Reading Test 60 MINUTES, 47 QUESTIONS ‘Tum to Section 1 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). Questions 1-9 are based on the following passage. This passage Is adapted from Akhil Sharma, Family Life, (©2014 by Akhil Sharma. was always lost in a book, whether I was actually reading or imagining myself as a character. If bad things happened, like my brother Birju developing tine pneumonia and having to wear an oxygen mask, 1 5 would think that soon I would be able to go back to my reading and then time would vanish and when I reentered the world, the difficult thing would be gone or changed. often lied about my reading. The books I liked 10 were science fiction and fantasy, books where things ‘were not as complicated and unsatisfying as real life. I claimed to have read more famous books, though—the ones our teachers told us were for older students or the ones that had been made into movies. 15 One winter morning in ninth grade, while it was still dark outside, I sat at our kitchen table and began reading a biography of Ernest Hemingway called ‘The Young Hemingway, hoping that if I read the biography, I could then more effectively pretend to 20 have read him. All I knew about Hemingway was that he was famous and that he was a writer ‘The biography opens with Hemingway on a boat that is entering New York Harbor. The day is gray, and seagulls are soaring above him. He is returning 25 to America from Paris and World War I. As I read about Hemingway having been to Spain and France, | was amazed. I couldn't believe that an actual person had gotten to go to Spain and France. What was even ‘more amazing was that this man had done it without Unsuthorzed copying or use of ny pr of this page ile 30 being a doctor or an engineer. Till then I had thought that the only way to have a good life was to have one of these two professions. As I sat there reading, I got happier and happier. To have a life where one traveled, where one did what one wanted, seemed 3s like being rich. ‘The light outside the window turned blue. Trees and nearby houses grew visible as if they were ‘emerging out of water. The happiness was 50 intense it was as if my chest were being stretched. 40 Ittook several days to finish the biography. I read it mostly at the kitchen table. As I read, I began ‘wanting to be a writer. I had written short stories in lass before. Now, I thought about how wonderful it would be to be a writer and get attention and get to 45 travel and not have to be a doctor or an engineer. As I sat there reading, my mother came in and out of the kitchen. She opened and closed the refrigerator. She prepared meals, Fantasizing about a life which was far away from her and Birju, I fet like I was doing 450 something dishonest. ‘The same day that I finished the biography, I went to the library. I asked the librarian if there were more books on Hemingway. The woman, young, pregnant, asked if I wanted books about Hemingway or by him. 45 I felt embarrassed saying that I did not want to read his works, that I only wanted to learn how to be a writer and get famous. “About him,” I murmured. She smiled and appeared pleased. I think she mistook my interest as me being scholarly. She led me to an 60 aisle and showed me the library's ten or twelve hardbacks on Hemingway. The biographer had ‘mentioned that Hemingway's style was very simple. I >he understood this to mean that if became a writer, 1 ‘wouldn't have to be very good, that being merely 65 acceptable would be sufficient for me to have a good life. I checked out all the books. BS eS ‘Throughout the passage, the narrator portrays his, ‘younger self as someone who was ‘A) eager to acquire diverse forms of knowledge. B) concerned about how he was perceived by others. ©) obsessed with becoming a successful writer. D) overly anxious about family obligations. Beh co RIS As used in line 1, “lost” most nearly means A) absorbed. B)_ misplaced. C) bewildered. ‘D) vanished. According to the passage, one reason the narrator liked to read was that reading ‘A)_ made him seem intelligent to his teachers and his, older friends. B) allowed him an escape from unpleasant situations. ©) helped him reflect on his family life. 1D) informed him about the lives of great people. \sathoraed copying or eu of any par of ths page egal The imagery in lines 36-38 (“The light... water”) mainly serves to ‘A) suggest that the narrator was attempting to retreat into his imagination. B) suggest a similarity between the narrator and the author he was reading about. C) convey a sense of the change the narrator was ‘experiencing. D) indicate the sense of unease caused by a disruption in the narrators life. ‘As used in ine 39, “intense” most nearly means A) profound. B) sensitive. ©) strenuous. D) attentive. BRERA Which statement about the narrator's reasons for ‘wanting to become a writer can most reasonably be inferred from the passage? A) He was motivated mostly by a desire to exercise his creativity. B) He was motivated primarily by the desire to be a ‘member of a prestigious profession. ©) He was motivated less by a love of writing than. by the freedom he imagined a writer would have. D) He was motivated more by the financial security he imagined a writer had than by a desire for fame.mee aR Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) Lines 25-27 (“As I... amazed”) B) Lines 28-32 ("What .. . profes ns”) C) Lines 38-39 (“The happiness ... stretched") D) Lines 41-45 (“As I read... . engineer”) Bs HEAT RRR ‘The narrator most strongly suggests that reading the Hemingway biography led him to feel a conflict between his ‘A)_ impulse to give up as soon as something became them the blessings of law and liberty, equally enjoyed by every British subject, which they have fatally and desperately exchanged for all the calamities of war, 40 and the arbitrary tyranny oftheir chiefs. Passage 2 One cannot help indeed being astonished at the virulence with which some speak on the present ‘occasion against the Colonies. For what have they done? Have they crossed the ocean and invaded ust 45 Have they attempted to take from us the fruits of our labour and to overturn that form of government which we hold so sacred? This cannot be pretended. On the contrary, this is what we have done to them. We have transported ourselves to their 0 peaceful retreats and employed our fleets and armies, to stop up their ports, to destroy their commerce, to seize their effects, and to burn their towns. Would we but let them alone and suffer them to enjoy in security their property and governments, instead of '55 disturbing us they would thank and bless us. And yet it is we who imagine ourselves ill-used. The truth is, ‘we expected to find them a cowardly rabble who would lie quietly at our feet and they have disappointed us. They have risen in their own 0 defence and repelled force by force. They deny the plenitude of our power over them and insist upon being treated as free communities. Its this that has provoked us and kindled our governors into rage. ... thas however been asserted that even their good 65 is intended by this war. Many of us are persuaded that they will be much happier under our ‘government than under any government of their ‘own, and that their liberties will be safer when held for them by us than when trusted in their own hands. 