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care to develop your point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely.
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AN OFF-TOPIC ESSAY WILL RECEIVE A SCORE OF ZERO.
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
People's lives are the result of the choices they make-or fail to make. The path one takes in life
is not arbitrary. Choices and their consequences determine the course of every person's life.
All people, whatever their circumstances, make the choices on which their lives depend.
Assignment: Are people's lives the result of the choices they make? Plan and write an essay in which you develop
your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your
reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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SECTION 2
Time — 25 minutes
20 Questions
Turn to Section 2 (page 4) of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
Directions: For this section, solve each problem and decide which is the best of the choices given. Fill in the corresponding
circle on the answer sheet. You may use any available space for scratchwork.
1. The total cost of 5 equally priced notebooks is 2. If x 2 − 64 = 0, which of the following could be a
$12.50. If the cost per notebook is reduced by $1, value of x ?
how much will 3 of these notebooks cost at the new
rate? (A) −8
(B) −4
(A) $4.50 (C) 0
(B) $5.00 (D) 16
(C) $6.50 (E) 32
(D) $7.50
(E) $9.50
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3. The digits of the positive three-digit integer n are
7, 8, and 9. How many possible values are there
for n ?
(A) Three 5. In the figure above, if the coordinates of points X and

(B) Four Y are added together, the result will be the coordinate
(C) Six of a point between which two consecutive integers?
(D) Eight
(A) −3 and −2
(E) Nine
(B) −2 and −1
(C) −1 and 0
(D) 0 and 1
(E) 2 and 3
6. In a sequence of numbers, the first number is 4 and

each number after the first is 1 more than 5 times the
preceding number. What is the third number in the
sequence?
(A) 16
(B) 21
(C) 94
(D) 96
(E) 106
4. In the figure above, ∠WOY and ∠XOZ each have
measure 80°. If r = 45, what is the value of t ?
(A) 125
(B) 80
(C) 55
(D) 50
(E) 45
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9. Which of the following could be the graph in the
xy -plane of the function f (x) = 2x + 3 ?
(A)
7. It took Kia 6 hours to drive from Ashton to Farley, (B)

passing through Belville, Clinton, Dryden, and
Edgewood on the way. The graph above shows where
she was along the route during the 6 hours of the trip.
According to the graph, approximately how long, in
hours, did it take Kia to drive from Dryden to
Edgewood?
(A) 1
1
(B) 2
2 (C)
(C) 3
1
(D) 3
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(E) 4
2
(D)
8. If the average of 4 and j is 6 and the average of 10

and k is 10, what is the average of j and k ? (E)
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 9
(E) 10
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10. If n is a positive odd integer, then (n + 1) (n + 2)
could equal which of the following?
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 25
(E) 30
12. For 12 bottles of shampoo of various brands, the cost

and volume of each are displayed in the scatterplot
above, and the line of best fit for the data is shown. Of
the following, which is closest to the average
(arithmetic mean) cost per ounce for the 12 bottles?
(A) $0.06
(B) $0.09
(C) $0.12
(D) $0.15
(E) $0.18
11. Point S is the point with the greatest y -coordinate on

the semicircle shown above. What is the x -coordinate
of point R ?
(A) −5.5
(B) −4
(C) −3.5
(D) −3
(E) −2.5
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13. The graph of a quadratic function and the graph of a 15. If a and b are positive integers and 9 (3a ) = 3b, what
linear function in the xy -plane can intersect in at most
is a in terms of b ?
how many points?
(A) One (A) b−2
(B) Two (B) b −1
(C) Three (C) b
(D) Four (D) b +1
(E) More than four (E) b+2
14. If the length of LM is 7 and the length of MN is 8, 16. The tin can in the figure above is a cylinder that is 8
inches high and has a base of radius 3 inches. Of 5
which of the following could be the length of LN ? 1
pencils with lengths 6 inches, 8 inches, 9 inches,
(A) 23 2
(B) 22 1
10 inches, and 12 inches, how many CANNOT fit
(C) 17 2
(D) 16 entirely inside the can?
(E) 14
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) Five
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17. When the number k is multiplied by 5, the result is
the same as when 5 is added to k. What is the value
of 4k ?
4
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5
(B) 1
18. A circle (not drawn) passes through point A in the
5
(C) figure above. What could be the total number of points
4 of intersection of this circle and ∆ABC ?
(D) 4 I. 1
II. 3
(E) 5 III. 4
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III
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20. If x and y are numbers such that (x + 9) (y − 9) = 0,
what is the smallest possible value of x 2 + y 2 ?
(A) 0
(B) 9
(C) 18
(D) 81
(E) 162
19. The function f graphed above is defined for

−3 ≤ x ≤ 6. For which of the following values of x
is f (x) < f (x) ?
(A) −3
(B) −2
(C) −1
(D) 1
(E) 5
STOP
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SECTION 4
Time — 25 minutes
24 Questions
Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the corresponding
circle on the answer sheet.
3. Though he was fascinated by the ------- behavior of

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank others, Darek was, by contrast, the model of ------- in
indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath his own comportment.
the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A
through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when (A) hedonistic . . recklessness
inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the (B) unorthodox . . conformity
sentence as a whole. (C) restless . . agitation
(D) egotistical . . extremity
Example: (E) unwieldy . . rigidity
Hoping to ------- the dispute, negotiators proposed
a compromise that they felt would be ------- to both
labor and management.
(A) enforce . . useful
(B) end . . divisive
(C) overcome . . unattractive
(D) extend . . satisfactory
(E) resolve . . acceptable
1. The architect advised tearing down the old structure,

since he did not consider it sufficiently ------- to ------
the heavy winds of the tropical storm the peninsula was
expecting.
(A) flimsy . . forestall
(B) hardy . . forecast
(C) robust . . withstand
(D) noteworthy . . justify
(E) ramshackle . . repel
2. When x-rays were discovered around the turn of the

twentieth century, doctors quickly began to ------- their
newfound ability to diagnose maladies by peering
beneath the surface of the human body.
(A) bequeath (B) deny
(C) exploit (D) finesse
(E) divulge
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4. Teachers who consider cartoons and comic books 7. Since her personal pleas had failed to make her noisy
harmful to students’ literacy skills often use class time neighbors change their ways, the homeowner felt that
to ------- these media. her only ------- was to notify the police.
(A) deride (B) rationalize (A) backlash (B) recourse
(C) vindicate (D) foster (C) bromide (D) reckoning
(E) annotate (E) forbearance
5. Because he had decided not to ------- himself through 8. Despite pressure from reporters to discuss the scandal
the sales of his new product, the inventor anonymously in which Senator Scottsdale was currently ------- , the
donated all profits to charity. press secretary would not ------- the details of the
senator’s upcoming public address.
(A) compromise (B) invigorate
(C) impoverish (D) aggrandize (A) imbued . . rescind
(E) debilitate (B) connected . . consort
(C) entangled . . repeal
6. Once he had ------- sufficient ------- information, (D) embroiled . . divulge
Randall felt confident in publishing his daring article (E) compliant . . quash
incriminating the local politician.
(A) written . . substantial
(B) believed . . sensational
(C) obtained . . corroborating
(D) reported . . hackneyed
(E) discovered . . contradicting
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The passages below are followed by questions based on their content; questions following a pair of related passages may also
be based on the relationship between the paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the
passages and in any introductory material that may be provided.
Questions 9-12 are based on the following passages.

