Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 156 Section 1
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Passage 1
Because most agricultural practices in North America produce row after row of only a few, genetically identical, varieties of crops, …
Indigenous Farmers
North American agriculture relies heavily on a few genetically identical crop varieties, which makes the food system vulnerable to pests and disease. Heirloom varieties developed by Indigenous farmers contain valuable genetic diversity, …
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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 passage, which one of the following is …Explanation not yet available
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The author would be most likely to reject which one …Explanation not yet available
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The passage contains information sufficient to answer which one of …Explanation not yet available
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The author most likely intends the final sentence 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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It can be inferred from the passage that the author …Explanation not yet available
Passage 2 · Comparative
What public interest is served by an earmarked tax for the arts? This is a most important question, for unless …
Art Tax
Arts subsidies need a real public-interest justification, not just the fact that many different people enjoy the arts. Otherwise, it’s hard to explain why taxpayers should fund cultural events instead of leaving …
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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 proposed by the author …Explanation not yet available
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According to the passage, a primary purpose for the development …Explanation not yet available
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In the passage, the author claims that the Draft Articles …Explanation not yet available
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The passage most strongly supports the inference that the author …Explanation not yet available
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The passage most strongly suggests that which one of the …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following most accurately characterizes the author’s …Explanation not yet available
Passage 3
Traditionally, corporate bankruptcy law placed highest priority on the orderly discharge of debts; courts generally ordered failed businesses to pay …
Bankruptcy
Traditional bankruptcy law focused on paying creditors from the failed company’s assets. Some scholars, like Jackson, prefer this model because they think bankruptcy should mainly be an efficient, collective way to settle …
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The author probably intends the phrase “treaty structure” in the …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main …Explanation not yet available
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The words “that kind of finesse” (final sentence of the …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following statements about the peptides that …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following situations involving volatile oils is …Explanation not yet available
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The primary role of the first two sentences of the …Explanation not yet available
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The passage most strongly supports which one of the following?Explanation not yet available
Passage 4
Discovered in 1993, the site known as Ukhaa Tolgod, in the Gobi desert of Mongolia, is one of the world's …
Ukhaa Tolgod
Ukhaa Tolgod has unusually well-preserved Late Cretaceous fossils. Scientists once thought sudden sandstorms preserved the animals, but new geological evidence suggests that explanation is probably wrong.
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Which one of the following, if true, lends the most …Explanation not yet available
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Both passages are concerned with answering which one of the …Explanation not yet available
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In the first sentence of passage B, the word “subjects” …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following is true about the relationship …Explanation not yet available
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Given the style and tone of each passage, which one …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following principles underlies the argument in …Explanation not yet available
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