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Full Length Practice Test 15

Started on Monday, 27 November 2023, 7:59 AM
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Completed on Monday, 27 November 2023, 8:30 AM
Time taken 30 mins 1 sec
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Grade 344 out of 580 (59%)

Question 1
Born in 1644 during the Tokugawa period (also known as the Edo period), Matsuo Basho became interested in poetry and literature after going
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to Ueno Castle and being in the _____ the lord’s son.
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Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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A. incorporation of

B. profession as

C. commerce of

D. company of ✓

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
company of

Question 2
A third of all Fortune 500 CEOs possess liberal arts degrees. LEAP, or Liberal Education & America’s Promise, is an initiative launched by the
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Association of American Colleges & Universities to emphasize the importance of a 21st century liberal arts education for individuals and a nation
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“dependent on economic creativity and democratic vitality.” According to LEAP’s recent national survey 93% of employers say that “a
Flag demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than undergraduate major.”
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You’ve guessed it – these three skill sets are the unifying objective of liberal arts programs nationwide.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

A. The writer begins with a historical survey and ends with a financial analysis.

B. The writer explains the outline of a liberal arts curriculum. ×

C. The writer considers expert opinions, then refutes these opinions with statistical evidence.

D. The writer introduces an initiative, then justifies its economic relevance.

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is:
The writer introduces an initiative, then justifies its economic relevance.

Question 3
Even if a person “make it” by creating original content and _____ a viewer base, a career as an influencer is not very stable. Recent changes to
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an Internet company’s monetization algorithm had thousands of short video creators up in arms as they saw profits plummet with no
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explanation from the platform.
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Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. fabricating

B. manufacturing

C. building ✓

D. escalating

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
building

Question 4
In his most recent, Words Without Music, Glass discusses his influences, beginning with his Jewish father who ran a record shop in Baltimore.
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His father’s love for Schubert, Shostakovich, and Bartok _____ in Glass a love for music; by the time he was fifteen years old, he had become
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the classical music buyer for the record shop.
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A. spurred

B. took ×

C. used

D. inspire

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answers are:
spurred,
inspire

Question 5
Scientists found a way to avoid the negative impact of chemical selectivity by implementing a more controlled reaction process. Scientists
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_____ the benzene reaction to produce a product like what they originally intended, but one that did not add multiple sidechains to the benzene
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ring. This technique came to be known as Friedel-Crafts Acylation, a now widely used technique in the production of benzene-containing
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Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. expunged

B. modified

C. ousted ×

D. proposed

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is:
modified

Question 6
During transcription, nucleotides are polymerized into a strand of mRNA whose sequence is complementary to that of the template DNA. This
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“pre-mRNA” typically contains several regions of non-coding material, or “introns,” that must be excised prior to translation of the protein-
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coding regions, which are referred to as “exons.” In a complex process known as splicing, the introns are extracted and degraded, while the
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As used in the text, what does the word “excised” most nearly mean?

A. Coded

B. Mutated

C. Removed

D. Translated ×

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is:
Removed

Question 7 Average Cash Crop Prices

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Organic crops have become increasingly popular with consumers who seek out food raised without chemical pesticides. Many consumers,
however, are deterred from purchasing organic crops due to the increased costs. A consumer researcher claims that the prices of organic crops
can often be substantially higher than those of conventionally raised crops: _____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the example?

A. The prices of both conventional wheat and organic corn remained largely constant between 2010 and 2014.

B. The price of organic soybeans was approximately twice that of conventional soybeans between 2010 and 2014. ✓

C. While organic soybeans may be rather expensive, organic wheat was only around 9 dollars a bushel throughout the years 2010 to
2014.

D. Organically grown fruits and vegetables are likely much more expensive than organically grown grains.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
The price of organic soybeans was approximately twice that of conventional soybeans between 2010 and 2014.

