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Upper Level Practice Test |
This section consists of two different types of questions. There are directions and
a sample question for
each type.
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or
phrases. You are to select
SECTION 1
60 Questions
the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
Sample Question:
CHILLY: (A) lazy

(B) nice
©) dry
(D) cold
(E) sunny ® ©e ®
1. DECEIVE: CONFIDENTIAL
(A) alter (A) serious
(B) examine (B) routine
(C) astonish (C) secret
(D) mislead (D) formal
(E) pretend (E) brief
2. AIMLESS: DEFICIENT:
(A) without purpose (A) painful
(B) without humor (B) contrary
(C) reluctant (C) alarming
(D) exclusive (D) illegal
(E) incompetent (E) lacking
3. COMPASSION: INHABIT:
(A) sympathy (A) occupy
(B) honor (B) allow
(C) shyness
(D) amazement
(E) courage
4. EVACUATE:
(A) throw about
(B) empty out
(C) grope for
(D) smooth over
(E) cross off
(C) intervene
(D) repress
(E) transact
REMINISCENCE:
(A) limitation
(B) contraction
(C) moderation
(D) recollection
(E) removal
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10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
DAWDLE:
(A) complain about

(B) turn against
(C) deny knowing
(D) squander money
(E) waste time
PROPHESY:
(A) defeat
(B) annoy
(C) foretell
(D) testify
(E) prompt
INGENUITY:
(A) availability
(B) attractiveness
(C) attentiveness
(D) inventiveness
(E) independence
CONVENTIONAL:
(A) collected
(B) related
(C) actual
(D) admirable
(E) customary
VEND:
(A) make
(B) sell
(C) support
(D) slow
(E) weave
ABYSS:
(A) depression
(B) valley
(C) trench
(D) corner
(E) chasm
15.
16.
17.
19.
20.
COMPETENT:
(A) just 1
(B) willing
(C) firm
(D) able
(E) gentle
RATIFY:
(A) approve
(B) reside
(C) liberate
(D) magnify
(E) explain
COMPEL:
(A) violate
(B) force
(C) certify
(D) justify
(E) combine
. AGILITY:
(A) similarity
(B) strength
(C) nimbleness
(D) anxiety
(E) freshness
WRITHE:
(A) slide
(B) twist
(C) raise
(D) crumble
(E) push
KINETIC:
(A) moving
(B) porous
(C) pointed
(D) finely spun
(E) easily heard
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21.
22,
23.
24.
25.
ASCERTAIN:
(A) give up
(B) addto
(C) join with

(D) follow after
(E) find out
INSINUATION:
(A) legal claim
(B) open admission

(C) angry dispute
(D) sly suggestion
(E) unbiased report
ALOOF:
(A) foreign
(B) lasting
(C) distant
(D) pitiful
(BE) weird
RESIDUAL:
(A) surrounded by
(B) leftover
(C) responsive to
(D) finished
(E) runaway
SURROGATE:
(A) patron
(B) moderator
(C) retailer
(D) substitute
(E) guide
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
OSTENTATIOUS:
(A) strong
(B) rapid
(C) shrewd
(D) showy
(E) sane
ADJUNCT:
(A) endeavor
(B) impatience
(C) ridicule
(D) compulsion
(E) accessory
ASSATLABLE:
(A) vulnerable
{B) medicinal
(C) permissible
(D) premature
(E} corroded
ENTOURAGE:
(A) attendants
(B) journeys
(C) schedules
(D) displays
(BE) awards
IMPASSE:
(A) deadlock
(B) distortion
(C) variance
(D) neutrality
(E) recklessness

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The following questions ask you to find relationships between words. For each
question, select the answer
choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.
Sample Question:
Kitten is to cat as
(A) fawn is to colt

(B) puppy is to dog
(C) cow isto bull
(D) wolf is to bear
(E) hen is to rooster
Of JOIONO;
Choice (B) is the best answer because a kitten is a young cat just as a puppy is a
young dog. Of all the answer
choices, (B) states a relationship that is most like the relationship between
kitten and cat.
31. Drug is to pharmacist as

