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MARKING INSTRUCTIONS

Use a #2 or HB pencil only on pages 2 and 3.

Use a ballpoint pen for your essay on pages 6 and 7.

Make dark marks that completely fill the circle.

Erase clearly any mark you wish to change.

Make no stray marks on this form.

Do not fold or crease this form.

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Essay Topic Sheet

ThedirectionsfortheEssayportionoftheISEEareprintedintheboxbelow.Usethepre‐linedpagesonpages6‐7forthispartofthePracticeTest.

Youwillhave30minutestoplanandwriteanessayonthetopicprintedonthe othersideofthispage.Donotwriteonanothertopic.Anessayonanothertopicisnotacceptable.The essay isdesigned togive youanopportunity to showhowwell you canwrite. You should try to

expressyourthoughtsclearly.Howwellyouwriteismuchmoreimportantthanhowmuchyouwrite,butyouneedtosayenoughforareadertounderstandwhatyoumean.Youwillprobablywanttowritemorethanashortparagraph.Youshouldalsobeawarethatacopyof

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REMINDER:Pleasewritethisessaytopiconthefirstfewlinesofpage6of youranswersheet.

Essay Topic

There are many challenges facing young people today. Name

one such challenge, and explain what you think is the best way

of dealing with this challenge.

Onlywriteonthisessayquestion

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Section 1

Verbal Reasoning

This section is divided into two parts that contain two different types of questions. As soon as you have

completedPartOne,answerthequestionsinPartTwo.Youmaywriteinyourtestbooklet.Foreachansweryouselect,fillinthecorrespondingcircleonyouranswerdocument.

PART ONE — SYNONYMS

EachquestioninPartOneconsistsofawordincapitallettersfollowedbyfouranswerchoices.Selecttheone

wordthatismostnearlythesameinmeaningasthewordincapitalletters.

SAMPLEQUESTION: SampleAnswer

CHARGE:

(A) release

(B) belittle

(C) accuse

(D) conspire

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PART TWO — SENTENCE COMPLETION

EachquestioninPartTwoismadeupofasentencewithoneortwoblanks.Oneblankindicatesthatonewordismissing.Twoblanksindicatethattwowordsaremissing.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfouranswerchoices.Selecttheonewordorpairofwordsthatbestcompletesthemeaningofthesentenceasawhole.

SAMPLEQUESTIONS: SampleAnswer

Itrainedsomuchthatthestreetswere_________.

(A) flooded

(B) arid

(C) paved

(D) crowded

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(A) old…borrow

(B) pretty…ensnare

(C) small…explore

(D) dirty…clean

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PART ONE – SYNONYMS

Directions:Selectthewordthatismostnearlythesameinmeaningasthewordincapitalletters.

1. CAST

(A) announce

(B) assemble

(C) pour

(D) throw

2. FROCK

(A) slipper

(B) table

(C) coin

(D) dress

3. SOLID

(A) pouty

(B) firm

(C) massive

(D) sticky

4. NULLIFY

(A) engage

(B) dispute

(C) melt

(D) cancel

5. BEDEVIL

(A) torment

(B) enchant

(C) bore

(D) scorn

6. CORRELATION

(A) integration

(B) association

(C) disturbance

(D) correction

7. LEACH

(A) bug

(B) bog

(C) drain

(D) infect

8. CASTIGATE

(A) berate

(B) muddle

(C) remove

(D) perfume

9. EVOKE

(A) antagonize

(B) elicit

(C) scourge

(D) burn

10. CONSTRUE

(A) misrepresent

(B) interpret

(C) flail

(D) propagate

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11. PALATABLE

(A) invigorating

(B) acceptable

(C) consumptive

(D) stacked

12. SHIRK

(A) avoid

(B) enable

(C) stab

(D) don

13. SCOUR

(A) scrutinize

(B) leer

(C) absorb

(D) grimace

14. BARBED

(A) buried

(B) collected

(C) slight

(D) spiked

15. SALUTATION

(A) speech

(B) persuasion

(C) penalty

(D) greeting

16. RIGOROUS

(A) abundant

(B) insignificant

(C) thorough

(D) passing

17. DERELICT

(A) neglected

(B) vacuous

(C) temporary

(D) unlawful

18. FLINCH

(A) leap

(B) roar

(C) dodge

(D) wince

19. REFUGE

(A) confinement

(B) disposal

(C) deferment

(D) sanctuary

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PART TWO – SENTENCE COMPLETION

Directions:Selectthewordthatbestcompletesthesentence.

20. Viewerswereunsurprisedwhenthe

notoriously_________hostbegantoattackhisguest’spoliticalviews.

(A) popular

(B) understanding

(C) confrontational

(D) discerning

21. Unlikemanyofhispeerswhowrotein

onlyonegenre,ThomasMiddletonwas

wellknownforbeinga_________playwrightwhowrotetragedies,historiesandcomedies.

(A) versatile

(B) steady

(C) frequent

(D) focused

22. TheStudentActivitiesBoardconsidered

takingaseniortriptoFrance,butdeterminedthatitwastoo_________for

theirlimitedbudget.

(A) prudent

(B) frugal

(C) curmudgeonly

(D) extravagant

23. Althoughthemayorwaswelllikedbymostofthetown’sresidents,his_________approachtocrimepromptedcallsfor

tougherenforcementfromsomemembersofthecommunity.

(A) rigid

(B) successful

(C) lax

(D) proven

24. Evenafterthedocumentary“NanookoftheNorth”wasrevealedtohavebeenheavilystaged,somesupporterscontinuedtoarguethatthefilm’s

portrayaloftheInuitpeoplewasvery_________.

(A) authentic

(B) insulting

(C) confusing

(D) prejudiced

25. The_________damagecausedbymajorearthquakessometimestakesdecadestorepair.

(A) irreversible

(B) severe

(C) minimal

(D) provisional

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26. Afterfailinganimportantbiologytest,Arthurworkedtobecomeamore_________studentbystudyingmorefrequentlyand

morecarefully.

(A) unscrupulous

(B) conscientious

(C) gracious

(D) baleful

27. Therewasafiercely_________atmosphereinthesalesoffice,whereemployeesviedwithoneanotheroveralimitednumberofbonusesawardedtotopsellers.

(A) competitive

(B) depressing

(C) expensive

(D) astonishing

28. Whenthreatened,skunksreleasea

_________odorpowerfulenoughtowardoff

potentialpredators.

(A) voracious

(B) classic

(C) residual

(D) pungent

29. Withhis_________eyefordetail,theappraiserwaseasilyabletospotthatthepiecewasafraudandnotarealPicasso.

(A) inattentive

(B) discerning

(C) superficial

(D) neglectful

30. ThomasHenryHuxleywasknownas“Darwin’sBulldog”forhisvigorousdefenseofevolutionarytheoryagainstthe

argumentsofits_________.

(A) founder

(B) detractors

(C) believers

(D) researchers

31. Althoughitcanlookrathersilly,bitingapencilhasbeenknownto_________headachesbyrelaxingthejawand_________tension.

(A) eliminate...augmenting

(B) agitate...decreasing

(C) mitigate...exacerbating

(D) ease...diminishing

32. Whenthecitydecidedtoexpandthesubwaysysteminorderto_________morepassengers,workerswerehiredto

_________undergroundtunnels.

(A) document...legislate

(B) coerce...decode

(C) apply...wane

(D) accommodate...excavate

33. Despiteher_________tastes,Catherinewasmindfulofthefutureandneverallowed_________spendingtoendangerherfinancialsecurity.

(A) aristocratic...pious

(B) pragmatic....negligent

(C) lavish...excessive

(D) impoverished...tenacious

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34. Movedbythe_________ofthepoor,EdwardHelmsfoundedGoodwill,a_________organizationthatprovidesjob

training,employmentplacementservices,andothercommunity‐basedprogramsforpeopleinneed.

(A) appearance…fashion

(B) dignity…deplorable

(C) troubles…merciless

(D) plight…philanthropic

35. GeorgeWashingtonsettheinformal_________thatpresidentsshouldserveonly

twoterms,butpresidentialtermlimitswerenotformally_________until1951.

