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Writing
Time-25minutes
Directions: Schools would like to get to know you better through an essay or story
using one of the two topics below. Please select the topic you find most interesting
and fill in the circle next to the topic you choose.
Topic 1: Curious, he investigated further.
Topic 2: If you could meet a character in a film, who would that be and why?
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Answer Sheet
Part Ⅱ:Multiple-Choice
Section 1: Quantitative (Math)
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SECTION 1
Time - 30Minutes
25Questions
Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Work each
problem in your head or in the blank space provided at the right of the page. Then
look at the five suggested answers and decided which one is best.
Note: Figures that accompany in this section are drawn as accurate as possible
EXCEPT when it is stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale.
Sample Problem
5,413-4,827
A 586
B 596
C 696
D 1,586
E 1,686
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1. 3.049 rounded to the nearest tenth is USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
(A) 3.0
(B) 3.04
(B) 3.045
(C) 3.05
(D) 3.1
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2. 8,214 is evenly divisible by all of the following EXCEPT
(A) 1
(B) 2
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(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) 7
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3. If the perimeter of the isosceles triangle(see the right figure)is
21, what is the length of one of
the longer sides?
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 9
(D) 12
(E) 18
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(A) 8
(B) 20
(C) 21
(D) 22
(E) 23
Questions 5-6 refer to the following formula.
For all real numbers
Example:
7
4
5.
3
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=2(2)/32=4/9
=
(A) 8/14
(B) 4/49
(C) 14/16
(D) 8/49
(E) 16/49
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N
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(A) 3
7
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 9
(E)12
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7. If 7<x<10 and 3≤y≤15, and x and y
are whole numbers, what is the smallest
value of xy?
(A) 21
(B) 24
(C) 28
(D) 32
(E) 40
8. 75 cookies are to be shared equally amongUSE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
a first grade class, if there are no leftovers
and no cookies are broken apart, which of
the following could be the total number of
students?
(A) 15
(B) 14
(C) 13
(D) 12
(E) 11
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9. Elinor makes a necklace with gray, blue,
black, silver and green beads in that order,
If she uses 58 beads and starts with a gray
bead, what color does she end with?
(A)gray
(B)blue
(C)black
(D)silver
(E)green
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10. Of the following, which is closest to but
not greater than 10?
(A) .48×15
(B) .26×35
(C)2/3×20.5
(D)1/4×23.2
(E) 4×4.78
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11. All of the following are equal EXCEPT
8
(A)1/2×260
(B) 5(20＋6)
(C) 2×65
(D)105＋30
(E) 390÷3
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12. In Figure 2, PS＝16 and QS＝10. If PR
and QS are the same length, what is the
value of QR?
(A) 2
S
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R
Q
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 10
13. Damon is going to cook a three-course USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
meal. He can only cook one course at a
time. The first course will take 4 hours to
prepare, and the second and third courses
together will take 1/4 of the time the first
course takes. If he wants to eat at 3 PM,
when must he start preparing?
(A) 7 AM
(B) 9 AM
(C) 10 AM
(D) 11 AM
(E) 10 AM
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14. A box has x candles, and each candle will
burn for y minutes. In terms of x and y,
how many minutes can a box of candles burn?
(A) x＋y
(B)1/xy
(C)x/y
(D)y/x
(E) xy
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15. A local bakery charges ＄3 for a dozen bagels and includes a half-dozen bagels free
with every purchase of two dozen bagels.
If Murray buys two-dozen bagels, what is
the price per bagel?
(A) 5 cents
(B) 10 cents
(C) 12 cents
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(D) 20 cents
(E) 50 cents
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16. Joe worked from 9AM until 12AM. If he
spent 1/3 his time rearranging the closets,
and1/2 of the remainder of his time addressing envelopes, how much time did Joe
have to work on other projects?
(A) 30 minutes
(B) 1 hour
(C) 2 hours and 30 minutes
(D) 5 hours
(E) 6 hours
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(A) 30°
(B) 60°
X
2X
(C) 90°
(D)120°
(E)180°
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18. If the piece of wood in Figure 4 is cut
along the dotted lines, all of the following
shapes can be made with the new pieces of
Figure 4
wood EXCEPT
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19. In 1996, ABC Electrical C0. Produced 250
thousand watts of electricity. In 2000 the
company produced 3 million watts. How
many times as many watts did the company produce in 20000?
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(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 20
(E) 25
20. A class of 12 students wants to buy their USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
teacher a present. The students plan to
contribute an average of $3. If 3 students
leave the class, how much more money,
on average must each student contribute to
make up the difference?
(A) $1
(B) $2
(C) $3
(D) $4
(E) $5
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21. Jackob spent 2/3 of his money on CDs and
1/5 of the remainder on food. If he has $32
left, how much money did he start with?
(A) $45
(B) $51
(C) $60
(D) $120
(E) $230
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22. If M and N are positive consecutive integers, which of the following is ALWAYS true?
(A) M>N
(B) M<N
(C) M＋1>N
(D) MN>M＋N
(E) M＋N>M
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23. Brand X detergent sold 5 times as many
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boxes than Brand Y last year. If Brand X
soap sold 1.25 million boxes of detergent
last year, how many boxes did the two
brands sell combined?
(A) 25,000
(B) 250,000
(C) 1,500,000
(D) 2,000,000
(E) 2,500,000
24. A phone company charge 75 cents for theUSE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
fish three minutes of a phone call and 15
cents for each additional minutes or part of
a minute. How much will a 17 1/2 minute
phone call cost?
