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    Reading Test 65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONS “Turnto Section 1 of your answer sheet to answer the questions inthis section. Each passage or pair of passages below sfllowed by a numberof questions fer reading ‘each passage orp choose the best answer to each question based on whats stated or implied inthe passage or passage and in any accompanying graphics (such as table ot ‘raph ‘Questions 1-10 re based onthe following passage. ‘Tspasage's excerpted om Mary Shale anti, ginal publned in 1618 My journey was very melancholy. At fs wished. to hury on, for Tlongd to console and sympathize ith my loved and srcoing friends; but when 1 ew nenear my naive town, Falackened my progres | could 5 hardly sustain the mide of feelings that crowed into my mind. [pasted through scenes familia to my youth but which had not sen for neal six years, ‘ow sitered every thing night be during that time! ‘One sudden and desoating change had taken place 1 bata thousand lide circumstances might have by degrees worked other alterations which, hough they were done more tranguily, might not be the less decisive Fear overcame mI dared no advance, dreading thousand names eve that made me (5 tremble although Twas unable to define ther. 1 remained two day at Lausanne, inthis pall sate of ‘mind contemplated the ake: the waters were placid allaround was calm and the nowy mountains, the palaces of mature were not changed, By degresthe 20 calm and heavenly seen restored me and I continued my journey towards Geneva. The road ran by these ofthelaks, which became narrower sl appoached ry native town. discovered more distinely the ‘lack sides of ura, and the beght summit of Mont 2 Blanc. Tweplike a hid. “Dear mountsne! My own beaut ake! Hove do you welcome your wanderer? Your summits are lear the sky and lake are ue and 12 | Former fre etn vl Pinatas som plac. Is this wo prognostcate peace ort mock at my unhappiness?” eae, my fled, that shall render mye tedious by dwelling on these preliminary circumstances ‘but they were das of comparative happiness, nd 1 think of them with pleasure. My country, my beloved ‘country! Who bt a mtive can el the delight I took In again beholdng thy seams, zy mounts, and, ‘more than al. ty lovely lake! Yt, a drew nearer home, gif and fear again overcame me. Night elko «lose around; and when I coud ary se the dak ‘mountains, fet still more gloomy. The picture appeared avast and dim scene of evi and foresaw obscurely hat Iwas destined to become the most ‘wretched of human beings, Alas! I prophesied tray, {nd failed onl in one single eieumsanes tat in all the misery imagined and dreaded Idd potconceve the hundredth pat ofthe anguish was destined to endure It was completely dar when I arrived inthe vont of Geneva the gate ofthe tw wer aleady shu an Iwas obliged to pas the nlght at Scheron, avilage athe distance of al eague from the city The sky was serene; and, as Twas unable to rest, resolved ovis the spot where my poor Wiliam had been murdered. As couldnt passthrough the town, Iwas oblige to cos the lake in boat to arcive ‘# Plainpalae, During this short voyage saw the lightning playing onthe summit of Mont Blan inthe ‘most beutflfgures. The storm appeared to approach rapid and om landing, {ascended lowil hat E> ight observe advanced the heavens ‘were lowed, nd I soon fl the ran coming slowly in co large drop, batts violence quickly incresed. ‘While [watched the tempest, so eautfl yet terri, wandered on with a hasty step This noble war inthe sky elevated my spits I asped my hands, and exclaimed aloud, °Willm, dear angel! This is 65 thy funeral this thy dig!” As Tea these words, {I pereevedin the gloom a igure which tole from behind a clmp of trees near me stood fed, gang let: could not be mistaken. flash of lightning ‘luminated the object and dscovered its shape > plaily to me; its gigantic stature, andthe deformity fits aspect moe hideous than belongs to humanly, Instantly informed me that it was the wretch the filthy daemon, to whom had given ie. What dd he there? Could he be (shuddered atthe conception) the 2s murdere of my brother? No sooner di that idea cross ‘my imagination than T became convinced ofits tras -my teeth chatered, and was forced to lean against 2 tre for support The figure passed me quickly and | Jost tin the gloom, ‘Which choice best describes the developmental pattern ofthe passage? A) lighthearted description of an adventure 3B) A dramatic response toa request for help ©) A profound analysis ofan ancient curse ) A melancholy recounting ofa doomed homecoming Eeomx ‘Which choice best describes what happens inthe passaget |A) One character returns home to avenge the death ofhisbrother B) One character fears hisfture inthe hometown he ket, (©) One characteris afraid to return to acy haunted bbyan unknown monster ) One character woris that he wort be welome at home. ce eee ae A) He el oy at returning home. 3B). He eels antagonism for the daemon, (©) Hetiel dread concerning his te ) He els sorow over Wiliams death, Eo co "Which calc provides the best evidence for the “answer tothe previous question? AA) Lines 34-36 "Who but lke") 3B) Lines 42-46 (1 prophesied. endure") ©) Lines 58-60 (advanced... ncreased") DD) Lines 74-75 ("Could he... brother") ES ‘Asused in ine 28, "placid" most nealy means |) palatal, 1) dull ©) peace. D) divine os “The main purpose ofthe fist paragraph sto A) represent journey. 3B) embellish an emotion. (©) providea contest. D) establish a mood. > rca | 18 oes ‘Why does the narrator mention" thousand ite ‘lreumstaces (line 102 A) Hetearsa natural disaster and ts aftermath, 1B) He dreads the effects of devastating incident, (©) He knows he could have stopped a raged D) Hehasincited a revoation to take down the ‘pvernment. oS ‘Which of the lowing provides the best evidence for {he answer tothe previous question? A) Lines (How altered. time") B) Lines 9-13 ‘One sudden. decisive") (©) Lines 50-52 ("The sky... murdered”) D) Lines 61-68 ("Willam, dear... dig’) Former fs cme, vst Pinan Inthe passage, the narrator adresses the tempest with A) awe but not fear 3B) ebalience, but not rage. ©) dlsconslation, but not anger 1) insanity, but not regret. eae ‘As sed inline 66, “ole” most nary means 21) loomed 2) pinche ©) wrapped. D) dipaed. ‘Questions 11-20 are based onthe following passage. ‘hs passage san ocr rm Howard Gare At Mad andra © 1982 by Bsc Books. ‘Twenty yeas ago prychology seemed rather remote and sterile ara to individuals interested inthe fill and creative use ofthe mind, The Beld harbored {ri of unlnvting specializations There was academic psychology featuring the use of contaved laboratory parts to study the perception of sul sions or the memorization oflong sts of nonsense syllables Such ine of study bore lite evident relationship to human beings engaged in thought. There was [behaviors the