(A) vegetable is to vegetarian
(B) telephone is to electrician
(C) dictionary is to teacher
(D) meat is to butcher
(E) pencil is to student
32. Choreographer is to dancers as director is to

(A) playwrights
(B) authors
(C) poets
(D) painters
(E) actors
33. Circle is to sphere as

(A) square is to cube
(B) triangle is to rectangle
(C) pyramid is to cone
(D) point is to dot
(E) hexagon is to trapezoid
34. Clot is to blood as

(A) egg is to shell
(B) curd is to milk
(C) water is to mud
(D) flour is to yeast
(E) grape is to wine
35.
36.
37.
38.
Frog is to toad as 1
(A) cat is to panther
(B) dog is to wolf
(C) hog is to boar
(D) fish is to whale
(E) turtle is to tortoise
Liter is to quart as
(A) ruler is to inch
(B) pint is to mile
(C) meter is to yard
(D) day is to week
(E) degree is to temperature
Skit is to play as
(A) couplet is to word

(B) limerick is to poem
(C) verse is to metaphor
(D) rhythm is to line
(E) figure is to speech
Prolong is to time as expand is to

(A) space
(B) infinity
(C) extraction
(D) dignity
(E) bulge

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39. Immaculate is to dirt as 45. Map is to land as 1
(A) indecent is to person (A) negative is to print
(B) inclement is to rain (B) diagram is to machine
(C) immortal is to heaven (C) camera is to film
(D) impious is to volume (D) crayon is to paint
(E) innocent is to guilt (E) lens is to glasses
40. Dodo is to bird as dinosaur is to 46. Resign is to occupation as abdicate is to
(A) mammal (A) authority
(B) conifer (B) passion
(C) octopus (C) restriction
(D) reptile (D) contemplation
(E) amphibian (E) motivation
41. Intangible is to touching as 47. Recalcitrant is to obedience as insolent is to
(A) incisive is to cutting (A) luck
(B) inadvertent is to seeing "(B) stealth
(C) inaudible is to hearing (C) fear
(D) inarticulate is to reading (D) respect
(E) incendiary is to burning (E) anger
42. Dungeon is to castle as 48. Hive is to swarm as
(A) tower is to mansion (A) ocean is to shells
(B) seatis tocar (B) corral is to herd
(C) hovel is to home (C) caterpillar is to moth
(D) brig is to ship (D) pride is to lions
(E) jail is to police (E) grass is to grasshopper
43. Woodwind is to clarinet as percussion is to 49. Perimeter is to figure as
(A) flute (A) curvature is to arch
(B) cymbal (B) symmetry is to shape
(C) trumpet (C) outline is to object
(D) harp (D) angularity is to square
(E) violin (E) height is to range
44. Lapel is to chest as 50. Arrow is to quiver as
(A) sleeve is to body (A) water is to canteen
(B) hat is to hood (B) net is to ball
(C) belt is to trousers (C) muzzle is to gun
(D) shoe is to boot (D) sneaker is to running
(E) cuff is to arm (E) board is to diving

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51. Hungry is to ravenous as communicative is to 56. Variegated is to color as 1
(A) opulent
(B) garrulous
(C) fickle
(D) energetic
(E) sprightly
52. Altruistic is to benevolence as choleric is to
(A) abbreviation
(B) belligerence
(C) desolation
(D) illiteracy
(E) nudity
53. Obsessed is to interested as

(A) weakistoill
(B) ferocious is to unexpected
(C) pristine is to clean
(D) moist is to humid
(E) fashionable is to new
54. Scholarly is to pedantic as devout is to

(A) hated
(B) placated
(C) eager
(D) depressed
(E) sanctimonious
55. Entice is to browbeat as

(A) coax is to intimidate
(B) seduce is to beguile
(C) divert is to entertain
(D) inform is to teach
(E) swindle is to cheat
(A) polymorphous is to shape

(B) amorphous is to skeleton
(C) quadrilateral is to polygon
(D) aeronautic is to plane
(E) celestial is to planet
57. Window is to sill as door is to