(A) $2.55
(B) $2.85
(C) $3.00
(D) $3.15
(E) $4.50
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25. Photohut sells photographs in 3 sizes. The
ratio of the area of the smallest size to the
largest size is 1:4 and the ratio of the area
of the middle size to the larger size is 2:3.
What is the area of the middle size if the
smallest size is 15 square inches?
(A) 10 sq. inches
(B) 15 sq. inches
(C) 20 sq. inches
(D) 25 sq. inches
(E) 40 sq. inches
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SECTION 2
Time - 40 Minutes
40 Questions
Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions about it. For each question,
decide on the basis of the passage which one of the choices best answer the question.
When Jack first left the nest, he spent days at a time picking up and tearing apart
everything he found. He picked up and shredded every other leaf. He ripped up grass,
tore apart moss, picked up pebbles, sticks and twigs. Gradually he became more
selective. He tore out the chinking in the cabin. He went for contrasting objects of
regularshape, like cups, spoons, pencils, catkins, spruce cones, and flower petals. And
then he discovered little beetles. He ate them and soon dropped the other toys. He
learned to distinguish the new and the relevant from the background milieu of his
environment; at a glance he could pick out a beetle, a fly, or a caterpillar worth eating
from the incredibly rich and complex background of a meadow or a forest floor.
I was starting to do the same thing. After long and daily immersion in my surroundings, I noticed with shock that I barely stopped to listen to the hermit thrush.
The bird's beautiful song became background, to be mentally shed in order to hear the
new. If there was a tiny squeak to one side of the trail that I had not heard before, then
my head snapped involuntarily around in one instant and swift motion, even before I
wasconscious of the sound. I had responded before I was conscious. My mind still noticed all the common things but no longer focused them into articulate thoughts. I had
become like the raven.
1. According to die passage, who is
Jack?
(A) A beetle
(B) The narrator's son
(C) A bird
(D) A caterpillar
(E) The narrator
2. According to the passage, what food
does Jack prefer to eat?
(A) Insects
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(B) Cups and spoons
(C) Catkins
(D) Twigs and leaves
(E) Flower petals
3. The narrator has stopped listening to
the hermit thrush because
(A)he doesn't like the sound of
the hermit thrush
(B) he has recently damaged his
ears and can no longer use his
sense of hearing
(C) he was listening to the insects
instead and took no notice of
any other sounds
(D) the hermit thrush's call is too
low to hear inside the cabin
(E) the sound of the hermit
thrush had become
commonplace and therefore
no longer noticed it
4. The relationship of the first
paragraph to the second paragraph
is best described as
(A) the first paragraph sets up a
hypothesis and the second
contradicts it
(B) the first and second
paragraphs are analogous to
each other
(C) the second paragraph proves
a claim made by the first
paragraph
(D) the second paragraph has no
obvious relationship with the
first paragraph
(E) the first and second
paragraphs tell the same story
from two different
perspectives
5. What does the emphasis on the
word "before" indicate?
(A) A further recognition of a
change in the narrator's
behavior
(B)
An explanation of the
narrator's inability to hear the
hermit thrush anymore
(C) A difference between the
author's intention and his
actions
(D) A difference between the
narrator and Jack
(E) A proof that the narrator had
completely lost his own nature
6. The author's tone could be described
as
(A) observational
(B) uninviting
(C) brusque
(D) divided
(E) critical
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and
happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had
lived nearly twenty-one years in the world very little to distress her.
She was the younger of the two daughter of a most affectionate, indulgent father,
and had, in consequence of her sister s marriage, been mistress of his house from a
very early period. Her mother had died too long ago for Emma to have more than an
indistinct remembrance of her caresses, and her place supplied by an excellent woman
governess, who had closely resembled a mother in affection.
Sixteen years had Miss Taylor been in Mr. Woodhouse s family less as a
governess than a friend, very fond of both daughters, but particularly of Emma.
Between them it was more the intimacy of sisters. Even before Miss Taylor had
ceased to hold the nominal office of governess, the mildness of temper had hardly
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allowed her to impose any restraint. The shadow of authority being now long passed
away, they had been living together as friend and friend very mutually attached;
Emma doing just as she liked, highly esteeming Miss Taylors judgment, but directed
chiefly by her own.
7. What is the primary reason given
(C) instructional
for Emma's early independence?
(D) authoritative
(A) Her father’s indulgence
(E) lenient
(B) Her mother's death
(C) Her status as youngest child
10. This story is most likely
(D) Her sister's marriage
(A) an autobiography
(E) Her coming of age
(B)
a tragedy
(C) a satire of English politics
8. Who is Miss Taylor?
(D) a novel about an English family
(A) Emma's older sister
(E) a true historical account of
(B) Emma's new step mother
governesses
(C) Emma's mother
(D) Emma's younger sister
11. The word "nominal"most closely
(E) Emma's caretaker and teacher
means
(A) unhappy
9. Miss Taylor's behavior to Emma
(B)
respected
could best be described as
(C) in name only
(A) strict
(D) hard-working
(B) apathetic
(E) difficult
I do not want to suggest that jazz is, or ever has been, a "popular" music, not
even in the United States. To be sure, from time to time variant forms of jazz emerge
as popular music. This was the case with the "jazz" music of the 1920's, the "swing"
of 1935- J 940, the rhythm and blues of today. But true jazz—what the musicians
themselves recognize as their music---rarely achieves more than a modest popularity.
