| 1 1.The word "durable" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 2 2.According to paragraph 1, all of the following characteristics of pine made it a desirable material for building in nineteenth-century America EXCEPT: | | D |
| 3 3.The word "commodity" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | A |
| 4 4.What can be inferred from paragraph 2 about timber in America before the year 1860? | | B |
| 5 5.Why does the author discuss the "British-invented band saw"? | | D |
| 6 6.The phrase "allowing for" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | C |
| 7 7.All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 3 as resulting from the use of steam in the lumber industry EXCEPT: | | C |
| 8 8.The word "facilitate" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 9 9.According to paragraph 4, how could a warm, dry winter interfere with lumber production? | | C |
| 10 10.The word "remoteness" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | D |
| 11 11.In paragraph 5, why does the author include the information that 89 logging railroads crisscrossed Michigan by 1887? | | B |
| 12 12.According to paragraph 6, the construction of booms benefited the logging industry by | | D |
| 13 13.Look at the four squares[■]to add the sentence to the passage.Some sleighs were capable of carrying over 100 tons worth of timber. | | D |
| 14 14.Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points. Drag your answer choices to the spaces where they belong. To remove an answer choice, click on it. To review the passage, click VIEW TEXT. Increasing demands for timber in nineteenth-century America transformed lumbering in the Great Lakes region. | | ABF |
| 15 1.The word "proposed" in the passage is closest in meaning to | D | D |
| 16 2.The word "distinctive" in the passage is closest in meaning to | C | B |
| 17 3.Why does the author compare "Modern humans" with "ancient people"? | C | C |
| 18 4.In using the word "coincidence" in the passage, the author refers to events that occurred | D | D |
| 19 5.According to paragraph 2, what suggests that human activity played a role in the extinction of mammals about 11,000 years ago? | C | C |
| 20 6.Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information | D | B |
| 21 7.Which of the following best describes the results of the research discussed in paragraph 4? | B | C |
| 22 8.Which of the following statements about Larry Agenbroad's work is implied in the discussion in paragraph 5? | B | C |
| 23 9.The word "admitted" in the passage is closest in meaning to | B | A |
| 24 10.According to paragraph 6, which of the following statements challenges the view that hunting by humans caused the extinctions of North American megafauna? | B | D |
| 25 11.In paragraph7, why does the author mention that there is abundant archaeological evidence for the extinction of the New Zealand moa? | | B |
| 26 12.Paragraph 7 suggests that Donald Grayson believes which of the following about the remains at Clovis sites and megafaunal extinctions? | | D |
| 27 13.Look at the four squares [■] to add the sentence to the passage.One possible nonhuman cause—weather cycles—is not consistent with what scientists know about the timing of the extinctions. | A | A |
| 28 14.Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points. Drag your answer choices to the spaces where they belong. To remove an answer choice, click on it. To review the passage, click VIEW TEXT About 11,000 years ago, all of North America's megafauna became extinct. | | ABF |
| 29 1.The word "components" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | A |
| 30 2.According to paragraphs 1 and 2, living cells contain which of the following? | | B |
| 31 3.Why does the author provide the information that "Heavy elements are continually being manufactured by stars and released into space by stellar deaths"? | | A |
| 32 4.Paragraph 3 suggests that which of the following may be a difference between very old star systems and newer star systems? | | C |
| 33 5.The word "Nevertheless" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 34 6.The word "inevitably" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | C |
| 35 7.Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information. | | B |
| 36 8.According to paragraph 4, which of the following is true about possible life on other planets? | | D |
| 37 9.According to paragraph 5, all of the following are true of the organic molecules on early Earth EXCEPT: | | C |
| 38 10.The phrase “widespread among” is closest in meaning to | | A |
| 39 11.The word "intact" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 40 12.According to paragraph 6, why is life unlikely to be found on any planet that lacks both an atmosphere and a surface or subsurface liquid medium? | | C |
| 41 13.Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a square [■]to add the sentence to the passage.To answer the question "Could life exist on other planets?" we must first look at the necessary preconditions for life. | | A |
| 42 14.Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points. Drag your answer choices to the spaces where they belong. To remove an answer choice, click on it To review the passage, click VIEW TEXT The chemical elements that make up cells are likely to be available on just about any planet. | | DEF |