(A) precedent…ratified

(B) tradition…abolished

(C) suggestion…condemned

(D) transgression…approved

36. Afterdivingverydeepunderwater,diversmustbecarefultoslowly_________themselvestodecreasingpressureduring

their_________fromthedepths.

(A) sublimate…rush

(B) acclimate…ascent

(C) rehabilitate…accord

(D) advocate....release

37. JackJohnsonwasa_________figureinboxing,whose_________statusasthefirst

AfricanAmericanworldheavyweightchampionwonhimnumerousadvertisingandendorsementdeals.

(A) prominent....celebrity

(B) beloved....gentle

(C) neglected...infamous

(D) minor...recognizable

38. Mayawassopronetomaking_________remarksthatwhenshegavecomplimentsevenherfriendswere_________oftheir

sincerity.

(A) colloquial…convinced

(B) mocking…sure

(C) sarcastic…skeptical

(D) candid…dubious

39. Anoldclockmustbehandledcarefully,foritcontainsmany_________mechanismswhichare_________toitscorrectoperation.

(A) sturdy….fundamental

(B) rusty…peripheral

(C) delicate…essential

(D) irreverent…vital

40. Fromthedeliciousscentthatwas_________inthroughthewindow,Mr.Snellwasableto_________thathisneighborwasonceagainbakingherfamouspies.

(A) blowing…implicate

(B) wafting…deduce

(C) sneaking…decide

(D) leaking…argue

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Section 2

Quantitative Reasoning

This section is divided into two parts that contain two different types of questions. As soon as you have

completedPartOne,answerthequestionsinPartTwo.Youmaywriteinyourtestbooklet.Foreachansweryouselect,remembertofillinthecorrespondingcircleonyouranswerdocument.Anyfiguresthataccompanythequestionsinthissectionmaybeassumedtobedrawnasaccuratelyaspossible

EXCEPTwhenitisstatedthataparticularfigureisnotdrawntoscale.Letterssuchasx,y,andnstandforrealnumbers.

PART ONE — WORD PROBLEMS

EachquestioninPartOneconsistsofawordproblemfollowedbyfouranswerchoices.Youmaywriteinyourtestbooklet;however,youmaybeabletosolvemanyoftheseproblemsinyourhead.Next,lookatthefouranswerchoicesgivenandselectthebestanswer.

EXAMPLE1:

Whatisthevalueoftheexpression3 7 6 4 8 2?

(A) 14

(B) 16

(C) 27

(D) 32

Thecorrectansweris27,socircleCisdarkened.

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PART TWO — QUANTITATIVE COMPARISONS

AllquestionsinPartTwoarequantitativecomparisonsbetweenthequantitiesshowninColumnAandColumnB.Usingtheinformationgivenineachquestion,comparethequantityinColumnAtothequantityinColumnB,andchooseoneofthesefouranswerchoices:

(A)ThequantityinColumnAisgreater.(B)ThequantityinColumnBisgreater.(C)Thetwoquantitiesareequal.

(D)Therelationshipcannotbedeterminedfromtheinformationgiven.

EXAMPLE2: ColumnA

5

ColumnB

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SampleAnswer

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EXAMPLE3: 6 3 4

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ColumnB

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ThequantityinColumnA (24)isgreaterthanthequantityinColumnB(22),socircleAisdarkened.

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PART ONE – WORD PROBLEMS

Directions:Choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.

1. Iftheaverageofthreeconsecutiveeven

numbersis24,whatisthesmallestofthe

threenumbers?

(A) 16

(B) 22

(C) 24

(D) 30

2. InthequadrilateralinFigure3,x=

(A) 255

(B) 105

(C) 85

(D) 75

3. If 3 ,whatisthevalueof

24?

(A) 10

(B) ‐2

(C) ‐4

(D) ‐10

4. Asmalltownhastworectangularparks.Thefirstparkis80feetwideand90feet

long,andthesecondparkis150feetlongand200feetwide.Whatistheaverageareaofthetwoparksinsquarefeet?

(A) 260

(B) 15,000

(C) 18,600

(D) 40,000

5. Atabikestore,thenumberofbicyclesin

stockisequaltothenumberoftricyclesinstock.Ifthetotalnumberofbicycleandtricyclewheelsis55,howmanytricyclesarethere?

(A) 9

(B) 10

(C) 11

(D) 22

6. Iftheperimeterofasquareisincreased

by20%,whatisthepercentincreaseintheareaofthesquare?

(A) 20%

(B) 44%

(C) 56%

(D) 80%

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85° 75°

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7. Nataliasetuparaingaugeinherbackyardtomeasuretheamountofrainfalloveraveryrainyafternoon.Shecheckedthegaugeonceeveryhourandrecordedtheamountofrainpresentinsidethetube,measuredincentimeters.Thegraphbelowshowstheamountofrainfallcollectedinthe

tubeasafunctionoftime.

Overwhichtimeperioddiditrainthemost?

(A) Betweenhours0–4.

(B) Betweenhours4–6.

(C) Betweenhours6–7.

(D) Betweenhours7–8.

8. If 1,for4 4 8,whichof

thefollowingisNOTapossiblevaluefory?

(A) 0

(B) 0.5

(C) 1

(D) 2

9. TriangleABCissimilartotriangleXYZ.Note:figuresnotdrawntoscale.

WhatisthevalueofangleXZY?

A 20º

B sin 1/2

C tan 2/12

D sin 2

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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Time(inhours)

RAINFALLCOLLECTEDONSEPTEMBER2ND

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Y Z

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B C

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10. If ∆ 2– 2 ,then ∆3

A 3 – 3

B – 3 – 3

C 2– 3

D 9– 2

11. Acubicboxhasasidelengthof2cm.Howmanyoftheseboxescouldfitinsidealargercubicboxwhosebasehasa

perimeterof24cm?

(A) 12

(B) 23

(C) 27

(D) 36

12. If isdivisibleby9,whichofthefollowingexpressionsMUSTalsobedivisibleby9?

A 2 2

(B) +9

(C) 9

(D) 9

13. Everypersonwhohasacertaingeneticmutationxhasa30%likelihoodofdevelopingaparticulardisease.Iftwopeoplewiththegeneticmutationxarerandomlychosenoutofthepopulation,

whatistheprobabilitythatbothwilldevelopthedisease?

(A) 6%

(B) 9%

(C) 30%

(D) 60%

14. Jameshasxdimes,3quarters,andytendollarbills.Whichofthefollowingexpressionsrepresentsthetotalamount

ofmoneyhehas,indollars?

(A) 10 0.75 10

(B) 3 0.25

(C) 10 75 10

(D) 10 0.75 10

15. Basedonthepiechartshowingstudents’

cafeteriabreadpreferences,whatpercent

ofthestudentspreferwholewheatbread?

(A) 75%

(B) 40%

(C) 30%

(D) 25%

White100

students

WholeWheat

75students

Rye30students

Multigrain45students

CAFETERIABREADPREFERENCES

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16. Thecirculartargetinthefigurebelowismadeupofthreeconcentriccircles.Theentiretargethasa

diameterof16inches,andtheradiusofeachconcentriccircleishalfaslargeasthenextlargestcircle.IfSachathrowsadartatrandomandithitsthetarget,whatisthechancethatitlandsintheshadedregion?

(A) 1 3

(B) 2 9

(C) 3 16

(D) 1 64

17. If 2 8,thenwhichexpressionis

equaltob?

(A) 2 16

(B) 2 2

(C) 2 8

(D) 8 2

18. Sonjahasfivecoins,eachwitha“heads”sideanda“tails”side.Ifsheflipsallfive

coinsatonce,whatisthechancethatallofthecoinswilllandwiththe“heads”sidefacingup?

(A) 1 2

(B) 1 4

(C) 1 25

(D) 1 32

19. Thefigurebelowshowsasmallcarouselrotatingarounditscenter.LucyisseatedontheedgeofthecarouselatpointA,andtravelsatarateof4πfeetperminuteas

thecarouselspins.IttakesLucy5minutestotravelallthewayaroundthecarousel.Whatistheradiusofthecarousel,infeet?