approach tat emerged from work with rats nd pigeons. Behaviors claimed that we {tin the way we do because we ate reinforced for doing so and given thee focus on overt acti, these seholas denied inerlife—no thought, no fantasies, ‘no aspirations. Finally, there was psychoanalysis, which offered not only acontroveril method of treatment but also an overarching theory of human nature. Whe peychoanalyishad a grandeur and depth that laded both academic psychology and behaviorist strongly accentuated harman petonalty end unconscious ‘problenaoving, "The cognitive evolution cme in two pars Fist, there ws the frank recognition that one ‘ould-one must—take serio iran ment rocese, inching thinking, problem-slvng, and eating. Study of the mind once again became a Proper scientific undertaking, Second, there was the ‘demonstration by several rexerchers that human ‘thought processes were characterized by considerable regulary and structure. Not ll of this cogiation took pace nfl view, nor could such cognitive processes alays be either related to external tial confirmed by introspection. But there was structure to thought processes, a structure the careful analyst could hp lay bare “Many of us who were studying the behavioral selencesin the 1960s were swept up—and have remained inspired—by this revelution For some, the appeal layin computer programming and artifical nteligence—the design of machines that ‘ipl intelligence. Fr others the thrill eame in ‘conducting careful laboratory experiments in which ‘one could trace on a millisecond: by milsecond basis an individuals mental proces ashe carted out 46 a multiplication problem, reasoned through a logical syllogism, or rotated an image of geometrical frm inhis head. Ul others took road that went though pedagogy through anthropology or through the neurosciences In my own ease, found especialy 4 appesling the approach tothe mind pa forth by _sSructraliss working in the cognitive regions of several socialsciences, Inthe opening set ofexys ly tthe principal assumption ofthis structural approach ait 4s exemplified by the developmental psychologist, Jean Piaget, the linguist Noam Chomsky and the ‘nthcopologit Clade Lev Straus. These thinkers ‘hare a bei that the mind operates according othe specifibl ules—ofien unconscious ones—and that these canbe ferreted out and made explicit by the sjtematic examination of human language, 2ction, and problem-solving. There are many intriguing ‘ferences among their approaches swell and 1 review several of hee sil, one find throughout a 5 surpriingly (and reassuringly common vision of. ‘what the man mind i ike and how ican best be ‘escribed for scent purposes. "The tractors approach othe in hae limitations. Those that ae more germane, given my 2 own concer with artistic knowledge, derive rom the esentially closed nature of structural systems. "Though creative thought has nt escaped thir tention, each ofthe major cognitive structualits ‘ews the options of human thought sin some way 2 preordlned mite in advance. This makes thee work ‘specially problematic for a study of mind where the ‘major focus falls on innovation and craton, asin the fashioning of original works of ar. "Tomy mind the itation implicit in the standard so steactralis stance canbe cizcumscribed bythe ‘cognition of one special feature of human thought its ability to create and sponsor commerce through ‘the use of various kinds of symbol systems. These ‘symbol syetems—these codes of meaning are the 5 vthiles through which thought takes lace: by thei very natare they are crestve open systems. Through ‘the use of symbols the man ming, operating sccordng to the stractaralist principles, can create, revi transform and re-create wholly fresh products, ystems anderen worlds of meaning. E> rte [18 ‘The main purpose ofthe passage isto A) review ase of essays on structural nd creativity. 3B) convince scientist abandon behaviorist thought ©) emphasize the limitations present in psychology, D) present the author view tha structural allows Forereativiy, Le ‘The central claim ofthe passage is that A) peychology has evolved since the 19608 before ‘which tas too sedate and impractical for ‘moder enti 3B) traditional structaraist principles can allow for ‘the possibilty of man creat. (©) behavior ae limited in thelr scenic process and have preotdained views that Jhumans act age on thei operant eondiioning. ) the author’ opinions on eestivity are ‘eolutionary and supported by research in traditional psychology. MB ectistitetiesctrovanciinnitinw ied. ‘The author describes the diferent branches of, psychology throughout the passage mainly to AA) guide the eaer through complete historic Progression ofa scence. 3B) tablish his prominent and novel oe within the psychologial community. (©) highlight adiference that makes structaraim Inferior to Behaviorism, ) show how the revolution af the 1960 feted payhology 16 | fonts cre vst nation Mittin aes! Gardner indicates that the cognitive revolation he -dscribes inthe passage was A) motivation forthe authors exploration of creativity and stracurlism, 3B) pertinent factor in revitalizing a dying fed of (©) beneficial for interjetng thoughtful scents back into the eld of pychology. 1D) mor effective than previous changes tothe Perspective of psyeolgis EEE ‘Which choice provides the best evidence forthe answer othe previous question? A) Lines 8-9 (Such ines. thought") 2B) Lines 27-30 ("Second there... structure’) ©) Lines 36-38 "Many of... evolution”) D) Lines 38-41 (For some... intelligence’) sheet siteartainercts wknd ‘The author characterizes the Branch of psychology that became popular afer the cognitive eveution ‘mentioned line 2238 using both A) problem-solving and creating. 1) metiulousnes and mathematics. (©) regularity and structure ) fantasy and aspiration. Sea ‘Which ines best support the previous answer? A) Lines 11-15 ("Behaviors aimed. aspirations) 3B) Lines 23-26 (Firs, there. ceating") (©) Lines 41-47 ("or others... head”) D) Lines 61-67 (stl one... purposes") Ei» MB seas iris eats ‘According othe pasage, the author references Jean Piaget, Noam Chomsky, and Claude Levi Strauss because they A) represent ferent approaches toa unified beet bout the mind ') present work tats inherently problematic when ‘sed in psychological discussions. (©) are psychologists who support his assumptions shout srturalism. 