Cognitive science research has found that people tend to be biased against art when they think it was generated by artificial intelligence (AI) software. One hypothesis for the preference for human-created art is that people _____ the effort behind a piece of art: the more work they believe went into a piece’s creation, the more likely they are to appreciate it.

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

The presence of Belarus’s Mir Castle Complex on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage List indicates that the organization has _____ the site’s “outstanding universal value,” and that UNESCO is therefore championing its preservation and protection.

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

During film’s early years, those who worked in the industry had a vested interest in convincing the public to embrace the new medium. As Sumiko Higashi argues, some filmmakers relied on film critics to influence the public’s _____ the world of cinema. Critics who drew similarities between film and traditional art forms, like drama, could help legitimize film as an art form..

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 following text is adapted from George Eliot’s 1857 short story “The Sad Fortunes of the Rev. Amos Barton.” Mr. Ely is a clergyman in the town of Milby.

By the laity of Milby and its neighbourhood [Mr. Ely] was regarded as a man of quite remarkable powers and learning, who must make a considerable sensation in London pulpits and drawing-rooms on his occasional visit to the metropolis; and by his brother clergy he was regarded as a discreet and agreeable fellow. Mr. Ely never got into a warm discussion; he suggested what might be thought, but rarely said what he thought himself; he never let either men or women see that he was laughing at them, and he never gave any one an opportunity of laughing at him.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

Text 1
Chemically analyzing bulk rock-core samples from Australia’s Mount McRae Shale, Ariel Anbar et al. found a transient but significant increase in molybdenum (Mo) at a point corresponding to roughly 2.5 billion years ago (Ga). On Earth, Mo is released mainly through oxidative weathering of minerals; Anbar et al. therefore concluded that atmospheric oxygen briefly increased 2.5 Ga, then returned to its earlier negligible level.

Text 2
Sarah Slotznick et al. reexamined the Mount McRae Shale core. Since chemically analyzing bulk samples can occlude contextual details, Slotznick et al. also employed high-resolution microscopy, which revealed volcanic debris—a known Mo host—around 2.5 Ga and microfractures in the surrounding matrix. The researchers assert that fluid could have reached the debris through the microfractures and initiated oxidative weathering long after debris deposition.

Based on the texts, Anbar et al. (Text 1) and Slotznick et al. (Text 2) would most likely disagree about the answer to which question about the portion of the Mount McRae Shale rock-core corresponding to 2.5 Ga?

Many artists associated with hyperpop, a movement in electronic music that emerged in the 2010s, conform to the model perfected by the American duo 100 gecs: bold synthesizer arrangements, propulsive beats, and electronically manipulated vocals. Yet the movement is hardly uniform: British recording artist Charli XCX incorporates pop melodies into the hyperpop sound, for example. Such stylistic diversity is encouraged in part by the music-streaming app Spotify, whose curated playlist of hyperpop songs balances cohesion with variety.

Which statement about Charli XCX is best supported by the text?

In a study by Mika R. Moran, Daniel A. Rodriguez, and colleagues, residents of Quito, Ecuador, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, were surveyed about parks in their cities. Of the 618 respondents from Quito, 82.9% indicated that they use the city’s parks, and of the 683 respondents from Buenos Aires, 69.9% indicated using city parks. Given that the percentage of Quito respondents who reported having access to other desired amenities near parks was much lower than that reported by Buenos Aires respondents, the difference in park use can’t be explained by Quito residents having more access to desired nonpark amenities near parks.

Which choice best describes the main idea of the text?

Lin-Tai Ho and colleagues monitored fish populations in a tide pool in Taiwan. They found that some species were entirely absent from the tide pool at particular times of the year; for example, they did not observe even one _____

Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the example?

“The Monster” is an 1898 story by Stephen Crane. In the story, whenever Jimmie, a young boy, has been scolded by his father for misbehavior, he seeks comfort from Henry Johnson, the man responsible for the care of Jimmie’s father’s horses. However, Henry does not always provide such comfort; Crane suggests this by writing, _____

Which quotation from “The Monster” most effectively illustrates the claim?