(A) 5

(B) 10

(C) 15

(D) 20

A

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20. ThegraphbelowshowsKassandra’sdistancefromhomeasafunctionoftimeduringawalk.

HowmanymilesdidKassandrawalkintotal?

(A) 1

(B) 1.8

(C) 2.8

(D) 3

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PART TWO – QUANTITATIVE COMPARISONS

Directions:Usingtheinformationgivenineachquestion,comparethequantityincolumnAtothequantity

inColumnB.AllquestionsinPartTwohavetheseanswerchoices:

(A) ThequantityinColumnAisgreater.

(B) ThequantityinColumnBisgreater.

(C) Thetwoquantitiesareequal.

(D) Therelationshipcannotbedeterminedfromtheinformationgiven.

21.

ColumnA

5 1 3 2

ColumnB

2 4 1

22.

Thesumofthreeconsecutiveevenintegersis60.

ColumnA

Thegreatestofthethreeintegers

ColumnB

20

23.

ColumnA

ColumnB

24.

ColumnA

Theareaofa

circleinunitssquared

ColumnB

The

circumferenceofthesamecircleinunits

25.

ColumnA

1 6 2 8

ColumnB

72

26.

ColumnA

5

ColumnB

12

27.

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Triangle isequilateral.Itsharesside withsquare .

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Theareaoftriangle

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Harrietisholdingcandiesinherhand:40%ofthecandiesinherhandarered,20%ofthecandiesaregreen,30%of

thecandiesareyellow,and10%ofthecandiesarepurple.Harrietaccidentallydropstwocandies,oneaftertheother.

30.

ColumnA

Theprobabilitythatshedropsagreencandyandthenaredcandy.

ColumnB

Theprobabilitythatshedropsaredcandyandthenagreencandy.

Thestem‐and‐leaf‐plotbelowshows

thescoresstudentsreceivedonanEnglishtest.

Stem Leaf

5 9

6 1 5 7 9

7 0 2 3 3 3 5 7

8 2 3 5 6 8

9 1 3 3 7

31.

ColumnA

Themedian

scoreonthetest

ColumnB

Therangeof

scoresonthetest

Theoriginalpriceofalampis$50.

32.

ColumnA

Thepriceofthelampaftera

10%discountistakenoffandthena10%taxisadded

ColumnB

$50

Theareaofarectangleis100 .

33.

ColumnA

Theperimeteroftherectangle

ColumnB

30cm

34.

ColumnA

Theslopeof

thelinewithequation6 3

ColumnB

Theslopeofa

lineperpendiculartothatline

ChristinerunstwiceasfastasLucy.Combined,thetwoofthemranatotalof15miles.

35.

ColumnA

ThenumberofmilesLucyran

ColumnB

10

CircleA

CircleB

Note:Figuresnotdrawntoscale.

TheareaofCircleAis9πcm2.The

circumferenceofCircleBis10πcm.

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ColumnA

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ColumnB

y

37.

ColumnA

Theslopeofthelineconnectingthepoints 0, 7

and 3, 5

ColumnB

Theslopeofthelineconnectingthepoints 2, 8

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Reading Comprehension

Thissectioncontainssixshortreadingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbysixquestionsbasedonitscontent.

Answerthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassage.Youmaywriteinyourtestbooklet.


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Questions1–6Manypeoplehaveaskedmewhat,all1

thingsconsidered,isthemostvaluablequality2awildernesstravelercanpossess.Ihave3alwaysrepliedunhesitatingly;for,nomatter4howusefulordesirableattributessuchas5

patience,courage,strength,endurance,good6nature,andingenuitymayprovetobe,7undoubtedlyapersonwiththem,butwithouta8senseofdirection,ispracticallyhelplessinthe9wilds.Therefore,Ishouldnameasenseof10

directionastheprimerequisiteforthosewho11wouldbecometrueforesters,thosewhowould12dependonthemselvesratherthanonguides.13Thefacultyislargelydeveloped,ofcourse,by14

practice,butitmustbeinborn.Somepeople15possessit;othersdonot—justassomepeople16

arenaturallymusicalwhileothershavenoear17

formusicatall.Itisasortofextra,having18nothingtodowithcriteriaofintelligenceor19mentaldevelopment:liketherepeater20movementinawatch.Ahighlyeducatedor21

culturedpersonmaylackit,whiletheroughest22maypossessit.Somewhohaveneverbeenin23thewoodsormountainsacquireafairfacility24atpickingawayinthespaceofavacation,butI25havemetafewwhohavespenttheirliveson26

theprospecttrail,andwhoarestill,andalways27willbe,ashelplessasthenewestcitydweller.It28isagift,atalent.Ifyouhaveitsgerm,youcan29becomeatravelerofthewideandlonely30

places.Ifnot,youmayaswellresignyourselfto31guides.32

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1. Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto

(A) describetravelinginthewild

(B) comparethosewhotravelwithguidestothosewhotravelwithout

(C) discusstheimportanceofasenseof

directionfortravelers

(D) provideahistoryofwildlife

exploration

2. Lines3‐10(“I….wilds”)implythattheauthorbelievesallthefollowingEXCEPT

(A) talentedforestershavemanygood

qualities.

(B) themostsuccessfulforestershavea

honedsenseofdirection.

(C) patienceisahelpfulqualityforaforestertohave.

(D) allpeoplearehelplessinthewild.

3. Asusedinline24,theword“facility”mostnearlymeans

(A) disposition

(B) practice

(C) artifice

(D) aptitude

4. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatapersonwhodoesn’tneedaguideinthewilderness

(A) mustbecourageousandpatient.

(B) mustbefromthecity.

(C) probablyhasagoodsenseofdirection.

(D) hasagoodchanceofgettinglost.

5. Accordingtothepassage,havingasenseofdirectionis

(A) impossiblewithoutagood

understandingofmusic.

(B) entirelyinnate,anddoesnotimprove

withpractice.

(C) similartohavinganaturaltalentformusic.

(D) notasimportantasmanyothertraits.

6. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthetoneofthearticle?

(A) mournful

(B) disinterested

(C) assertive

(D) ecstatic

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Questions7–12Manyofthethingsthatwethinkofas1

vegetablesare,instrictbotanicalterms,2actuallyfruits.Mostofusknowthatthe3tomato,forexample,isabotanicalfruit—and4whenwecommitthegraveerrorofreferringto5

atomatoasavegetablethereisoftensome6wisesoulnearbywillingtocorrectus.The7pumpkinisalsoabotanicalfruit.Thesame8goesforcucumbers,squash,avocadoes,and9evencorn—because,inbotanicalterms,afruit10

isdefinedas“anyediblepartofaplantderived11fromitsovary.”12

Anadmirablyprecisedefinition,asone13mightwellexpectfromthescientific14

community!Andyetforsomereasonthis15abundantlycleardistinctionhasdonelittleto16changewhichplantsmembersofthegeneral17publictendtorefertoasfruitsandwhichones18

theytendtorefertoasvegetables.The19

scientificdefinitionofthesetermsthus20

remainsatoddswiththepopular21understanding.22

Butitisnotonlythegeneralpublicwho23havedefiedscientificauthority:abodynoless24

augustthantheU.S.SupremeCourtoncehadto25ruleonwhetherthetomatocouldbelegally26definedasavegetable,andittoobuckedthe27scientificdefinition.Inacaseinwhichthe28SupremeCourthadtoruleonwhether29

tomatoesshouldbetaxedasfruitsoras30vegetables,theCourtdeviseditsownrulesfor31howsuchmattersshouldbedecided.According32totheSupremeCourt,avegetableisanypartof33

aplantthatisgenerallyservedwiththemain34partofthemeal,whereasafruitisaplantthat35wouldgenerallybeeatenwithorasadessert—36although,asfarasIknow,theytookno37

positiononappetizers.38

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7. Thepassagefocusesmainlyon

(A) acomparisonoffruits,vegetables,

andnuts.

(B) whethertomatoesshouldbeeatenasadessertorasamaincourse.

(C) describingvariouskindsoffruitsthatpeopleassumearevegetables.

(D) discussingthedifferentdefinitionsofcommonterms.

