Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 157 Section 4
Explore the available paragraph summaries and passage analyses.
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Available explanations, grouped by passage.
Passage 1
In 1959, Hitsville, USA— the company better known as Motown Records—was founded in Detroit, Michigan by Berry Gordy, Jr …
Motown Records
Motown Records was founded in Detroit in 1959 by Gordy. It quickly became one of the most successful record companies in the US because of his business skills and Detroit's rich music …
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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 most accurately describes Gordy’s attitude …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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Based on information in the passage, it can be inferred …Explanation not yet available
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The author states which one of the following about Berry …Explanation not yet available
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The author most clearly intends to include which one of …Explanation not yet available
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The author’s discussion of E. Azalia Hackley serves primarily to …Explanation not yet available
Passage 2 · Comparative
Markets, such as stock exchanges, distill the collective wisdom of millions of individuals into a single number, and they do …
Markets
Markets are efficient because they combine many people’s opinions into one clear signal. Unlike polls or committees, markets make people risk real money and reward those who are actually right.
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Both passages are primarily concerned with answering which one of …Explanation not yet available
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The purpose of passage A and the purpose of passage …Explanation not yet available
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The authors of the two passages would be most likely …Explanation not yet available
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The relationship between which one of the following pairs of …Explanation not yet available
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Passage B, but not passage A, advances its argument in …Explanation not yet available
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Suppose that, in an attempt to manipulate the Iowa Electronic …Explanation not yet available
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The relation between the conception in passage A and the …Explanation not yet available
Passage 3
Political arguments about biodiversity and the preservation of endangered species generally assume we know what a species is …
Species
Political debates about protecting endangered species assume we know what a species is, but scientists don’t agree on that. “Lumpers” group similar bird populations into one species based on interbreeding, while “splitters” …
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Which one of the following most accurately describes 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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It can be inferred from the passage that Charles G. …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following most accurately illustrates the biological …Explanation not yet available
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If valid, Charles G. Sibley’s findings, as described in the …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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It can be inferred from the passage that a proponent …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following, if true, would provide the …Explanation not yet available
Passage 4
Because it is relatively easy and inexpensive to produce copycat computer programs, most people believe that some form of legal …
Software Patents
Copycat software is easy and cheap to make, so most people think software creators need some legal protection. Copyright has generally worked well, but some people think patents are also needed to …
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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main …Explanation not yet available
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On the basis of the passage, which one of the …Explanation not yet available
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In the final paragraph, the assertion that software programs constitute …Explanation not yet available
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Based on the passage, it can be inferred that proponents …Explanation not yet available
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Which one of the following statements is most strongly supported …Explanation not yet available
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