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  1. How should the paragraph be revised? (1) Danielle spent several hours preparing for an upcoming audition for a play at the community theater. (2)…2026 Practice Test B English, question 51
  2. Which revision corrects the error in sentence structure in the paragraph? The land on Earth has not always been separated into the seven continents,…2025 Practice Test A English, question 55
  3. Read this paragraph. (1) In 1976 the National Basketball Association (NBA) absorbed several teams of the American Basketball Association (ABA), including the New York…2019 Test A English, question 3
  4. Read these sentences. (1) Flyby missions near Jupiter have been happening since 1973. (2) Flyby missions allow scientists to collect data about Jupiter and…2026 Practice Test B English, question 49
  5. What is the best way to combine sentences 3 through 5 to clarify the relationship between ideas?2022 Test A English, question 6
  6. Which sentence should follow sentence 5 to best state the main claim in the passage?2022 Test A English, question 7
  7. Which revision of sentence 10 provides the best transition to the argument in the third paragraph (sentences 10–13)?2019 Test A English, question 7
  8. Which sentence would best follow sentence 13 and support the ideas in the third paragraph (sentences 10–13)?2022 Test A English, question 9
  9. Which concluding sentence would best follow sentence 20 and support the argument presented in the passage?2019 Test A English, question 9
  10. 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
  11. How did interval training affect Bannister’s performance?2019 Test A English, question 11
  12. Which sentence best supports the idea that Bannister needed an alternative to “logical planning” (paragraph 3) in order to accomplish his goal?2026 Practice Test B English, question 10
  13. Which sentence from the passage indicates that Bannister nearly made a mistake that would have cost him the world record?2026 Practice Test B English, question 11
  14. The phrase “a new mindset had taken root” in paragraph 8 conveys the idea that2019 Test A English, question 14
  15. 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
  16. How does the author’s use of chronological structure contribute to the development of ideas in the passage?2019 Test A English, question 16
  17. Read these sentences from paragraph 7. Bannister said, “I felt that the moment of a lifetime had come. There was no pain, only a…2026 Practice Test B English, question 9
  18. The fireworks in the poem represent the speaker’s2026 Practice Test D English, question 26
  19. The comparison in lines 8–9 of the poem is used to convey2026 Practice Test D English, question 21
  20. Read lines 22–23 from the poem. the sky at night written upon with those jewels. What does the word choice in these lines convey…2026 Practice Test D English, question 22
  21. The use of italics on the word “night” in line 24 is most likely intended to emphasize the2026 Practice Test D English, question 23
  22. What is the purpose of the repeated words “rising and falling” in lines 26 and 37?2026 Practice Test D English, question 24
  23. What impact does the phrase “Everything is a constant celebration” (line 33) have in the poem?2021 Test A English, question 37
  24. Read lines 41–42 from the poem. I kept waiting for those childhood bursts, watching as they escorted us home. How does this memory affect…2026 Practice Test D English, question 25
  25. Read this sentence from paragraph 2. But cuteness and weirdness aside, the platypus research results are a gold mine for medical researchers. The sentence…2021 Test A English, question 49
  26. The phrase “evolutionary DNA tapestry” in paragraph 3 conveys the idea that the platypus2021 Test A English, question 50
  27. How does paragraph 8 fit into the overall structure of the excerpt?2019 Test A English, question 27
  28. Which sentence gives the best summary of the section “Same and Different” (paragraphs 9–11)?2019 Test A English, question 28
  29. The details in paragraphs 12–14 about the platypus’s different abilities convey a central idea of the excerpt by2019 Test A English, question 29
  30. The author elaborates on the idea that creating a full analysis of platypus DNA was an important scientific endeavor mainly through2021 Test A English, question 57
  31. How can researching the genomes of other animals inform scientists’ understanding of human health and disease?2019 Test A English, question 31
  32. Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that the same DNA material results in the same traits even in different classes of…2021 Test A English, question 55
  33. How does paragraph 1 introduce the idea that the Wright brothers knew that their flight attempt was risky?2026 Practice Test D English, question 8
  34. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. Wilbur having used his turn in the unsuccessful attempt on the 14th, the right to the first trial…2026 Practice Test D English, question 9
  35. Read this sentence from paragraph 5. This flight lasted only 12 seconds, but it was nevertheless the first in the history of the world…2023 Test B English, question 33
  36. Read this sentence from paragraph 5. As the velocity of the wind was over 35 feet per second and the speed of the machine…2019 Test A English, question 36
  37. How do the details in paragraph 5 about the uneven nature of the flight convey a central idea of the excerpt?2026 Practice Test D English, question 11
  38. Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that the Wright brothers had to adapt their plans for the flight in order to…2026 Practice Test D English, question 13
  39. The use of chronological structure contributes to the development of ideas in the excerpt by2026 Practice Test D English, question 14
  40. 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,…2019 Test A English, question 40
  41. Read this sentence from paragraph 3. The professor, who was sitting at his desk before a pile of letters and replies submitted for approval…2026 Practice Test B English, question 15
  42. How does the exchange between the professor and the narrator in paragraphs 8–11 contribute to the development of the excerpt?2019 Test A English, question 42
  43. The professor’s observations in paragraphs 15–17 create tension in the excerpt by causing the narrator to feel2026 Practice Test B English, question 17
  44. How does the interaction between the narrator and the professor in paragraphs 26–28 contribute to the development of the theme?2026 Practice Test B English, question 18
  45. How does the author develop the contrast between the narrator’s point of view and the professor’s point of view?2026 Practice Test B English, question 22
  46. How does paragraph 34 help develop the plot of the excerpt?2019 Test A English, question 46
  47. Which sentence best demonstrates the professional relationship between the narrator and the professor?2019 Test A English, question 47
  48. Which sentence from the excerpt best explains why the professor is eager to send the narrator on an expedition?2019 Test A English, question 48
  49. What is the best summary of the discussion of congressional term policy outlined in paragraph 2?2019 Test A English, question 49
  50. Which sentence from the passage supports the idea that congressional term limits would “benefit our government” (paragraph 2)?2019 Test A English, question 50
  51. The quotations in paragraph 3 convey a central idea of the passage by2019 Test A English, question 51
  52. 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…2019 Test A English, question 52
  53. According to paragraph 5, serving more terms improves politicians’ effectiveness by2019 Test A English, question 53
  54. According to the passage, why would setting term limits for members of Congress potentially increase the influence of special-interest groups?2019 Test A English, question 54
  55. The author of the passage develops the idea that congressional term limits might have negative effects mainly by2019 Test A English, question 55
  56. With which statement would the author of the passage most likely agree?2019 Test A English, question 56
  57. The tables at the end of the passage contribute to the development of ideas in paragraph 7 by2019 Test A English, question 57