Practice Test 48

Reading and Writing

27 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills. Each question

includes one or more passages, which may include a table or graph. Read each passage and question

carefully, and then choose the best answer to the question based on the passage(s). All questions in

this section are multiple-choice with four answer choices. Each question has a single best answer.

y
A brief book review cannot fully convey the ______ of Olga
ud
Bioluminescent beetles called fireflies may seem to create
St
Tokarczukʼs novel The Books of Jacob, with its enormous flashes of light randomly, but each species of firefly actually

cast of characters, its complicated, wandering plot, and its has its own special series of repeated flashes and pauses.
an

page numbers that count backward (beginning at 965 and These unique ______ allow fireflies of the same species to

ending at 1). find each other.

ic

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and Which choice completes the text with the most logical and
er

precise word or phrase? precise word or phrase?

A) accuracy A) quantities
Am

B) inactivity B) decorations

C) complexity C) patterns

D) restraint D) agreements

1
Since the 1950s, scientists have known that rapid eye Electroreception is the ability of an animal to sense the flow

movement, or REM, occurs when someone is sleeping. of electricity around it by using specialized organs known

Previous studies attempting to determine the meaning of as electroreceptors. Most species known to use

these eye movements have been unsuccessful in part electroreception are fish, including many sharks, elephant

because these studies relied on human subjects recalling fishes, and eels. However, electroreception is not limited to

the content of their dreams. A recent study by physiologists fish. Monotremes, a group of mammals that includes the

Yuta Senzai and Massimo Scanziani has avoided this issue platypus and some echidnas, have electroreceptors on or

by studying dreaming mice instead. Their results suggest near their mouths to help locate prey. There is also some

that REM is correlated to changes in direction during the evidence that bees can detect static electricity on flowers.

dream.

Which choice best describes the function of the third

y
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence in the overall structure of the text?

ud
sentence in the overall structure of the text? A) It generalizes the phenomenon discussed beyond

A) It names a problem in the approach taken by fishes.

St
Senzai and Scaziani. B) It offers another explanation of electroreception

B) It introduces the difficulty that the study by Senzai that is different from the explanation of how

and Scanziani was designed to bypass. electroreception is used by fishes.

an

C) It presents the findings of studies done prior to the C) It provides more examples of animals with

study by Senzai and Scanziani. electroreception.

ic

D) It clarifies how others studying REM sleep interpret D) It explains how electroreception evolved in

the study by Senzai and Scanziani. monotremes and bees.

er
Am

2
Text 1

In an academic paper, Dr. Steven Cohen describes how economic development and environmental protection have

merged in American politics as people begin to recognize that sustainable economic growth relies on safeguarding the

planet. For example, Cohen cites how rapidly urbanized areas can result in resource strain and adverse health effects

because of waste and pollution. To mitigate the potential harm to people and the environment, Cohen advocates for

leaders, legislators, and individuals alike to adopt environmentally conscious policies.

Text 2

In a 2021 article, Matthew Wilburn King describes the interrelation among economies, capitalism, and the need to

prioritize environmental sustainability. King emphasizes that companies should move beyond appeasing shareholders

and instead consider their contributions to the human, natural, and social aspects of capital. King concludes by

highlighting the agency of citizens within a liberal democracy, suggesting that their purchasing decisions should be

y
regarded as votes cast in favor of environmentally conscious companies.

ud
Based on the texts, what would Cohen (Text 1) most likely say about King’s assessment of the interrelation of the
St
economies, capitalism, and the environment?

A) It is problematic because economic development should take precedence over environmental concerns since

sustainability can only be achieved through technology.

an

B) It is accurate because economic development is connected to environmental strain, so people should prioritize

sustainability for their own health and the planet’s.

ic

C) It is incomplete because it does acknowledge that environmental sustainability should primarily be the

responsibility of governments and policymakers, not individuals.

er

D) It is unreasonable because it overemphasizes the power of companies to enforce environmentally conscious

Am

policies, which should be the role of government.

3
Xin Wang and colleagues have discovered the earliest The following text is from Shyam Selvaduraiʼs 1994 novel

known example of a flower bud in a 164-million-year-old Funny Boy. The seven-year-old narrator lives with his family
plant fossil in China. The researchers have named the new in Sri Lanka. Radha Aunty is the narratorʼs aunt.

species Florigerminis jurassica. They believe that the Radha Aunty, who was the youngest in my fatherʼs

discovery pushes the emergence of flowering plants, or family, had left for America four years ago when I

angiosperms, back to the Jurassic period, which occurred was three, and I could not remember what she

between 145 million and 201 million years ago. looked like. I went into the corridor to look at the

family photographs that were hung there. But all the

According to the text, how old was the fossil that Wang and pictures were old ones, taken when Radha Aunty was

colleagues discovered? a baby or young girl. Try as I might, I couldnʼt get an

A) 150 million years old idea of what she looked like now. My imagination,

y
B) 145 million years old however, was quick to fill in this void.

ud
C) 164 million years old ©1994 by Shyam Selvadurai.

D) 201 million years old

St
According to the text, why does the narrator consult some

family photographs?

A) He wants to use the photographs as inspiration for

an

a story he is writing.

B) He is curious about how his father dressed a long

ic

time ago.

C) He hopes the photographs will help him recall

er

what his aunt looked like.

D) He wants to remind his aunt of an event that is

Am

shown in an old photograph.

4
Passage adapted from Christopher Intagliata, “Road Noise Kabuki is a 400-year-old form of Japanese theatre, marked

Takes a Toll on Migrating Birds.” © 2015 by Scientific by elaborate make-up and overly dramatic performance.

American. Beginning in 1986, the actor Ichikawa En'ō updated the

Building a road through wilderness certainly has a dramatic form of Kabuki with his new performances,

visible impact on local flora and fauna—you’re named “Super Kabuki,” which incorporate modern sets and

physically paving over a slice of what was once lightning, including video technology. Super Kabuki

habitat. But roads have less obvious effects, too. Like productions have taken themes from manga, or Japanese

the introduction of traffic noise, which also takes a illustrated novels, such as Naruto or One Piece. Jean

toll. “You can see an oil spill but you can’t see a traffic Wilson, a theatre critic who focuses on Japanese drama,

noise spill. So convincing people that it’s important is sees Super Kabuki as a revitalization of the classical Kabuki

a little more difficult,” said Heidi Ware. form, instead of a departure from it, saying “[Ichikawa En'ō]

y
realized that this was what modern audiences needed.”

ud
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

A) The presence of a road through a wilderness area Which finding about Naruto and One Piece, if true, would
St
affects the environment in ways that can be hard most directly support Wilson’s claim?

to recognize. A) Naruto and One Piece have generated criticism

B) The construction of a road through a wilderness within the older Japanese theater-goers, who see
an

area increases the level of unnatural noise and these performances as “circus Kabuki.”

decreases the level of natural noise. B) Naruto is more widely attended by younger adults
ic

C) The presence of a road through a wilderness area while One Piece is popular with audiences of all

reduces the number of plants that serve as a ages.

er

source of food for wildlife. C) A large percentage of fans surveyed while leaving

D) The presence of a road through a wilderness area Super Kabuki shows stated the influence of Naruto
Am

leaves the area vulnerable to oil spills and other and One Piece on the performances helped the

physical damage caused by cars. performances feel more contemporary to them.

