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1.

Read the following paragraph:

From Salad to Symphony

Though they can often be see lugging bags stuffed with fresh vegetables home from Beijing markets, brothers Nan Weidong and Nan Weiping are not chefs - they are musicians. Their instrument of choice is considered rather unusual: a pan pipe fashioned from carrots, an ocarina created from a sweet potato, other brightly colored vegetables.

Which of the following phrases best replaces the underlined portion?

a)

does seem

b)

are

c)

is

d)

NO CHANGE

2.

Read the following paragraph:

From Salad to Symphony

Though they can often be see lugging bags stuffed with fresh vegetables home from Beijing markets, brothers Nan Weidong and Nan Weiping are not chefs - they are musicians. Their instrument of choice is considered rather unusual: a pan pipe fashioned from carrots, an ocarina created from a sweet potato, other brightly colored vegetables.

Which choice best maintains the pattern established in the sentence's two previous examples?

a)

vegetable instruments of all shapes and sizes.

b)

a flute made from a bamboo shoot.

c)

a certain type of root vegetable.

d)

NO CHANGE

3.

Read the following paragraph:

The Walls of Rome

Rome, founded on the banks of the Tiber River, boasts two ancient walls that, when they were built, surrounded the city. Although both were built as walls intended to defend the city protectively and stood ten meters tall they were erected under different historical circumstances.

Which of the following phrases best replaces the underlined portion?

a)

defensive walls for defending the city.

b)

walls to provide defense protection.

c)

defensive walls.

d)

NO CHANGE

4.

Read the following paragraph:

The Walls of Rome

Rome, founded on the banks of the Tiber River, boasts two ancient walls that, when they were built, surrounded the city. Although both were built as walls intended to defend the city protectively and stood ten meters tall they were erected under different historical circumstances.

Which of the following phrases best replaces the underlined portion?

a)

tall. They

b)

tall, they

c)

tall; they

d)

NO CHANGE

5.

Read the following sentence:

It was nineteen kilometers long greatly expanded and surrounded the city of Rome as well as a small section of the Tiber's west bank.

Which of the following placements for the underlined portion makes it most clear that it was Rome that has expanded?

a)

After the words surrounded the

b)

After the word Rome

c)

After the words of the

d)

Where it is now

6.

Which of the following expressions is equivalent to $\left(3+x\right)^{-100}$ ?

a)

$-3^{100\ }-x^{100}$

b)

$-300-100x$

c)

$\frac{1}{3^{100}}+\frac{1}{x^{100}}$

d)

$\frac{1}{\left(3x\right)^{100}}$

e)

$\frac{1}{\left(3+x\right)^{100}}$

7.

The mean of 5 integers is 52. The median of these 5 integers is 82. Three of the integers are 0,12, and 82. Which of the following could be one of the other integers ?

a)

52

b)

66

c)

84

d)

86

e)

105

8.

Vanna walked at a rate of 2 miles per hour for 10 minutes and then walked at a rate of 3 miles per hour for 5 minutes. Which of the following gives the average rate, in miles per hour, at which she walked over this 15-minute period?

a)

$\frac{1}{3}$

b)

$\frac{7}{3}$

c)

$\frac{7}{24}$

d)

$\frac{7}{180}$

e)

$\frac{35}{2}$

9.

If $x<y$ and $y<4$ , then what is the greatest possible integer value of

$x+y$ ?

a)

0

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

e)

8

10.

Given $f\left(x\right)=x^2+3x\$ and $g\left(x\right)\ =\ x+1$ , what is
$f\left(g\left(x\right)\right)$ ?

a)

$x^2+5x+4$

b)

$x^2+3x+1$

c)

$x^3+5x^2+4x$

d)

$x^3+4x^2+3x$

e)

$x^4+4x^3+3x^2$

11.

Use the Science Passage to answer the following:

Which of the following best describes how the 2 scientists explain how craters are removed from Europa’s surface?

a)

Scientist 1:Sublimation

Scientist 2: Filled in by water

b)

Scientist 1: Filled in by water

Scientist 2: Sublimation

c)

Scientist 1: Worn smooth by wind

Scientist 2: Sublimation

d)

Scientist 1: Worn smooth by wind

Scientist 2: Filled in by water

12.

Use the Science Passage to answer the following:

According to the information provided, which of the following descriptions of Europa would be accepted by both scientists?

a)

Europa has a larger diameter than does Jupiter.

b)

Europa has a surface made of rocky material.

c)

Europa has a surface temperature of 20°C.

d)

Europa is completely covered by a layer of ice.

13.

Use the Science Passage to answer the following:

With which of the following statements about the conditions on Europa or the evolution of Europa’s surface would both Scientist 1 and Scientist 2 most likely agree? The surface of Europa:

a)

is being shaped by the movement of ice.

b)

is covered with millions of meteorite craters.

c)

is the same temperature as the surface of the Arctic Ocean on Earth.

d)

has remained unchanged for millions of years.

14.

Use the Science Passage to answer the following:

Which of the following statements about meteorite craters on Europa would be most consistent with both scientists’ views?

a)

No meteorites have struck Europa for millions of years.

b)

Meteorite craters, once formed, are then smoothed or removed by Europa's surface processes.

c)

Meteorite craters, once formed on Europa, remain unchanged for billions of years.

d)

Meteorites frequently strike Europa's surface but do not leave any craters.

15.

Use the Science Passage to answer the following:

Scientist 2 explains that ice sublimes to water vapor and enters Europa’s atmosphere. If ultraviolet light then broke those water vapor molecules apart, which of the following gases would one most likely expect to find in Europa’s atmosphere as a result of this process?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Methane

c)

Chlorine

d)

Oxygen

16.

Use the Reading Passage to answer the following:

The point of view from which the passage is told can best be described as that of:

a)

a man looking back on the best years of his life as director of a community center in a strife-ridden neighborhood.

b)

a narrator describing his experiences as they happen, starting with childhood and continuing through his adult years as an advocate for troubled children.

c)

an unidentified narrator describing a man who devoted his life to neighborhood children years after his own difficult childhood.

d)

an admiring relative of a man whose generosity with children was widely respected in the neighborhood where he turned around a declining community center.

17.

Use the Reading Passage to answer the following:

It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that which of the following is a cherished dream that Abshu expects to make a reality in his lifetime?

a)

Establishing himself financially so as to be able to bring his original family back under one roof

b)

Seeing the children at the community center shift their interest from sports to the dramatic arts

c)

Building on the success of the community center by opening other centers like it throughout the state

d)

Expanding for some, if not all, of the children the vision they have of themselves and their futures

18.

Use the Reading Passage to answer the following:

It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that Abshu and the Masons would agree with which of the following statements about the best way to raise a child?

Individual Question

a)

For a child to be happy, he or she must develop a firm basis in religion at an early age.

b)

For a child to be fulfilled, he or she must be exposed to great works of art and literature that contain universal themes.

c)

For a child to thrive and be a responsible member of society, he or she must develop a sense of discipline.

d)

For a child to achieve greatness, he or she must attach importance to the community and not to the self.

19.

Use the Reading Passage to answer the following:

The fourth paragraph (lines 31–37) establishes all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

that Abshu had foster brothers.

b)

that the Masons maintained a clean house.

c)

how Mother Mason felt about the location of their house.

d)

what Abshu remembered most about his years with the Masons.

20.

Use the Reading Passage to answer the following:

It can reasonably be inferred that which of the following characters from the passage lives according to Abshu’s definition of a life fully lived?

a)

Mother Mason

b)

Father Mason

c)

Abshu as a child

d)

Abshu as an adult

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