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Practice Test Two Answers an d Exp l anations
juxtaposition of information suggests that the gap involves
a difference between how long people are living and how
long they are able to drive. Since the phrase life expectancy
seems to refer to how long a person can be expected to
live, driving expectancy most likely refers to how long a
person can be expected to drive.
Choice (A) is out of scope; the passage never mentions
when most people actually do decide to stop driving.
Choice (B) is a distortion; as the word driving suggests,
the cited phrase is not referring to the number of people
who rely on public transportation. Choice (C) is a good
match for your prediction. Choice (0) is out of scope; the
passage never gives a year when researchers expect the
crisis to begin. Choice (E) is a distortion; while this group is
mentioned earlier in the passage, it does not fit the context
surrounding the cited phrase.
12. B
Difficu l ty: Medium
Where is the possibility of a transportation crisis first
mentioned? Going directly to this part of the text will save
you time. Look for clues in the question stem that can save
you time by pointing you to a particular part of the text.
Note that the question is specifically asking why there could
soon be a transportation crisis. These words should narrow
your research to the first sentence of the passage, which
describes an impending situation: the remarkably populous
post-World War II generation is getting to be an age where
people should begin using public transportation more.
Choice (A) is a misused detail; while the passage
supports this statement, it is the lack of adequate public
transportation elsewhere that may create the crisis. Choice
(B) is a good match for your prediction. Choice (C) is a
distortion; the passage does not suggest that researchers
are increasingly advising seniors to stop driving. Choice
(0) is a misused detail; while the last sentence makes this
point, this information does not describe why there may
soon be a transportation crisis. Choice (E) is out of scope;
the passage does not explore changing life expectancies or
driving expectancies.
Questions 13-24
In Passage 1, the author discusses ways that she believes
museums have regrettably diminished the intellectual
content of their exhibits in an attempt to lure more patrons.
In paragraph 1, she explains that museums are struggling
and therefore are trying new things to entice visitors,
with mixed results. In paragraph 2, she discusses the
worst of such results-that exhibits are dumbed down. In
paragraph 3, she defines edutainment as passive learning.
In paragraph 4, she concludes with the assertion that a
museum ought to provide what for-profit enterprises do
not active scholarship.
In Passage 2, the author advocates making museums
accessible to the general public, rather than simply
to people who have already studied a particular topic
extensively. In paragraph 1, she frames the opposition
argument as snobbery. In paragraph 2, she argues that new,
accessible exhibits are not dumbed down at all, but include
more information to increase the layperson's appreciation
of the exhibit without sacrificing things of interest to the
scholar. In paragraph 3, she applauds the use of interactive
exhibits to appeal to people with different learning styles.
In paragraph 4, she affirms that the function of a public
institution is to appeal to the public.
13. A
Difficu l ty: Medium
When the passages appear to take opposing views, any
point of agreement will be fairly broad-something that
virtually anyone would agree with. The author of Passage
1 says, The museum's job should be to inspire the visitor
to look deeper, not to force-feed them predigested facts
(lines 44-46). The author of Passage 2 says, The purpose
of these exhibits is . .. to introduce [visitors] to an area of
knowledge that they have not been exposed to before,
and inspire them to want to learn more (lines 83-89). The
authors agree that museums should inspire a visitor to learn
more about the subject.
Choice (A) matches your prediction nicely. Choice (B) is an
opposite; the author of Passage 2 specifically says that this is
NOT the point of a museum exhibit. Choice (C) is a distortion;
the author of Passage 1 speaks negatively about modeling
exhibits on entertainmenc and the author of Passage 2, while
supporting these exhibits, never says that the purpose of them
is to be fun. Choice (0) is a misused detail; Passage 1 briefly
mentions funding cuts, but it does not cast fund-raising as a
primary purpose of a museum. Choice (E) is an opposite; the
author of Passage 2 argues specifically against this.