D) Naruto and One Piece both generate a strong

interest in younger actors, who compete

vigorously to be cast in the productions.

5
 Horses’ Responses to Novel Objects Based on Number of Indian Lok Sabha Results by Percentage of Seats Won,

Handlers 1999-2019

Only One Handler Multiple Handlers Party 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

No reluctance 45% 25% Bharatiya 33% 25% 21% 52% 56%

Mild reluctance 42% 49% Janata Party

Strong reluctance 13% 26% Indian National 21% 27% 38% 8% 10%

Congress
Horses have been domesticated for thousands of years.

Therefore, they show great sensitivity to the emotions of Communist 6% 8% 4% 7% 4%

humans. Biologist Oceane Liehrmann from the University Party of India

of Turku, Finland, led a team of researchers in a study of (Marxist)

horses to determine the effect of the number of handlers Other 40% 40% 37% 33% 30%

y
(either only one person or multiple people) on the horses’ India is the largest democracy in the world, with over 614

ud
responses to a novel object. The researchers determined million people voting in the 2019 election for the Lok

that horses with only one handler were less reluctant to Sabha, the parliament of the federal government. In the
St
interact with the novel object than were horses with early years of Indian independence, from the first election

multiple handlers. For example, 45% of horses with only in 1951-52 through the eighth Lok Sabha in 1984, each

one handler had not reluctance when interacting with a election resulted in one party winning the majority of seats.
an

novel object while ________ However, starting with the 1989 election, the party with the

largest number of seats failed to win more than half of the

ic

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to total seats. This trend was eventually broken by the

complete the example? Bharatiya Janata Party, which ___________

er

A) 13% of horses with only one handler had strong Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to
Am

reluctance. illustrate the claim?

B) 25% of horses with multiple handlers had no A) went from holding the second most seats among

reluctance. the top 3 parties in parliament in 2004 and 2009 to

C) 26% of horses with multiple handlers had strong holding a majority of seats in 2014 and 2019.

reluctance. B) reached its highest percentage of seats the same

D) 42% of horses with only one handler had mild year that the Indian National Congress had its

reluctance. lowest percentage of seats over the same time

period.

C) won a lower percentage of seats in the 2009

election than in the 2004 election.

D) had a lower percentage of seats than the Indian

National Congress in 2004 but a higher percentage

of seats than the Indian National Congress in 1999.

6
 Mean Levels of Carbon Monoxide (ppm), November 18-26, 1966

City Day of the Month of November

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Newark, NJ 16 14 15 21 23 28 32 27 21

New York, NY 4 3 1 2 3 6 7 13 8

Philadelphia, PA 6 0 0 0 1 6 9 10 6

y
Washington, D.C. 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

ud
The air pollution produced in an area is only one factor in that area’s air quality. Weather patterns, in particular wind and

the movement of air masses, can affect the concentration of pollutants such as carbon monoxide. During a smog event
St
that occurred in the northeastern United States in November 1966, levels of carbon monoxide were recorded in Newark,

New Jersey, the origin of the smog event, as well as neighboring city New York, NY, and more distant cities such as

Philadelphia, PA, and Washington, D.C. The localized nature of weather patterns during this event can be seen by
an

comparing Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, with ________

ic

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

A) Washington, D.C., on the 18th and the 19th.

er

B) Philadelphia, PA, on the 23rd and the 25th.

C) Philadelphia, PA, on the 24th and the 26th.

Am

D) Washington, D.C., on the 23rd and the 24th.

7
A team of researchers conducted an experiment that Mosaic art flourished during the Hellenistic period of

showed that expressions of gratitude can benefit Greece, and the Greek island of Delos contains about half

relationships and psychological conditions. The researchers of all surviving Hellenistic Greek mosaics. While art

organized study participants into two-person teams that historian and archaeologist John Boardman purports that

had to complete a collaborative task, with some teams the only known mosaic artist to have his name recorded

expressing gratitude to each other before beginning the was Sosus, archaeologist Katherine Dunbabin asserts that

task while others started working directly on the task. a second artist also left his signature on his mosaic work as

Based on biometric responses, the research team claims “Gnosis epoesen,” which translates to “Gnosis created.”

that expressions of gratitude during a stressful task cause a therefore, which translates to “Gnosis created.” therefore,

y
person to react more positively to the task as a whole. while Sosus remains the only mosaic artist whose name

ud
has been recorded in formal writing, __________

Which quotation from a participant would best illustrate

the researchers’ claim?

St
Which choice most logically completes the text?

A) “The sense of accomplishment I felt at the end of A) mosaic artists who added personal signatures to

the task was a lot like that feeling when you fix a their work are considered more interesting by art
an

car problem without a mechanic.” historians than those who did no.

B) “My partner remained silent as we were working B) some art historians and archaeologists focus too
ic

through the task.” strongly on signatures to authenticate Hellenistic

er

C) “The task was daunting at first, but I knew I was period mosaics.

only being given it for the sake of the study, so I C) historians and archaeologists researching
Am

relaxed and did the best I could.” Hellenistic art may need to look beyond the written

D) “My teammate and I acknowledged each other’s record for evidence of Hellenistic mosaic artists.

contributions during the task, and this made it D) signatures on mosaics can have a strong influence

easier to complete.” on the conclusions reached by art historians.

8
English painter David Hockney's artwork varies in style and Madeline Miller is an American author known for her

medium: in 1972, Hockney created a painting of a compelling historical fiction novels. Her debut novel, The

swimming pool using acrylics and a large _______ made a Song of Achilles, was published in 2011 and won the
series of photo collages by arranging individual Polaroid prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction. Miller's second novel,

shots into a single image; and in 2010, he began to Circe, was published in 2018 and tells the story of the
experiment with digital art, using an iPad to depict flowers, eponymous witch from Greek _______ was widely praised for

trees, and landscapes. its richly imagined characters and vivid storytelling.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the

conventions of Standard English? conventions of Standard English?