70 How kind is it thus to take upon us the trouble of judging for them what is most for their happiness? ‘Nothing can be kinder except the resolution we have formed to exterminate them if they will not submit to our judgment. What strange language have T 75 sometimes heard? By an armed force we are now endeavouring to destroy the laws and governments of America, and yet I have heard it said that we are endeavouring to support law and government there. ‘We are insisting upon our right to levy contributions 20 upon them and to maintain this right we are bringing ‘upon them all the miseries a people can endure, and yet it is asserted that we mean nothing but their security and happiness. ‘Unauthorand copying or reuse of ary part ofthis age ep George II's primary purpose in Passage 1 is to A) inform his audience about the policies he has pursued with regard to the colonies. B). convince his audience of the dangers of losing control of the colonies. C) justify to his audience the need for action against the'colonies. D) notify his audience about recent developments in the colonies. BP aaa As used in lines 10, 23, and 28, “object” most nearly means A) goal. B) entity. ©) concern, D) topic According to George IIl in Passage 1, what would happen if Britain failed to put down the rebellion in the colonies? ‘A) Britain’s European rivals would attempt to seize control of the colonies. B) The British monarchy would lose its authority and reputation both at home and abroad. ©) The liberty and prosperity of British subjects around the world would be curtailed. D) Other British colonies would be endangered and ‘economic activity would be disrupted.11 MB ss oes ia ‘The questions that Price asks in lines 43-47 of Passage 2 primarily serve to A) raise doubts about George III's fitness to rule the colonies. B) emphasize that the colonies have not harmed Britain, (©) reveal inconsistencies in Britain’s actions toward the colonies. D) highlight the ambiguous nature of the colonies’ intentions. In context, the words “kind” (line 70) and “kinder” (line 72) help create what kind of tone in Passage 2? ‘A)_ A gentle tone that reinforces Price's sympathy for British leaders B) A sarcastic tone that undercuts the British position toward the colonies ©) A passionate tone that exaggerates the consequences of a war between Britain and the colonies D) An appeasing tone that encourages reconciliation between Britain and the colonies a ne Based on Passage 2, how would Price most likely have responded to George III's claim about the “calamities of war” (line 39, Passage 1)? A) By pointing out that Britain rather than the colonies is the aggressor B) By arguing that the colonies could not win a military struggle with Britain ©) By citing the widespread opposition to war on the part of the British public D) By noting that the colonists are not the first British subjects to violently reject, George III's rule LUsathoraed copying or euteof any pr of this pages ia 1 MAAR eds i ‘Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) Lines 41-43 (“One . .. Colonies”) B) Lines 45-47 (“Have . .. sacred”) C) Lines 49-52 (“We have . . . towns”) D) Lines 64-65 (“It has... war”) MBit FEAL Based on Passage 1, George III would most likely say that Price's discussion of British views in the final paragraph of Passage 2 overlooks the fact that A) monarchy is the only legitimate form of ‘government. B) the colonies already have more freedom than they should. C) Britain intends for the colonies to eventually govern themselves. D) the leaders ofthe rebellion are authoritarian and power hungry. ERS Which choice provides the best evidence that George III holds the belief that Price describes in lines 65-69, Passage 2 ("Many ... hands”)? A) Lines 9-13 (“But so ... country”) B) Lines 13-18 ("they ... States”) ©) Lines 27-29 (“In this... subjects”) D) Lines 29-31 (“No people... Provinces”)hm ‘Questions 19-28 are based on the following Passage and supplementary material. ‘This passage is adapted from Virginia Morell "Your Dog isa Copycat ©2013 by American Association for the Advancement of Science. ‘The next time your dog digs a hole in the backyard after watching you garden, don't punish him. He's just imitating you. A new study reveals that ‘ine our canine pals are capable of copying our beh 5 as long as 10 minutes after it's happen ability is considered mentally demanding and, until this discovery, something that only humans and apes were known to do. Researchers Claudia Fugazza and Adam Mikl6si 10 worked with eight adult pet dogs that ranged in age from 2 to 10 years old and their owners. The canines were all females of various breeds—border collies, a Yorkshire terrter;a Shetland sheepdog, a Czechoslovakian wolfdog, and one mixed breed. The 15 owners trained their dogs using the “Do as I do” method. For instance, an owner would tell her dog to “Stay,” and then command, “Do as I do,” whereupon the owner might walk around a traffic cone, or put her head in a bucket placed on the ground, or ring a 20 bell suspended from a bar. After returning to her dog, the owner would wait 5 seconds, and then command, “Do it!” The dog was expected to copy her owner's behavior. To see how long the dogs retained the memory, 25 the owners were then asked to add another step to the test. After demonstrating the behavior, they walked their pets behind a screen 14 meters away that hid the cone or other experimental object, 0 that the animals wouldn't continue to look at it. Then they waited for up to 30.seconds before returning to the starting position and saying “Do it!” “We just kept slowly increasing the time between the demonstration and the ‘Do it” command,” Fugazza explains. 35 Once the dogs could imitate the behavior twice in a row after waiting for 30 seconds, they were ready for the testing phase. Each dog was given 19 tests in eight different conditions—including copying familia-aetion, a novel action, and a distracting 40 action. All the dogs were shown the same novel action to imitate: Each one watched her owner enter ‘a wooden box. This time, they were expected to wait behind the screen for one full minute, before returning to the starting pésition and being told “Do 4s it!” For the distracting action tests, the dogs watched 2 LUnathoraed copying reuse of ny pat ofthis page Mega the owner do something they had seen before. Again, they were led behind the screen, but this time commanded to lie down or fetch a ball. The waiting. periods during these sessions lasted from 30-seeonds sotod ae dogs endured their longest breaks after watching a familiar action—with times varying from seconde te LDsakntes, They can wal even longer,” Fugazza says, “but we really don’t expect the ‘55 owners to stay behind the screen for an hour!” The dogs also showed their smarts by repeating the action that they'd witnessed, even when a person other than the demonstrator and who did not know which action the dog was expected to copy gave the 60 “Doi!” command. All the dogs completed 18 tials, scoring aot perfect mark sdogt made ane error each, one dog made two, and another made six_ mistakes. “The Statistical results are very robust.” Fugazza says, “and they show the dogs can do 65 deferred imitation.” This suggests, she adds, that dogs have declarative memory—long-term memory about facts and events that can be consciously recalled, Until now, only humans have been shown to have this type of memory. 