B) wavered on

As it is used in line 75, the word frame most nearly means the:
F. isolated goal.
G. ultimate purpose.
H. auxiliary data.
J. focal point.
J. focal point.
Figure 2 shows the exchangeable sodium percentage of the five sites at different depths.

Based on Figure 2, which of the following figures best represents the exchangeable sodium percentage for the five soil samples collected at a depth of 90-120 cm?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
C