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Section I Reading
Practice Test 1
20. To agree with this author, you must
accept which of the following
implications of his or her argument?
A. It is only worthwhile to prepare for
enjoyment.
B. School examinations do not require
preparation.
C. Preparation is inappropriate only
toward the end of the semester.
D. The result of preparation for exams
is fatigue.
E. College students study too much.
21. According to this writer, the most
memorable characteristic of college life
should be
A. social interaction.
B. academic fastidiousness.
C. the value of sleep.
D. more efficient exam preparation.
E. a pleasant attitude.
22. The author might have strengthened the
argument without abandoning it by
A. changing all to some.
B. advancing arguments in favor of
studying all night.
C. acknowledging that grumpiness is
not necessarily related to fatigue.
D. choosing a different example to
illustrate the initial point.
E. focusing the argument more
explicitly on a particular audience.
Read the passage below and answer the
question that follows.
When asked by his students to comment on
the value of steroids for increasing muscle
size, the physical education teacher said,
“Steroids can be very dangerous. Many
bodybuilders use them for a short period before
a contest. However, the long-term use of
steroids might possibly cause severe damage
to the reproductive system while it helps to
build a beautiful body.”
23. In this statement, the teacher is
A. categorically against the use of
steroids.
B. an advocate of steroids but not of
reproduction.
C. recommending the short-term use
of steroids.
D. trying not to condemn steroids.
E. preferring muscle definition to
muscle size.
Read the passage below and answer the
five questions that follow.
Creative writing may serve many purposes
for the writer. Above all, it is a means of
self-expression. It is the individual’s way of
saying, “These are my thoughts and they are
uniquely experienced by me.” But creative
writing can also serve as a safety valve for
dormant tensions. This implies that a period
of time has evolved in which the child gave
an idea some deep thought and that the message
on paper is revealing of this deep, inner
thought. Finally, a worthwhile by-product of
creative writing is the stimulus it gives students
to do further reading and experimentation
in their areas of interest. A child may be
an ardent reader of good literature in order to
satisfy an appetite whetted by a creative
writing endeavor.
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