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Passage one "The Piano Shop on the Left Bank" past Thad Carhart

Question 1: "In Passage A the parenthetical…" The answer is "indicate some of Luc's firm beliefs about piano care."

  1. Reading through the parenthetical data in line 19 and lines 21-23, the narrator comments on Luc's views regarding the care of a piano specifically "one of his cardinal rules" and what "the worst matter you can do to a piano" is.
  2. From this, nosotros know it's not "how Luc identified aspects of a piano's history" because the views presented have to practise with the care of a piano and not on identifying its history.
  3. The answer choice "portray Luc as overly judgemental…" is incorrect because the narrator does not indicate that Luc's beliefs were excessively judgemental.
  4. Likewise, the answer "describe the types of rules that visitors to Luc'south shop were required to follow" is also incorrect because the information regarding the care of the piano does not talk about visitors.
  5. Finally, the answer "point some of Luc'due south business firm beliefs about pianoforte care" is correct because the narrator comments on the humidity and transportation by transport both of which impact pianoforte intendance.

Question 2, "Based on the assertion in Passage A that…" The answer is "It'due south ameliorate to live a full and imperfect life than not participate because something might go incorrect."

  1. In the passage, the lines post-obit 25-26 signal that Luc tolerated the depredations worked past children considering the piano was used for. This indicates that he prefers that people apply the piano to leaving it untouched.
  2. The answer "It's better to live a full and imperfect life…" is correct because it too conveys the idea that experience and usage are preferable to perfection.
  3. Luc is not suggesting that life is a frail gift because he indicates he tolerated the depredation because it indicated use. Hence, he would prefer people live life fully.
  4. The answer is not "living well is like playing the piano well…" because this office of the passage does not comment on how well the piano is played.
  5. Lastly, the final answer selection nearly non taking life's opportunities for granted is as well not the correct reply because Luc does not say to not take pianos for granted.

Question three, "As information technology is used in line 32…" The reply is "Marred."

  1. In line 32 the phrase bit into describes the stains on the shiny finishes. Hence, we tin can deduce that the phrase describes some defacement of the shiny finishes.
  2. The answer choice "Pinched" can be ruled out because pinched means hurt past fiscal hardship.
  3. The answer option "Ingested" can exist ruled out because ingested means to take food in by swallowing.
  4. The right answer is "Marred" because marred means to impair the appearance of. This is similar to the defacement suggested by the phrase scrap into.
  5. The reply selection "Severed" can be ruled out because severed ways having been cut or sliced off.

Question iv, "In the third paragraph of Passage B…" The answer is "discussing the connection between other musicians and their instruments to pondering his ain connexion with the violin."

  1. The narrator describes the connexion between Marc Lifschey and Joseph Roisman and their instruments in the first ii paragraphs and so spends the fourth paragraph talking nearly his own connection to his instrument.
  2. The answer pick "making an argument against musicians selling their instruments to using bear witness from his life to support that argument" can be ruled out considering the narrator does not brand any arguments confronting selling instruments.
  3. The reply choice "introducing musicians he admires to explaining why he hopes people admire him equally a musician" can be ruled out because the narrator comments on the connexion to his instrument and not on the admiration the musicians receive.
  4. The answer choice "examining his own emotions about his violin to explaining why musicians must develop a partnership with their instruments" can be ruled out because the first two paragraphs are not near the narrator'southward own emotions about his violin.
  5. The right answer is "discussing the connection between other musicians and their instruments to pondering his own connexion with his violin" because this shift is feature of the change in the message of the first two paragraphs to the 4th paragraph.

Question 5, "In Passage B, the argument that Lifschey…" The answer is "an opinion that the author asserts simply does not explain."

  1. In lines 44-45, the author states that March Lifschey was a dandy artist simply does not go on to explicate why he is nifty. Instead, the author proceeds to say he achieved this greatness in combination with his instrument.
  2. The answer choice "a fact supported by details about Lifschey's career" can be ruled out because in that location is no evidence given to support why Lifschey was a great creative person.
  3. The answer pick "a fact confirmed by experts quoted in the passage" can be ruled out because no experts are quoted in the passage to describe why Lifschey was a great creative person.
  4. The respond choice "an stance that the author attributes to Lifschey's colleagues and students" can be ruled out because the opinion is presented as an stance of the writer and non of Lifschey'due south colleagues and students.
  5. The correct answer is "an opinion that the author asserts simply does not explain" because the author does not indicate why he thinks Lifschey was a peachy artist.

