Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 121 Section 3
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Passage 1
One of the intriguing questions considered by anthropologists concerns the purpose our early ancestors had in first creating images of …
Cave Paintings
Aurignacian cave paintings from 25,000 years ago show some of the earliest examples of human art. Some anthropologists think the skill and effort behind the paintings suggest the Aurignacians had enough resources …
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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 provides information that answers which one of the …Explanation not yet available
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The author would be most likely to agree with which …Explanation not yet available
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The author mentions the relative inaccessibility of the Aurignacian cave …Explanation not yet available
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The passage suggests that the author would be most likely …Explanation not yet available
Passage 2
The poet Louise Glück has said that she feels comfortable writing within a tradition often characterized as belonging only to …
Louise Glück
Glück argues that she belongs to the traditional English poetic canon even though it has often been viewed as male-dominated. She rejects the idea that being a woman prevents her from connecting …
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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, with which one of the following …Explanation not yet available
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As it is used in the passage, "inheritance" (line 9) …Explanation not yet available
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Based on the description in the passage, a poem that …Explanation not yet available
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According to the passage, Glück believes that art reveals gender …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following statements about Glück is made …Explanation not yet available
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Based on the passage, which one of the following most …Explanation not yet available
Passage 3
Although the rights of native peoples of Canada have yet to be comprehensively defined in Canadian law, most native Canadians …
Cultural Property
Native Canadians argue that their rights include ownership of movable cultural property, but Canadian law has traditionally recognized ownership through private property principles, often leaving museums and other current holders with legal …
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main …Explanation not yet available
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According to the concept of private property as presented in …Explanation not yet available
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The author's attitude toward the possibility of courts increasingly assigning …Explanation not yet available
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The primary function of the first paragraph of the passage …Explanation not yet available
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Given the information in the passage, Canadian courts hearing a …Explanation not yet available
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The passage suggests that the concepts of collective and private …Explanation not yet available
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The passage most supports which one of the following statements …Explanation not yet available
Passage 4
The first thing any embryo must do before it can develop into an organism is establish early polarity— that is, …
Polarity
An embryo first needs to establish polarity, meaning it needs to know its basic orientation (front/back and top/bottom). The way embryos do this differs greatly across species, even though later development (like …
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main …Explanation not yet available
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The passage suggests that the author would be most likely …Explanation not yet available
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The passage provides information to suggest that which one of …Explanation not yet available
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According to the passage, polarity is established in a human …Explanation not yet available
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By "conservation of mechanism" (line 48) the author is probably …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following most accurately states the main …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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The author's primary purpose in the passage is toExplanation not yet available
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