70 “Itisa very nice demonstration of deferred {imitation in dogs,” says Frans de Waal, a primatologist at Emory University in Atlanta, who ‘suggests that now that this ability has been found in our canid pals it’s ikely tobe found in many other 75 aniiial& St, the discovery will likely be a surprise to even the most experienced dog trainers, s2 Brian Hare, a comparative psychologist at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. “I doubt that they would have predicted that dogs can learn new ‘60 actions by observing what a human does, remembering the actiOns, and then repeating those actions, after translating them to their own doggy body plan.” And while de Waal agrees with the researchers that the dogs must be using declarative ‘a5 memory to do this type of imitation, Hare and others are les certain. “That's the weakest part of the study,” says Jonathon Crystal, a comparative st at Indiana University, Bloomington. “But the evidence for delayed imitation is solid and 0 impressive.”Percent of accurately completed trials O20 esa ees asi TO. Delay between human demonstration of familiar actions and dogs’ imitations (min) Figure 2 ‘Accuracy of Dogs’ Delayed Imitations When Given Intervening Distractions Percent of accurately completed trials esessssssss ZRSPIZFSEF lie lie lie down down down ball ball (1 min) (3 min) (4 min) (1 min) (4 min) ‘Type of distraction (delay) Figures adapted trom Cauda Fugazza and Adin Mis “Deterred Imitation and Declarative Memory in Domestic Dogs" ©2013 by Springer-Verag ‘Unathorind copying o ruse of ny part of hs page egal ‘The main purpose of lines 1-5 (“The next... happened”) is to A) suggest that a study provides a way to correct an unwanted behavior. B) illustrate the main finding of a study by means of a familiar image. ©) offer an amusing anecdote that exemplifies the problem a study was designed to solve. D) introduce a study of a phenomenon by describing the common view of that phenomenon. According to the author, imitating a behavior ‘witnessed in the past is a skill that A) serves a practical purpose for many species. B) has been observed in only a few species. ©) must be practiced extensively to be retained. D) has only recently been studied scientifically. NRE ees ‘Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) Line 3 (“He's just... you") B) Lines 3-5 (“A new... happened”) ©) Lines 5-8 (“The abi do”) D) Lines 9-11 ("Researchers .. . owners”)‘The second, third, and fourth paragraphs (lines 9-50) primarily serve to A). summarize the results of Fugazza and Miklési’s study. B) describe the hypotheses that Fugazza and ‘Miklési tried to evaluate in their study. ©) provide an overview of the assumptions that Fugazza and Miklési made during their study. D) explain the design and procedures of Fugazza and Miklésis study. ‘As used inline 38, “conditions” most nearly means A) influences. B) situations. ©) requirements. D) limitations. we 1 aS According to the passage, one finding of Fugazza and Milkl6si’s research is that a dog can imitate an action it has seen a person perform even if the dog ‘A) sees a distracting action performed at the same time as it sees the action to be imitated. B) has seen the action performed only by someone other than its owner. C) must wait more than one hour between imitating one action and imitating a second action. D) is directed to do so by someone other than the person who performed the action. Le 0 TES Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? ‘A) Lines 42-45 ("This ... Do it!”) B) Lines 45-46 (“For the .. . before”) ©) Lines 53-55 ("They ... hour”) D) Lines 56-60 (“The dogs ... command”) ‘Unauthonted copying or ease of ary pat ofthis pages Bega As used in line 68, “recalled” most nearly means A) beckoned. B) recollected. ©) withdrawn, D) repealed. ‘The data presented in figure 1 best support which conclusion? A) In general, the longer it took humans to perform the demonstrations, the less willing the dogs ‘were to perform their imitations. B) Dogs’ imitations were most likely to be accurate if they were performed immediately following the humans’ demonstrations. ©) Increasing the delay between humans’ demonstrations and dogs’ imitations did not necessarily decrease the dogs’ accuracy. D) Dogs typically performed their imitations in less time than it took humans to perform their demonstrations. Sessa et) ‘Taken together, figure 1 and figure 2 show that dogs’ imitations after a 3-minute delay were |A) more accurate after the dogs were distracted than after they were not distracted. B) less accurate than they were at any other point during the trials. ©) made more accurate if the dogs were given a ball than if they were not. D) unchanged in their accuracy when a distraction, was introduced.H1 Questions 29-38 are based on the following ‘passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Leonard Mlodinow, The runkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives. ©2008 by Leonard Miodinow. ‘The convention: ing wisdom in what sociologists cal the cultural industries—books, film, art, music—is that success is achieved by anticipating tine consumer preference. In this view the most 5 productive way for executives to spend their time'is to study what itis about the likes of Stephen King, Madonna, ‘or Bruce Willis that appeals to so many fans. They study the past and have no trouble extracting reasons for whatever success they are 10 attempting to explain. They then try to replicate it. ‘That is the deterministic view of the marketplace, a view in which it is mainly the intrinsic qualities. of the person or the product that governs success. But there is another way to look at it, a nondeterministic 15 view. In this view there are many high-quality but ‘unknown books, singers, actors, and what makes one ‘or another come to stand outis largely a conspi of random and minor factors—that is, hick. In this view the traditional executives are just spinning th 20 wheels. ‘Thanks to the Internet, this idea has been tested. ‘The researchers who tested it focused on the music ‘market, in which Internet sales are coming to dominate. For their study they recruited 25 14,341 participants who were asked to listen to, rate, and if they desired, download 48 songs by bands they had not heard of. Some of the participants were also allowed to view data on the popularity of each song—that is, on’ how many fellow participants had 0 downloaded it. These participants were divided into ‘ight separate “worlds” and could only see the data ‘on downloads of people in their own world. All the artists in all the worlds began with loads, after which each world evolved lena Hire 35 was also a ninth géaup of participants, who were not shown anydata. The researchers employed the popularity of the songs in this latter group of insulated listeners to define the “intrinsic quality” of cach song—that is, its appeal in the absence of 40 external influence. If the deterministic view of the world were true, the same songs ought to have dominated in each of the eight worlds, and the popularity rankings in those worlds ought to have agreed with the intrinsic 45 quality as determined by isolated individuals. But the ‘Unauthoriaed copying or ese of any pro this page egal 10 researchers found exactly the apposite: the popularity of individual songs varied widely among the different worlds, and different songs of similar intrinsic quality also varied widely in their 50 popularity. For example, a song called “Lockdown” bya band called 52metro ranked twenty-six out of {acy eight in intrinsic quality but was the numiber-1 ‘world and the number-40 song in experiment, as one song or another early edge in downloads, its seeming popularity influenced Future shoppers. It’s a phenomenon that is well-known inthe movie industry: moviegoers will report liking a movie more when they hear beforehand how good its. In this 6 example, stall chance influeiices created a snowball effect and made a huge difference in the future of the song. .1 ‘Number of Downloads of Most and Least Popular Songs When Participants Saw ‘Actual versus Reversed Popularity of Songs 600 500 400 300 200 ‘Number of downloads 100. © 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 Number of subjects in world '— Song A (song #1 in true popularity world) Song A (song #48 in reversed popularity world) Song B (song #48 in true popularity world) Song B (song #1 in reversed popularity world) ‘Adapted from David Vanier, "Rock and Roll Economics, and Rebulding the Middle Class” Originally pubshed in 2013, Inthis portion of the experiment, all ofthe first 750, participants saw the true popularity rankings of songs. But after these initial participants had joined the world (at the pointindicated by the vertical line), half fall new participants saw a true ranking of the songs’ popularity, while the other half of new participants saw a reversed ranking, in which the song that was most popular among ‘the initial participants (Song A) was ranked #48 and the song that was least popular among the initial participants (Gong 8) was ranked #1 Uneuthornd coping ous of ny pt ofthis pages egal " ‘The author most strongly suggests that the analyses of popularity that executives in cultural industries typically offer are A) inconsistent and developed without concern for practical application. B) subjective and reliant on self-serving. interpretations. ©) unvarying and not based on any historical data. D) superficial and impossible to evaluate experimentally. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? ‘A) Lines 1-4 ("The conventional ... preference”) B) Lines 4-8 ("In this... fans”) ©) Lines 8-10 (“They... explain”) D) Lines 11-13 ("That ... success”) ‘As used in line 13, “governs” most nearly means A) determines. B) administers. ©) imposes. D) legislates.Based on the passage, proponents of the ‘nondeterministic view of the cultural marketplace ‘would most likely agree with which statement about commercially successful cultural products? ‘A) They share few characteristics with unsuccessful cultural products. B) They better reflect the tastes and interests of the public than do unsuccessful cultural products. ©) They are marketed more enthusiastically than are unsuccessful cultural products. D) They may not be of greater quality than are ‘unsuccessful cultural products. Information provided in lines 24-27 (“For their... heard of”) helps to defend the researchers’ work from which potential criticism? A) The data reveal how people behave in an. artifical world but not necessarily how people behave in the real world, B) The results are influenced by participants’ prior attitudes toward the bands rather than by popularity rankings or intrinsic quality ©). The musical tastes of the participants in the intrinsic quality world may not be reflective of the musical tastes of the participants in the other worlds. D) The fact that participants favored songs that were already popular does not mean that those participants’ true preferences were for other, less popular songs. Unauthoraed copying oes of ary pt ofthis page Mega 12 Asused in line 44, “agreed with” most nearly means A) shared the view of. B) compromised with. ©) been suitable for. D) coincided with. Itcan most reasonably be inferred that in the eight ‘worlds where the number of downloads was visible, songs that became popular near the beginning of the experiment tended to ‘A) remain popular for the duration of the experiment. B) be popular in a majority of those eight worlds. ©) drop in popularity near the end of the experiment. D) have lower intrinsic quality ratings than songs that were not popular. ETT Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) Lines 32-34 (“All the... independently”) B) Lines 45-50 (“But the... . their popularity”) ©) Lines 50-54 (“For example . .. another”) D) Lines 54-56 ("In this... shoppers”)‘According to the graph, what happened after Song B ‘was presented to half the new participants as the most downloaded song? ‘A) Song A and Song B underwent a drop in the rate at which they were downloaded. B) Participants stopped downloading Song A for ‘most of the remainder of the experiment. ©) There was an evident increase in the number of times Song B was downloaded. D) Participants who saw the true popularity rankings nevertheless began to favor Song B over Song A. Unauthorized copying reuse of any pr of this page sigs 13 ‘The marketing executives described in the passage ‘would most likely attribute the difference seen in the ‘graph in the number of downloads of Songs A and B ‘when 500 subjects had joined the world to |A) the effect of chance influences on the reception of both songs. B) the ease with which participants could categorize both songs. ©) Song B’s similarity to other popular songs. D) the higher intrinsic quality of Song A.‘Questions 39-47 are based on the following Passage. ‘This passage is adapted from Amina khan, “Hot Jupiters Hold Surprisingly Little Water, Study Finds." ©2014 by Los Angeles Times. Planetary scientists searching for water on three distant gas giants that resemble Jupiter have come up dry. Scientists who trained NASA’s Hubble Space Line Telescope on these three “hot Jupiters” have 5 discovered that they have far less water vapor than previously thought. ‘The findings, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, show that current theories on how such planets form and migrate may not hold much 10 water—much like the planets themselves. “This is just a baby step in measuring the composition of other planets outside the solar system,” said study co-author Peter McCullough, a planetary scientist atthe Space Telescope Science 45 Institute in Baltimore. “We don’t even really understand the Earth—and we live on it.” Using the Hubble Space Telescope, the scientists ‘examined the atmospheres of three gas-giant planets orbiting searingly close to their respective home 20 stars: HD 189733b, HD 209458b and WASP-12b, which sit between 60 and 900 light-years from Earth. Even though hot Jupiters don’t host life-friendly environments, they're great for searching for water. With surface temperatures between 1,500 and 25 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the planet's water ends up in the atmosphere as vapor, making it easier for space telescopes to observe. (Ironically, we still don’t know how much water is in our own nearby gas giant, Jupiter, McCullough said—it's so cold that all 30 the water sinks down into the planet, far out of sight.) To study the planets’ water content, the researchers observed each planet while it passed in front of its star, blocking some ofits star's light 35 Some starlight also passes through the planet’s atmosphere, where water molecules absorb certain. wavelengths. In wavelengths of light where water leaves its fingerprint, the star looks dimmer. In wavelengths 40 where water molecules don’t absorb light, the star shouldn't look as dim. Unauthorized copying or use of any part this page ga Sure enough, the star was indeed dimmer in the water-absorbing wavelengths than it was in other parts ofthe light spectrum—but it wasn't nearly as 45 dimas they had suspected. The planet had little water, but not enough to significantly lower the star’ light. ‘The water abundance was on the order of a tenth toa thousandth of the level they had expected, given 50 current models of planet formation. “The very low water vapor levels we measure challenge our understanding of the chemistry involved in planet formation,” study co-author ‘Nicolas Crouzet of the University of Toronto said in 55 anemail. So does this mean there's less water in alien planets all around? Probably not, McCullough ‘said—the abundance on hot gas giants doesn't necessarily have much to do with the water © abundance on small rocky planets. It’s an apples-to- ‘oranges comparison. Bjorn Benneke, a Caltech planetary scientist who did not work on the paper, said it’s also possible that the water content was obscured by haze or clouds on 465 the hot Jupiters’ surfaces, But Benneke is working with McCullough and ‘others to use the same technique on super-Earths, to learn more about the atmospheres ofthis strange class of planets, which have no analogy in our own 70 solar system. “I think the super-Earths will be more exciting because they are [among] the most frequent planets, in the galaxy but we have no examples in the solar system,” Benneke said. Studying these planets will be 75 more difficult, because they're not as big as the gas giants, he said. But further study could help reveal whether these strange, massive planets are more like the gas giants, or more like smaller, rocky planets—the kind that could potentially host life 20 as we know it.