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Section 1
RC
Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
The Federal Theater Project (FTP) was established in the late 1930s by...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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According to the passage, the Federal Theater...
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With which one of the following statements...
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The author refers to the - Harlem Renaissance - at...
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In referring to - "a truly national black...
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The passage provides the most support for...
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Which one of the following statements, if true,...
Passage 2
The following passage is adapted from an article published in 1993. - How...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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The primary purpose of the passage is to...
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Suppose a corporation is convicted of a crime...
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The author ascribes which one of the following...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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With which one of the following statements...
Passage 3
Passage A - During the 1990s, the study of history witnessed both a...
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Which one of the following is a central topic in...
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The author of passage A would be most likely to...
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According to passage A, during the 1990s the...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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The summary given in - the second and third...
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The author of passage A would be most likely to...
Passage 4
The French biologist Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744–1829) outlined a...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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The author most likely calls a certain kind of...
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The passage most strongly suggests that the...
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The passage is primarily concerned with...
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What is the primary function of the last...
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The passage most strongly suggests that the...
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Which one of the following, if true, would most...
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Suppose a scholar believes that the surviving...
Section 2
LR
Logical Reasoning
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An electric utility has determined that a new...
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Anthropologist: One of the distinctive traits...
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The current sharp decline in commercial...
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The northern cardinal, a nonmigratory...
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A person's personality is linked to that...
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Political analyst: Several years ago,...
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Amber—fossilized tree resin sold as a...
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Widespread use of the Internet has led to an...
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Columnist: Video games are not works of art. No...
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One year ago, a municipality banned dishwasher...
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Farmers who use genetically engineered plants...
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When doctors vaccinate a patient, their...
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Nations that have little interaction with one...
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Activist: Medical conditions such as cancer...
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Political leader: In this political dispute,...
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Some people see no harm in promoting a folk...
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The radio station claims that its new format is...
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Historian: Those who claim that Shakespeare...
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A recent study examined the daytime and...
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Critic: It is common to argue that there is a...
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Principle: If one does not criticize a form of...
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Everyone should have access to more than one...
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Most of the mines that Moradco operates in the...
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Tariffs on particular products tend to protect...
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Among small- to medium-sized marine mammals...
Section 3
RC
Reading Comprehension · Exp.
Passage 1
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), approved by the...
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By referring to the Universal Declaration of...
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The author most probably quotes directly from...
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The author's stance toward the Universal...
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According to the passage, each of the following...
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The author would be most likely to agree with...
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Suppose that a group of independent...
Passage 2
It is commonly assumed that even if some forgeries have aesthetic...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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The passage provides the strongest support for...
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In the first paragraph, the author refers to a...
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The reaction described in which one of the...
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The passage provides the strongest support for...
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The passage most strongly supports which one of...
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Which one of the following, if true, would most...
Passage 3
Passage A - One function of language is to influence others' behavior by...
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Both passages are primarily concerned with...
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In discussing the philosopher Maritain, the...
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The author of passage B would be most likely to...
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Which one of the following assertions from...
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The authors would be most likely to disagree...
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Passage B differs from passage A in that passage...
Passage 4
In contrast to the mainstream of U.S. historiography during the late...
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Which one of the following most accurately...
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Which one of the following phrases most...
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Which one of the following is most strongly...
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As it is described in the passage, the...
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The passage provides information sufficient...
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The author of the passage would be most likely to...
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The main purpose of the second paragraph of the...
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As it is presented in the passage, the approach...
Section 4
LR
Logical Reasoning
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Pundit: Grenier will almost certainly not be...
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Albert: Swenson's popular book, which argues...
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Researchers have found that the percentage of...
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Film director: It's inaccurate to say that...
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Some scientific issues are so complex and...
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Letter to the editor: Your newspaper's...
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It is widely believed that the most...
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Technology is radically improving the quality...
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Joshi is clearly letting campaign...
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Columnist: Some people argue that the...
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Polls have shown that a higher percentage of...
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Several movie critics have claimed that this...
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Most people who are skilled banjo players are...
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Obviously, entrepreneurial ability is needed...
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Outsiders in any field often believe that they...
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Researcher: Dinosaurs lack turbinates—nasal...
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Principle: The government should not prevent...
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Psychologist: Phonemic awareness, or the...
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Studies have shown that pedestrians are struck...
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Selena claims to have psychic powers. So if we...
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In a recent study, researchers collected...
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Theorist: Hatred and anger, grief and despair,...
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For a computer to be intelligent, it must...
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Mallotech portrays itself to the public as a...
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Many conceptual categories are parts of...
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PT145.S4.Q26
All oceangoing ships carry seawater ballast...

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