Question 8
People have different opinions on the key to success. Being successful is not a single-person act. _____ needs others in order to succeed and
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thrive.
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Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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A. It may seem unfair, but everyone ✓

B. It may, seem unfair, but everyone

C. It may seem unfair but, everyone

D. It may seem unfair but everyone

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
It may seem unfair, but everyone

Question 9
The following text is adapted from James Joyce’s 1914 story “An Encounter.” A young, unnamed narrator searches for release from the
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constraints of daily routine.
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It was Joe Dillon who introduced the Wild West to us. He had a little library made up of old numbers of The Union Jack, Pluck, and The
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Halfpenny Marvel. Every evening after school we met in his back garden and arranged [battles]. He and his … brother Leo, the idler held the
loft of the stable while we tried to carry it by storm; or battle and all our bouts ended with Joe Dillon’s … dance of victory. His parents went
to eight-o’clock mass every morning in Gardiner Street and the peaceful odor of Mrs. Dillon was prevalent in the hall of the house. But he
played too fiercely for us who were younger and more timid.
Based on the text, Joe Dillon’s personality is mostly

A. accommodating ×

B. forceful

C. dishonest

D. compromising

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is:
forceful

Question 10
Text 1
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As online education becomes accredited and archives make it easy for employers to see students’ work and achievements, open online
education is in position to overtake its predecessor. Digital credentials, reputable degrees, and professional certificates mean that employers
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question cannot only rest assured that employees have extensive training and knowledge, but will also, for the first time, be able to effortlessly glimpse
academic accomplishments, rather than try to decipher the meaningless acronyms on standardized transcripts.
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The open educational movement really took off in 2008; and, within just few short years, providers like Coursera, Udacity, and edX emerged
among hundreds of other self-paced, virtual education platforms, including the immensely popular Khan Academy, that offer quality learning at
a great price, free. Now, students could enjoy learning outside of a formal education environment with asynchronous and unconstrained access
to free content.
Based on the texts, what would the author of Text 1 most likely say about Text 2’s characterization of the open educational movement?

A. It addresses the major objection to in-person educational programs, given the clear link between free programming and professional
certifications.

B. It demonstrates that while more people have access to free offerings on the Internet, there are fewer opportunities for businesses to
profit from these developments.

C. It shows that barriers to online education have been reduced, likely enhancing the popularity of online certifications. ✓

D. It underscores a threat to the quality level of online educational offerings, presaging a loss of recognition for online credentials.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
It shows that barriers to online education have been reduced, likely enhancing the popularity of online certifications.

Question 11 Presidential Political Popular Electoral Electoral

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Candidates Party Vote % Votes Vote %
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Woodrow
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Theodore
Progressive 4,120,409 27.39% 88 16.6%
Roosevelt

William Taft Republic 3,487,937 23.18% 0 0.0%

Eugene
Socialist 900,742 5.99% 0 0.0%
Debs

Other 33,859 0.23% 0 0.0%

Total 15,045,546 531

The electoral college system in the United States is used to select electors who then select the winner of the U.S. Presidency. A shortcoming of
this system is that it is quite difficult for third parties to have their voices heard since it is a “winner-take-all” system. A political scientist claims
that a major plus of the electoral college, on the other hand, is that even if a candidate only secures a plurality of popular vote, contributing to
the country unifying around a single leader.
Which choice best describes data from the table that support the political scientist’s claim?

A. Teddy Roosevelt came up short in his quest for the 1912 presidency, earning only 16.6% of the electoral votes. ×

B. The Socialist and Prohibition parties had a strong showing in the 1912 presidential election, together earning over 6% of the popular
votes cast.

C. In the 1912 presidential election, five major candidates participated, together earning nearly 100% of the total votes cast.

D. In the 1912 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson secured only 41.83% of the popular vote but won 81.9% of the electoral vote.

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is:
In the 1912 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson secured only 41.83% of the popular vote but won 81.9% of the electoral vote.

