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2025 (ALREADY PASSED)
WAS A PRESIDENT WHO RECOGNIZED THE POWER OF THE PRESS - Answers Roosevelt made conscious
use of the media almost from the moment he entered the White House. His press conferences served to
educate newspaper writers, and through them the nation, about the complex, novel measures he was
advocating, It can be inferred from the passage that Roosevelt
FOR EXAMPLE, LEAVING THE RADIO ON DURING THE DAY CAN MAKE A HOME SOUND OCCUPIED -
Answers When we think of security for the home, most of us think of devices that will physically hinder
another person. Researchers have found that some simple, everyday, fairly inexpensive objects can be
as effective as much more expensive security systems. Which of the following sentences would most
likely come next in the paragraph?
CONSUMERS - Answers If a label says "one size fits all," there's one thing you can count on: that one size
fits no one. Store managers love the idea because inventory is simplified. Manufacturers like it because
it makes production easier and profit margins higher. And some computer networks prefer it because it
saves costly computer time and memory space. It saves time and money for them, not for you.
According to the paragraph, the production of "one size fits all" merchandise benefits all of the following
EXCEPT;
CRISPNESS - Answers In the beginning, there is always the crunch. Bite into a red apple or a green one, a
red one streaked with yellow, a yellow one with a rosy blush, a round or oblong one, baseball size or
softball size, and before the flavor, before even the tang of acidity, there is the crunch. At least, there
had better be. It can be inferred from the passage that the author considers the most important
characteristic of a good apple to be its?
CUT FLOWERS WITH SHARP KNIFE OR RAZOR - Answers Flowers should be cut from a garden early in the
morning or late in the afternoon. It is better to cut them with a sharp knife or razor than with shears
because shears compress the stem tissues. The stems of cut flowers should be put in to water
immediately. Flowers from wet plants with mildew should never be cut because disease might be
transmitted from one plant to another. According to this passage, you should?
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS MADE ITS WAY INTO THE FICTION OF THE TIME - Answers The first detective
stories, written by Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle, emerged in the mid-nineteenth century, at a
time when there was enormous public interest in science. The newspaper of the day continually
publicized the latest scientific discoveries, and scientists were acclaimed as the heroes the age. Poe and
Conan Doyle shared this fascination with the methodical, logical approach used by scientists in their
experiments, and instilled their detective heroes with outstanding powers of scientific reasoning. The
main idea of this passage is?
READING PROVIDES VOCABULARY CLUES WITHIN SENTENCES - Answers Children have an amazing talent
for learning vocabulary. Between the ages of one and seventeen, the average child learns the meaning
of about 80,000 words-about 14 per day. Dictionaries and traditional classroom vocabulary lesson only
, account for part of this knowledge growth. More important are individual's reading habits and their
dialogues with people whose vocabularies are larger than their own. Reading shows students how
words are used in sentences. Conversation offers students the chance to ask questions about the
language. According to the passage, reading is valuable to students because?
THE HISTORY OF THE Hudson River SCHOOL OF PAINTERS - Answers The first truly American art
movement was formed by a group of landscape painters that emerged in the early nineteenth century
called the Hudson River School. The first works in this style were created by Thomas Cole, Thomas
Doughty, and Asher Durand, a trio of painters who worked during the 1820s in the Hudson River Valley
and surrounding locations. Heavily influenced by European artist, these painters set out to convey the
remoteness and splendor of the American wilderness. The strongly patriotic tone of their paintings
caught the spirit of the times, and within a generation the movement had grown to include landscape
painters from all over the United States. The passage is primarily concerned with which of the following?
PEOPLE SHOULD CONDUCT RESEARCH BEFORE PURCHASING A COMPUTER - Answers Different people
have different approaches to choosing a personal computer. Some people pick a new computer at
random, falling victim to the latest trend or advertisement. These people often regret their decisions in
the long run. On the other hand, people who thorough research before purchasing a computer are much
happier with their decisions in the long run. When you are shopping for new computer, conducting
research as an important step.
EMPTY - Answers The painter Georgia O'Keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1887 and grew up on her
family's farm. At seventeen she decided she wanted to be an artist and left the farm for schools in
Chicago and New York, but she never lost her bond with the land. Like most painters, O'Keeffe painted
the things that were most important to her, and nearly all her works are portrayals of nature. O'Keeffe
became famous when her paintings were discovered in New York by the photographer Alfred Stieglitz,
whom she married in 1924. During a visit to New Mexico in 1929, O'Keeffe was so moved by the bleak
landscape and broad skies of the Western desert that she began to paint its images. In this context, the
word bleak most nearly means?
HER LOVE OF THE LAND - Answers Georgia O'Keeffe's work generally shows?
THE PLANETS MOVE IN ORBIT AROUND THE SUN - Answers The four brightest moons of Jupiter were the
first objects in the solar system discovered with the use of the telescope. This proof played a central role
in Galileo's famous argument in support of the Copernican model of the solar system, in which the
planets are described as revolving around the Sun. For several hundred years, scientific understanding of
these moons was slow to develop. But spectacular close-up photographs sent back by the 1979 Voyager
missions forever changed our perception of these moons. Which best describes the Copernican model
of the solar system?