8. Theword“august”(line24)mostnearlymeans

(A) distinguished

(B) rebellious

(C) hidden

(D) agreeable

9. Allofthefollowingcanbeansweredby

thepassageEXCEPT:

(A) Isanavocadoabotanicalfruitorvegetable?

(B) Dopeopleoftencorrecteachotheraboutwhetherornotcertain“vegetables”arereallyfruits?

(C) AccordingtotheU.S.SupremeCourt,isatomatolegallyafruitoravegetable?

(D) HowdidthescientificcommunityreacttotheU.S.SupremeCourt’s

rulingregardingthedefinitionoffruitsandvegetables?

10. Accordingtothepassage,thescientificdefinitionofabotanicalfruit

(A) isbasicallythesameasthedefinitionofavegetable.

(B) iswellrespectedbytheU.S.Supreme

Court.

(C) doesnothavemuchofanimpacton

howpeopleusetheword“fruit.”

(D) appliesonlytoasmallnumberoffruits,suchasthepumpkin.

11. Whentheauthorsaysthatitisa“grave

error”tocallatomatoavegetable(line5),

histonecouldbestbedescribedas

(A) respectful

(B) aloof

(C) sarcastic

(D) puzzled

12. Accordingtothepassage,whentheSupremeCourtneededtodeterminewhetheratomatowasafruitoravegetable,theCourt

(A) cameupwithitsownmethodfordistinguishingbetweenfruitsand

vegetables.

(B) usedthebotanicaldefinitiontodeterminehowtoclassifyatomato.

(C) tookapollandreliedonpublicopiniontomakeitsdecision.

(D) usedtheoppositeofthebotanical

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Questions13–18Howcouldlifepossiblyhavegotten1

startedonEarth?Howcouldsomanyandsuch2astunningnumberandvarietyoforganisms3havecomeintoexistence?Fewquestionshave4puzzledsomany,forsolong.Philosophers,5

authors,andscientistshavepondered,6discussed,andexploredtheissuefordecades,7andnumeroushypotheseshavebeenproposed8overtime:maybethefirstorganicmolecules9wereformedinthedeepocean,fromchemicals10

spewedoutbyvolcanicvents.Maybethe11earliestlifewasactuallymadeofsimple12molecules,andthesesimpleorganismscreated13themoleculesusedbycomplexliving14

organismstoday.MaybelifecametoEarth15fromouterspace.Butin1952,inalaboratory16inChicago,onehypothesiswasabouttobeput17tothetest.18

Fordecades,AlexanderOparinandJ.B.S.19Haldanehadproposedthatconditionsonthe20earlyEarthfavoredchemicalreactionsthat21couldproduceorganiccompounds—the22

buildingblocksoflife—frominorganic23precursors.AttheUniversityofChicago,24StanleyMillerandHaroldUreyhaddevisedan25experimenttotesttheidea.Theteamfilleda26

networkofglassflasksandtubeswithwater,to27

simulatetheearlyocean,andwiththesame28gasesbelievedtobepresentintheearly29atmosphere.Theyappliedheat,causingsome30ofthewatertoevaporateandbegintocirculate31

throughthetubesasvapor.Theythencreated32electricalsparksinsidetheapparatusto33simulatelightning.Astheexperiment34proceeded,themixturebegantochangecolor.35Afterafewdays,whenthecontentswere36

analyzed,thescientistsfoundwhattheywere37lookingfor:theverysameorganiccompounds38thatarethebuildingblocksofalllifeonEarth.39WhiletheMiller‐Ureyexperimentdidnot40

finallyanswerthequestionoflife’sorigins,it41providedsupportforthehypothesisthat42conditionsontheearlyEarthcouldgenerate43thenecessarycomponentsoflife,andshowed44

thatnaturalchemicalprocessescouldwell45havebeenallthatwasrequiredtostrikethe46sparkoflife.Oneofthemostmeaningfulsteps47inthequestforananswertothequestionof48

life,theMiller‐Ureyexperiment,overthe49courseofafewdays,revolutionizeda50conversationwhichhasbeentakingplacefor51thousandsofyears.52

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13. Thispassageisprimarilyconcernedwith

(A) discussingfamousscientistsandtheir

careersinscience.

(B) describinghowtodesignandexecuteascientificexperiment.

(C) speculatingaboutwhatsortoflivingthingsexistedontheearlyearth.

(D) tellingthestoryofafamousscientificexperiment.

14. Bythestatement“Fewquestionshavepuzzledsomany”(lines4‐5),theauthorprobablymeansthat

(A) thisquestionisunanswerable.

(B) manypeoplehavetriedtofinda

solutiontothisquestion.

(C) experimentsareneededtoanswer

thisquestion.

(D) thequestionseemsmuchmorecomplexthanitreallyis.

15. Thepassagesuggeststhat

(A) OparinandHaldane’stheoryistheonlyexplanationleftforhowlifecouldhavebegun.

(B) althoughitwasinteresting,theMiller‐Ureyexperimentwasultimatelyafailure.

(C) there’snoevidenceonewayoranotherforhowlifereallybegan.

(D) wemayneedtolearnmorebeforewe

canfinallydeterminehowlifebegan.

16. Accordingtothepassage,philosophers,authors,andscientistshaveall

(A) conductedexperimentstotesttheoriesofhowlifemayhavestarted.

(B) ponderedthebeginningsoflifein

theirownways.

(C) generallyagreedonthebesttheories

toexplainlife’sorigins.

(D) successfullyansweredthequestionoflife’soriginsindifferentways.

17. Inline24,“precursors”mostnearly

means

(A) forerunners

(B) compounds

(C) descendants

(D) organisms

18. AllofthefollowingaretrueaboutMillerandUreyEXCEPT

(A) theirexperimentwasbasedonthe

ideasofOparinandHaldane.

(B) theyattemptedtosimulatetheconditionsofearlyearth.

(C) theyusedsparkstosimulatelightning.

(D) theyusedsomeorganiccompounds

tostarttheexperiment.

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Questions19–24Themid‐nineteenthcenturywasaperiod1

ofgreatunrestandchangeinAmerica.Itwas2theeraoftheCivilWar,oftheratificationofthe314thand15thamendments,whichgranted4votingrightstoallmalecitizensinAmerica.It5

wasatimewhenabolitionists,slaves,and6politiciansbandedtogethertostruggleforthe7equalityofallmen.However,inlookingback8onthisera,manyforgetthataparallelfight9wasragingthroughtheAmericanlandscape:10

thefightfortheequalityofwomen.11Itwasin1848thatthefirstWomen’s12

RightsConventionwasheldinSenecaFalls,13NewYork.ElizabethCadyStanton,future14

presidentoftheNationalAmericanWoman15SuffrageAssociation,proposeda“Declaration16ofSentiments”atthisconvention,which17includedtwelveresolutions.Eleveneasily18

passed;however,onedeclaredthattherightto19votewas“thefirstrightofeverycitizen”and20thatitoughtnottobewithheldfromwomen.21Evenamongthoseassembledwiththepurpose22

ofadvancingwomen’srightsandimproving23theirpositioninsociety,thiswasaradical24

proposal.Whiletheendorsementofequal25

suffragewashotlydebated,ultimatelythe26“DeclarationofSentiments”wasendorsedby27theconventioninfull.28

Thiswasapivotalmomentinthe29

struggleforwomen’ssuffrage.Women’sRights30conventionswereheldthroughoutthe1850s,31butinanefforttoaidothersduringtheCivil32Wartheseconventionswerestoppedinthe33mid‐1860s.In1867,afterthewarhadended,34

SusanB.Anthony,anotherprominentadvocate35forwomen’srights,formedtheEqualRights36Association,andthelongstrugglecontinued.37Thoughtheywererejectedandturnedasideby38

politiciansinmanystates,sheandherfellow39suffragettesdidnotgiveuponthefightfor40women’ssuffrage.Itwasnotuntilthe1920s,41thebetterpartofacenturyafterthe42

DeclarationofSentimentswasendorsedbythe43conventionatSenecaFalls,thatthesewomen’s44effortsborefruit.OnAugust26,1920,the19th45AmendmenttotheConstitutionwasratified,46

grantingwomentheabilitytofinallyexercise47their“firstright”asAmericancitizens.48

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19. Whatistheprimaryfocusofthepassage?

