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27 QUESTIONS

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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.

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In latitudes with limited oxygen, certain plants forge Culture, once believed to be a singularly human
symbiotic relationships with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) experience, has finally become ______________as a key
fungi to increase their chances of survival: AM fungi help facet of the social organization systems of many
enhance a plant’s water absorption and stress tolerance species. For example, chimpanzee groups hand down
by promoting the growth of a dense root system, and in tool-use techniques and social behaviors from
return, the plant _________ water and nutrient absorption generation to generation, but the techniques and
for the fungus and provides protection from the elements. behaviors differ significantly from region to region..

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and Which choice completes the text with the most logical
precise word or phrase? and precise word or phrase?
A) exaggerates A) discernible
B) enhances B) fascinating
C) avenges C) substantial
D) diverges D) practical

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Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the greatest artists in Although a female writer first won a Hugo in 1970, it
Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries, but his influence was wasn’t until 2016 that the first woman of color won this
hardly _______ Italy: sculptors and painters throughout prestigious speculative fiction award: N.K. Jemisin won
Europe and the entire world were influenced by for The Fifth Season, the first novel in her
Michelangelo’s techniques and style. groundbreaking Broken Earth trilogy. She then
proceeded to win in the _______ two years for the other
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and books in the trilogy, becoming the first writer to win
precise word or phrase? the award 3 years in a row.
A) repressed within
Which choice completes the text with the most logical
B) ubiquitous in and precise word or phrase?
C) restricted to
A) subsequent
D) stymied by
B) preceding
C) intervening
D) concurrent

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Few could imagine that technology and fashion would Due to the lack of convincing evidence, the scientist’s
______ to create a new design aesthetic that combines claims about the evolutionary descent of Gallus domesticus
glowing, colorful LEDs in a pulsating floral pattern across from the Tyrannosaur Rex is _________. He fails to account for
the surface of a traditionally styled white Qipao dress. the recent paleontological discoveries of G. domesticus
Shenzhen app developer and fashionista Xiaoyu Chen fossils in areas and at depths where T. rex remains have
discards these assumptions: her app-controlled interactive also been found.
Qipaos became the most celebrated entrant in this year’s
London Fashion Week. Which choice completes the text with the most logical
and precise word or phrase?
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and
A) perplexing
precise word or phrase?
B) dubious
A) succeed
C) luminous
B) expire
D) antiquated
C) deviate
D) intertwine

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The city of Timbuktu, capital of the Malian empire from Laura Westbrook’s contributions to the field of folklore
the 13th to the 16th centuries, is situated thousands of are ___________: in addition to serving as a festival
miles east of the Atlantic Ocean. Because Timbuktu’s director, professor, and essayist, her research on the
location is so ______, iron tools and weapons imported deleterious impact of ecological devastation upon
from the coast had to be carried for months by land and traditional culture in Grand Isle, Louisiana, brought
river to reach the city’s markets. millions in grant funding to restore the state’s
deteriorating coastline.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and
precise word or phrase? Which choice completes the text with the most logical
and precise word or phrase?
A) discreet
B) obstructed A) practical

C) remedial B) contentious

D) sequestered C) exhaustive
D) Inescapable

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The following text is adapted from Charlotte Bronte’s Born in 1958 to a Maori-speaking family in Waikato,
1847 novel, Wuthering Heights. Catherine is a free- New Zealand, Rata Mahuta has been recognized as one
spirited and headstrong young woman whose ambitions of the most influential Maori sculptors of the 20th
of social mobility motivate her friendship with the century. One art critic professes that Mahuta’s work is
wealthy Lintons. a vital continuation of Maori tradition– his pieces
display traditional Maori culture and are carved using
Catherine had kept up her acquaintance with the Lintons traditional methods and materials.
since her five-weeks’ residence among them; and as she
had no temptation to show her rough side in their Which finding, if true, would most directly support the
company, and had the sense to be ashamed of being rude critic’s claim?
where she experienced such invariable courtesy, she
A) Mahuta's sculptures are characterized by their
imposed unwittingly on the old lady and gentleman by
harmonious blend of traditional motifs and themes
her ingenious cordiality. She gained the admiration of
and his use of the same kinds of wood, stone, and
Isabella, and the heart and soul of her brother:
bone that have been used by Maori artisans for
acquisitions that flattered her from the first—for she was
centuries.
full of ambition—and led her to adopt a double character
B) Under the guidance of experienced Māori artists,
without exactly intending to deceive any one. In the place
he honed his skills in traditional carving
where she heard Heathcliff termed a “vulgar young
techniques, learning to work with various
ruffian,” and “worse than a brute,” she took care not to act
mediums, including wood, stone, and bone.
like him.
C) Mahuta hails from a lineage of skilled carvers, and
he spent his childhood immersed in the traditional
Based on the text, what is true about Catherine?
Māori world, surrounded by the rich cultural
A) Catherine behaves naturally and displays great heritage of his people.
affection towards the Lintons, who are indifferent. D) Mahuta has also played a pivotal role in the
B) Catherine is manipulative and deceitful. revitalization of Māori carving and the
C) Catherine’s behavior is is motivated by her desire for transmission of traditional knowledge to younger
generations by actively mentoring and teaching
the Lintons to like her and think highly of her.
D) Catherine is ashamed of her own rough upbringing aspiring carvers. fostering the continuation of this
and struggles to hide it. rich cultural tradition.

