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Question ID:PT66 S4 Q13 Passage:Proponents of nuclear power point out that new nuclear plants are so technologically sophisticated that the chances of a meltdown are extremely small. This is true, but it would still be unwise to build nuclear power plants, since the consequences of a meltdown are absolutely catastrophi... | PT66 S4 Q13 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q14 Passage:University president: Research institutions have an obligation to promote research in any field of theoretical investigation if that research shows some promise of yielding insights into the causes of practical problems that affect people's quality of life. Stem:The principle stated by t... | PT66 S4 Q14 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q15 Passage:Carpal tunnel syndrome, a nerve disorder that affects the hands and wrists, is often caused by repetitive motions such as typing on a keyboard. A recent study of office workers found that, among those who do similar amounts of typing, workers reporting the least control over their own wo... | PT66 S4 Q15 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q16 Passage:Principle: Employees of telemarketing agencies should never do anything that predisposes people to dislike the agencies' clients.Application: If an employee of a telemarketing agency has been told by a person the employee has called that he or she does not want to buy the product of a cl... | PT66 S4 Q16 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q17 Passage:Although Pluto has an atmosphere and is much larger than any asteroid, Pluto is not a true planet. Pluto formed in orbit around the planet Neptune and was then ejected from orbit around Neptune when Triton, Neptune's largest moon, was captured by Neptune's gravity. Stem:The conclusion of... | PT66 S4 Q17 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q18 Passage:A high-calorie diet providing adequate fats was a crucial requirement for the evolution of the anatomically modern human brain, a process that began among our early human ancestors. Food resources that could support such a diet were most abundant and reliable in the shore environments th... | PT66 S4 Q18 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q19 Passage:Editor Y: This is a good photograph: the composition is attractive, especially in the way the image is blurred by smoke in one corner.Editor Z: It's very pretty, but it's a bad photograph. It doesn't make a statement; there's no obvious reason for the smoke to be there. Stem:The editors'... | PT66 S4 Q19 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q20 Passage:University president: We will be forced to reduce spending next year if we do not increase our enrollment. So, if we are to maintain the quality of the education we provide, we must market our programs more aggressively. Without such marketing we will be unable to increase our enrollment... | PT66 S4 Q20 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q21 Passage:If the city starts requiring residents to sort the materials that they put out for recycling, then many residents will put more recyclables in with their regular garbage. This will result in more recyclables being buried in the city's landfill. However, because of the cost of having city... | PT66 S4 Q21 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q22 Passage:Meerkat "sentinels," so-called because they watch for predators while other meerkat group members forage, almost never fall victim to those predators, yet the foragers often do. This advantage accruing to the sentinel does not mean that its watchful behavior is entirely self-interested. ... | PT66 S4 Q22 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q23 Passage:Alex: Shrimp farming results in damage to the environment, because investors make quick profits from such farming and then abandon the farms.Jolene: I disagree. Although some shrimp farms have proved unsustainable and have been quickly abandoned, properly built shrimp farms take a long t... | PT66 S4 Q23 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q24 Passage:No one who works at Leila's Electronics has received both a poor performance evaluation and a raise. Lester has not received a raise, so it must be that he has received a poor performance evaluation. Stem:The flawed reasoning in the argument above is most similar to the reasoning in whic... | PT66 S4 Q24 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q25 Passage:Numerous studies have demonstrated a pronounced negative correlation between high-fiber diets and the incidence of colon cancer. For example, the colon cancer rate in Western countries is much higher than in many non-Western countries where people eat more fiber-rich foods, such as fruit... | PT66 S4 Q25 |
