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34 medium-hard and hard questions covering algebra, functions, geometry, statistics, probability, percentages, and rates. Try to finish as fast as possible while staying accurate.

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27 typed Reading & Writing questions ordered like a real module: vocabulary, reading, conventions, transitions, and synthesis.

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Math Module

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Math Question 1

Equivalent expressions

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$Math question 1 from SAT question bank$

A-3 B7 C13 D155

Math Question 2

Equivalent expressions

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$Math question 2 from SAT question bank$

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Math Question 3

Equivalent expressions

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$Math question 3 from SAT question bank$

A4 B6 C8 D10

Math Question 4

Linear equations in one variable

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$Math question 4 from SAT question bank$

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Math Question 5

Linear equations in one variable

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$Math question 5 from SAT question bank$

A3 B7 C8 D12

Math Question 6

Linear equations in one variable

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Question

A factory makes 9-inch, 7-inch, and 4-inch concrete screws. During a certain day, the number of 9-inch concrete screws that the factory makes is 5 times the number n of 7-inch concrete screws, and the number of 4-inch concrete screws is 22. During this day, the factory makes 100 concrete screws total. Which equation represents this situation?

A9(5n) + 7n + 4(22) = 100 B9n + 7n + 4n = 100 C5n + 22 = 100 D6n + 22 = 100

Math Question 7

Percentages

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$Math question 7 from SAT question bank$

A3.5% B35% C6.5% D65%

Math Question 8

Percentages

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$Math question 8 from SAT question bank$

A138 B217 C283 D383

Math Question 9

Probability and conditional probability

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$Math question 9 from SAT question bank$

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Math Question 10

Probability and conditional probability

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$Math question 10 from SAT question bank$

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Math Question 11

Systems of two linear equations in two variables

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$Math question 11 from SAT question bank$

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Math Question 12

Systems of two linear equations in two variables

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$Math question 12 from SAT question bank$

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Math Question 13

One-variable data: Distributions and measures of center and spread

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$Math question 13 from SAT question bank$

AThe mean of the new data set is greater than the mean of the original data set, and the median of the new data set is greater than the median of the original data set. BThe mean of the new data set is greater than the mean of the original data set, and the medians of the two data sets are equal. CThe mean of the new data set is less than the mean of the original data set, and the median of the new data set is less than the median of the original data set. DThe mean of the new data set is less than the mean of the original data set, and the medians of the two data sets are equal.

Math Question 14

One-variable data: Distributions and measures of center and spread

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Question

Each of the following frequency tables represents a data set. Which data set has the greatest mean?

AA.

Value	Frequency
70	4
80	5
90	6
100	7

BB.

Value	Frequency
70	6
80	6
90	6
100	6

CC.

Value	Frequency
70	7
80	6
90	6
100	7

DD.

Value	Frequency
70	8
80	5
90	5
100	8

Math Question 15

Linear equations in two variables

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$Math question 15 from SAT question bank$

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Math Question 16

Linear equations in two variables

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$Math question 16 from SAT question bank$

A811 B938 C51,904 D75,978

Math Question 17

Linear inequalities in one or two variables

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$Math question 17 from SAT question bank$

Aw − 5 < 20 Bw − 5 > 20 Cw + 5 < 20 Dw + 5 > 20

Math Question 18

Linear inequalities in one or two variables

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$Math question 18 from SAT question bank$

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Math Question 19

Linear functions

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$Math question 19 from SAT question bank$

A16,250 B16,500 C16,750 D17,500

Math Question 20

Two-variable data: Models and scatterplots

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$Math question 20 from SAT question bank$

Ay = 1.674x² + 19.76x − 745.73 By = −1.674x² − 19.76x − 745.73 Cy = 1.674x² + 19.76x + 745.73 Dy = −1.674x² + 19.76x + 745.73

Math Question 21

Math

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$Math question 21 from SAT question bank$

A0.98 B0.99 C1.01 D1.02

Math Question 22

Inference from sample statistics and margin of error

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$Math question 22 from SAT question bank$

AApproximately 3% of the teens in the study who are classified as heavy texters are not really heavy texters. BIt is not possible that the percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is less than 27%. CThe percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is 33%. DIt is doubtful that the percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is 35%.