9. Which of the following is closest to what the author of
Modern historians use the terms Passage 1 means by the phrase “This is unfair to
“feudalism” and “manorialism” to refer to feudalism” (line 8)?
the ways that medieval European societies
(A) “Feudalism” should not be used figuratively.
were organized.
(B) “Feudalism” should not be used to refer to a
Passage 1 system of government.
(C) Those who lived in feudal societies would
“Feudalism” is one of those words that
disapprove of the way the term is currently used.
have taken on so many extended and (D) “Feudalism” should not necessarily have only
figurative meanings that the original negative connotations.
Line meaning has been obscured. Today any
(E) “Feudalism” has been misused to the extent that
5 oppressive government, greedy the term no longer has a meaning.
landholder, or brutal exploiter of labor is
called feudal—always with disapproval.
10. The word “extended” in line 2 most nearly means
This is unfair to feudalism. The word is
also often confused with the “manorial (A) prolonged
10 system,” which tied peasants to the land (B) expanded
they worked. Feudalism is a total (C) removed
organization of society. It is a scheme of (D) allocated
political organization, based in law and (E) intensive
overlapping with social and economic
15 organization. 11. According to the author of Passage 2, the term
“manorial” refers to
Passage 2
(A) the whole medieval social order
Older historians used the term “feudalism” (B) the relationships among the members of the
for the whole medieval social order, which
medieval aristocracy
was a peasant society dominated by a (C) the economic relationship between medieval
military, land-owning aristocracy. Modern peasants and lords
20 usage generally restricts the word to the
(D) the exchange of military protection for land
network of relations between tenants and ownership
lords within the aristocracy. The system (E) the system of laws governing overlords
governing the peasant’s relation to the
lord, which was the economic foundation 12. Compared with the tone of Passage 1, the tone of
25 of medieval society, is usually designated Passage 2 is more
the “manorial system.” The relationships
embodied in the feudal and manorial (A) objective
systems were simple enough in theory: (B) disdainful
In the manorial system, a peasant labored (C) lively
30 for a lord in return for land of his own; in (D) unsympathetic
the feudal system, a lord held lands from (E) argumentative
the king or the overlord in return for
supplying soldiers on demand.
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Questions 13-24 are based on the following passage. the narrow aisles between cubicles to
throw them in the hallway garbage bin.
In the following excerpt from a novel, He returned to find both bosses,
Samuel Tyne, a Canadian of Ghanaian 50 Dombey and Son*, as he’d nicknamed
descent, returns to work at the Canadian them, at his desk. Dombey’s German
Ministry of Economics after attending his sense of humor failed to translate, at least
uncle’s funeral. to Samuel, who always overdid his laugh
to mask confusion. Son, whose current
His overt melancholy aggravated 55 prestige was pure nepotism, looked at
his boss, for it made Samuel hard to
Samuel with the coldness that cloaked all
approach. Just a glance into Samuel’s of his dealings, as if he knew he was inept
Line cubicle gave his co-workers much to gloat and needed to compensate.
5 about. It seemed a wonder he was such
“Tyne,” Dombey said, “we need to
an exacting employee, with the swift but 60 talk about the Olds account.”
pitiful stride that brought him, Samuel pinched the brim of his hat
disillusioned, to the threshold of every
with his thumbs. “Ah, yes. Sorry, yes. I
meeting. Yet he was so indispensable in think, sir, I handed that in before I took
10 that ministry that his co-workers regretted day leave for my uncle’s funeral.”
every slur they flung at him, lest the
65 “It contains a dreadful error,” said
slights drive him to suicide. For not only Son, blinking violently behind his glasses.
would the department collapse without his He jerked the report at Samuel.
doting, steady logic to balance it, but it There it was, plain as day, on page
15 seemed at times that the entire Canadian six. A miscalculation Samuel must have
economy depended on the reluctant, soft-
70 made while thinking about Jacob’s death
wristed scribbling he did in his green and the house. He stood there, hat in
ledger. hand, aghast.
There Samuel sat each day,
“We realize,” continued Son, “that
20 painfully tallying his data, his pencil the job sometimes gets stressful. That,
poised like a scalpel in his hand, frowning 75 per se, there are times when one cannot
at the gruesome but inevitable task ahead
always be as on-the-ball as is required.
of him. Dwarfed by a monstrous blue But this defies all. Not only is it not up to
suit, Samuel would finger the mournful standard, it’s downright misleading.”
25 pre-war bowler that never left his head.
That was the way Son spoke, as
And it was such an earnest sight, such an 80 though he hadn’t mastered the
intimate window into a man whose nature bureaucratic language, wielding phrases
seemed to be all windows—people
such as “per se” and “not up to standard”
wondered if he actually had a public self— like the residue of some management
30 that he might have been the only man in handbook. Even Dombey seemed
the world to claim vulnerability as his
85 perplexed by this at times.
greatest asset. The muscle in Samuel’s cheek
The day after the funeral, Samuel trembled. He nodded.
returned to work to find a note from his “We understand you’ve just
35 bosses on his desk: Come See Us. suffered a big loss, Samuel,” said
What could they possibly
90 Dombey, “but as you know this is a
reprimand him for? He was a fast and federal workplace. What would happen,
diligent worker, with enough gumption to say, if you made this kind of error daily?
use a little imaginative reasoning when
Now, we’re certainly not saying that you
40 some economic nuisance called for it. He do. But what would happen? I’ll tell you
was punctual and tidy, not overly familiar 95 what would happen. You’d have ladies
with his co-workers; quite simply, the best
collapsing in ten-hour lines just to get a
employee they had. Rather than loaf of bread to feed their families. You’d
indignation, though, Samuel only felt fear. have children skipping school because
45 To buy himself time, he crumpled a few
there aren’t enough clothes to go around.
clean papers from his ledger, and walked
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100 Babies dying without milk. Old folks 16. Tyne’s attitude at work could best be described as
crumbling in their rockers. It’d be
(A) sinister and calculating
pandemonium with a capital P—
(B) happy and ambitious
depression. We are the economy. We
(C) insubordinate and stubborn
answer to the prime minister. There is no
(D) cheerful and obedient
105 room for error here.” Dombey scratched
(E) professional and morose
his head and looked wistful. “Oh, don’t
look so glum.”
17. The phrase “whose nature seemed to be all windows”
Again, Samuel nodded.
in lines 27-28 suggests that
Son, fearing his role in the
110 reprimand unnecessary, added, “We are, (A) Tyne’s colleagues all had different opinions of
of course, deeply sorry for your loss, but him
you must remember our country is in your (B) Tyne behaved in many inconsistent ways
hands.” (C) Tyne’s true feelings were easy to observe
Dombey frowned at Son, and the (D) Tyne did not appear to be a solid person
115 two men walked off. When they left, (E) Tyne always talked about himself to his
Samuel heard through the divider the colleagues
rude laughter of Sally Mather. His face
burning, he sat at his desk, and picking up 18. In line 41, the word “familiar” is closest in meaning to
his green ledger, tried to make up for the
120 ten minutes lost time. (A) common
(B) expected
* Dombey and Son is a novel by the English writer (C) forward
Charles Dickens. (D) natural
(E) recognizable
13. In line 20, the word “painfully” is closest in meaning to
19. The description of Tyne’s job performance in lines 37-
(A) laboriously
43 primarily serves to
(B) critically
(C) sensitively (A) illustrate that Tyne enjoyed doing his job
(D) harmfully (B) imply that Tyne deserves a promotion
(E) acutely (C) suggest that Tyne’s work habits are generally
beyond reproach
14. In line 22, the word “gruesome” is closest in meaning (D) indicate that Tyne’s bosses will probably not
to discipline him
(E) demonstrate that Tyne’s bosses have always liked
(A) shocking
him
(B) repugnant
(C) frightening
20. The gesture in lines 45-48 (“To buy…bin”) is meant
(D) crude
primarily to indicate Tyne’s
(E) sensational
(A) desire to look busy
15. The second paragraph implies that Tyne’s clothes (B) unwillingness to meet with his bosses
make him appear which of the following? (C) avoidance of work
(D) attempt to escape punishment
(A) Casual
(E) dissatisfaction with his surroundings
(B) Pathetic
(C) Stylish
(D) Proud
(E) Inappropriate
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21. The narrator most likely refers to Tyne’s second boss 23. Tyne’s response to his bosses’ reprimand could best be
only as “Son” throughout the passage in order to characterized as
(A) imply that his authority is undeserved (A) defensive
(B) indicate his official title at work (B) passionate
(C) reinforce his position of power (C) rude
(D) suggest a friendship between him and Tyne (D) submissive
(E) portray him as an approachable manager (E) deceitful
22. The narrator suggests that Son’s comment to Tyne in 24. The author mentions the “rude laughter of Sally
lines 110-113 demonstrates Mather” in line 117 primarily in order to
(A) genuine concern for Tyne’s loss (A) indicate that most of Tyne’s colleagues dislike
(B) a misunderstanding of Tyne’s situation him
(C) a disagreement with Dombey about the error (B) imply that Sally Mather has reported Tyne’s error
(D) a desire to be seen as important to his bosses
(E) an effort to help Tyne improve his performance (C) underscore the humiliation Tyne is experiencing
(D) show that Tyne’s bosses wanted his colleagues to
know about his error
(E) suggest that Tyne’s bosses are making fun of him
STOP
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SECTION 5
Time — 25 minutes
35 Questions
2. First run in 1867 and still taking place every summer,

