TSIA2 Boot Camp - Bonus Strategies + Practice Round

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations is NOT recommended for using the 'Predict Before You Peek' strategy?

• The question is clear and you know what to look for

• When you can summarize or solve before seeing choices

• When distractor answer choices make you question everything

• When you have no idea what the question is asking

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a 'trap word' that you should watch out for in reading and grammar questions?

• always

• sometimes

• maybe

• perhaps

Multiple Choice

Passage: The Earth’s surface looks different worldwide because different processes create different landforms. A landform is a feature of the Earth’s surface and can include mountains, deltas, canyons, valleys, and volcanoes. The Earth’s surface is constantly changing, just like people, but the changes are caused by different forces, which include wind, water, and ice. Changes in the Earth’s surface are either constructive or destructive forces, where constructive processes build the Earth’s surface up or create new landforms, and destructive processes wear the Earth’s surface down or destroy existing land formations.

Question: What is the main idea of this passage?

• Landforms on Earth are uniquely shaped by internal and external planetary forces that distinguish Earth from other celestial bodies.

• Constructive and destructive forces act independently to transform the Earth’s features over long geological timescales.

• The Earth’s ever-changing surface is shaped by ongoing constructive and destructive geological processes that form and modify landforms.

• The presence of mountains, valleys, and volcanoes demonstrates the diverse physical characteristics resulting from Earth’s environmental changes.

Multiple Choice

Passage: Homeostasis is often equated with equilibrium, a state in which internal conditions are regulated to maintain stability despite external fluctuations. Organisms, including humans, possess intrinsic regulatory mechanisms that enable them to preserve this delicate balance, which is critical for survival. For instance, humans modulate their core body temperature, typically around 98.6°F, to avoid the deleterious effects of hyperthermia or hypothermia. Various environmental and physiological factors can disrupt thermal homeostasis. When intense physical exertion elevates body temperature, the hypothalamus initiates thermoregulatory responses such as perspiration to dissipate excess heat and restore thermal equilibrium.

Question: All of the following statements about homeostasis could support the main idea of the passage EXCEPT

• Homeostasis describes an organism’s ability to maintain internal stability despite external changes.

• Perspiration is an adaptive mechanism triggered to reduce elevated body temperature.

• Human core body temperature averages 98.6°F, providing a benchmark for thermal regulation.

• Body temperature increases during fever to accelerate pathogen elimination from the body.

Multiple Choice

Question: Each of the festival volunteers are responsible for their own shift assignments and must coordinate their schedules independently, which ensures the event runs smoothly despite last-minute changes.

• are responsible for their own shift assignments and must coordinate their schedules independently

• is responsible for their own shift assignments and must coordinate their schedules independently

• is responsible for his or her own shift assignment and must coordinate his or her schedule independently

• are responsible for his or her own shift assignment and must coordinate their schedule independently

Multiple Choice

The histogram represents the number of states visited by a group of students.

Which statement is true?

• The data is skewed so the mean is the better value to represent the data.

• The data is skewed so the median is the better value to represent the data.

• The data is symmetrical so the mean is the better value to represent the data.

• The data is symmetrical so the median is the better value to represent the data.

Multiple Choice

The equation $$64=2^{x+2}$$ represents $$x$$ enlargements of an original photo by a multiple of $$2$$ . How many times has the photo been enlarged?

• 3 times

• 4 times

• 30 times

• 31 times

Multiple Choice

$$7x$$ is $$35\%$$ of what number?

• $$2.45x$$

• $$5x$$

• $$20x$$

• $$245x$$