‘The passage indicates that which statement about the hot Jupiters is FALSE? ‘A). They have atmospheres that contain water vapor. B) They are relatively close to their home stars. ©) They are gas planets outside of the solar system. D) They have environments that can potentially support life. Which choice best supports the claim that many questions about planets outside of our solar system still remain unanswered? A) Lines 1-3 (Planetary ... dry”) B) Lines 3-6 (“Scientists ... thought”) ©) Lines 7-10 (“The findings ... themselves”) D) Lines 22-23 (“Even ... water”) (MUD 5322S EET The author includes the parenthetical remark in ‘A) describe a circumstance that will be corrected in the future. B) call attention to fact that might seem incongruous. ©) give an example of a question that scientists still struggle to answer. D) contrast the differences in the results of several scientific studies. ‘Unauthoried copying ors of ny pat ofthis page egal 1s ‘As used in line 32, “content” most nearly means A) form. B) information. C) significance. D) amount. ‘According to the passage, McCullough and Crouzet’s assumption about the water present on hot Jupiters ‘was contradicted by which evidence? A) In the water-absorbing wavelengths, the gas. ‘giants’ home stars appeared brighter than expected. B) In the water-absorbing wavelengths, light from the home stars was not sufficiently visible. ©) In the water-absorbing wavelengths, the difference in the brightness of the three home stars was greater than expected. D) The water molecules in the gas giants’ atmospheres absorbed more light than expected. (EERSEAEERELESSMUS EEE TEE ‘As used in line 51, “low” most nearly means A) slight. B) soft. ©) deep. D) crude.‘nsuthoraed copying or ee of any part of hispage ga i nl ae Based on the passage, which choice best describes the probable significance of McCullough and Crouzet’s findings with respect to the water content on hot Jupiters? ‘A)_ Their findings suggest that alien planets contain less water vapor than scientists had expected. B) Their findings suggest that Jupiter contains a fraction of the amount of water that scientists had calculated, ©) Their findings suggest that scientists’ working ‘models of planet formation may need to be revised. D) Their findings suggest that hot Jupiters are losing water content more rapidly than scientists had predicted, 4a] Bena Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? A) Lines 11-15 (“This.... Baltimore”) B) Lines 45-47 (“The planet... ight”) ©) Lines 51-55 ("The very ... email”) D) Lines 56-60 (“So does... planets”) ERGs ‘The passage best supports which statement about super-Earths? ‘A) Super-Earths are larger than Earth and smaller than hot Jupiters, B) Super-Earths are more similar to gas giants than they are to small rocky planets. ©) Super-Earths are rarely found in the galaxy. 1D) Super-Earths are dificult to identify because they are not present in our solar system. STOP If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only. Do not turn to any other section. 16No Test Material On This PageWriting and Language Test 35 MINUTES, 44 QUESTIONS ‘Tum to Section 2 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas, For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage ora question may be accompanied by ‘one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. ‘After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a*NO CHANGE" option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the Passage as itis. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Ye A) NO CHANGE Broadway Sings a New Tune B) more than, excuses, In the early 1940s, the plots of Broadway musicals ©) more, than excuses, were often frivolous and extravagant, lite more than ee excuses for song-and-dance numbers. Serious plots were = A) NO CHANGE B) productions, which ©) productions; that D) productions of which reserved for dramatic IJ productions, these always rocoto erect poet 18 ErPo lacked music. A turning point in the musical BMJ genre; however, came with Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein I's [lj Oklahoma! Fusing high operatic style and a folksy tone, [iJ Oklahoma Territory, which provided the early twentieth-century setting for the show about farmers and cowherds, would find wild success in theaters around the world and also pave the way for this ‘Unautorted copying o reuse of any pat ofthis pages eg Ber ee A) NO CHANGE B) genre, however; (©) genre—however— D) genre, however, ‘The writer is considering revising the underlined portion to the following, Oklahoma!—the first musical to feature a sophisticated story served by music and dance clements. Should the writer make this revision? |A) Yes, because it adds information to support the claim made earlier in the sentence. B) Yes, because it offers an example of the idea expressed in the first sentence of the paragraph. ©) No, because it blurs the focus of the paragraph by introducing irrelevant information. D) No, because it makes assertions that are repeated, in the next sentence. A) NO CHANGE B) the show about farmers and cowherds in early ‘twentieth-century Oklahoma Territory ©) early twentieth-century Oklahoma Territory, where the show about farmers and cowherds was set, D) the show's farmers and cowherds, set in early ‘wentieth-century Oklahoma Territory,[2 new kind of musical to become a permanent fixture Millon American theater. ‘Traditionally, the melodies for Broadway songs had been written before the lyrics. This approach reflected the importance of creating memorable tunes and the relative insignificance of plot and characterization. Successful songs in this conventional style featured witty lyrics that bore the lyricis’s If stamp. It didn’t matter which character sang them. Rodgers and Hammerstein had each worked on such shows before, but they felt that their new ‘musical, based on Lynn Riggs's play Green Grow the Lilacs, required a different approach. ‘Unauthorized copying or reuse of any pat ofthis page is egal 20 EER eee A) NOCHANGE B) to C) in D) with ‘Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion? ‘A) stamp, but which character sang them did not matter. :mp, and this allowed for any character being able to sing them, ) stamp no matter which character sang them. D) stamp, this meaning that any character could sing them. B)Although Oklahoma! tells a simple story with many lighthearted moments, there are also serious conflicts, anddanceofthe | [Bil such as a joyous celebration in. urban life of Kansas City. To do the plot justice, Rodgers and Hammerstein discussed the psychology and motivations of the characters. They decided that this time, the song lyrics would be the most important clement, witty enough to be entertaining but profound enough to tell an emotional story. The songs they wrote were expressions of the characters’ feelings and personalities. [JJ For example, in listening to the song “People Will Say We're in Love,” audiences were captivated not by the lyrics’ cleverness but by the heartfelt romance between the two main characters. Unauthoied copying ous of ry prt of hs ages eg 21 ‘The writer wants to make sure that the underlined portion offers the most relevant example. Which choice most effectively accomplishes this goal? A) NO CHANGE B) including a fight between the protagonist Curly and his nemesis. ©) most notably a ballet sequence in which the heroine, Laurey, dreams of romance. D) in particular, a dance number that features farmers and cowherds mingling without tension. REESE SPP EWES PEDPREDEEET LE EEEEEEE EE A) NO CHANGE B) However, ©) On the other hand, D) Fortunately,a 2 [1] When it premiered in