Question six, "In Passage B, it can most reasonably be inferred …" The answer is "Heifetz'south violin doesn't make sounds by itself."

  1. In lines 84-86, the passage states that Heiftez reacted to the woman'southward congratulation by listening to the violin in its case and commenting "I don't hear a matter". This shows that his opinion is that the violin is not making the music by itself and requires him to play it.
  2. The answer pick "the woman hears Heifetz's violin differently than Heifetz does" tin can be ruled out because he says that he hears nothing and not that he hears something unlike from the woman.
  3. The reply pick "the woman isn't qualified to judge the quality of Heifetz's violin" tin be ruled out because he is not addressing the adult female'due south qualifications.
  4. The respond choice "Heifetz enjoyed the woman's humorous comment" tin can exist ruled out because the adult female'south comment was not humorous and Heifetz did say that he enjoyed it.
  5. The correct reply is "Heifetz's violin doesn't brand sounds by itself" because his comment that he does non hear a thing suggests that without him the violin does not make any music.

Question 7, "In Passage B, the author most straight indicates…" The answer is "makes him suit to its whims."

  1. In line 75, the author states that sometimes the violin "refuses to do my behest" and he has to adjust to its every whim. This is indicative that sometimes the violin acts against him much similar an adversary.
  2. The answer pick "lies mute in its case" can exist ruled out because he does not indicate that the violin does not make any sound only rather that he has to change to adjust to the violin.
  3. The correct reply is "makes him adapt to its whims" considering he indicates that the violin refuses to do his bidding and he instead has to "cajole, bargain or adjust to its every whim".
  4. The reply choice "responds with a range of emotion" tin be ruled out considering the author's argument of the violin beingness an adversary does not suggest that the violin responds with a range of emotion.
  5. The answer choice "can't speak with words" can be ruled out considering the author does not talk nearly how the violin speaks.

Question 8, "Compared to Passage A, Passage B is…" The respond is "interdependence between musician and musical instrument."

  1. Passage B talks virtually Lifschey's relationship with his oboe, Roisman's relationship with his violin, and finally the writer'due south relationship with his own violin. In contrast, Passage A talks about Luc's opinion on piano care.
  2. The respond choice "damage a musician can do to an instrument" tin be ruled out because passage A talks about the care of an instrument and the impairment a musician tin can do to an musical instrument.
  3. The answer choice "characteristics of an instrument that gives clues to its history" can be ruled out because passage A talks virtually how the characteristics of an musical instrument can describe who used it and how often it was used.
  4. The right answer is "interdependence betwixt musician and instrument" because passage B focuses on the relationship between the musician and instrument.
  5. The reply choice "benefits of making instruments available to immature children" can be ruled out because passage B does not talk about making instruments bachelor to young children.

Question ix, "In contrast to the way the pianos are described …" The answer is "having an active personality of its own."

  1. In lines 10-14 of passage A, the author describes pianos every bit the event of how they are treated. In contrast, in passage B the writer describes the violin as refusing to do his behest.
  2. The answer selection "exhibiting unique characteristics" tin can be ruled out because in Passage A the author talks well-nigh the characteristics of a piano and how they are influenced by its history.
  3. The correct answer is "having an active personality of its own" because the author in passage B comments on how he has to listen to the whim of the violin.
  4. The answer choice "sustaining damage from careless children" tin can exist ruled out because Passage B does not talk about careless children.
  5. The answer choice "being important to daily life" can be ruled out because the author of passage B does not talk about the importance of a violin in daily life.

Question 10, "Which of the following assertions about instruments is nearly strongly…" The answer is "Familiarity with your musical instrument is an important part of the joy of playing music."