Some of the greatest of all jazz musicians are unknown to the general public. How
many Americans could identify Joe Oliver, Lester Young, Bud Powell, or Cecil
Taylor, all of whom played major roles in shaping the music? A, jazz record that sells
fifty thousand copies to the hundreds of thousands a popular hit will sell has done
exceedingly well.
12. The author's main purpose in
writing this essay is to
(A) explain why jazz music isn't
as profitable as popular music
(B) argue that true jazz music is not
defined by its popularity
(C) point out who the most influential
jazz musicians have been
(D) prove that a type of music does not
have to be popular in order to be
influential
(E) criticize more popular versions of
jazz for not remaining true to
the nature of jazz music
13. The author uses "jazzy" music of
the 1920's, "swing" music,and
rhythm and blues as examples of
(A) styles of jazz that have most
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defined the genre
(B) versions of jazz that have been
more profitable than popular hits
(C) types ofjazz people prefer to dance to
(D) music that is defined by other
musicians as true jazz
(E )styles of jazz that have achieved
modest popularity
14. According to the passage, "true
jazz" is defined by
(A) jazz greatslike Joe Oliver, Lester
Young and Bud Powell
(B) jazz musicians
(C) record companies
(D) people who buy and listen to jazz
(E) critics like the author
15. The author mentions Joe Oliver and
Cecil Taylor in order to
(A) point out who the greatest jazz
musicians of all time were
(B)give examples of influential jazz musicians who are relatively
unknown to the public
(C) define a type of musician who can
determine the nature of true jazz
(D) provide examples of jazz musicians
who have sold many records
(E) compare two different types of jazz
musician
The author would most likely
agree with which of the following
statements?
(A) The success of jazz music must be
measured by different criteria
than that of popular music.
(B) Record companies should promote
more popular styles of jazz if
they want to make it more profitable.
(C) Most people in America aren't
interested in jazz music.
(D) The definition of true jazz needs to
be changed if jazz is ever
to be popular in America.
(E) Only true forms of jazz will ever
be more popular than the
popular hits of today.
17. This article would most likely be
found in
(A) a history of African American
achievements in the United States
(B) the liner notes of a record or
compact disc
(C) a biography of Joe Oliver
(D) a history of jazz
(E) a book on the jazz of the 1920’s
16.
I suppose all the children who were born about the same time of the Civil War
have recollection quite unlike those of children who are living now. Although I was
but four and a half years old when Lincoln died, I distinctly remember the day I found
out on two while gateposts American flags companied with black. I tumbled down on
(5)the harsh gravel walk in my eager rush into the house to inquire what they were
"there for”. To my amazement I found my father in tears, something that 1 had never
seen before, having assumed, as all children do, that grown up people never cried. The
two flags, my father's tears, and his impressive statement that the greatest man in the
world had died, constituted my initiation, my baptism, as it were, into the thrilling and
solemn interests of a world lying outside the two white gate posts.
1 8.
The use of quotation marks around
the words "there for" in line 5-6
indicates
(A) language only used in novels and
(B)
(C)
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not in real life
words most likely used by the
narrator as a child
something said by an adult to the
narrator
world and the adult world
an example, of language the
(D) The damage done by slavery
narrator thinks all children use
(E) The feelings of all U.S. citizens
(E) a saying the narrator would never
21. According to the passage, the
use as an adult
narrator believed that grown-ups
19．According to the passage, what was the
never cried in part because
meaning of the flags companied with
(A) she had been told by other children
black?
that grownups don't cry
(A) The death of President Lincoln
(B) her father once told her this
(B) The end of the Civil War
(C) she thought it was a sign of
(C) A lost battle by the Union during
weakness
the Civil War
(D) she never cried herself
(D) The loss of innocence in the
narrator
(E) she had never seen any grown up cry
(E) The death of the narrator’s father
before
20. According to the last line, the two
22. The authors tone could best be
white gateposts could be a
described as
considered a metaphor for?
(A) ironic
(A) The narrator's relationship with her father
(B) resentful
(B) The United States before the Civil
(C) humorous
War
(D) helpless
(C) The border between the child's
(E) reflective
In 1755, shortly after the British seized that part of Canada known as 1’Arcadie,
they forcibly expelled the French settlers, burning their farms and separating families.
After wandering for many months and years, the victims of this brutal deportation
arrived in small groups in the remote bayou region of Louisiana. There they began a
(5)new life in an environment totally different from the one they had known in Canada
with its pine forests, rocky coasts and snowy winters.
Today the descendants of these exiles are known as Cajuns and live in the same
part of Louisiana where their ancestors settled two hundred years ago. Unfortunately,
with the development of the petroleum industry and the introduction of television in
(10)the bayou region, the use of French has been disappearing among the Cajuns.
Although 73 percent of those over sixty-five years old still speak and understand
the language, only a minority of the younger people does. However, still very much
alive and appreciated across the United States is Cajun culture, especially its cuisine
and its music. Cajun songs are very similar to French and French-Canadian folksongs,
but their rhythm has been colored by African-American and Native American
influences. Today French songs are still sung at Cajun weddings and social gathering,
and Cajun music is celebrated at the annual festival in Lafayette, Louisiana.
(D)
23. According to the passage, why did the French settlers leave 1’Arcadie?
(A) Their homes had been destroyed by bad storms
(B) They hoped to find a more temperate place to live
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(C) They were forced to flee by the British
(D) Many French settlers hoped to spread the Cajun culture in other parts of the world.
