2019 Test A English

Read this paragraph. (1) In 1976 the National Basketball Association (NBA) absorbed several teams of the American Basketball Association (ABA), including the New York Nets, who played in the Long…

What is the best way to combine sentences 3 through 5 to clarify the relationship between ideas?

Which sentence should follow sentence 5 to best state the main claim in the passage?

Which revision of sentence 10 provides the best transition to the argument in the third paragraph (sentences 10–13)?

Which sentence would best follow sentence 13 and support the ideas in the third paragraph (sentences 10–13)?

Which concluding sentence would best follow sentence 20 and support the argument presented in the passage?

How did interval training affect Bannister’s performance?

The phrase “a new mindset had taken root” in paragraph 8 conveys the idea that

How does the author’s use of chronological structure contribute to the development of ideas in the passage?

What impact does the phrase “Everything is a constant celebration” (line 33) have in the poem?

Read this sentence from paragraph 2. But cuteness and weirdness aside, the platypus research results are a gold mine for medical researchers. The sentence contributes to the overall structure of…

The phrase “evolutionary DNA tapestry” in paragraph 3 conveys the idea that the platypus

How does paragraph 8 fit into the overall structure of the excerpt?

Which sentence gives the best summary of the section “Same and Different” (paragraphs 9–11)?

The details in paragraphs 12–14 about the platypus’s different abilities convey a central idea of the excerpt by

The author elaborates on the idea that creating a full analysis of platypus DNA was an important scientific endeavor mainly through

How can researching the genomes of other animals inform scientists’ understanding of human health and disease?

Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that the same DNA material results in the same traits even in different classes of animals?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5. As the velocity of the wind was over 35 feet per second and the speed of the machine over the ground against this wind…

Read paragraph 2 from the excerpt. To the proprietors of… mangy lynxes, moth-eaten coyotes, and dancing bears I returned courteous but uncompromising refusals—of course, first submitting all such letters, together…

How does the exchange between the professor and the narrator in paragraphs 8–11 contribute to the development of the excerpt?

How does paragraph 34 help develop the plot of the excerpt?

Which sentence best demonstrates the professional relationship between the narrator and the professor?

Which sentence from the excerpt best explains why the professor is eager to send the narrator on an expedition?

What is the best summary of the discussion of congressional term policy outlined in paragraph 2?

Which sentence from the passage supports the idea that congressional term limits would “benefit our government” (paragraph 2)?

The quotations in paragraph 3 convey a central idea of the passage by

Read this sentence from paragraph 5. While challenging the career politician’s path is seen as a benefit to term limit supporters, there is a possibility that a Congress mostly composed…

According to paragraph 5, serving more terms improves politicians’ effectiveness by

According to the passage, why would setting term limits for members of Congress potentially increase the influence of special-interest groups?

The author of the passage develops the idea that congressional term limits might have negative effects mainly by

With which statement would the author of the passage most likely agree?

The tables at the end of the passage contribute to the development of ideas in paragraph 7 by