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Reading and Writing MC Prep [College Board]

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a)

unpredictable

b)

important

c)

secretive

d)

ordinary

2.
a)

delegate

b)

compose

c)

interpret

d)

renounce

3.
a)

catastrophic

b)

elusive

c)

abrupt

d)

imminent

4.
a)

waive

b)

concede

c)

refute

d)

require

5.
a)

replicable

b)

predetermined

c)

operative

d)

latent

6.
a)

consistent with

b)

representative of

c)

overshadowed by

d)

irrelevant to

7.
a)

disorienting

b)

tenuous

c)

nuanced

d)

unoriginal

8.
a)

To express hope that a child will have the same accomplishments as his parent did

b)

To suggest that raising a child involves many struggles

c)

To warn a child that he will face many challenges throughout his life

d)

To encourage a child to embrace the experiences life will offer

9.
a)

It portrays the range of personality traits displayed by the women as they work.

b)

It foregrounds the beneficial relationship between humans and maple trees.

c)

It demonstrates how human behavior can be influenced by the natural environment.

d)

It elaborates on an aspect of the maple trees that the women evaluate.

10.
a)

By arguing that it is based on a misconception about phytoplankton species competing with one another

b)

By asserting that it fails to recognize that routine replenishment of ocean nutrients prevents competition between phytoplankton species

c)

By suggesting that their own findings help clarify how phytoplankton species are able to compete with larger organisms

d)

By suggesting that their own findings help clarify how phytoplankton species are able to compete with larger organisms

11.
a)

Because Mars and Earth have different atmospheric conditions

b)

Because the blades of helicopters built for Earth are too large to work on Mars

c)

Because the gravity of Mars is much weaker than the gravity of Earth

d)

Because helicopters built for Earth are too small to handle the conditions on Mars

12.
a)

Even though there have been some changes in their role, jalis continue to preserve their communities’ histories.

b)

Although jalis have many roles, many of them like teaching best.

c)

Jalis have been entertaining the people within their communities for centuries.

d)

Technology can now do some of the things jalis used to be responsible for.

13.
a)

Researchers have obtained the most definitive evidence to date of the existence of the Wigner crystal.

b)

Researchers have identified an innovative new method for working with unusual crystalline structures

c)

Graphene is the most important of the components required to capture an image of a Wigner crystal.

d)

It’s difficult to acquire an image of a Wigner crystal because of the crystal’s honeycomb structure.

14.

Which choice best describes data from the graph that support the researchers’ conclusion?

a)

The average numbers of managers and department leaders reporting directly to their CEO didn’t fluctuate from the 1991–1995 period to the 2001–2008 period.

b)

The average number of managers reporting directly to their CEO was highest in the 1996–2001 period.

c)

The average number of department leaders reporting directly to their CEO was greater than the average number of managers reporting directly to their CEO in each of the three periods studied.

d)

The average number of department leaders reporting directly to their CEO rose over the three periods studied.

15.
a)

At some sites in the study, eelgrass meadows are found near otter populations that are small and have only recently been reintroduced.

b)

At several sites not included in the study, there are large, well-established sea otter populations but no eelgrass meadows.

c)

At several sites not included in the study, eelgrass meadows’ health correlates negatively with the length of residence and size of otter populations.

d)

At some sites in the study, the health of plants unrelated to eelgrass correlates negatively with the length of residence and size of otter populations.

16.
a)

overlook the many other factors that motivated F. Scott to write.

b)

risk misrepresenting the full range of Zelda’s contributions to literature.

c)

may draw inaccurate conclusions about how F. Scott and Zelda viewed each other’s works.

d)

tend to read the works of F. Scott and Zelda in an overly autobiographical light.