Question ID:PT66 S4 Q26 Passage:Anthropologist: Many people think that if human language evolved, then something like it must be present in those species most closely related to humans, such as chimpanzees. They reason that since new traits evolve gradually, something like human language, albeit cruder, must exist in s... | PT66 S4 Q26 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q1 Passage:In a recent study of more than 400 North American men and women whose previous heart attack put them at risk for a second heart attack, about half were told to switch to a "Mediterranean-type diet"‚ one rich in fish, vegetables, olive oil, and grains‚ while the other half were advised to ... | PT65 S1 Q1 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q2 Passage:Florist: Some people like to have green carnations on St. Patrick's Day. But flowers that are naturally green are extremely rare. Thus, it is very difficult for plant breeders to produce green carnations. Before St. Patrick's Day, then, it is wise for florists to stock up on white carnati... | PT65 S1 Q2 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q3 Passage:Millions of homes are now using low-energy lighting, but millions more have still to make the switch, a fact that the government and the home lighting industry are eager to change. Although low-wattage bulbs cost more per bulb than normal bulbs, their advantages to the homeowner are enorm... | PT65 S1 Q3 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q4 Passage:Swimming pools should be fenced to protect children from drowning, but teaching children to swim is even more important. And there is a principle involved here that applies to childrearing generally. Thus, while we should restrict children's access to the soft drinks and candies advertise... | PT65 S1 Q4 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q5 Passage:In its coverage of a controversy regarding a proposal to build a new freeway, a television news program showed interviews with several people who would be affected by the proposed freeway. Of the interviews shown, those conducted with people against the new freeway outnumbered those condu... | PT65 S1 Q5 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q6 Passage:Evan: I am a vegetarian because I believe it is immoral to inflict pain on animals to obtain food. Some vegetarians who share this moral reason nonetheless consume some seafood, on the grounds that it is not known whether certain sea creatures can experience pleasure or pain. But if it is... | PT65 S1 Q6 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q7 Passage:Economist: Government intervention in the free market in pursuit of socially desirable goals can affect supply and demand, thereby distorting prices. The ethics of such intervention is comparable to that of administering medicines. Most medicines have harmful as well as beneficial effects... | PT65 S1 Q7 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q8 Passage:The proportion of fat calories in the diets of people who read the nutrition labels on food products is significantly lower than it is in the diets of people who do not read nutrition labels. This shows that reading these labels promotes healthful dietary behavior. Stem:The reasoning in t... | PT65 S1 Q8 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q9 Passage:Some paleontologists have suggested that Apatosaurus, a huge dinosaur, was able to gallop. This, however, is unlikely, because galloping would probably have broken Apatosaurus's legs. Experiments with modern bones show how much strain they can withstand before breaking. By taking into acc... | PT65 S1 Q9 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q10 Passage:A new process enables ordinary table salt to be fortified with iron. This advance could help reduce the high incidence of anemia in the world's population due to a deficiency of iron in the diet. Salt is used as a preservative for food and a flavor enhancer all over the globe, and people... | PT65 S1 Q10 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q11 Passage:Inspector: The only fingerprints on the premises are those of the owner, Mr. Tannisch. Therefore, whoever now has his guest's missing diamonds must have worn gloves. Stem:Which one of the following exhibits a flaw in its reasoning most similar to that in the inspector's reasoning? Correc... | PT65 S1 Q11 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q12 Passage:Populations of a shrimp species at eleven different Indonesian coral reefs show substantial genetic differences from one reef to another. This is surprising because the area's strong ocean currents probably carry baby shrimp between the different reefs, which would allow the populations ... | PT65 S1 Q12 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q13 Passage:Researchers have studied the cost-effectiveness of growing halophytes‚ salt-tolerant plant species‚ for animal forage. Halophytes require more water than conventional crops, but can be irrigated with seawater, and pumping seawater into farms near sea level is much cheaper than pumping fr... | PT65 S1 Q13 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q14 Passage:Principle: If an insurance policy is written in such a way that a reasonable person seeking insurance would not read it thoroughly before signing it, then the reasonable expectations of the policyholder concerning the policy's coverage should take legal precedence over specific language ... | PT65 S1 Q14 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q15 Passage:Researcher: Every year approximately the same number of people die of iatrogenic "disease"‚ that is, as a direct result of medical