1) published works that donot support the author’ pinion on crstvy, De aa a “The “original works of" mentioned inline 78 mainly serve to emphasize how A) admiring of artic knowledge and endesvors the suthor 3B) distorted the views ofthe structural prychologists ()retrite the traditional structural views on creativity are. ) losed-minded and limited psychology is ‘regarding aistic abit. | ERTRRERE Tee | Which choice most closely captures the meaning of the “symbol systems" refered to inline 82? A) Thought processes 'B) Problematic methods ©) Structured principles D) Representative expressions mi Pacinos | 17 ‘Questions 21-31 arebased onthe fllowing passages, Possagesadepted tom Le Bling Pia the End of a Basining’ © ly 205 by Scene Amercan. Pasage 2s adapta Caleb Sear A New ilon Ml Jovy forNew orzo" August 2015 by Scent Ameren. Lee ingsisa scence jours Cab Shafi theOvecorot _Atrbilogy at Columb. Unies. Passage ary tis morning ifallas gone wel, the fist golden age of interplanetary exploration wil have come toa close. At 7:9 Eastern time, NASAS New “orizns spacecraft wa ated to reach its primary target, Plato and its moons, concluding what some cll the preliminary reconnaissance ofthe known slat system, ‘Though i was conesved in the late 1980s, New “Horizons wasnt launched wnt 200, afer long years of delays redesigns, and even near-deth cancilstions IRsunlkaly ve-bilion-kdometer voyage to Plt Inasboun the work of decades. And yet td, the climax ofits mission, the spacecra was expected to teaver the expance of Pat in ens than thoe minutes, whizzing 12.500 lometers above the surface st nearly 50,000 flometers per hour. rom the sat, ‘the spacecraft was custom built for speed. Carrying ‘enough fel to crash ito orbit at Pato would have ‘made New Horizons too balk, expensive, and slo to ‘ven Janch nthe fst place so instead wil yy and comtinue outward, on an endless journey into tesla ight Daring ts brie close encounter, New Horizons willbe too busy gathering data to immediately phone ‘home, instead using those precious moments to Scratnize the planet with suite of even instrments all runing ona nightlight share of ect ‘Mision planners il onl een ofthe flyby success later tonight via radio signal. Or they ould lesen of its failure by hearing nothing—the spacecraft has an estimated Tn 10000 chance of suerng a destructive high-speed collision with debris wile passing through the Platonian sytem. resuming New Horizon Ayby is succes its «confirmatory signal traveling sunward atthe speed flight wil reach Earth some 4. hours afer being transmitted andi expected to aeive at 833 “Though the primary encounter i best measured in ‘minutes and hous, the low data-transmision rate 18 | Formate tn, vit Pectin 4 imposed by such vast tances ensues that New Horizons willbe beaming its archived images home ‘well nto 217, Passage? "What do you do when youve fw 3 billion mies Uhrough interplanetary space? 45 You keep going. Although NASA New Horizon mision bs only Just bogus to transmit the bulk ofthe detailed scientific ata from its history-making encounter withthe Plat ‘Charon system (at an exercitingly slow 2klbits per 40 secon the spacecraft eam hasbeen hard at work ona rita and time-sensitive, decison thud long been hoped that New Horizons would beable to depoy its instrument to study farther ‘objet inthe Kuiper belt, But bak neatly 2014 55 wast clear that astronomers and planetary scientists ‘were ging to be able o find any suitable candidates ‘within the range of trajectories thatthe mision—with sts mite on-board fel esources—could reasonably adjust to, Despite searching with Earth-bound 60 telescopes it was dea that our understanding of the ‘numberof objects smaller than Dto (bat ol lege ‘enough to study) was incomplete, at candidates were inshort supply. ‘Using the Hubble Spae Telescope in the summer 6 of 2014 in what as abit ofa last-ditch attempt, there was huge reli as just five plausible targets finaly ‘revealed themselves, with wo later confirmed tbe 00d fran intercept. “The is ofthese, called PT (potential eget one) 27 or more officially 2014 MUGS, has now been chosen as the next goal for New Horizons. ‘This objets thought to beat most 30 miles across akin toa cometary aueles on steroids—and barely 196 the sie of Pluto nother words, tan entirely 25 iferent beast than Pato, bait maybe the kindof body that helped form Pat itselfsome 4S ilion years ago and is within reach for New Hortons at 4 mere billion miles father along the interplanetary toad, E> Inline 1 the tor of Passage | mentions “és, ‘What function doe the decusin ofthe rede and even neat det cancels” smcasurement of the primary encoun nies 38-39 primary sere lnPuoge 2) Indeat why the ship was ult forsee [A) supports cain made careria the txt. pred hat ntl ay go wel wth he sion. undermines an sumption made nthe (©) express concern thatthe ship yeah. previous parigraph ) exnthepeviodof tine even hepan and ©) Rempel often mein feexeuton 'D)Ithiglights the brevity ofthe encounter w.the slow pace ofthe documentation. Dee eee Na Faccadeeetckceoes, A°7 oa Ps cud have ich once? suai ‘The central cli of astage 2 that New Horizons fo Asatte otranait ination about Mf bat B) Scents coud receive no data fom the ship. ‘A) itil then continue on an ends journey into night a Eee ') Scents could receive data afer dla of (©) plans forts net tak ned to be decided upon ‘3 minutes. iti the pefininary eoncaltanc of our lar en ncenploe, EEE | Naber loi teeth [Tsar NRE eed nse tthe previous question? 28) ‘ines3-7 CA 749. sen) "Asad nine “deploy” mot ety means B) Lines 28-29 ("Mission planners... signal") a C) Lines 29-33 ("Or, they... system") — D) Lines 34-37 (*Presuming New ... 5378") © reewe, D) negate Davee See ‘Asse nine 26," most nearly mens 21) jacket 3) rom. © amy D) candy fracteett | he ‘Which statement best describes the relationship between the passages! |A) Passage 2 expreses concen about the dangers ‘mentioned in Passage Passage 2 revises the interpretation of events eseribed in Passage 1. (©) Passage 2 describes the next chapter in the story Protea ett | 24 Tn this study our alm was to measure the potential Aiterence between high nd lowe media multtaskers in this tendeney to capture information from seemingly Irrelevant sources. Specialy, we accessed how mach ‘one can integrate visual and auditory information automatically using visual search taskin the pip-and= ‘pop paradigm. In this paradigm, participants made speeded response o indicate which of «horizontal ‘or vertical line segment was present rnong a number of oblique line segment of various orientations. Both target and distractor ins in the dsplaychanged color between ed and green continuous Participants pesformed the same search ask on both tone- absent (baseline) and tone-present trials, but only intone-presen als was each target calor change sccompanied bya short auditory tone (the pip) An =20,96.45 Bet £8 & ies Heya is eluenery eto Inder serene & 2) Scaterplt between the multisensory integration index for accuracy andthe media multitasking index 1) Maitsensory integration indces fright and heavy media mulataskers err bats indicate standard errors of the means “Theauthors most ikely use the examples in ines 3-9 ofthe passage to highlight that A) multasking is usually dial and dangerous. B)_multiasking is fry common occurence. (C) student who want to increas thee grades should ‘ot multitask ‘D) multitasking i an instinctual habit inline 7, the word “engage” most nealy means A) marry. 