Math Question 23

Evaluating statistical claims: Observational studies and experiments

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Question

A sample of 40 fourth-grade students was selected at random from a certain school. The 40 students completed a survey about the morning announcements, and 32 thought the announcements were helpful. Which of the following is the largest population to which the results of the survey can be applied?

AThe 40 students who were surveyed BAll fourth-grade students at the school CAll students at the school DAll fourth-grade students in the county in which the school is located

Math Question 24

Lines, angles, and triangles

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$Math question 24 from SAT question bank$

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Math Question 25

Lines, angles, and triangles

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$Math question 25 from SAT question bank$

AThe measure of angle A BThe length of side AB CThe lengths of sides BC and EF DNo additional information is necessary.

Math Question 26

Lines, angles, and triangles

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Question

In right triangle ABC, angle C is the right angle and BC = 162. Point D on side AB is connected by a line segment with point E on side AC such that line segment DE is parallel to side BC and CE = 2AE. What is the length of line segment DE?

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Math Question 27

Area and volume

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Question

A cube has an edge length of 68 inches. A solid sphere with a radius of 34 inches is inside the cube, such that the sphere touches the center of each face of the cube. To the nearest cubic inch, what is the volume of the space in the cube not taken up by the sphere?

A149,796 B164,500 C190,955 D310,800

Math Question 28

Area and volume

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$Math question 28 from SAT question bank$

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Math Question 29

Area and volume

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Question

A right circular cone has a volume of 71,148π cubic centimeters and the area of its base is 5,929π square centimeters. What is the slant height, in centimeters, of this cone?

A12 B36 C77 D85

Math Question 30

Right triangles and trigonometry

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$Math question 30 from SAT question bank$

A9 B9√2 C18 D18√2

Math Question 31

Right triangles and trigonometry

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Question

A graphic designer is creating a logo for a company. The logo is shown in the figure above. The logo is in the shape of a trapezoid and consists of three congruent equilateral triangles. If the perimeter of the logo is 20 centimeters, what is the combined area of the shaded regions, in square centimeters, of the logo?

A2√3 B4√3 C8√3 D16

Math Question 32

Right triangles and trigonometry

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$Math question 32 from SAT question bank$

A√3/3 B-√3/3 C√3 D4√3/3

Math Question 33

Circles

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$Math question 33 from SAT question bank$

A(2, −5) B(6, −1) C(6, −5) D(6, −9)

Math Question 34

Circles

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Question

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at (−5, 2) and has a radius of 9. An equation of this circle is x² + y² + ax + by + c = 0, where a, b, and c are constants. What is the value of c?

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English Module

40 minutes · 27 questions · Ordered like the SAT Reading & Writing module

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Work through the English questions in order and select one answer for each question.

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English Question 1

Words in Context

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Text

Rejecting the premise that the literary magazine Ebony and Topaz (1927) should present a unified vision of Black American identity, editor Charles S. Johnson fostered his contributors’ diverse perspectives by promoting their authorial autonomy. Johnson’s self-effacement diverged from the editorial stances of W.E.B. Du Bois and Alain Locke, whose decisions for their publications were more ______.

Question

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A proficient B dogmatic C ambiguous D unpretentious

English Question 2

Words in Context

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Text

The following text is adapted from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1844 short story “Drowne’s Wooden Image. ”

Drowne, a young man, is carving a wooden figure to decorate the front of a ship. Day by day, the work assumed greater precision, and settled its irregular and misty outline into distincter grace and beauty. The general design was now obvious to the common eye.

Question

As used in the text, what does the word “assumed” most nearly mean?

A Acquired B Acknowledged C Imitated D Speculated

English Question 3

Words in Context

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Text

At the turn of the twentieth century, Black residents of Richmond, Virginia, had few formal options for banking and other financial services. To ______ this situation, Maggie Lena Walker chartered the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in 1903. The bank went on to provide home loans and savings opportunities to thousands of Black families over the following decades.

Question

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A prolong B rectify C retain D highlight

English Question 4

Central Ideas and Details

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Text

Believing that living in an impractical space can heighten awareness and even improve health, conceptual artists Madeline Gins and Shusaku Arakawa designed an apartment building in Japan to be more fanciful than functional. A kitchen counter is chest-high on one side and knee-high on the other; a ceiling has a door to nowhere. The effect is disorienting but invigorating: after four years there, filmmaker Nobu Yamaoka reported significant health benefits.