(A) Americainthemidnineteenth

century

(B) thegrowthofthewomen’ssuffragemovement

(C) theratificationofthe19thamendment

(D) ElizabethCadyStantonandSusanBAnthony’sworkassuffragettes

20. Accordingtothepassage,whatwastheroleoftheCivilWarinthestruggleforwomen’ssuffrage?

(A) TheCivilWardealtablowtotheWomen’sRightsmovementfromwhichitneverfullyrecovered.

(B) VictoryforabolitionistsintheCivilWarinspiredtheWomen’sRights

movement.

(C) TherolethatwomenplayedintheCivilWarpromptedthegovernment

torecognizetheirrightsascitizens.

(D) TheeruptionoftheCivilWartemporarilyinterruptedtheWomen’s

Rightsmovement.

21. Whichbestexpressestheauthor’sviewofthe19thamendment?

(A) The19thAmendmentwaslittlemorethanasymbolicvictoryforWomen’sRights,butwouldultimatelyprovetobeworththestruggle.

(B) The19thAmendmentwasprobablyamajorcauseoftheCivilWar,butstillanecessarystepinformingastrong

democracy.

(C) The19thamendmentwasalong‐awaitedrecognitionofbasicrights,

whichwasonlypossibleafteralongstruggle.

(D) The19thAmendmentunfairly

restrictedtherighttovote,andabolishingitwasanimportantsteptowardsamoreequaldemocracy.

22. Whatdoestheauthormeanbya“parallel

fightwasragingthroughtheAmerican

landscape”(lines9‐10)?

(A) ThesuffragettesweretravelingalloverAmericatoadvocatefor

women’srights.

(B) FightswerecommonthroughouttheAmericasatthistime,andthe

suffragetteswereonlyfightingaboutasmuchaseveryoneelse.

(C) TheCivilWarmirroredthefightfor

women’ssuffrage.

(D) Thestrugglesofthesuffragettesand

ofAfrican‐Americanmenweresimilarintheirgoalsofequalityandfullcitizenship.

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23. Theauthorimpliesthatthebirthofthewomen’ssuffragemovement

(A) occurredatthefirstWomen’sRightConvention.

(B) onlytookplaceduetoElizabethCady

Stanton’sefforts.

(C) didnotbeginuntilthe1900s.

(D) hadbeenongoingevenbefore1848.

24. Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthesuffragettescouldbestbedescribedasoneof

(A) scorn

(B) liberation

(C) admiration

(D) intrigue

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Questions25–30InthelateStoneAge,themedianlife1

expectancyofhumanswasonlyaround332years;today,themedianforpeopleinwealthy3nationsisaround80years,andtheglobal4averageisaround67years.Fromthese5

figures,somepeopleconcludethatintheStone6Agemostpeoplediedaround33andtoday7mostpeoplediearound67.However,thatis8notwhatthesefiguresmean.Themedianage9ofdeathistheagebywhichhalfofpeoplehave10

died:itdoesn’tmatterhowlongafter33the11olderhalfsurvives,orhowlongbefore33the12youngerhalfdied.13

Infact,forachildbornintheStoneAge,14

themostdangerouspartofhislifewouldhave15beenhisveryearlychildhood,betweenbirth16andfiveyearsofage.Ifhewasabletosurvive17aslongasthemedian,thentherewasavery18

goodchancethathewouldliveintohisfifties,19orevenhissixtiesorseventies.Ironically,20althoughhislifeexpectancywas33,histhirties21wouldhavebeennearlythesafesttimeinhis22

life!23

Modernlifeexpectancyismorethan24

twiceaslongaslifeexpectancyintheStone25Age.Butthatdoesnotnecessarilymeanthat26anindividualtodayislikelytoliveexactly27twiceaslongasanindividualfromtheStone28

Age.Themainreasonthatmodernhumans29haveahigherlifeexpectancyisthatalmostall30ofussurviveintoadulthood.Ifweonly31comparemodernpeoplewithStoneAgepeople32whoactuallysurvivedtoadulthood,thereare33

stillimprovementsinourexpectedlifespan,34buttheyaremoremodest.35

Someimaginethatthisdetailoflife36expectanciesrevealssomethingunfortunate:37

thatchildhooddeathshavebeenreduced,but38adultscan’treallyexpecttolivetwiceaslong.39However,inmyviewthisdetailmakesthe40numbersseembetter,notworse.Iwillgladly41

takeaworldinwhichchildrenaresafeovera42worldinwhichIget20or30moreyearsofold43age.44

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25. Thispassageisprimarilyconcernedwith

(A) criticizingpeoplewhowanttolive

intotheirhundreds.

(B) persuadingpeoplethatthewayhumanslivedintheStoneAgewas

healthierthanthewaytheylivenow.

(C) describingtwodifferentmethodsof

averagingnumbers.

(D) explainingwhymedianlifeexpectancyissomuchhighertoday

thaninthepast.

26. Accordingtothepassage,themedianlife

expectancyis

(A) theagethathalfofallpeoplewillliveto,orwilllivebeyond.

(B) themaximumagetowhichapersoncanexpecttolive.

(C) abouthowlongachildcanexpecttosurvive.

(D) theageatwhichpeoplearemost

likelytodie.

27. Informationfromthepassagesupportswhichofthefollowingstatements?

(A) Itisnowpossibletoaccuratelypredicthowlonganindividualwilllive.

(B) Theglobalaveragelifespanwill

probablydoubleagainincomingyears.

(C) Onlyaverysmallpercentageof

peoplefromtheStoneAgearestillalive.

(D) Modernlifeexpectancyisshorterin

countriesthatarenotverywealthy.

28. Basedoninformationinthepassage,wecanconcludethatpeoplewhoreachadulthoodtoday

(A) willprobablylivesomewhatlongerthanpeoplewhoreachedadulthoodintheStoneAge.

(B) shouldn’texpecttolivequiteaslongaspeopledidinthepast.

(C) willnotliveaslongonaverageas

theirparents.

(D) willlivetwiceaslongaspeoplewho

reachedadulthoodintheStoneAge.

29. Basedoninformationinthepassage,wecanconcludethataStoneAgemaninhisthirtieswouldmostlikely

(A) continuetoliveformanymoreyears.

(B) diebeforereachingadulthood.

(C) livetwiceaslongasapersonborninmoderntimes.

(D) liveonlyforoneortwomoreyears.

30. Withwhichofthefollowingstatements

wouldtheauthormostlikelyagree?

(A) Itwouldhavebeenmuchmore

excitingtoliveintheStoneAgethantoday.

(B) We’reallmuchbetteroffinthe

modernworld,wherechildrencansafelygrowup.

(C) Adultstodayarenotreallyanybetter

offthantheywereintheStoneAge.

(D) Theworldwouldbeabetterplaceiffewerpeoplelivedintotheir

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Questions31–36

Inthepassagebelow,businessmanandphilanthropistAndrewCarnegiedescribesaninteractionwithbusiness

partners,whichwouldinfluencetheirfuturerelationship.

Thesaleofthebondshadnotgonevery1farwhenthepanicof1873wasuponus.Oneof2

thesourcesofrevenuewhichIthenhadwas3Mr.PierpontMorgan.Hesaidtomeoneday:4

"Myfatherhascabledtoaskwhetheryou5wishtoselloutyourinterestinthatideayou6

gavehim."7Isaid:"Yes,Ido.InthesedaysIwillsell8

anythingformoney."9"Well,"hesaid,"whatwouldyoutake?"10

IsaidIbelievedthatastatementrecently11renderedtomeshowedthattherewere12alreadyfiftythousanddollarstomycredit,and13Iwouldtakesixtythousand.Nextmorning14

whenIcalledMr.Morganhandedmechecks15forseventythousanddollars.16

"Mr.Carnegie,"hesaid,"youwere17mistaken.Yousoldoutfortenthousanddollars18lessthanthestatementshowedtoyourcredit.19

Itnowshowsnotfiftybutsixtythousandto20

yourcredit,andtheadditionaltenmakes21seventy."22

Thepaymentswereintwochecks,one23forsixtythousanddollarsandtheotherforthe24additionaltenthousand.Ihandedhimbackthe25ten‐thousand‐dollarcheck,saying:26

"Well,thatissomethingworthyofyou.27Willyoupleaseacceptthesetenthousandwith28mybestwishes?"29

"No,thankyou,"hesaid,"Icannotdo30

that."31Suchacts,showinganicesenseof32

honorableunderstandingasagainstmerelegal33rights,arenotsouncommoninbusinessasthe34

uninitiatedmightbelieve.And,afterthat,itis35nottobewonderedatifIdeterminedthatso36faraslayinmypowerneitherMorgan,father37orson,northeirhouse,shouldsufferthrough38me.Theyhadinmehenceforthafirmfriend.39

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31. Themainpurposeofthepassageisto

(A) describethebusinessofinvestingto

theuninitiated.

