ACT Diagnostic Test

About the Sea

The sea can appear to “glow” for a variety of reasons. 1) However, sometimes the meaning of glowing water is more ominous. 2) On the Pacific Coast of North America, it may mean that the sea is filled with a minute plant that contains a poison of strange and terrible 3) virulence, about four days after this minute plant comes to alter the coastal plankton, some of the fishes and shellfish in the vicinity become toxic. 4) This toxicity is because in the course of 5) their normal feeding habits, they have strained the poisonous plankton out of the water.

1. Which sentence most effectively guides the reader from the previous sentence to the one that follows?

About the Sea

The sea can appear to “glow” for a variety of reasons. 1) However, sometimes the meaning of glowing water is more ominous. 2) On the Pacific Coast of North America, it may mean that the sea is filled with a minute plant that contains a poison of strange and terrible 3) virulence, about four days after this minute plant comes to alter the coastal plankton, some of the fishes and shellfish in the vicinity become toxic. 4) This toxicity is because in the course of 5) their normal feeding habits, they have strained the poisonous plankton out of the water.

The sea can appear to “glow” for a variety of reasons. 1) However, sometimes the meaning of glowing water is more ominous. 2) On the Pacific Coast of North America, it may mean that the sea is filled with a minute plant that contains a poison of strange and terrible 3) virulence, about four days after this minute plant comes to alter the coastal plankton, some of the fishes and shellfish in the vicinity become toxic. 4) This toxicity is because in the course of 5) their normal feeding habits, they have strained the poisonous plankton out of the water.

About the Sea

The sea can appear to “glow” for a variety of reasons. 1) However, sometimes the meaning of glowing water is more ominous. 2) On the Pacific Coast of North America, it may mean that the sea is filled with a minute plant that contains a poison of strange and terrible 3) virulence, about four days after this minute plant comes to alter the coastal plankton, some of the fishes and shellfish in the vicinity become toxic. 4) This toxicity is because in the course of 5) their normal feeding habits, they have strained the poisonous plankton out of the water.

At this point the author is considering adding the following true statement right before the last sentence: “The fish and shellfish die soon after.” Should the author make this addition here?

About the Sea

The sea can appear to “glow” for a variety of reasons. 1) However, sometimes the meaning of glowing water is more ominous. 2) On the Pacific Coast of North America, it may mean that the sea is filled with a minute plant that contains a poison of strange and terrible 3) virulence, about four days after this minute plant comes to alter the coastal plankton, some of the fishes and shellfish in the vicinity become toxic. 4) This toxicity is because in the course of 5) their normal feeding habits, they have strained the poisonous plankton out of the water.

A store usually sells a certain item at a 40 percent profit. One week the store has a sale, during which the item is sold for 10 percent less than the usual price. During the sale, what is the percent profit the store makes on each of these items?

If it takes 16 faucets 10 hours to fill 8 tubs, how long will it take 12 faucets to fill 9 tubs?

Which of the following quantities is the largest?

If Kaitlin can seal 40 envelopes in one minute, and Tyler can do the same job in 80 seconds, how many minutes (to the nearest minute) will it take the two of them , working together, to seal 350 envelopes?

A 30 percent solution of barium chloride is mixed with 10 grams of water to form a 20 percent solution. How many grams were in the original solution?

What is the area of an equilateral triangle with a side of 1 inch?

A wheel travels 33 yards in 15 revolutions. What is its diameter (Assume ∏=22/7)

A container shaped like a rectangle sold with sides of 3 inches, 3 inches, and 11 inches. What is the approximate capacity, if 1 gallon equals 231 cubic inches? (1 gallon=120 fl. Ounces)

Which of the following lines is parallel to the line represented by 2y=8x+32

Solve the inequality. (x-5) (2X+4)≥0

How many degrees are in an angle that is its own supplement?

If a central angle of 45 degrees intersects an arc 6 inches long on the circumference of a circle, what is the radius of the circle?

The three angles of ABC are in the ratio of 1:2:6. How many degrees are in the largest angle?

If n is the first of five consecutive odd numbers, what is their average?

What is the next term in the following series: 8, 3, 10, 9, 12, 27?

How many elements are there in the set of even integers between 2 and 10 inclusive?

Read the following passage and answer the question below.

The old Middle West is gone. However, it still lives in song and story. Give most

children the choice of visiting Valley Forge or Dodge City…Dodge City wins. It is more

glamorous in their imagination than Valley Forge.

The old Middle West developed a strong, compassionate people out of the

(5) hardships and suffering of the destructive blizzards of earlier generations—“northers”

that swept over it with white clouds of blinding snow and ice—and southern winds that

brought the black blizzards of dust storms.

The Middle West is realistic about the nation’s domestic and international affairs.

It views both with intense interest and anxiety, for it knows that—although stubborn

(10)resistance to change can lead to catastrophe—change often does have unseen

ramifications.

This caution is still present—especially on major political questions—in the

modern Middle West and is its particular contribution to our national relationships.