Question

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

A Although inhabiting a home surrounded by fanciful features such as those designed by Gins and Arakawa can be rejuvenating, it is unsustainable. B Designing disorienting spaces like those in the Gins and Arakawa building is the most effective way to create a physically stimulating environment. C As a filmmaker, Yamaoka has long supported the designs of conceptual artists such as Gins and Arakawa. D Although impractical, the design of the apartment building by Gins and Arakawa may improve the well-being of the building’s residents.

English Question 5

Central Ideas and Details

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Text

The following text is adapted from María Cristina Mena’s 1914 short story “The Vine-Leaf. ”

It is a saying in the capital of Mexico that Dr. Malsufrido carries more family secrets under his hat than any archbishop. The doctor’s hat is, appropriately enough, uncommonly capacious, rising very high, and sinking so low that it seems to be supported by his ears and eyebrows, and it has a furry look, as if it had been brushed the wrong way, which is perhaps what happens to it if it is ever brushed at all. When the doctor takes it off, the family secrets do not fly out like a flock of parrots, but remain nicely bottled up beneath a dome of old and highly polished ivory.

Question

Based on the text, how do people in the capital of Mexico most likely regard Dr. Malsufrido?

A Many have come to tolerate him despite his disheveled appearance. B Few feel concerned that he will divulge their confidences. C Some dislike how freely he discusses his own family. D Most would be unimpressed by him were it not for his professional expertise.

English Question 6

Central Ideas and Details

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Text

The following text is adapted from Countee Cullen’s 1926 poem “Thoughts in a Zoo. ”

They in their cruel traps, and we in ours, Survey each other’s rage, and pass the hours Commiserating each the other’s woe, To mitigate his own pain’s fiery glow. Man could but little proffer in exchange Save that his cages have a larger range. That lion with his lordly, untamed heart Has in some man his human counterpart, Some lofty soul in dreams and visions wrapped, But in the stifling flesh securely trapped.

Question

Based on the text, what challenge do humans sometimes experience?

A They cannot effectively tame cer tain wild animals because of a lack of compassion. B They cannot focus on setting attainable goals because of a lack of motivation. C They quickly become frustrated when faced with difficult tasks because of a lack of self-control. D They have aspirations that cannot be fulfilled because of cer tain limitations.

English Question 7

Command of Evidence

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Text

“Loon Point” is a 1912 poem by Amy Lowell. In the poem, which presents a nighttime scene on a body of water, Lowell describes an element of nature as an active participant in the experience, writing, ______

Question

Which quotation from “Loon Point” most effectively illustrates the claim?

A “Through the water the moon writes her legends / In light, on the smooth, wet sand. ” B “Softly the water ripples / Against the canoe’s curving side. ” C “Or like the snow-white petals / Which drop from an overblown rose. ” D “But the moon in her wayward beauty / Is ever and always the same. ”

English Question 8

Command of Evidence

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Graph

Fur Seal REM Sleep on Land after an Extended Period in Water

REM sleep as % of baseline. The mean difference from baseline was not statistically significant.

Seal	Day 1	Day 2
Seal B	about 160%	about 90%
Seal A	about 165%	about 160%
Seal C	about 95%	about 110%

Text

Research suggests that REM sleep in animals is homeostatically regulated: animals compensate for periods of REM sleep deprivation by increasing subsequent REM sleep. When on land, fur seals get enough REM sleep, but during the weeks they’re in the water, they get almost none. In a study of fur seals’ sleep habits, researchers recorded the REM sleep (as a percentage of baseline) of fur seals once they had returned to land. They concluded that REM sleep may not be homeostatically regulated in fur seals, citing as evidence the fact that the seals in the study ______

Question

Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the text?

A didn’t show significantly less REM sleep during the second day after returning to land than they did during the first day. B showed no significant differences from one another in baseline levels of REM sleep. C didn’t consistently demonstrate a significant increase in REM sleep after their period of deprivation in the water. D showed no significant difference between REM sleep after returning to land and REM sleep while in the water.

