Question 1

Which statement about education does this article best support?

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Schools should adapt to local conditions.

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Schools should give students time off.

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Smaller class sizes are better for instruction.

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Students prefer attending classes with friends.

Question 2

Read these sentences from paragraph 7. This quotation shows that —

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Rezwan’s efforts have improved educational conditions for future generations

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Farida thinks that there are enough facilities in her village to serve all the children

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Farida’s own difficulties in attending school cause her to be doubtful about her daughter’s education

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Rezwan believes that his school boats will create many doctors and engineers

Question 3

The reader can conclude that Rezwan believes that —

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developing technology skills is a necessity in today’s world

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choosing a career is a difficult decision

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educating children is easier than educating adults

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floating schools cannot compete with traditional schools

Question 4

The reader can conclude that conditions in Antarctica make it important for both Nomad and the researchers to —

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be prepared for the climate

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look for ordinary rocks

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stay inside heated tents

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search for buried meteorites

Question 5

Which sentence best highlights that the author is impressed with the creation of the Great Pyramid?

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Many people have wondered how the ancient Egyptians could have built such a massive structure.

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Historians have learned that the pyramid’s builders were farmers.

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In fact, the structure has lost about 30 feet of its original height.

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Fortunately one man, the archaeologist Zahi Hawass, made it his life’s goal to restore the Great Pyramid and the smaller pyramids that surround it.

Question 6

Based on information in the selection, with which statement would Hawass most likely agree?

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People should take care to protect historical monuments around the world.

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Modern buildings are often more impressive than ancient ones.

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Countries need to stop constructing modern cities near historical sites.

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Historical monuments around the world should be fully open to tourists.

Question 7

According to the selection, how is moving today different from how it was in the days of the pioneers?

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Moving today requires less effort.

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The pioneers kept in closer contact with family members who stayed behind.

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Moving today involves more preparation.

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The pioneers moved greater distances.

Question 8

The reader can infer that future skyscrapers may surpass 3,000 feet because —

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engineering and technological advances have improved the design of skyscrapers

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there were few tall buildings at the beginning of the 1900s

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the Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building

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skyscrapers have become a common feature of city skylines around the world

Question 9

Which sentence best supports the idea that the use of skyscrapers was a practical solution to a problem?

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Since most cities had limited amounts of land, sites for new houses and offices were scarce and expensive.

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The need for special equipment and designs meant that building up was costly.

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These exciting new buildings gave architects and engineers a chance to demonstrate their skills.

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Some skyscrapers echoed art trends of the past, linking cities to their history.

Question 10

Which idea is developed throughout the section “A Growing Need for Height”?

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Changing conditions can create unexpected demands.

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Laws help maintain the beauty of an environment.

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Opportunities to demonstrate skill are rare.

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Cities provide better living environments than rural areas.

Question 11

Based on the information in paragraph 4, which generalization can be made?

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It is sometimes difficult to define something that is easily recognized.

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Ordinary people usually know as much as experts do.

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Skyscrapers are the best attractions to see in a city.

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The usefulness of a building is more important than its size.

Question 12

Which idea is supported by information in the article?

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Nature can inspire human innovation.

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Technology is often too inefficient to be practical.

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The best machines have been designed to work by remote control.

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Innovations are usually based on the ideas of inventors who lived long ago.

Question 13

The information in paragraphs 2 and 6 supports the idea that —

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Mr. Evolta is capable of amazing accomplishments

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people can be extremely inventive

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Mr. Evolta was a difficult robot for Takahashi to design

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athletic competitions are challenging for any participant

Question 14

Based on the information included in the selection, the reader can infer that the author believes Panasonic —

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found a creative way to promote its batteries

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is primarily concerned with setting world records

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focuses most of its efforts on creating robots

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is the most successful company in Japan

Question 15

Which of the following best supports the idea that finishing the Ironman Triathlon was a remarkable feat for Mr. Evolta?

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Mr. Evolta is only about one-tenth the height of the average human.

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Each race in the event was held in Hawaii.

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Mr. Evolta needed more time to finish the competition than a human would.

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It normally takes less than 13 hours for a human to complete the competition.

Question 16

Read this sentence from paragraph 1. Which statement from the article supports the idea in this sentence?

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You rarely notice this type of blink, which is incredibly fast.

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Without this repeated lubrication, your eyeballs begin to dry, and your eyelids feel sticky.

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That’s when the muscles that control eyelids eventually lose some of their tone and ability to move.

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Each time you blink, your eye closes for about three-tenths of a second.

Question 17

Which sentence from the article helps explain why staring at a computer screen affects blink rates?

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You’ll blink less when you’re concentrating on something.

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Then blink rates decrease as people move into older adulthood.

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When you’re thinking but not actually looking at something, your blink rate will also decrease.

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After 30 seconds you probably struggle to resist closing and then reopening your eyes.

Question 18

What is the most likely reason the National Park Service chose the three goals mentioned in paragraph 5 for the project?

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It wanted the work of HARP to create accurate portrayals of history that would last.

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It wanted to provide opportunities for HARP volunteers to learn aircraft maintenance skills.

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It wanted to be sure the planes restored by HARP would not be flown for other purposes.

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It wanted HARP researchers to discover information that could be useful for future aircraft.

Question 19

The reader can infer that Mole and Thomas built a tower for each photo because —

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the view from the ground did not provide the correct perspective for the photograph

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the view from the ground made it difficult to select the participants needed for the photograph

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Mole needed all the soldiers to be able to look at the camera

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Mole wanted to be able to see when participants were having difficulty standing still

Question 20

Which idea does the author develop throughout the selection?

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Mole’s living pictures captured the feeling of American pride during and after World War I.

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Many Americans looked for ways to express their patriotism through art after World War I.

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Mole could not have completed the living pictures without the help of John Thomas.

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Soldiers and civilians alike admired President Wilson during his presidency.

Question 21

Which idea is supported by information throughout the selection?

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The Olympic Games provide an opportunity for people to set aside their differences in order to celebrate a common interest in sports.

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The International Olympic Committee has full authority to set and uphold rules for the modern Olympics.

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Pierre de Coubertin understood the importance of colorful symbols as a part of athletic competitions.

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Selecting Greece as the location of the first modern Olympic Games was a difficult decision for the International Olympic Committee.

Question 22

The reader can conclude that the opening ceremony is —

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an important celebration that takes place during the Olympic Games

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the only time that the Olympic symbol is displayed

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when the best athletes competing in the Olympic Games are identified

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when the members of the International Olympic Committee are selected

Question 23

Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that Christmas Island is a special place?

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The island boasts an array of exotic plants and animals, some of which are found nowhereelse in the world.

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Christmas Island is an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.

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The red land crab makes up the largest population of the land crab species.

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Only 1,500 or so people lived on the island as of 2010.

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