  1. In lines 35-37 of passage A the author states that Luc was irritated by people who preserved their piano as an altar but was deeply respectful of musicians who used their instruments. In lines 66-69 of passage B, the author states that the violin was an integral part of his life and was a very close friend.
  2. The correct answer is "Familiarity with your instrument is an of import office of the joy of playing music" because both authors talk about the relationship between the musical instrument and the musician.
  3. The answer choice "Instruments should be revered and never treated like furniture" can be ruled out because passage A says that instruments should non exist treated like an "altar upon which to [worship] the fine art of music".
  4. The answer option "Selling your instrument shows boldness for the music you have made together " tin can be ruled out considering the author does not talk nearly how selling your instrument disrespects the music.
  5. The answer choice "Maintaining proper humidity levels is essential preserving an instrument" can be ruled out because the author of passage B does non mention how to properly intendance for an instrument.

Passage II

Question 11, "The principal purpose of the passage…" The respond is "certificate how Holmes eventually became an enterprising bandleader."

  1. The passage describes how Holmes began playing music and eventually transitioned to being a bandleader.
  2. The answer choice "explain why Holmes'due south musical tastes gradually changed over fourth dimension" can be ruled out because the article does not explore Holmes's musical taste but rather focuses on his career.
  3. The answer selection "depict how Holmes's hectic professional life affects his personal life" tin can be ruled out because the article does not provide any detail about Holmes's personal life.
  4. The respond pick "highlight in the different instruments Holmes mastered in becoming a famous musician" can be ruled out because the article does not talk near whatever other instruments that Holmes learned to play besides the guitar.
  5. The correct respond is "certificate how Holmes eventually became an enterprising bandleader" because the article looks at how Holmes got his showtime as a musician and eventually became a bandleader.

Question 12, "I theme of the passage…" The answer is "one's previous experiences and pursuits tin exist useful in achieving success."

  1. The passage explores how Holmes's childhood being a guitar thespian affected his career equally a bandleader. This ultimately led him to respect the music and therefore endear to his musicians.
  2. The correct answer is one'southward previous experiences and pursuits can be useful in achieving success" considering the article explores how Holmes history playing guitar for various gigs allowed him to be successful as a bandleader.
  3. The answer pick "talent is the most important factor in achieving success in both business and music" tin be ruled out considering Holmes does not attribute his success to his talent.
  4. The respond choice "recognizing one's limitations is necessary in overcoming one's failures" can exist ruled out because the passage does not explore the limitations that Holmes had overcome in his journey to become a bandleader.
  5. The answer choice "pursuing one'southward dreams should accept precedence over more than practical matters" can be ruled out because the article does not focus on not pursuing passions over pursuing practical matters.

Question xiii, "Which of the following events referred to…" The answer is "Brawner joined Holmes's ring."

  1. In lines 77-fourscore, the article says that Sam Brawner played with Holmes for three years. In contrast, Atiba Taylor played with him for four years. As well, Holmes drove the limousine for nine years and started Sound Ideas long before he started working equally a bandleader.
  2. The answer selection "Taylor joined Holmes's band" can exist ruled out because Taylor joined prior to Sam Brawner.
  3. The right answer is "Brawner joined Holmes'south band" considering Brawner has but been with Holmes's band for iii years.
  4. The reply selection "Holmes started driving a limousine" can be ruled out because Holmes had driven the limousine for over 9 years.
  5. The answer pick "Holmes started Sound Ideas" can be ruled out because Holmes started Sound Ideas prior to him starting his career as a bandleader.

Question xiv, "Based on the passage, the residents of Gordon…" The answer is "driven and optimistic."

  1. In lines iv-ix of the passage, the immigrants in Gordon Heights are described as people who "didn't come here to fool effectually" and who had a "sense of appetite".
  2. The answer choice "artistic and sophisticated" can exist ruled out because the passage does not describe the residents as creative.
  3. The correct answer is  "driven and optimistic" because the immigrants are described equally having "ambition" and having an atmosphere of "positive thinking".
  4. The answer pick "friendly and easygoing" tin can exist ruled out considering the article does not draw the residents as beingness easygoing.
  5. The answer choice "generous and undecayed" can be ruled out because the article does not describe the residents as being generous.