English Question 9

Inferences

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Text

In a study of the mechanisms underlying associative memory—or the ability to learn and remember connections between inherently unrelated things—neuroscientists Kei Igarashi, Jasmine Chavez, and others presented mice with memory tests. The team discovered that fan cells, a type of cell found in the medial temporal lobe of the brain, are necessary for the acquisition of new associative memories. They also found that fan cell activity requires dopamine, a chemical the brain produces in response to pleasure and rewards. Consequently, receiving a reward should likely help to ______

Question

Which choice most logically completes the text?

A decrease an individual’s capacity to utilize dopamine. B increase an individual’s capacity to recognize differences between unrelated things. C increase an individual’s capacity to form associative memories. D decrease an individual’s capacity to create fan cells.

English Question 10

Inferences

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Text

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is projected to maintain operation until at least 2030, but it has already revolutionized high-resolution imaging of solar-system bodies in visible and ultraviolet (UV) light wavelengths, notwithstanding that only about 6% of the bodies imaged by the HST are within the solar system. NASA researcher Cindy L. Young and colleagues asser t that a new space telescope dedicated exclusively to solar-system observations would permit an extensive survey of minor solar-system bodies and long-term UV observation to discern how solar- system bodies change over time. Young and colleagues’ recommendation therefore implies that the HST ______

Question

Which choice most logically completes the text?

A will likely continue to be used primarily to observe objects outside the solar system. B will no longer be used to observe solar system objects if the telescope recommended by Young and colleagues is deployed. C can be modified to observe the features of solar system objects that are of interest to Young and colleagues. D lacks the sensors to observe the wavelengths of light needed to discern how solar system bodies change over time.

English Question 11

Text Structure and Purpose

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Text

Why do sand cats purr but lions roar? Researchers hypothesize that this difference between the two feline species may be partly due to a U- shaped bone in their throats called the hyoid. Sand cats, which are much smaller than lions, have a rigid hyoid that rumbles when the cat’s larynx vibrates, resulting in a purr. By contrast, lions have a somewhat flexible hyoid, and the bone is attached to the skull with a stretchy ligament that sand cats lack. These traits allow lions and most other species of big cats to produce powerful roars. The same traits may also prevent most big cats from purring.

Question

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

A The text presents a theory about two species, then discusses facts that weaken it. B The text compares the habitats of two species, then explains how those habitats are changing. C The text describes a behavior shared by two species, then discusses other behaviors shared by them. D The text poses a question about two species, then presents a possible answer.

English Question 12

Text Structure and Purpose

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Text

Changes to vegetation cover and other human activities influence carbon and nitrogen levels in soil, though how deep these effects extend is unclear. Hypothesizing that differences in land use lead to differences in carbon and nitrogen levels that are not restricted to the topsoil layer (0– 30 cm deep), Chukwuebuka Okolo and colleagues sampled soils across multiple land-use types (e.g., grazing land, cropland, forest) within each of several Ethiopian locations. They found, though, that across land-use types, carbon and nitrogen decreased to comparably low levels beyond depths of 30 cm.

Question

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

A It describes a phenomenon that scientists do not fully understand, explains a research team’s hypothesis about that phenomenon, and then describes a finding that led the team to refine the hypothesis. B It introduces an unresolved scientific question, presents a research team’s hypothesis per taining to that question, and then describes an observation made by the team that conflicts with that hypothesis. C It discusses a process that scientists are somewhat unclear about, introduces competing hypotheses about that process, and then explains how a research team concluded that one of those hypotheses is likely correct. D It explains a hypothesis that has been the subject of scientific debate, discusses how a research team tested that hypothesis, and then presents data the team collected that validate the hypothesis.

English Question 13

Text Structure and Purpose

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Text

Chile’s Atacama Deser t is one of the driest places on Earth. Mary Beth Wilhelm and other astrobiologists search for life, or its remains, in this harsh place because the desert closely mirrors the extreme environment on Mars. The algae and bacteria found in Atacama’s driest regions may offer clues about Martian life. By studying how these and other microorganisms survive such extreme conditions on Earth, Wilhelm’s team hopes to determine whether similar life might have existed on Mars and to develop the best tools to look for evidence of it.

Question

Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?