(A) bolt
(B) knob
(C) frame
(D) threshold
(E) casement
58. Fanatic is to zealot as

(A) ardent is to devotee
(B) expectant is to benefactor
(C) pensive is to seer
(D) formal is to judge
(E) modest is to patriot
59. Crush is to pulverize as

(A) rip is to tear
(B) cut is to shred
(C) drop is to break
(D) end is to finish
(E) constrict is to confine
60. Banal is to conversation as

(A) dangerous is to situation
(B) sour is to vinegar
(C) insipid is to food
(D) doubtful is to person
(E) reproachful is to action
STOP
IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED,

YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS SECTION ONLY.
DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST.
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SECTION 2
25 Questions
Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Work each
problem in your head
or in the blank space provided at the right of the page. Then look at the five
suggested answers and decide
which one is best.
Note: Figures that accompany problems in this section are drawn as accurately as
possible EXCEPT when
it is stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale.
Sample Problem:
5,413 (A) 586
- 4,827 (B) 596
(C) 696
(D) 1,586
(E) 1686 @ ©o®
1. If all the sides in the polygon in Figure 1 are of

equal length and its perimeter is 28, what is the
length of one side?
(A)
(B)
(©)
(D)
(E)
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USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
Figure 1
Each person contributed the same amount toward
a gift. If $60 was collected, which CANNOT be

the amount each gave?
(A) $0.50
(B) $5.00
(© $9.00
(D) $15.00
(E) $30.00

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3. N isa whole number between 1 and 5. N is

also between 3 and 6. Which is N?
A) 2
®B) 3
(Cc) 35
D) 4
E) 5
4. Of the following, 0.49 x 81 is closest to
(A) + of 80
B) + of 9
(C) + of 80
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(E) 4 times 80
Questions 5-6 refer to the graph in Figure 2.
5. How many more history books than science

books are there?
(A) 2
(B) 602
(©) 1,200
(D) 1,800
(E) 6,000
6. The number of fiction books is how many times

the number of biographies?
(A) 2
®B) 3
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D) 200
(E) 1,800
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7. All of the following are greater than EXCEPT USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING. p)
(A) Lo
®) 1
© 5
D) 15
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8. For what price is 20 percent off the same as $20

off?
(A) $1
(B) $10
(©) $100
(D) $1,000
(E) It is never the same.
9. In Figure 3, the sides of squares PQTV and QRST p
are equal. Starting at P, travelling along the sides of v

the squares, which path is longest?
(A) PtoQtoRtoS Q r
(B) PtoQtoStoR
(C) PtoQtoTtoS R g
(D) PtoVtoQtoS
(Ey PtoVtoTtoS Figure 3
10. If + of a number is greater than 8, the number

must be
(A) less than 2
(B) equalto2
(C) less than 32

(D) equalto 32
(E) greater than 32

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11. To which of the following is 6.06 closest?
(A)
(B)
©
D)
(E)
61
7
6.7
6.6
6
USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING. 2
12.
With 3 weeks remaining before the recycling van

comes, Al has collected 23 more cans than Bob. If
Bob is to collect more cans than Al, he must average
at least how many more cans per week than Al?
A)
(B)
©)
(D)
EB)
75
8
24
69
70
13.
In the triangle in Figure 4, what is the value of x?
(A)
(B)
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(D)
(E)
30
40
45
60
It cannot be determined from the information

given.
14.
If 5x (P+ Q)=30 and P is greater than zero,

then Q could NOT be
(A)
(B)
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(D)
(E)