Question 15, "The master purpose of the 3rd paragraph…" The answer is "depict what inspired Holmes to start playing music."

  1. The 3rd paragraph (lines 13-22) describes how Holmes got started listening to music and eventually started playing the guitar.
  2. The respond choice "betoken why Holmes preferred rhythm and blues to Sinatra song" is not correct considering the tertiary paragraph does not focus on describing why Holmes preferred rhythm and dejection.
  3. The respond choice "plant that Holmes'southward parents disapproved of his interest in music" is not correct because the paragraph does not talk about the parents' disapproval.
  4. The respond choice "reveal that Holmes was considered a musical prodigy" is not right because the paragraph does not draw Holmes every bit a musical prodigy.
  5. The correct answer is "describe what inspired Holmes to start playing music" because the paragraph shows how Holmes listened to music and eventually started playing his own music on the guitar.

Question 16, "The chief idea of the fourth paragraph…" The respond is "Holmes's band was able to earn coin despite having a limited repertoire."

  1. The quaternary paragraph (lines 23-31) explores how Holmes was able to make money and eventually formed a band that started playing at "battle of the bands, fire halls, [and] high school proms".
  2. The answer choice "Holmes was ameliorate at playing music than he was at promoting his band" is not correct because the paragraph explains that Holmes was able to promote his band well enough that he was making money from it.
  3. The correct answer is "Holmes's ring was able to earn money despite having a express repertoire" because the paragraph says Holmes'southward band only knew how to play three songs but they booked several gigs.
  4. The answer choice "Holmes's band became a national phenomenon despite the ring members' lack of musical talent" is incorrect because the paragraph does not say they were a national phenomenon nor did it say they lack musical talent.
  5. The answer option "Holmes would accept had more success early on if he had taken the time to learn more songs" is not correct because the paragraph indicates that the ring had success early on.

Question 17, "Based on the passage, the main reason Holmes…" The reply is "weddings and private parties were more assisting."

  1. In lines 5-58, the article says that Holmes was approached about specializing in wedding and private parties because he could brand "in one night what [he] used to make in five".
  2. The answer choice "he could play a wider diversity of music at weddings and private parties" is non right because the reason Holmes specialized was that he could make more money.
  3. The respond choice "audiences at weddings and individual parties were easier to please" is not correct because the article does non advise that wedding ceremony audiences were easier to please.
  4. The correct respond is "weddings and individual parties were more than profitable" because Holmes specialized for the money he could make from doing it.
  5. The reply choice "weddings and private parties required less travel" is non right because the article does not talk well-nigh the corporeality of travel required for weddings and individual parties.

Question eighteen, "The main idea of the eleventh paragraph …" The answer is "Holmes'southward core lineup of band members has been relatively consistent for a business organisation with a high turnover rate."

  1. The eleventh paragraph (lines 73-eighty) focuses on how turnover was mutual in running a band merely his core lineup had "been fairly steady".
  2. The answer option "Holmes ofttimes has to change his musical mode based on which band members are available to play a gig" is not correct because the paragraph does not talk virtually the availability of band members.
  3. The answer selection "Holmes typically needs more band members to play at weddings than he needs to play at private parties" is not right because the paragraph does not mention how many band members are required to play at either gig.
  4. The correct answer is "Holmes's core lineup of band members has been relatively consistent for a business with a high turnover rate" considering he mentions that his cadre lineup has been adequately steady.
  5. The answer choice "Holmes'southward core lineup of band members is constantly irresolute because Holmes expects his musicians to travel long distances" is not right considering Holmes's core lineup is steady and not constantly changing.

Question xix, "It tin can nearly reasonably be inferred from the passage that Holmes's…" The reply is "allows band members to showcase their talents during gigs."