I think the Middle West’s strength is in its cautious approach to the day of

(15)reckoning in our complex industrial structure and what should be put forward for its

solution. The solution will take time, for slapdash approaches never work.

It took thirty years for our great country to recover from the upheaval of the Civil

War. It took thirty years for our country to discard the Democratic policy that the way to

settle economic troubles was with fiat money.  It made inflation the prime issue in 1936.

(20)It still is.

Our era has seen some fifty years of war and international tension piled on top

of World War I and enormous industrial development.

The new West is more worldly minded than the old Middle West was, and, in

general, is a balance between the East Coast—with alignment toward Europe and the

(25)Atlantic countries—and the West Coast—with its interests in Asian affairs.

There is still a noticeable difference between the atmosphere in the Middle West

and that of the Eastern states. It is more free and easy. There are not as many old

families with local supremacy. The East’s “money power”—as the old Middle West

called it—is now the “Establishment.”

(30)   The parallel factor is the desire on the part of many heads of families in the many

lines of activity to change from the tensions and insecurity of life in the big cities to the

pleasure and comfort that come from the security of living in smaller towns. In the

Middle West, it has increasingly taken the form of people remaining in the smaller cities

and giving them new life and intelligence.  This has strengthened smaller communities

(35)and offset the flow of Middle Westerners to the big cities. There are, however, signs

that cities in general are no longer content to be corrupt. There is a pragmatic

awakening that can mean a new leadership—with a growing understanding of their

problems and responsibilities. This newly awakened urban leadership, joining the

Midwest and small city leadership in the quest for stability, may just possibly be the

(40)salvation of the big cities.

That is a reversal of the trend that started some years ago that seemed to

threaten the stagnation of the Middle West by the tide of migration to the big

metropolitan areas.

The Jews are almost the only people in America today—or, in the world for that

(45)matter—that, during Passover, recall to the memory of the present generation their

tremendous racial achievements, their leadership, and their heroes of long ago.

On the other hand, the freedom of communications—the easy movement of the

Americans around their great country—and the ease of changing occupations are

remarkable in the United States. All contribute to the breaking down of ethnic and

(50)religious group prejudices.

Possibly one reason we have so much difficulty in resolving our problems of a

complex society is that we have tended to lose not only a sense of national identity, but

a sense of pride in and a strong feeling for the special qualities of our local area.

What Americans must find is a way to square their diversification, and the

(55)freedom upon which it is based, with the older sense of identity and stability. Perhaps

the contemporary Middle West offers the answer in its freer acceptance of people as

they are, and as they are capable of becoming—a surviving characteristic of mutual

helpfulness, willingness to accept change—not for change’s sake, but on its merits.

The author would agree that the “old Middle West” remains

Read the following passage and answer the question below.

The old Middle West is gone. However, it still lives in song and story. Give most

children the choice of visiting Valley Forge or Dodge City…Dodge City wins. It is more

glamorous in their imagination than Valley Forge.

The old Middle West developed a strong, compassionate people out of the

(5) hardships and suffering of the destructive blizzards of earlier generations—“northers”

that swept over it with white clouds of blinding snow and ice—and southern winds that

brought the black blizzards of dust storms.

The Middle West is realistic about the nation’s domestic and international affairs.

It views both with intense interest and anxiety, for it knows that—although stubborn

(10)resistance to change can lead to catastrophe—change often does have unseen

ramifications.

This caution is still present—especially on major political questions—in the

modern Middle West and is its particular contribution to our national relationships.

I think the Middle West’s strength is in its cautious approach to the day of

(15)reckoning in our complex industrial structure and what should be put forward for its

solution. The solution will take time, for slapdash approaches never work.

It took thirty years for our great country to recover from the upheaval of the Civil

War. It took thirty years for our country to discard the Democratic policy that the way to

settle economic troubles was with fiat money.  It made inflation the prime issue in 1936.

(20)It still is.

Our era has seen some fifty years of war and international tension piled on top

of World War I and enormous industrial development.

The new West is more worldly minded than the old Middle West was, and, in

general, is a balance between the East Coast—with alignment toward Europe and the

(25)Atlantic countries—and the West Coast—with its interests in Asian affairs.

There is still a noticeable difference between the atmosphere in the Middle West

and that of the Eastern states. It is more free and easy. There are not as many old

families with local supremacy. The East’s “money power”—as the old Middle West

called it—is now the “Establishment.”

(30)   The parallel factor is the desire on the part of many heads of families in the many

lines of activity to change from the tensions and insecurity of life in the big cities to the

pleasure and comfort that come from the security of living in smaller towns. In the

Middle West, it has increasingly taken the form of people remaining in the smaller cities

and giving them new life and intelligence.  This has strengthened smaller communities

(35)and offset the flow of Middle Westerners to the big cities. There are, however, signs

that cities in general are no longer content to be corrupt. There is a pragmatic

awakening that can mean a new leadership—with a growing understanding of their

problems and responsibilities. This newly awakened urban leadership, joining the

Midwest and small city leadership in the quest for stability, may just possibly be the

(40)salvation of the big cities.