treatments or hospitalization‚ as die of all other causes combined. Therefore, if medicine could find ways of preventing all iatrogenic disease, the number o... | PT65 S1 Q15 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q16 Passage:Activist: Any member of the city council ought either to vote against the proposal or to abstain. But if all the members abstain, the matter will be decided by the city's voters. So at least one member of the city council should vote against the proposal. Stem:The conclusion of the activ... | PT65 S1 Q16 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q17 Passage:Economist: Some critics of the media have contended that negative news reports on the state of the economy can actually harm the economy because such reports damage people's confidence in it, and this lack of confidence in turn adversely affects people's willingness to spend money. But s... | PT65 S1 Q17 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q18 Passage:Zoologist: Every domesticated large mammal species now in existence was domesticated thousands of years ago. Since those days, people undoubtedly tried innumerable times to domesticate each of the wild large mammal species that seemed worth domesticating. Clearly, therefore, most wild la... | PT65 S1 Q18 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q19 Passage:Last winter was mild enough to allow most bird species to forage naturally, which explains why the proportion of birds visiting feeders was much lower than usual. The mild winter also allowed many species to stay in their summer range all winter without migrating south, thereby limiting ... | PT65 S1 Q19 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q20 Passage:Journalist: Newspapers generally report on only those scientific studies whose findings sound dramatic. Furthermore, newspaper stories about small observational studies, which are somewhat unreliable, are more frequent than newspaper stories about large randomized trials, which generate ... | PT65 S1 Q20 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q21 Passage:In several countries, to slow global warming, many farmers are planting trees on their land because of government incentives. These incentives arose from research indicating that vegetation absorbs carbon dioxide that might otherwise trap heat in the atmosphere. A recent study, however, ... | PT65 S1 Q21 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q22 Passage:Does the position of a car driver's seat have a significant impact on driving safety? It probably does. Driving position affects both comfort and the ability to see the road clearly. A driver who is uncomfortable eventually becomes fatigued, which makes it difficult to concentrate on the... | PT65 S1 Q22 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q23 Passage:Physician: There were approximately 83,400 trampoline-related injuries last year. This suggests that trampolines are quite dangerous and should therefore be used only under professional supervision.Trampoline enthusiast: I disagree. In the past ten years sales of home trampolines have in... | PT65 S1 Q23 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q24 Passage:Editorial: One of our local television stations has been criticized for its recent coverage of the personal problems of a local politician's nephew, but the coverage was in fact good journalism. The information was accurate. Furthermore, the newscast had significantly more viewers than i... | PT65 S1 Q24 |
Question ID:PT65 S1 Q25 Passage:Interior decorator: All coffeehouses and restaurants are public places. Most well-designed public places feature artwork. But if a public place is uncomfortable it is not well designed, and all comfortable public places have spacious interiors. Stem:If all of the interior decorator's st... | PT65 S1 Q25 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q1 Passage:A professor must determine the order in which five of her students‚ Fernando, Ginny, Hakim, Juanita, and Kevin‚ will perform in an upcoming piano recital. Each student performs one piece, and no two performances overlap. The following constraints apply: Ginny must perform earlier than Fer... | PT65 S2 Q1 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q2 Passage:A professor must determine the order in which five of her students‚ Fernando, Ginny, Hakim, Juanita, and Kevin‚ will perform in an upcoming piano recital. Each student performs one piece, and no two performances overlap. The following constraints apply: Ginny must perform earlier than Fer... | PT65 S2 Q2 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q3 Passage:A professor must determine the order in which five of her students‚ Fernando, Ginny, Hakim, Juanita, and Kevin‚ will perform in an upcoming piano recital. Each student performs one piece, and no two performances overlap. The following constraints apply: Ginny must perform earlier than Fer... | PT65 S2 Q3 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q4 Passage:A professor must determine the order in which five of her students‚ Fernando, Ginny, Hakim, Juanita, and Kevin‚ will perform in an upcoming piano recital. Each student performs one piece, and no two performances overlap. The following constraints apply: Ginny