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PRACTICE TEST 2
The total testing time is 4 hours. You may work on any section of the exam during this time
period.
Section I: Reading — 50 Questions
Section II: Mathematics — 50 Questions
Section III: Writing — 2 Essays
Section I: Reading
50 Questions
Directions: A question or number of questions follows each of the statements or passages in this
section. Using only the stated or implied information given in the statement or passage, answer
the question or questions by choosing the best answer from among the five choices given. Make
sure to mark your answers for this section on the Reading section of the answer sheet.
Read the passage below and answer the
two questions that follow.
Parallax is a range-finding technique used to
measure the distance to some nearby stars
from the annual, angular displacement of a
nearby star against the background of more
distant, relative, fixed stars. Behold parallax
by noting the apparent position of a vertical
pencil in front of your face with only your
right eye; the pencil shifts across the
background.
1. In order to make this passage clear to a
general audience, the author can do
which of the following?
A. Concede that parallax is not the
only range-finding technique used
by astronomers.
B. Define angular displacement in
nontechnical terms.
C. Cite references in Scientific
American.
D. Explain that stars are never even
“relatively” fixed.
E. Eliminate the demonstration using
a pencil.
2. In the second sentence, the author
suggests which of the following?
A. Most people have never really
considered the position of a pencil.
B. The perceived position of any
object varies according to the point
from which it is observed.
C. Parallax is also a technique used by
nonscientists.
D. The right eye is a more reliable
observer than the left eye.
E. A pencil is very similar to a star.
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