(E) They didn’t want to live in the same town as the British.
24. According to the information provided in the passage, the bayou region of Louisiana differs
from 1’Arcadie in which of the following ways?
I. The amount of snowfall each winter
II. Access to natural waterways
III. Lack of a rocky shoreline
(A) I only
(B) I and II only
(C)III
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II and III
25. What reason does the author give for the decreasing use of French among the Cajuns?
(A) A lack of interest in Cajun culture by the young
(B) The removal of the descendants of the French settlers to make room for African
Americans and Native Americans
(C) A desire on the part of the Cajun to become more “American”
(D) Lack of access to French-speaking television programs
(E) The recent industrialization and modernization of the bayou area
26.Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the information provided in the
second paragraph
(A) The decrease in the number of Cajuns speaking French today is a relatively new
development.
(B)
Allowing young Cajuns access to French language television would increase the number
of French speakers.
(C) The petroleum industry is chiefly to blame for the loss of the Cajun culture.
(D) The older generations refused to teach their children the French language in order to
make them more eligible for jobs within the petroleum industry.
(E) Most of the younger generations have decided to leave the Bayou area, thus accounting
for the decrease in French speakers.
27. The title of this article would most likely be
(A) The Loss of Cajun Culture
(B)
A Brief History of Cajun Culture
(C) What the Future Holds for the Bayou
(D) A Portrait of French Speaking American Cultures
(E) A History of the Bayou
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world.
The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
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And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set to-day a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
Spirit, that made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.
----“Concord Hymn” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
28. The statements in lines 3-4 most likely mean
(A) the narrator is a farmer
(B) the place described is a battle site
(C) a crime took place at that site
(D) the farmers described were all killed
(E) it is a cold day
29. In the poem, the speaker claims which of the reasons for writing this poem?
I. To warn future generations about the horrors of war
II. To keep the memory of the great deeds of soldiers alive
III. To gain courage to fight himself
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) II and III only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III
30. The “votive stone” referred to in line 10 probably refers to
(A) a candle
(B) a weapon
(C) an old stone fence
(D) a war memorial
(E) a natural landmark
31. With which statement would the author most strongly agree?
(A) All war is in vain.
(B) Farming is a difficult life.
(C) It is important to remember the brave soldiers.
(D) How a man fights is as important as how he lives his life.
(E) A memorial is an insignificant way to remember the past.
32. Which literary figure is used when the poet says “Here once the embattled farmers stood And
fired the shot heard round the world”.
(A)dialect
(B) rhetorical question
(C) alliteration
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(D) contrast
(E)hyperbole
Fashionable men and women powdered, primped and painted themselves almost beyond
recognition throughout the 18lh century, at times leading to a bizarre contrast between the
dictates of high fashion and the commonsense demands of basic hygiene. Both sexes painted
their faces white, although the dangers of using toxic white lead and mercury were
(5) already well known by the I720's. The ugly pockmarks of smallpox were hidden by face
patches made from black fabric. Conventional shapes such as moons and stars that were first
used to hide the traces of disease were replaced by more fanciful shapes such as lovebirds or
tiny silhouettes of the wearer's friends.
Rouge, lipstick, and even false eyebrows made of mouse skin were used by both men
(10) and women, and the loss of side teeth was disguised by little cork balls called 'plumpers’
worn in the cheeks to fill out the hollows. Above them all sat the crowning glory—a wig or
hairstyle of impressive proportions.
Periwigs, later shortened to wigs, had been readily available since the mid-17thcentury—Samuel Pepys bought his first in 1663—and for much of the 18thcentury, no gentle-(15)
men dared show himself in public without one. Once fixed in place—often over a scalp that
had been cropped or shaven—wigs were dressed with pomade, a scented ointment extracted
from beef bone marrow, and powdered with rice starch or wheatmeal. The powder was usually
grey or white, although some of the more outrageous had their wigs powdered pink, blue or even
black. The best wigs were made from human hair, although wool and(20)vegetable fiber were
also used. One inventive wigmaker, advertising in 1750,'even proposed 'a wig of copper wire
which will resist all weathers and last forever’.
Men began to abandon wigs in the mid I700's, but still dressed their hair to look like
wigs. Women used wire and padding to give height and body to their own hair. As the more
extreme styles caused discomfort, even requiring women to sleep half-sitting, it was(25)not
long before simplicity returned. By the end of the century, hair was again worn long and free.
33.
The main idea of this passage is
(A) women from many different
cultures often sacrifice comfort for
beauty
(B) the attempt to attain physical
beauty must lead to more permanent
damage
(C) beauty rituals in 17th and 18th
century Europe were often
strange and sometimes
painful
(D) painful fashion trends always
give way to more natural and
healthy looks
(E) toxic lead was used to
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conceal the effects of poor
hygiene and illness
According to lines 5-6, why were
face patches worn?
(A) To decorate a woman's face
(B)
As an artistic representation
of images and people the
wearer liked
(C) To indicate that the wearer
has had and is now immune
from diseases like smallpox
(D) As a means of concealing
scars from illnesses
(E) To contrast with the white
lead paint used to paint a woman's
35.
face
The information in the last paragraph
leads to which of the following
conclusions?
(A) Women liked me elaborate
hairstyles more man the men.
(B) Fashion trends like hairstyles
always determine the health and
comfort of society.
(C) Beauty fashions can be
eventually tempered by their
effects on the user's health and
comfort.
