TEST BANK RATIONALE: ACCUPLACER TEST
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ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027 -- -- --
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Overview Rationale --
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Section 1: Reading Comprehension
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1. In the words of Thomas De Quincey, "It is notorious that the
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memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If, like most
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people, you have trouble recalling the names of those you have
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just met, try this: The next time you are introduced, plan to
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remember the names. Say to yourself, "I'll listen carefully; I'll
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
repeat each person's name to be sure I've got it, and I will
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
remember." You'll discover how effective this technique is and -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
probably recall those names for the rest of your life. The
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quotation from De Quincey indicates that the memory:
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• A. Always operates at peak efficiency
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• B. Breaks down under great strain
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• C. Improves if it is used often
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, • D. Becomes unreliable if it tires
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Answer: C -- --
Rationale: The quotation directly states that "the memory-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
strengthens as you lay burdens upon it," meaning memory improves
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
with use. This supports the passage's main idea that intentionally
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
using memory techniques helps recall names . The passage does not
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suggest memory always works perfectly (A), breaks down under
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
strain (B), or becomes unreliable with fatigue (D).
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Cognitive Level: Comprehension | Test Domain: Reading
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Information and Ideas -- -- --
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2. Unemployment was the overriding fact of life when Franklin
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D. Roosevelt became president of the United States on March 4,
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1933. At the time, the government did not systematically collect
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
statistics of joblessness; actually it did not start doing so until
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1940. The Bureau of Labor Statistics later estimated that
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12,830,000 persons were out of work in -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1933, about one-fourth of a civilian labor force of more than 51
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
million. Roosevelt signed the Federal Emergency Relief Act on
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May 12, 1933. The president selected Harry L. Hopkins, who
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
,headed the New York relief program, to run FERA. A gifted
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
administrator, Hopkins quickly put the program into high gear. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
He gathered a small staff in Washington and brought the state
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
relief organizations into the FERA system. While the agency
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
tried to provide all the necessities, food came first. City dwellers
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
usually got an allowance for fuel, and rent for one month was
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
provided in cases of dire need. The author implies that the
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reason the federal government did not have statistics on
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
unemployment before 1940 was that: -- -- -- -- --
• A. The government did not consider unemployment a problem
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
• B. The Bureau of Labor Statistics was not created until 1940
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
• C. The government had not yet established a system for
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
collecting such data -- -- --
• D. The government was more focused on the banking crisis
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Answer: C -- --
Rationale: The passage states that "the government did not
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
systematically collect statistics of joblessness" and "actually it did -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
not start doing so until 1940." This implies the lack of a systematic
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
collection system rather than a belief that unemployment wasn't a
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problem (A), the absence of the BLS (B), or competing priorities (D) .
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, Cognitive Level: Inference | Test Domain: Reading Information
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and Ideas -- --
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3. With varying success, many women around the world today
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struggle for equal rights. Historically, women have achieved
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greater equality with men during periods of social adversity.
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The following factors initiated the greatest number of
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improvements for women: violent revolution, world war, and -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
the rigors of pioneering in an undeveloped land. In all three
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
cases, the essential element that improved the status of women
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
was a shortage of men, which required women to perform
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
many of society's vital tasks. We can conclude from the
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
information in this passage that: -- -- -- -- --
• A. Women today are highly successful in winning equal rights
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
• B. Only pioneer women have been considered equal to men
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
• C. Historically, women have only achieved equality through
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
force --
• D. Historically, the principle of equality alone has not been
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
enough to secure women equal rights -- -- -- -- -- --
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ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027 -- -- --
--
Overview Rationale --
--
Section 1: Reading Comprehension
-- -- -- --
1. In the words of Thomas De Quincey, "It is notorious that the
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If, like most
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
people, you have trouble recalling the names of those you have
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
just met, try this: The next time you are introduced, plan to
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
remember the names. Say to yourself, "I'll listen carefully; I'll
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
repeat each person's name to be sure I've got it, and I will
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
remember." You'll discover how effective this technique is and -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
probably recall those names for the rest of your life. The
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
quotation from De Quincey indicates that the memory:
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
• A. Always operates at peak efficiency
-- -- -- -- -- --
• B. Breaks down under great strain
-- -- -- -- -- --
• C. Improves if it is used often
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
, • D. Becomes unreliable if it tires
-- -- -- -- -- --
Answer: C -- --
Rationale: The quotation directly states that "the memory-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
strengthens as you lay burdens upon it," meaning memory improves
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
with use. This supports the passage's main idea that intentionally
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
using memory techniques helps recall names . The passage does not
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
suggest memory always works perfectly (A), breaks down under
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
strain (B), or becomes unreliable with fatigue (D).
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Cognitive Level: Comprehension | Test Domain: Reading
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
Information and Ideas -- -- --
--
2. Unemployment was the overriding fact of life when Franklin
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D. Roosevelt became president of the United States on March 4,
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1933. At the time, the government did not systematically collect
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
statistics of joblessness; actually it did not start doing so until
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1940. The Bureau of Labor Statistics later estimated that
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
12,830,000 persons were out of work in -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1933, about one-fourth of a civilian labor force of more than 51
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
million. Roosevelt signed the Federal Emergency Relief Act on
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
May 12, 1933. The president selected Harry L. Hopkins, who
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
,headed the New York relief program, to run FERA. A gifted
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
administrator, Hopkins quickly put the program into high gear. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
He gathered a small staff in Washington and brought the state
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
relief organizations into the FERA system. While the agency
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
tried to provide all the necessities, food came first. City dwellers
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
usually got an allowance for fuel, and rent for one month was
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
provided in cases of dire need. The author implies that the
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
reason the federal government did not have statistics on
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
unemployment before 1940 was that: -- -- -- -- --
• A. The government did not consider unemployment a problem
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
• B. The Bureau of Labor Statistics was not created until 1940
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
• C. The government had not yet established a system for
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
collecting such data -- -- --
• D. The government was more focused on the banking crisis
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Answer: C -- --
Rationale: The passage states that "the government did not
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
systematically collect statistics of joblessness" and "actually it did -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
not start doing so until 1940." This implies the lack of a systematic
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
collection system rather than a belief that unemployment wasn't a
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
problem (A), the absence of the BLS (B), or competing priorities (D) .
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
, Cognitive Level: Inference | Test Domain: Reading Information
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
and Ideas -- --
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3. With varying success, many women around the world today
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
struggle for equal rights. Historically, women have achieved
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
greater equality with men during periods of social adversity.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
The following factors initiated the greatest number of
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
improvements for women: violent revolution, world war, and -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
the rigors of pioneering in an undeveloped land. In all three
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
cases, the essential element that improved the status of women
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
was a shortage of men, which required women to perform
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
many of society's vital tasks. We can conclude from the
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
information in this passage that: -- -- -- -- --
• A. Women today are highly successful in winning equal rights
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
• B. Only pioneer women have been considered equal to men
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
• C. Historically, women have only achieved equality through
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
force --
• D. Historically, the principle of equality alone has not been
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
enough to secure women equal rights -- -- -- -- -- --