  1. In lines 81-86, the passage states that Holmes lets his musicians take the pb during performances to create the "messy abracadabra of live music".
  2. The answer "is familiar with large band; classical, and country music" is not right because the reason Holmes'south band members like playing music with Holmes is considering they are immune to take atomic number 82 during performances.
  3. The right answer is "allows band members to showcase their talents during gigs" is right because this closely matches Holmes allowing his musicians accept the pb.
  4. The answer choice "played music in the Washington social club scene for fifteen years" is not correct considering the band members practise not mention this every bit a reason for liking to play with Holmes.
  5. The respond pick "uses sophisticated elements like digital sequences during gigs" is not right because the digital sequences let the musicians to have lead and but office to set the tempo and fill musical parts when necessary.

Question 20, "In the passage, the phrase something more canned…" The answer is "recorded music."

  1. In lines 86-87 of the passage, Holmes is shown to prefer making "live music to something more canned". This indicates that the phrase something more canned means the contrary of live music.
  2. The reply pick "sound effects" is not the correct respond because sound effects is not the contrary of live music.
  3. The answer choice "music videos" is not the correct respond considering music videos are non the opposite of live music.
  4. The answer pick "improvised music" is not the right answer because improvised music is similar to live music and not something more canned.
  5. The correct answer is "recorded music" because recorded music is the opposite of live music.

Passage III

Question 21, "Which of the following rhetorical techniques does the writer…" The respond is "Open-ended questions and appeals directed to readers."

  1. Throughout the passage, the author repeatedly asks questions such every bit "Why, then, was this photograph taken" (lines 58-59). These questions serve to make the reader recollect about the topics presented in the passage.
  2. The answer choice "Forthright attacks on what he labels equally readers' misunderstanding of bones historical fact" is non correct because the author does not set on any misunderstanding of the reader.
  3. The correct respond is "open-ended questions and appeals directed to readers" considering we see the author asking questions to the reader throughout the passage.
  4. The answer choice "direct quotations from by readers of his work that capture their responses to his ideas" is not correct because the author does non present directly quotations from his readers.
  5. The respond selection "description of his own experiences as a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma" is not correct because the author does not apply this description to engage the reader.

Question 22, "Information technology can most reasonably be inferred…" The answer is "Any fourth dimension menstruation since photographs were kickoff taken."

  1. In the passage, the author states that photographs are educational resource and that there is "always more than face value in whatever photograph" (lines three-iv). This indicates that the writer believes that all photos have educational potential.
  2. The right answer is "whatever time period since photographs were first taken" considering the author states that any photograph reveals more than its face value.
  3. The answer choice "in the nineteenth century exclusively" is not right because the other does not present the qualification that only nineteenth-century photos have educational value.
  4. The answer choice "any time period prior to the digital age, but not beyond" is not correct because the writer does non suggest that photos do not have educational use after the digital age.
  5. The answer choice "merely in the ten years afterwards photographers first joined government expeditions to the West" is not correct because the author did not propose this in the passage.

Question 23, "Which of the post-obit words is most most…" The reply is "Romanticized (line 28)."

  1. In the passage, the author states that if photos are used "carelessly, they can fuel romanticized and stereotypical perception of American Indians" (lines 27-29). This would indicate that the discussion romanticized is used to convey a negative emotion.
  2. The answer choice "educational" is not correct because the author's use of educational is as a positive characteristic of all photos.
  3. The answer choice "Quondam" is not right because the author'southward use of old is in describing the catastrophic changes Indian people experienced to their way of life. This would indicate that the quondam mode is seen as having a positive connotation to the author.
  4. The correct answer is Romanticized because in the passage it is used to convey what happens when photos are used carelessly.
  5. The respond choice "traditional" is non right considering the use of traditional in line 34 is used to bespeak the Apache's historical lands. This is something that the writer would propose as having a positive connotation.

Question 24, "Which of the post-obit actions referred to in the passage most clearly…" The answer is "'stand next to' (line 83)."

  1. In the passage, the author asks the reader to endeavour putting themselves "inside these photos – stand next to Goyathlay". Since placing oneself inside a photograph is not physically possible, it would take to be a hypothetical event.
  2. The correct answer is "stand next to (line 83)" considering the author uses it as a rhetorical device to ask the reader to imagine beingness inside a photograph.

Question 25, "Particular photographs of Goyathlay are referred to and described…" The answer is "'accurately agreement a photograph depends on knowing the circumstances in which a photo was taken."