3) capture. ©) employ. D) absorb. ‘The study authors mentioned in paragraph 3 (lines 24-40) would ely describe "media mutase” A) focused, 3B) Alsadvantageous. (©) multiicte, D) ebronic. “The authors indicate that Kirshner and Karpinskt suggest grades decreased because students A) used social media platform while studying. 'B) performed badly on tests due to fatigue. spent to much time on Messenger. ) spent too much time on Facebook in peer ‘Which cole provides the best evidence forthe answer othe previous question? A) Les 26-29 (twas... content”) 3B) Lines 42-46 (Kirschner and. actives) (©) Lines 49-55 (While these. studying”) D) Lines 56-58 (A recent... no”) ‘nthe ith paragraph (lines 6-70) the author indicates tat compared to heavy media multasker, light macia maltitaskers ae more A) distracted B) focused. ©) scholarly, D) discriminating. ‘Which choice provides the best evidence forthe answer tothe previous question? A) Line 56-58 (A recent. not") B) Lines 65-68 (Tews control”) ©) Lines 73-76 (This... memory") 1D) Lines 77-80 ‘An intriguing... and”) ‘Ase nine 7, "proce mos ecy means A) iter 3) sar, ©) digi D) rein, ‘The authors refer tothe pip-and-pop paradigm lines 92-83) n oder A) question a technique, 2B) aupporta dim. ©) offer clarication. D) introduce a method. Inthe graph allowing the passage, the line of bes ft demonstrates that A) light media mulitakers get good grades. 1B) Kirschner and Karpin study was corec, ©) Facebook usage eds to lesser cognitive functions 1D) weak data correlation exits in the study, ‘The authors ofthe study would likely atrbute hey media mulitasers increased Maulusensory Integration, a represented inthe graph, tan ality © A) discern important information in contet 3B) spread ther attention to mulple unrelated asks. (©) dinpay an increased level of sensitivity 1D) observe all details daring stressful event. E> rte | 20 1 ‘Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. “his passage om CesarA Alas MO, PRD, and abana Maray MD, "Anilot Resstant gs nthe 2st entry—A Cnc super Chalenge"© 2008 New Egand In March 1942, 38-year-old woman ly dying of streptococal spi ina New Haven, Connectic, hospital and despite the best forts of contemporary se medial sclene, her doctors could not eradicate her 5 bloodstream infection. Then they managed to obtain 4 small amount of «newly discovered substance called Penielin, which they cautiously injected into er ‘After repeated doses, her bloodstream was cleared of streptococci, she made fal covery, and she went 10 onto live tothe ge of 90. ixty-six eas aftr her starling recovery, a report described 70 year-old rman n San Prancsc with endocarditis caused by ‘vanconyein-esitant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) Despite the administration, for many dys, ofthe best. 15 abiotic valable for combating VRE, physicians vere unable to sterilize the patients blood, and he ied il bacteremic. We have almost com fall ‘ircle and aevedat point rghtening 3 the prentbiotc er for patients infested with mult ug 20 resistant bacteria, theres no magi bullet. tis dificult imagine undertaking today’s surgical procedures, transplantations, cancer chemotherapy or care of the cry il or HIV. infected without effective antimierobial agent 25 Bacteria are champions of evluton and few microbes have adapted toa point where they pose serious clinical challenges for humans. Among the gram-postive organisms, methclin-esitant ‘Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Efecto 20 represent the bggest therapeutic hardles.The ‘volation of MRSA exemplifies the genetic adaptation ‘ofan organism into a ist cass moltidrugresitant pathogen. Afr the intodaction of penelin tnd, later, metbillin, S. aureus quickly developed 25 resistance tothe lactam compouinds, and by 2003 ‘more than 50% ofS. aureus ieolates recovered in US. hospitals were MRSA, 26 | Fmt eco, vi aan i] Then MRSA bogan developing resistance to lycopepsdes, st evolving through largely wndeined ‘tations, low-level resistance to vancomyn, which was asiciated with thickening ofthe pathoge cell alls Such isolates were designated VISA (or GISA), for vancomyein (or gcopeptide) intermediately resistant Saurus, VISA i dificult for dnl Inboratores to detect, ut its presence is associated with the therapeatic allure of lycopeptides The breakpoint fr susceptibility to vanomysin have therefore been changed crenlng tests for VISA have been proposed, and much debate has ensued regarding the usefunes of vancymycin nthe treatment of serious MRSA infetons ‘Nes stains of MRSA with ru, high Kevel resistance to vancomycin vancomycin-esisan ‘aureus or VRSA) emerged Such resistance is due to the acquisition ofthe vana gene cluster, originally described in enterococc. Fortunately fewer than ‘dozen such ots have been reported (nosy {n Michigan), and thei dissemination appears to belie, atest for now VRSA, ie other steans of health-care sstocited MRSA, isoten resistant to maliple drugs including clindamycin, aminoglycosides, trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole, ‘ifampin, and foeoquinaloaes. Bacteria Resistance of bacteria to anibiotiTamly faecium 75% | 19% i tbr 3 Te mirabilis = ae _ [ex ‘cans oe 50% dif 36 P aerugino 1s oe cal Ti zeae. Shigella 36a | 7a [0 S.areu 518 [08% [When introduced | 1940s | 19305 1s ‘Based onthe passage, the author’ statement "We Ihave almost come fll ee. for patients infected ‘with multi-drug resistant bacteria, there ino magic bullet” ines 17-20) implies that A) antics are no longer wed to treat bacteria, Infections. 3B) the medial sciences have finally come around to sniibotie treatments and therapies. (©) there is currently no solution for how to treat -mult-drag resistant bacteria, ) vancomyein-tsistant Enterococcus facia no Tonge teat. eee ‘A student claims that anubitic use has never ‘been 100% effective inthe treatment of bacterial infection. Which ofthe following statements inthe pissage contradicts the student’ claim? AA) Lines 8-10 After repeated... 997) 3B) Lines 16-17 ("Despite the. bacteremic") (©) Lines 38-37 (After the... MRSA") D) Lines 56-59 Fortunately fewer... now) ‘The authors use the word “evolution in lines 25 and i toindist that A) only one type of bacteria, meticlin-esitant Staphylococcus aureus, has demonstrated signicant resistance to antibiotics ‘mul-drug resistant bacteria was an inevitable ‘outcome ofthe evolution of medical science snd resrpton drug development antibiotics are no festive treating specie ‘trains of bacteria a thore trains ae significantly sltered from thee original presentation, steans of bacteria previously known to sienis Ihave entirely disppeared and been replaced by rugs versions 8) ° > Ea rae | 28 Doi Inthe second paragraph (ines 21-37), what do the suthors him tobe a tesul of antibiotic resistance? A) The disappearance of metbiclin-resistant ‘S-aureus (MRSA) and E.feaciom. 