11. The main idea of this passage is that ...

Select one:
a. Longfellow did not really write the poem about Paul Revere's ride
b. Paul Revere's ride was essential to the Revolution
c. Longfellow's description of Revere's actions was heroic but inaccurate

d. Paul Revere should have been given more credit in Longfellow's poem

 The subject of this passage is ...

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a. one unusual iceberg
b. how icebergs are formed
c. the world's polar and subpolar regions
d. the climate of Brazil

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2. The passage indicates that icebergs form ...

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a. near the equator
b. only in the south
c. in both the north and south
d. only in the north

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3. According to the passage, where are subpolar regions located?

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a. Close to the poles
b. At the poles
c. Close to the equator
d. At the equator

30. The topic of this passage is ...

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a. a system for classifying types of blood
b. the principle of universal donors
c. examples of problems with blood

d. a particular type of blood

22. The word "managed" in line 6 could best be replaced by ...

Select one:
a. were able
b. organized
c. were available

d. directed

4. The word "encounter" in line 2 could best be replaced by the expression ...

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a. run into
b. run up
c. run around
d. run after

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5. The record-setting iceberg discussed in the passage traveled ...

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a. into unusually warm waters
b. unusually far south
c. unusually close to the North Pole
d. unusually far from the equator

31. It is stated in the passage that certain antibodies and antigens in the blood ...

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a. have not been classified
b. may not be in all blood
c. are omitted from the ABO system
d. are universal donors

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32. "Principles" in line 6 are ...

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a. trials
b. effects
c. leaders
d. rules

15. It is implied in the passage that, in Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere ...

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a. did not travel on horseback
b. met up with William Dawes
c. made his ride by himself

d. rode with Dr. Prescott

34. It can be inferred from the passage that type A blood can ...

Select one:
a. accept type O or AB blood
b. accept type A or AB blood
c. accept type A or B blood
d. accept type A or O blood

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35. A "donor" in line 13 is most likely someone who ...

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a. shows
b. gives
c. takes
d. receives
16. The word "recount" in line 5 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. number
b. invent
c. tell

d. deny

43. The purpose of the Gemini flights was ...

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a. to land on the Moon
b. to attempt suborbital flights
c. to circumnavigate the Moon
d. to prepare for longer space flights

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44. It is NOT stated in the passage ...

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a. how the Gemini flights were named
b. how many astronauts a Mercury flight carried
c. how the Mercury flights were named
d. how many astronauts a Gemini flight carried
23. It can be inferred from the passage that, right after the Civil War, the Studebaker brothers ...

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a. stopped building wagons
b. started producing automobiles
c. stopped producing carriages
d. continued building wagons

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24. The word "famous" in line 11 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. were built
b. profitable
c. attractive
d. well known

33. The word "particular" in line 7 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. specific
b. normal
c. strange

d. rare

39. The subject of this passage is ...

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a. the Gemini flights
b. space exploration through the decades
c. phases of the U.S. space flight program
d. lunar landings

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40. According to the passage, the Mercury flights ...

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a. did not include any orbital flights
b. included suborbital and orbital flights
c. were all suborbital flights
d. were all orbital flights

17. What happened after the trio was stopped by the British?

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a. Paul Revere escaped.
b. Paul Revere was taken captive.
c. Dr. Prescott failed to get through.
d. Dr. Prescott was taken prisoner.

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18. The word "deed" in line 12 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. speech
b. act
c. battle
d. story

6. The word "frigid" in line 5 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. calm
b. cold
c. deep
d. warm

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7. When did the record-setting iceberg discussed in the passage exist?

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a. In the last half of the eighteenth century
b. In the first half of the eighteenth century
c. In the last half of the nineteenth century
d. In the first half of the nineteenth century

41. It is implied in the passage that there were how many total Mercury flights?

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a. Four
b. Five
c. Six
d. Three

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42. The word "crewed" in line 8 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. tested
b. endangered
c. organized
d. manned

45. It can be inferred from the passage that how many of the Apollo flights carried astronauts?

Select one:
a. 11
b. 16
c. 6

d. 17

19. Where in the passage does the author indicate who actually carried out the warning?

Select one:
a. Line 8
b. Lines 9-11
c. Line 5
d. Lines 2-3

37. Which paragraph describes the author's third important concept about blood compatibility?

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a. The fourth paragraph
b. The second paragraph
c. The third paragraph
d. The first paragraph

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38. Where in the passage does the author indicate how many types of blood there are in the ABO
system?

Select one:
a. Lines 3-4
b. Lines 9-10
c. Line 5
d. Lines 14-15

50. Which paragraph describes the flights that carried one astronaut each?

Select one:
a. The third paragraph
b. The first paragraph
c. The second paragraph

d. The fourth paragraph

26. The word "stayed" in line 16 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. managed
b. left
c. held
d. remained

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27. What is NOT mentioned in the passage as something that the Studebaker brothers produced?

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a. Boats
b. Cars
c. Carriages
d. Wagons

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28. Which paragraph describes the business activities of the Studebaker brothers prior to the Civil
War?

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a. The fourth paragraph
b. The third paragraph
c. The second paragraph
d. The first paragraph

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29. Where in the passage does the author explain what the Studebaker brothers did in their first year
of business?

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a. Lines 6-7
b. Line 10
c. Lines 2-3
d. Line 14

46. The word "circumnavigate" in line 19 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. returned from
b. headed toward
c. studied about
d. traveled around

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47. It can be determined from the passage that how many Apollo flights landed on the moon?

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a. 17
b. 11
c. 6
d. 1

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48. The word "abort" in line 21 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. postpone
b. stop
c. schedule
d. try

20. The best title for this passage would be ...

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a. Building Better Wagons
b. The Effort to Win the War
c. A Long-Lived Company

d. One Family's Joys and Sorrows

14. The word "militia" in line 4 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. advisors
b. leaders
c. defenders

d. workers

25. According to the passage, the Studebaker brothers ...

Select one:
a. developed electric cars before gasoline cars
b. began making cars in 1920
c. developed gasoline cars before electric cars

d. stopped producing wagons in 1897

21. When the Studebaker brothers started their first company, they had ...

Select one:
a. some tools for working on cars
b. a government contract to build wagons
c. a small amount of money

d. a number of wagons

8. It is NOT stated in the passage that the iceberg ...

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a. was observed from Rio de Janeiro
b. was seen south of the equator
c. ended up near the equator
d. was moving in a northerly direction

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9. The word "amazingly" in line 8 is closest in meaning to ...

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a. surprisingly
b. comfortably
c. possibly
d. unquestionably

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10. Where in the passage does the author indicate what usually happens to icebergs in warm water?

Select one:
a. Lines 9-10
b. Lines 7-8
c. Lines 5-6
d. Lines 2-3

36. It can be inferred from the passage that type AB blood can be donated to ...

Select one:
a. type A, B, O, or AB
b. type AB blood only
c. type A or AB blood only

d. type O or AB blood only

13. In the poem, Paul Revere ...

Select one:
a. rode at midday
b. attacked the British
c. was a coward

d. issued a warning

12. It is stated in the passage that "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" ...

Select one:
a. is a famous piece of literature
b. is about an attack on the British
c. was written before the Revolutionary War

d. was really written by Dr. Samuel Prescott

49. It can be determined from the passage that the manned space flight program discussed in the
passage lasted for ...

Select one:
a. almost 12 years
b. two years
c. three decades

d. just over 6 years