  1. The author uses the item photographs to illustrate that what was seen in the photograph did not depict the total story. For case, the writer mentions a photo of Gyathlay with a rifle and though it personified a dangerous enemy it was taken about "two to iv years later on Goyathlay surrendered" (lines 55-58).
  2. The correct answer is "accurately understanding a photograph depends on knowing the circumstances in which a photograph was taken" because the author uses these examples to demonstrate that the photo did not reveal the total story.
  3. The reply choice "photographs can be used to date events in the life of a legendary figure similar Goyathlay" is not correct because the author does not use the photographs to date events in the life of Goyathlay.
  4. The answer choice "anyone tin control his or her public image by becoming more involved in the field of photography" is not right because the author does non mention the command that people have on their public prototype through these examples.
  5. The answer choice "the claim of a photograph from the nineteenth century depend on who took the photo" is non correct considering the author does not address who took these pictures that he cites.

Question 26, "The author almost strongly suggests that one reason commercial photographs…" The answer is "influenced to do and then by the photographers who had joined regime expeditions to the westward."

  1. In the passage, the author states that photographers who accompanied the government expeditions atomic number 82 the style for commercial photographers (lines 20-25).
  2. The reply choice "instructed to do and so by the US authorities" is not correct considering the author does not suggest that commercial photographers followed suit considering the government instructed them.
  3. The answer pick "devoted to creating educational resources most native American communities" is not correct because the author does non suggest that commercial photographers were attempting to create educational resource.
  4. The respond option "committed to overcoming their preconceived ideas well-nigh the West" is not correct considering the author suggests that the commercial photographers brought their preconceived ideas to the west and did non modify them.
  5. The correct answer is "influenced to practice so by the photographers who had joined authorities expeditions to the west" because the passage suggests that commercial photographers followed the photographers who accompanied the government expeditions.

Question 27, "In the passage, the writer notes that a foreign aspect of the photo…" The answer is "when Goyathlay was a pw."

  1. The author states that the photo was strangely taken "nearly two to four years after Goyathlay surrendered" when he was a prisoner of war (lines 55-58).
  2. The answer option "past an unknown photographer" is not correct because the author does not talk near the photographer who took that photo.
  3. The correct answer is "when Goyathlay was a pow" considering this photograph was taken 2 to four years after Goyathlay surrendered.
  4. The reply choice "with Goyathlay's permission" is not right because the author does not mention whether Goyathlay gave permission for the photograph to be taken.
  5. The answer option "by a US government photographer" is not correct because the writer does not mention who the photographer was.

Question 28, "The writer directly refers to which of the following aspects of the photograph of Goyathlay…" The respond is "Goyathlay'due south people had long skilful farming, but the photo seemed to suggest that Goyathlay had learned farming from others."

  1. The author suggests that the photograph of Goyathlay in the garden could possibly personify the regime'due south policy towards Indians which taught them to farm. The writer then proceeds to advise that this is ironic because the Apaches had been farmers as office of their traditional life (lines 72-73).
  2. The reply selection "Goyathlay was not a gardener only instead was in the midst of trying to cease the US government'due south attack on his people" is non correct because the writer states that farming was a part of the Apache traditional life.
  3. The right respond is "Goyathlay's people had long practiced farming, but the photo seemed to suggest that Goyathlay had learned farming from others" because the author mentions that farming was part of the Apache traditional life.
  4. The answer choice "People practice not automatically recall of Goyathlay as a human of peace" is not correct because the author does non mention this as a source of irony.
  5. The respond choice "For years it was assumed to be a photo of someone other than Goyathlay" is not correct because the author does non mention that the photo was assumed to be of someone else.

Question 29, "The author indicates that for the sake of an unbiased estimation…" The answer is "just equally important ."

  1. In the passage, the author states that "equally much as whatever written documents," photographs accept to be "read with care… in unbiased and non-stereotypical terms" (lines 76-79). This suggests that to get an unbiased estimation, photographs have to exist read with the aforementioned amount of care as any written certificate.
  2. The correct answer is "just as important" because this conveys the author'south message that both photographs and written documents have to be read with intendance to get an unbiased interpretation.

