Reading Comprehension

Time: 55 minutes

This section of the test measures your ability to comprehend written materials.

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READING

Directions:

This section contains several passages, each followed by a number of questions. Read

the passages and, for each question, choose the one best answer-(A), (B), (C), or (D)-based on

what is stated in the passage or on what can be inferred from the passage. Then fill in the space on

your answer sheet that matches the letter of the answer that you have selected.

Questions 1-10

1. What does this passage mainly discuss? *

(A) Precipitation

(B) Snowfall

(C) New York State

(D) A general formula

2. Which of the following is another word thatis often used in place of

precipitation? *

(A) Humidity
 ( ) u d ty

(B) Wetness

(C) Rainfall

(D) Rain-snow

3. The term precipitation includes *

(A) only rainfall

(B) rain, hail, and snow

(C) rain, snow, and humidity

(D) rain, hail, and humidity

4. What is the average annual rainfall in inches in the United States? *

(A) Thirty-six inches

(B) Thirty-eight inches

(C) Forty inches

(D) Forty-two inches

5. If a state has 40 inches of snow in a year, by how much does this increase the
annual precipitation? *

(A) By two feet

(B) By four inches

(C) By four feet

(D) By 40 inches
6. The phrase "proximity to" in line 10 isclosest in meaning to *

(A) communication with

(B) dependence on

(C) nearness to

(D) similarity to

7. Where is the annual precipitation highest? *

(A) The Atlantic Coast

(B) The Great Lakes

(C) The Gulf of Mexico

(D) The Pacific Coast

8. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a factor in determining the

amount of precipitation that an area wil lreceive? *

(A) Mountains

(B) Latitude

(C) The sea

(D) Wind
9. The word "substantially" in line 17 could best be replaced by *

(A) fundamentally

(B) slightly

(C) completely

(D) apparently

10. The word "that" in line 19 refers to *

(A) decreases

(B) precipitation

(C) areas

(D) mountain ranges

Questions 11-20

11. Where would this passage most likely befound? *

(A) In a syllabus ·

(B) In a college catalog

(C) In an undergraduate course

(D) In a graduate course

12. What is the purpose of the passage? *

(A) To inform

(B) To persuade

(C) To criticize

(D) To apologize

13. The word "prerequisites" in line 4 is closestin meaning to *

(A) courses required before enrolling

(B) courses needed for graduation

(C) courses that include additional charges

(D) courses that do not carry academic credit

14. The word "those" in line 6 refers to *

(A) graduate students

(B) graduate courses

(C) introductory courses

(D) course numbers

15. Which classification of students wouldbe eligible to enroll in
MechanicalEngineering 850? *

(A) A graduate student

(B) A part-time student

(C) A full-time student

(D) An undergraduate student

16. If an undergraduate student uses the number520 to register for an

accounting course,what number would a graduate student probably use to
register for the same course? *

(A) Accounting 520

(B) Accounting 620

(C) Accounting 720

(D) Accounting 820

17. How is a student who registers for eight credit hours classified? *

(A) Full-time student

(B) Graduate student

(C) Part-time student

(D) Non-degree student

18. Which of the following courses would not be included in the list of courses for
graduation? *

(A) English 90

(B) English 100

(C) English 300

(D) English 400

19. A graduate student may NOT *

(A) enroll in a course numbered 610

(B) register for only one one-hour course

(C) register for courses if he has an assistantship

(D) enroll in an introductory course

20. The phrase "under any circumstances" in lines 18 is closest in meaning to *

(A) without cause

(B) without permission

(C) without exception

(D ) without a good reason

Questions 21-30

21 . With what topic is the passage primarily concerned? *

(A) The Wyoming Territory

(B) The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments

(C) Abolitionists

(D) Women's suffrage

22. The word "ban" in line 3 most nearly means to *

(A) encourage

(B) publish
 (C) prohibit

(D) limit

23. The word "supported" in line 5 could best be replaced by *

(A) disregarded

(B) acknowledged

(C) contested

(D) promoted

24. According to the passage, why did women become active in politics? *

(A) To improve the conditions of life that existed at the time

(B) To support Elizabeth Cady Stanton for president

(C) To be elected to public office

(D) To amend the Declaration of Independence

25. The word "primarily" in line 9 is closest in meaning to *

(A) above all

(B) somewhat

(C) finally

(D) always
26. What had occurred shortly after the Civil War? *

(A) The Wyoming Territory was admitted to the Union.

