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Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 52mins
the narrator of the passage can best be described as
one of miss spivey's former students
miss spivey's predecessor
an anonymous member of the community
miss spivey herself
in the passage, threestep is mainly presented as a
summer retreat for vacationers
small rural town
town that is home to a prominent university
comfortable suburb
it can reasonably be inferred from the passage that some of the people at the train station regard miss spivey's comment about the georgia heat with
sympathy, because they assume that she is experiencing intense heat for the first time
disappointment, because they doubt that she will stay in threestep for very long
embarrassment, because they imagine that she is superior to them
resentment, because they feel that she is minimizing their discomfort
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 2-4 ("she stepped...angle")
lines 8-11 ("i believe...else")
lines 11-16 ("irritated...excitement")
lines 18-20 ("she'd gone...london")
miss spivey most likely uses the phrase "fruitful intermission" (line 21) to indicate that
she benefited from taking time off from her studies in order to travel
her travels with janet miller encouraged her to start medical school
her early years at boarding school resulted in unanticipated rewards
what she thought would be a short break from school lasted several years
the interaction between miss spivey and ralphord serves mainly to
suggest that miss spivey has an exaggerated view of what information should be considered common knowledge
establish a friendly dynamic between the charming schoolchildren and their indulgent and doting new instructor
introduce ralphord as a precious young student and miss spivey as a dismissive and disinterested teacher
demonstrate that the children want to amuse miss spivey with their questions
in the third paragraph, what is the narrator most likely suggesting by describing miss spivey as having "wandered" (line 32) in one situation and "marched" (line 39) in another situation
dewey, knowing miss spivey wasn't very confident in her ability to teach, instilled in her a sense of determination
talking with dewey over coffee made miss spivey realize how excited she was to teach in the poorest, most remote corner of America
after two years spent studying, miss spivey was anxious to start teaching and be in charge of her own classroom
miss spivey's initial encounter with dewey's ideas was somewhat accidental but ultimately motivated her to decisive action
according to the passage, miss spivey ended up in threestep as a direct result of
her friendship with janet miller
attending college in new york city
talking with a woman at the wpa
miss chandler's retirement from teaching
in the passage, when miss spivey announces that she had seen camels, the students' reaction suggests that they are
delighted
fascinated
baffled
worried
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 66-67 ("she looked...thought")
lines 68-69 ("we all...up")
lines 70-72 ("she means...room")
lines 73-76 ("instead...right")
the main purpose of the passage is to
provide support for the claim that efforts to reduce traffic actually increase traffic
dispute the widely held belief that building and improving mass transit systems is good for the environment
discuss the negative environmental consequences of car-focused development and suburban sprawl
argue that one way to reduce the negative environmental effects of traffic is to make driving less agreeable
which choice best supports the idea that the author assumes that, all things being equal, people would rather drive than take mass transit
lines 1-4 ("building...car")
lines 4-6 ("to have...overall")
lines 12-14 ("but they're...productive")
lines 15-17 ("one...commutes")
as used in line 7, "backed up" most nearly means
supported
copied
substituted
jammed
in the first paragraph, the author concedes that his recommendations are
costly to implent
not widely supported
strongly opposed by experts
environmentally harmful in the short term
based on the passage, how would the author most likely characterize many attempts to improve traffic
they are doomed to fail because most people like driving too much to change their habits
they overestimate how tolerant people are of long commutes
they are well intentioned but ultimately lead to environmental harm
they will only work if they make driving more economical and productive
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 6-11 ("that...tolls")
lines 17-21 ("that...enough")
lines 24-32 ("if, in...worse")
lines 50-52 ("moving...use")
according to the passage, reducing commuting time for drivers can have which of the following effects
drivers become more productive employees than they previously were
mass transit gets extended farther into suburban areas than it previously was
mass transit carries fewer passengers and receives less government funding than it previously did
drivers become more willing to live farther from their places of employment than they previously were
as used in line 56, "promotes" most nearly means
upgrades
serves
advocates
develops
according to figure 1, how many vehicles traveled on the altered road through the southampton city center per day before the route was altered
3,081
5,316
24,101
26,522
do the data in figure 1 support or weaken the argument of the author of the passage, and why
support, because the data show that merely moving drivers out of cars can induce traffic
support, because the data show that reducing road capacity can lead to a net reduction in traffic
weaken, because the data show that in some cases road alterations lead to greater traffic on surrounding roads
weaken, because the data show that traffic reductions due to road alterations tend to be brief
based on figure 2, the engineers surveyed were most skeptical of the idea that in the event of a reallocation of road space, drivers would change
when they travel
their means of travelling
how often they make a journey
their driving style
based on the passage, textbook authors in the early 1990s would most likely have expected which condition to result from the blocking of fast fibers
the rate at which other nerve fibers fired would increase
the test subject would perceive gentle stimuli as painful
the body would compensate by using slow fibers to sense pressure
the ability to perceive vibrations would be impaired
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 1-3 ("in the...temperature")
lines 3-6 ("sensations...location")
lines 9-11 ("blocking...shock")
lines 26-28 ("in contrast...75 m/s")
as used in line 14, "active" most nearly means
present
attentive
movable
restless
as used in line 18, "capture" most nearly means
occupy
seize
record
influence
which conclusion is best supported by the findings of olausson's 1993 experiment
stimulation at bodily extremities can be sensed as rapidly as stimulation closer to the brain
the presence of hairs in human skin lessens the speed with which nerves conduct signals