must perform earlier than Fer... | PT65 S2 Q4 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q5 Passage:A professor must determine the order in which five of her students‚ Fernando, Ginny, Hakim, Juanita, and Kevin‚ will perform in an upcoming piano recital. Each student performs one piece, and no two performances overlap. The following constraints apply: Ginny must perform earlier than Fer... | PT65 S2 Q5 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q6 Passage:As part of an open house at a crafts studio, three teachers‚ Jiang, Kudrow, and Lanning‚ will give six consecutive presentations on six different subjects. Jiang will present on needlework and origami; Kudrow on pottery, stenciling, and textile making; and Lanning on woodworking. The orde... | PT65 S2 Q6 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q7 Passage:As part of an open house at a crafts studio, three teachers‚ Jiang, Kudrow, and Lanning‚ will give six consecutive presentations on six different subjects. Jiang will present on needlework and origami; Kudrow on pottery, stenciling, and textile making; and Lanning on woodworking. The orde... | PT65 S2 Q7 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q8 Passage:As part of an open house at a crafts studio, three teachers‚ Jiang, Kudrow, and Lanning‚ will give six consecutive presentations on six different subjects. Jiang will present on needlework and origami; Kudrow on pottery, stenciling, and textile making; and Lanning on woodworking. The orde... | PT65 S2 Q8 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q9 Passage:As part of an open house at a crafts studio, three teachers‚ Jiang, Kudrow, and Lanning‚ will give six consecutive presentations on six different subjects. Jiang will present on needlework and origami; Kudrow on pottery, stenciling, and textile making; and Lanning on woodworking. The orde... | PT65 S2 Q9 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q10 Passage:As part of an open house at a crafts studio, three teachers‚ Jiang, Kudrow, and Lanning‚ will give six consecutive presentations on six different subjects. Jiang will present on needlework and origami; Kudrow on pottery, stenciling, and textile making; and Lanning on woodworking. The ord... | PT65 S2 Q10 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q11 Passage:As part of an open house at a crafts studio, three teachers‚ Jiang, Kudrow, and Lanning‚ will give six consecutive presentations on six different subjects. Jiang will present on needlework and origami; Kudrow on pottery, stenciling, and textile making; and Lanning on woodworking. The ord... | PT65 S2 Q11 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q12 Passage:The organizer of a luncheon will select exactly five foods to be served from among exactly eight foods: two desserts‚ F and G; three main courses‚ N, O, and P; three side dishes‚ T, V, and W. Only F, N, and T are hot foods. The following requirements will be satisfied:At least one desser... | PT65 S2 Q12 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q13 Passage:The organizer of a luncheon will select exactly five foods to be served from among exactly eight foods: two desserts‚ F and G; three main courses‚ N, O, and P; three side dishes‚ T, V, and W. Only F, N, and T are hot foods. The following requirements will be satisfied:At least one desser... | PT65 S2 Q13 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q14 Passage:The organizer of a luncheon will select exactly five foods to be served from among exactly eight foods: two desserts‚ F and G; three main courses‚ N, O, and P; three side dishes‚ T, V, and W. Only F, N, and T are hot foods. The following requirements will be satisfied:At least one desser... | PT65 S2 Q14 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q15 Passage:The organizer of a luncheon will select exactly five foods to be served from among exactly eight foods: two desserts‚ F and G; three main courses‚ N, O, and P; three side dishes‚ T, V, and W. Only F, N, and T are hot foods. The following requirements will be satisfied:At least one desser... | PT65 S2 Q15 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q16 Passage:The organizer of a luncheon will select exactly five foods to be served from among exactly eight foods: two desserts‚ F and G; three main courses‚ N, O, and P; three side dishes‚ T, V, and W. Only F, N, and T are hot foods. The following requirements will be satisfied:At least one desser... | PT65 S2 Q16 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q17 Passage:A television programming director is scheduling a three-hour block of programs beginning at 1 P.M. The programs that are to fill this time block include an hour-long program called Generations and four half-hour programs: Roamin', Sundown, Terry, and Waterloo. The programs will be shown ... | PT65 S2 Q17 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q18 Passage:A television programming director is scheduling a three-hour block of programs beginning at 1 P.M. The programs that are to fill this time block include an hour-long program called Generations and four half-hour programs: Roamin', Sundown, Terry, and Waterloo. The programs will be shown ... | PT65 S2 Q18 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q19 