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  1. In which two ways does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view in the second stanza (lines 8–14)? Select the two correct answers.2026 Practice Test A English, question 4
  2. Read these sentences from paragraph 2. For example, many animals hoard food so that they will not run out later, but scientists who study…2026 Practice Test A English, question 9
  3. How does paragraph 11 contribute to the plot of the excerpt?2026 Practice Test A English, question 19
  4. How does paragraph 3 convey the effect of the setting on the cattle drive?2026 Practice Test A English, question 31
  5. Read this sentence from paragraph 13. Close on their left bore down the flank of the herd, and on their right, under their very…2026 Practice Test A English, question 32
  6. Which sentence from the excerpt best reveals the mood on the drive before the lightning struck?2026 Practice Test A English, question 35
  7. The words “feat,” “humanly impossible,” and “impenetrable barrier” in paragraph 1 affect the tone of the paragraph because they2026 Practice Test B English, question 8
  8. Bannister’s loss in the 1952 Olympics influenced his decision to pursue breaking the four-minute-mile barrier by2026 Practice Test B English, question 12
  9. 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,…2026 Practice Test B English, question 14
  10. Which sentence from the excerpt best explains why the professor is eager to send the narrator on an expedition?2026 Practice Test B English, question 19
  11. Which sentence best demonstrates the professional relationship between the narrator and the professor?2026 Practice Test B English, question 21
  12. Read lines 27–28 from the poem. And there, in the explosion, in the darkness, briefly incandescent, they appear: The imagery in the lines reveals…2026 Practice Test B English, question 25
  13. Read this sentence from paragraph 6. Burning land to make it healthy may seem counterintuitive, but strategic controlled fires have helped the prairie sustain…2026 Practice Test B English, question 33
  14. Which revision of sentence 11 best maintains the formal style established in the passage?2026 Practice Test B English, question 45
  15. Read this sentence from paragraph 3. These are the lower rapids, a sight more terrifying than the Falls, because less intelligible. Which statement best…2026 Practice Test C English, question 8
  16. In paragraph 4, the idea that human life and history ultimately end in the same way is illustrated mainly through2026 Practice Test C English, question 11
  17. Which lines from the poem best contrast with the idea of winter’s scarcity and bleakness?2026 Practice Test C English, question 23
  18. What impact do the phrases “all but / invisible” and “even less obvious” in lines 16–18 have on the meaning of the poem?2026 Practice Test C English, question 30
  19. How is the discussion of the genetic engineering of the peppers consumed on the ISS (paragraphs 7–8) important to the excerpt as a whole?2026 Practice Test C English, question 42
  20. The details in paragraph 3 about cognitive offloading convey a central idea of the passage by2026 Practice Test D English, question 1
  21. Read this sentence from paragraph 7. As the Internet’s resources continue to expand our “external” memory, some question whether the process may cause people…2026 Practice Test D English, question 3
  22. The photograph mentioned in paragraph 4 is significant because it2026 Practice Test D English, question 10
  23. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. After collecting and analyzing the DNA in 800 samples of gray fur and wolf waste, researchers could produce…2026 Practice Test D English, question 17
  24. Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that there were different levels of education for a scribe?2025 Practice Test A English, question 9
  25. Read this sentence from paragraph 2. Including both ideograms (which convey a whole word or idea, either concrete or abstract, in a single sign)…2025 Practice Test A English, question 10
  26. Hieratic script was particularly valuable in a bureaucratic government because2025 Practice Test A English, question 13
  27. In paragraph 1, the phrases “cool morning breezes swept freely” and “wafting the perfume of sweet grasses” affect the tone of the excerpt by…2024 Test A English, question 10
  28. How does the author distinguish her point of view from that of her mother?2024 Test A English, question 14
  29. Read this sentence from paragraph 7. Always after these confining lessons I was wild with surplus spirits, and found joyous relief in running loose…2024 Test A English, question 15
  30. Which sentence best summarizes the process of beading that is described in the excerpt?2024 Test A English, question 16
  31. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. During her first channel-crossing attempt she had worn a standard one-piece swimsuit that, after the lengthy hours of…2024 Test A English, question 27