Question 12
Motivation is something that drives someone to do something. Intrinsic motivators arise from the individual. Extrinsic motivators are outside
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forces acting upon an individual. Examples of intrinsic motivators are personal enjoyment, self-fulfillment, and having fun. These examples
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could be observed in real life as dancing because you like it, reading a book about a topic of personal interest, or journaling because it helps
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doing something. These examples could be observed in real life as promising a child a toy for taking medicine, going to work to earn money, or
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Which choice most logically completes the text?

A. contemplating the meaning of a painting for personal enjoyment.

B. watching movies on a streaming service.

C. following the law to avoid being arrested. ✓

D. going on a vacation to a place on your bucket list.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
following the law to avoid being arrested.

Question 13
The following text is from Walt Whitman’s 1881 poem “No Labor-Saving Machine.”
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No labor-saving machine,
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Nor will I be able to leave behind me any wealthy bequest to found a hospital or library,
Nor reminiscence of any deed of courage, for America,
Nor literary success, nor intellect – nor book for the book-shelf;
Only few carols, vibrating through the air, I leave,
For comrades and lovers.
What is the main idea of the text?

A. The narrator prioritizes human connection over more visible success. ✓

B. Practical achievement is inherently better than transcendental creation.

C. American success is synonymous with literary accomplishments.

D. Technology is inherently necessary to musical advancement.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
The narrator prioritizes human connection over more visible success.

Question 14
Immobility has many harmful effects on the human body, ranging from bone degradation to cardiac atrophy. This is often seen in astronauts
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who return from space. Even with workout equipment and hours of exercise completed, astronauts still suffer from cardiac atrophy as a
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response to immobility. During hibernation, bears do not experience cardiac atrophy – unraveling how bears can combat the harmful effects of
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significant applications for human astronauts in the quest to minimize the negative effects of long immobility.
Which of the following, if true, would most directly undermine the author’s hypothesis?

A. Astronauts who performed no exercise while travelling in a spacecraft experienced greater muscle atrophy than astronauts who did
exercise.

B. Humans are unable to enter a state of hibernation like bears can. ×

C. Bears that are placed in orbit in a spacecraft had a similar level of muscle atrophy as did humans in the same spacecraft.

D. Bears are found to have more success than humans in reducing their muscle atrophy over extended periods of time.

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is:
Bears that are placed in orbit in a spacecraft had a similar level of muscle atrophy as did humans in the same spacecraft.

Question 15
Daisy Bates was the president of the Arkansas State Conference of the NAACP in the 1950s. She wrote a letter to NAACP executive secretary
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Roy Wilkins on December 17, 1957, about the situation in the Little Rock School, which had recently been required to comply with the recent
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decision by the federal government to integrate schools. She wanted to convince school officials that schools should integrate in a safe
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Which selection from the letter from Daisy Bates best indicates that she succeeded in convincing school officials of her point of view?

A. “As a result of our visit, stronger measures are being taken against the white students who are guilty of committing these offenses.
For instance, a boy who had been suspended for two weeks, … on his return to school, the first day he knocked Gloria Rey into her
locker. As a result of our visit, he was given an indefinite suspension.”

B. “[The president] has stated his willingness to come down and address the student body if invited by student leaders of the ×
school. This information was passed on to the principal of the school, but we have not been assured that leadership would be
given to children in the school who are willing to organize for law and order.”

C. “We also pointed out that the treatment of the children had been getting steadily worse for the last two weeks in the form of kicking,
spitting, and general abuse.”

D. “We strongly challenged this statement, he denied making in that fashion.”

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is:
“As a result of our visit, stronger measures are being taken against the white students who are guilty of committing these offenses. For
instance, a boy who had been suspended for two weeks, … on his return to school, the first day he knocked Gloria Rey into her locker. As a
result of our visit, he was given an indefinite suspension.”