Question xxx, "In line 86, the word framed is used figuratively…" The answer is "the style groundwork research can support the proper viewing of a photograph."

  1. In line 86 of the passage, the author uses the discussion framed to describe the background that is needed to appreciate each photograph's "potential as a meaning educational opportunity and resource".
  2. The correct answer is "the way background research can back up the proper viewing of a photograph" considering this closely reflects how the author suggests that the framing tin can be used to appreciate a photo's potential.
  3. The reply pick "a mutual means of preserving a photograph" is not correct because the writer does not use framed in the context of preserving a photograph.
  4. The answer pick "a technique in which a photo is displayed with factual information surrounding it" is not correct because the author does non suggest that photographs exist surrounded by factual data.
  5. The answer choice "the manner in which many photographs of Goyathlay are displayed in museums" is not correct because the author does not comment on the way museums display photographs.

Passage 4

Question 31, "The quaternary paragraph (lines 63-71) marks a shift…" The answer is "desert-dwelling house plants to desert-dwelling animals."

  1. The start three paragraphs (lines 1-62) focus on the adaptation of plants to desert atmospheric condition. The 4th and 5th paragraphs (lines 63-86) focus on animals that have adjusted to desert conditions. Hence, the shift in the fourth paragraph is from desert-dwelling plants to desert-dwelling animals.
  2. The reply choice "plants that shop water above footing to plants that store h2o below footing" is not correct, because the fourth and fifth paragraphs do non talk most plants that store water below ground.
  3. The answer selection "animals that don't go fallow to animals that do go dormant" is not correct because the passage is not about animals and their dormancy habits.
  4. The correct reply is "desert-dwelling plants to desert-dwelling animals" considering we come across this shift from the first three paragraphs to the last two.
  5. The answer choice "inhabitants of the Nagev Desert to inhabitants of the northern Australian deserts" is not correct because the passage does non explore the deviation in the inhabitants of both deserts.

Question 32, "Based on the passage, the writer's use of the give-and-take…" The answer is "having methods of delaying seed formation until a certain amount of h2o is present."

  1. In lines 11-thirteen of the passage, the author uses the word measuring is used to draw how plants ensure that there is sufficient water for them to mature prior to germinating their seed.
  2. The reply selection "have roots that are extremely sensitive to moisture levels in the soil" is not correct because the passage does not mention the root system'south sensitivity to moisture levels.
  3. The correct answer is "accept methods of delaying seed germination until a certain amount of water is present" because this most accurately describes how plants filibuster seed formation based on moisture content.
  4. The reply option "are visibly more than vigorous subsequently a rainfall" is non right because the passage does non talk about the visibility of plants following rainfall.
  5. The reply pick "tin calculate how many inches of rain take fallen in recent days" is not correct considering the passage does not signal that plants can calculate how many inches of pelting have fallen.

Question 33, "Which of the following statements best summarizes the process by which …" The answer is "The frog stores water in its trunk, buries itself and conserves water until emerging at the adjacent rain."

  1. In the passage, the frog is said to survive by filling upward its float with h2o and then burying itself to wait for the next rain (lines 63-71).
  2. The correct answer is "The frog stores water in its torso, buries itself and conserves water until emerging at the next rain" because this is how the frog'south h2o conservation is described in the passage.
  3. The answer "The frog buries itself, waits for rain, absorbs rainwater through its skin, and emerges" is not correct because the frog is not said to absorb rainwater when it is buried.
  4. The respond choice "The frog forms a nearly waterproof cocoon around itself, buries itself, and waits to emerge until it needs water" is non correct considering the frog does non create a cacoon.
  5. The answer pick "The frog buries itself, absorbs h2o through its skin and goes dormant until springtime" is non correct because the frog does not absorb water afterwards burying itself.

Question 34, "Based on the passage, which of the following plants and animals…" The answer is "Honeypot ants just."