A) canvas: in 1986, he A) mythology, like The Song of Achilles. Circe

y
B) canvas; in 1986 he B) mythology, like The Song of Achilles, Circe

ud
C) canvas; in 1986, he C) mythology. Like The Song of Achilles, Circe,

D) canvas, in 1986, he D) mythology. Like The Song of Achilles, Circe

St
When President James Polk officially confirmed the Flavonoids—naturally occurring substances found in many
an

discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, in common foods and beverages such as tea, oranges, and

1848, hopeful prospectors immediately began planning for nuts—have long been known to have many health benefits.
ic

the trip. Beginning their journey in spring of 1849, _________ However, new research shows ___________ may be even

that was risky and mostly unknown. Some forty-niners more wide-ranging than scientists realized.
er

traveled alone, but most formed companies that enabled

them to share food and expenses during the long journey. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the
Am

conventions of Standard English?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the A) they’re positive effects

conventions of Standard English? B) they’re positive effect’s

A) these prospectors took an overland route, known C) their positive effects’

as “forty-niners,” D) their positive effects

B) these prospectors, known as “forty-niners,” took an

overland route

C) an overland route was taken by these prospectors,

known as “forty-niners”

D) these prospectors, known as “forty-niners,” taking

an overland route

9
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Cry of the Children,” The okapi is an animal that has stripes similar to _______,
published in 1842, denounced the use of child labor. The but it is actually more closely related to a giraffe.
poem also brought about some of the first labor laws

designed to prevent _______. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the

conventions of Standard English?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the A) a zebra
conventions of Standard English? B) a zebra’s
A) them C) zebras
B) those D) zebras’
C) some

D) that practice

y
Although Thomas Bayes is often credited with developing

ud
Named after the abolitionist Federick Douglass, Garnet
St
the probability and statistical theory that now bears his Douglass Baltimore was the first African American student
name, it was Pierre-Simon Laplace who first used to graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with an
conditional probability to establish the connection between engineering degree in 1881. While working on a lock on the
an

prior probability and updated posterior probability. Years Oswego Canal in New York, Baltimore experimented with
later, Sir Harold Jeffreys included _______ in his 1973 book different materials. ___________ he developed a new method
ic

Scientific Inference. to test cement that was used for many years.
er

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the Which choice completes the text with the most logical
conventions of Standard English?
Am

transition?
A) Bayes' algorithm and Laplaces’ formulation A) Actually,
B) Bayes's algorithm and Laplace's formulation B) Eventually,
C) Bayes algorithm’s and Laplaces formulation’s C) Still,
D) Baye’s algorithm and Laplace’s formulations D) However,

10
Argentine scientist Karen Hallberg, a professor of physics, When the landscape produces an optical illusion, gravity

has noted that 92% of her graduate school classmates were hills, also known as mystery spots, are created. In these

male. ________ Hallberg has promoted the need to break locations, gravity appears to work in reverse, with objects

down barriers for female scientists as well as for scientists appearing to roll up an incline. This effect is typically due to

from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. an obstructed view of the horizon; ______ many tourists visit

these spots as potential sites of supernatural or

Which choice completes the text with the most logical paranormal activity.

transition?

A) Conversely, Which choice completes the text with the most logical

B) Besides, transition?

C) Furthermore, A) today,

y
D) As a consequence, B) to this end,

ud
C) furthermore,

D) nevertheless,
St
Aida Muluneh is a photographer from Ethiopia who
an

believes that photos can influence how the world perceives

types of people. Muluneh wanted to expand upon this idea

ic

and bring photography to the general public. _______ she

founded Addis Foto Fest to allow different photographers

er

to bring their work to the masses.

Am

Which choice completes the text with the most logical

transition?

A) Similarly,

B) Finally,

C) For these reasons,

D) In conclusion,

11
While researching a topic, a student has taken the While researching a topic, a student has taken the

following notes: following notes:

● 243 Ida is an asteroid discovered on September 29, ● Anna Coble was an American biophysicist.

1884. ● She studied mathematics at Howard University.

● It is located in the asteroid belt between Mars and ● She studied biophysics at University of Illinois at

Jupiter. Urbana-Champaign.

● The Galileo spacecraft visited 243 Ida on August ● She was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate

28, 1993. in biophysics.

● Scientist Ann Harch discovered a moon orbiting ● She was the first Black woman to be hired at

243 Ida. Howard University.

● Harch used an image taken by Galileo to discover The student wants to highlight a similarity within Coble’s

y
this moon. achievements. Which choice most effectively uses relevant

ud
● This moon was named Dactyl. information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A) Anna Coble studied mathematics at Howard

St
The student wants to explain how a scientific discovery was University; similarly, she was the first Black woman

made. Which choice most effectively uses relevant to earn a doctorate in biophysics.

information from notes to accomplish this goal? B) Despite being the first Black woman to earn a
an

A) Scientist Ann Harch discovered a moon orbiting doctorate in biophysics, Anna Coble was the first

243 Ida; this moon was named Dactyl. Black woman to be hired at Howard University.
ic

B) Using an image taken by the Galileo spacecraft on C) Anna Coble studied biophysics at the University of

its visit to the asteroid 243 Ida, scientist Ann Harch Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was the first
er

discovered a moon orbiting the asteroid. Black woman to be hired at Howard University.

C) On September 29, 1884, 243 Ida, an asteroid, was D) American biophysicist Anna Coble achieved two
Am

discovered in the asteroid belt between Mars and notable firsts in her career: she was the first Black

Jupiter. woman to earn a doctorate in biophysics and the

D) The Galileo spacecraft visited 243 Ida in the first Black woman to be hired at Howard

asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter on August University.

28, 1993.

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn to any other

module in the test.

12
 Reading and Writing
27 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills. Each question

includes one or more passages, which may include a table or graph. Read each passage and question

carefully, and then choose the best answer to the question based on the passage(s). All questions in

this section are multiple-choice with four answer choices. Each question has a single best answer

y
Microbiologist Maurice Hilleman used samples of the
ud
Joseph Lister received the nickname “The Father of
St
mumps virus collected from his daughter to create the Antiseptic Treatment” for his work in solving the issue of

mumps vaccine. He used the same method of weakening infections in wounds by encouraging surgeons to clean
an

the virus before injecting it into a patient as was used to their hands and utilize carbolic acid to clean medical

design the measles vaccine, making it ________ other equipment before surgeries. Many skeptical surgeons

argued that these practices would be __________ since

ic

vaccines of the time in its ability to assist the immune

system in recognizing the target virus and therefore sanitizing prior to medical procedures had traditionally
er

prevent future outbreaks of the disease. been thought of as unhelpful.