(B) relateastoryabouttheintegrityofabusinesspartner.

(C) tellastoryaboutabadinvestmentdecision.

(D) showhowthenarratorbecameasuccessfulbusinessman.

32. Thepassagesuggeststhatapersonwhoisnotinvolvedinbusiness

(A) wouldhaveaveryhardtimemakingmoneyonthestockmarket.

(B) shouldalwaysbesuretocheckthe

valueofhisassetsbeforemakingadeal.

(C) mightbesurprisedtolearnaboutthe

honorablenessofsomebusinessmen.

(D) couldeasilybetakenadvantageofby

adishonestbusinessman.

33. WhichbestexplainswhyMr.Carnegie

saidtoMr.PierpontMorgan“InthesedaysIwillsellanythingformoney"(lines8‐9)?

(A) Mr.MorganhadalwaysdealthonorablywithMr.Carnegieinthepast,soheknewthathewouldgeta

gooddeal.

(B) Mr.Carnegiewaseagertomakewhatevermoneyhecouldduringthe

financialpanic.

(C) Mr.Carnegiewasverynewtobusinessatthattime,andeagerto

makeanydealthathecould.

(D) Mr.PierpontMorganwasMr.Carnegie’smainsourceofrevenue,so

hewantedtokeephimhappy.

34. WhydidMr.MorgangiveMr.Carnegieanextracheckfortenthousanddollars?

(A) Mr.Carnegiehadclearlyforgottenwhathispropertywasworth,andMr.Morgandidn’twanttotakeadvantageofhismistake.

(B) Mr.MorganthoughthatMr.Carnegiecouldgetamuchbetterpriceifhebargained,soheoverpaidtoavoid

haggling.

(C) Mr.PierpontMorganhadaccidentallygivenbadinformationtohisfather

abouthowmuchMr.Carnegiewasaskingfor,butbythetimethemistakewasdiscovereditwastoolatetocorrectit.

(D) Mr.Morganknewthatifheoverpaidontheirfirstdeal,itwouldimpress

Mr.Carnegieandhewouldbesuretogetbetterdealsinthefuture.

35. WhatdoesthepassagesuggestaboutMr.Carnegie’slegalrights?

(A) Mr.Carnegiewasentitlednotonlyto

theamountoriginallyagreedupon,butalsototheextratenthousanddollars.

(B) Mr.Carnegie’slegalrightsweren’tMr.

Morgan’sonlyconsiderationwhenhedecidedtopayanextratenthousanddollars.

(C) HecouldlegallyhavesuedMr.Morganformuchmorethanjustthetenthousanddollars,butthatwould

havebeenviewedasdishonorable.

(D) Hislegalrightsweremoreimportant

tohimthanhishonor,andsohegaveuptheprofitstowhichhewasn’tentitled.

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36. Wecanconcludefromtheinformationinthearticlethat,intheirlaterbusinessdealings,thenarratorprobably

(A) dealtwiththeMorgansongoodterms,andkepttheirinterestsinmind.

(B) continuedtounderchargetheMorgansasagestureoffriendship.

(C) triedtobemorecarefulwhen

calculatingwhathewasowed,toavoidlosinganotherlargesumofmoney.

(D) tookadvantageoftheMorgans’generositybychargingthemmore

thanthingswereworth.

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Section 4

Mathematics Achievement

Eachquestionisfollowedbyfoursuggestedanswers.Readeachquestionandthendecidewhichoneofthefoursuggestedanswersisbest.

Findtherowofspacesonyouranswerdocumentthathasthesamenumberasthequestion.Inthisrow,markthespacehavingthesameletterastheansweryouhavechosen.Youmaywriteinyourtestbooklet.

SAMPLEQUESTION:

If 3,whatisthevalue 3 4 6?

(A) 3.5

(B) 11

(C) 14.5

(D) 20

Thecorrectansweris11,socircleBisdarkened.

SampleAnswer

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1. WhichvalueisNOTequalto4√4?

(A) √64

(B) 8

(C) 4

(D) 4

2. Whatisthevalueofthenumerical

expression 1.5 10 2.0 10 ?

(A) 0.5 10

(B) 3.5 10

(C) 3.0 10

(D) 3.4 10

3. Augustusownsananalogclock.Ittakestwelvehoursfortheclock’shourhandtomakeonecompleterevolutionaroundthe

clock’sface.WhenAugustusfirstlookedattheclock,itwas5:00pm.Thenexttimehelookedattheclock,itwas6:30pm.Howmanydegreesdidtheclock’shourhandtravelduringthistime?

(A) 30°

(B) 45°

(C) 60°

(D) 90°

4. JessicaandElisearebothmakingpostersfortheirschool’sclubfair.Jessicacanmakea12”by12”posterin30minutes,andElisecanmakean18”by12”poster

in45minutes.Whichgirlwouldbeabletomakea30”by30”posterintheleastamountoftime?

(A) Jessica

(B) Elise

(C) Itwouldtakethemthesameamount

oftime.

(D) Theanswercannotbedetermined

fromtheinformationgiven.

5. Forwhatvalue(s)ofxdoes 0?

(A) x=6only

(B) x=‐6andx=6

(C) x=4

(D) x=4,x=‐6,andx=6

6. Parallellinesmandnareintersectedbylineszandy.

Note:Figureisnottoscale.

Whatisthevalueofx?

(A) 55

(B) 60

(C) 75

(D) 90

7. Point(0,4)liesonacirclewhosecenteris(4,1).Whatistheareaofthecircleinsquaregridunits?

(A) 4π

(B) 10π

(C) 25π

(D) 30π

n

120°

z

x°

125°

m

y

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8. Whatisthevalueofthenumerical

expression√4 16?

(A) 2√5

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 10√2

9. Whatistheresultoftheexpression

0 13 1

+ 1 465 21

?

(A) 1 58 3

(B) 0 415 2

(C) 1 578 32

(D) Thisoperationisnotpossible.

10. Theformulaforthevolumeofaconeis

.Aconehasaheightof8cmanda

volumeof24πcm3.Whatisthesurfaceareaofitsbase?

(A) 4πcm2

(B) 9πcm2

(C) 12πcm2

(D) 36πcm2

11. Serenaismakingagraphoftheheightsandweightsofallthestudentsinherclass.Whatisthemostreasonableunit

sheshouldusetorepresentthestudents’weights?

(A) milligrams

(B) meters

(C) cubiccentimeters

(D) kilograms

12. Let .Thevalueofxisa(n):

(A) irrationalnumber

(B) complexnumber

(C) wholenumber

(D) imaginarynumber

13. Petehasadrawerthatcontains5pairsofyellowsocks,6pairsofblacksocks,2pairsofstripedsocks,and7pairsofwhite

socks.Peterandomlyselectsonesockfromthedrawerandputsiton.Then,herandomlyselectsanother.Whatisthechancethatbothsocksarewhite?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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14. Thebargraphbelowrepresentsthetemperaturerecordedonfourteenconsecutivedays.

Whatisthemodeofthedata?

(A) 70°

(B) 72°

(C) 80°

(D) 85°

15. Thefirstsixtermsofanarithmetic

sequenceareshownbelow.

24,17,10,3,‐4,‐11

Whichexpressionrepresentsthenthterminthissequence?

(A) n–7

(B) n+7

(C) ‐7n+24

(D) ‐7n+31

16. Thereare5,280feetin1mileandthere

are3.28feetinonemeter.Acheetahcanrunupto75milesperhour.Whichexpressionrepresentsthecheetah’smaximumspeedinmeterspersecond?