March 1943, Oklahoma! > INIguaanyppagunsres ry € was expected to be a flop. [2] It featured no famous A) NO CHANGE actors; it also lacked the slapstick and escapist elements i B) captured ©) apprehended found in other musicals, [3] However, it itched sicals. [3] Di) snatct oi al something more profound with its story of romance in the American West. [4] The musical was a success from | Eee ‘To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 6 company toured the country withthe show for another =~ shouldbe placed ‘pening night: it ran on Broadway for five years, and a ten. (5] Through its innovative integration of plot, music, A) where itis now. B) after sentence 2. C) after sentence 3. D) after sentence 4. and dance, Oklahoma! had pioneered a new form of art: the modern Broadway musica. [6] It also found success in England, South Africa, and Australia. I Unter cpg ee oy ef gee 2 [ CONTINUE‘Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage. Stray Sled Dogs In 2005 Danny Melville, owner of a company that offers adventure packages to tourists visiting his home country of Jamaica, wanted to add dune buggy tours to the horseback-riding adventures he already offered. During a trip to Canada to buy dune buggies, he stumbled—Iiterally—into something completely ‘Weighing less than a gram each—as light as two agains of rice—the trackers are placed on the backs of birds. Geolocators can be this small because they simply need to record information rather than communicate with satellites in real time. The devices use photoreceptors to measure light levels with reference to an inbuilt clock. Scientists later recapture the birds carrying the geolocators, download the light-level data, HilJin addition to using a computer program to convert the figures to latitudes and longitudes. ‘Unathoried copying ose of any pt ofthis age sega 34 A) NO CHANGE B) as well as using ©) and they use D) and use[1] Knowledge of these coordinates [ff] allow scientists to map a bird's precise speed and flight path. [2] Geolocators have for the first time enabled scientists to see just how fast some birds travel. [3] One purple ‘martin, for example, flew over 4,650 miles from Brazil to Pennsylvania in just 13 days, [4] Data collected from the geolocators can also help scientists learn about ‘environmental conditions of the places birds visit. [5] In ‘one case, researchers observed that a wood thrush did not attempt BJ its usual 12-hour nonstop northbound crossing of the Gulf of Mexico, taking twice as long to fly ‘over land instead. [6] Tracking such [J ccord in ‘migration behaviors is an important part of research on environmental change and habitat loss. Bridget Stutchbury, a professor of biology at York University, said the ability to know where birds go hhas changed scientists’ research dramatically. “They ‘would just disappear and then come back in the spring,” she said of the migrating songbirds. 's wonderful to now have a window into their journey.” A) NO CHANGE B) have allowed ©) allows D) are allowing A) NO CHANGE B) their ©) one’s D) it’s A) NO CHANGE B) clashes C) dissent D) anomalies ‘To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 2 should be placed A) where itis now. B) before sentence 1. ©) after sentence 4, D) after sentence 5. STOP If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only. Do not turn to any other section. Unauthorised copying reuse of ny prof hs pages egal 35Math Test - No Calculator 25 MINUTES, 17 QUESTIONS ‘Tum to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. For questions 1-13, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices provided, and fillin the corresponding circle on your answer sheet. For questions 14-17, solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to the directions before question 14 on how to enter your answers in the grid, You may use any available space in your test booklet for scratch work. 1. The use of a calculators not permitted. 2. All variables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated, 3, Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated. 4. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated, 5. Unless otherwise indicated, the domain of a given function fis the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) isa real number. STAN 2th A=tw A=}bh Caaty Special Right Triangles Tt = S A A 4 V=twh Vemrh v= hth The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360. The number of radians of arc ina circle is 2. ‘The sum of the measures in degrees of the angles of a triangle is 180. Umar cnet ptf a 36 Er‘Valentina bought two containers of beads. In the first container 30% of the beads are red, and in the second container 70% of the beads are red. Together, the containers have at least 400 red beads. Which inequality shows this relationship, where x is the total number of beads in the first container and y is the total number of beads in the second container? A) 0.3x+0.7y 2 400 B) 0.7x+0.3y < 400 2,2 © F+7<400 D) 30x+70y 2 400 Uneutonised copying or reuse of ny part ofthis ape eg 37 ‘When the equations above are graphed in the -xy-plane, what are the coordinates (x,y) ofthe points of intersection of the two graphs? A) (2,3) and (-2,3) B) (2,4) and (-2,4) ©) (3,8) and (~3,8) D) (2,3) and (--V2,3) ‘What is a solution of 16x ~ 4x + 18. 12x +6 ? A) -12 By oR D) There are no solutions.‘The speed of sound in dry air, v, can be modeled by the formula v= 331.3 + 0.6067, where T is the temperature in degrees Celsius and v is measured in meters pet second. Which of the following correctly expresses T in terms of v ? + 0.606 A) T= ) 3313 ) ra 2006 313 o re Ut 606 D) T= ‘Unauthoriaed coping ous of any pat ofthis page sega * es atl ‘An empty shipping container is filed with boxes. The boxes are each of the same weight. The total ‘weight W, in kilograms, of the shipping container after x boxes have been loaded into it can be represented by the equation W = 2,200 + 350x. What does the number 2,200 represent in this context? ‘A) The weight, in kilograms, ofa single box B) The weight, in kilograms, of x boxes ©) The weight, in kilograms, of the empty shipping container D) The weight, in kilograms, of the full shipping container‘The graph of the graph of (x)-27 A) ° LUnauhoried copying or us of any part of thi page egal (x) is shown above, Which of the following could be 39ee Which of the following is equivalent to a? + ab ? A) a+b) B) a(a+b) ©) ab D) ab 3x-9y= 18 x4 3y= 18 What isthe solution (xy tothe system of equations above? A) (15,3) 8))(42,2) > ©) (64) 13->8 D) (6) 4-5 ‘Unauthorted copying out of ry pt ofthis page eg 40 p(t) = ?-5 r(t) = 3t+1 s(t) = 2240-5 ‘The polynomial functions p, r, and s are defined : above. Which of the Ran to oe y 2 2plt) + 34(t) -49(¢) ih’ oy ay ee 2 Q A) ~67 +5413 \ be 4 ay B) -6t7+10t-9 4, ~-\)> “UN & fy ©) -687 4134-27 ~ xb D) -10r?— 131-33 Ree AR af Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the expression above? ay B) 9 x oy D) »°‘Adam's school is a 20-minute walk or a 5-minute bus ride away from his house. The bus runs once every 30 minutes, and the number of minutes, w, that ‘Adam waits for the bus varies between 0 and 30. Which of the following inequalities gives the values of w for which it would be faster for Adam to walk to school? A) w-5<20 B) w-5>20 ©) w+5<20 D) w+5>20 yrar—e In the equation above, a and c are positive constants. How many times does the graph of the equation above intersect the graph of the equation y=a+-c inthe xy-plane? A) Zero B) One ©) Two D) More than two ‘Unauthoriedcopying ous of ry pt ofthis age egal A science teacher is preparing the 5 stations of a science laboratory. Each station will have either Experiment A materials or Experiment B materials, but not both. Experiment A requires 6 teaspoons of salt, and Experiment B requires 4 teaspoons of salt. If x is the number of stations that will be set up for ‘Experiment A and the remaining stations will be set, up for Experiment B, which of the following ‘expressions represents the total number of teaspoons of salt required? A) 5x bic B) 10x i a © 2+ = fk D) 10x+20 m >For questions 14-17, solve the problem and ‘enter your answer in the grid, as described below,on the answer sheet. Although not required, itis suggested that ‘you write your answer in the boxes at the top ‘of the columns to help you fillin the circles accurately. You will eceive credit only ifthe circles are filed in correctly. Markno more than one circle in any column, No question has a negative answer, ‘Some problems may have more than one correct answer, In such cases, grid only one answer. ‘Mixed numbers such as 3 must be gridded 2535 00 7/2.