During his career, Cuban composer and pianist Ernesto Lecuona produced hundreds of compositions. Especially impressive is how _______ his body of work is: Lecuona showcased a diverse range of musical talents in different areas, from orchestral pieces and operas to popular film scores.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

The following text is from Amy Tan's 1989 novel The Joy Luck Club. The narrator describes practicing the piano when she was a child.

For the talent show, I was to play a piece called "Pleading Child" from Schumann's Scenes from Childhood. It was a simple, moody piece that sounded more difficult than it was. I was supposed to memorize the whole thing, playing the repeat parts twice to make the piece sound longer. But I dawdled over it, playing a few bars and then cheating, looking up to see what notes followed. I never really listened to what I was playing. I daydreamed about being somewhere else, about being someone else.

Based on the text, when the narrator describes herself as "cheating," what does she most likely mean?

The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction is a crowdsourced project started in 2001 by lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower to record terms that originated in science fiction. Volunteers share digitized excerpts from personal collections of sci-fi magazines not typically preserved in libraries—_______ that allow the earliest uses of phrases such as "warp speed" (1952) to be identified and added to the dictionary.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Agglomeration economies arise when multiple firms in related industries _______ an area, as with iron and steel production firms and cutlery and hardware manufacturers in Wolverhampton, UK. Economists have assumed that companies cluster for the same reasons, but Giulia Faggio et al. found that factors driving agglomeration in some cases are only weakly correlated with agglomeration in others.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

The following text is from Bram Stoker’s 1911 novel The Lair of the White Worm.

Adam is meeting his great-uncle Richard at a port.

The meeting so auspiciously begun proceeded well. Adam, seeing that the old man was interested in the novelty of the ship, suggested that he should stay the night on board, and that he would himself be ready to start at any hour and go anywhere that the other suggested. This affectionate willingness to fall in with his own plans quite won the old man’s heart. He warmly accepted the invitation, and at once they became not only on terms of affectionate relationship, but almost like old friends.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

Community science, which involves professional scientists collaborating with amateur science enthusiasts to study a topic, is often an effective and engaging way to conduct research. It can allow people to assist with conservation efforts, spark youth interest in science, and increase the amount of data researchers can collect. This approach was essential to the success of a study by biologist Abigail Merrill and colleagues of how butterfly color relates to flower choice, which included findings from hundreds of students and community members in northwestern Arkansas..

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

Io is among Jupiter’s four largest moons and was discovered in 1610 by Galileo. Advances in space exploration and imaging technologies have since enabled scientists to discover even more moons orbiting Jupiter. For example, scientists used the Voyager 1 space probe to discover Adrastea in 1979. And more recently, researchers discovered 12 moons using the Dark Energy Camera at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. As of 2023, the number of confirmed moons orbiting Jupiter was 95, and scientists think further exploration will reveal more.

According to the text, in which year was Adrastea discovered?

Founded in 1991, the Museo de Las Americas showcases art from Latin America, including the art of Indigenous peoples. It is located in Denver and has more than 4,800 objects in its 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 opened in 2011 and focuses on Mexican American art and culture.

Which contrast does the text draw between the Museo de Las Americas and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes?

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1900 novel by L. Frank Baum. In the novel, the narrator describes a character's house as having become very faded in appearance over time: _______.

Which quotation from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz most effectively illustrates the claim?

To help combat the growing rate of microplastic pollution, a team of researchers developed a synthetic sponge that can soak up microplastic particles from liquid. The sponge, composed mainly of starch and gelatin, does this by trapping the tiny particles within its pores. Guoqing Wang, one of the researchers, says that the formula for the sponge can be adjusted to best suit the size of particle the sponge is intended to trap, making it versatile in its potential applications. Chemist Christian Adlhart, however, claims that this sponge would be difficult to mass-produce.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support Adlhart’s claim?