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Community-supported agriculture (CSA) is an Scientists have theorized that the decline of the
agricultural system in which community members population of yellow-spotted toads in the Midwestern
subscribe to a local farm in exchange for a share of Plains of the United States transpired directly with the
the farm's produce. People subscribe to CSA for a decline in the region’s barred prairie hawk
number of reasons, including the desire to support population. While barred prairie hawks do not hunt
local farmers, increase access to fresh, local produce, yellow-spotted toads, they do hunt the toads’ most
and promote sustainable farming practices. common predator, the banded garter snake.
Nonetheless, there can be significant drawbacks to a
CSA subscription for both the farmers and the Which finding, if true, most directly supports the
customers. An eco-agriculture journalist interviewed researchers’ hypothesis?
CSA farmers for a recent article and discovered that A) The localized decline of barred prairie hawk
climate change has impacted their ability to populations correlates with the decline of prey
consistently produce affordable food for subscribers. animals consumed by the barred prairie hawk
other than the banded garter snake.
Which quotation from the interviews best illustrates the
B) The plentitude of yellow spotted toads tends to be
journalist’s finding?
greater in regions with strong banded garter snake
A) “Nurturing a connection between my customers and barred prairie hawk populations than in
and their food source is really rewarding. It's regions with only banded garter snakes.
inspiring to witness how much they appreciate the C) Banded garter snakes in the region substantially
work involved in bringing food to their tables.” increased their consumption of yellow-spotted
B) “Embracing sustainable farming practices is not toads prior to the decline in the barred prairie
just a choice, it's a responsibility I wholeheartedly hawk population.
embrace. The support from my customers makes D) The region’s banded garter snake population
me proud to run a CSA.” increased greatly as its barred prairie hawk
C) “One of the hardest things about keeping my CSA population declined.
running is the unpredictable, extreme weather we
get here sometimes, because two scorching
months without rain takes a toll on the crops, and
sometimes I can’t fill orders.”
D) “It's tough sometimes to balance the cost of
farming sustainably with providing affordable
food. I wish everyone could experience the joy of
fresh, local food without financial strain.”

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Orators have increasingly engaged with the collection of Snakes of many breeds possess physical attributes that
internet-based myths known as legends, but they haven’t indicate their high levels of aggression and lethality. In
always agreed on the criteria by which such narratives many cases, these structures will be found on the head
should be counted as mythology. Scholars such as Amina and the upper back of a snake’s body, and when openly
Sanchez claim that due to their social nature, visual arts displayed, such attributes communicate what
content, and niche motifs, legends are excellent examples researchers refer to as a “true indicator” of the snake’s
of digital mythology. Scholars such as Oscar Madrigal, on lethality to predators. However, Amanda R. Bingham
the other hand, argue that while such traits are important, and her colleagues have discovered that many species
the two most significant criteria are that legends tend to of the snake family Heterodon flatten their bodies,
be cautionary tales and they circulate internally within spread their hoods and hiss loudly when confronted by
small subcultural groups’ posts. potential predators, yet lack venom-producing glands
and solenoglyphous fangs possessed by other lethal
What finding, if true, would most directly support hooded snake species. These findings suggest that
Madrigal’s argument? __________
A) The orators collected numerous pieces about
Which choice most logically completes the text?
obscure creatures that were accompanied by visual
art representations of that creature. A) undividual Heterodon snakes can display true
B) Many legends share similar structural indicators without behaving aggressively.
characteristics even if the subject matter and genre B) aggression and lethality are effectively
differ. communicated through Heterodon’s physical
C) The majority of the legends collected were attributes.
cautionary tales that had engagement from the C) researchers have not yet determined whether
target audience but were never shared across other Heterodon’s physical attributes play a role in
media platforms. attracting mates.
D) Most of the legends collected by orators could be D) a Heterodon’s appearance may function as an
recognized as cautionary tales borrowed from untrue indicator of its level of aggression and
traditional myths. lethality.