( is entered into the grid, it will be interpreted as ,not 34.) 6. Decimal answers: f you obtain a decimal answer with more digits than the grid can accommodate, it may be either rounded or ‘truncated, but it must il the entire grid. Write_, answer in Boxes, id in eae column, space permitting. Columns you don't need to use should be left blank. Untthortnd coping or rus of ary part of hs page egal 42 >Ata used book sale, paperback books sell for $3 each and hardback books sel for $8 each. If Claude purchased 10 used books for a total cost of $45 at the used book sale, how many hardback books did he purchase? pS So In the xy-plane, what isthe slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line with equation y+ 2x =3 ? Wert fY A triangle with angle measures 30°, 60°, and 90° has ‘a perimeter of 18 + 6/3. What is the length of the longest side ofthe triangle? bo 9 3a ‘What isthe positive solution of the equation (2x41)? -(x+13) =3x7-2x+2? 2 LON =X ‘WP 7 ax yr STOP If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only. Do not turn to any other section. ‘Unauthortaed coping reuse of any pt of hs page eg 43a a Math Test - Calculator 45 MINUTES, 31 QUESTIONS ‘Tum to Section 4 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section. For questions 1-27, solve each problem, choose the best answer from the choices provided, and fillin the corresponding circle on your answer sheet. For questions 28-31, solve the problem and enter your answer in the grid on the answer sheet. Please refer to the directions before question 28 on how to enter your answers in the grid. You may use any available space in your test booklet for scratch work. 1. The use of a calculators permitted. 2. Allvariables and expressions used represent real numbers unless otherwise indicated. 3, Figures provided in this test are drawn to scale unless otherwise indicated. 4. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated. 5. Unless otherwise indicated, the domain of a given function fis the set of all real numbers x for which f(x) isa real number. mz x3 : Special Right Triangles ‘The number of degrees of arc in a circle is 360. The number of radians of arc ina circle is 2. ‘The sum of the measures in degrees ofthe angles of a triangle is 180. rsunorand apg rene of oy prof thi pap ge 44 E>me On a certain map, 1 centimeter represents a distance of 10 kilometers. A length of S centimeters on the ‘map represents how many kilometers? A) 02 B) 05 © 20 D) 50.0 (Sx + 5y)(2x-2y) Which of the following is equivalent to the expression above? 3 iu Nae? 10 X—lOYin 4 1gye B) (5x-2y)? WS) ©) 10(8?-y") how D) 10(x-y)? ¥ \Unautorind copying or eu of ny prt ofthis page Mega y 15 45 1S ‘The table above may show linear growth or exponential growth for y asa function of x, depending on the value of a, Which of the following statements best describes the increase from 45 to a that would cause the table to show linear growth or exponential growth? ‘A) An increase of 30 would show linear growth, and an increase of 90 would show exponential growth. B) An increase of 90 would show linear and an increase of 30 would show exponential growth, ©) An increase of 75 would show linear growth, and an increase of 135 would show exponential growth. D) An increase of 135 would show linear growth, and an increase of 75 would show exponential SSeS EEE, For what value of w does w — 10 = 2(w+5) As ~§=20 B) oO -\o = \0 ©) -15 -2h ~20 D) -20 5one Questions 5-7 refer to the following information. ‘A study was conducted on the production rates for a company that produces tractor wheels. The table below shows the number of wheels made during 11 consecutive one-hour production periods. amber [One-hour| oF wheels Period | "made esa Bae [ee cae [saa Df a Bats [eer F 19 gaa eaze Her|erapact 1 19 J ae eer[ecas BESET What isthe range ofthe number of wheels made for the 11 one-hour periods? A) 55 B) 50 © 45 D) 40 Unauthotaed copying or ese of any par of ths pages legal ‘What is the ratio of the number of one-hour periods with less than 20 wheels made to the number of ‘one-hour periods with 22 or more wheels made? A) 1to3 B) 1to4 ©) 207 D) 3to7 VL (Emmmmnememmeme rerreveree eee EEE HH ‘What isthe percent decrease in the number of wheels ‘made from one-hour period B to one-hour period C? A) 3% B) 125% ©) 4% D) 225%In the expression 3(2x* + px +8) - 16x(p +4), p isa constant. This expression is equivalent to the : ‘expression 6x? - 155x + 24. What is the value of p ? 93 su etoteaaalen lee | 7 2 as *4LI OB '< 1 D) 155 (MEIN Sec S11 SETI ESET EET xeyea eT K is payed Qe OL Which of the following is the graph in the 2y-plane of the system of equations above? A) y B) <4 ° 4 raters ny peet beth a E>Jenna bought a new tire for her car, and the tire is advertised to last for a minimum of 20,000 miles of driving. As the tre is used, the tire tread depth decreases. The scatterplot and line of best fit below show the relationship between the number of miles. driven and the tire tread depth, in millimeters (mm), for the tire. 6 5 10 15) 2 530 Miles driven (thousands) Jenna will replace the tire when the tire tread depth reaches 3.2 mm. According to the line of best fit, what is the number of miles driven when the estimated tire tread depth is 3.2 mm ? A) 20,000 B) 24,000 ©) 26,000 D) 30,000 ‘Unauthote copying or rus of ny part ofthis pages egal Ifa and c are positive numbers, which of the following is equivalent to Ya)’ » Ja¥e? A) ate B) a+? ©) a? 2ac+e? D) ae? For a science project, Anka recorded whether rained each weekday and weekend day for 12 weeks. Her results are summarized in the table below. Weekday and Weekend Day Rain for 12 Weeks Rain] No rain [Total Number of weekdays | 12 [ 48 | 60 ‘Number of weekend days| 8 [16+ | 24 Total 20 | 64 | 84 fone of the days on which there was no rain is selected at random, what is the probability the day ‘was a weekend day? oe B) ° D)Participates in Type of college athletic program 2-year ‘year Yes 67 cay No @ @ TO NO The table above summarizes the results of a survey in which Adal TOO 250 physical education majors were asked whether they attend a 2- or 4-year college and whether they participate ina college athletic program. Ifone of the 250 students is selected at random, what isthe probability that the student selected would be attending a 4-year college and participating in a college athletic program? A) 0.284 B) 0.343 ©) 0397 D) 0.507 Be: Me Marta has 7,500 pesos she will convert to US dollars using a currency exchange service. At this time, the currency exchange rate is 1 peso = 0.075 US dollars. ‘The exchange service will charge Marta a 2% fee on the converted US dollar amount. How many US dollars will Marta receive from the currency l exchange after the 2% fee is applied? | A) $551.25 B) $562.50 C) $5,625.00 D) $98,000.00 \Unsthornd copying ous of any prt ofthis page legal 49 DS A circle in the xy-plane has center (3,4), and the point (27, 14) is on the circle. Which of the following isan equation of the circle? A) (x+3)? + (y+4)? = 