  1. In lines 81-86, honeypot ants are described as storing h2o and hanging in groups of "Dozens to hundreds…in the ant nest". This indicates that the honeypot pismire employs a communal strategy to survive in the desert.
  2. The respond choice "The saguro cactus only" is non correct because the saguaro cactus is not said to survive via communal strategy, instead information technology survives via an expansive root organisation.
  3. The respond choice "The saguaro cactus and the frog Cyclorana platycephala only" is not right considering neither species survives communally.
  4. The respond choice "the frog cyclorana platycephala and honeypot ants just" is not right because the frog survives by storing h2o in its bladder and then burial itself. This is not a communal strategy of survival.
  5. The right answer is "Honeypot ants but" because these are described equally surviving together in groups of dozens to hundreds. in the passage.

Question 35, "The passage well-nigh strongly suggest that compared to the frog…" The answer is "combine water storage with free energy storage."

  1. In lines 72-76 of the passage, the writer states that "honeypot ants have evolved a solution that combines h2o storage with energy storage".
  2. The answer choice "can store water inside their bodies" is not correct considering both species tin can store water within their bodies.
  3. The answer choice "live in Australian deserts" is non correct because both species live in Australian deserts.
  4. The right respond is "combine water storage with energy storage" because only the honeypot ants combine water storage with energy storage according to the passage.
  5. The respond selection "go dormant during dry times" is not right because the frog Cyclorana platycephala as well go dormant during dry times.

Question 36, "Which of the post-obit provides the best paraphrase…" The answer is "Annual plants survive in deserts past making seeds swiftly when weather condition are correct."

  1. In lines 7-11, the passage states that plants accept to be quick in responding to rain if there is sufficient water bachelor.
  2. The correct answer is "Annual plants survive in deserts by making seeds swiftly when conditions are correct" because this nigh accurately describes how plants have to quickly respond to sufficient pelting atmospheric condition.
  3. The answer pick "annual plants in deserts make seeds during dry out conditions so the seeds will be set up when rain arrives" is not correct because the passage does not talk almost plants making seeds during the dry season.
  4. The respond selection "dry condition require the seeds of desert plants to first germination prior to the arrival of rain" is not correct because these plants do non offset germination prior to the inflow of rain.
  5. The answer choice "the seeds of almanac plants in deserts are designed to look years for the right atmospheric condition for growth" is non correct considering lines 7-11 practise not suggest that plants wait years for the right conditions.

Question 37, "Based on the passage, it tin most reasonably be inferred …" The answer is "abrasion sustained during wink floods."

  1. In lines 15-19 of the passage, the author states that some plants accept seed coats that must exist scarred which just happens "when they are subject to wink floods in the riverbeds".
  2. The correct answer is "abrasion sustained during flash floods" because this accurately describes the condition the seeds require before germination.

Question 38, "Equally information technology is used in line 26, the word extent…" The answer is "caste."

  1. In line 26 of the passage, the word extent is used to describe the tension increase until the lock machinery snaps.
  2. The answer choice "length" is not correct considering the tension increase is non measured by length.
  3. The correct respond is "degree" considering the tension increase tin can be measured by the degree of increase.
  4. The respond choice "reach" is not right considering the tension increase cannot be measured past achieve.
  5. The reply option "boundary" is not correct because the tension increase cannot be measured past purlieus.

Question 39, "According to the passage, which of the following actions…" The answer is "Constructing terraces."

  1. In lines 41-45, the passage states that the farmers in the Negev region practiced runoff farming which involved making terraces and building large cisterns to business firm the h2o.
  2. The respond choice "plowing the soil" is not right because this would lead to water evaporation, not conservation.
  3. The respond choice "widening gullies" is not right because the passage does not advise the farmers of the Negev region used this practice.
  4. The correct respond is "amalgam terraces" because the passage states that the farmers of the Negev region fabricated terraces and built cisterns.
  5. The answer option "constructing aqueducts" is not correct because the passage does not suggest these farmers built aqueducts.

Question forty, "Based on the passage, the pleats in the torso…" The respond is "allow the cactus to aggrandize for storing water."

  1. In the passage (lines 56-58), the Saguaro found is described to have a trunk that is pleated and tin great to store tons of water.
  2. The correct answer is "let the cactus to expand for storing water" because the passage describes this as the purpose of the pleating on the trunks of the Saguaro plant.