CBEST Practice Test: Reading (Version 1)

A reader wants to find examples of deception among animals, and the biological origins of disguise. They could probably find this information in - Answer Chapter IV According to the information in the passage, which of the following would not constitute a form of acceleration? - Answer A bird which flies at 35 mph above a straight lane of highway, exceeding the slowed traffic below by 25mph. According to the information presented in the passage, the difference between humorous storytellers versus comic storytellers is best summarized by the statement: - Answer The comic displays his knowledge of the funny situation in order to provoke laughter; the humorous hides his knowledge to provoke laughter. According to the information presented in the passage, which event takes place first? - Answer John Head's clients took out mortgage loans they wouldn't be able to afford. According to the information presented in the passage, which of these steps had to be taken first? - Answer A location opposite the sniper had to be selected to place the parapet and dummy-head. According to the view presented in the passage, if there was a landowner who possessed hundreds of fertile acres, livestock, and harvesting equipment, but there were no citizens in need of employment, he ___________ - Answer Would be able to run a farm, but would have to work very hard and would not make the same profit he had previously made. An appropriate title for this passage would be: - Answer Mirroring the Shot: A Spotting Technique For Snipers As used in the passage, what is the best meaning of the word "augmented?" - Answer Increased Based on the figures cited in the passage, which southern slave population represented the greatest jump in percentage over the previous slave population cited? - Answer 220,000 Based on the information contained in the selection, which of the following best describes the difference between mercantile economy and political economy? - Answer One utilizes power over the labor of others, and one is limited to the production of that which is useful.