3B) “The creation ofa "mage bullet” anit to teat patents infected with malt- drug resistant bacteria (©) A signifiant increas inthe numbers of deaths from bacterial infetion nthe United States. D) The majority of clinically observed cass of. sureus were resistant toa east one antibiotic Bo “The authors main purpose of ncuding the Information sboxt MRSA‘ glycopeptide and ‘vancomyein resistance isto A) review the history of medial esearch, specially antibiotic development and therapy. 3B) presente progression a specifi bacteria emonstrte to slterat testment options (©) provide lis ofthe most common antibiotics that sre used to bt certain bacteria, ) confirm the broad resistance of. aureus oll ‘known antites 2 RT ‘The authors use ofthe words “appears” and “ote” in lines 58-60 in the final paragraph functions manly to ‘A) confi thatthe eel and types of antibiotic resistance of MRSA and VSRA are wellknown. counter the claim that based on clinical results ‘antibiotic resistance ising for MRSA and SRA (©) suppor the author cll for grater attention and research nding for multi-drug resistant bacterial research, 1D) emphasize the ack of cera that surounds our cesting knowledge of mult drug resistant bacteria 26 | Forres cose: vst une Daa ‘Based onthe table an passage, which choc ives the corect description of peniilia? A) Peniclin ws initially introduced for medial we in the fist half ofthe twentieth entry. 2B) Streptococcal sepals has not developed antiblotic resistance to peniilin, (©) Fewerbactera have demonstrated resisance to penicilin than to fuoroquinolones. 1D) More bacteria have demonstated resistance to peniilin thant amikacin, BE ‘Do the data in the table support the author assertion ‘that S.auousand E. fect represent the biggest therapeutic hurdles A) Yes, because collectively they show some level of resistance to thre antibiotic falls, which is ‘more than any other single bacteria sted. 3B) Yes because the highest eve of resitance ether bacterin eit i275 the largest percent of resistance ited. C) No, because the lowes lve of resistance either ‘bacteria exhibits i086 the smallest percent of resistancelited. 1D) No, because collectively they shove some level of resistance to thre antibiotic fais, which is fewer than anyother ingle bacteria listed. | sears NC According othe able which ofthe following ‘bacteria provides evidence In support ofthe answer to ‘the previous question? A) ME tuberalsis B) Cons ©) Shigeta D) Paeraginsa nn ‘Based on the tbl is Aminopenicilin-resistant ‘aureus resistant oat least one member ofthe luoroguinlones family or none, and which statement made by the authors is most consistent wth hat data? AA) Atleast one; "Then MRSA ...walls” (lines 38-42) B) Atle one;"VRSA lke... uooquinolones” (ines 59-63) (©) None; “Fortunately fewer... now” lines 56-59) 1D) None:“VRSA, like... uoroquinalones" (ines 39-63) STOP It you finish before time Is called, you may check your work on this section only. ‘Do not turn to any other section in the test. Petit | 27 Writing and Language Test 35 MINUTES, 44 QUESTIONS ‘Turn to Section 2of your answer sheet to answer the questions inthis ection, Each passage below seccompanied bya number of questions For some questions, you ‘wl consider now the passage might be revised to improve the expresion of eas For ‘other questions, you wil consider how the pastage might be eted to corect rors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation A passage or» question maybe accompanied bone ormore graphics (such asa abl or graph) that you will consider as you make ‘essing and edting decison. Some questions wil rect you to an undarined potion ofa passage. ther questions wll ‘rect yout 2 ecaton ina passage oF ak you to think about the passage asa whole _ter wading each passoge, choose the answerto each question that mos efecively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform tothe conventions of standard writen English. Many questions Inude a°NO CHANGE" option. ‘choose mat apron you tunk the best choice ito leave the evan portion of he passage ait are based onthe following passage. o 'A) NOCHANGE “Made-Up Science ‘When we hear about the opinions of Yen sient” for“ten dentists” or we hear tha things are “linkally rover” or"ab-tested” fr JE example. and we might cexpecttobe reading stent ournals. However these phrases and statistics are well Anown outside of scientific ire because they are so commonly wd in ales likely place: advertising. th ot enough for, ay, a shampoo to promise lean hai: itsems the only way to sell shampoo coupons, 28 | frre cones visit inom bbylowering the price and ofering special deal and 3B) example, consequently we © example: we D) example, we 1 ‘Which provides the mos relevant detail? A) NO CHANGE 3B) tomerge into larger corporations nd educe the ‘umber of shampoo brands, ©) by comparing the product to other products stoners bay more regola D) to promise 40% more volume and bounce o 60% fever spitends than other brands E> ‘These calms are prt of what hasbeen called since 1961, "cosmeutica” science. The word itself combines “cosmetics and “pharmaceutical” Since the term was coined in 1961, cosmetics companies have been under more prestre to innovate as competition grows and markets expand outside the United States. This pressure ‘has ed to an increased reliance on scenic data asa way toback up the advertiser aims [n) Bot where exactly do these claims come from? [2] However these calms seem absurd atts, ts because they may come fom nowhere a all [3] A recent study ofthese scientific aims appear inthe Journal of (Gobet Fashion Marheting. [In this study the eesearchers Toke at over 300 advertisements from fashion mageines uke He, EW Vogue, and Vanity Fair [5 The obvious answer would seem toe "the ab” EE ‘Toanyone who has ever Il believed the trth-vaue ofthase advertisements (or of averiements in general, ‘he searchers findings are probably not surprising The researchers found that a mere 18% ofthe aims made in these advertisements were true 23% ofthe claims were lasied a “outright les” I 42% were considered too gue to csi ‘8) NOCHANGE 3B) Vegueand, ©) Voguand D) Vogue and "Ta make thie paragraph mos logical, sentence S shouldbe paced A) whereitis now. 3B) before sentence 2 ©) before sentence 3 D) before sentence 4 iin 'A) NO CHANGE 3B) pondered ©) questioned D) shepiczed| Schima “The writer i considering deleting the underlined portion. Should the writer do this? A) No, because it demonstrates the most surprising ofthe researchers findings. B) No, becaseit completes the dlscussion ofthe data and is mentioned again inthe pasage (©) Yes, because it ina reminder of how subjective the researcher study rly was. 1D) Yes, because the reader could deduce this fnformation trough simple mathematics E> Prete | 20 “These findings are good fora laugh, but El they may ‘ave more serious implications aswell Although everyone ‘knows thatthe Food and Drug Adminstration can ign what goes into food and drugs, what ies ‘Known is thatthe FDA can also punish alse advertising aims. That sizable 23% thats telling outright ies? may hhavea federal agency investigating its aims, and these investigations IE might have resulted in sigafcan fines and lawsuits ‘While thishasobviows ramifications forthe “outright lies? what an the FDA do Bl rom that mach larger share of "Yoo vague claims? These maybe safe forthe simple reason that they are too vagueto be dsproven. ‘Whatever the FDA may decide to do this research should sul remind consumers about the potenti pri of ‘rusting the word of advertiser. EB Thus the claims sae often harmless, but consumers want to believe that they are going theirhard-arned money to trustworthy organizations. 