That is a reversal of the trend that started some years ago that seemed to

threaten the stagnation of the Middle West by the tide of migration to the big

metropolitan areas.

The Jews are almost the only people in America today—or, in the world for that

(45)matter—that, during Passover, recall to the memory of the present generation their

tremendous racial achievements, their leadership, and their heroes of long ago.

On the other hand, the freedom of communications—the easy movement of the

Americans around their great country—and the ease of changing occupations are

remarkable in the United States. All contribute to the breaking down of ethnic and

(50)religious group prejudices.

Possibly one reason we have so much difficulty in resolving our problems of a

complex society is that we have tended to lose not only a sense of national identity, but

a sense of pride in and a strong feeling for the special qualities of our local area.

What Americans must find is a way to square their diversification, and the

(55)freedom upon which it is based, with the older sense of identity and stability. Perhaps

the contemporary Middle West offers the answer in its freer acceptance of people as

they are, and as they are capable of becoming—a surviving characteristic of mutual

helpfulness, willingness to accept change—not for change’s sake, but on its merits.

The author feels that the strength of the Middle West lies in its

Read the following passage and answer the question below.

The old Middle West is gone. However, it still lives in song and story. Give most

children the choice of visiting Valley Forge or Dodge City…Dodge City wins. It is more

glamorous in their imagination than Valley Forge.

The old Middle West developed a strong, compassionate people out of the

(5) hardships and suffering of the destructive blizzards of earlier generations—“northers”

that swept over it with white clouds of blinding snow and ice—and southern winds that

brought the black blizzards of dust storms.

The Middle West is realistic about the nation’s domestic and international affairs.

It views both with intense interest and anxiety, for it knows that—although stubborn

(10)resistance to change can lead to catastrophe—change often does have unseen

ramifications.

This caution is still present—especially on major political questions—in the

modern Middle West and is its particular contribution to our national relationships.

I think the Middle West’s strength is in its cautious approach to the day of

(15)reckoning in our complex industrial structure and what should be put forward for its

solution. The solution will take time, for slapdash approaches never work.

It took thirty years for our great country to recover from the upheaval of the Civil

War. It took thirty years for our country to discard the Democratic policy that the way to

settle economic troubles was with fiat money.  It made inflation the prime issue in 1936.

(20)It still is.

Our era has seen some fifty years of war and international tension piled on top

of World War I and enormous industrial development.

The new West is more worldly minded than the old Middle West was, and, in

general, is a balance between the East Coast—with alignment toward Europe and the

(25)Atlantic countries—and the West Coast—with its interests in Asian affairs.

There is still a noticeable difference between the atmosphere in the Middle West

and that of the Eastern states. It is more free and easy. There are not as many old

families with local supremacy. The East’s “money power”—as the old Middle West

called it—is now the “Establishment.”

(30)   The parallel factor is the desire on the part of many heads of families in the many

lines of activity to change from the tensions and insecurity of life in the big cities to the

pleasure and comfort that come from the security of living in smaller towns. In the

Middle West, it has increasingly taken the form of people remaining in the smaller cities

and giving them new life and intelligence.  This has strengthened smaller communities

(35)and offset the flow of Middle Westerners to the big cities. There are, however, signs

that cities in general are no longer content to be corrupt. There is a pragmatic

awakening that can mean a new leadership—with a growing understanding of their

problems and responsibilities. This newly awakened urban leadership, joining the

Midwest and small city leadership in the quest for stability, may just possibly be the

(40)salvation of the big cities.

That is a reversal of the trend that started some years ago that seemed to

threaten the stagnation of the Middle West by the tide of migration to the big

metropolitan areas.

The Jews are almost the only people in America today—or, in the world for that

(45)matter—that, during Passover, recall to the memory of the present generation their

tremendous racial achievements, their leadership, and their heroes of long ago.

On the other hand, the freedom of communications—the easy movement of the

Americans around their great country—and the ease of changing occupations are

remarkable in the United States. All contribute to the breaking down of ethnic and

(50)religious group prejudices.

Possibly one reason we have so much difficulty in resolving our problems of a

complex society is that we have tended to lose not only a sense of national identity, but

a sense of pride in and a strong feeling for the special qualities of our local area.

What Americans must find is a way to square their diversification, and the

(55)freedom upon which it is based, with the older sense of identity and stability. Perhaps

the contemporary Middle West offers the answer in its freer acceptance of people as

they are, and as they are capable of becoming—a surviving characteristic of mutual

helpfulness, willingness to accept change—not for change’s sake, but on its merits.

According to the passage, the strong, compassionate character of the people of the old Middle West was formed by

Read the following passage and answer the question below.

The old Middle West is gone. However, it still lives in song and story. Give most

children the choice of visiting Valley Forge or Dodge City…Dodge City wins. It is more

glamorous in their imagination than Valley Forge.

The old Middle West developed a strong, compassionate people out of the

(5) hardships and suffering of the destructive blizzards of earlier generations—“northers”

that swept over it with white clouds of blinding snow and ice—and southern winds that

brought the black blizzards of dust storms.