(D) Men forced women to continue
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wearing painful hairstyles even
though they stopped wearing
them.
(E) By the late 1800's, painful
hairstyles and fashion trends had
made a return.
The author's tone could best be
described as
(A) harsh
(B) unintentionally ironic
(C) condescending
(D) playfully critical
(E) frivolous
A speech delivered by John F Kennedy in 1962 on the United States exploration of space.
Despite the striking fact that most of the scientists that the world has ever known are
alive and working today, despite the fact that this nation’s own scientific manpower is
doubling every twelve years in a rare of growth more than three times that of our population as
(5) a whole, despite that, the vast stretches of the unknown and the unanswered and the
unfinished still far outstrip our collective comprehension.
No man can fully grasp how far and how fast we have come, but condense, if you will,
the 50,000 years of recorded history in a time span of but a half-century. State in these terms,
we know very little about the first 40 years, except at the end of them advanced man had
(10) learned to use the skins of animals to cover them. Then about 10 years ago, under this
standard, man emerged from his caves to construct other kinds of shelter. Only five years ago
man learned to write and use a cart with wheels. Christianity began less than two years ago.
The printing press came this year, and less than two months ago, during this whole 50 year
span of human history, the steam engine provided a new source of power and Newton
(15) explored the meaning of gravity. Last month electric lights and telephones and
automobiles and airplanes became available. Only last week did we develop penicillin and
television and nuclear power, and now if America’s new spacecraft succeeds in reaching
Venus, we will have literally reached the stars before midnight tonight.
This is a breathtaking pace, and such a pace cannot help but create new ills as it dispels
(20) old, new ignorance, new problems, new dangers. Surely the opening vistas of space
promise high costs and hardships, as well as high reward.
37. The purpose of this speech can best be
described as
（A）an attempt to convince Congress of the
dangers of the space program
supported but the President
（B）an explanation of the importance of
scientific innovation to America’s
strength as a world power
（C）an insight into the human curiosity that
leads to great leaps of progress
（D）an attempt to place the exploration of
space among the many
achievements of humans over the
course of history
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（E）an apology from the President for the
problem of space has caused
38. According to the last paragraph, the
exploration of space will
(A) solve more problems than it creates
(B) lead to greater hardships and higher
costs than ever before in human history
(C) complete man’s knowledge of the
universe
(D) need to use all the knowledge man
has possessed in the last 50 years
(E) enrich man’s achievements, even if
at a cost
39.The phrase "... the vast stretches of the
unknown and the unanswered and the
unfinished still far outstrip our collective
comprehension.” in lines 4—5 does which of
the following?
(A) Uses a form of repetition to
emphasize what man still needs to work for
(B) Creates a sense of urgency
through unwarranted exaggeration
(C) Refers to most people as not yet
intelligent enough to know what is good for
them
(D) Focuses on negative aspects of
humanity to justify the need to explore space
(E) Compares how much we know
now to how little we knew 50 years ago
40. The condensation of recorded history
into 50 years in the secondparagraph is
intended to do whichof the following?
(A) Make it easier for historians to
record it
(B) Prove that it is time that man
explores space
(C) Emphasize the rapidly increasing
speed of man's achievements
(D) Show that the most important
achievements have been made in the last 500
years
(E) Make it easier for the President to
talk about man's achievements
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IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED,
YOU MAY CHECK WORK ON THIS PART,
DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION.
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Section 3
Time-30 Minutes
60 Questions
This section consists of two different types of questions. There are directions and a sample
question for each type.
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You
are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
Sample Question:
Humid:
A smart
B mean
C dry
D damp
AB
E sunny○
○C
○D
○E
○
1. ARID:
（A） simple
（B）appetizing
（C）disagreeable
（D）dry
（E）lazy
2. ROAM
（A）convince
（B） wander
（C）lengthen
（D）reduce
（E）raise
3. DUPE:
（A） trick
( B ) rule
（C）give
（D）steal
（E）enslave
4. MELLOW
（A）weary
（B） soft
（C）dusky
（D）tasty
（E）appealing
5. DREADFUL:
（A） lifeless
( B ) anticipatory
（C）colorful
（D）horrifying
（E）altered
6. CONTRADICT:
（A）raise
（B） magnify
（C）concur
（D）empty
（E）disagree
7. SCOUR:
（A） alter
( B ) break
（C）clean
（D）meddle
（E）approve
8. BLEARY:
（A）unclear
（B） fatigued
（C）aimless
（D）nearly
（E）nearby
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9.
15.
SPORADIC:
(A) infrequent
(B) unhealthy
(C) enticing
(D) impassive
(E) estranged
16.
INTEGRATE:
(A) establish
(B) question
(C) correct
(D) pardon
(E) combine
17.
NAUGHT:
(A) mirth
(B) omen
(Q) fossil
(D) nothing
(E) rug
18.
ABRIDGE:
(A) transverse
(B) differentiate
(C) spoil
(D) connect
(E) shorten
19.
SUMMIT:
(A) valley
(B) desert
(C) commitment
(D) crest
(E) outcome
REVERE:
(A) deviate
(B) secure
(C) desolate
(D) ruin
(E) respect
20.
HAUGHTY
(A) heated
(B) tardy
(C) misbehave
(D) miserly
(E) arrogant
TENTATIVE:
(A) believable
(B) uncertain
(C) lenient
(D) independent
(E) worried
21.