(B) A women's suffrage bill was introduced in Congress.

(C) The eastern states resisted the end of the war.

(D) Black people were granted the right to vote.

27. The word "suffrage" in line 12 could best be replaced by which of the
following? *

(A) pain

(B) citizenship

(C) freedom from bondage

(D) the right to vote

28. What does the Nineteenth Amendment guarantee? *

(A) Voting rights for blacks

(B) Citizenship for blacks

(C) Voting rights for women

(0) Citizenship for women

29. The word "it" in line 16 refers to *

(A) bill

(B) Congress

(C) Nineteenth Amendment

(D) vote

30. When were women allowed to vote throughout the United States? *

(A) After 1866

(B) After 1870

(C) After 1878

(D) After 1920

Questions 31-40

31. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned? *

(A) Local research and harmful effects of fertilizer

(B) Advantages and disadvantages of liquid fertilizer

(C) A formula for the production of fertilizer

(D) Content, form, and effects of fertilizer

32. The word "essential" in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the
following? *

(A) limited

(B) preferred

(C) anticipated

(D) required

33. In the formula 3-6-4 *

(A) the content of nitrogen is greater than that of potash

(B) the content of potash is greater than that of phosphoric acid

(C) the content of phosphoric acid is less than that of nitrogen

(D) the content of nitrogen is less than that of phosphoric acid

34. Which of the following has the smallest percentage content in the formula 4-
8-2? *

(A) Nitrogen

(B) Phosphorus

(C) Acid

(D) Potash
35. What is the percentage of nitrogen in a 5-8-7 formula fertilizer? *

(A) 3 percent

(B) 5 percent

(C) 7 percent

(D) 8 percen

36. The word "designate" in line 8 could bereplaced by *

(A) modify

(B) specify

(C) limit

(D) increase

37. Which of the following statements about fertilizer is true? *

(A) Powders are more popular than ever.

(B) Solids are difficult to store.

(C) Liquids are increasing in popularity.

(D) Chemical granules are difficult to apply.

38. The word "these" in line 13 refers to *

(A) powders

(B) solids

(C) liquids

(D) fertilizer

39. The word "convenient" in line 14 is closest in meaning to *

(A) effective

(B) plentiful

(C) easy to use

(D) cheap to produce

40. What happens when too much fertilizer is used? *

(A) Local research teams provide recommendations.

(B) Algae in the water supplies begin to die.

(C) Animals and humans may become ill.

(D) Crops have no harmful effects.

Questions 41-50

41. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? *

(A) A History of New York City

(B) An Account of the Dutch Colonies

(C) A Biography of Peter Minuit

(D) The First Capital of the United States

42. What did the Indians receive in exchange for their island? *

(A) Sixty Dutch guilders

(B) $24.12 U.S.

(C) Goods and supplies

(D) Land in New Amsterdam

43. Where was New Amsterdam located? *

(A) In Holland

(8) In North America

(C) On the island of Manhattan

(D) In India

44. The word "heterogeneous" in line 8 could best be replaced by *

(A) liberal

(B) renowned

(C) diverse

(D) prosperous
45. Why were so many languages spoken in New Amsterdam? *

(A) The Dutch West India Company was owned by England.

(B) The Dutch West India Company allowed freedom of speech.

(C) The Dutch West India Company recruited settlers from many different countries in
Europe.

(D) The Indians who Jived there before the Dutch West India Company purchase
spoke many languages.

46. The word "formidable" in line 17 is closest in meaning to *

(A) powerful

(B) modern

(C) expensive

(D) unexpected

47. The name of New Amsterdam was changed *

(A) to avoid a war with England

(B) to honor the Duke of York

(C) to attract more English colonists from Connecticut and Massachusetts

(D) to encourage trade during the 1690s

48. The word "it" in line 21 refers to *

(A) Revolution

(B) New York City

(C) the island

(D) the first capital

49. Which city was the first capital of the new United States? *

(A) New Amsterdam

(B) New York

(C) Philadelphia

(D) Washington

50. On what date was Manhattan valued at $7 billion? *

(A) 1626

(B) 1726

(C) 1656

(D) 1926

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