(A) ,

.

(B) ,

.

(C) , .

(D)

, .

65

70

75

80

85

90

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Tem

perature(indegreesFahrenheit)

Day

TEMPERATUREPERDAY

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17. A40foottallbuildinghasashadowthatis32feetlong.Lauren,whois5feettall,isstandingnexttothebuilding.Whatisthe

lengthofLauren’sshadow?

(A) 2.5feet

(B) 3feet

(C) 4feet

(D) 4.2feet

18. Thegrocerystoreraisedthepriceofbreadby$0.90aloaf,whichwasa30%increaseinprice.Whatwastheoriginalpriceofaloafofbread?

(A) $2.60

(B) $3.00

(C) $3.30

(D) $3.90

19. If 2.85 7.15 10,thenwhatisthe

valueofm?

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 10

(D) 20

20. Whichexpressionisequivalenttothe

expression 2 2 ?

(A) 4

(B) 4

(C) 2 2

(D) 4

21. Theleastcommonmultipleof2,4,andp

is12.Whatisapossiblevalueforp?

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

22. Acircleisinscribedinasquare,asshown

below.

Theareaofthecircleis9πcm2.Whatistheareaofthesquare?

(A) 3cm2

(B) 9cm2

(C) 16cm2

(D) 36cm2

23. Hannahasked180studentsabouttheir

favoriteicecreampreferencesandusedthedatatomakethetableshownbelow.

Flavor Number of Students

chocolate 35

vanilla 60

strawberry 15

mint 25

cookie dough 45

IfHannahweretomakeacirclegraphusingthisdata,whatwouldbethecentral

angleoftheportionofthegraphrepresentingvanilla?

(A) 30°

(B) 60°

(C) 120°

(D) 180°

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24. TriangleABCisshown.ThelengthofACis

6cm.ThemeasureofangleCABis50°.

Thevalueofwhichexpressionisequalto

thelengthofsideAB?

(A) °

(B) °

(C) 6 tan 50°

(D) 6 sin 50°

25. Alongdistancephonecallcosts$10.00forthefirsttenminutes,and$0.75foreachadditionalthirtyseconds.Whichof

thefollowingexpressions,indollars,representsthecostofaphonecalllastingfor23minutes?

(A) 10.00 0.75 13

(B) 10.00 1.5 13

(C) 10.00 0.75 23

(D) 10.00.

26. Atafundraiser,thereare27volunteersthatneedtobedividedintogroups.Ifatleast5butnomorethan9peoplecanbeinagroup,andnotwogroupscanhave

thesamenumberofvolunteers,whatisthesmallestnumberofgroupsrequiredtoaccommodateall27volunteers?

(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 7

(D) 8

27. Thetablebelowshowstheresultofa

surveythatasked800peopleiftheylikedcountrymusicorrockmusic.

Music Type Number of People

Country 300

Rock 700

Basedonthisinformation,howmanypeoplelikedbothcountryandrockmusic?

(A) 100

(B) 200

(C) 500

(D) 1000

28. InFigure1,theperimeterofthetwo

congruenttrapezoidsis48.

If 12cm,thenwhatisthelengthofy?

(A) 24

(B) 12

(C) 8

(D) 6

A

C B

6cm

x

x

y

y

y

y

Figure1

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29. Samneedstomakeapasswordthatisfourcharacterslong.Thefirsttwocharactersmustbealphabeticalletters,

andthesecondtwocharactersmustbenumericaldigitsfromzerothroughnine.Noneofthelettersornumberscanbeusedmorethanonce.Howmanydifferent

passwordsarepossible?

(A) 26 26 10 10

(B) 26 25 10 9

(C)

(D)

30. If30 / 30,thenwhatis30 ?

(A) 31

(B) 30

(C) 1

(D) 0

31. Thebox‐and‐whiskerplotbelowrepresentstheheightsofthirtypeopleinJessica’sfamily.

WhatisthemedianheightofJessica’sfamilymembers?

(A) 56

(B) 62

(C) 65

(D) 75

32. Whichnumberlinebelowrepresentsthesolutionsetoftheinequality|2 1| 5?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

7556 60 64 68 71

1

1‐4 ‐3 ‐2 ‐1 0 2 3 4

1‐4 ‐3 ‐2 ‐1 0 2 3 4

1‐4 ‐3 ‐2 ‐1 0 2 3 4

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33. Inthefigurebelow,twoadjacenttrianglesformaquadrilateral.Themeasuresofthe

anglesofthesetrianglesareshownbelow.

Note:figureisnottoscale.

Whatisthevalueofx?

(A) 50

(B) 65

(C) 80

(D) 85

34. AandBhaveanaverageof15.IfAisgreaterthanB,whichofthefollowingMUSTbetrue?

(A) 15

(B) 2 15

(C) 12and 18

(D) 2 15

35. Thetablebelowshowstheamountofsunexposuregiventofivedifferentplantsand

eachplant’sgrowthovertheday.

Amount of Sun Exposure (Hours)

Growth (Millimeters)

1 1.5

2 3

3 4.5

4 6

5 7.5

Ifyouweretocreateagraphofthisdatawiththeamountofsunexposureonthex‐

axisandtheamountofgrowthonthey‐axis,whatwouldtheslopeofthelinebe?

(A) ‐1.5

(B) 0

(C) 1.5

(D) 2.0

x°

40°

110°

50° 80°

1‐4 ‐3 ‐2 ‐1 0 2 3 4

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36. Thebargraphbelowrepresentstheweights,inpounds,of5differentdogs.

If5moredogswithanaverageweightof

5poundsareadded,whatwillbetheapproximateaverageweightofall10dogs?

(A) 5

(B) 7.5

(C) 10

(D) 55

37. Inthefirstroundofaspellingcontest,

eachstudenthadtospell2words.Miriam

tookanaverageof10secondstospelleachword.JakeandRafaeltookanaverageof15secondsperword,andSamtookanaverageof5secondsperword.

Attheendofthefirstround,whatwasthetotaltimeforall4students?

(A) 30seconds

(B) 60seconds

(C) 90seconds

(D) 100seconds

38. Theareaofeachgridsquareshownis10cm2.

Whatistheareaoftheshadedregion?

(A) 60cm2

(B) 100cm2

(C) 120cm2

(D) 140cm2

39. If 2 2 2 8,whichofthefollowingcouldbethevalueofy?

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) 4

40. Let√2 .Whatisthevalueofx?

(A) 2

(B)

(C) /

(D)

41. If | 3|,thenwhatisthe

valueof 1 ?

(A) ‐4

(B) ‐3

(C) 3

(D) 4

0

5

10

15

20

1 2 3 4 5

Weight(inlbs)

Dog

DOGS'WEIGHTS

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42. Alinewithpoints(0,1)and(2,‐3)isplottedonagraph.Whatistheslopeoftheline?

(A) 3

(B) 2

(C)

(D) 2

43. Theratioofmammalstoreptilesatthe

zoowas4:1.Forevery20mammals,howmanyreptileswerethere?

(A) 80

(B) 20

(C) 5

(D) 4

44. ThetablebelowshowstheprobabilitythatMelindawillpickeachcolorbuttonoutofabag.

Color Probability

Blue 310

Red 15

Green 310

Purple 15

Ifsheselectsabuttonatrandom,whichcolor(s)isshemostlikelytoselect?

(A) Blue

(B) Red

(C) Blueorgreen

(D) Redorpurple

45. Whichofthefollowingexpressionsrepresentsthecompletefactorizationof

16?

(A) 4 4

(B) 4 4

(C) 4 4

(D) 2 2 4

46. Thefollowingstem‐and‐leaf‐plotrepresentstheweightof12people.

Stem Leaf

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

8 9 9

5

6 7 9

1 3 8

1

7

Whatistherangeofthedata?

(A) 59

(B) 98

(C) 99

(D) 157

47. Whatistheresultoftheexpression 1 47 2

2 30 1

?

