| 1 1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 1 as being a difficult judgment for children to make about advertised toys? | | B |
| 2 2.The word “verify” in the passage is closest in meaning to | | A |
| 3 3.In paragraph 2, what is one reason that claims such as “the best” or “better than” can be misleading? | | D |
| 4 4.Cereal advertisements that include the statement “when part of a nutritionally balanced breakfast” are trying to suggest that | | A |
| 5 5.According to paragraph 2, all of the following are true of disclaimers made in advertisements EXCEPT: | | C |
| 6 6.The word “adept” in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 7 7.Paragraph 3 indicates that there is uncertainty about which of the following issues involving children and fantasy in advertising? | | A |
| 8 8.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. | | C |
| 9 9.The word "attributes" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | D |
| 10 10.In paragraph 4, why does the author mention a show about a cartoon lion in which an advertisement appears featuring the same lion character? | | A |
| 11 11.The word "credible” in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 12 12.According to paragraph 5, what did a study of children in Hong Kong show about the use of celebrities in advertisements aimed at children? | | D |
| 13 13.Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit?Another aspect of advertising that may especially influence children is fantasy. | | A |
| 14 14.Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.Advertisers sometimes use strategies that can mislead children. | | ABD |
| 15 1.Why does the author call the Mayan homeland both a “seasonal tropical forest” and "seasonal desert”? | | D |
| 16 2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2 as a difference between the northern and southern Yucatan Peninsula? | | D |
| 17 3.Which of the following statements about ancient and modem agriculture in the Yucatan Peninsula is supported by paragraph 2? | | B |
| 18 4.The word “paradoxically” in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 19 5.The phrase “The likely explanation” in the passage refers to the explanation for why | | C |
| 20 6.Which of the following statements about the availability of water in the Mayan homeland is supported by paragraph 3? | | B |
| 21 7.According to paragraph 3, why was the southern Mayan homeland hard to farm? | | C |
| 22 8.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. | | A |
| 23 9.What can be inferred from paragraph 4 about how residents of Tikal met their needs for water and food during most periods of drought? | | A |
| 24 10.The word "prolonged" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | C |
| 25 11.The word "exhausted" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | A |
| 26 12.Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit?The difference between the two climates challenged the Maya who had to deal with both. | | D |
| 27 13.Directions: Select from the seven phrases below the phrases that correctly characterize the southern Mayan homeland and the phrases that correctly characterize the northern Mayan homeland. Drag each phrase you select into the appropriate column of the table. Two of the phrases will NOT be used. This question is worth 3 points. | | ACDEG |
| 28 1.The word “prestige” in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 29 2.According to paragraph 1, what made it possible for Inner Eurasian pastoralism to become the most mobile and militaristic form of pastoralism? | | B |
| 30 3.The word “profound” in the passage is closest in meaning to | | D |
| 31 4.In paragraph 2, why does the author contrast pastoralists with agriculturalists? | | A |
| 32 5.According to paragraph 2, pastoralists tend to | | D |
| 33 6.In paragraph 3, why does the author discuss languages spoken in the region spanning from Eastern Europe to the western borders of Mongolia? | | D |
| 34 7.The word "striking” in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 35 8.The word "exploit” in the passage is closest in meaning to | | A |
| 36 9.According to paragraph 4, the fact that pastoralist communities are subject to “strict rules of portability” encourages such communities to | | B |
| 37 10.According to paragraph 4, all of the following are true of social inequality in pastoralist societies EXCEPT: | | C |
| 38 11.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 |
| 39 12.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.There is a good reason for this. | | A |
| 40 13.Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.By 3000 B.C., a distinctive form of pastoralism had appeared on the steppes of Inner Eurasia. | | ACD |