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Practice Test Ten Answers and Explanations I
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Questions 21-24
These two short paired passages both focus on the conflict
arising from the recent "do-not-call" legislation, which
allows individuals to block calls from telemarketers. The first
passage is informative about both sides of the conflict, while
the second passage suggests that the new legislation is an
infringement on free speech.
21. E
Difficulty: Medium
According to Passage 1, the new registry will eliminate an
estimated 2 million jobs for teleservices workers. Given
this context and the wording this reprieve will likely go
unappreciated, it is likely that these workers would consider
the registry the cause of their job loss, (E). Choice (A) is
an opposite answer; the words this reprieve will likely go
unappreciated suggest the workers would not consider this
bill necessary. The paragraph does not discuss whether or
not the bill could create infighting or divisions within any
particular group, so (B) is incorrect. Choice (C) is distortion.
The paragraph only mentions that telemarketing-reliant
companies, not the workers themselves, asserted the list
is unlawful. And nothing in the passage indicates that the
"do-not-call" legislation would be temporary, so (D) is out.
22. D
Difficulty: Medium
A good strategy for answering Vocab-in-Context questions is
to place the answer choices into the context of the passage
to see which one makes the most sense. In this case, the
cited word slant clearly describes a statement made in
the previous sentence, so start there. It describes what
proponents of the bill ... argue, suggesting that slant refers
to a biased statement, or opinion, (D). Choice (A),
decline, is a primary definition of slant, but it makes no
sense in the context of the passage. Similarly, (B) and
(E) do not fit the passage's context. While (C), distortion,
comes closer to capturing the author's intended meaning,
its meaning is too negative to fit within the context of the
passage.
23. D
Difficulty: Low
Only Passage 2 raises the issue of free speech, (D). Both
passages touch on the popularity of the legislation, (A),
and the legal conflicts arising from it, (D). Neither passage
really explores the fairness of the bill, (B). Only Passage 1
explores the bill's impact on employment, (E).
24. E
Difficulty: Medium
This Global question asks you to identify how the focus of
each paragraph is similar. Choice (E) is the best expression
of how the passages are similar. Both focus on drawbacks­
Passage 1 details the job loss, and Passage 2 explores
the larger free speech issues. Neither passage explores
the potential costs of the registry for consumers, so (A)
is out. Only Passage 1 really focuses on the bill's impact
on telemarketers themselves, so (B) can't be the answer.
Choice (C) is incorrect because neither passage explores
any larger societal need that the bill could fill. And (D) is not
correct because the passages only explore the actual legality
of the bill, not how the courts could shape its composition.
SECTION 7
1. B
Difficulty: Low
Strategic Advice: It's never a bad idea to ask yourself
as you read a question, "Exactly what does this mean?"
In particular, a key insight in this question stem is the
realization that the "number of 3s that can be multiplied" is
a way of describing powers of 3.
Getting to the Answer:
3 1 > 1 00 No, 3 is not more than 1 00.
32 > 1 00 No, 9 is not more than 1 00.
33 > 1 00 No, 27 is not more than 100.
3 4 > 100 No, 81 is not more than 100.
35 > 100 Yes, 81 times 3 will be more than 100.
2. E
Difficulty: Low
Strategic Advice: Because this question touches upon the
area of arithmetic known as number properties, it's ripe for
Picking Numbers.