DIRECTIONS: There are several passages in this test. Each passage is accompanied by several questions. After reading a passage, choose the best answer to each question and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer document. You may refer to the passages as often as necessary.
DIRECTIONS: There are several passages in this test. Each passage is accompanied by several questions. After reading a passage, choose the best answer to each question and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer document. You may refer to the passages as often as necessary.




The point of view from which the passage is told is best described as that of a:
The passage as a whole can best be described as an exploration of the:
The passage most strongly suggests that a useful characteristic of the bowl, in terms of Andrea’s purpose for the object, is the bowl’s:
In lines 53-75, Andrea responds to an inquiry about her bowl and explains why her bowl was placed in a client’s home with statements that can best be described as:
In the passage, Andrea is characterized as believing that compared to most tricks used by real estate agents to impress potential buyers, her trick of placing the bowl in a home is:
According to the passage, the random placement of colors in the bowl’s glaze creates a surface that:
One main point of the fifth paragraph (lines 53-62) is that:
In the passage, the admiration the bowl receives is directly compared to the admiration received by:
The passage suggests that one reason prospective home buyers have difficulty sharing their thoughts about the bowl is that they realize:





The main purpose of the passage is to:
The main point of the second paragraph (lines 21–36) is that:
It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that some seventeenth-century tulip growers believed tulip breaks were mainly caused by:
The information in lines 57–64 primarily functions to:
The sixth paragraph (lines 79–85) differs from the rest of the passage in that it:
According to the passage, in the seventeenth century, the fact that broken tulip bulbs tended to produce fewer and smaller offsets compared to typical tulip bulbs resulted in:
In the passage, the author compares broken tulips as they are represented in Rembrandt’s paintings to:
The passage author most likely mentions that peach trees were a staple of seventeenth-century gardens to:
As it is used in line 80, the word abandon most nearly means:



According to Passage A, one reason elements of hip-hop culture such as b-boying are rarely represented in mass media is that these art forms:
As it is used in line 38, the word sensibilities most nearly means:
Based on Passage A, which statement best captures the relationship between Tin Pan Alley pop music and rap music?
Which of the following details does the author of Passage B highlight as one that caused “Rapper’s Delight” to stand out as different compared to other songs he knew?
In the context of Passage B, the main point of the third paragraph (lines 62–76) is that the author was:
Based on Passage B, it can reasonably be inferred that the author views his first exposure to rap music as:
Compared to Passage A, Passage B focuses more on:
Which of the following elements of Passage B is not included in Passage A?
The authors of both passages would most likely agree with the idea that early rap music:





In the context of the passage, how does the analysis of crocodilian immune system molecules relate to the living fossil theory of crocodilian evolution?
Which of the following statements best summarizes Oaks’s analysis of Nile crocodiles’ DNA as it is resented
in the third paragraph (lines 31–42)?
The main purpose of the fifth paragraph (lines 58–73) is to:
According to the passage, molecular analysis revealed that immune system molecules from living crocodilian species were similar in:
In the context of the passage, the statement in lines 47–49 mainly serves to:
According to the passage, after Klemens sent a tissue sample of a perished crocodile to Heikkala, Heikkala then:
In the context of the passage, the detail that Crocodylus niloticus and Crocodylus suchus have different numbers of chromosomes provides support for the claim that the two species:
According to the passage, Crocodylus niloticus and Crocodylus suchus diverged between:
Based on the passage, the phrase “redraw the map” (line 75) is most likely meant to be read: