TSIA2 Boot Camp - Strategy in Action

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a key benefit of mastering test-taking strategies?

• It helps you break through when you get stuck.

• It guarantees a perfect score every time.

• It eliminates the need to study content.

• It makes the exam shorter.

Multiple Select

Plug and play is most useful in which of the following scenarios?
Select all that apply.

• There’s a blank

• You’re reading a long passage

• You’re solving an equation with variables

• You’re choosing between answer choices with similar words or phrases

Multiple Choice

Passage: Newgrange, a prehistoric monument located in Ireland and dating to approximately 3200 B.C.E., predates both Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, marking it as one of the world’s oldest architectural feats. Constructed from alternating layers of earth and stone, the mound spans nearly 280 feet in diameter and rises 40 feet high. At its center lies a chamber accessible via a narrow passage precisely aligned so that, at sunrise on the winter solstice, sunlight illuminates the chamber’s interior. Although many scholars assert that this alignment reflects intentional ceremonial design, others remain skeptical, questioning whether the correlation between the solstice and the sunlight is deliberate or coincidental. Despite ongoing excavation and research, the true purpose of Newgrange’s construction continues to elude definitive explanation, inspiring wonder and debate.

Question: As used in the passage, the word “skeptical” most nearly means:

• doubtful

• curious

• accepting

• fearful

Multiple Choice

The sum of Winston and Alejandro’s ages is 44. Ten years ago, Winston’s age was half of Alejandro’s age. How old is Alejandro today?

• 16

• 18

• 26

• 34

Multiple Choice

Passage: An archaeologist systematically investigates human history by excavating artifacts and interpreting material culture. Though lacking formal credentials, hobbyists may attain comparable exhilaration through metal detecting, employing electromagnetic devices to locate subterranean metallic objects. A 13-year-old detectorist in the United Kingdom, while searching with her father, unearthed an ancient axe. Recognizing its potential historical value, they consulted professional archaeologists, who authenticated the artifact as dating to circa 1300 BCE. The experience catalyzed the girl’s aspiration to pursue archaeology professionally.

Question: According to the passage, metal-detecting

• elicits psychological reactions analogous to those of archaeologists.

• mandates professional accreditation to discover artifacts.

• guarantees a transition into an archaeological career.

• necessitates mastery of excavation and artifact conservation techniques.

Multiple Choice

There are 52 playing cards in a deck split evenly into 4 suits. What is the probability of selecting a heart or a jack?

• 19/52

• 9/26

• 17/52

• 4/13

Multiple Choice

Question: Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence (reproduced below). If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.

The first tier of sleepwalker protection, which prioritizes minimizing immediate environmental hazards and mitigating external stimuli that may exacerbate disoriented nocturnal behavior, always involve the immediate physical environment.

• always involve the immediate physical environment.

• always involves the immediate physical environment.

• always are involving the immediate physical environment.

• always involving the immediate physical environment.

Multiple Choice

The set of data represents the margin of victory for a basketball team.

4, 10, 15, 18, 12, 6, 10, 20, 3, 22

What is the mean and the median of the data set?

• Mean: 9, Median: 12

• Mean: 12, Median: 9

• Mean: 11, Median: 12

• Mean: 12, Median: 11

Multiple Choice

Question: Each person, regardless of background or life experience, has his own thoughts, emotions, and opinions, which collectively contribute to the group’s unified outward personality.

• their own thoughts, emotions, and opinions,

• his or her own thoughts, emotions, and opinions,

• themselves own thoughts, emotions, and opinions,

• one’s own thoughts, emotions, and opinions,