  32. Read these sentences from paragraph 8. So, I was looking at it and not looking at it while my heart spangled my vision. I…2024 Test A English, question 49
  33. Which sentence from the excerpt supports the conclusion that Elton’s “militaristic ‘invasion’ metaphor” (paragraph 1) has influenced scientific understanding of non-native species?2024 Test A English, question 51
  34. Read lines 21–22 from the poem. Barrier broken down by those who do not need The joy of time-resisting storm-worn stone, How do the…2024 Test B English, question 47
  35. What is the effect of comparing groups of bristlecone pines to “a city within a cemetery” (paragraph 2)?2024 Test B English, question 50
  36. Read this sentence from paragraph 5. Empires rose and fell; wars raged;… and the tree from 2500 B.C. continued its implacable slow-motion existence, adding…2024 Test B English, question 52
  37. Which edit should be made in the sentence? On May 8, 2018, Boston University student Zach Prescott ran a mile in 4 minutes 43.2…2023 Test A English, question 1
  38. How does the similar construction of line 1 and line 8 contribute to the meaning of the poem?2023 Test B English, question 36
  39. Which statement best describes the central idea of the passage?2018 Test A English, question 10
  40. Marsh believed that the people of his time caused harm to the environment because2018 Test A English, question 11
  41. In paragraph 4, the word “insurmountable” is used to highlight2018 Test A English, question 20
  42. Which of the following best explains the author’s fascination with the ants?2018 Test A English, question 30
  43. Which sentence from paragraph 2 best supports the idea that sheer “leather-headedness” (paragraph 2) amounts to “ignorance” and “idiocy” (paragraph 4)?2018 Test A English, question 32
  44. How does the presence of the friend in paragraph 3 influence the first ant’s behavior?2018 Test A English, question 35
  45. How does the similar construction of the sentence in line 1 and the sentence in line 8 contribute to the meaning of the poem?2018 Test A English, question 42
  46. The last stanza (lines 36–42) conveys a central idea of the poem by2018 Test A English, question 47
  47. An unmarked straight stick will be laid end over end to measure a distance of exactly 72 feet. The same stick will be used…2018 Test A Math, question 37
  48. What did Galli’s analysis of tree resin at the site reveal?2018 Test B English, question 12
  49. In paragraph 2, how does the phrase “when all three had taken the trouble to tell her” affect the tone in the first part…2018 Test B English, question 16
  50. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. Yet if the train started before she found the conductor she might be carried on somewhere and he…2018 Test B English, question 18
  51. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. She strained her eyes into the darkness, and tried to make out things from the two or three…2018 Test B English, question 19
  52. How does paragraph 11 contribute to the plot of the excerpt?2018 Test B English, question 23
  53. How do the details in paragraphs 12–13 about the setting help support the theme of the excerpt?2018 Test B English, question 24
  54. The central idea that the Falls communicate a feeling of “unintelligible disaster” (paragraph 1) is conveyed in paragraph 2 through a description of2018 Test B English, question 25
  55. Read this sentence from paragraph 2. They are extraordinarily level, one long curtain of lacework and woven foam. What is the effect of comparing…2018 Test B English, question 26
  56. Read this sentence from paragraph 3. These are the lower rapids, a sight more terrifying than the Falls, because less intelligible. Which statement best…2018 Test B English, question 27
  57. Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that the essence of the Falls lies in their emotional impact?2018 Test B English, question 28
  58. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. There one can sit and let great cloudy thoughts of destiny and the passage of empires drift through…2018 Test B English, question 29
  59. In paragraph 4, the idea that human life and history travel toward the same ending is illustrated mainly through2018 Test B English, question 30
  60. With which statement would the author of this excerpt most likely agree?2018 Test B English, question 31
  61. Which line from the poem best supports the idea that people have forfeited priceless natural beauty in order to make a profit?2018 Test B English, question 43
  62. Read lines 21–22 from the poem. Barrier broken down by those who do not need The joy of time-resisting storm-worn stone, How do the…2018 Test B English, question 46
  63. The idea that, in the mid-nineteenth century, the United States was mostly unaware of the possibilities of electricity is illustrated in the passage mainly…2018 Test B English, question 56
  64. A United States presidential coin is made from an alloy of four metals—copper, zinc, manganese, and nickel—with weights in the ratio of 177:12:7:4, respectively.…2018 Test B Math, question 24