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Section 1
RC
Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
To study centuries-old earthquakes and the geologic faults that...
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PT132.S1.P1.Q1
Which one of the following most accurately...
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PT132.S1.P1.Q2
The passage provides information that most...
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PT132.S1.P1.Q3
What is the author's primary purpose in...
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Which one of the following statements is most...
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The primary purpose of the first paragraph in...
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It can be inferred that the statements made by...
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The passage indicates that using radiocarbon...
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Given the information in the passage, to which...
Passage 2
While courts have long allowed custom-made medical illustrations...
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Which one of the following is most analogous to...
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Based on the passage, which one of the following...
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The passage states that a role of medical...
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According to the passage, one of the ways that...
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The author's attitude toward the testimony of...
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The author's primary purpose in the third...
Passage 3
Passage A - Because dental caries (decay) is strongly linked to...
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Both passages are primarily concerned with...
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Which one of the following distinguishes the...
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Passage B most strongly supports which one of...
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Which one of the following is mentioned in both...
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It is most likely that both authors would agree...
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Each passage suggests which one of the...
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The evidence from Ban Chiang discussed in...
Passage 4
Recent criticism - has sought to align Sarah Orne Jewett, a notable...
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The passage most helps to answer which one of the...
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It can be inferred from the passage that the...
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In saying that domestic fiction was based on a...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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The differing conceptions of fiction held by...
Section 2
LR
Logical Reasoning
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In a recent study, a group of young children were...
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Among people who live to the age of 100 or more, a...
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Medications with an unpleasant taste are...
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Carol Morris wants to own a majority of the...
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Area resident: Childhood lead poisoning has...
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Although some nutritional facts about soft...
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When the famous art collector Vidmar died, a...
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A leading critic of space exploration contends...
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A retrospective study is a scientific study...
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Gigantic passenger planes currently being...
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Scientist: To study the comparative...
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Paleontologist: Plesiosauromorphs were...
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Buying elaborate screensavers—programs that...
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Music professor: Because rap musicians can...
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Speaker: Like many contemporary critics,...
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Tissue biopsies taken on patients who have...
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One should never sacrifice one's health in...
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Vanessa: All computer code must be written by a...
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In West Calverton, most pet stores sell exotic...
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Astronomer: Earlier estimates of the...
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Most large nurseries sell raspberry plants...
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Drug company manager: Our newest product is...
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Consumer advocate: TMD, a pesticide used on...
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Legal commentator: The goal of a recently...
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University president: Our pool of applicants...
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Editorial: It has been suggested that private,...
Section 3
RC
Reading Comprehension · Exp.
Passage 1
The work of South African writer Ezekiel Mphahlele has confounded...
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Based on the passage, with which one of the...
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The passage states that Mphahlele believes...
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The author uses the phrase - "negative subtext" - ...
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According to the passage, critics offer which...
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At the end of the passage, the author - quotes...
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Which one of the following aspects of...
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Which one of the following is most strongly...
Passage 2
A vigorous debate in astronomy centers on an epoch in planetary history...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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The author's attitude toward arguments that...
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The author mentions that the LHB - "should also...
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The author implies that all theoretical...
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According to the passage, the - third group of...
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Which one of the following, if true, would lend...
Passage 3
Specialists in international communications almost unanimously...
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The primary purpose of the passage is to...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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Which one of the following is the most logical...
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The author most likely discusses an...
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Which one of the following can most reasonably...
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According to the author, an empirical study of...
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Suppose a study is conducted that measures the...
Passage 4
Computers have long been utilized in the sphere of law in the form of word...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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In relation to - the third sentence of the second...
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In the passage as a whole, the author is...
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The passage suggests that the author would be...
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It can be most reasonably inferred from the...
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Based on the passage, which one of the following...
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Which one of the following is mentioned in the...
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The examples of situations that are open to...
Section 4
LR
Logical Reasoning
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Marine biologist: Scientists have long...
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To discover what percentage of teenagers...
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A recent study of perfect pitch—the ability to...
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Paleontologists recently excavated two...
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Researchers announced recently that over the...
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University administrator: Any proposal for a...
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Researcher: Over the course of three decades,...
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Storytelling appears to be a universal aspect...
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If a mother's first child is born before its due...
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Science journalist: Europa, a moon of Jupiter,...
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A bacterial species will inevitably develop...
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Political scientist: It is not uncommon for a...
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Many symptoms of mental illnesses are affected...
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Politician: It has been proposed that the...
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Jewel collectors, fearing that their eyes will...
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All etching tools are either pin-tipped or...
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A 24-year study of 1,500 adults showed that...
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If there are sentient beings on planets outside...
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Doctor: Medical researchers recently...
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Many workers who handled substance T in...
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It is virtually certain that the government...
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Researchers have found that children in large...
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Film preservation requires transferring old...
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In a recent study of arthritis, researchers...
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Cities with healthy economies typically have...
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Sociologist: A recent study of 5,000...

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