Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 156 Section 3
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Passage 1
Two competing demands we make of the law create a troubling conflict that contributes to the law's frequent failure to …
Formalism and Substantive Justice
We want law to be formal, rational, rule-based, predictable, and applied the same way to everyone. Formalism promises a legal system that is not arbitrary and that people can rely on.
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Which one of the following would, if true, most seriously …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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The author’s primary purpose in mentioning the fact that someone …Explanation not yet available
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The passage indicates that which one of the following is …Explanation not yet available
Passage 2 · Comparative
There are two extreme views concerning the role of science in human understanding. The reductionist view holds that all kinds …
Paranormal
There are extreme views about science: reductionists think all knowledge can be reduced to science, while traditionalists think science is only one source of knowledge. Dyson places himself closer to the traditional …
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Both passages are concerned with answering which one of the …Explanation not yet available
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It can be inferred that the author of passage A …Explanation not yet available
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In the first sentence of passage B, the author says …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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The primary purposes of the two passages are related in …Explanation not yet available
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Passage A, but not passage B, refers toExplanation not yet available
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Which one of the following statements most accurately describes the …Explanation not yet available
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It can be inferred from the passages that the author …Explanation not yet available
Passage 3
In typical accounts of the beginnings of bebop— the first "modern" jazz style, which was originated in the 1940s by …
Bebop
Typical histories of bebop trace its origins to an artistic crisis: by the early 1940s, swing had become exhausted and formulaic, a musical dead end.
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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 author’s argument, at least some of the …Explanation not yet available
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The primary purpose of the reference to eruptions of modernity …Explanation not yet available
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The author of the passage would be most likely to …Explanation not yet available
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It can be inferred from the passage that the proponents …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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It can be inferred from the passage that the authors …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following principles does the author use …Explanation not yet available
Passage 4
Organic chemist Larry Koskan's inspiration arrived in the mid-1980s, when he read a report by marine biologists describing how oyster …
Larry Koskan
Koskan was inspired by research on how oysters form their shells. Oysters use calcium carbonate for their shells, but they also produce a protein-based agent that shapes the mineral.
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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 scenarios would conform most closely …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following most accurately captures the meaning …Explanation not yet available
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It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that …Explanation not yet available
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The primary purpose of the passage is toExplanation 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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