| 1 1.According to the processes described in paragraph 1, what is the relationship between radioactivity and the steam produced by geothermal heat? | | C |
| 2 2.The word "practical" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | A |
| 3 3.The word "abundant" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | C |
| 4 4.According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true about heat reservoirs with a temperature in the range of 80° to 180° centigrade? | C | B |
| 5 5.According to paragraph 3, what is the connection between underground faults and naturally occurring steam? | | D |
| 6 6.In paragraph 3, why does the author mention that in the 1990s The Geysers was in its third decade of production? | | C |
| 7 7.Which of the following can be inferred from paragraphs 2 and 3 about geothermal reservoirs? | | D |
| 8 8.According to paragraph 4, extracting heat from very hot, dry rocks is difficult in part because | | A |
| 9 9.The word "exploiting" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | C |
| 10 10.How is the problem that the surface may sink related to the problem that water heated geothermally may contain toxic materials? | | A |
| 11 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. | | C |
| 12 12.In paragraph 6, the author implies that in California, Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan, Mexico, and the rift valleys of Africa the potential size of the geothermal resource is so large that | | A |
| 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? Click on a square to add the sentence to the passage.In either case, the heated water will usually be under considerable pressure, and so may have a temperature that is well above its sea-level boiling point of 100° centigrade. | | B |
| 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. Heat reservoirs in the form of hot rock far beneath Earth's surface are a potential source of usable geothermal energy. | | ADF |
| 15 1.The word "option" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | A |
| 16 2.According to paragraph 1, all of the following are advantages of hunting and gathering over agriculture EXCEPT: | | B |
| 17 3.The word "therefore" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | D |
| 18 4.Which of the following best describes the way paragraph 2 is organized? | | A |
| 19 5.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 |
| 20 6.According to paragraph 3, the abundance of resources fluctuated sharply after the end of the glacial period because | | D |
| 21 7.It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that it was difficult for people to change from farming back to hunting and gathering because | | C |
| 22 8.Why does the author state that "Earth had experienced previous periods of climatic change, and yet agriculture had not been developed"? | | B |
| 23 9.The word "imaginative" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 24 10.According to paragraph 5, Steven Mithen believes that all of the following contributed to the emergence of farming EXCEPT | | C |
| 25 11.The word "contention" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | C |
| 26 12.According to paragraph 6, which of the following is a weakness of Mithen | | B |
| 27 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.Because humans had built up this knowledge as hunter-gatherers, it is logical to conclude that over time they would have become extremely efficient. | | 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.It is unclear why hunter-gatherers in different parts of the world independently developed agriculture at roughly the same time. | | BCD |
| 29 1.The word "ample" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | C |
| 30 2.According to paragraph 1, infantile amnesia has intrigued psychologists because | | D |
| 31 3.According to paragraph 1, what is the evidence that a child has developed autobiographical memory? | | B |
| 32 4.In paragraph 2, why does the author provide the information that children with low verbal skills showed evidence of remembering a past event? | | A |
| 33 5.The word "reasonable" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | B |
| 34 6.The word "elaboration" in the passage is closest in meaning to | | A |
| 35 7.According to paragraph 3, what is the relationship between autobiographical memory and the development of an understanding of the self? | | C |
| 36 8.All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 4 as ways in which parents help their children understand the structure of narratives EXCEPT | | C |
| 37 9.According to paragraph 4, the studies of Caucasian American and Korean children suggest which of the following? | | D |
| 38 10.According to paragraph 5, what evidence is there that a "theory of mind" is a factor in the development of autobiographical memory? | | D |
| 39 11.The organization of the passage can best be described as | | B |
| 40 12.The passage supports which of the following statements about the development of autobiographical memory? | | A |
| 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.It is unlikely that this memory will be from the first two years of life. | A | 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.The ability to construct autobiographical memories—coherent narratives about events from one's past—is probably the joint product of several social and intellectual developments. | | ADF |