A To contrast the conditions in the Atacama Deser t with those on Mars B To explain why many life-forms cannot survive in the Atacama Deser t C To indicate why astrobiologists choose to conduct research in the Atacama Deser t D To describe cer tain limitations to conducting scientific study in the Atacama Deser t

English Question 14

Cross-Text Connections

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Texts

Text 1

It seems clearthat emotional contagion (the unintentional transfer of an emotional state from one person to another) requires physical interaction and the observation of body language. After all, research shows that talking to someone who is smiling and expressing positive feelings often causes people to respond in a comparably positive way. Similarly, displays of nervous fidgeting have been found to prompt others to begin behaving more nervously, too.

Text 2

In an experiment using a social networking service, Zeyao Yang and Emilio Ferrara found evidence of emotional contagion in text-based online interactions. The researchers discovered that reading social media posts that expressed a positive outlook led people to make more positive posts themselves, while posts with a negative emotional tone led people to make more negative posts.

Question

Based on the texts, what would the researchers in Text 2 most likely say about the claim underlined in Text 1?

A It perpetuates a flawed understanding of emotional contagion, because there isn’t enough evidence to suggest that smiling is a sign of emotional contagion. B It reflects an incomplete view of emotional contagion, because this phenomenon can occur even without in-person interaction. C It’s fairly persuasive, because studies attempting to identify emotional contagion in situations without in-person interaction have thus far yielded unclear results. D It’s mostly accurate, because the social networking study confirmed that emotional contagion primarily occurs in response to negative emotions like nervousness.

English Question 15

Cross-Text Connections

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Texts

Text 1

Conventional wisdom long held that human social systems evolved in stages, beginning with hunter-gatherers forming small bands of members with roughly equal status. The shift to agriculture about 12,000 years ago sparked population growth that led to the emergence of groups with hierarchical structures: associations of clans first, then chiefdoms, and finally, bureaucratic states.

Text 2

In a 2021 book, anthropologist David Graeber and archaeologist David Wengrow maintain that humans have always been socially flexible, alternately forming systems based on hierarchy and collective ones with decentralized leadership. The authors point to evidence that as far back as 50,000 years ago some hunter-gatherers adjusted their social structures seasonally, at times dispersing in small groups but also assembling into communities that included esteemed individuals.

Question

Based on the texts, how would Graeber and Wengrow (Text 2) most likely respond to the “conventional wisdom” presented in Text 1?

A By conceding the importance of hierarchical systems but asser ting the greater significance of decentralized collective societies B By disputing the idea that developments in social structures have followed a linear progression through distinct stages C By acknowledging that hierarchical roles likely weren’t a part of social systems before the rise of agriculture D By challenging the assumption that groupings of hunter-gatherers were among the earliest forms of social structure

English Question 16

Boundaries

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Text

In discussing Mary Shelley’s 1818 epistolary novel Frankenstein, literary theorist Gayatri Spivak directs the reader’s attention to the character of Margaret Saville. As Spivak points out, Saville is not the protagonist of Shelley’s ______ as the recipient of the letters that frame the book’s narrative, she’s the “occasion” of it.

Question

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A novel B novel, C novel; rather, D novel, rather,

English Question 17

Boundaries

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Text

Julia Alvarez’s 1994 novel In the Time of the Butterflies, a fictionalized account of the lives of the Mirabal ______ can serve as a starting point for those wanting to explore how the rule of dictator Rafael Trujillo has been represented in Dominican American literature.

Question

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A sisters, and B sisters and C sisters, D sisters

English Question 18

Boundaries

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Text

Roughly 300 nights a year, when the cold air descending from the Andes Mountains meets the warm air rising from Venezuela’s coastal Lake Maracaibo, the result is a spectacular lightning storm, its strikes so bright, so localized, and so ______ that it has become known as “Maracaibo’s Lighthouse. ”

Question

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A dependable: B dependable; C dependable D dependable,

English Question 19

Form, Structure, and Sense

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Text

Despite being cheap, versatile, and easy to produce, ______ they are made from nonrenewable petroleum, and most do not biodegrade in landfills.

Question

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A there are two problems associated with commercial plastics: B two problems are associated with commercial plastics: C commercial plastics’ two associated problems are that D commercial plastics have two associated problems:

English Question 20

Form, Structure, and Sense

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French philosopher René Descartes doubted whether he could prove his own existence. Eventually, he found proof in his famous phrase “I think, therefore I am. ” The ______ complexity: only those who exist would be able to ponder their existence.