gentle pressure is sensed not only by fast fibers but also by slow fibers
the speed at which a nerve fires is dependent on the strength of pressure applied to the nerve
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 17-20 ("using...fired")
lines 20-21 ("they...delayed")
lines 22-23 ("the delay...later")
lines 29-30 ("then...fibers")
the sentence in lines 34-36 ("but...mystifying ") serves mainly to
identify factors that olausson had previously failed to consider
propose a solution to a dilemma encountered by olausson
anticipate a potential criticism of olausson by the reader
show a problem from the perspective of olausson's team
it can reasonably be inferred that one of the intended goals of the 1999 experiment was to determine the
precise nature of sensations that ct fibers can convey
relationship between body hair and ct fiber function
role played by ct fibers in the perception of pain
effect of microneurography on ct fiber signaling
the main purpose of the sixth paragraph lines 50-58 is to
identify those of g.l.'s neurological conditions that might be relieved by the experiment
contextualize the nerve function of g.l. by comparing it with that of other adults
detail procedures that g.l. had experienced during previous experiments
indicate why g.l.'s medial condition was of value to olausson's experiment
according to the passage, g.l. differed from olausson's other test subjects in terms of the
number of cortices activated in the brain during gentle brushing
physical dimensions of the somatosensory cortex
intensity of nerve signals required to activate the insular cortex
effect of mri scanning on the basic function of brain cortices
according to the passage, humans experience an emotional aspect of touch when
brain cortices are shielded from nerve signals
ct fibers are exposed to a stimulus
nerve fibers that sense pain are suppressed
conscious aspects of sensation are ignored
in passage 1, beveridge asserts that the resources and immensity of the united states constitute a
safeguard against foreign invasion
replication of conditions in europe
divine gift to the american people
source of envy for people in other countries
in the second paragraph of passage 1 lines 20-31, the commands given by beveridge mainly serve to
remind the audience of its civic responsibilities
anticipate the benefits of a proposed policy
emphasize the urgency of a national problem
refute arguments that opponents have advanced
as used in line 55, "recalled" most nearly means
repeated
retracted
rejected
remembered
it can reasonably be inferred from passage 2 that bryan considers the preference for national sovereignty over foreign rule to be a
reaction to the excesses of imperial governments in the modern era
sign that the belief in human equality is widespread
testament to the effects of the foreign policy of the united states
manifestation of an innate drive in humans toward self-rule
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 40-42 ("if the...henry")
lines 55-56 ("it goes...influence")
lines 60-62 ("he never...master")
lines 63-65 ("those...nation")
as used in line 65, "calculate" most nearly means
evaluate
design
assume
multiply
in developing their respective arguments, beveridge (passage 1) and bryan (passage 2) both express admiration for the
founding and history of the united states
vibrancy and diversity of american culture
worldwide history of struggles for independence
idealism that permeates many aspects of american society
which choice best describes a central difference between how beveridge (passage 1) and bryan (passage 2) view the concept of liberty as it is realized in the united states
beveridge presents it as the direct inheritance of european colonization, whereas bryan presents it as a sharp break from earlier governments in europe
beveridge considers it so exemplary as to justify conquest of other regions, whereas bryan warns that its exemplary quality would be undermined by imperial expansion
beveridge argues that it arose organically as the united states matured, whereas bryan argues that it was present from the country's beginnings
beveridge regards it as a model that should be shared with other countries, whereas bryan believes that it is unique to the united states and could not work elsewhere
it can most reasonably be inferred from passage 2 that bryan would criticize the version of american governance of island territories that beveridge presents in passage 1 for being
unrealistic, since most americans would be unwilling to relocate to distant islands
deceptive, since economic domination would be the true goal of the american government
impractical, since the islanders would insist upon an equal distribution of resources
naive, since the islanders would object to being governed by americans
which choice from passage 2 provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 32-36 ("if it...ability")
lines 37-38 ("the filipinos...living")
lines 38-40 ("our...government")
lines 42-45 ("when...men")
according to the passage, exposure to light allows seeds to
begin to develop
absorb necessary nutrients
withstand extreme temperatures
achieve maximum growth
the question in the second paragraph (lines 11-14) primarily serves to
emphasize the provisional nature of the findings discussed in the passage
introduce the specific research topic addressed in the passage
suggest the hypothetical impact of the studies analyzed in the passage
indicate the level of disagreement about the methods explored in the passage
as used in line 13, "induced" most nearly means
lured
established
convinced
stimulated
which choice best supports the idea that seeds present in fields plowed at nights are exposed to some amount of light
lines 25-28 ("more...germination")
lines 29-30 ("although...germination")
lines 34-37 ("although...seeds")
lines 38-41 ("hartmann...ago")
the passage suggests that if seydel had planted wheat or corn on the two agricultural strips in hartmann's experiment, the percentage of the surface of each strip covered with weeds would likely have been
lower than the percentage than hartmann found
higher than the percentage that hartmann had predicted
nearly impossible for hartmann to determine
comparable to hartmann's original projection
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 44-46 ("hartmann...night")
lines 47-48 ("no crops...weeds")
line 48 ("the results...dramatic")
lines 49-51 ("more...weeds")
as used in line 48, "dramatic" most nearly means
theatrical
sudden
impressive
emotional
according to the table, in which soil sample disturbed in darkness did the fewest number of seedlings emerge
sample a
sample b
sample c
sample d
as presented in the table, which sample produced the most seedlings when the soil was disturbed in light
sample g
sample h
sample i
sample j
the data presented in the table most directly support which claim from the passage
lines 1-2 ("many...weeds")
lines 7-8 ("ecologists...surface")
lines 9-11 ("plant...germinate")
lines 30-34 ("thus...second")