ORNATE:
HIATUS:
(A) greeting
(B) break
(C) prophesy
(D) commercial
(E) attendants
10. CONSENSUS:
(A) agreement
(B) distortion
(C) survey
(D) guide
(B) engagement
11.
12.
OBSOLETE:
(A) well crafted
(B) in poor taste
(C) no longer useful
(D) leftover
(E) quickly disappearing
TEPID:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
13.
14.
fortunate
lukewarm
sane
exhausting
rapid
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(A)
(B)
(Q)
(D)
(E)
22.
23.
24.
TAUT:
(A) tight
(B) instructed
(C) unjustified
(D) tinted
(E) satiated
OBSTINATE:
(A) obstructive
(B)
apparent
(C) stubborn
(D) congenial
(E) haphazard
26.
SUBTLE:
(A) indirect
(B) brash
(C) livid
(D) large
(E) visible
27.
ENTICE:
(A) enrage
(B)
attract
(C) straighten
(D) mitigate
(E) please
28.
INDIFFERENT:
(A) jubilant
(B) languid
(C) separate
(D) distinct
(E) apathetic
29.
FASTIDIOUS:
(A) obtuse
(B) swift
(C) demanding
(D) melancholy
(E) humorous
30.
ALTRUISM:
(A) fanaticism
(B) benevolence
(C) honesty
(D) patriotism
(E) apathy
FLAGRANT:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
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strewn about
kept safe
willfully difficult
richly decorated
not remembered
melodic
intentional
aromatic
obvious
unavoidable
COERCE:
(A) straighten
(B) pressure
(C) hinder
(D) illuminate
(E) hide
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The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. For each
question, select the answer choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.
Sample Question:
Puppy is to dog as
(A) rabbit is to bunny
(B) kitten is to cat
(C) cow is to moose
(D) wolf is to bear
(E) rooster is to hen
A
E
○B
○C
○D
○○
Choice (B) is the best answer because a puppy is a young dog just as a kitten is a
young cat. Of all the answer choice, (B) states a relationship that is most like the
relationship between puppy and dog.
31.
32.
33.
34.
Attic is to cellar as
(A) head is to foot
(B) parlor is to living room
(C) big is to small
(D) brig is to mast
(E) cabin is to bungalow
(E) titles is to catalogue
Colony is to ants as
(A) giggle is to geese
(B) cat is to kittens
(C) school is to fish
(D) wolf is to dog
(E) elephant is to herd
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Compel is to refuse as celebrate is to
(A) party
(B) create
(C) join
(D) bemoan
(E) tremble
36.
Rectangle is to square as oval is to
(A) sphere
(B) diamond
(C) circle
(D) point
(E) pine
Watt is to electricity as decibel is to
(A) liquid
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(B) light
(C) size
(D) sound
(E) weight
Dictionary is to words as
(A) cookbook is to recipes
(B) map is to countries
(C) album is to records
(D) zoo is to animals
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Pipe is to water as
(A) handle is to jug
(B) artery is to blood
(C) faucet is to sink
(D) path is to trees
(E) stocking is to foot
Sock is to foot as
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
head is to hat
mitten is to glove
overcoat is to jacket
ring is to finger
glasses are to eyes
to
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
beach
shoe
summer
scandal
race
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Shard is to glass as morsel is to
(A) idea
(B) dust
(C) wood
(D) fabric
(E) food
45.
Movie is to image as
(A) camera is to lens
(B) oil is to paint
(C) recording is to sound
(D) magazine is to print
(E) tape is to game
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Edible is to credible as
(A) local is to focal
(B) meet is to meat
(C) able is to stable
(D) butter is to rudder
(E) this is to that
46.
Cheddar is to cheese as
(A) cow is to calf
(B) milk is to yogurt
(C) bread is to wheat
(D) verb is to word
(E) dog is to terrier
41.
Chapter is to book as period is
to
(A) time
(B)
clock
(C) class
(D) day
(E) comma
47.
Aloof is to friendly as deficient
is to
(A) erroneous
(B) pleasant
(C) substantial
(D) peculiar
(E) lacking
42.
Brush is to paint as
(A) pottery is to kiln
(B) needle is to knit
(C) canvas is to frame
(D) stitch is to heal
(E) dirt is to plant
48.
Anger is to fury as clean is to
(A) squeaky
(B) squalid
(C) pristine
(D) spotted
(E) obsessive
43.
Armor is to body as
(A) tail is to balance
(B) musket is to soldier
(C) sunscreen is to skin
(D)
grass is to dirt
(E) hair is to face
49.
Glower is to anger as
(A) sneer is to disdain
(B)
countenance is to
expression
(C) slouch is to interest
(D) smirk is to respect
(E) cheer is to victory
44.
Blue is to pigment as sandal is
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50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
Ignorance is to knowledge as
(A) awareness is to care
(B) vigilance is to terror
(C) apathy is to emotion
(D) devotion is to worship
(E) brevity is to mass
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Obscure is to hidden as
(A) straightforward is to
honest
(B) shady is to sunny
(C) praiseworthy is to
censured
(D) imperious is to powerful
(E) silhouetted is to figured
Inaugurate In to president as
(A) abdicate is to power
(B) nominate is to politician
(C) revere is to priest
(D) crown is to monarch
(E) establish is to business
Ruins is to building as
(A) flotsam is to ship
(B) bird to carcass
(C) destruction is to
construction
(D) jalopy is to car
(E) stone is to castle
Stench is to smell as
(A) extol is to virtue
(B)
expletive is to word
(C) skirmish is to war
(D) crime is to law
(E) person is to criminal
Assail is to misbehavior as
penalize is to
(A)
yawn
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pardon
effort
sport
crime
56.