Question 16
“How Like a Winter My Absence Hath Been” is a 1609 poem by William Shakespeare. In the poem, the narrator addresses an unseen person,
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expressing his longing for them. An English teacher claims that the narrator expresses a deep personal feeling of melancholy: _____
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Which quotation from the poem most effectively illustrates the claim?
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A. “And thou away, the very birds are mute: / Or, if they sing, ‘tis with so dull a cheer,”

B. “And yet this time removed was summer’s time; / The teeming autumn, big with rich increase,”

C. “For summer and his pleasures wait on thee, / And, thou, away, the very birds are mute:”

D. “What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen! / What old December’s bareness everywhere!” ✓

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
“What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen! / What old December’s bareness everywhere!”

Question 17
Hugo Ball, a writer from Zurich, Switzerland, founded the Dada movement in 1916 as a mans of expressing his view that the war started due to
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societal collapse. It is believed that Ball’s Dada movement _____ after meeting with his Cabaret Voltaire: Zurich-based group of artists and
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individuals against the war.
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question Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A. taking off

B. took off

C. taking off

D. has taken off ×

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is:
took off

Question 18
Soap does not kill just bacteria that are fatal to humans. _____ it works as an agent to remove all germs. Therefore, humans who over-wash
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have much less exposure to relatively harmless germs that their immune systems should be able to fend off.
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Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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A. Instead, ✓

B. Also,

C. Additionally,

D. Granted,

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
Instead,

Question 19
Cats have woven _____ way throughout much of human history. The earliest evidence of a cat being kept as a pet comes from a grave in
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Cyprus dated to about 9,500 years ago in which a cat was buried with its owner, likely out of love and respect for the animal.
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Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English
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A. its

B. their ✓

C. there

D. it's

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
their

Question 20
The job search can be very frustrating for people who don’t realize a key element in most _____ you know, it’s whom you know. This old axiom
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is true in hiring discussions across the United States.
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Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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A. hiring processes, it’s not what

B. hiring processes; it’s not, what

C. hiring processes, its not what

D. hiring processes: it’s not what ✓

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
hiring processes: it’s not what

Question 21
While hunting, platypuses store their prey in their cheeks and break down their food using gravel or dirt from the water _____ they have
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grinding plates in their bill instead of teeth.
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Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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A. while

B. since ✓

C. but

D. whenever

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
since

Question 22
Like with other artistic pursuits, arguably the best training comes from working as an apprentice with a master of the craft. Aspiring chefs may
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set up _____ a cook to learn new cooking methods from a highly respected professional.
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Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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A. a “stage” an unpaid internship, with

B. a “stage” an unpaid internship with

C. a “stage” – an unpaid internship – with ✓

D. a “stage” – an unpaid internship: with

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
a “stage” – an unpaid internship – with

Question 23
During the process of photorespiration, there is a release of carbon dioxide, a consumption of oxygen, and no chemical energy or food is
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produced. As a result, photorespiration is considered to be a waste of energy – it does not _____.
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Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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A. provide, the organism with the food, it needs to thrive.

B. provide the organism; with the food it needs to thrive.

C. provide the organism with the food it needs to thrive. ✓

D. provide the organism, with the food it needs to thrive.

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
provide the organism with the food it needs to thrive.

Question 24 The crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthetic process is an unusual plant adaptation that _____ plants to photosynthesize during
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A. enables ✓

B. have enabled

C. enabling

D. enabled

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is:
enables

Question 25
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
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Some astronomers have long warned of the dangers of a large asteroid strike on Earth.
It has long been hypothesized that asteroid impact could lead to extinction of hundreds if not thousands of species of animals.
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question Many scientists have studied the idea of predicting and avoiding asteroid impact, but few definitive strategies have emerged.
Everything from lasers to bombs have been suggested as possible ways to change the trajectory of near-impact asteroid.
In 2022, NASA crashed a spacecraft into small asteroid, succeeding in modifying its orbit.