The Middle West is realistic about the nation’s domestic and international affairs.

It views both with intense interest and anxiety, for it knows that—although stubborn

(10)resistance to change can lead to catastrophe—change often does have unseen

ramifications.

This caution is still present—especially on major political questions—in the

modern Middle West and is its particular contribution to our national relationships.

I think the Middle West’s strength is in its cautious approach to the day of

(15)reckoning in our complex industrial structure and what should be put forward for its

solution. The solution will take time, for slapdash approaches never work.

It took thirty years for our great country to recover from the upheaval of the Civil

War. It took thirty years for our country to discard the Democratic policy that the way to

settle economic troubles was with fiat money.  It made inflation the prime issue in 1936.

(20)It still is.

Our era has seen some fifty years of war and international tension piled on top

of World War I and enormous industrial development.

The new West is more worldly minded than the old Middle West was, and, in

general, is a balance between the East Coast—with alignment toward Europe and the

(25)Atlantic countries—and the West Coast—with its interests in Asian affairs.

There is still a noticeable difference between the atmosphere in the Middle West

and that of the Eastern states. It is more free and easy. There are not as many old

families with local supremacy. The East’s “money power”—as the old Middle West

called it—is now the “Establishment.”

(30)   The parallel factor is the desire on the part of many heads of families in the many

lines of activity to change from the tensions and insecurity of life in the big cities to the

pleasure and comfort that come from the security of living in smaller towns. In the

Middle West, it has increasingly taken the form of people remaining in the smaller cities

and giving them new life and intelligence.  This has strengthened smaller communities

(35)and offset the flow of Middle Westerners to the big cities. There are, however, signs

that cities in general are no longer content to be corrupt. There is a pragmatic

awakening that can mean a new leadership—with a growing understanding of their

problems and responsibilities. This newly awakened urban leadership, joining the

Midwest and small city leadership in the quest for stability, may just possibly be the

(40)salvation of the big cities.

That is a reversal of the trend that started some years ago that seemed to

threaten the stagnation of the Middle West by the tide of migration to the big

metropolitan areas.

The Jews are almost the only people in America today—or, in the world for that

(45)matter—that, during Passover, recall to the memory of the present generation their

tremendous racial achievements, their leadership, and their heroes of long ago.

On the other hand, the freedom of communications—the easy movement of the

Americans around their great country—and the ease of changing occupations are

remarkable in the United States. All contribute to the breaking down of ethnic and

(50)religious group prejudices.

Possibly one reason we have so much difficulty in resolving our problems of a

complex society is that we have tended to lose not only a sense of national identity, but

a sense of pride in and a strong feeling for the special qualities of our local area.

What Americans must find is a way to square their diversification, and the

(55)freedom upon which it is based, with the older sense of identity and stability. Perhaps

the contemporary Middle West offers the answer in its freer acceptance of people as

they are, and as they are capable of becoming—a surviving characteristic of mutual

helpfulness, willingness to accept change—not for change’s sake, but on its merits.

A current trend that the author finds encouraging is

Read the following passage and answer the question below.

The old Middle West is gone. However, it still lives in song and story. Give most

children the choice of visiting Valley Forge or Dodge City…Dodge City wins. It is more

glamorous in their imagination than Valley Forge.

The old Middle West developed a strong, compassionate people out of the

(5) hardships and suffering of the destructive blizzards of earlier generations—“northers”

that swept over it with white clouds of blinding snow and ice—and southern winds that

brought the black blizzards of dust storms.

The Middle West is realistic about the nation’s domestic and international affairs.

It views both with intense interest and anxiety, for it knows that—although stubborn

(10)resistance to change can lead to catastrophe—change often does have unseen

ramifications.

This caution is still present—especially on major political questions—in the

modern Middle West and is its particular contribution to our national relationships.

I think the Middle West’s strength is in its cautious approach to the day of

(15)reckoning in our complex industrial structure and what should be put forward for its

solution. The solution will take time, for slapdash approaches never work.

It took thirty years for our great country to recover from the upheaval of the Civil

War. It took thirty years for our country to discard the Democratic policy that the way to

settle economic troubles was with fiat money.  It made inflation the prime issue in 1936.

(20)It still is.

Our era has seen some fifty years of war and international tension piled on top

of World War I and enormous industrial development.

The new West is more worldly minded than the old Middle West was, and, in

general, is a balance between the East Coast—with alignment toward Europe and the

(25)Atlantic countries—and the West Coast—with its interests in Asian affairs.

There is still a noticeable difference between the atmosphere in the Middle West

and that of the Eastern states. It is more free and easy. There are not as many old

families with local supremacy. The East’s “money power”—as the old Middle West

called it—is now the “Establishment.”

(30)   The parallel factor is the desire on the part of many heads of families in the many

lines of activity to change from the tensions and insecurity of life in the big cities to the

pleasure and comfort that come from the security of living in smaller towns. In the

Middle West, it has increasingly taken the form of people remaining in the smaller cities

and giving them new life and intelligence.  This has strengthened smaller communities

(35)and offset the flow of Middle Westerners to the big cities. There are, however, signs

that cities in general are no longer content to be corrupt. There is a pragmatic

awakening that can mean a new leadership—with a growing understanding of their

problems and responsibilities. This newly awakened urban leadership, joining the

Midwest and small city leadership in the quest for stability, may just possibly be the

(40)salvation of the big cities.