Am

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and Which choice completes the text with the most logical and

precise word or phrase? precise word or phrase?

A) reliant on A) futile

B) distinct from B) redundant

C) superior to C) beneficial

D) similar to D) mandatory

13
This text is excerpted from Herman Melville’s Redburn: His According to Potawatomi ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer,

First Voyage,” originally published in 1849. the Indigenous method of harvesting Hierochloe odorata,

For a few moments I stood awe-stricken and mute. I or sweetgrass, by snapping the plant off at the root actually

could not see far out upon the ocean, owing to the ______ wild populations: it may seem counterintuitive, she

darkness of the night; and from my lofty perch, the says, but this method of removal allows new sweetgrass

sea looked like a great, black gulf, hemmed in, all plants to repopulate the space, with an overall increase in

round, by beetling black cliffs. I seemed all alone number and vigor.

treading the midnight clouds; and every second,

expected to find myself falling-falling-falling, as I have Which choice completes the text with the most logical and

felt when the nightmare has been on me. precise word or phrase?

A) selects

y
As used in the text, what does the phrase “hemmed in” B) originates

ud
most nearly mean? C) conditions

A) Attached D) replenishes
St
B) Framed

C) Controlled

D) Connected
an
ic

The work of molecular biophysicist Enrique M. De La Cruz is Bicycle sharing systems allow users to rent a bicycle at one

known for ______ traditional boundaries between academic location within a city and return it to any other designated
er

disciplines. The university laboratory that De La Cruz runs location in that city, which can cause serious problems of

bicycle supply and user demand within the cityʼs system.

Am

includes engineers, biologists, chemists, and physicists, and

the research the lab produces makes use of insights and Tohru Ikeguchi uses open-source data and statistical

techniques from all those fields. modeling to identify when a high number of users making

one-way trips is likely to leave some locations within the

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and system ______ bicycles and other areas with insufficient

precise word or phrase? supply.

A) epitomizing

B) transcending Which choice completes the text with the most logical and

C) anticipating precise word or phrase?

D) reinforcing A) susceptible to

B) contingent on

C) saturated with

D) depleted of

14
Logically, a damaged fossil should provide less information Translating text between languages is not a simple practice

than an intact one, but for paleontologist Brigitte of substituting each word in a sentence. In English,

Schoenemann, a broken area on a fossilized trilobite (a adjectives are usually placed in front of the nouns that they

crustacean-like creature) ______ fresh insight, allowing her ________, but in Spanish, adjectives can be placed before or

to view the inner structure of the organismʼs eye. after nouns, which changes their meanings.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and Which choice completes the text with the most logical and

precise word or phrase? precise word or phrase?

A) resolved A) interpret

B) adjusted B) disrupt

C) offered C) modify

y
D) directed D) follow

ud
St
an
ic
er
Am

15
Philadelphiaʼs Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, founded by In superfluorescence, electrical charges known as dipoles

Jeri Lynne Johnson, performs classical music, from emit light in synchronized bursts so intense that they are

well-known compositions by Beethoven to contemporary visible to the eye. Until recently, this phenomenon has only

works by Jessie Montgomery. For the orchestraʼs iConduct! been observed at extremely cold temperatures because

program, Johnson invites community members to learn dipoles cannot synchronize at higher temperatures. But in a

some basic elements of conducting and then experience study, Melike Biliroglu and colleagues observed

conducting the Black Pearl orchestra themselves. superfluorescence at room temperature in thin films made

of perovskite and other similarly crystalline materials; the

Which choice best states the main idea of the text? researchers propose that the formation of shock-absorbing

A) The Black Pearl orchestra performs music from all quasiparticles called polarons in the material protects

over the world but mostly performs music dipoles from thermal interference.

y
composed by Philadelphians.

ud
B) Johnson founded the Black Pearl orchestra to Based on the text, how are polarons believed to be involved

perform classical music by contemporary artist in the superfluorescence observed in Biliroglu and

Jessie Montgomery.
St
colleaguesʼ study?

C) The Black Pearl orchestra gives community A) Polarons enable superfluorescent bursts to cross

members the chance to both listen to and from one crystalline material to another.
an

participate in classical music performance. B) Polarons allow for the dipoles to synchronize

D) Johnson has community members conduct an despite higher temperatures.

ic

orchestra to demonstrate how difficult the task is. C) Polarons accelerate the dipolesʼ release of

superfluorescent bursts.
er

D) Polarons decrease the intensity of the

superfluorescent burst.
Am

16
“The Token” is an 1848 poem by James Russell Lowell. In the This text is adapted from Julia Karow, “Cell Membrane
poem, a decaying flower is shown to be the means of Exclusivity.” ©2000 by Scientific American.
inspiring nostalgic reminiscence: _______ GlpF is highly specific for glycerol and similar

polyalcohols. Somehow, even though water

Which quotation from the poem most effectively illustrates molecules are much smaller, they cannot enter. The
the claim? new study reveals why. In order for glycerol to clear
A) “It is a mere wild rosebud,/Quite sallow now, and the four-channel configuration in the cell membrane,
dry,/Yet there’s something wondrous in it,/Some it must pass through a narrow selectivity filter in the
gleams of days gone by,” center of a channel. Here it is surrounded by amino
B) “Lips must fade and roses wither,/All sweet times acids that closely match its own structure, which is
be o’er;/They only smile, and murmuring hydrophilic (“water-loving”) on one side and

y
‘Thither!’/Stay with us no more.” hydrophobic (“water-fearing”) on the other. Water

ud
C) “And yet offtimes a look or smile,/Forgotten in a molecules, in contrast, can only pass through this
kiss’s while,/Years after from the dark will area in single file, which is not energetically
start,/And flash across the trembling heart.”
St
favorable, because they like to bond to one another.
D) “Thou hast given me many roses,/But never one, And ions, which are charged, are unable to pass the
like this,/O’erfloods both sense and spirit/With “water-fearing” side of the channel. This cell
an

such a deep, wild bliss.” entrance, it seems, is truly exclusive.

ic

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

A) Illustrate how scientists are making bacteria

er

accessible to a variety of molecule types.