Passage:A television programming director is scheduling a three-hour block of programs beginning at 1 P.M. The programs that are to fill this time block include an hour-long program called Generations and four half-hour programs: Roamin', Sundown, Terry, and Waterloo. The programs will be shown ... | PT65 S2 Q19 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q20 Passage:A television programming director is scheduling a three-hour block of programs beginning at 1 P.M. The programs that are to fill this time block include an hour-long program called Generations and four half-hour programs: Roamin', Sundown, Terry, and Waterloo. The programs will be shown ... | PT65 S2 Q20 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q21 Passage:A television programming director is scheduling a three-hour block of programs beginning at 1 P.M. The programs that are to fill this time block include an hour-long program called Generations and four half-hour programs: Roamin', Sundown, Terry, and Waterloo. The programs will be shown ... | PT65 S2 Q21 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q22 Passage:A television programming director is scheduling a three-hour block of programs beginning at 1 P.M. The programs that are to fill this time block include an hour-long program called Generations and four half-hour programs: Roamin', Sundown, Terry, and Waterloo. The programs will be shown ... | PT65 S2 Q22 |
Question ID:PT65 S2 Q23 Passage:A television programming director is scheduling a three-hour block of programs beginning at 1 P.M. The programs that are to fill this time block include an hour-long program called Generations and four half-hour programs: Roamin', Sundown, Terry, and Waterloo. The programs will be shown ... | PT65 S2 Q23 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q1 Passage:In the 1980s there was a proliferation of poetry collections, short stories, and novels published by women of Latin American descent in the United States. By the end of the decade, another genre of U.S. Latina writing, the autobiography, also came into prominence with the publication of t... | PT65 S3 Q1 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q2 Passage:In the 1980s there was a proliferation of poetry collections, short stories, and novels published by women of Latin American descent in the United States. By the end of the decade, another genre of U.S. Latina writing, the autobiography, also came into prominence with the publication of t... | PT65 S3 Q2 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q3 Passage:In the 1980s there was a proliferation of poetry collections, short stories, and novels published by women of Latin American descent in the United States. By the end of the decade, another genre of U.S. Latina writing, the autobiography, also came into prominence with the publication of t... | PT65 S3 Q3 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q4 Passage:In the 1980s there was a proliferation of poetry collections, short stories, and novels published by women of Latin American descent in the United States. By the end of the decade, another genre of U.S. Latina writing, the autobiography, also came into prominence with the publication of t... | PT65 S3 Q4 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q5 Passage:In the 1980s there was a proliferation of poetry collections, short stories, and novels published by women of Latin American descent in the United States. By the end of the decade, another genre of U.S. Latina writing, the autobiography, also came into prominence with the publication of t... | PT65 S3 Q5 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q6 Passage:In the 1980s there was a proliferation of poetry collections, short stories, and novels published by women of Latin American descent in the United States. By the end of the decade, another genre of U.S. Latina writing, the autobiography, also came into prominence with the publication of t... | PT65 S3 Q6 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q7 Passage:In the 1980s there was a proliferation of poetry collections, short stories, and novels published by women of Latin American descent in the United States. By the end of the decade, another genre of U.S. Latina writing, the autobiography, also came into prominence with the publication of t... | PT65 S3 Q7 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q8 Passage:While recent decades have seen more information recorded than any other era, the potential for losing this information is now greater than ever. This prospect is of great concern to archivists, who are charged with preserving vital records and documents indefinitely. One archivist notes t... | PT65 S3 Q8 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q9 Passage:While recent decades have seen more information recorded than any other era, the potential for losing this information is now greater than ever. This prospect is of great concern to archivists, who are charged with preserving vital records and documents indefinitely. One archivist notes t... | PT65 S3 Q9 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q10 Passage:While recent decades have seen more information recorded than any other era, the potential for losing this