That is a reversal of the trend that started some years ago that seemed to

threaten the stagnation of the Middle West by the tide of migration to the big

metropolitan areas.

The Jews are almost the only people in America today—or, in the world for that

(45)matter—that, during Passover, recall to the memory of the present generation their

tremendous racial achievements, their leadership, and their heroes of long ago.

On the other hand, the freedom of communications—the easy movement of the

Americans around their great country—and the ease of changing occupations are

remarkable in the United States. All contribute to the breaking down of ethnic and

(50)religious group prejudices.

Possibly one reason we have so much difficulty in resolving our problems of a

complex society is that we have tended to lose not only a sense of national identity, but

a sense of pride in and a strong feeling for the special qualities of our local area.

What Americans must find is a way to square their diversification, and the

(55)freedom upon which it is based, with the older sense of identity and stability. Perhaps

the contemporary Middle West offers the answer in its freer acceptance of people as

they are, and as they are capable of becoming—a surviving characteristic of mutual

helpfulness, willingness to accept change—not for change’s sake, but on its merits.

In the context of the passage, the word “pragmatic” means

Read the following passage and answer the question below.

The old Middle West is gone. However, it still lives in song and story. Give most

children the choice of visiting Valley Forge or Dodge City…Dodge City wins. It is more

glamorous in their imagination than Valley Forge.

The old Middle West developed a strong, compassionate people out of the

(5) hardships and suffering of the destructive blizzards of earlier generations—“northers”

that swept over it with white clouds of blinding snow and ice—and southern winds that

brought the black blizzards of dust storms.

The Middle West is realistic about the nation’s domestic and international affairs.

It views both with intense interest and anxiety, for it knows that—although stubborn

(10)resistance to change can lead to catastrophe—change often does have unseen

ramifications.

This caution is still present—especially on major political questions—in the

modern Middle West and is its particular contribution to our national relationships.

I think the Middle West’s strength is in its cautious approach to the day of

(15)reckoning in our complex industrial structure and what should be put forward for its

solution. The solution will take time, for slapdash approaches never work.

It took thirty years for our great country to recover from the upheaval of the Civil

War. It took thirty years for our country to discard the Democratic policy that the way to

settle economic troubles was with fiat money.  It made inflation the prime issue in 1936.

(20)It still is.

Our era has seen some fifty years of war and international tension piled on top

of World War I and enormous industrial development.

The new West is more worldly minded than the old Middle West was, and, in

general, is a balance between the East Coast—with alignment toward Europe and the

(25)Atlantic countries—and the West Coast—with its interests in Asian affairs.

There is still a noticeable difference between the atmosphere in the Middle West

and that of the Eastern states. It is more free and easy. There are not as many old

families with local supremacy. The East’s “money power”—as the old Middle West

called it—is now the “Establishment.”

(30)   The parallel factor is the desire on the part of many heads of families in the many

lines of activity to change from the tensions and insecurity of life in the big cities to the

pleasure and comfort that come from the security of living in smaller towns. In the

Middle West, it has increasingly taken the form of people remaining in the smaller cities

and giving them new life and intelligence.  This has strengthened smaller communities

(35)and offset the flow of Middle Westerners to the big cities. There are, however, signs

that cities in general are no longer content to be corrupt. There is a pragmatic

awakening that can mean a new leadership—with a growing understanding of their

problems and responsibilities. This newly awakened urban leadership, joining the

Midwest and small city leadership in the quest for stability, may just possibly be the

(40)salvation of the big cities.

That is a reversal of the trend that started some years ago that seemed to

threaten the stagnation of the Middle West by the tide of migration to the big

metropolitan areas.

The Jews are almost the only people in America today—or, in the world for that

(45)matter—that, during Passover, recall to the memory of the present generation their

tremendous racial achievements, their leadership, and their heroes of long ago.

On the other hand, the freedom of communications—the easy movement of the

Americans around their great country—and the ease of changing occupations are

remarkable in the United States. All contribute to the breaking down of ethnic and

(50)religious group prejudices.

Possibly one reason we have so much difficulty in resolving our problems of a

complex society is that we have tended to lose not only a sense of national identity, but

a sense of pride in and a strong feeling for the special qualities of our local area.

What Americans must find is a way to square their diversification, and the

(55)freedom upon which it is based, with the older sense of identity and stability. Perhaps

the contemporary Middle West offers the answer in its freer acceptance of people as

they are, and as they are capable of becoming—a surviving characteristic of mutual

helpfulness, willingness to accept change—not for change’s sake, but on its merits.

The author feels that we have had trouble in solving the problem of a complex society because

Read the following passage and answer the question below.

The old Middle West is gone. However, it still lives in song and story. Give most

children the choice of visiting Valley Forge or Dodge City…Dodge City wins. It is more

glamorous in their imagination than Valley Forge.