The following sentences test correctness and effectiveness the Belmont Stakes, a horse race for thoroughbred
of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence three-year-olds, was one of the oldest races in the
is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of United States.
phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the
original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If (A) was
you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence (B) is
than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select (C) were
one of the other choices. (D) are
(E) has been
In making your selection, follow the requirements of
standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar,
3. Folklore scholars think of fables probably originating
choice of words, sentence construction, and punctuation.
among the Semitic peoples of the Middle East, moving
Your selection should result in the most effective
first to India and then west to Greece.
sentence—clear and precise, without awkwardness or
ambiguity. (A) of fables probably originating
(B) of fables that probably originated
EXAMPLE: (C) that the fable’s origins were probably
(D) that the origin of fables probably was
Laura Ingalls Wilder published her first book
(E) that fables probably originated
and she was sixty-five years old then.
(A) and she was sixty-five years old then 4. Althea Gibson, the first African American tennis
(B) when she was sixty-five player that they recognized as a world champion,
(C) at age sixty-five years old began playing amateur tennis in the 1940’s.
(D) upon the reaching of sixty-five years
(E) at the time when she was sixty-five (A) that they recognized as
(B) that was recognized to be
(C) recognized because she was
(D) to be recognized as
1. Unlike with many animals, humans do not swim by (E) recognizing her as
instinct.
(A) with many animals
(B) what many animals do
(C) many animals
(D) many animals who do it
(E) many animals do
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5. Societies acting through their governments make the 9. Babe Ruth is regarded by many having been the
rules to state which acts are illegal, but although war is greatest baseball player in history, and he remains
the most violent of human activities, it has not been arguably the most celebrated figure in North American
declared illegal by any of the world’s governments or sports.
their agencies.
(A) having been
(A) to state (B) that he was
(B) stating (C) for being
(C) when they state (D) to be
(D) that are stating (E) as
(E) where they state
10. Digital technology, as every marketer knows, is
6. The 2003 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Shirin synonymous to speed, precision, and the future.
Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer, writer, and teacher, she
(A) to
gained prominence as an advocate for democracy and
(B) of
human rights.
(C) with
(A) teacher, she gained (D) for
(B) teacher, she had gained (E) through
(C) teacher, gaining
(D) teacher who gained 11. After carefully studying both of the articles, Dr.
(E) teacher having gained Rodriguez and Nurse Alba found that the only
difference between them were their titles.
7. Because its early history is not fully known, origami,
(A) them were their titles
the art of folding objects out of paper without cutting,
(B) them were the titles
pasting, or decorating, seems to have developed from
(C) the articles were the titles
the older art of folding cloth.
(D) the articles was that of the titles
(A) Because (E) the articles was their titles
(B) In that
(C) Since
(D) Although
(E) As
8. One of the most popular singers of his time, more than

twenty languages were mastered by Paul Robeson,
allowing him to perform classical repertory, spirituals,
and folk songs from around the world.
(A) more than twenty languages were mastered by
Paul Robeson, allowing him to perform
(B) Paul Robeson’s mastery of more than twenty
languages allowed him to perform
(C) mastering more than twenty languages allowed
Paul Robeson to perform
(D) his mastery of more than twenty languages
allowed Paul Robeson to be performing
(E) Paul Robeson mastered more than twenty
languages, allowing him to perform
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The following sentences test your ability to recognize
grammar and usage errors. Each sentence contains either 15. In addition to being a talented pianist and composer,
a single error or no error at all. No sentence contains more A B
than one error. The error, if there is one, is underlined
Béla Bartók was a respected musicologist who wrote
and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the
one underlined part that must be changed to make the C D
sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice E. several books on Hungarian, Slovakian, and Romanian
In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard
written English.
folk music. No error
EXAMPLE: E
The other delegates and him immediately

16. Whereas the caterpillars of most butterflies are
A B C A
accepted the resolution drafted by the
harmless, moth caterpillars caused an enormous
D
neutral states. No error B
E amount of damage to plants, forest and shade trees,
C
clothing, and household goods. No error
D E
12. At the meeting of the planning board, the
A 17. Homing pigeons can navigate over long distances,
councilwoman assured her constituents that she was A
B C employing their sense of smell to ascertain their initial
active seeking a long-term solution to the city’s B
D location and using the position of the Sun
parking problem. No error C
E determining the direction in which they must fly.
D
13. Used in sculpture, carving is the process of reducing
No error
A
E
substances such as stone, wood, or ivory to a
B 18. Salt is valued not only because of its properties as a
desired shape by cutting or to chip away unnecessary A
C D condiment and preservative, but also because
parts. No error B
E they are essential to the health of humans and
C D
14. New York City is an important center of American
animals. No error
A
E
Buddhism, in part because its residents included
B C
immigrants from most of the countries that have
D
strong Buddhist traditions. No error
E
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19. After two terms in the Texas State Senate, Barbara 24. Although the precise date and place of the origin of
A
Jordan elected to the United States House of baseball are hotly debated , it is beyond dispute that
B A B
Representatives, where she served from 1973 to the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and
C D
1979. No error Brooklyn play an important role in its early
E C D
development. No error
20. A sweetener, normally either sugar or syrup, are used E
A B 25. By 2003, more than 684,000 students in the United
in almost all bread for taste or as an aid to yeast A
C D States had enrolled in charter schools, publicly funded
growth. No error
E schools that pledged better academic results and were
B
21. Willie Dixon's upbeat blues compositions helped unencumbered by many of the regulations governing
A C D
usher in the Chicago blues sound during the 1950’s and ordinary public schools. No error
E
have become standard numbers for the many young
B 26. The common cold, like chickenpox, measles, and
rock groups trying to achieve popularity during the A
C D many other viral diseases, can be spread both before
1960’s. No error B C
E and after their symptoms emerge. No error
D E
22. When the Spanish conquistadors reached Peru in
A
1532, they encountered the vast empire of the Incas,
B
it extended along the Pacific coast of South America
C
from modern Ecuador to central Chile and
inland across the Andes. No error

D E
23. Unlike her best friend Margie, making the varsity

A B
soccer team as a freshman, Jill did not make the team
C D
until her junior year. No error
E -21-
27. Although he had never played organized sports, 29. Venezuela devotes a higher percentage of its budget
A A B
whenever Justin, who was uncommonly tall, attends to education than do other large Latin American
B C C
a basketball game, fans would ask him for an countries such as Mexico and Brazil. No error
D D E
autograph. No error
E
28. From its modest beginnings as a series of brief

