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Module I: Reading and Writing
Scientists have used machine learning tools to study elephant sounds, uncovering a sophisticated communication system. The tools ______ unique patterns in the rumbling sounds elephants make. The scientists claim that these patterns are specific calls the elephants use for individuals, similar to names.
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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created
corrected
detected
scattered
The following text is from Chinua Achebe’s 1964 novel Arrow of God. The novel is set in Nigeria in the 1920s. Ezeulu, who is the religious leader for several villages, announces when the annual yam harvest can begin.
Whenever Ezeulu considered the immensity of his power over the year and the crops and, therefore, over the people he wondered if it was real. It was true he named the day for the feast of the Pumpkin Leaves and for the New Yam feast; but he did not choose it. He was merely a watchman. His power was no more than the power of a child over a goat that was said to be his.
As used in the text, what does the word “considered” most nearly mean?
Whenever Ezeulu considered the immensity of his power over the year and the crops and, therefore, over the people he wondered if it was real. It was true he named the day for the feast of the Pumpkin Leaves and for the New Yam feast; but he did not choose it. He was merely a watchman. His power was no more than the power of a child over a goat that was said to be his.
As used in the text, what does the word “considered” most nearly mean?
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Pondered
Anticipated
Allowed
Respected
The following text is adapted from John Matheus’s 1925 short story Fog.
The fog extended its tentacles over city and river, gradually obliterating traces of familiar landscapes. At five-thirty the old Panhandle bridge, supported by massive sandstone pillars, stalwart, as when erected fifty years before to serve a generation now passed behind the portals of life, had become a spectral outline against the sky.
As used in the text, what does the word “traces” most nearly mean?
The fog extended its tentacles over city and river, gradually obliterating traces of familiar landscapes. At five-thirty the old Panhandle bridge, supported by massive sandstone pillars, stalwart, as when erected fifty years before to serve a generation now passed behind the portals of life, had become a spectral outline against the sky.
As used in the text, what does the word “traces” most nearly mean?
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Debris
Copies
Indications
Remembrances
Microplastics are a common pollutant in large masses of water like glaciers. High concentrations and ______ among particles—variations in size, shape, and material—make it onerous to comprehensively classify the microplastics in a water sample, so Ojeda–Benitez et al. are exploring a device to help quickly and accurately identify certain characteristics.
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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restraints
inconsistencies
incompatibilities
disruptions
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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Deference
Calculation
Indecision
Courtesy
Adult glass eels can be found off the coast of Maine, but the eels begin their lives in the Sargasso Sea, a biodiverse area in the North Atlantic Ocean where they are born and later return to breed. Though biologists believe they have identified the general area in the Sargasso Sea that is crucial to the endangered eels’ survival, little is yet known about how the animals spawn there. Scientists believe that solving the mystery will lead to better conservation of glass eels and their habitat, helping in turn to sustain several other species that rely on them as a food source.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
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It presents a finding from a study that identifies the circumstances required to ensure the survival of glass eels.
It suggests that scientists are more concerned about other species than about glass eels’ habitat.
It indicates that the benefit of understanding glass eels’ spawning behavior extends beyond the eels.
It discusses a role that glass eels and other species serve in supporting the ecosystem of the Sargasso Sea.
Tomi Adeyemi’s first published work, the inventive West African–inspired fantasy novel Children of Blood and Bone, has intriguing things to say about the relationship between identity and power. Adeyemi works in a decades-long tradition going back to writers such as Samuel Delany and Octavia Butler, who wove cultural elements of the Black diaspora into their science fiction and fantasy in a movement known as Afrofuturism. At its core, the movement is characterized by speculation, not just about distant futures or other planets but also about alternate versions of our shared past. Afrofuturism’s meditations on authority reinvigorate the creative potential of fiction.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
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It notes the political stance of an author, compares that author’s book to other earlier works, and then analyzes the influence of political events on the book.
It praises a newly published author, compares that author with others who might appear superficially similar, and then points out the features of that author’s work that make it unique.
It introduces an intriguing debut work, contextualizes that work as part of an ongoing literary tradition, and then describes important themes of that tradition.
It summarizes a book, describes characteristics of the artistic movement of which the book is a part, and then points out the features the book shares with more widely read works.
Founded in 1904, the Hispanic Society of America showcases the arts and cultures of Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking regions around the world, including Latin America. It is located in New York City and has more than 18,000 objects in its museum collection. Since 2000, a number of other institutions devoted to Latino cultures have opened in the United States. A notable example is LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in Los Angeles. It focuses on Mexican American art and culture.
Which statement about the Hispanic Society of America is best supported by the text?
Which statement about the Hispanic Society of America is best supported by the text?
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Its collection includes over 18,000 objects.
It is no longer located in New York City.
It was founded after 2000.
It is visited by more people than any other Latino cultural institution in the US.
In a 2024 study, Corrine Walsh and colleagues examined whether the composition of soil microbial communities could affect plants’ flavor chemistry. Whereas Baslam et al. (2011) showed that adding specific bacterial or fungal strains to soil can yield increased flavonoid content in spinach crops, Walsh and team applied intact microbial communities gathered from ecologically distinct settings across Colorado, including areas of ponderosa pine forest and irrigated pasture, to mustard plants and evaluated the flavor compounds in the plants’ seeds. This ensured that the microbial conditions in their experiment would better reflect the variation and complexity of naturally occurring communities.
Based on the text, what is the most likely reason Walsh and colleagues chose to avoid the method used in the spinach study?
Based on the text, what is the most likely reason Walsh and colleagues chose to avoid the method used in the spinach study?
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The composition of microorganisms in the soil in the spinach study may not have been representative of a naturally existing composition.
The microbial community in the soil from the spinach study affected plants’ nutrition, not their flavor chemistry.
The microbial community in the soil from the spinach study likely included similar species to those in wild soils.
The diversity of species of microorganisms in the soil from the spinach study was already abnormally high before the researchers added further microorganisms.
Home Console and Computer Games of the 1980s
| Title | Approximate number of units sold worldwide | Genre | Developer |
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| Super Mario Brothers 2 | 7,460,000 | platformer | Nintendo EAD |
| Ice Hockey | 2,420,000 | sports | Nintendo R&D2 |
| Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? | 4,000,000 | education | Broderbund |
| Tetris | 43,000,000 | puzzle | Nintendo R&D1 |
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
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puzzle and sports sold nearly the same number of units.
platformer and education sold nearly the same number of units.
puzzle and platformer outsold the games in the other genres.
platformer and sports outsold the games in the other genres.
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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.