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Question 1

Passage: 'The old lighthouse keeper had tended his post for forty years, watching ships navigate the rocky shoals. When the automated light replaced him, he felt not relief but a hollow ache, as though the sea itself had forgotten his name.' What does the phrase 'the sea itself had forgotten his name' most likely suggest about the lighthouse keeper?

He was relieved to retire from a dangerous job. He felt a loss of identity and purpose after being replaced. He was angry at the government for automating the lighthouse. He planned to continue working at the lighthouse as a volunteer.

Correct Answer:

He felt a loss of identity and purpose after being replaced.

Question 2

Passage (informational): 'Urban heat islands form when cities replace natural land cover with pavement, buildings, and other surfaces that absorb and retain heat. Temperatures in cities can be 1 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit higher than surrounding rural areas. Green roofs and urban forests are among the strategies cities use to reduce this effect.' According to the passage, what is the PRIMARY cause of urban heat islands?

Pollution from car exhaust and industrial emissions Replacement of natural land with heat-absorbing materials Reduced rainfall in densely populated areas Increased use of air conditioning in city buildings

Correct Answer:

Replacement of natural land with heat-absorbing materials

Question 3

Passage: 'Maria stood at the edge of the high dive, her heart hammering. Below, the pool shimmered like a blue promise. She had practiced this jump a hundred times in her mind, but mind-practice and muscle-practice, she now realized, were very different languages.' The comparison of 'mind-practice' and 'muscle-practice' to 'different languages' is best understood as a metaphor meaning that:

Maria spoke two languages and was confused about which to use. Physical performance requires a different kind of readiness than mental rehearsal. The swim coach had given Maria contradictory instructions. Maria had studied diving in a foreign country.

Correct Answer:

Physical performance requires a different kind of readiness than mental rehearsal.

Question 4

Passage (informational): 'The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, public accommodations, transportation, and government services. Businesses with 15 or more employees must provide reasonable accommodations unless doing so would cause undue hardship.' Based on the passage, which of the following businesses would be REQUIRED to comply with the ADA's employment accommodation rules?

A family-owned bakery with 8 employees A national retail chain with 500 employees A sole proprietor working alone from home A nonprofit organization with 12 volunteers and no paid staff

Correct Answer:

A national retail chain with 500 employees

Question 5

Passage: 'Thoreau wrote that the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. He believed that people sacrificed true living for the sake of economic security, spending their days earning money to buy comforts that only dulled their sense of what life could be.' According to the passage, Thoreau believed that the pursuit of economic security caused people to:

Become more grateful for simple pleasures in life. Lose awareness of life's deeper potential. Work harder and achieve greater happiness. Reject materialism in favor of nature.

Correct Answer:

Lose awareness of life's deeper potential.

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