Impasse is to agreement as
(A) road is to celebration
(B)
correction is to error
(C) terror is to fear
(D) perfection is to approval
(E) numbness is to sensation
57.
Mar is to damage as clarity is
to
(A) confusion
(B) vision
(C) separation
(D) destruction
(E) understanding
58.
Sad is to morose as
(A) angry is to amused
(B) satisfied is to pleased
(C) furious is to upset
(D) happy is to jubilant
(E) weird is to odd
59.
Egress is to replica
(A) ingress is to door
(B)
window is to forgery
(C) clothing is to art
(D) bastion is to multitude
(E) exit is to copy
60.
Plunder is to goods as
(A) plagiarize is to ideas
(B) pillage is to sack
(C) raze is to building
(D) bestow is to present
(E) vend is to merchandise
SECTION 4
Time - 30Minutes
25Questions
Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Work each
problem in your head or in the blank space provided at the right of the page. Then
look at the five suggested answers and decided which one is best.
Note: Figures that accompany in this section are drawn as accurate as possible
EXCEPT when it is stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale.
Sample Problem
5,413-4,827
A 586
B 596
C 696
D 1,586
E 1,686
A
E
○B
○C
○D
○○
1. If the area of a square is 36, what is
USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
its perimeter?
(A) 12
(B) 24
(C) 36
(D) 48
(E) 72
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217.389
2. Switch the hundreds digit with the tenths
digit. The resulting number is
(A) 217,839
(B) 287,319
(C) 317.289
(D) 712.389
(E) 721.389
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3. .075＋ .305＋ .02
(A) 1/5
(B) 2/5
(C) 3/5
(D) 4/5
(E) 1
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4. David is x years old. Karin is 4 years older USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
than him. Next year, how old will Karin be?
(A) x＋1
(B) x – 1
(C) x＋4
(D) x－3
(E) x＋5
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5. What is the average of 3 consecutive numbers whose sum is 24?
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11
(E) 12
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Questions 6-7 refer to the graph in Figure 1.
Number of Glasses Broken While Moving
Each picture equals 10 glasses
Wine Glasses
♂♂
Juice Glasses
♂♂♂♂
Coffee Mugs
Water Goblets
♂
6. If new juice glasses cost $1 each and new wine glasses and new water goblets
cost $2 each. How much money will be needed to replace the broken glasses?
(A) $8
(B) $12
(C) $80
(D) $90
(E) $100
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7. How many times as many juice glasses
than water goblets were broken?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
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(D) 6
(E) 8
8.
is to
as
is to
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
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9. If N is negative integer between 0 and -6, and
N + 1 is less than -3, which of the following
could be N?
(A) -3
(B) -3.5
(C) -4
(D) -4.5
(E) -5
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10. Aidan, Loughlinn and Corrie bought raffle
tickets. Aidan bought 45 tickets, Loughlinn
bought 25 tickets and Corrie bought 5 tickets.
If a total of 600 tickets were sold, what is their
combined chance of winning the raffle?
(A) 1/20
(B) 1/15
(C) 1/12
(D) 1/8
(E) 1/4
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11. 50 is what percent of 200?
USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
(A) 20%
(B) 25%
(C) 33%
(D) 40%
(E) 50%
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12. Victoria and Jennifer have to finish their
math homework in 2 hours. Victoria has
26 questions left and Jennifer has 30 questions left. How many more questions per
hour does Jennifer need to do?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
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13. In a group of 50 students, 2/5 of the
students drink cola and 25 students drink
ginger ale. If 7 students drink neither, how
many drink both?
(A)2
(B) 5
(C) 10
(D) 20
(E) 25
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14. If a hamburger and an order of fries cost
$4.50 total and 2 hamburgers and an order
of fries cost $7.50 total, how much do 3
hamburgers cost?
(A) $1.50
(B) $3.00
(C) $6.00
(D) $9.00
(E) $10.50
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15. If 3j-7=14, then j+2=
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 16
(E) 21
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Question 16 refers to the following formulas. USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
Degrees Celsius= 5/9F-32 where F is the
temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
Degrees Kelvin=C+273 where C is the
temperature in degrees Celsius
16. If chemical X freezes at 18°Fahrenheit,
what temperature does it freeze in degrees
Kelvin?
(A) 188
(B) 208
(C) 220
(D) 251
(E) 279
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17. If four times N is equal to N+12, N is
equal to
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 12
(E) 16
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18. Joyce wants to make a cake that calls for
6 eggs, 1 pound of butter, and 10 cups of
flour. Since she only has 2 eggs, she needs
to scale down the recipe. How many cups
of flour will she now need?
(A) 3
(B) 3 1/4
(C) 3 1/3
(D) 3 1/2
(E) 3 2/3
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19. Which of the following numbers can be
expressed as 1 less than the product of 3
times a positive integer?
(A) 12
(B) 13
(C) 14
(D) 15
(E) 16
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20. What is the value of x in Figure 2?
USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
(A) 15°
105
(B) 30°
(C) 40°
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X
(D) 60°
(E) 90°
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21. During 1999 a town’s population decreased
by 10%. The following year the population
dropped by another 10%. The population
of the town at the end of 2000 is what
percent of the town’s population in the
beginning of 1999?