10 | Fornore tocar vs inoue can |A) NOCHANGE 3B) have rested insignificant fines (©) may result in slgnfcant Snes 1) may esl significant ines ‘A) NO CHANGE Rw © D) with cme Ee ‘A) NO CHANGE B) Onthe other hand, ©) Tre, D) Nevertheless, ‘Questions 12-22 are based onthe following passage ‘and supplementary material. Gerry'sSalamander “The United States is oe aed for its contibations to democracy inthe wor When the process sllowedto work democracy inthe United States is tuly ‘admirable andl of those who vote an fe that hey ae participating the process a signifcant way. EE] This being the case there are some abnormal inthe history (of US.clectons tha fall short of these expectation {a} One notable instance amen tate senate ection in Masschusts in 112 (2 Unfortunatly ‘wos not the [3] Shr before tis election, Elbridge I Gerry then govemor ofthe tate called fora redistricting tat was apposed to eft demograple bis within they [1 To anyone paying tention, weer IE wilecome lea that this edict would benefit Gey owa prs de Democrat Republicans. [5] twas one ofthe fist and mest lnfanous works of palit ricer inthe history of the county ‘A) NOCHANGE B) Hap, ©) Political D) Unfortunately ‘A) NO CHANGE B) Gerry then governor ofthe state, ©) Gerry, then governor ofthe state ) Gerry, then governor, ofthe state |A) NOCHANGE. 1B) would have become ©) became D) becomes ‘To make this paragraph mos logical, sentence 2 should be placed A) whereitis now. 3B) afer sentence 3. ©) aliersemence 4. D) ale sentence 5 mi» freetent | a4 Cerys tacts gave bith to anew term. The Boston Gazete poked fan Geeys retin plan “Thisnewsppe si th the newly ceted South Esser ‘letra dv resembled a slander on hemp. Tie image combined with the governors name, came tobe ‘own bya very petic HB name gerymanderng. The practice unfortunately continues to bes toa of pol manipulation this. Partially onthe state and local eves ‘gerrymandering can havea temendous influence on ‘the outcome ofan election. As the below graphic shows, ‘gerrymandering can turn Bl voters against some of thelelatve bodies in ther state tn a population of 50 ‘people in wich voting blocs ved in cotsned ares, diferent dsitng can resu in vastly diferent outcomes, ‘even where there isa clear advantage fo ne acy In the redtrltng shown blow I] 40% ight gray votes can become 60% dark gray istics through the caret anipalation ofthe dss seer nee ee Rom mat aS 32 | Formre scons vst eaten Eki ee nema ‘Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences atthe undedined portion? 1) plan, when thepaer sid By pla at which ine the pape sid © plan sying 1) plan and they id eee ‘A) NOCHANGE 1B) mame which was Ls ©) mame; 1D) name. Andi was o ea ‘Which choice best completes the description ofthe purpose of gerrymandering? A) NO CHANGE 1) series of politia ations agpnst one another ection int long proceses with delayed ress ) electoral disadvantages into electoral advantages, o ‘Which chole most accurately and effectively represents information inthe figure? 4) NOCHANGE 1B) 60% dark gray voters can become 60% ight gray diseicts, ©) 496g gray voters can become 10% dark gray aise, ) 60% light gray voters can become OM dark gray disricts, Germs sot aes ent pin ‘in Ell] power, not those out of power, because those are the puts that ave tines cesar eric Many prety vie cand hive en Stt by cul and uf dsticing pais Inthisand note pela eeu ech ener yn pover than sain power ‘here iti of gerymandesing however the voter The processed ut olen dence certain votesby making ED hey votes hte {n"nrty-minony issn pra sis wth leg non-white populations gerrymandering an dct the ipetane fpr or a of term many Bo vos vetng iets may pagans hase Inpowes The ein tinge werk toy when allvtersargven an equ yin the etme fn cite ‘4) NO CHANGE 3B) power usually, ©) power ) power forthe good |A) NOCHANGE B) their ©) there D) theyre A) NOCHANGE B) votes ©) ofthe _D) DELETE the underined portion, i> Pret | 38 ‘Questions 23-53 are based onthe following passage and supplementary material: “The Original Condition you've ever been tan art museum, you know the basic layout: ong hallway and large rooms wth paintings hung few feet apart You know how the psintngs are ‘BL by certain means marked, and you know that ‘he pntngs have ben arranged chronologically oe thematically. ‘Thee one thing, however, which youve definitely noticed even i you cat quit articulate Particularly ‘when looking at old paintings, BEY paintings all have that vily new ook whether they were painted in 1950 or 1480. Even where the subject materi olde, the colors are vibrant, and yout never forced to wonder exactly what ‘the punting must have looked likin original state. Ei The history of psiting is nearly aslong as the history of ankied Soe 4) NO CHANGE, B) marked, (©) being marked ina way, ) byso:means of marking, eS ‘A) NOCHANGE. 2B) youve surely noticed how new all the psatings Took, (©) noviing the new look ofall the platings is something you can do, 1D) the paintings alway strike you as very new looking, Se “The writer i considering deleting the underined sentence Should the tentence be kept or deleted? A) Deleted, because it trays rom the paragraphs ‘major focus by ntoducing an irrelevant fact 1B) Deleted, because it restate itor detal hat Ssprovided ina later paragraph, C) Kop, because ti uefa introduction tthe topic ofthis paragraph. ) ep, becuse it provide humorous anecdote regarding the work of art restores “This incredible feat ithe work of highly specialized group: at restorers Dest this specaliation the Profession has exploded a een years, At extortion ha een going steadily sine 1930, While ‘hejob ofan art etre may ser il sightorward wen ooking theo int qe completed. Somatic, asin thes of Micheangl famous sexlptre Dai the leaning nd resraon of artworks tsa simple BB] mater plying chen washing aay rie, and scrubbing othe di. “Atthis point the writer wants oad specific {information that i consistent with the focus of the paragraph. Which choice most efeetively provides a sentence ‘with relevant and accurate information from the rap above? A) NOCHANGE 8) The number ofbook restorers who became