B) Explain the mechanism by which the membrane

Am

channel selectively admit molecules.

C) Describe the importance of the exclusivity of the

membrane channel.

D) Share the methods by which a water molecule can

enter two species of bacterium.

17
Microbes that live in shallow lakes and ponds produce One aspect of in-person shopping that online shopping
methane, a harmful greenhouse gas. Ecologist Ralf Aben canʼt replicate is the opportunity to touch a product before
and his team wanted to see how different types of buying it. Does this difference matter? In an experiment,
shallow-water plants might affect the amount of methane researchers asked one group of participants to touch a
that escapes into the atmosphere. Abenʼs team set up mug and a toy, while another group was prohibited from
some water tanks with soil and microbes from local ponds. touching the two items. The participants were then asked
Some tanks had a type of underwater plant that grows in how much money theyʼd pay for the items. People who got
the soil called watermilfoil. Other tanks had either to touch the items were willing to pay much more money
duckweed, a type of plant that floats on the waterʼs for them than were people who werenʼt allowed to touch
surface, or algae. Aben and his team found that tanks with the items. This finding suggests that ______
duckweed and algae released higher levels of methane

y
than tanks with watermilfoil did. This finding suggests that Which choice most logically completes the text?

ud
______ A) people who mainly shop online probably spend

more money every month than people who mainly

Which choice most logically completes the text?
St shop in person do.
A) the presence of some kinds of underwater plants B) in-person shopping may make products seem
like watermilfoil helps prevent methane from more valuable than they seem if only viewed
an

escaping shallow lakes and ponds. online.

B) shallow lakes and ponds release more methane C) retailers with in-person and online stores should
ic

than deeper bodies of water because shallow charge the same price for a given product in both
bodies of water usually have more plants than places.
er

deep bodies of water do. D) online retailers may be able to raise the prices they
C) shallow lakes and ponds are more likely to contain charge for products that are only available online.
Am

algae than to contain either watermilfoil or

duckweed.

D) having a mix of algae, underwater plants, and

floating plants is the best way to reduce the

amount of methane in shallow lakes and ponds.

18
Georgia Douglas Johnson wrote many plays in the 1920s Although the physical differences between humans and

and 1930s. At the time, professional theater companies non-human primates are quite distinct, their brains may be

rarely put on plays by Black women, so few of Johnsonʼs remarkably similar. However, even the most minute

plays made it to the stage. Only a small number of her distinctions may make a big difference in various ____

plays were published in her lifetime. But that doesnʼt mean development.

that Johnson never learned what other people thought of

her plays. Johnson hosted weekly get-togethers for fellow Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the

Black writers and artists in her Washington, D.C., home. conventions of Standard English?

Attendees would read and discuss one anotherʼs work, A) species’

including Johnsonʼs own. These gatherings could B) specie’s

therefore serve as ______ C) species

y
D) species’s

ud
Which choice most logically completes the text?

A) an occasion for professional theater companies to

put on plays.
St
B) an opportunity for Johnson to get feedback on her

plays.
an

C) a way for Johnson to learn about plays that were

produced in other cities.

ic

D) subject matter for future plays by Johnson.

er

In recent years, new forms of digital technology have Called the “King of Country,” musician George _______ have
Am

allowed acoustic engineers to create sophisticated sold over 120 million copies worldwide, making him one of

noise-filtering devices. As a result, ________ can now the top–selling recording artists of all time.

eliminate unwanted noise with a precision never before

possible. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the

conventions of Standard English?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the A) Straits records

conventions of Standard English? B) Strait’s records

A) it C) Strait’s records’

B) they D) Straits record’s

C) he or she

D) this

19
Having appeared sometime around 1500 B.C., Sanskrit is Many restaurant franchises have adopted more

one of India’s 22 official languages. Despite its association modernized looks compared to those from past decades. In

with classical Indian culture, it is still used in many ________. 2017, McDonald’s Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook

announced the company’s intention to revamp its aesthetic,

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the which raised the question: if they remodeled their

conventions of Standard English? restaurants to look more modern, _______ In an effort to

A) hymns, mantras, and chants. support this initiative, the company opted to shut down

B) hymns mantras, and chants. underperforming locations to focus on remodeling.

C) hymns; mantras, and, chants.

D) hymns, mantras and, chants. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the

conventions of Standard English?

y
A) could they reverse the downward trend in sales.

ud
B) could they reverse the downward trend in sales?

C) they could reverse the downward trend in sales?

St D) they could reverse the downward trend in sales.
an

Greek mythology is a popular subject in contemporary Because research has shown that infants prefer the musical

literature and continues to evolve as authors provide their meters (e.g. the number of beats per measure) of their
ic

own retelling of classic tales. Some of these works include parents’ cultures against the musical meters of other

Margaret Atwood’s Penelopiad, which centers on _______ it is likely that the brains of developing fetuses
er

Odysseus’s wife’s side of the story from Homer’s _______ Kae register, in some capacity, the music that the fetuses are

Tempest’s Paradise, a play that provides a fresh take on exposed to during the latter part of pregnancy.
Am

Sophocles’ Philoctetes; and Natalie Hayne’s Pandora’s Jar, a

collection of short stories that give female characters a Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the

louder voice. conventions of Standard English?

A) cultures, so

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the B) cultures,

conventions of Standard English? C) cultures so

A) Odyssey; D) cultures

B) Odyssey,
C) Odyssey:
D) Odyssey—

20
Atlas Shrugged is a novel written by Ayn Rand that was As a result of his appearances on television and radio

published in 1957. The book is a work of fiction that segments, Diego Golombek has become a world-renowned

presents her philosophy of Objectivism through the story of biologist who strives to make science accessible for average

a group of industrialists who go on strike and retreat to a people. ________ he has starred in a children’s show focused

hidden valley, withholding their talents and resources from on explaining the science behind everyday tasks.

a society _______ is hostile to their vision of individualism

and free market capitalism. Which choice completes the text with the most logical

transition?

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the A) On the other hand,

conventions of Standard English? B) Nevertheless,

A) she believes C) Rather,

y
B) them believing D) Accordingly,

ud
C) they believe

D) it believes
St
Magnetic levitation (maglev) trains are suspended above a Iraqi artist Nazik Al-Malaika, celebrated as the first Arabic
an

track by powerful electromagnets, reducing friction and poet to write in free verse, didn’t reject traditional forms

thus allowing for much faster speeds. Though maglev entirely; her poem “Elegy for a Woman of No Importance”
ic

advocates in the US have long imagined these trains consists of two ten-line stanzas and a standard number of

crisscrossing the country, their dream remains unrealized. syllables. Even in this superficially traditional work, _____
er

________ of the handful of maglev currently in operation, all Al-Malaika was breaking new ground by memorializing an

are in Asia. anonymous woman rather than a famous man.