A
vignettes and its establishment as the longest-running
B
prime-time comedy series on television, The Simpsons
has transformed the way that both audiences and

C
television programmers view the animated sitcom.
D
No error
E
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30. Which of the following is the best version of the
Directions: The following passage is an early draft of an underlined portion of sentence 1 and sentence 2
essay. Some parts of the passage need to be rewritten. (reproduced below)?
Read the passage and select the best answers for the Aristotle was a great philosopher and scientist.
questions that follow. Some questions are about particular Aristotle lived in Greece over 2300 years ago.
sentences or parts of sentences and ask you to improve
sentence structure or word choice. Other questions ask you (A) philosopher and a scientist, living
to consider organization and development. In choosing (B) philosopher and scientist who lived
answers, follow the requirements of standard written (C) philosopher, and, as a scientist, lived
English. (D) philosopher and scientist; Aristotle lived
(E) philosopher, scientist, and lived
Questions 30-35 are based on the following passage.
31. What would best replace "it" in sentence 5?
(1) Aristotle was a great philosopher and scientist. (A) that
(2) Aristotle lived in Greece over 2300 years ago. (B) them
(3) Aristotle was extraordinarily curious about the world (C) these traits
around him. (4) He was also a master at figuring out how (D) the world
things worked. (5) Aristotle passed it on to his pupil (E) his things
Theophrastus.
(6) Theophrastus was famous among his contemporaries
32. What word should be inserted between "Greece," and
as the co-founder of the Lyceum, a school in Greece, he is
"he" in sentence 6 (reproduced below)?
best known today as "the father of botany." (7) Botany is
the branch of science dealing with plants. Theophrastus was famous among his contemporaries
(8) Two famous books he wrote were Natural History of as the co-founder of the Lyceum, a school in Greece,
Plants and Reasons for Vegetable Growth. (9) His books he is best known today as "the father of botany."
were translated from Greek into Latin in 1483—1800 years
after he wrote them—they influenced thousands of readers. (A) and
(10) Theophrastus made accurate observations about all (B) but
(C) for
aspects of plant life, including plant structure, plant
diseases, seed use, and medicinal properties. (11) He even (D) thus
described the complex process of plant reproduction (E) moreover
correctly, hundreds of years before it was formally proven.
(12) In 1694 Rudolph Jakob Camerarius used experiments 33. Which sentence should be inserted between sentence 8
to show how plants reproduced. (13) According to some and sentence 9?
accounts, Theophrastus did his research in a garden he (A) Theophrastus's ideas had a lasting impact.
maintained at his school which was called the Lyceum. (B) Theophrastus's books were instantly successful.
(14) But Theophrastus also wrote about plants that grew (C) The first book is still studied today in botany
only in other countries, which he heard about from classes.
returning soldiers. (15) By comparing these plants to plants (D) They challenged the conclusions of Aristotle.
he grew in his garden, Theophrastus established principles (E) Theophrastus also taught botany to hundreds of
that are still true today. students.
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34. Which revision appropriately shortens sentence 13 35. The third paragraph would be improved by the deletion
(reproduced below)? of which sentence?
According to some accounts, Theophrastus did his (A) Sentence 10
research in a garden he maintained at his school which (B) Sentence 11
was called the Lyceum. (C) Sentence 12
(D) Sentence 14
(A) Delete "his school which was called".
(E) Sentence 15
(B) Delete "According to some accounts,".
(C) Delete "in a garden he maintained".
(D) Replace "According to some accounts" with
"Therefore".
(E) Replace "Theophrastus" with "he".
STOP
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SECTION 6
Time — 25 minutes
18 Questions
Directions: This section contains two types of questions. You have 25 minutes to complete both types. For questions 1-8, solve
each problem and decide which is the best of the choices given. Fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet. You may
use any available space for scratchwork.
1. A new roll of film has p pictures. After t pictures are 2. The prime number p is a factor of 30 and is also
taken, there are k pictures left. What is t in terms of a factor of 42. How many possible values are there
p and k ? for p ?
(A) p+k (A) One

(B) Two
(B) p−k
(C) Three
(C) k− p (D) Four
(D) pk (E) Five
p
(E)
k
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5. The bus fare from city A to city B is $5 more for
adults than for children. If a group of 5 adults and
6 children pay a total of $124 to travel by bus from
city A to city B, what is the cost of the ticket for
one adult?
(A) $11
(B) $12
(C) $14
(D) $16
(E) $17
3. According to the graph above, for which month was

sales minus cost greatest?
(A) June
(B) July
(C) August
(D) September
(E) October
4. In the figure above, O is the center of the circle and

segment AC is tangent to the circle at point B. If the
measure of ∠ABO is x °, how many possible values
are there for x ?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
(E) More than four
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6. The smallest squares in Figure A and Figure B are all
equal in size. If the area of Figure A is 33 square
8. In triangle XYZ above, XW = 2, WZ = 8, and
centimeters, what is the area, in square centimeters, of
Figure B ? XY = 6. What is the area of triangle WYZ ?
(A) 15 (A) 6
(B) 18 (B) 12
(C) 18
(C) 21
(D) 24 (D) 24
(E) 28 (E) 30
1. Add 4y to x.
2. Multiply the sum by 3.
3. Subtract y − 3x from the product.
7. If the steps above are followed in order, which of the

following is a simplified expression for the result?
(A) 11y
(B) 13y
(C) 2x + 11y
(D) 4x + 13y
(E) 6x + 11y
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9. At a science conference, the length of the question 10. What is the volume, in cubic feet, of a cube with edges
period is directly proportional to the length of the of length 10 feet?
session. If there is a 15 -minute question period in a
60 -minute session, how many minutes long is the
question period in an 80 -minute session at this
conference?
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11. If (x + 5) y = x 2 − x + 13, what is the value of y 13. For all x, the function f is defined by f (x) = 3x, and
when x = 2 ? the function g is defined by g (x) = f (x) + 2. What is
the value of g (50) ?
c (n) = 35 + 12n
12. To hold a birthday party for n people, the amount a

party planner charges, in dollars, is given by the
function c (n) above. How much, in dollars, does the
planner charge to hold a birthday party for 12 people?
(Disregard the $ sign when gridding your answer.)
14. Table 1 above shows the number of juniors and

seniors taking Physics and Statistics at Midland High
School. The partially completed Table 2 above gives
the enrollment for these classes in periods 1 and 2,
which are the only periods Physics and Statistics are
taught. If only juniors and seniors take these classes,
what is the total number of students who take Physics
or Statistics in period 2 ?
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15. The n th term of a sequence is given by the formula 17. When the positive integer n is divided by 6, the
remainder is 2. What is the remainder when 24n is
n + 2n. How much larger is the 10th term of the
2
divided by 36 ?
sequence than the 9th term?
18. In the xy -coordinate plane, the distance between

points P (10, y) and Q (70, 14) is 61. What is one
possible value of y ?
16. In the figure above, ∆ABC is similar to ∆DEF. What

is the length of side EF ?
STOP
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SECTION 7
Time — 25 minutes
24 Questions
2. Muriel was so fond of her dog that their brief

