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Section 1
RC
Reading Comprehension · Exp.
Passage 1
Until recently many astronomers believed that - asteroids travel about...
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PT18.S1.P1.Q1
Which one of the following best expresses the...
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Which one of the following is mentioned in the - ...
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According to the passage, the attitude of...
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The author implies that which one of the...
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The information presented in the passage...
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The primary purpose of the passage is to...
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The passage suggests that which one of the...
Passage 2
Historians attempting to explain how scientific - work was done in the...
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Which one of the following best summarizes the...
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It can be inferred from the passage that the - ...
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According to the author, servants in...
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According to the author, the Royal Society of...
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The author implies that which one of the...
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Which one of the following best describes the - ...
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The author’s discussion of the political...
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It can be inferred from the passage that “the...
Passage 3
One type of violation of the antitrust laws is the - abuse of monopoly...
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Which one of the following distinctions...
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Would the use of leverage meet the criteria for...
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What is the main purpose of the third paragraph - ...
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Given only the information in the passage, with...
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Which one of the following sentences would best...
Passage 4
Amsden has divided Navajo weaving into four - distinct styles. He argues...
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The author’s central thesis is that...
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It can be inferred from the passage that Amsden...
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The author’s view of Navajo weaving suggests...
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According to the passage, Navajo weavings made...
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The author would most probably agree with which...
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The author suggests that Amsden’s claim that...
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The author most probably mentions the Chief...
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The passage is primarily concerned with...
Section 2
LR
Logical Reasoning
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Parent 1: Ten years ago, children in...
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All cattle ranchers dislike long winters. - All...
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Citizen of Mooresville: Mooresville’s...
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Marianna: The problem of drunk driving has been...
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From a magazine article: Self-confidence is a - ...
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A study was designed to establish what effect,...
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Scientists are sometimes said to assume that - ...
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During the 1980s the homicide rate in Britain...
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Nutritionist: Vitamins synthesized by...
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Most people are indignant at the suggestion...
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Since 1945 pesticide use in the United States...
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In discussing the pros and cons of monetary...
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Because some student demonstrations...
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Professor: Members of most species are able - to...
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Environmentalist: An increased number of oil...
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Environmentalist: An increased number of oil...
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Biographer: Arnold’s belief that every offer...
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The television documentary went beyond the - ...
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Oxygen-18 is a heavier-than-normal isotope of...
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Oxygen-18 is a heavier-than-normal isotope of...
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It is very difficult to prove today that a...
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Much of the best scientific research of today...
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Teachers are effective only when they help...
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Dr. Ruiz: Dr. Smith has expressed outspoken - ...
Section 3
RC
Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
The law-and-literature movement claims to have - introduced a valuable...
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The primary purpose of the passage is to...
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Posner’s stated position with regard to the - ...
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The passage suggests that Posner regards legal...
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The passage suggests that Posner might find...
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The author uses the word “success” in line 11 to...
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According to the passage, Posner argues that...
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According to Posner, the primary difficulty in...
Passage 2
A recent generation of historians of science, - far from portraying...
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It can be inferred from the passage that the...
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According to the passage, Kepler’s ideas...
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In the third paragraph of the passage, the...
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The use of the words “any serious-minded and - ...
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It can be inferred from the passage that the...
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Which one of the following best characterizes...
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In concluding the passage, the author does...
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The author’s attitude toward the “thesis”...
Passage 3
Until recently, it was thought that the Cherokee, - a Native American...
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Which one of the following best states the main...
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Which one of the following statements...
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Which one of the following statements...
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According to the passage, McLoughlin cites...
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Which one of the following, if true, would most - ...
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It can be inferred from the author’s discussion...
Passage 4
In the history of nineteenth-century landscape - painting in the United...
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The passage is primarily concerned with...
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The author argues that nature is portrayed in...
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The passage contains information to suggest...
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According to the author, a supporter of the view...
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According to the author, the sea is significant...
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The author’s primary purpose is to...
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The author quotes a critic writing about Lane - ...
Section 4
LR
Logical Reasoning
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Biotechnology companies say that voluntary - ...
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Zoo director: The city is in a financial crisis...
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A cat will not be affectionate toward people...
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Until recently, anthropologists generally...
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The ends of modern centuries have been greeted...
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People who listen to certain recordings of...
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Advertisement: Over 80 percent of the people...
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In Malsenia sales of classical records are...
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Brain scans of people exposed to certain...
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Almost all of the books published in the past - 150...
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Civil libertarian: The categorical...
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Although most species of nondomestic mammals...
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I. Room air conditioners produced by Japanese - ...
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In 1980 there was growing concern that the - ...
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Goodbody, Inc., is in the process of finding...
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Dr. Kim: Electronic fetal monitors, now...
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Dr. Kim: Electronic fetal monitors, now...
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Professor Hartley’s new book on moral...
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People who receive unsolicited advice from...
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Last year the county park system failed to...
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Jane: Professor Harper’s ideas for modifying...
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Doctors in Britain have long suspected that...
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Doctors in Britain have long suspected that...
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The only fossilized bones of large prey found in...
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George: A well-known educator claims that - ...

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