ait restorers tripled in 2000 (©) By the yee 200, ti predicted tha at restoration ‘ell even eclipse at eonsevaton. _D) From 1870 to 2005, the percentage of people ‘working in art restoretion has rovghlyepled. Bieta A) NOCHANGE 3B) beholden, ) at fst glance, ) under your gare, ‘A) NOCHANGE B) matter ©) matter: D) matter; E> resieTont | 38 iz 2 BI wit most paintings, howsve the proces is {00d deal more involved because it isnot necessarily just, ‘mater of eleaning” the older paintings One cannot merely take a serub brush to centuries-old grea work. Because ofthe wide range f restoration techniques, art ‘stration self canbe controversial business. For many yeas, before museums became the high-volume tourist sttractions they are today, art “estorers” were typically tists themselves. They would project some image of what ‘the panting must have looked ike orginally and apply a ‘variety of techniques, up i] to and including. repainting, to preserve thie original” [1] Now, however, more attention i pai othe Inova quality of he artworks (2 Some at historians who is writing today even go so far as to say that diet. and grime themselves are parts ofthe historia fabric af alnting and thas shoald belt in (3} Others argu that ‘the purity ofthe panting ial that mates] They will estore the origi look of pntng, even ifthat means “fixing the punting by some non-paint means. EE] ‘Whatever methods they use art restorers ae more needed EI forever, but thee work ale les permanent. In order to retain he integrity ofthe artwork in ate the restorers make a mlstae, al restoration must nove be reversible a reminder that “history” is very much a ‘thing ofthe present andthe fate. 236 | Fomor scone: st nexus A) NOCHANGE. BY Anyway, ©) Inthissense, D) Alongside cleaning, 4) NOCHANGE B) to and including ©) twand induding D) to and including A) NOCHANGE B) whoare ©) whom is D) whom ae Ba “The writer want to athe following sentence tthe paragraph, For example, recent restoration at Harvard's Art Museums involved precisely cllrted lights ‘that would correc the color damage toa series of rurale done by Mask Rothko in the 1960s. "The best placement forthe sentence simmeditely A) afer sentence 1 2B) afer sentence 2 ) afer sentence 3 D) afer sentence 4 a 'A) NO CHANGE By ©) what D) than ‘Questions 34-24 are based on the following passage. “The Rise of Hyperion Literary critics have lays pl the mos tention to “serious” authors. The grat authors of recent memory, ‘specillyin American literature, have been distinctly “tera” authors: Tent Morrison, Philp Roth, Thomss Pynchon, and Jonathan Franzen, Often overlooked in this pantheon of great authors are the contribution of authors 1 non-traditional BE] modes Specifically ovedooked is the genre of scence ftion. In some way the novel tht ‘bas hearkened back to the great authors ofthe Victorian -lnetenth century i not Moraso's Beloved or Rots American Pastoral bat Hyperion by Dan Simmons. Simmons novel was publ in 1988, and two {he Hugo Award for best scence-cton novel hat ye. By Al hings considered. itis eglr listed among the peste science-cton novels ofall ine The novel FED int sane. series of noe dang wt the same fntastic univers, the fist of which was Te Fal of Hyperion polished in 190. Hyperion lis the story of seven prin who tae othe distant wo of Hyperion nan attempt to avert galaxy wide warbetweon howlefactons. Bees the pilgrims are BH notte ima compete way why they've ben sre for his ‘Which choice most effectively combines the sentences atthe undedined portion? |) modes which notably inde 3) modes and oveookedin partis ©) modes specially ) modes and oe pee suing elects |A) NOCHANGE 1B) Forallthat, ©) Tothis day, D) Check this out, ‘A) NOCHANGE B) which, (©) ssthat which D) DELETE the underlined portion. A) NOCHANGE 'B) ot sure in thei entirety ) not entely ure D) lackinga complete sureness [continue 4 Friatett | 37 “plviage hey spend thelongjourney to Hyperion thacing DM your stories, cach of which illuminate the Journey BE while expsining this new fantasy wold to he reader this stractre Blof sound fami, hats Because In deawson some ofthe reat css oflteatre, most rsably The Canterby Ties which ti kind af ‘travel narrative ast follows EI plgrins eave ogether tothe Canterbury Cathedral. The name of the nove draws ‘ona long literary history as well: poems by John Keats 28 | Forrore econo visit Pineeii ca nor ‘A) NO CHANGE B) thee ©) ow D) everyones ‘A) NOCHANGE ») when ©) though D) asif [eae '§) NOCHANGE ana 3B) and sounding ©) sounding D) sounds and noes by Freich Hela and Henry Wadeworth Longelone EI With al ofthese trary tebe arest works of erature are expresions fa Slot sys “tution andthe dvi talent then Hyper certainly great work EBD In aon to since schievements in terms of literary history Hyperion alo rly incredible woe of science ton Theatre wordt imagines iid and it continues with the contemporary world His clay rato | 48 A= 10-209 flac + br +5) =38e + ka+ 15 for all values of, pees and a+ b= 12, what are the two possible values fork? In the equation above, and B represent the 8) nd Price pr night fora room in Hotel A and Hote B, B) Sand 35 respectively, w weeks ster September Llastautumn. ————¢) 3) and 25 ‘What was the price per night in Hotel A when was ‘equal tthe pice pr night in Hotel B? oo a) sso B) s160 © sia0 D) sao BB OM fy> 5, which ofthe fllowingis equivalent to 1 a 2 faa» 18, what isthe value of 22 nee ae 1) pote Bo Oo» 1D) The value cannot be determined fom the information given 44 | frre es consn, vst enetsinwcam For questions 16-20, slve the problem and enter youranswerin the grid as descrbed belon, Write onthe answer sheet 7 [Seat 1. Although not required itis suggested that pont {you write your answerinthe boxes atthe top bfthe columns to help yeu filin the cles Sccuately You wileecelve credit onlyithe Gi ne. ‘cles efile in comet — 2. Marcno more than one cele in any column. 3. Noquestion hasanegatve answer. 44 Some problems may have more than one corect answer In such cases gid ony one 5. Minednumberssuchae 3} mustbegrdded —pccoptablewaystogrd? ae: 35072 Sg eetentino ‘the git ill be interpreted as 31,notas ay) 6 Decimal Answers: you obtain decimal _wer wh mere ds than the gidcan ‘ccommodet.tmay be either rounded or ‘munca butit mst the entre gt Se re) re nays ecuaey ae Soe Sons Bey serum Rene aiee) Race ao > fete | 48 : fy>Oand y'~ 36% 0, what isthe value of? 2 Trios froles smiles Ina right triangle, one angle measures where cosa =. Whatissin 90")? R Ina certain par the layout of the sx eye paths ls shownin the gure above. The lengths of PQ, ‘GS, and SR are 3 miles, 4 miles, 8 miles, and 10 miles, respectively Paths Pi and ST intersect st point @ and -£TPQis congroent to ZORS. What isthe value of? Former econo visit osama Ife» 35 and Sc» Vz, what isthe value of? rasb= ‘Whats the value of bin the sytem of equations shown above? STOP you finish bofore time is called, you may check your work on this section only. Bo not turn to any other section in the test. 0 Math Test - Calculator 55 MINUTES, 38 QUESTIONS ‘Turn toSection4of your answer sheet to answer the questions inthis ection, For questions 1-30, solve each problem, choose the best answer om the choices provided, and filin the caresponding cele on your anser sheet. For questions 31-38, ‘solve the problem and enter your answer inthe grid on the answer sheet. Plasereferto the ditectons before question 31 on how to enter your answers inthe grid. You may use any available spacein your test booklet fr scratch work. 1. These ofa caleultoris permitted. 