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank separation left her not just saddened, but in a state
indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath of -------.
through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when (A) vagary (B) abhorrence
inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the (C) bereavement (D) degeneration
sentence as a whole. (E) elation
Example: 3. Deliberately designed to be devoid of elaborate carving
Hoping to ------- the dispute, negotiators proposed or other -------, Biedermeier furniture was known for
a compromise that they felt would be ------- to both its -------.
labor and management. (A) customization . . uniqueness
(A) enforce . . useful (B) spareness . . starkness
(B) end . . divisive (C) embellishment . . garnishes
(C) overcome . . unattractive (D) ornamentation . . simplicity
(D) extend . . satisfactory (E) flamboyance . . flourishes
(E) resolve . . acceptable
4. Because she had mistakenly assumed that the disputes
between the parties could be successfully -------, the
1. The critics found the play -------, in that its social attorney had not prepared herself for the ------- of a
message was unfortunately lost in the awkward twists long, drawn-out public trial.
and turns of the plot.
(A) mediated . . eventuality
(A) convoluted (B) susceptible (B) eased . . probability
(C) suspect (D) condemnatory (C) exacerbated . . contingency
(E) preachy (D) manipulated . . particularity
(E) foreseen . . inevitability
5. Anthropology was much more than ------- for the

novelist Zora Neale Hurston: she studied at Barnard
College with Franz Boas, who is often called the
“Father of American Anthropology.”
(A) an obsession (B) a career
(C) an avocation (D) an encumbrance
(E) a commitment
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The passages below are followed by questions based on their content; questions following a pair of related passages may also
be based on the relationship between the paired passages. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the
passages and in any introductory material that may be provided.
Questions 6-7 are based on the following passage. Questions 8-9 are based on the following passage.
By the standards of the day, It is commonly claimed that Einstein

feminism was very powerful in New York "overthrew" Newtonian physics, but this
City at the end of the Second World War claim is misleading. Newton's law still
Line in 1945—the phrase “male chauvinist” had Line describes motions in the Solar System
5 already been used there. New York 5 with good precision and is adequate for
women were famously independent, and programming the trajectories of space
famously “smart.” Taverns still probes to the Moon and planets.
sometimes declined to serve them, it was Einstein's theory, however, copes (unlike
true, but even that resilient prejudice had Newton's) with objects whose speeds are
10 been weakened by the pressures of 10 close to that of light, with the ultra-strong
Prohibition*, and it was many long years gravity that could induce such enormous
since the actress Lily Langtry, refused ale speeds, and with the effect of gravity on
and a mutton chop at Keen’s chophouse, light itself. More important, Einstein
had taken the management to court, and deepened our understanding of gravity.
15 won. Innumerable women’s organizations 15 To Newton, it was a mystery why all
sustained this liberty, bolstered the sense particles fell at the same rate and followed
of feminine power, provided cultural uplift, identical orbits, but Einstein showed that
offered professional support, or fulfilled these phenomena were a natural
charitable leanings. consequence of all bodies taking the same
20 "straightest" path in a space-time curved
*The period from 1920 to 1933 during which by mass and energy.
alcoholic beverages were prohibited by law in the
United States.
8. The author places the word "straightest" (line 20) in
6. The author of the passage implies which of the quotation marks most probably in order to
following about the term “male chauvinist”? (A) make the concept easier for readers to remember
(A) That it was first used in New York (B) indicate that the word is not being used literally
(B) That it was first used in 1945 (C) stress the differences between Newton's and
(C) That its use was common only among college- Einstein's ideas
educated women (D) suggest that the word's meaning may change at
(D) That its use was associated with the Second some point in the future
World War (E) show that Einstein is being quoted
(E) That its use became common outside New York
after 1945 9. In the author’s view, an advantage of “Einstein’s
theory” over “Newton’s law” is that it deals with
7. It can be inferred from the passage that Prohibition had (A) the Moon
the effect of (B) particles
(A) curbing rights previously afforded to women (C) rapidly-moving objects
(B) creating new businesses popular among women (D) planets
(C) making tavern service to women more common (E) human-engineered spacecraft
(D) limiting the food offerings in taverns
(E) inspiring laws that prohibited discrimination
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Questions 10-19 are based on the following passage. encounters with some, he has sat for a
deposition or two, but he has never done
The following passage is excerpted from a a traditional interview. After the initial
biography of the American writer J.D. 50 printings of his first book, he soon refused
Salinger, author of the popular novel The to allow his publisher to use a photograph
Catcher in the Rye. of him on the dust jacket of any of his
books. He has never communicated with
In the careers of most modern and his readers; over the years he has even
contemporary writers, a pattern of activity 55 gone so far as to instruct his agents to
emerges. After writers establish
throw away his fan mail without even
Line themselves, they produce their work, and bothering to show it to him.
5 periodically, about every three of four But there’s more. At one point in
years, release that work by way of a his career, he decided he didn’t want his
publisher to the public. There are 60 stories reproduced in anthologies; then he
exceptions, since publishing-industry
demanded that the four books he did
norms may or may not serve idiosyncratic publish between 1951 and 1963 could
10 writers. The author may be less prolific, remain in print in paperback only if each
as in the case of F. Scott Fitzgerald,
edition featured the text between two
because he or she struggles with a piece 65 plain covers and nothing else—no
of writing for years before being able to advertising copy on the front cover, no
let it go. Or they may write only one
glowing blurbs on the back cover, no
15 book, which ends up being a masterpiece, biographical information about the author
as Harper Lee did with To Kill a anywhere, nothing resembling the
Mockingbird. Or the author may die
70 trappings a publisher uses to sell and
before the public comes to appreciate the promote an author and his work. Finally
full genius of his or her work, as was the after 1965, even though he has often
20 case with Sylvia Plath. However, most
gone out of his way to let the public know
authors, even those inspired by true he was continuing to write, he stopped
genius, write and publish on a regular 75 publishing his work in either magazines or
basis, primarily because they want to
book form. By doing this, Salinger has
communicate with an audience. In all achieved a kind of perverse celebrity: He
25 likelihood, the same impulse forces writers has become a famous writer who writes
to make themselves available to their but doesn’t publish.
readers in the various ways writers have 80 Consequently, Salinger’s
access to—by giving readings, for
reputation, at least in the latter part of his
example, or answering fan mail. After all, life, is based not on the books he has
30 should authors be successful, it is the written but on the books he has allowed to
readers, the people who buy the books,
be published. Of course, The Catcher in
who allow authors to enjoy the success 85 the Rye is his major work. “Salinger is a
they have achieved. writer of great charm and purposefully
Almost all writers play by the rules
limited scope and a perfection within that
35 of the game that have evolved in the narrow compass,” says Harold Bloom.
publishing-industry establishment—they “The Catcher in the Rye struck a nerve for
do so, of course, because they want to
90 one generation but it seems to appeal to
stay in the good graces of the publishers, sensitive young people who are going to
the people who make the rules—but, in a develop a consciousness and a distrust of
40 career that has spanned over half a
the adult world. Probably it will survive.”
century, J.D. Salinger has refused to Tom Wolfe agrees: “The Catcher in the
comply with even the most basic of the 95 Rye captures the mood of the adolescent
rules. Only once—teaching a class at
who wants desperately to fit in but doesn’t
Sarah Lawrence—has he appeared before want to seem as if he does, who wants to
45 an audience at all. He has made phone act flippantly but who, underneath that
calls to journalists and has had chance flippancy, has a great sorrow.”
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10. The “pattern of activity” mentioned in line 2 refers to 15. “More” in line 58 refers to
(A) the path most modern writers take to achieve (A) stories Salinger published in anthologies
initial literary success (B) years Salinger wrote novels
(B) the creative process writers use to express their (C) ways Salinger distanced himself from his readers
ideas through writing (D) readers who appreciated Salinger’s work
(C) the way most successful writers continue to (E) rules of publishing generally obeyed by writers
supply their readers with new material
(D) the strategies writers use to convince publishers to 16. In paragraph 3, the author suggests that Salinger’s
distribute their work fame
(E) the various ways writers seek to change
(A) is due in part to his efforts to prevent his work
publishing-industry norms
from being read
(B) has declined since the publication of his works in
11. The phrase “struggles with” in line 12 is closest in
the 50’s and 60’s
meaning to
(C) is unwarranted because he published so few books
(A) resists (D) would be greater if his publisher had promoted his
(B) battles work more vigorously
(C) strains against (E) is more important to him than his writing
(D) toils over
(E) strives toward 17. According to the passage, Harold Bloom and Tom
Wolfe agree that The Catcher in the Rye
12. The author mentions Fitzgerald, Lee, and Plath in the
(A) expresses an enduring attitude of adolescents
first paragraph primarily in order to
(B) has a limited scope of relevance
(A) give examples of writers who were “inspired by (C) was written by an author who was a sensitive
true genius” adolescent
(B) illustrate the prevalence of “publishing-industry (D) demonstrates a deep sense of sorrow
norms” (E) approaches the struggles of youth with flippancy
(C) show ways authors have diverged from the typical
career path
(D) demonstrate that masterpieces are difficult to 18. The author uses the quotations by Bloom and Wolfe to
produce
(A) support the argument that Salinger’s reputation is
(E) suggest that the publishing industry has changed
based on unpublished books
over the years
(B) demonstrate that The Catcher in the Rye appeals
to a young audience
13. The word “available” in line 26 is closest in meaning
(C) bolster the claim that The Catcher in the Rye is an
to
important work
(A) obtainable (D) illustrate two competing perspectives on
(B) present Salinger’s work
(C) free (E) undermine the idea that Salinger has successfully
(D) accessible avoided publicity
(E) observable
19. The overall tone of the passage could best be described
14. The primary function of paragraph 2 is to as
(A) introduce J.D. Salinger as a writer who refuses to (A) critical
follow conventions (B) laudatory
(B) catalog the ways in which writers communicate (C) quizzical
with the public (D) informative
(C) illustrate the importance of publishers to a writer’s (E) argumentative
career
(D) explain J.D. Salinger’s attitude towards readers
(E) indicate the popularity of J. D. Salinger’s books
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Questions 20-24 are based on the following passages. 20. Which of the following best describes the relationship
between the two passages?
The following passages are about the
(A) Passage 1 connects the ideas expressed in Passage
painter Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). The
2 to Cassatt’s personal history.
first passage is from a biography of
(B) Passage 1 questions the assumptions about a
Cassatt. The second passage discusses
Cassatt painting made in Passage 2.
one of Cassatt’s paintings entitled At the
(C) Passage 2 discusses a Cassatt painting that
Opera.
displays the thematic characteristics presented in
Passage 1 Passage 1.
(D) Passage 2 celebrates the artistic qualities of
Whether absorbed in a book, Cassatt’s paintings that Passage 1 criticizes.
attentive to their needlework, or deep in (E) Passage 2 offers evidence that contradicts an
personal contemplation, the women in argument about Cassatt presented in Passage 1.
Line Mary Cassatt’s art find contentment in
5 their solitude. And it is striking how
21. The authors of both passages argue that
frequently Cassatt depicted women on
their own. Their poses and gestures (A) Cassatt was only interested in painting women
define the boundaries of their privacy. (B) Cassatt felt that women’s work was unfulfilling
They turn their backs to the viewer or (C) Cassatt thought that most women did not want to
10 incline their heads, attending only to their be alone
tasks. Their faces, when not obscured by (D) Cassatt painted women primarily to demonstrate
shadow, express their deep concentration. their beauty
Moreover, by presenting her sitters as (E) Cassatt believed in the importance of a woman’s
deeply involved in their activities, Cassatt independence
15 reminds the viewer to keep a respectful
distance. Although these women engage 22. The author of Passage 1 would probably agree that
in a variety of activities, they all share a Cassatt depicted the young woman in At the Opera as
sense of tranquil self-fulfillment. Each “turned away from us” (lines 24-25) in order to
woman seems at ease with herself,
(A) focus on the elegance of the woman’s profile
20 perfectly content to be left alone.
(B) show that the woman is concentrating on the
Passage 2 opera
(C) follow the artistic conventions of the period
Cassatt’s At the Opera represents a (D) create the sense that the woman is uncomfortable
strong feminist point of view, as it depicts (E) portray the idea that the woman is attempting to
a lone woman attending a theatrical be seen
event. The young woman is turned away
25 from us, while our gaze is mirrored in the
background by a sketchily painted man
with opera glasses who also intently
directs his attention toward the attractive
foreground figure. Cassatt’s woman is not
30 a beautiful seductress or a passive object
for viewing pleasure. She has her own
independence as she, too, actively looks
beyond the picture frame with a small pair
of opera glasses. Emulating other
35 Impressionists, Cassatt composed the
picture as a kind of photographic
snapshot, or slice of life, but she
employed the Impressionist emphasis on
the act of seeing to assert the principle of
40 sexual equality with men.
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23. In lines 36-37, the phrase “photographic snapshot” is 24. According to Passage 1, why did Cassatt seemingly
probably meant to suggest that Cassatt want viewers to “keep a respectful distance” (lines 15-
16) from the women in her paintings?
(A) created the painting to resemble a photograph
(B) used a style that was a precursor to photographic (A) Cassatt thought her paintings could be appreciated
art best from a distance.
(C) portrayed the woman in an everyday situation (B) Cassatt felt it was inappropriate for strangers to be
(D) made the woman appear as though she were too close to a woman.
posing for a photograph (C) Cassatt usually preferred not to paint close-ups of
(E) depicted the woman as caught off guard by the women.
man in the painting (D) Cassatt did not want the female models she used
to be recognized.
(E) Cassatt wanted to emphasize that women’s
activities were important.
STOP
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SECTION 8
Time — 20 minutes
19 Questions
3. Mrs. Rodriguez was under the impression that