Question

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A phrases’ simplicity masks its B phrases simplicity masks their C phrase’s simplicity masks their D phrase’s simplicity masks its

English Question 21

Form, Structure, and Sense

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Text

When a given industry—water and electricity are two well-known examples—carries high infrastructural start-up costs and other barriers that discourage competition, ______ of just one or two suppliers per municipality. Such industries are known as natural monopolies.

Question

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A these often consist B they often consist C it often consists D this often consists

English Question 22

Form, Structure, and Sense

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Text

In her 1983 book The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling, sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild first explored at length her conception of a “sociology of emotions”—the idea that the various cultural and ideological frameworks a person has internalized (class, gender, political affiliation, etc.) ______ each emotional reaction that person has within a situation.

Question

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A underlies B is underlying C underlie D has been underlying

English Question 23

Transitions

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Voting members of the 2002 Latin Grammys were impressed by Banda Cuisillos’s album Puras Rancheras Con Cuisillos and its contribution to the banda genre, a form of regional Mexican music featuring large ensembles of wind instruments and drums that first developed in southern and central Mexico in the mid-nineteenth century. ______ they awarded the group the Best Banda Album award. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Question

Which choice best answers the question?

A In contrast, B Meanwhile, C Never theless, D Accordingly,

English Question 24

Transitions

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In the early 1970s, Alber t Popa took up graffiti art, spraying his work onto what was at the time an unconventional surface: concrete. ______ Alber t’s son David has chosen an unusual canvas for his new art project, Fractured. In this remarkable work, the artist draws charcoal faces onto fragmented ice floes in Finland, creating the visual effect of a face slowly fracturing. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Question

Which choice best answers the question?

A However, B Indeed, C Second, D Likewise,

English Question 25

Transitions

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The mineral mtorolite is most commonly found in Zimbabwe. Mtorolite is cryptocrystalline, meaning that its crystalline structure is so fine that the individual crystals cannot be distinguished by the naked eye or even under a microscope. The crystals in microcrystalline minerals are also not visible to the naked eye; ______ they can usually be seen under a microscope. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Question

Which choice best answers the question?

A thus, B for example, C that said, D similarly,

English Question 26

Rhetorical Synthesis

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Student Notes

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

Scientists have long sought to determine the origin of glass in Chile’s Atacama Deser t.
A 2017 study concluded that ancient grass fires had melted the area’s sandy soil into glass.
In 2021, a different study revealed that the mineral signatures of glass samples were consistent with the mineral signatures of comet samples collected by NASA.
That study concluded that the glass had formed as a result of a cometary explosion close to the desert’s surface.

Question

The student wants to describe how scientific understanding about the glass’s origin has evolved. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A Scientists have long sought to determine the origin of the glass, with one study concluding that it formed when ancient grass fires melted the area’s sandy soil. B Studies in 2017 and 2021 offered different explanations for the origin of the glass. C Mineral signatures of glass samples are consistent with those of comet samples collected by NASA, according to new research. D A 2017 study concluded that ancient grass fires had caused the glass’s formation, but new research suggests that the glass formed as a result of a cometary explosion close to the desert’s surface.

English Question 27

Rhetorical Synthesis

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Student Notes

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

British musicians John Lennon and Paul McCartney shared writing credit for numerous Beatles songs.
Many Lennon-McCartney songs were actually written by either Lennon or McCartney, not by both.
The exact authorship of specific parts of many Beatles songs, such as the verse for “In My Life, ” is disputed.
Mark Glickman, Jason Brown, and Ryan Song used statistical methods to analyze the musical content of Beatles songs.
They concluded that there is 18.9% probability that McCartney wrote the verse for “In My Life, ” stating that the verse is “consistent with Lennon’s songwriting style.
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The student wants to make a generalization about the kind of study conducted by Glickman, Brown, and Song. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A Based on statistical analysis, Glickman, Brown, and Song claim that John Lennon wrote the verse of “In My Life. ” B There is only an 18.9% probability that Paul McCartney wrote the verse for “In My Life”; John Lennon is the more likely author. C It is likely that John Lennon, not Paul McCartney, wrote the verse for “In My Life. ” D Researchers have used statistical methods to address questions of authorship within the field of music.

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