2. Allvariables and expressions used epreent real numbers unless otherwise indieated. 3. gues provided inthis test are dawn to scale unless otherwise inated, 4. Alifigures ie ina plane unless otherwise indicated, 5. Unies thers indicated, the domain ofa ven function isthe set of al real numbers for which ‘oaisareal number . ad dee ate mee a + Ch im: as ‘The numberof degrees of rc ina cee s 360, ‘The number ofracans ofareinaccets 2, ‘The sum of the measuresin degrees of the angles ofa rianges 180 48 | Forres Acgles BS | ‘ ’ | ‘ i 7 ¢ Inthe igure shown above lines «and bare parallel andlines Kand are paral Ifthe measure of is 73 whats the meastie of £9 a Bs © ws D) 165 dats onalusic ‘Number of customers \Gerhour) seeszge So wt 23 4 3 6 Time “The graph above shows the number of customers per Ihout ata coffee shop. Over which ofthe following Intervals the nmber of customers strictly ‘decreasing then stitly increasing? A) From9 ano 12 ea. B) From 1290 022M. ©) From2 nm. t05 pm 1D) From 330.mx. 10630 ra Foy ntsors y= wherehiea constant andy = Swhenx= 30, ‘whatlethe valu fy when = 422 a6 B? ow pv > prea | 48 1:9 1 ilgram = 1,000 grams 10decigrams=1 gram ‘A pharmacy sellsa certain type of medication in :decigram doses Based on the information shown in the bax above, thee kilograms of medication contain how many -deigram doses! A) 300,000 B) 3000 ©) 3.000 D) 300 ‘Which othe graphs below bes illustrates a strong positive corelation between hand p? Ak If6x—4.s 1 less than25, what isthe vale of x? aa ms ow D7 50 | Forme cower, vi nestfinewcam TT Oc eee Questions 7 refer to the following information. ‘p= 101 + 100944 ‘The total pressure onan object submerged in the ocean » | ei ‘A service station sells gasoline for $8.25 pe gallon ‘nd diesel fue for $3.0 per gallon. On Monday, the {ervice stations revenue from selling a total of 11 tllons of gasoline and diese! fuel was $404.25. How of diesel uel did the service station sll E> ——— ‘Questions 2 and 23 reer tothe following information. ‘Total Budget Spending in One US. tate by Category, 2010-2014 Yer [a2 | Higher | Public | Medicaid "Transporation cuzaton | education | assistance 20rd | 3.635.265 | 3.00 23450 _| 2990415 1356244 an3s_[36raas [27s | 45873 | 3005.88 1373618 aniz_[ 375s | 2ssoces | 55615 | 3020012 1,721,682 zou. | 3747901 | 2509789 | 54301 | 2994395 1388908 2010 | 3.785200 | 204214 | 55787 | 3001650 | 632350 | 1434.06 “Te able above summarizes annual spending in thousands of dollars, for six categories of spending in one US. state, 2010-2014, dlain— tate glows nana Sorina 208 | Eat Of the following, which category’ ti fit 2010, ‘Which ofthe following is the bes approximation spending to its 204 spending i nearest othe higher ofthe average rate af change n spending on public education category’ tio of ts 2010 spending tos sistance from 2012 to 2014? 2014 spending? 4) $600,000 A) 12 education oy cise B) Mediaid © 513000000 ©) Corrections coy eaenl D) Transportation 56 | Forcre te cont vist Pestana poss Dacia AS Siecle ‘A ih eas vertically upward from the surface of lake tan initial sped of9 meters pr second. The Init hn meters ofthe ish above the surface of the ‘water seconds after it leaps sven by the equation =95~ 499 Approximately how many seconds afer ‘the Gish leaps wil tht the surface ofthe aket 4) 20 B) 25 ©) 30 Das ‘A ule in the xy planes centered at, 0) and has a rads th endo 1 loan equation ofthe tale? ) tn peel 1» Gomera 10 BD teraregalt _ 00 © Genapap = D) Gomer ie ‘A square lawn has a length of8 fet and a width of ' fect, ight researchers each examine a randomly chosen region ofthe fal regions are square with length and width of oe foot. The researches count the numberof seedings in ech epon that have reached a eight fat least inches. he table below shows the resulting dts, Region tP2[3]4 ‘Number seedlings | 02 [37 | 95 | 99) [Region sts[7[a ‘Nate of seedings [102 [106 117 [115 Which ofthe folowing best approximates the umber ‘ofseodlings tht ae at least? inces high inthe entice awa? a 0 B) 60 © 0 ) 6400 ‘Apologist is studying the reproduction rates of {wo diferent breeds of cinchllas lle discovered thatthe Easter cinchillas in his sty produced 30 percent more offspring than the Western ‘hinchillas did Based onthe 2ologst's observation, ifthe Eastern chinchillas in his study produced 1S offspring, how many ofpring dd the Western chinchillas produce? A) 100 B) 103 © u0 D) 186 ‘When polynomial gi vide by x4, the ‘remainder is 3. Which of the flloing statements bout ge) must be ret A) g-)03 B) gt =3 ©) x Aisa ctor of gt. D) x+Siea factor aft). Oyad fone — Greg {ae “The igure above shows the graph inthe xy-plane of the Function fs) = 8 +28 Which ofthe following ‘san equivalent form ofthe function f that includes the coordinates of vertex Vs constants in the function? A) fide (es D9 +2)-8 ~2)er4) D) fisl=(e+ 21-4) 8 | Former te cone vis Eaaetaiien am ikem igs ze 2andy2 be sagged inthe spine shown sbore bow any vari wll otin solitons othe stent ae D> o2 Di fe) For questions 31-38, solve the problem and center your answer the gid as described below, 1 the answer sheet. [Although not required itis sugested that you witeyouranswerin the boxesat te top Of the columns to help yuilin the cles accurately You wl ecetve credit only the ces re filed in correct “Marco more than one cle n any column. ‘No question hasa negative answer. ‘Some problems may have more than one omect ans In such cases gid ony one Mixed numbers suchas 3 must be ried saser72. ipl semeredine ‘thei til beinterpreted as 3!,notas 3h) Decimal Answers: fou obtain a decimal answer wth more agit than the id can accommodate, tay be ether rounded or Twuncate, butt mus filthe entire gi rover 25 (Certs) a [Decimal ot Bi 3 Bais Bais Bes eee Bess ‘Answer 201 ether postion scoect NOTE: You may stort Yyouranswersin any ‘olumn.space permiting Columns youdort need to Use should be et blank. E> cee | 58 nga (4 Wad ~ aura Lor Amount of Gregs Heating Bill Each Month Safty regulation in a certain building require tht fom January Jane thedleator not earry more than 1,600 pounds. A elvery driver wil eter the elevator with pallet contaninga certain numberof dential cartons that ‘weigh 45 pounds each. Ifthe combined weight ofthe

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