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank discipline would ------- her wayward student’s
indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath academic progress rather than advance it.
through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when (A) condone (B) foster (C) quicken
inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the (D) exalt (E) hamper
sentence as a whole.
4. Despite the director’s lifelong reputation for humility,
Example: the retirement celebration found him unable to -------
Hoping to ------- the dispute, negotiators proposed the urge to ------- his successes.
a compromise that they felt would be ------- to both (A) quell . . downplay
labor and management. (B) resist . . catalog
(A) enforce . . useful (C) embrace . . embellish
(B) end . . divisive (D) forego . . diminish
(C) overcome . . unattractive (E) modify . . belittle
(D) extend . . satisfactory
(E) resolve . . acceptable 5. Despite his ------- rich food, the chef was able to
practice ------- when his diet became threatening to his
health.
1. Angered that the book arrived in the mail in such a
shabby condition, Elliot insisted that the bookseller (A) penchant for . . austerity
replace it with ------- copy. (B) fondness for . . indulgence
(C) avoidance of . . luxury
(A) an imitation (B) an authentic (D) indifference to . . asceticism
(C) a pristine (D) a generic (E) talent for . . virtuosity
(E) a shopworn
6. Raul’s game-winning goal in the closing minutes of the
2. Staring at the abstract painting, Edna could not game ------- his well-known ability to excel under
understand how so many of her fellow museumgoers stressful conditions.
could pretend to ------- its meaning, when to her its
message was so opaque. (A) clarified (B) solidified (C) identified
(D) epitomized (E) decried
(A) obscure (B) advertise (C) comprehend
(D) disparage (E) ignore
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The passage below is followed by questions based on its content. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied
in the passage and in any introductory material that may be provided.
Questions 7-19 are based on the following passage. productions. “More outside!” says a tot
who wants to play in the park. “Allgone
Grammatical errors like bleeded sticky!” says another after his mother has
and singed have long epitomized the washed jam off his fingers. By two years
innocence and freshness of children’s 50 of age, children produce longer and more
Line minds. The errors are acts of creation in complicated sentences, and begin to
5 which children lift a pattern from their supply grammatical morphemes such as
brief experience and apply it with -ing, -ed, -s and the auxiliaries.
impeccable logic to new words, unaware Sometime between the end of the second
that the adult world treats them as 55 year and the end of the third year,
arbitrary exceptions. In A Dark-Adapted children begin to overgeneralize -ed to
10 Eye, the novelist Barbara Vine introduces irregular verbs.
an unlikable child by remarking, “He Jennifer Ganger and I suspected
would refer to ‘adults’ instead of that at least some of the timing of
‘grownups’ and get all his past tenses 60 language development, including the past-
right, never saying ‘rided’ for ‘rode’ or tense rule, is controlled by a maturational
15 ‘eated’ for ‘ate’.” clock. Children may begin to acquire a
Children’s errors with irregular rule at a certain age for the same reason
verbs also have been prominent in they grow hair or teeth at certain ages. If
debates on the nature of language and 65 the clock is partly under the control of
mind. The neurologist Eric Lenneberg genes, then identical twins should develop
20 pointed to the errors when he and linguist language in tighter synchrony than
Noam Chomsky first argued that language fraternal twins, who share only half their
was innate. Psychology textbooks cite the genes. We have enlisted the help of
errors to rhapsodize that children are 70 hundreds of mothers of twins who send us
lovers of cognitive tidiness and simplicity; daily lists of their children’s new words
25 researchers who study learning in adults and word combinations. The checklists
cite the errors as a paradigm case of the show that vocabulary growth, the first
human habit of overgeneralizing rules to word combinations, and the rate of
exceptional cases. 75 making past-tense errors are all in tighter
Nothing is more important to the lockstep in identical twins than in fraternal
30 theory of words and rules than an twins. The results tell us that at least
explanation of how children acquire rules some of the mental events that make a
and apply them—indeed overapply them— child say singed are hereditary. The very
to words. The simplicity of these errors is 80 first past-tense error, though, is not.
deceptive. It is not easy to explain why When one twin makes an error like singed
35 children start making them, and it’s for the first time, an identical twin is no
harder to explain why they stop. quicker to follow suit than a fraternal twin.
Overgeneralization errors are a These gaps—an average of 34 days
symptom of the open-ended productivity 85 between the first past-tense errors made
of language, which children indulge in as by two children with the same genes
40 soon as they begin to put words together. exposed to the same speech—are a
At around eighteen months children start reminder of the importance of sheer
to utter two word microsentences like chance in children’s development.
“See baby” and “More cereal.” Some are 90 Children’s speech errors, which
simply telegraphic renditions of their make such engaging anecdotes in poetry,
45 parents’ speech, but many are original novels, television features and Web sites
for parents, may help us untangle one of
the thickest knots in science, nature and
95 nurture. When a child says “It bleeded”
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and “It singed,” the fingerprints of 9. The primary purpose of the second paragraph is to
learning are all over the sentence. Every
(A) indicate the extent of scholarly disagreement
bit of every word has been learned,
about the nature of children’s speech errors
including the past tense suffix -ed. The
(B) demonstrate the universal occurrence of children’s
100 very existence of the error comes from a
speech errors
process of learning that is still incomplete:
(C) list the scholars who have influenced academic
mastery of the irregular bled and sang.
understanding of children’s speech errors
But learning is impossible without
(D) endorse a particular explanation for children’s
innately organized circuitry to do the
speech errors
105 learning, and these errors give us hints of
(E) show that children’s speech errors have received
how it works. Children are born to attend
widespread scholarly attention
to minor differences in the pronunciation
of words, such as walk and walked. They
10. The word “tidiness” in line 24 is closest in meaning to
seek a systematic basis for the difference
110 in the meaning or form of the sentence, (A) cleanliness
rather than dismissing it as haphazard (B) neatness
variation in speech styles. They (C) orderliness
dichotomize time into past and nonpast, (D) quickness
and correlate half the timeline with the (E) snugness
115 evanescent word ending. They must have
a built-in tendency to block the rule when 11. The word “overapply” in line 32 refers to the
a competing form (like bled) is found in
memory, because there is no way they (A) considerable effort children give to speaking
could learn the blocking principle in the (B) misunderstanding scholars have of simple speech
errors
120 absence of usable feedback from their
parents. Their use of the rule (though (C) faulty application of scholarly theories to
perhaps not the moment when they first children’s speech
(D) strict adherence of children to certain linguistic
use it) is partly guided by their genes.
rules
7. The word “lift” in line 5 most closely means (E) misguided training that children often receive
from parents
(A) raise
(B) elevate 12. The phrase “open-ended productivity of language” in
(C) make better lines 38-39 refers to
(D) boost up
(E) take (A) the lack of rules governing language use
(B) the vulnerability of language to errors
(C) the creative quality inherent in language use
8. The author suggests that the “unlikable” child in A
Dark-Adapted Eye (D) the variety of different existing languages
(E) the effort involved in using language correctly
(A) did not enjoy speaking with grownups
(B) spoke like most other children
(C) never wanted to be introduced to other children
(D) did not speak with childlike errors
(E) was always making up new confusing words
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13. “More outside” and “Allgone sticky” (lines 46 and 47- 17. The phrase “attend to” in lines 106-107 most closely
48) are examples of means
(A) overgeneralization errors frequently made by (A) look after
children (B) notice
(B) exceptional instances of children’s language use (C) activate
(C) children’s attempts to communicate by thinking (D) be present to
rather than mimicking (E) associate with
(D) speech used by parents to communicate with their
children 18. Paragraph 7 (lines 103 to 123) describes
(E) sentences displaying children’s use of
(A) the way children combine rules and memories
grammatical morphemes
during language development
(B) the natural tendency children have to confuse
14. By “fingerprints of learning” (lines 96-97) the author
linguistic rules
primarily means
(C) the forms of resistance children show to
(A) demonstration of sustained effort identifying new linguistic rules
(B) indication of parental influence (D) the methods of learning that children use in the
(C) results of faulty thinking absence of parental feedback
(D) evidence of acquired information (E) the principles underlying a child’s very first
(E) illustration of genetic ability utterance
15. In paragraph 6 (lines 90 to 102), the author suggests 19. Which of the following best characterizes the author’s
that children’s speech errors attitude in the passage toward children’s errors in
language development?
(A) are overused as examples in literature and art
(B) have important scientific implications (A) scientific interest
(C) can be easily unlearned (B) personal fascination
(D) indicate problems with linguistic rules (C) scholarly indifference
(E) are solely determined by genetics (D) general confusion
(E) tempered frustration
16. “Innately organized circuitry” in line 104 refers to
(A) ways of teaching language that all parents use
(B) rules children learn to apply to language use
(C) differences in meaning suggested by complex
sentences
(D) children’s natural ability to process distinctions in
language use
(E) combinations of words occurring in all languages
STOP
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SECTION 9
Time — 20 minutes
16 Questions
Directions: For this section, solve each problem and decide which is the best of the choices given. Fill in the corresponding
circle on the answer sheet. You may use any available space for scratchwork.
1. Which of the following represents the total cost, in 1 1 1 1 1 1