The old Middle West developed a strong, compassionate people out of the

(5) hardships and suffering of the destructive blizzards of earlier generations—“northers”

that swept over it with white clouds of blinding snow and ice—and southern winds that

brought the black blizzards of dust storms.

The Middle West is realistic about the nation’s domestic and international affairs.

It views both with intense interest and anxiety, for it knows that—although stubborn

(10)resistance to change can lead to catastrophe—change often does have unseen

ramifications.

This caution is still present—especially on major political questions—in the

modern Middle West and is its particular contribution to our national relationships.

I think the Middle West’s strength is in its cautious approach to the day of

(15)reckoning in our complex industrial structure and what should be put forward for its

solution. The solution will take time, for slapdash approaches never work.

It took thirty years for our great country to recover from the upheaval of the Civil

War. It took thirty years for our country to discard the Democratic policy that the way to

settle economic troubles was with fiat money.  It made inflation the prime issue in 1936.

(20)It still is.

Our era has seen some fifty years of war and international tension piled on top

of World War I and enormous industrial development.

The new West is more worldly minded than the old Middle West was, and, in

general, is a balance between the East Coast—with alignment toward Europe and the

(25)Atlantic countries—and the West Coast—with its interests in Asian affairs.

There is still a noticeable difference between the atmosphere in the Middle West

and that of the Eastern states. It is more free and easy. There are not as many old

families with local supremacy. The East’s “money power”—as the old Middle West

called it—is now the “Establishment.”

(30)   The parallel factor is the desire on the part of many heads of families in the many

lines of activity to change from the tensions and insecurity of life in the big cities to the

pleasure and comfort that come from the security of living in smaller towns. In the

Middle West, it has increasingly taken the form of people remaining in the smaller cities

and giving them new life and intelligence.  This has strengthened smaller communities

(35)and offset the flow of Middle Westerners to the big cities. There are, however, signs

that cities in general are no longer content to be corrupt. There is a pragmatic

awakening that can mean a new leadership—with a growing understanding of their

problems and responsibilities. This newly awakened urban leadership, joining the

Midwest and small city leadership in the quest for stability, may just possibly be the

(40)salvation of the big cities.

That is a reversal of the trend that started some years ago that seemed to

threaten the stagnation of the Middle West by the tide of migration to the big

metropolitan areas.

The Jews are almost the only people in America today—or, in the world for that

(45)matter—that, during Passover, recall to the memory of the present generation their

tremendous racial achievements, their leadership, and their heroes of long ago.

On the other hand, the freedom of communications—the easy movement of the

Americans around their great country—and the ease of changing occupations are

remarkable in the United States. All contribute to the breaking down of ethnic and

(50)religious group prejudices.

Possibly one reason we have so much difficulty in resolving our problems of a

complex society is that we have tended to lose not only a sense of national identity, but

a sense of pride in and a strong feeling for the special qualities of our local area.

What Americans must find is a way to square their diversification, and the

(55)freedom upon which it is based, with the older sense of identity and stability. Perhaps

the contemporary Middle West offers the answer in its freer acceptance of people as

they are, and as they are capable of becoming—a surviving characteristic of mutual

helpfulness, willingness to accept change—not for change’s sake, but on its merits.

It can be inferred that the author is

Read the following passage and answer the question below.

The old Middle West is gone. However, it still lives in song and story. Give most

children the choice of visiting Valley Forge or Dodge City…Dodge City wins. It is more

glamorous in their imagination than Valley Forge.

The old Middle West developed a strong, compassionate people out of the

(5) hardships and suffering of the destructive blizzards of earlier generations—“northers”

that swept over it with white clouds of blinding snow and ice—and southern winds that

brought the black blizzards of dust storms.

The Middle West is realistic about the nation’s domestic and international affairs.

It views both with intense interest and anxiety, for it knows that—although stubborn

(10)resistance to change can lead to catastrophe—change often does have unseen

ramifications.

This caution is still present—especially on major political questions—in the

modern Middle West and is its particular contribution to our national relationships.

I think the Middle West’s strength is in its cautious approach to the day of

(15)reckoning in our complex industrial structure and what should be put forward for its

solution. The solution will take time, for slapdash approaches never work.

It took thirty years for our great country to recover from the upheaval of the Civil

War. It took thirty years for our country to discard the Democratic policy that the way to

settle economic troubles was with fiat money.  It made inflation the prime issue in 1936.

(20)It still is.

Our era has seen some fifty years of war and international tension piled on top

of World War I and enormous industrial development.

The new West is more worldly minded than the old Middle West was, and, in

general, is a balance between the East Coast—with alignment toward Europe and the

(25)Atlantic countries—and the West Coast—with its interests in Asian affairs.

There is still a noticeable difference between the atmosphere in the Middle West

and that of the Eastern states. It is more free and easy. There are not as many old

families with local supremacy. The East’s “money power”—as the old Middle West

called it—is now the “Establishment.”