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Infant monkeys who receive greater amounts of Author F. Scott Fitzgerald is renowned for his beloved
comforting physical contact from a nurturer are more classic The Great Gatsby, a novel celebrated for its
likely to grow up to be well-adjusted. Primatologist captivating storytelling, rich characters, and
Harry Harlow and his colleagues raised orphaned infant commentary on the American Dream. The compelling
monkeys with mannequin surrogate mothers made writing style and timeless themes help The Great
from either wire or plush cloth. He found that the Gatsby continue resonating with readers today.
monkeys raised with cloth surrogates grew up to be However, Fitzgerald’s first novel, This Side of Paradise,
social, curious, and even-tempered, while those raised contains similarly timeless themes, but the writing
with wire surrogates became anxious, fearful, and style is choppier and harder to understand.
asocial. These findings suggest that ________________________ Consequently, _________

Which choice most logically completes the text? Which choice most logically completes the text?

A) comforting physical contact with nurturers is A) The Great Gatsby is the most accessible of all of
experienced as advantageous to infant monkeys, Fitzgerald’s novels.
while uncomfortable physical contact is experienced B) The Great Gatsby is more relevant to today’s
as menacing. audiences than some 21st century novels.
B) researchers should not conclude that the nurture C) The Great Gatsby is more popular with readers
without comforting physical contact is sufficient for today than This Side of Paradise is.
an infant monkey to become a social, well-adjusted D) The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise are
adult. both equally taught in schools today.
C) researchers can deduce that an infant monkey’s
preference for comfortable physical contact with
nurturers is imitated rather than inherited.
D) infant monkeys show a stronger inclination for
comforting physical contact than adult monkeys do.

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Traditional Andean weavers in rural regions of Peru Hmong-American textile artist Yee Vang depicts
utilize the highest quality of weft yarns and employ the Hmong folklore and history through story cloths
most intricate weaving techniques, memorializing the featuring brightly colored threads and embroidered
Quechua culture in mesmerizing textiles. Quechua traditional imagery. One of the key events in Hmong
weaver Nilda Alvarez of the Cusco Center of Traditional history, the resettlement of the Hmong from North
Textiles elucidates the importance of cultural Vietnam to the U.S. in the 1970s, ___ commonly
preservation of indigenous Peruvian tribes, particularly featured in Vang’s work.
through the use of the wefting yarn aplaca fibrosa to
depict the rich history. 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
A) is
the conventions of Standard English?
B) has been
A) yarn, alpaca fibrosa
C) were
B) yarn alpaca fibrosa,
D) are
C) yarn, alpaca fibrosa,
D) yarn alpaca fibrosa

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Setae, microscopic hair-like structures on geckos’ feet, Biologists researching electroreception have recently
are responsible for the gecko’s ability to stick to any discovered how honeybee species in the Caribbean are
surface at any angle. In a seminal 2014 journal article, able to quickly locate pollen-bearing ________ bees, like
_______ demonstrated that the gecko’s amazing adhesive sharks and electric eels, have specialized structures
capacity can be attributed to its fibrous nodes called that give them electroreception, which enables them to
nanoscale knobs. sense the low-frequency electric fields generated by
pollen.
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
A) herpetologist, Cixin Xiong the conventions of Standard English?