2. If + + < + + , then y could be which of
dollars, of x rolls of wrapping paper that cost $6 each 5 6 7 5 6 y
and y greeting cards that cost $2 each? the following?
(A) 2x + 6y (A) 6
(B) 6x + 2y (B) 7
(C) 8(x + y) (C) 8
(D) 9
(D) 0.8(x + y)
(E) 10
(E) (2 + x) (6 + y)
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4. If a + b = 40 and a < 15, which of the following
must be true?
(A) a > 0
(B) b < 25
(C) b = 25
(D) b > 25
3. A circle was cut into two pieces, and one of the pieces (E) b < 40
is shown above, with the dashed line indicating the
path of the cut. Which of the following could be the
other piece of the circle?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
5. Company R makes cars in many locations around the

world. The graph above shows where its cars were
made in 2003. If the company made 5,000,000 cars
(E)
in 2003, how many of these cars were made in
South America?
(A) 50
(B) 500
(C) 5,000
(D) 50,000
(E) 500,000
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8. A box of staples contains 4,600 staples that are either
silver, black, or red. If 46 percent of the staples are
silver and 46 percent are black, what percent are red?
(A) 8%
6. Above are the four houses on a block of Oak Road. (B) 18%
Each house is painted a different color. There is a red (C) 46%
house, which is next to a blue house. There is a green (D) 54%
house, which is next to the red house and a yellow (E) 92%
house. Which house could be painted red?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 3 only
(D) 2 or 3
(E) 1 or 4
9. In the figure above, ABDE is a square, ∆BCD is a