Am

Which choice completes the text with the most logical Which choice completes the text with the most logical

transition? transition?

A) In fact, A) therefore,

B) To that end, B) in fact,

C) Nevertheless, C) moreover,

D) That said, D) though,

21
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

● Cheri Samba is a painter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

● His paintings typically include text in French and Lingala.

● Lingala is a Bantu language spoken in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the

Congo.

● Samba’s paintings are shown in the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New

York.

● Samba uses art and text to emphasize poverty, corruption, and chaos in a humorous way.

The student wants to emphasize Samba’s aims to an audience unfamiliar with him. Which choice most effectively uses

relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A) Cheri Samba, a painter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, uses art and text to emphasize poverty,

y
corruption, and chaos in a humorous way.

ud
B) Cheri Samba’s paintings typically include text in French and Lingala, which is a Bantu language spoken in parts of

the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
St
C) A painter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cheri Samba has his works shown in the Centre Georges

Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

D) Samba uses art and text (in French and Lingala) to emphasize poverty, corruption, and chaos in a humorous way.
an
ic
er
Am

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn to any other

module in the test.

22
Math
22 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important math skills. Use of a calculator is

permitted for all questions.

NOTES

Unless otherwise indicated:

y
ud
• All variables and expressions represent real numbers.

• Figures provided are drawn to scale. St

• All figures lie in a plane.

• The domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a real number.

REFERENCE
an
ic
er
Am

The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2n.

The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

23
 For multiple-choice questions, solve each problem, choose the correct answer from the

choices provided, and then circle your answer in this book. Circle only one answer for each

question. If you change your mind, completely erase the circle. You will not get credit for

questions with more than one answer circled, or for questions with no answers circled.

For student-produced response questions, solve each problem and write your answer

next to or under the question in the test book as described below.

● Once you've written your answer, circle it clearly. You will not receive credit for anything

written outside the circle, or for any questions with more than one circled answer.

If you find more than one correct answer, write and circle only one answer.

y
●

ud
● Your answer can be up to 5 characters for a positive answer and up to 6 characters

(including the negative sign) for a negative answer, but no more.

St
● If your answer is a fraction that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for

negative), write the decimal equivalent.

If your answer is a decimal that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for
an

negative), truncate it or round at the fourth digit.

● If your answer is a mixed number (such as 3½ 2 ), write it as an improper fraction (7/2) or

ic

its decimal equivalent (3.5).

er

● Don't include symbols such as a percent sign, comma, or dollar sign in your circled answer
Am

24
If 4𝑥 = 12, what is the value of 2𝑥 − 1? 𝑓 (𝑣 ) = 75 − 12. 50𝑣

A) 5 The balance on a gift certificate for a gym, 𝑓 (𝑣 ), is given

B) 7 by the equation above. If 𝑣 represents the number of

C) 23 visits to the gym, which of the following is the best

D) 25 interpretation of the number 75 in the equation?

A) The gym charges $75 per visit.

B) The gym charges $75 per day.

C) The gift certificate allows for 8 total visits to the

gym.

D) The gift certificate had an initial value of $75.

y
ud
Line 𝑘 is perpendicular to the line 𝑦 =− 4𝑥 + 2 and goes θ
(2π𝑟)
360
through the points (0,-2) and (20,𝑚). What is the value of
The expression above is used to calculate the length of an
St
𝑚?
arc given θ , the measure of the central angle that defines
A) 1
the arc in degrees, and 𝑟, the measure of the circle’s
B) 3
an

radius in inches. If an arc measures 22π inches and its

C) 38

D) 78 central angle measures at most 45° , what is the shortest

ic

possible measure of the circle’s radius in inches?

A)
er

11
2

B) 11
Am

C) 88

D) 176

25
 6𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 10

− 3𝑥 + 𝑦 =− 10

How many ordered pairs (𝑥, 𝑦) satisfy the system of

equations above?

A) 0

B) 1
In the figure above, if 𝐴𝐵 measures 4 and 𝐴𝐶 measures 6,
C) 2
what is the measure of 𝐵𝐸 if 𝐶𝐹 measures 15?
D) Infinitely many

y
ud
(3𝑎 + 3𝑏)(𝑎 − 𝑏) At a large family birthday party, there were mini pumpkin

Which of the following is equivalent to the expression pies and blocks of chocolate fudge for dessert. Each mini

pumpkin pie could feed four people and each block of

shown above?
St
fudge could feed two people. If 16 people ate dessert at
A)
2 2
3𝑎 + 6𝑎𝑏 − 3𝑏
the party and at least one pie and one block of fudge
B)
2 2
an

3𝑎 − 6𝑎𝑏 + 3𝑏
were eaten, what is the greatest number of mini pumpkin
C)
2 2
pies that could have been consumed if no partial pies
3𝑎 + 3𝑏

D) 3𝑎 − 3𝑏 were eaten?
2 2
ic
er

In the equation (𝑥 − 3) = ℎ, if ℎ = 25 and 𝑥 > 0, what is

𝑎 𝑏
2 𝑥𝑥
Am

𝑓 (𝑥) = 3
𝑥

the value of 𝑥? If 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 12, what is the value of 𝑓 (2)?

A) -2 A) 16

B) 2 B) 128

C) 5 C) 512

D) 8 D) 1,024

26
Which of the following equations has solutions in all four
2(𝑠−𝑐)
𝑃= 5

quadrants of the 𝑥𝑦-plane? A craftsman’s net pay, 𝑃, is calculated using the equation

A) above given the sale price of the item that is sold, 𝑠 , and 𝑐
2
𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 + 1

B) , the cost to produce the item. Which of the following

3
𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥

C) 𝑓 (𝑥) = 2 − |𝑥 − 1| gives the cost to produce an item, 𝑐 , in terms of 𝑃 and 𝑠 ?

