Reading Test
65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONS

Directions: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading
each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or
implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or
graph).

Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage.

1. Over the course of the passage,the primary focus shifts from

2. The main purpose of the first paragraph is to

3. It can reasonably be inferred that Irma, the waitress, thinks Lymie is “through eating” (line 37) because

4. Lymie’s primary impression of the “party of four” (line 42) is that they

5. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

6. The narrator indicates that Lymie finally closes the history book because

7. The primary impression created by the narrator’s description of Mr. Peters in lines 74-79 is that he is

8. The main idea of the last paragraph is that Mr. Peters

9. Which choice best supports the conclusion that Mr. Peters wants to attract attention?

10. As used in line 93, “becoming” most nearly means

Questions 11 – 21 are based on the following passages.

11. In Passage 1, Beecher makes which point about the status of women relative to that of men?

12. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

13. In Passage 1, Beecher implies that women’s effect on public life is largely

14. As used in line 2, “station” most nearly means

15. As used in line 12, “peculiar” most nearly means

16. What is Grimké’s central claim in Passage 2?

17. In Passage 2, Grimké makes which point about human rights?

18. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

19. Which choice best states the relationship between the two passages?

20. Based on the passages, both authors would agree with which of the following claims?

21. Beecher would most likely have reacted to lines 65-68 (“Now… woman”) of Passage 2 with

Questions 22-31 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.

22. As used in line 14, “simple” most nearly means

23. According to the passage, a significant attribute of conventional agriculture is its ability to

24. Which choice best reflects the perspective of the “environmentalists” (line 27) on conventional agriculture?

25. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

26. Which statement best expresses a relationship between organic farming and conventional farming that is presented in the passage?

27. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

28. According to Foley, an “ideal global agriculture system” (line 80)

29. In line 88, “sheer” most nearly means

30. Which statement is best supported by the information provided in figure 1?

31. Which of the following claims is supported by figure 2?

32. Questions 32-41 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.

32.Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from a discussion of an experiment and its results to

33. The author of the passage suggests that crowds may be more effective at

34. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

35. Which choice best supports the view of the “skeptics” (line 20)?

36. Which action would best address a question Watts raises about the study?

37. As used in line 85, “boost” most nearly means

38. As used in line 86, “scale” most nearly means

39. In the figure, which category of news has an artificially up-voted mean score of 2.5?

40. According to the figure, which category of news showed the smallest difference in mean score between artificially up-voted comments and control comments?

41. Data presented in the figure most directly support which idea from the passage?

Questions 42-52 are based on the following passage.

42. According to the passage, Maguire’s findings regarding taxi drivers are significant because they

43. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

44. As used in line 24, “basic” most nearly means

45. Which question was Maguire’s study of mental athletes primarily intended to answer?

46. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

47. As used in line 39, “matched” most nearly means

48. The main purpose of the fifth paragraph (lines 57-65) is to

49. According to the passage, when compared to mental athletes, the individuals in the control group in Maguire’s second study

50. The passage most strongly suggests that mental athletes are successful at memorization because they

51. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

52. The questions in lines 74-78 primarily serve to