⎛x 2 2⎞ right triangle, and AB = BC. If a point is chosen at
x
7. If x > 0, then x ⎜ 2 − 2 ⎟ = random from polygon ACDE, what is the probability
⎝x x ⎠
that the chosen point is in the shaded region?
(A) 0 1
(A)
(B) 1 2
(C) x 1
(B)
(D) x 2 3
(E) x − 1
1
(C)
4
1
(D)
5
1
(E)
6
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10. What is an equation of the line parallel to the x -axis
and two units above the x -axis?
(A) x = −2
(B) x =2
(C) y = −2
(D) y =0 11. Which of the following graphs best represents the
(E) y =2 information in the table above?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
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12. A set has property X if t 2 − t is in the set whenever 2
14. If t is an integer, t > 2, and z = t + , which of the
t is in the set. Which of the following sets has t
property X ? following must be true?
(A) {−2, − 1, 0} I. z ≠ t
(B) {−1, 0} II. z is an integer.
III. tz > t 2
(C) {−1, 0, 1}
(D) {0, 1} (A) I only
(E) {1, 2} (B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III
15. The circle above has an area of 49π and is divided

13. The figure above is a right triangle. What is the value into 6 congruent regions. What is the perimeter of
of 25 + x 2 ? one of these regions?
(A) 14 − 49π
(A) 32
7
(B) 34 (B) 14 + π
(C) 39 6
7
(D) 50 (C) 14 + π
(E) 64 3
(D) 14 + 7π
(E) 14 + 49π
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16. The original price of a book was b dollars. This price
was discounted x percent during a sale. James used a
coupon to buy the book for t percent off the sale price.
Which of the following represents the price, in dollars,
that James paid for the book?
(A) b ⎛⎜ 1 −
x ⎞⎛ t ⎞
⎟ ⎜1 − ⎟
⎝ 100 ⎠⎝ 100 ⎠
⎛ (1 − x )(1 − t ) ⎞
(B) b ⎜ ⎟
⎝ 100 ⎠
x + t⎞
(C) b ⎛⎜ 1 − ⎟
⎝ 100 ⎠
(D) b ⎛⎜ 1 −
xt ⎞
⎟
⎝ 100 ⎠
(E) b ⎛⎜
x ⎞⎛ t ⎞
⎟⎜ ⎟
⎝ 100 ⎠ ⎝ 100 ⎠
STOP
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SECTION 10
Time — 10 minutes
14 Questions
2. Gold leaf is pure gold that is hammered so thin for it to

The following sentences test correctness and effectiveness take 300,000 units to make a stack one inch high.
of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence
is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of (A) for it to take
phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the (B) so that it takes
original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If (C) so it takes
you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence (D) as for it to take
than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select (E) that it takes
one of the other choices.
3. By far the best-known work of poet Emma Lazarus is
In making your selection, follow the requirements of
the sonnet “New Colossus,” it was chosen to be the
standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar,
inscription for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in
choice of words, sentence construction, and punctuation.
1886.
Your selection should result in the most effective
sentence—clear and precise, without awkwardness or (A) it was chosen to be
ambiguity. (B) choosing it to be
(C) which they chose for
EXAMPLE: (D) which was chosen as
(E) they chose it as
Laura Ingalls Wilder published her first book
and she was sixty-five years old then.
4. The gong was believed to have originated in Western
(A) and she was sixty-five years old then Asia, reached China in the sixth century, where it
(B) when she was sixty-five continues to be used for a wide range of purposes,
(C) at age sixty-five years old including as a military signal, a rhythmic
(D) upon the reaching of sixty-five years accompaniment for vocal performance, and a ritual
(E) at the time when she was sixty-five instrument.
(A) The gong was believed to have originated in
Western Asia, reached
1. If every nation were completely self-sufficient and (B) The gong, it is believed, originated in Western
operated under a free-market economy, the world's Asia, reached
food supply will be governed solely by the economics (C) The gong, believed to have originated in Western
of supply and demand. Asia, reached
(A) will be (D) The gong is believed to originate in Western Asia,
(B) would have been and reaching
(C) was to be (E) The gong, they believe, has originated in Western
(D) was Asia, reaching
(E) would be
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5. Galileo was probably the first to discover Saturn’s 9. Fireflies, or lightning bugs, are actually soft-bodied
rings, although his telescope was so small, he could not beetles, most of whom producing light in special
see the rings properly and assumed that they were organs located in the undersides of their abdomens.
satellites.
(A) of whom producing
(A) although (B) of which produce
(B) but because (C) of them produce
(C) since (D) produce
(D) and (E) to produce
(E) nevertheless
10. To satisfy the curious, to protect their market, and it
6. The Olmec people, widely regarded as the creators of discouraged competitors when the earliest spice traders
the first civilization in Mesoamerica, the area spread fantastic tales of spices growing in shallow
encompassing much of Mexico and Central America. lakes guarded by winged animals and in deep glens
infested with poisonous snakes.
(A) people, widely
(B) people, which are widely (A) it discouraged competitors when
(C) people, they are widely (B) it discouraged competitors,
(D) people will be widely (C) discouraging competitors made
(E) people are widely (D) to discourage competitors, when
(E) to discourage competitors,
7. Although their language and people that are not of
European origin, Finland is generally considered part 11. The most notorious quick-draw gunman of the Texas
of Scandinavia, which also includes Norway, Sweden, frontier, John Wesley Hardin’s exploits were written
and Denmark. about in an autobiography published posthumously,
The Life of John Wesley Hardin as Written by Himself.
(A) their language and people that are
(B) it has a language and people that are (A) John Wesley Hardin’s exploits were written about
(C) they have languages and people (B) John Wesley Hardin’s exploits are recorded
(D) its language and people are (C) John Wesley Hardin wrote about his exploits
(E) there are languages and people that are (D) the exploits of John Wesley Hardin were written
about
8. Unlike the hollow body of an acoustic guitar, which (E) the exploits of John Wesley Hardin are recorded
acts as a sound box to project sound, the solid-body
electric guitar is almost soundless without the aid of an
amplification system.
(A) the hollow body of an acoustic guitar, which acts
(B) the hollow body that an acoustic guitar has, it acts
(C) an acoustic guitar’s hollow body, acting
(D) an acoustic guitar, whose hollow body acts
(E) an acoustic guitar and its hollow body, acting
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12. With one of the most successful African American 14. Environmentally hazardous contamination of the water
businesses in history, the Motown Record Corporation and air is one of the more serious and complex issues
was founded in 1959 in Detroit by Berry Gordy, Jr. facing urban centers in the United States, where they
have an effect on public health, property values, and
(A) With one
the quality of life is magnified by the density of
(B) It was one
population.
(C) Being one
(D) One (A) they have an
(E) As one (B) their
(C) an
13. Adult ladybugs often prey on agricultural or garden (D) it has an
pests, causing many fruit growers to consider them (E) its
among the most beneficial insects.
(A) causing many fruit growers to
(B) therefore, many fruit growers
(C) this causes many fruit growers to
(D) which cause many fruit growers to
(E) many fruit growers
STOP
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