B) herpetologist Cixin Xiong, A) flowers:

C) herpetologist Cixin Xiong B) flowers,

D) herpetologist, Cixin Xiong, C) flowers as

D) flowers

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Archaeologists excavating Hermosa Montaña in Northern In 1842, mathematician Ada Lovelace was invited by
Chile found dozens of life-sized llama statues carved from Charles Babbage to verify Italian inventor Luigi
diorite and intricately decorated with gold, obsidian, Menabrea’s treatise on the Analytical Engine into
turquoise, and shell. The researchers were surprised to English. Her work encompassed considerably more
see that the facial features of each llama, like the facial than ________ her computations contained the first
features of each human being, __________ distinct. computer algorithm, as well as the rudiments of
programming such as loops, subroutines, and
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to conditional statements.
the conventions of Standard English?
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to
A) is
the conventions of Standard English?
B) are
A) verifications however:
C) have been
B) verifications, however,
D) were
C) verifications. However,
D) verifications however

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The phenomenon of parhelia–a bright spot beside the Various parent- teacher coalitions have advocated for
Sun– occurs through a combination of specific Sun more stringent regulation of social media platforms for
angles and cloud conditions. __________, Parhelia is the adolescents, worried that the youth will encounter
consequence of sunlight refracting through ice crystals content that is not suitable for their age group
found in high-altitude cirrus clouds. Parhelia are also (consequently harming their socio-emotional
more commonly known as sun dogs. development). _______ they are also concerned that
social media will contribute to increased imbalanced
Which choice completes the text with the most logical comparisons and decreased self-esteem.
transition?
Which choice completes the text with the most logical
A) Particularly,
transition?
B) However,
A) Yet,
C) Nonetheless,
B) Furthermore,
D) Thus,
C) Contrarily,
D) For instance,

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Researchers have discovered that there is a direct While researching a topic, a student has taken the
correlation between the arduous conditions of a following notes:
mammal’s habitat and the efficiency of that mammal’s
lungs. ___________ evolution would call for animals living • The Cajuns are a group of French creole-speaking
in more intense and extreme environments to expend Acadian-Americans who have lived in Southern
greater energy, developing and sustaining key lung Louisiana since 1755.
structures. The different species of whales that live in
various levels of ocean depth and temperature zones • Cajun culture is influenced by the French, Acadian,
afford the chance to examine this theory. Native American, African and Spanish cultures.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical • Barry Jean Ancelet is a Cajun folklorist, storyteller,
transition? and conservationist.

A) Consequently, • He founded the Centre D'études Acadiennes

B) Further, research center at the University of Louisiana at
C) Nonetheless, Lafayette in 1987.
D) Therefore,
• Kara St. Clair is a Cajun artist, musician, and
archivist.

• She founded the Centre Culturel Cajun

Contemporain research center at the University of
New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1987.

The student wants to emphasize the duration and

purpose of Ancelet’s and St. Clair’s work. Which choice
most effectively uses relevant information from the
notes to accomplish this goal?
A) At the Cajun research centers in New Orleans and
Lafayette, Louisiana, visitors can discover the
language, food, and culture of the Cajuns, who
arrived in Louisiana in 1755. Influenced by the
culture of French, Acadian,
B) Barry Jean Ancelet and Kara St. Calais have
dedicated themselves to protect the culture of the
Cajun people, who have lived in Louisiana since
1755.
C) Since 1987, Barry Jean Ancelet and Kara St. Clair
have dedicated themselves to protecting Cajun
culture through their research centers.
D) Native American, African and Spanish peoples,
Cajun culture began to develop in Louisiana in
1755.

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following

notes:

• In 2022, scientists surveyed all of Egypt’s available water

resources and found that due to climate change, available
water resources will decrease nearly 30% by 2099.

• The decrease in water availability is due to the decrease

in precipitation and the increase in evaporation.

• Climate change is also likely to cause an increase in the

salinization of Egypt’s groundwater resources.

• Seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers that have been

drained by over-extraction of groundwater has caused
widespread groundwater salinization.

• The Egyptian government is researching strategies for

adapting to the impacts of climate change on water
resources.

• Egypt is one of the countries that is most vulnerable to

water stress due to climate change.

The student wants to emphasize the aim of the research

study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant
information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A) Researchers strived to discover the impact of climate
change on Egypt’s water resources because Egypt is
acutely vulnerable to the water stresses caused by
climate change.
B) After surveying all of Egypt’s available water resources,
scientists discovered that Egypt’s available water
resources will decrease nearly 30% by 2099.
C) We have discovered that Egypt is the most vulnerable
country to experience a water shortage.
D) Scientists surveyed all of Egypt’s available water
resources and found that saltwater intrusion has
increased drastically.

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.
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