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Module I: Reading and Writing
In the search for new impact craters on Mars, the roles of seismic monitoring and orbital imaging as data sources are ______ when vibrations detected with seismic monitoring indicate roughly where an impact has occurred, researchers can use orbital images of that relatively limited area of the rocky surface to precisely locate a new crater.
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?
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interchangeable
exhaustive
redundant
complementary
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
Bert terHart is a Canadian sailor.
Seaburban is a sailboat.
terHart sailed Seaburban on a nonstop, 266-day journey around the world.
Jesse Martin is an Australian sailor.
Lionheart is a sailboat.
Martin sailed Lionheart on a nonstop, 328-day journey around the world.
The student wants to compare the durations of the two sailors' journeys. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Bert terHart is a Canadian sailor.
Seaburban is a sailboat.
terHart sailed Seaburban on a nonstop, 266-day journey around the world.
Jesse Martin is an Australian sailor.
Lionheart is a sailboat.
Martin sailed Lionheart on a nonstop, 328-day journey around the world.
The student wants to compare the durations of the two sailors' journeys. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
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Both Martin and terHart embarked on sailing journeys around the world.
Martin's journey took place aboard Lionheart, while terHart sailed on Seaburban.
Canadian sailor Bert terHart sailed Seaburban around the world in 266 days.
Martin's 328-day journey around the world took longer than terHart's 266-day journey.
Recordings of electrical activity in the brain, ______ increased activity in brain areas associated with suppressing motor functions.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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the most highly skilled soccer players responding to hypothetical match scenarios have electrograms that show
responses to hypothetical match scenarios show that the most highly skilled soccer players have electrograms with
electrograms show that while responding to hypothetical match scenarios, the most highly skilled soccer players have
hypothetical match scenario responses show that the most highly skilled soccer players captured in electrograms have
The following text is from Robert Lowell’s 1964 poem “For the Union Dead.” The South Boston Aquarium closed permanently in 1954.
The old South Boston Aquarium stands
in a Sahara of snow now. Its broken windows are boarded.
The bronze weathervane cod has lost half its scales.
The airy tanks are dry.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
The old South Boston Aquarium stands
in a Sahara of snow now. Its broken windows are boarded.
The bronze weathervane cod has lost half its scales.
The airy tanks are dry.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
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To contrast the effects of different kinds of weather on a building
To argue that a building should be rehabilitated
To describe details of the deteriorated state of a building
To explain why a once-popular building was abandoned
Bertie Marshall, a key figure in the history of steel band music in Trinidad and Tobago, made several innovations to the steel ______ wheels so the instrument could be easily transported during Carnival, a cover to protect the pans from the sun, and amplification so the sound of the pans could be better heard over large crowds and other instrumentation.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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drum;
drum;
drum;
drum:
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
The waved albatross is a species of bird found in the Galápagos Islands.
It has an average weight of 3,800 grams.
The vegetarian finch is a species of bird found in the Galápagos Islands.
It has an average weight of 34 grams.
The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two bird species. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
The waved albatross is a species of bird found in the Galápagos Islands.
It has an average weight of 3,800 grams.
The vegetarian finch is a species of bird found in the Galápagos Islands.
It has an average weight of 34 grams.
The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two bird species. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
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On average, the waved albatross weighs 3,800 grams, while the vegetarian finch weighs only 34 grams.
The vegetarian finch and the waved albatross can be found in the Galápagos Islands.
The waved albatross is a bird with an average weight of 3,800 grams.
The vegetarian finch and the waved albatross are both bird species.
Resins play several important roles in maintaining the health of conifers and many other kinds of trees. ______ resins quickly seal wounds, which helps prevent harmful insects and fungi from entering trees. These sticky substances also help trees retain water that is needed for them to survive.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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However,
Regardless,
For example,
Next,
The following text is adapted from Henry James’s 1881 novel The Portrait of a Lady
Everything Osmond did was pose—pose so subtly considered that if one were not on the lookout one mistook it for impulse. Ralph had never met a man who lived so much in the land of consideration. His tastes, his studies, his accomplishments, his collections, were all for a purpose.
As used in the text, what does the word “consideration” most nearly mean?
Everything Osmond did was pose—pose so subtly considered that if one were not on the lookout one mistook it for impulse. Ralph had never met a man who lived so much in the land of consideration. His tastes, his studies, his accomplishments, his collections, were all for a purpose.
As used in the text, what does the word “consideration” most nearly mean?
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Indecision
Calculation
Courtesy
Deference
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
Usually, a country’s capital is also its largest city by population.
The capital of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan.
Its largest city by population is Almaty.
The capital of New Zealand is Wellington.
Its largest city by population is Auckland.
The student wants to emphasize a similarity between Almaty and Auckland. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Usually, a country’s capital is also its largest city by population.
The capital of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan.
Its largest city by population is Almaty.
The capital of New Zealand is Wellington.
Its largest city by population is Auckland.
The student wants to emphasize a similarity between Almaty and Auckland. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
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While Almaty is in Kazakhstan, Auckland is in New Zealand.
The capital of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan; the capital of New Zealand is Wellington.
Although neither is a capital city, both Almaty and Auckland are the most populous cities in their countries.
The most populous city in Kazakhstan is Almaty, but its capital is Nur-Sultan.
When ordering the branches of the Susitna River system, cartographers tend to begin with the riverway’s lowest point, the Susitna River. ______ hydrologists begin at the top of the river system, with the Skwentna River and other tributaries fed by the riverway’s source, Alaska’s Susitna Glacier.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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For example,
In other words,
In a similar way,
By contrast,
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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.