Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 157 Section 1
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Passage 1
The late 1950s and early 1960s were a time of profound growth for the civil rights movement in the United …
Student Sit-Ins
The civil rights movement grew in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Student sit-ins challenged segregated spaces, energized civil rights organizations, created new ones, and brought new support to the movement.
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The primary purpose of the passage is toExplanation not yet available
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According to the passage, the outlawing of segregation in the …Explanation not yet available
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Based on the passage, which one of the following can …Explanation not yet available
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The discussion of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following statements most accurately expresses the …Explanation not yet available
Passage 2
Grammarians of the prescriptive school take it as part of their task to distinguish correct from incorrect usage in language …
Prescriptivism and Descriptivism
Prescriptive grammarians try to distinguish correct from incorrect language usage. Descriptive grammarians just describe how people actually use language and think prescriptivists are unscientific and likely to fail.
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The passage says that the aim of descriptivist grammarians is …Explanation not yet available
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The author’s defense of the prescriptivist approach in the fourth …Explanation not yet available
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The passage most strongly suggests that the author would agree …Explanation not yet available
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The author most likely uses the phrase “article of faith” …Explanation not yet available
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The passage indicates that which one of the following views …Explanation not yet available
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The passage provides the most support for inferring which one …Explanation not yet available
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The passage most strongly suggests that prescriptivists hold which one …Explanation not yet available
Passage 3 · Comparative
A North American company that found what is believed to be the HMS Sussex during expeditions in the Mediterranean from …
Underwater Recovery
A private company and the British government agreed to recover treasure from the HMS Sussex and split the proceeds. This agreement could allow the recovery of billions of dollars in gold coins.
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Which one of the following projects would most clearly not …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following is most strongly implied by …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following would, if true, strengthen the …Explanation not yet available
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Passage B calls for each of the following policies regarding …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following is a distinction that plays …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following statements is the most appropriate …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following mentions a pair of documents …Explanation not yet available
Passage 4
Some environmentalists claim that the higher the international debt a nation carries, the more likely it is that the quality …
International Debt
Some environmentalists argue that high international debt can lower a nation’s quality of life. Debt repayment may push a country to produce more export goods, which can damage the environment, and may …
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Which one of the following most accurately states the main …Explanation not yet available
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Based on information in the passage, it can be inferred …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following most accurately characterizes the author’s …Explanation not yet available
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The exports promotion hypothesis, as presented in the passage, involves …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following is identified in the passage …Explanation not yet available
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What is the main purpose of the author’s discussion in …Explanation not yet available
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As the phrase “nation’s quality of life” (second-to-last sentence of …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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