Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 131 Section 4
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Passage 1 · Comparative
Recent studies have shown that sophisticated computer models of the oceans and atmosphere are capable of simulating large-scale climate trends …
Computing
Climate models can simulate big climate trends, but they rely on many variables. Even small changes in those variables can change the results.
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main …Explanation not yet available
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The large-scale climate trends discussed in passage A are most …Explanation not yet available
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It can be inferred that the authors of the two …Explanation not yet available
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The author of passage A mentions public participation (lines 30–32) …Explanation not yet available
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Passage B relates to passage A in which one of …Explanation not yet available
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The passages share which one of the following as their …Explanation not yet available
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In calling a population of ants “an intelligence, a kind …Explanation not yet available
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The author of passage B would be most likely to …Explanation not yet available
Passage 2
A proficiency in understanding, applying, and even formulating statutes— the actual texts of laws enacted by legislative bodies-is a vital …
Statutes
Law schools focus heavily on cases, but statutory law is also essential to legal practice. Students may leave with the mistaken impression that lawyering is mostly about analyzing past judicial decisions.
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following is cited in the passage …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following would, if true, most weaken …Explanation not yet available
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The author discusses the skill of synthesis in the third …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following questions can be most clearly …Explanation not yet available
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The information in the passage suggests that the author would …Explanation not yet available
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Each of the following conforms to the kinds of educational …Explanation not yet available
Passage 3
The Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) was an artist who intuitively asked-and responded to deeply original questions …
Isamu Noguchi
Noguchi was a highly original sculptor who followed unusual creative paths. One sculpture in particular shows his inventive way of thinking.
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In saying that “no metals, other than the expensive, nonoxidizing …Explanation not yet available
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The passage provides information sufficient to answer which one of …Explanation not yet available
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The passage offers the strongest evidence that the author would …Explanation not yet available
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In which one of the following is the relation between …Explanation not yet available
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The passage most strongly supports which one of the following …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following inferences about the portrait of …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following would, if true, most weaken …Explanation not yet available
Passage 4
In an experiment, two strangers are given the opportunity to share $100, subject to the following constraints: One person—the "proposer" …
The Ultimatum Game
The Ultimatum Game lets one person propose a split of $100 and the other either accept or reject it. If the offer is rejected, neither person gets anything.
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Which one of the following most accurately summarizes the main …Explanation not yet available
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The passage implies that the Ultimatum Game isExplanation not yet available
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The author’s primary purpose in the passage is toExplanation not yet available
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Which one of the following sentences would most logically conclude …Explanation not yet available
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In the context of the passage, the author would be …Explanation not yet available
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