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If a certain wheel turns at a constant rate of x revolutions per minute, how many revolutions will the wheel make in k seconds?

1. 60kx
2. kx
3. x÷k
4. x÷(60k)
5. kx÷60

Reading comprehension question

Schools expect textbooks to be a valuable source of information for students. My research suggests, however, that textbooks that address the place of Native Americans within the history of the United States distort history to suit a particular cultural value system.

In some textbooks, for example, settlers are pictured as more humane, complex, skillful, and wise than Native Americans. In essence, textbooks stereotype and depreciate the numerous Native American cultures while reinforcing the attitude that the European conquest of the New World denotes the superiority of European cultures.

Although textbooks evaluate Native American architecture, political systems, and homemaking, I contend that they do it from an ethnocentric, European perspective without recognizing that other perspectives are possible.

One argument against my contention asserts that, by nature, textbooks are culturally biased and that I am simply underestimating children’s ability to see through these biases. Some researchers even claim that by the time students are in high school, they know they cannot take textbooks literally.

Yet substantial evidence exists to the contrary. Two researchers, for example, have conducted studies that suggest that children’s attitudes about particular cultures are strongly influenced by the textbooks used in schools. Given this, an ongoing, careful review of how school textbooks depict Native Americans is certainly warranted.

Which of the following would most logically be the topic of the paragraph immediately following the passage?

1. Specific ways to evaluate the biases of United States history textbooks
2. The centrality of the teacher’s role in United States history courses
3. Nontraditional methods of teaching United States history
4. The contributions of European immigrants to the development of the United States
5. Ways in which parents influence children’s political attitudes

Critical reasoning question

Mall Owner: Our mall’s occupancy rate is so low that we are barely making a profit. We cannot raise rents because of an unacceptably high risk of losing established tenants. On the other hand, a mall that is fully occupied costs about as much to run as one in which a rental space here and a rental space there stands empty.

Clearly, therefore, to increase profits we must sign up new tenants.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

1. The mall’s operating costs could be cut by consolidating currently rented spaces in such a way that an entire wing of the mall could be closed up.
2. The mall is located in a geographic area in which costs incurred for air-conditioning in the hot summers exceed those incurred for heating in the mild winters by a wider margin.
3. The mall’s occupancy rate, though relatively low, has been relatively stable for several years.
4. The mall lost tenants as a result of each of the two major rent increases that have occurred there.
5. None of the mall’s established tenants is likely to need additional floor space there in the foreseeable future.

What is the monthly rent for a certain apartment?

(1) The monthly rent per person for 4 people to share the rent for the apartment is $375.

(2) The monthly rent per person for 4 people to share the rent of the apartment is $125 less than the monthly rent per person for 3 people to share the rent.

1. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
2. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
3. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
4. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
5. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

The Data Insights sections also includes

Multi-Source Reasoning questions

Table Analysis questions

Graphics Interpretation questions

Two-Part Analysis questions.

As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate.

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

Reading comprehension

Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies’ sound is distinctively his. Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass’s classical music, which from its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music. Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music. His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.

1. The passage addresses which of the following issues related to Glass’s use of popular elements in his classical compositions?

1. 1. How it is regarded by listeners who prefer rock to the classics
   2. How it has affected the commercial success of Glass’s music
   3. Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers in using popular elements in their compositions
   4. Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glass’s reputation as a composer of classical music
   5. Whether it has caused certain of Glass’s works to be derivative in quality

Text completion

For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.

It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be (i)_______ by politics: well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to (ii)_______ his comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the (iii)_______, calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet.

Blank (i)

(A) overshadowed

(B) invalidated

(C) illuminated

Blank (ii)

(D) enhance

(E) obscure

(F) underscore

Blank (iii)

(G) plausibility of our hypotheses

(H) certainty of our entitlement

(I) superficiality of our theories

Sentence equivalency

Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.

Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as _________.

A. orthodox

B. eccentric

C. original

D. trifling

E. conventional

F. innovative

Quantitative Comparison

Compare Quantity A and Quantity B, using additional information centered above the two quantities if such information is given.

1. Quantity A Quantity B

The least prime number greater than 24 The greatest prime number less than 28

1. Quantity A is greater.
2. Quantity B is greater.
3. The two quantities are equal.
4. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Multiple-Choice – Select one answer

Select a single answer choice.

1. If 5x + 32 = 4-2x, what is the value of x

1. -4
2. -3
3. 4
4. 7
5. 12

Multiple-Choice – Select one or more answers

Select one or more answer choices according to the specific question directions. If the question does not specify how many answer choices to select, select all that apply. The correct answer may be just one of the choices or as many as all of the choices, depending on the question. No credit is given unless you select all of the correct choices and no others. If the question specifies how many answer choices to select, select exactly that number of choices.

1. Which of the following integers are multiples of both 2 and 3? Indicate all such integers.

1. 8
2. 9
3. 12
4. 18
5. 21
6. 36

Numeric Entry Questions

Enter your answer as an integer or a decimal if there is a single answer box OR as a fraction if there are two separate answer boxes — one for the numerator and one for the denominator.

1. One pen costs $0.25 and one marker costs $0.35. At those prices, what is the total cost of 18 pens and 100 markers?

$_____