(30)   The parallel factor is the desire on the part of many heads of families in the many

lines of activity to change from the tensions and insecurity of life in the big cities to the

pleasure and comfort that come from the security of living in smaller towns. In the

Middle West, it has increasingly taken the form of people remaining in the smaller cities

and giving them new life and intelligence.  This has strengthened smaller communities

(35)and offset the flow of Middle Westerners to the big cities. There are, however, signs

that cities in general are no longer content to be corrupt. There is a pragmatic

awakening that can mean a new leadership—with a growing understanding of their

problems and responsibilities. This newly awakened urban leadership, joining the

Midwest and small city leadership in the quest for stability, may just possibly be the

(40)salvation of the big cities.

That is a reversal of the trend that started some years ago that seemed to

threaten the stagnation of the Middle West by the tide of migration to the big

metropolitan areas.

The Jews are almost the only people in America today—or, in the world for that

(45)matter—that, during Passover, recall to the memory of the present generation their

tremendous racial achievements, their leadership, and their heroes of long ago.

On the other hand, the freedom of communications—the easy movement of the

Americans around their great country—and the ease of changing occupations are

remarkable in the United States. All contribute to the breaking down of ethnic and

(50)religious group prejudices.

Possibly one reason we have so much difficulty in resolving our problems of a

complex society is that we have tended to lose not only a sense of national identity, but

a sense of pride in and a strong feeling for the special qualities of our local area.

What Americans must find is a way to square their diversification, and the

(55)freedom upon which it is based, with the older sense of identity and stability. Perhaps

the contemporary Middle West offers the answer in its freer acceptance of people as

they are, and as they are capable of becoming—a surviving characteristic of mutual

helpfulness, willingness to accept change—not for change’s sake, but on its merits.

The word diversification in line 54 refers to

Read the following passage and answer the question below.

The old Middle West is gone. However, it still lives in song and story. Give most

children the choice of visiting Valley Forge or Dodge City…Dodge City wins. It is more

glamorous in their imagination than Valley Forge.

The old Middle West developed a strong, compassionate people out of the

(5) hardships and suffering of the destructive blizzards of earlier generations—“northers”

that swept over it with white clouds of blinding snow and ice—and southern winds that

brought the black blizzards of dust storms.

The Middle West is realistic about the nation’s domestic and international affairs.

It views both with intense interest and anxiety, for it knows that—although stubborn

(10)resistance to change can lead to catastrophe—change often does have unseen

ramifications.

This caution is still present—especially on major political questions—in the

modern Middle West and is its particular contribution to our national relationships.

I think the Middle West’s strength is in its cautious approach to the day of

(15)reckoning in our complex industrial structure and what should be put forward for its

solution. The solution will take time, for slapdash approaches never work.

It took thirty years for our great country to recover from the upheaval of the Civil

War. It took thirty years for our country to discard the Democratic policy that the way to

settle economic troubles was with fiat money.  It made inflation the prime issue in 1936.

(20)It still is.

Our era has seen some fifty years of war and international tension piled on top

of World War I and enormous industrial development.

The new West is more worldly minded than the old Middle West was, and, in

general, is a balance between the East Coast—with alignment toward Europe and the

(25)Atlantic countries—and the West Coast—with its interests in Asian affairs.

There is still a noticeable difference between the atmosphere in the Middle West

and that of the Eastern states. It is more free and easy. There are not as many old

families with local supremacy. The East’s “money power”—as the old Middle West

called it—is now the “Establishment.”

(30)   The parallel factor is the desire on the part of many heads of families in the many

lines of activity to change from the tensions and insecurity of life in the big cities to the

pleasure and comfort that come from the security of living in smaller towns. In the

Middle West, it has increasingly taken the form of people remaining in the smaller cities

and giving them new life and intelligence.  This has strengthened smaller communities

(35)and offset the flow of Middle Westerners to the big cities. There are, however, signs

that cities in general are no longer content to be corrupt. There is a pragmatic

awakening that can mean a new leadership—with a growing understanding of their

problems and responsibilities. This newly awakened urban leadership, joining the

Midwest and small city leadership in the quest for stability, may just possibly be the

(40)salvation of the big cities.

That is a reversal of the trend that started some years ago that seemed to

threaten the stagnation of the Middle West by the tide of migration to the big

metropolitan areas.

The Jews are almost the only people in America today—or, in the world for that

(45)matter—that, during Passover, recall to the memory of the present generation their

tremendous racial achievements, their leadership, and their heroes of long ago.

On the other hand, the freedom of communications—the easy movement of the

Americans around their great country—and the ease of changing occupations are

remarkable in the United States. All contribute to the breaking down of ethnic and

(50)religious group prejudices.

Possibly one reason we have so much difficulty in resolving our problems of a

complex society is that we have tended to lose not only a sense of national identity, but

a sense of pride in and a strong feeling for the special qualities of our local area.

What Americans must find is a way to square their diversification, and the

(55)freedom upon which it is based, with the older sense of identity and stability. Perhaps

the contemporary Middle West offers the answer in its freer acceptance of people as

they are, and as they are capable of becoming—a surviving characteristic of mutual

helpfulness, willingness to accept change—not for change’s sake, but on its merits.