information is now greater than ever. This prospect is of great concern to archivists, who are charged with preserving vital records and documents indefinitely. One archivist notes ... | PT65 S3 Q10 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q11 Passage:While recent decades have seen more information recorded than any other era, the potential for losing this information is now greater than ever. This prospect is of great concern to archivists, who are charged with preserving vital records and documents indefinitely. One archivist notes ... | PT65 S3 Q11 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q12 Passage:While recent decades have seen more information recorded than any other era, the potential for losing this information is now greater than ever. This prospect is of great concern to archivists, who are charged with preserving vital records and documents indefinitely. One archivist notes ... | PT65 S3 Q12 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q13 Passage:While recent decades have seen more information recorded than any other era, the potential for losing this information is now greater than ever. This prospect is of great concern to archivists, who are charged with preserving vital records and documents indefinitely. One archivist notes ... | PT65 S3 Q13 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q14 Passage:The following passages are adapted from articles recently published in North American law review journals.Passage AIn Canadian and United States common law, blackmail is unique among major crimes: no one has yet adequately explained why it ought to be illegal. The heart of the problem‚ k... | PT65 S3 Q14 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q15 Passage:The following passages are adapted from articles recently published in North American law review journals.Passage AIn Canadian and United States common law, blackmail is unique among major crimes: no one has yet adequately explained why it ought to be illegal. The heart of the problem‚ k... | PT65 S3 Q15 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q16 Passage:The following passages are adapted from articles recently published in North American law review journals.Passage AIn Canadian and United States common law, blackmail is unique among major crimes: no one has yet adequately explained why it ought to be illegal. The heart of the problem‚ k... | PT65 S3 Q16 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q17 Passage:The following passages are adapted from articles recently published in North American law review journals.Passage AIn Canadian and United States common law, blackmail is unique among major crimes: no one has yet adequately explained why it ought to be illegal. The heart of the problem‚ k... | PT65 S3 Q17 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q18 Passage:The following passages are adapted from articles recently published in North American law review journals.Passage AIn Canadian and United States common law, blackmail is unique among major crimes: no one has yet adequately explained why it ought to be illegal. The heart of the problem‚ k... | PT65 S3 Q18 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q19 Passage:The following passages are adapted from articles recently published in North American law review journals.Passage AIn Canadian and United States common law, blackmail is unique among major crimes: no one has yet adequately explained why it ought to be illegal. The heart of the problem‚ k... | PT65 S3 Q19 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q20 Passage:As part of an international effort to address environmental problems resulting from agricultural overproduction, hundreds of thousands of acres of surplus farmland throughout Europe will be taken out of production in coming years. Restoring a natural balance of flora to this land will be... | PT65 S3 Q20 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q21 Passage:As part of an international effort to address environmental problems resulting from agricultural overproduction, hundreds of thousands of acres of surplus farmland throughout Europe will be taken out of production in coming years. Restoring a natural balance of flora to this land will be... | PT65 S3 Q21 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q22 Passage:As part of an international effort to address environmental problems resulting from agricultural overproduction, hundreds of thousands of acres of surplus farmland throughout Europe will be taken out of production in coming years. Restoring a natural balance of flora to this land will be... | PT65 S3 Q22 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q23 Passage:As part of an international effort to address environmental problems resulting from agricultural overproduction, hundreds of thousands of acres of surplus farmland throughout Europe will be taken out of production in coming years. Restoring a natural balance of flora to this land will be... | PT65 S3 Q23 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q24 Passage:As part of an international effort to address environmental problems resulting from agricultural overproduction, hundreds of thousands of acres of surplus farmland throughout Europe will be taken out