676 B) (x-3)? + (y-4)? = 676 ©) (x-27) + (y- 14)? = 25 D) (x+27)? + (y+ 14) = 169| Questions 17 and 18 refer to the following | Information, m= 207+0.07 A student measured several samples of the element sulfur ata temperature of 293 kelvins (K). The equation above ‘models the relationship between the mass m, in grams, and the volume ¥, in cubic centimeters, of the samples. Amount of money in account (dollars) i Based on the model, which of the following is closest to the predicted volume, in cubic centimeters, of a ‘Time (years) ‘sample of sulfur that has mass of 100 grams at203K? ‘The graph above models the amount of money in 1 two different bank accounts t years after they were i A) 48 \ i. = pened on the same day. The amount in each B) 98 00S account grows at a constant rate. According to the ©) 102 model, which of the following statements is true? D) 207 A) Account A always has more money than Account B. i B) The growth rate for Account A is less than the growth rate for Account B. C) Att=5, there will be about $300 more in Account A than in Account B. ee | EERE oN money in both accounts will be the same. ‘The student also measured several samples of the clement selenium at a temperature of 293 K. The data revealed that selenium has a mass that is greater than twice the mass of a sample of sulfur of the same volume. Which of the following equations could ‘model the relationship between the mass m, in grams, and the volume y, in cubic centimeters, for the element selenium at this temperature? A) m= 1.04v+0.08 B) m=207v-1.93 ©) m=4.14v-0.24 D) m=479v+0.15 ee 50 >For which ofthe following datasets is the mean greater than the median? t A) 5,5,5,5,5.5,5.55 sae B)_0,10,20, 30, 40,50, 60, 70,80 ©) 2,4,8, 16,33, 64, 128, 256,512 1% ) 7, 107, 107,207, 204,207, 307, 307, 307 f Urautored copying or reuse of any pat ofthis pagel legak ‘The height of a magnolia tree H, in inches, is predicted to increase according to the model below, where n represents the number of growing seasons since the tree was planted. H=24n+73, where HS 600 ‘What is the best interpretation of the number 24 in this context? ‘A) The predicted number of growing seasons for the tree to increase 24 inches in height B) The predicted number of growing seasons for the tree to reach its maximum height ©) The predicted number of inches the height of the tree will increase each growing season D) The initial height of the tree, in inches, when it was plantedQuestions 21 and 22 refer to the following information. ‘The table and scatterplot below show how long a printer took to print pages for each of the 8 most recent print jobs. Job Number Total = number | fPages | printing time 4,000- printed |" (seconds) 2 300 1 8,425 3,600 = _ 3,000- 2 980 423 iy ips ee «| [385] gS Ln 5 1,400, 510 & ‘soo- ee] e500 | ce 0 x 7 7,950 3,250 © 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 8 3,275 1,400 ‘Number of pages printed TANS At the rate that job number 1 was completed, how 2 ETE Which of the following could be a line of best fit for Jong would a print job of 21,905 pages take to the points shown on the scatterplot? complete? — A) y=04x+60 A) 2hours an : ee B) y=04x+6,000 B) 2hours and 36 minutes ee. ©) Ghours and 5 minutes ae D) y=4x+60 D) 156 hours Unitrin cing ny prt pg sep 52 ErLet the function p be defined as (x- 0)? +160 where ¢ is a constant. 26 P(x) = If p(c) = 10, what is the value of p(12) ? A) 10.00 B) 10.25 ©) 10.75 D) 11.00 EE: re A supervisor at an after-school program earns $19.50 per hour until 6:00 p.m. after 6:00 p.m. the supervisor earns $1.75 per hour more than the earlier rate. Ifthe supervisor worked 40 hours last month and s of those hours were after 6.00 p.m., which of the following functions gives the total amount, in dollars, the supervisor earned last month? A) f(s) = 19.50(40 ~ 5) + 1.755 B) f(s) = 19.50(40~ s) + 21.255 ©) f(s) = 19.50(s) + 21.25(40 -5) D) f(s) = 19.50(40) + 21.255 ‘Unauthorised copying ores of ary pt of ths page legal 53 Growth of a Culture of Bacteria ‘Number of bacteria per nilliliter at end of day 2.5105 5.0 x 10° 1.0x.10° Acculture of bacteria is growing at an exponential rate, as shown in the table above. At this rate, on which day would the number of bacteria per milliliter reach 5.12 x 10° ? A) DayS B) Day9 ©) Day D) Day 12 Day|If (x,y) isa solution to the system of equations ” above, what is the value of xy ? A) -12 B) -6 oO -3 D) 4 ‘Unauthorized copying or rus fry pat of hs pagel Mega Maria cooked some food, and when she took it out of, the oven, the temperature of the food was 133°C. The temperature of the room in which Maria put the food to cool down was 20°C. She measured the temperature of the food every 10 minutes and recorded her observations in the table below. ‘Time (minutes) | Temperature 0 133°C. 10 FC 20 aC 30 30°C. 40 24°C. 50 22°C Which of the following best models the relationship between the time f, in minutes, since the food was removed from the oven and the temperature T, in degrees Celsius, of the food? A) 133 - 6.4t B) T= 133-222 ©) T=20+133(0.92)' D) T= 20+113(0.92)'14 a Wie, For questions 28-31, solve the problem and answer enter your answer in the grid, as described in boxes. below, on the answer sheet. |< Decimal Poi ‘Although not required, itis suggested that you write your answer in the boxes at the top of the columns to help yourilin thecirles _Gridin accurately. You will receive credit only ifthe Fesult circles are filled in correctly Mark no more than one circle in any column. No question has a negative answer. Some problems may have more than one correct answer. In such cases, grid only one answer. Mixed numbers such as 3]. must be gridded 2835 oF 7/2.\IF fou entered into the grid, it will be interpreted as $},not 33) Decimal answers: If you obtain a decimal answer with more digits than the grid can accommodate, it may be either rounded or ‘truncated, but it must fill the entire grid. either position is correct NOTE: You may start your answers in any column, space permitting. Columns you don't need to use should be left blank. ee 55 E>‘A movie theater sells two types of tickets, adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for $8. If the theater sold 30 tickets for a total of $300, how much, in dollars, was spent on adult tickets? (Disregard the $ sign when gridding your answer.) ‘During a 5-second time interval, the average acceleration a, in meters per second squared, of an ‘object with an initial velocity of 12 meters per second yn 12 is defined by the equation a = where vy is the final velocity of the object in meters per second. Ifthe equation is rewritten in the form vy = xa+y, where x and y are constants, what isthe value of x ? eo eee 56 >4 Questions 30 and 31 refer to the following If the population of the United States was 300 million Information. i when the survey was given, based on the sample data : for the 411 US residents, what is the best estimate, in Views on Niiclear Energy Use millions, of the difference between the number of US Response | Frequency] residents who somewhat favor or strongly favor the Strongly favor 56 use of nuclear energy and the number of those who ‘Somewhat favor 214 ‘somewhat oppose or strongly oppose it? (Round ‘Somewhat oppose| 104 your answer to the nearest whole number.) ‘Strongly oppose [37 A researcher interviewed 411 randomly selected US residents and asked about their views on the use of a nuclear energy. The table above summarizes the responses of the interviewees. WERE According to the table, p percent of the interviewees responded “somewhat oppose” when asked about their views on the use of nuclear energy. What is the value of p, to the nearest tenth? STOP Ifyou finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only. Do not turn to any other section. ‘Unathored copying ores of any prt of hs pagel 57