(A) 3 77 3

(B) 1 17 1

(C) 2 120 2

(D) 7 30 1

ANSWER KEY




SECTION 1 – VERBAL REASONING

1. D2. D3. B4. D

5. A

6. B7. C8. A9. B

10. B

11. B12. A13. A14. D

15. D

16. C17. A18. D19. D

20. C

21. A22. D23. C24. A

25. B

26. B27. A28. D29. B

30. B

31. D32. D33. C34. D

35. A

36. B37. A38. C39. C

40. B

SECTION 2 – QUANTITATIVE REASONING

1. B2. D3. D4. C

5. C

6. B7. D8. D9. B

10. A

11. C12. A13. B14. A

15. C

16. C17. A18. D19. B

20. C

21. A22. A23. D24. D

25. B

26. A27. D28. B29. C

30. C

31. A32. B33. A34. A

35. B

36. A37. A

SECTION 3 – READING COMPREHENSION

1. C2. D3. D

4. C5. C

6. C7. D8. A

9. D10. C

11. C12. A13. D

14. B15. D

16. B17. A18. D

19. B20. D

21. C22. D23. A

24. C25. D

26. A27. D28. A

29. A30. B

31. B32. C33. B

34. A35. B

36. A

SECTION 4 – MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT

1. D2. C

3. B4. C5. B6. B

7. C8. A

9. D10. B11. D12. C

13. A14. B

15. D16. A17. C18. B

19. C20. A

21. D22. D23. C24. A

25. B26. A

27. B28. D29. B30. D

31. B32. C

33. C34. D35. C36. B

37. C38. C

39. C40. D41. D42. B

43. C44. C

45. D46. A47. A


SCORING YOUR TEST

OntheISEE,youreceiveonepointforeveryquestionyouansweredcorrectly,andyoureceivenopoints

for questions you answered incorrectly or skipped. In each section, the ISEE also includes 5 or 6experimentalquestions thatdonot count towardsyour score.Youwon’tbe toldwhichquestionsare

unscored,andforthisreason,thesepracticetestsdonothavespecificquestionsmarkedasexperimental.Thisalsomeansthatitisn’tpossibletodetermineanexactscoreforeachsectionofthesepracticetests,butyoucanestimateyourscoreusingtheproceduresbelow.

Toestimateyourrawscoreforyourpracticetest,firstcountupthenumberofquestionsyouanswered

correctlyineachsection.Then,followthetablebelowtosubtract5or6pointsforeachsection,accountingfortheexperimentalquestionsthatwouldnotbescoredonyouractualISEEexam.

MY RAW SCORE

Section # of Questions Correct Raw Score

Verbal Reasoning − 5 =

Quantitative Reasoning − 5 =

Reading Comprehension − 6 =

Mathematics Achievement − 5 =

SCALED SCORE

Onceyouhavefoundyourrawscore,convertitintoanapproximatescaledscoreusingthescoringchartsthat follow. These charts provide an estimated range for your ISEE scaled score based on your

performanceonthispracticetest.Keepinmindthatthisestimatemaydifferslightlyfromyourscaled


scorewhenyoutakeyouractualISEEexam,dependingontheISEE’sspecificscalingforthatexamand

anydifferencesinyourowntest‐takingprocess.

UPPER LEVEL SCALED SCORE RANGES

Raw Score Verbal Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning

Reading Comprehension

Mathematics Achievement

42 920 – 950

41 920 – 950

40 915 – 945

39 915 – 945

38 910 – 940

37 910 – 935

36 905 – 935

35 910 – 940 900 – 930

34 910 – 940 900 – 930

33 905 – 935 895 – 925

32 905 – 935 915 – 945 895 – 925

31 900 – 930 910 – 940 890 – 920

30 900 – 930 910 – 940 910 – 940 890 – 920

29 895 – 925 905 – 935 905 – 935 885 – 915

28 890 – 920 900 – 930 900 – 930 880 – 910

27 890 – 920 900 – 930 900 – 930 880 – 910

26 885 – 915 895 – 925 895 – 925 875 – 905

25 885 – 910 890 – 920 890 – 920 875 – 905

24 880 – 910 890 – 920 885 – 915 870 – 900

23 875 – 905 885 – 915 885 – 915 870 – 900


22 875 – 905 880 – 910 880 – 910 865 – 895

21 870 – 900 880 – 910 875 – 905 865 – 895

20 870 – 900 875 – 905 870 – 900 860 – 890

19 865 – 895 870 – 900 870 – 900 860 – 890

18 860 – 890 870 – 900 865 – 895 855 – 885

17 860 – 890 865 – 895 860 – 890 855 – 885

16 855 – 885 860 – 890 855 – 885 850 – 880

15 850 – 880 860 – 890 855 – 885 845 – 875

14 850 – 880 855 – 885 850 – 880 845 – 875

13 845 – 875 850 – 880 845 – 875 840 – 870

12 845 – 875 845 – 875 840 – 870 840 – 870

11 840 – 870 845 – 875 840 – 870 835 – 865

10 840 – 870 840 – 870 835 – 865 835 – 865

9 835 – 865 835 – 865 830 – 860 830 – 860

8 835 – 865 835 – 865 825 – 855 830 – 860

7 830 – 860 830 – 860 825 – 855 825 – 855

6 825 – 855 825 – 855 820 – 850 825 – 855

5 825 – 855 825 – 855 815 – 845 820 – 850

4 820 – 850 820 – 850 810 – 840 820 – 850

3 815 – 845 815 – 845 810 – 840 815 – 845

2 815 – 845 815 – 845 805 – 835 810 – 840

1 810 – 840 810 – 840 800 – 830 810 – 840

0 805 – 840 805 – 835 795 – 825 805 – 835


PERCENTILE

WhenyoutakeyouractualISEEexam,youwillreceiveapercentilerankingcomparingyourperformanceagainst theperformance of other students in the same gradewhohave taken the ISEE that year. For

example,apercentileof62meansthatyouscoredhigherthan62%ofotherISEEtest‐takersapplyingtothesamegrade.Becauseyourpercentilerankingshowshowwellyouperformedaccordingtoyourowngradelevel,theserankingsarefrequentlygivenhighconsiderationbyadmissionsoffices.

ThefollowingchartsprovideanestimateofyourISEEpercentilerankingsforthispracticetest,compared

againstotherstudentsapplyingtothesamegrade.Forexample,ifyouarescoringatorabovethe75thpercentile,youarescoringhigherthan75%ofotherISEEtest‐takersapplyingtothesamegrade.Keepin

mindthatthesepercentilesareestimatesonly,andyouractualISEEpercentilewilldependonthespecificgroupofstudentstakingtheexaminyouryear.

UPPER LEVEL VERBAL REASONING PERCENTILES

Grade Applying To 75th percentile 50th percentile 25th percentile

Grade 9 893 879 866

Grade 10 899 883 867

Grade 11 902 886 869

Grade 12 898 881 863

UPPER LEVEL QUANTITATIVE REASONING PERCENTILES


Grade 9 892 878 866

Grade 10 897 882 868

Grade 11 901 885 870

Grade 12 897 884 872


UPPER LEVEL READING COMPREHENSION PERCENTILES


Grade 9 897 880 865

Grade 10 902 886 868

Grade 11 903 889 868

Grade 12 899 880 862

UPPER LEVEL MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT PERCENTILES


Grade 9 894 882 869

Grade 10 900 886 871

Grade 11 905 890 875

Grade 12 903 889 875

STANINE

WhenyoureceivethescorereportforyouractualISEEexam,yourpercentilescorewillalsobebroken

downintoastanine.Astanineisanumberfrom1‐9obtainedbydividingtheentirerangeofstudents’scoresinto9segments,asshowninthetablebelow:

PERCENTILE RANK STANINE

1 – 3 1

4 – 10 2

11 – 22 3


23 – 39 4

40 – 59 5

60 – 76 6

77 – 88 7

89 – 95 8

96 – 99 9

Althoughitisn’tpossibletocalculateyourexactstaninefromthispracticetest,youcanestimateastaninescorerangeby lookingatyourestimatedpercentile scoreoneachsection.Forexample, ifyouscored

betweenthe50thand75thpercentileinoneofyourtestsections,yourstaninescorewouldbebetween5and6.

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