PRACTICE TEST 2—PART 1
1. Part 1—Verbal
RUQTS. The Topic Sentence tells us that the paragraph is about the wimple. You’d expect more detail describing the wimple
next, and sentence R provides this. This linking phrase “this design” in U provides the transition to the introduction of the
wimple into European fashion. Q then specifically describes how this happened. T expands on this topic by contrasting
European and Muslim types of headdress. Finally, sentence S wraps up by describing the wimple’s demise in the 14th
century.
1.
STUQR. Erikkson’s reputed discovery of America is the topic of this paragraph. S must follow the Topic Sentence because it
is the only time that Leif Erikkson’s full name is used. “...the age” in T refers to “1000 CE” in S and, therefore, must follow S.
Then just follow the sequence from voyage to landing to naming the continent—UQR wraps up the paragraph.
2.
RUQTS. R follows the Topic Sentence. The clue “nonetheless” expresses the unexpected connection between movies made
“as recently as ten years ago” and those made “in the era of the silent film.” U comes next, adding quotation marks to the
word “silent” to indicate that the term was not entirely accurate. Q is next, with the clue “in addition” leading into a second
statement about old movies. The “exciting new element” in Q is referred to as “This innovation” in T; therefore, T must
follow Q. S is the final sentence, with the word “thus” leading to a conclusive statement.
3.
TQUSR. T provides an example of a “breakthrough in science”—a revolution in the field of medicine. Q provides an
example of a specific war in which this occurred—World War I. U and S describe the nature of the medical advance, and R
wraps up with a reminder that other scientific advances have resulted from other wars.
4.
STQRU. The linking phrase “for example” connects S to the Topic Sentence. “They” in T refers back to “fans” in S.
“Nevertheless” in Q provides contrast and introduces ancient Greece, which then leads us to R and more information about
chromaticism in ancient Greek music. U wraps up with a conclusion.
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E
It would be great if there were two sentences that differed only in whether or not they included “guitar,” like “Janice plays
guitar at night” and “Janice plays tennis at night.” That way, the codes would differ by only one letter, and you’d know which
letter was “guitar” for sure. No such luck here, though. Compare sentence 2 to sentence 3: They have “Janice,” “plays,” and
“guitar” in common, and their codes both have B, X, and Y. Of these words and letters, only “plays” and the letter X appear
in other sentences and their codes, so X must represent “plays.” But since “Janice” and “guitar” and B and Y are found only
in sentences 2 and 3, there’s no way to tell which letter goes with which number.
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H
The letter D is found only in the code for the first sentence. “Miguel” appears only in the first sentence, while all of the other
words can be found in other sentences. You can conclude, then, that the letter D represents “Miguel.”
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