EAGER - Answers As the sky opened up and sun at last rushed into the room, Toby smiled knowing that
the game would proceed as planned. It had to, if only because his father would be there and it might be
last opportunity he would have to see Toby play. Now the birds began to appear here and there. Toby
2025 (ALREADY PASSED)
WAS A PRESIDENT WHO RECOGNIZED THE POWER OF THE PRESS - Answers Roosevelt made conscious
use of the media almost from the moment he entered the White House. His press conferences served to
educate newspaper writers, and through them the nation, about the complex, novel measures he was
advocating, It can be inferred from the passage that Roosevelt
FOR EXAMPLE, LEAVING THE RADIO ON DURING THE DAY CAN MAKE A HOME SOUND OCCUPIED -
Answers When we think of security for the home, most of us think of devices that will physically hinder
another person. Researchers have found that some simple, everyday, fairly inexpensive objects can be
as effective as much more expensive security systems. Which of the following sentences would most
likely come next in the paragraph?
CONSUMERS - Answers If a label says "one size fits all," there's one thing you can count on: that one size
fits no one. Store managers love the idea because inventory is simplified. Manufacturers like it because
it makes production easier and profit margins higher. And some computer networks prefer it because it
saves costly computer time and memory space. It saves time and money for them, not for you.
According to the paragraph, the production of "one size fits all" merchandise benefits all of the following
EXCEPT;
CRISPNESS - Answers In the beginning, there is always the crunch. Bite into a red apple or a green one, a
red one streaked with yellow, a yellow one with a rosy blush, a round or oblong one, baseball size or
softball size, and before the flavor, before even the tang of acidity, there is the crunch. At least, there
had better be. It can be inferred from the passage that the author considers the most important
characteristic of a good apple to be its?
CUT FLOWERS WITH SHARP KNIFE OR RAZOR - Answers Flowers should be cut from a garden early in the
morning or late in the afternoon. It is better to cut them with a sharp knife or razor than with shears
because shears compress the stem tissues. The stems of cut flowers should be put in to water
immediately. Flowers from wet plants with mildew should never be cut because disease might be
transmitted from one plant to another. According to this passage, you should?
SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS MADE ITS WAY INTO THE FICTION OF THE TIME - Answers The first detective
stories, written by Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle, emerged in the mid-nineteenth century, at a
time when there was enormous public interest in science. The newspaper of the day continually
publicized the latest scientific discoveries, and scientists were acclaimed as the heroes the age. Poe and
Conan Doyle shared this fascination with the methodical, logical approach used by scientists in their
experiments, and instilled their detective heroes with outstanding powers of scientific reasoning. The
main idea of this passage is?
READING PROVIDES VOCABULARY CLUES WITHIN SENTENCES - Answers Children have an amazing talent
for learning vocabulary. Between the ages of one and seventeen, the average child learns the meaning
of about 80,000 words-about 14 per day. Dictionaries and traditional classroom vocabulary lesson only
, account for part of this knowledge growth. More important are individual's reading habits and their
dialogues with people whose vocabularies are larger than their own. Reading shows students how
words are used in sentences. Conversation offers students the chance to ask questions about the
language. According to the passage, reading is valuable to students because?
THE HISTORY OF THE Hudson River SCHOOL OF PAINTERS - Answers The first truly American art
movement was formed by a group of landscape painters that emerged in the early nineteenth century
called the Hudson River School. The first works in this style were created by Thomas Cole, Thomas
Doughty, and Asher Durand, a trio of painters who worked during the 1820s in the Hudson River Valley
and surrounding locations. Heavily influenced by European artist, these painters set out to convey the
remoteness and splendor of the American wilderness. The strongly patriotic tone of their paintings
caught the spirit of the times, and within a generation the movement had grown to include landscape
painters from all over the United States. The passage is primarily concerned with which of the following?
PEOPLE SHOULD CONDUCT RESEARCH BEFORE PURCHASING A COMPUTER - Answers Different people
have different approaches to choosing a personal computer. Some people pick a new computer at
random, falling victim to the latest trend or advertisement. These people often regret their decisions in
the long run. On the other hand, people who thorough research before purchasing a computer are much
happier with their decisions in the long run. When you are shopping for new computer, conducting
research as an important step.
EMPTY - Answers The painter Georgia O'Keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1887 and grew up on her
family's farm. At seventeen she decided she wanted to be an artist and left the farm for schools in
Chicago and New York, but she never lost her bond with the land. Like most painters, O'Keeffe painted
the things that were most important to her, and nearly all her works are portrayals of nature. O'Keeffe
became famous when her paintings were discovered in New York by the photographer Alfred Stieglitz,
whom she married in 1924. During a visit to New Mexico in 1929, O'Keeffe was so moved by the bleak
landscape and broad skies of the Western desert that she began to paint its images. In this context, the
word bleak most nearly means?
HER LOVE OF THE LAND - Answers Georgia O'Keeffe's work generally shows?
THE PLANETS MOVE IN ORBIT AROUND THE SUN - Answers The four brightest moons of Jupiter were the
first objects in the solar system discovered with the use of the telescope. This proof played a central role
in Galileo's famous argument in support of the Copernican model of the solar system, in which the
planets are described as revolving around the Sun. For several hundred years, scientific understanding of
these moons was slow to develop. But spectacular close-up photographs sent back by the 1979 Voyager
missions forever changed our perception of these moons. Which best describes the Copernican model
of the solar system?
EAGER - Answers As the sky opened up and sun at last rushed into the room, Toby smiled knowing that
the game would proceed as planned. It had to, if only because his father would be there and it might be
last opportunity he would have to see Toby play. Now the birds began to appear here and there. Toby