of production in coming years. Restoring a natural balance of flora to this land will be... | PT65 S3 Q24 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q25 Passage:As part of an international effort to address environmental problems resulting from agricultural overproduction, hundreds of thousands of acres of surplus farmland throughout Europe will be taken out of production in coming years. Restoring a natural balance of flora to this land will be... | PT65 S3 Q25 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q26 Passage:As part of an international effort to address environmental problems resulting from agricultural overproduction, hundreds of thousands of acres of surplus farmland throughout Europe will be taken out of production in coming years. Restoring a natural balance of flora to this land will be... | PT65 S3 Q26 |
Question ID:PT65 S3 Q27 Passage:As part of an international effort to address environmental problems resulting from agricultural overproduction, hundreds of thousands of acres of surplus farmland throughout Europe will be taken out of production in coming years. Restoring a natural balance of flora to this land will be... | PT65 S3 Q27 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q1 Passage:When a forest is subject to acid rain, the calcium level in the soil declines. Spruce, fir, and sugar maple trees all need calcium to survive. However, sugar maples in forests that receive significant acid rain are much more likely to show signs of decline consistent with calcium deficien... | PT65 S4 Q1 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q2 Passage:Syndicated political columnists often use their newspaper columns to try to persuade readers to vote a certain way. However, their efforts to persuade voters rarely succeed, for by the time such a column appears, nearly all who will vote in the election will have already made a decision a... | PT65 S4 Q2 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q3 Passage:Travel industry consultant: Several airlines are increasing elbow room and leg room in business class, because surveys show that business travelers value additional space more than, say, better meals. But airlines are overconcerned about the comfort of passengers flying on business; they ... | PT65 S4 Q3 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q4 Passage:Gaby: In school, children should be allowed fully to follow their own interests, supported by experienced teachers who offer minimal guidance. This enables them to be most successful in their adult lives.Logan: I disagree. Schoolchildren should acquire the fundamental knowledge necessary ... | PT65 S4 Q4 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q5 Passage:Judge: The case before me involves a plaintiff and three codefendants. The plaintiff has applied to the court for an order permitting her to question each defendant without their codefendants or their codefendants' legal counsel being present. Two of the codefendants, however, share the s... | PT65 S4 Q5 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q6 Passage:The calm, shallow waters of coastal estuaries are easily polluted by nutrient-rich sewage. When estuary waters become overnutrified as a result, algae proliferate. The abundant algae, in turn, sometimes provide a rich food source for microorganisms that are toxic to fish, thereby killing ... | PT65 S4 Q6 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q7 Passage:The ruins of the prehistoric Bolivian city of Tiwanaku feature green andacite stones weighing up to 40 tons. These stones were quarried at Copacabana, which is across a lake and about 90 kilometers away. Archaeologists hypothesize that the stones were brought to Tiwanaku on reed boats. To... | PT65 S4 Q7 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q8 Passage:Union member: Some members of our labor union are calling for an immediate strike. But a strike would cut into our strike fund and would in addition lead to a steep fine, causing us to suffer a major financial loss. Therefore, we must not strike now. Stem:The union member's argument is m... | PT65 S4 Q8 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q9 Passage:Birds and mammals can be infected with West Nile virus only through mosquito bites. Mosquitoes, in turn, become infected with the virus when they bite certain infected birds or mammals. The virus was originally detected in northern Africa and spread to North America in the 1990s. Humans s... | PT65 S4 Q9 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q10 Passage:In trying to reduce the amount of fat in their diet, on average people have decreased their consumption of red meat by one-half in the last two decades. However, on average those who have reduced their consumption of red meat actually consume substantially more fat than those who have no... | PT65 S4 Q10 |
Question ID:PT65 S4 Q11 Passage:Rolanda: The house on Oak Avenue has a larger yard than any other house we've looked at in Prairieview, so that's the best one to rent.Tom: No, it isn't. Its yard isn't really as big as it looks. Property lines in Prairieview actually start 20 feet from the street. So what looks like par... | PT65 S4 Q11 |
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