The author states that the following have been factors leading to the breakdown of ethnic and religious prejudices

I. Ease of communications
II. Increased education at school and on the job
III. Ease of changing occupations

Read the following passage and answer the question below.

The old Middle West is gone. However, it still lives in song and story. Give most

children the choice of visiting Valley Forge or Dodge City…Dodge City wins. It is more

glamorous in their imagination than Valley Forge.

The old Middle West developed a strong, compassionate people out of the

(5) hardships and suffering of the destructive blizzards of earlier generations—“northers”

that swept over it with white clouds of blinding snow and ice—and southern winds that

brought the black blizzards of dust storms.

The Middle West is realistic about the nation’s domestic and international affairs.

It views both with intense interest and anxiety, for it knows that—although stubborn

(10)resistance to change can lead to catastrophe—change often does have unseen

ramifications.

This caution is still present—especially on major political questions—in the

modern Middle West and is its particular contribution to our national relationships.

I think the Middle West’s strength is in its cautious approach to the day of

(15)reckoning in our complex industrial structure and what should be put forward for its

solution. The solution will take time, for slapdash approaches never work.

It took thirty years for our great country to recover from the upheaval of the Civil

War. It took thirty years for our country to discard the Democratic policy that the way to

settle economic troubles was with fiat money.  It made inflation the prime issue in 1936.

(20)It still is.

Our era has seen some fifty years of war and international tension piled on top

of World War I and enormous industrial development.

The new West is more worldly minded than the old Middle West was, and, in

general, is a balance between the East Coast—with alignment toward Europe and the

(25)Atlantic countries—and the West Coast—with its interests in Asian affairs.

There is still a noticeable difference between the atmosphere in the Middle West

and that of the Eastern states. It is more free and easy. There are not as many old

families with local supremacy. The East’s “money power”—as the old Middle West

called it—is now the “Establishment.”

(30)   The parallel factor is the desire on the part of many heads of families in the many

lines of activity to change from the tensions and insecurity of life in the big cities to the

pleasure and comfort that come from the security of living in smaller towns. In the

Middle West, it has increasingly taken the form of people remaining in the smaller cities

and giving them new life and intelligence.  This has strengthened smaller communities

(35)and offset the flow of Middle Westerners to the big cities. There are, however, signs

that cities in general are no longer content to be corrupt. There is a pragmatic

awakening that can mean a new leadership—with a growing understanding of their

problems and responsibilities. This newly awakened urban leadership, joining the

Midwest and small city leadership in the quest for stability, may just possibly be the

(40)salvation of the big cities.

That is a reversal of the trend that started some years ago that seemed to

threaten the stagnation of the Middle West by the tide of migration to the big

metropolitan areas.

The Jews are almost the only people in America today—or, in the world for that

(45)matter—that, during Passover, recall to the memory of the present generation their

tremendous racial achievements, their leadership, and their heroes of long ago.

On the other hand, the freedom of communications—the easy movement of the

Americans around their great country—and the ease of changing occupations are

remarkable in the United States. All contribute to the breaking down of ethnic and

(50)religious group prejudices.

Possibly one reason we have so much difficulty in resolving our problems of a

complex society is that we have tended to lose not only a sense of national identity, but

a sense of pride in and a strong feeling for the special qualities of our local area.

What Americans must find is a way to square their diversification, and the

(55)freedom upon which it is based, with the older sense of identity and stability. Perhaps

the contemporary Middle West offers the answer in its freer acceptance of people as

they are, and as they are capable of becoming—a surviving characteristic of mutual

helpfulness, willingness to accept change—not for change’s sake, but on its merits.

The author interprets the trend of the Middle Westerners staying in or relocating to small towns as

The relationship between the temperature and volume of a gas was studied while the pressure remained constant. A sample of helium gas was placed in a balloon, which provided an approximately constant pressure, and the volume of the gas could be measured by calculating the volume of the balloon. Several experiments were performed.

Experiment 1

In the first experiment, the sample was held at a constant pressure of 1 atmosphere, while the temperature was raised in 10-Kelvin intervals.  The volume was measured after seven minutes of equilibrium time to allow the sample to reach a steady temperature.

Experiment 2

The first experiment was repeated, but this time the sample of helium was held at a constant pressure of 2 atmospheres.

How is the design of Experiment 2 different from Experiment 1?

Two nineteenth-century scientists named Jacques Charles and Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac discovered that as temperature of any confined gas increases (with the number of molecules and the pressure held constant), the volume increases. The best way to verify these results would be to repeat Experiment 1 using

If Experiment 1 is continued and the temperature is raised to 360 Kelvin, the gas would be expected to occupy a volume of approximately

Which of the following statements best explains why the volume of the gas increases when the temperature is raised from 300 Kelvin to 340 Kelvin in Experiment 2?

Suppose the Experiment 1 were repeated with a starting temperature of 600 Kelvin. What would you expect to happen to the initial volume of the sample?