D) 𝑓 (𝑥) =− |𝑥 − 3| − 7 A)
2𝑃
𝑐 = 𝑠 − 5

B)
5𝑃
𝑐 = 𝑠 − 2

C)
2(𝑠−𝑃)
𝑐 = 5

D) 𝑐 =
5(𝑠−𝑃)
2

y
ud
Line 𝑘 contains the points (-4,0) and (3,2). Line 𝑚 contains A 55 kilogram fallen tree branch decays at a rate of 25%
St
the points (-3,2) and (4,0). If line 𝑘 is written in the form per year. Which of the following equations could be used

𝑦 = 𝑚1𝑥 + 𝑏1 and line 𝑚 is written in the form to determine 𝑓 (𝑡), the remaining mass of the tree branch

𝑦 = 𝑚2𝑥 + 𝑏2, what is the value of 𝑚1𝑏2 + 𝑚2𝑏1? 𝑡 years after it has fallen?
an

A) A)
2 𝑡
− 𝑓 (𝑡) = 55(0. 25)
7

B) 0 B)
𝑡
ic

𝑓 (𝑡) = 55(0. 75)

C)
2 C) 𝑓 (𝑡) = 55 − 0. 25𝑡
er

D)
4 D) 𝑓 (𝑡) = 55 − 0. 75𝑡
7
Am

3 2
2 𝑥 −2𝑥 +4𝑥+6
(𝑎𝑥 − 𝑐 )(𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 ) = 5𝑥 − 49 𝑥−4

If the equation above is true for all values of 𝑥 and 𝑎, 𝑏, If the expression above is written in the form

and 𝑐 are all positive constants, what is the value of 𝑎𝑏𝑐 ? , where 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐 are nonzero
2 𝑘
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 + 𝑥−4

constants, what is the value of 𝑘 ?

A) -22

B) -10

C) 54

D) 66

27
What is the product of all of the solutions of the equation
2
𝑝(𝑥) =− 𝑥 + 12𝑥 − 20

2𝑥 + 10𝑥 + 1 = 0? In the function above, 𝑝(𝑥) represents a company’s

2

A) profits 𝑥 years after 1980. For how many years did the
1
2

B) company break even or return a positive profit?

1
8

C) A) 0
1
16

D) − B) 2
5
2

C) 8

D) 10

y
ud
2
𝐾 𝑥 + 8𝑦 = 30
𝐾
St 2
𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 5

In the system of equations above, both 𝐾 and 𝑥 are

positive integers. What is the value of 𝐾 that makes the

2

system of equations true?

an
ic

If the equation of the above circle is given in the form

er

𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝐷 and the length of 𝐴𝐵 is 10 5 inches, what is

2 2

the value of 𝐷?
Am

A man stands 77 inches tall and states that he is, “𝐹 feet 𝐼 Enrique and Sadie took a total of 122 photos while they

inches tall,” where 𝐼 is less than 12. What is the value of were on vacation. If Enrique had 20 more than half the

𝐹 + 𝐼? number of photos on his cell phone than Sadie had on

her cell phone, how many photos were on Sadie’s cell

phone?

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn to any other module in

the test.

28
Math
22 QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS

The questions in this section address a number of important math skills. Use of a calculator is

permitted for all questions.

NOTES

y
Unless otherwise indicated:

ud
• All variables and expressions represent real numbers.

• Figures provided are drawn to scale.

• All figures lie in a plane.

St
• The domain of a given function f is the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) is a real number.

REFERENCE
an
ic
er
Am

The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360.

The number of radians of arc in a circle is 2n.

The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180.

29
 For multiple-choice questions, solve each problem, choose the correct answer from the

choices provided, and then circle your answer in this book. Circle only one answer for each

question. If you change your mind, completely erase the circle. You will not get credit for

questions with more than one answer circled, or for questions with no answers circled.

For student-produced response questions, solve each problem and write your answer

next to or under the question in the test book as described below.

● Once you've written your answer, circle it clearly. You will not receive credit for anything

written outside the circle, or for any questions with more than one circled answer.

If you find more than one correct answer, write and circle only one answer.

y
●

ud
● Your answer can be up to 5 characters for a positive answer and up to 6 characters

(including the negative sign) for a negative answer, but no more.

St
● If your answer is a fraction that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for

negative), write the decimal equivalent.

If your answer is a decimal that is too long (over 5 characters for positive, 6 characters for
an

negative), truncate it or round at the fourth digit.

● If your answer is a mixed number (such as 3½ 2 ), write it as an improper fraction (7/2) or

ic

its decimal equivalent (3.5).

er

● Don't include symbols such as a percent sign, comma, or dollar sign in your circled answer
Am

30
 2 2
(𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥) + 𝑐 (𝑥 + 𝑑) = 𝑥 + 5𝑥 + 12

If the equation above is true for all values of 𝑥 and 𝑏, 𝑐 ,

and 𝑑 are all positive integer constants, which of the

following cannot be the value of 𝑑?

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4
A regular pentagon is inscribed in a circle with an area of
D) 6
121π. If the length of 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is written in the form 𝐷π,

what is the value of 𝐷?

y
ud
St
an
ic

The graph of the function 𝑦 =− 2𝑥 + 18 is shown above.

2
If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is equilateral and has an area of 16 3, what is the

area of thee pentagon 𝐴𝐶𝐸𝐷𝐵? The function intercepts the x-axis at the points A and B.
er

A) 64 The function intercepts the y-axis at the point C. If point

D lies on the x-axis and is one-fourth of the distance from

Am

B) 80 3

C) 16 + 16 3 A to B, what is the slope of the line that goes through

D) 64 + 16 3 points C and D?

A) -27

B) 6

C) 12

D) 27

31
 2 2
𝑥 + 𝑦 − 8𝑦 = 9

The equation above is of a circle in the xy-plane that has

an area of what?

A) 9π

B) 16π

C) 25π

D) 81π

y
ud
The complete graph of the function 𝑓 is shown in the

xy-plane above. Which of the following values is not equal

A college professor has noted that his freshman
to 𝑓 (− 6)?
St
environmental design class has steadily grown to a size A) − 𝑓 (− 2)
of 122 students. If the class size was only 54 students
B) 𝑓 (2 )
an

when he started teaching the course 17 years ago, the

C) 𝑓 (4 ) + 2
course enrollment has had an average increase of how D) 𝑓 (8)
many students per year?
ic
er

The graph of a quadratic function 𝑓 has x-intercepts at Line 𝑘 crosses the x-axis at 5 and is parallel to the line
Am

(𝑑, 0) and (𝑒 , 0 ), where 𝑑 is greater than 𝑒. The with equation 5𝑦 − 12𝑥 = 5. What is the distance

x-coordinate of the vertex of the parabola is equivalent to between the x-intercept and the y-intercept of Line 𝑘 ?

