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Section 1
RC
Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
The following passage was written in the mid-1990s. - Evidence that the...
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PT150.S1.P1.Q1
Which one of the following most accurately...
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PT150.S1.P1.Q2
Which one of the following most accurately...
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PT150.S1.P1.Q3
Which one of the following is mentioned in the...
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PT150.S1.P1.Q4
It can be reasonably inferred from the passage...
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PT150.S1.P1.Q5
Which one of the following most accurately...
Passage 2
When interviewing witnesses to a crime, police interviewers seek to...
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PT150.S1.P2.Q6
Which one of the following most accurately...
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PT150.S1.P2.Q7
According to the passage, each of the following...
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PT150.S1.P2.Q8
The author refers to - "alibis" - (first sentence...
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PT150.S1.P2.Q9
The author would be most likely to agree with...
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It can be inferred from the passage that the use...
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PT150.S1.P2.Q11
Which one of the following describes a...
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PT150.S1.P2.Q12
The author would be most likely to agree with...
Passage 3
Passage A - In a 1978 lecture titled "The Detective Story," Jorge Luis...
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PT150.S1.P3.Q13
Both passages are concerned with answering...
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The authors of the passages would be most likely...
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PT150.S1.P3.Q15
Which one of the following most accurately...
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PT150.S1.P3.Q16
Which one of the following is true about the...
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PT150.S1.P3.Q17
The author of passage B would be most likely to...
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Borges and the author of passage B would be most...
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PT150.S1.P3.Q19
Which one of the following is an application of a...
Passage 4
It might reasonably have been expected that the adoption of cooking by...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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The authors would be most likely to agree with...
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The primary purpose of - the parenthetical...
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The authors would be most likely to agree with...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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Which one of the following, if true, would...
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The authors suggest which one of the following...
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The authors' primary purpose in the passage is...
Section 2
LR
Logical Reasoning
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Philosopher: I have been told that most...
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Ancient humans in eastern North America hunted...
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Durham: The mayor will agree to a tax increase...
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When politicians describe their opponents'...
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Lawyer: In a risky surgical procedure that is...
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John's literature professor believes that the...
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PT150.S2.Q7
Geothermal power plants produce power using...
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One should not confuse a desire for money with a...
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Yu: The menu at Jason’s Restaurant states that...
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Various studies have concluded that song...
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Psychologists have found that candidates for...
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Scientist: Some pundits claim that the public...
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Scientist: It seems likely that the earliest...
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The arousal of anger is sometimes a legitimate...
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Children clearly have a reasonably...
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Environment minister: Many countries have...
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Advocate: A study of people who had recently...
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Some people prefer to avoid facing unpleasant...
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If you study history, then you will appreciate...
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A philosophical paradox is a particularly...
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A chimp who displays feelings of affection...
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The writers of the television show - Ambitions - ...
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It has been argued that the immense size of - ...
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Legal theorist: Only two types of theories of...
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Sociologists study folktales because they...
Section 3
LR
Logical Reasoning
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PT150.S3.Q1
In constructing a self-driving robotic car,...
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The Common Loon is a migratory bird that winters...
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Taxi driver: My passengers complained when, on...
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The reason J. S. Bach is remembered is not that he...
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Pundit: Clearly, the two major political...
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The waters surrounding Shooter's Island have...
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Pollster: When opinion researchers need a...
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Of the many works in a collection from Japan's...
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Marketing agent: A survey of my business...
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PT150.S3.Q10
Changes in Britain’s National Health Service...
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Many newspapers have cut back on book reviews,...
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Doctor: There will be more local cases of flu...
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Hendry: Most employee strikes should be...
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PT150.S3.Q14
Most popular historical films are not...
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Carrillo: Using the number of existing primate...
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Automobile executive: Our critics say that the...
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Since mosquito larvae are aquatic, outbreaks...
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Efforts to get the public to exercise...
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Henry: Engines powered by electricity from...
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History student: It is unfair for the History...
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Finance minister: The World Bank's “Doing...
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Commentator: Unfortunately, Roehmer's...
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Fine short story writers are unlikely to become...
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Politician: Every regulation currently being...
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Essayist writing in 2012: At its onset, a new...
Section 4
RC
Reading Comprehension · Exp.
Passage 1
This passage was adapted from an article published in 2003. - For two...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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By stating that many people consider Marsalis...
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The author would most likely be less negative...
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Which one of the following describes a...
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According to the passage, Marsalis encouraged...
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The author would be most likely to agree with...
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The passage provides information sufficient...
Passage 2
Common sense suggests that we know our own thoughts directly, but that...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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Which one of the following, if true, would most...
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Based on the passage, the author is most likely...
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Which one of the following is most closely...
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According to the passage, one's gaining...
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According to the psychologists cited in the...
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It can most reasonably be inferred that the...
Passage 3
This passage is based on an article written in 1995. - Dowsing is the...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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According to the passage, dowsing's skeptics...
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The reasoning in which one of the following is...
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The author of the passage would be most likely to...
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The passage provides information most helpful...
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The passage provides the most support for...
Passage 4
Passage A - Why do some trial court judges oppose conducting independent...
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Which one of the following principles...
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It can be inferred that each author would agree...
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Which one of the following phrases is used by the...
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Given the statements about cross-examination...
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Which one of the following words as used in...
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It can be inferred, based on their titles, that...
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The stances of the authors of passage A and...

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