(A) 11%
(B) 19%
(C) 20%
(D) 80%
(E) 81%
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22. At a party, cupcakes are eaten at a ratio
of 1 vanilla cupcake for every 3 chocolate
cupcakes. Which of the following could
NOT be the total number of cupcakes
eaten?
(A) 24
(B) 30
(C) 32
(D) 36
(E) 40
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23. Kalle needs to get 85% of the questions
right on his math test to pass. If he got 45
out of 60 questions right on the first half of
the test, how many questions must he get
right on the second half of the test?
(A) 51
(B) 53
(C) 54
(D) 57
(E) 60
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24. A yard is to be completely surrounded with USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING
fencing. If the yard is 32 square feet and its
length is twice its width, how many feet of
fencing will be needed for the yard?
(A) 18
(B) 24
(C) 30
(D) 36
(E) 42
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25. Jeb’s average score on 6 tests is 82. What
must he score on a seventh test to obtain an
average of 84?
(A) 83
(B) 86
(C) 90
(D) 93
(E) 96
Experimental section 15mins
Habitual
A. hardy
B. idle
C. deliberate
D. essential
E. customary
B. in is to out
C. back is to forth
D. mish is to mash
E. harem is to scarem
Pencil is to lead as
A. pen is to paper
B. tube is to straw
C. stem is to pith
D. graphite is to mineral
E. wood is to mill
Tacit
A. implied
B. voracious
C. terse
D. petty
E. exert
Sign to sing as
A. hand to heart
B. song to mouth
C. applause to shout
D. stop to pots
E. rasp to raps
Feign
A. vile
B. forge
C. rejoice
D. impair
E. pretend
Helter is to skelter as
A. wishy is to washy
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1. For three bins, A, B,and C , the volume of A is one- half that of B and the volume
of B is two-thirds that of C. If A has a volume of 210 cubic meters, what is the volume
of C, in cubic meters?
A. 630
B. 315
C. 280
D. 140
E.70
2. If the positive integers, starting with 1, are written consecutively, what will be the
90th digit written?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 5
D. 8
E. 9
3. X={2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}, Y={0,1}, Z={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
Before 1990, telephone area codes in the U.S. were three-digit numbers of the form
xyz. Shown above are sets X, Y, Z from which the digits x, y and z, respectively, were
chosen. How many possible area codes were there?
A. 919
B. 160
C. 144
D. 126
E. 20
4. A beacon that rotates in a complete circle at a constant rate throws a single beam of
light that is seen every 9 seconds at a point four miles away. How many degrees does
the beacon turn in 1 second?
A.6º
B. 20º
C. 40º
D. 54º
E.60º
5. line L has a positive slope and a negative y-intercept. Line M is parallel to L and
has a positive y-intercept. The x-intercept of M must be
A. negative and greater than the x-intercept of L
B. negative and less than the x-intercept of L
C. zero
D. positive and greater than the x-intercept of L
E. positive and less than the x-intercept of L
Moses may be said to have been the first dowser when be brought forth water by
striking a rock with his rod. Outside of this biblical story, the first historical reference
to dowsers is medieval. Martin Luther declared that dowsing was a sin, and there is a
detailed account from the 1550s of German miners who used wooden sticks to locate
minerals and ores.
Today, thousands of people still practice dowsing, following a method that is not
much different from the one employed by those medieval miners. These dowsers
employ a diving rod or some other implement to locate water, metal ores, or other
valuables hidden beneath the earth’s surface. The oldest and most commonly used
dividing rod is a forked or loop-shaped rod made of wood. This rod is held firmly in
the palms of the dowser’s hands, and any sudden swing, either upward or downward,
is taken as a signal of the presence of underground water, metal deposits, or even
buried treasure. There are still questions as to whether or not dowsing actually works,
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but there is no question that it is a popular practice throughout the world.
Skeptics point out that studies have failed to validate dowsing or to provide any
scientific basis for the practice. Dowsers, for instance, claim that the dowsing rod is
animated by the presence of an underground water or mineral source. But careful
observation has shown that the agitation of the instrument is due to slight muscular
movements of the dowser, which may be subconscious, but are certainly not
“magical.”
Dowsers also feel that their talent to locate hidden objects is a special one, a
psychic gift. Scientists sympathetic to their cause say that the dowsers are really
responding to electromagnetic currents beneath the earth’s surface, which indicate the
presence of minerals or water. Skeptics have a different explanation. They note that
dowsers usually work on land that they know well and are familiar with all the signs,
nature’s visual clues, that suggest the presence of water in an area.
1. Which of the following best
(C) Skeptic
describe the author’s attitude
(D) Explorer
towards dowsing?
(E) Sinner
(A) hostile
(B) amused
5. It is most reasonable to infer
(C) positive
from the passage that
(D) enthusiastic
(A) dowsing is an anti-religious
(E) dubious
practice.
(B) dowsing
is
somewhat
2. According to the passage,
successful since it continues to
dowsing may involve all of the
be used.
following EXCEPT:
(C) dowsers
are
itinerant
(A) psychic gift
practitioners.
(B) electromagnetic currents
(D) wood has special locational
(C) magic
properties.
(D) popular practice
(E) underground
water
sends
(E) visual clues
electromagnetic signals.
3. The objective of the dowser is to
(A) strike rocks.
(B) discover underground matter.
(C) perform magic.
(D) find wood that has special
location properties.
(E) pick up signals from water and
minerals.
4. Which of the following best
describe a dowser?
(A) Scientist
(B) Mystic
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