2𝑒 + 𝑑. If 𝑑 and 𝑒 are integers, which of the following

could be the equation of 𝑓 ?

A)
2
𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 − 4𝑥 + 2

B)
2
𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 − 4𝑥 − 12

C)
2
𝑓 (𝑥) = − 𝑥 + 8𝑥 − 12

D) 𝑓 (𝑥) = − 𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 9
2

32
A cereal manufacturer is selling large boxes of cereal. The When advertising job opportunities, a large corporation

manufacturer would like to keep the target weight of opted to list the median salary for all of its employees

each box between 17.5 ounces and 19.5 ounces. Which of rather than advertise the average salary. In recent hiring

the following inequalities could be used to determine cycles, the company discovered through internal surveys

whether the weight of a randomly selected box of cereal, that newly hired employees were under the impression

x, meets the target weight requirement set forth by the that their starting salaries would be higher given the

manufacturer? average salaries they read about in former employment

A) |𝑥 − 18. 5| < 1 ads. The corporation most likely chose to list the median

B) |𝑥 + 18. 5| ≤ 1 salary instead of the average salary for which of the

C) |𝑥 − 1| < 18. 5 following reasons?

D) |𝑥 − 1| ≤ 18. 5 A) A few employee salaries are much lower than the

y
rest of the employee salaries, which skews the

ud
average salary downward.

𝑚 B) A few employee salaries are much higher than

𝐵 = 3, 520(0. 8)
St the rest of the employee salaries, which skews
Polly is spending a semester studying abroad in Spain.
the average salary upward
The equation above models the remaining balance in
C) The salaries of the employees are extremely
an

euros of Polly's spending account after m months have

scattered and spread out.
passed. By what percent does Polly's spending account
D) The salaries of the employees are very close
balance decrease over the course of three months?
ic

together with very little difference from

employee to employee.
er
Am

33
 Blue Tint Red Tint
𝐴 𝑝 = (2π𝑟 + 2)(ℎ + 2)

A print company uses the formula above to calculate the

necessary print area, including bleed margins, for pH of 1-4 2 8

printing labels for cylindrical cans based on 𝑟, the radius

pH of 5-10 4 4
of the can, and ℎ, the height of the can.

Cylinder 4 has a height of 4 inches and a radius of 1 inch. pH of 11-14 9 1

Cylinder B has a height of 8 inches and the same radius
A group of science students are classifying sample
as Cylinder A. The print area required for Cylinder A is
solutions by the color of the liquid and the pH level of the
what percent smaller than the print area required for
liquid. The data is collected in the table above. If a
Cylinder B?
solution with a pH level of 1-4 is randomly selected, what
A) 40

y
is the probability that the solution has a blue tint?
B) 60
A)

ud
1

C) 200
4

B)
1

D) 250
5

C)
2
St 15

D)
1
14
an
ic
er
Am

34
 A line of best fit is calculated from the data in the

scatterplot above to estimate the number of remaining

A random sample of 26 students from both Century High

y
gallons of fuel based on the number of miles driven. The
School and Krane High School were asked about the

ud
line of best fit that models the data has the equation
number of family vacations they take during a given
𝐺 (𝑥) = 13. 8 − 0. 06𝑥, when 𝑥 represents the number of
school year. The results are displayed in the bar chart
miles driven and 𝐺 (𝑥) is the estimated number of gallons
St
above. There are a total of 1,820 students in Century High
remaining. Based on the model, which of the following
School and 2,600 students in Krane High School.
would be the best estimate for the number of remaining
an

What is the average number of family vacations taken by

gallons of fuel given that 150 miles were driven?
all of the randomly selected students?
A) 4
A) 1.46
B) 5
ic

B) 1.73
C) 6
er

C) 2.00
D) 7
D) 2.12
Am

The largest domesticated breed of cat is the Maine Coon. The moon is approximately 240,000 miles from Earth. If a

An adult male Maine Coon is 125% larger than its female rocket leaves Earth and takes one day to reach the Moon,

counterpart. If an adult female Maine Coon weighs 12 which of the following is the closest to the average speed

pounds, the weight in pounds of an adult male Maine of the rocket in kilometers per hour?

Coon is most likely which of the following? (1 mile ≈ 1.609 kilometers)

A) 5.3 A) 622

B) 9.6 B) 1,610

C) 15 C) 6,215

D) 27 D) 16,100

35
A research study was conducted during the holiday
Daily Days of Average
season to determine whether people in a large
Hours of Driving Speed(m
metropolitan area preferred to shop for holiday gifts
Driving per Week ph)
online or in person at a store. Two hundred randomly

selected customers exiting a mall in the metropolitan Meryl 6 5 50

area were asked whether they preferred to shop in

Dana 8 4 40
person or online and only 24 responded that they

preferred to shop online. Which of the following Randy 10 3 60

statements can best be inferred from this research study?
Given the table above, how many more miles does Meryl
A) 12% of all people living in the metropolitan area
drive in a week than Dana?
prefer to shop for holiday gifts online

y
A) 220
B) 12% of all people living in the metropolitan area
B) 300

ud
prefer to shop for holiday gifts in person
C) 1280
C) Nothing reliable can be inferred. The location of
D) 1500
the survey made the results biased.
St
D) The study’s results are unreliable due to a

sample size that is too small.

an
ic
er
Am

36
 𝑎 + 𝑏 ≤ 200 Which of the following equivalent forms of the linear

15𝑎 + 10𝑏 ≤ 2500 equation 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 1 gives both coordinates of a point

A custodial worker at a high-rise apartment complex is that lies on the line as coefficients or constants in the

using a service elevator to transport 15-pound boxes of equation?

toilet paper and 10-pound boxes of paper towels to the A) 𝑦 − 2𝑥 =− 1

upper levels of the building. The elevator is large enough B) 𝑦 + 1 = 2𝑥

to transport 200 total boxes or a maximum of 2500 C) 𝑦 + 1 = 2 (𝑥 + 1 )

pounds. Given the system of inequalities above, which of D) 𝑦 − 1 = 2(𝑥 − 1)

the following is true?

A) The elevator can transport a total of 250 boxes of

paper towels in a single trip.

y
B) The elevator can transport a total of 200 boxes of

ud
paper towels in a single trip.

C) The elevator can be filled to capacity and

transport an equal number of boxes of toilet

St
paper and boxes of paper towels.

D) The elevator must always transport more boxes

an

of paper towels than boxes of toilet paper.

ic
er
Am

STOP
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this module only. Do not turn to any other module in

the test.

37