Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 117 Section 1
Explore the available paragraph summaries and passage analyses.
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Passage 1
The Canadian Auto Workers' (CAW) Legal Services Plan, designed to give active and retired autoworkers and their families access to …
CAW Plan
The CAW Legal Services Plan gives autoworkers and their families cheaper access to legal services through prepaid coverage. Members can use plan lawyers or outside lawyers who either accept set fees or …
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main …Explanation not yet available
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The primary purpose of the passage is toExplanation not yet available
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Which one of the following does the author predict will …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following sequences most accurately and completely …Explanation not yet available
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The passage most strongly suggests that, according to proponents of …Explanation not yet available
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According to the passage, which one of the following is …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following most accurately represents the primary …Explanation not yet available
Passage 2
In the field of historiography— the writing of history based on a critical examination of authentic primary information sources— one …
Historiography
Historians studying how the Pacific Coast changed after settlement have traditionally relied on written records from European American explorers and government agents. These sources show how settlers viewed and transformed the landscape, …
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Which one of the following most accurately states the main …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following most accurately describes the author's …Explanation not yet available
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The passage states that the primary traditional historiographic sources of …Explanation not yet available
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The author would most likely disagree with which one of …Explanation not yet available
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According to the passage, each of the following was an …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following can most reasonably be inferred …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following, if true, would most help …Explanation not yet available
Passage 3
The survival of nerve cells, as well as their performance of some specialized functions, is regulated by chemicals known as …
Levi-Montalcini
Nerve cells depend on chemicals called neurotrophic factors to survive and function. Levi-Montalcini discovered the first of these, nerve growth factor (NGF), in the 1950s, which earned her a Nobel Prize.
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main …Explanation not yet available
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Based on the passage, the author would be most likely …Explanation not yet available
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The primary function of the third paragraph of the passage …Explanation not yet available
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Information in the passage most strongly supports which one of …Explanation not yet available
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The passage describes a specific experiment that tested which one …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following is most strongly supported by …Explanation not yet available
Passage 4
The proponents of the Modern Movement in architecture considered that, compared with the historical styles that it replaced, Modernist architecture …
Modernist Architects
Modernist architects believed their style better matched modern technology and construction methods than older styles. Ironically, their strict design ideals often conflicted with the realities of how buildings were actually constructed.
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Which one of the following most accurately summarizes the main …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following is most similar to the …Explanation not yet available
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With respect to the proponents of the Modern Movement, the …Explanation not yet available
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It can be inferred that the author of the passage …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following, in its context in the …Explanation not yet available
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The author of the passage mentions Otto Wagner and the …Explanation not yet available
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The author of the passage is primarily concerned withExplanation not yet available
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