Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 105 Section 3
Explore each passage, then find the explanation for your question.
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Passage 1
Until recently, many biologists believed that invertebrate "schools" were actually transient assemblages, brought together by wind, currents, waves, or common …
Invertebrate Schools
Biologists believed invertebrate groupings were random, but new research shows that some form true schools like fish.
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Passage 2
Many of us can conceive of penalties that seem disproportionate to the crimes they are intended to punish. A sentence …
Punishment
People have intuitions about fair punishments, but it’s unclear where these come from.
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Passage 3
Despite the great differences among the cultures from which we spring, there is a trait shared by many Hispanic-American writers: …
Cosmopolitanism and Nativism
Hispanic-American writers who write in Spanish aim for literary independence from Spain. They balance European/North American influences (cosmopolitanism) with a focus on Hispanic identity (nativism).
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Passage 4
In the past, students of Renaissance women's education extolled the unprecedented intellectual liberty and equality available to these women, but …
Humanist Education
Early scholars believed Renaissance women gained intellectual freedom, but new research suggests restrictions also emerged.
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