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15. The sale of a certain product increased from 25

thousand units sold in 1992 to 5 million units sold
in 1996. The number of units sold in 1996 was
how many times the number sold in 1992?
(A)
(B)
(©)
(D)
(E)
20
200
500 .
2,000
16. In Figure 5, the distance from P to § is 60, and

the distances from P to Q and from R to § are
equal. If the distance from Q to R is half the
distance from P to Q, how far apartare Pand Q? I f f {
P 0 R S
A) 4
(B) 20 Figure 5
© 24
(D) 30
(E) 60
17. The bottom of the box of salt shown in Figure 6
is flat. Which of the following best represents all

of the points where the box touches the paper?
(A)
Figure 6

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18. Which of the following numbers can be written in

the form (4 Xx N) + 1 where N is a whole number?
(A)
(B)
©)
(D)
(E)
55
62
71
84
93
19.
According to a market study, City X has 1.75

millionaires for every 1,000 people. If there are 8
million people in City X, how many millionaires
are there?
(A)
(B)
©)
(D)
(E)
14
140
1,400
14,000
140,000
20.1f y=2x-4, then what does y +2 equal?
(A)
(8B)
©
D)
(E)
2x-6
2x-2
4x -6
4x-2
It cannot be determined from the information
given.
21.
A string is used to show where the floor of a

rectangular patio is to be laid. The width of the
patio is to be half the length. If 12 meters of
string just fit around the edges of the floor, what
is the length of the patio?
(A)
(B)

22. If § is the sum of two consecutive integers, which ~~ USE THIS SPACE FOR
FIGURING. 2
of the following is always true?
(A)
(B)
©
(>)
(E)
S is positive.
§ is negative.
S is even.
Sis odd.
S is greater than either number.
23.
A basketball player made exactly 80 percent of the

shots she was allowed in a foul-shooting contest.
She missed the first shot and then made 14 in a row.
If she made 2 of her remaining shots and missed the
rest, which of the following must be true?
L
IL.
II.
(A)
(B)
©)
(D)
(E)
She had 20 shots in all.

She missed 3 of her remaining shots.
She made 40 percent of her remaining shots.
None
III only
I and IT only
IT and TIT only
I, II, and III
. Each of the members in the AZ club may bring up to
4 guests to a party. What is the maximum number

of members and guests who might attend the party?
(A)
(B)
©
D)
(E)
x+4
4x
4x +4
5x
S5x+4

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25. Ann's stock was worth 28 + a share when the USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING. 2
stock market opened for the day and its value
went down 3 during the day. If the amounts

are in dollars, how many dollars were her 40
shares of stock worth at the end of the day?
(A) 1,080 -
(B) 1,085
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(D) 1.125
(E) 1,155
STOP

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SECTION 3
40 Questions
Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions about it. For each
question, decide on the basis
of the passage which one of the choices best answers the question.
Chopin’s own playing was the counterpart of his personality. Every characteristic
that could
be distinguished in the man was apparent in the pianist—the same precision; the
horror of
excess and all that is careless and uncontrolled; the same good manners and high
tone of charac-
ter, combined with poetic warmth and a romantic fervor of expression. No one had
ever heard
such polished playing, although others could make a more overwhelming impression by
their
rush and violence. It is a mistake, encouraged by sentimental legend, to believe
that Chopin’s
playing was limited by a delicacy which was equivalent to weakness. Even in the
last stages of
tuberculosis, he could rally and play with an energy that surprised the audience,
who saw in
front of them "a slight, frail-looking person." At his final public appearance in
November 1848,
(10) less than a year before the end, he managed to play "with his usual
brilliance."
Line
(3)
1.
The "end" mentioned in line 10 most likely

refers to
(A) Chopin’s retirement from public life

(B) the decline of Chopin’s genius
(C) the invalidism caused by his illness

(D) Chopin's death in 1849
(E) the end of the concert tour
Performing while seriously ill with tuber-

culosis, Chopin surprised the audience with his
(A) frail appearance

(B) polish
(OC) loss of control

(D) violence
(E) energetic playing

The author would most likely agree that
(A) Chopin was made seriously ill by wide-

spread misinterpretation of his music
Chopin’s behavior alternated between
extreme self-control and violent outbursts
Chopin’s character was a commendable
blend of sensitivity and restraint
the delicacy of Chopin's playing was due

in large part to his health problems
Chopin prolonged his life in spite of his
illness by keeping active
(B)
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(D)
(E)
4. Which of the following questions is answered

by the passage?
(A)
(B)
D)
(E)
When did Chopin's genius reach its peak?

Did Chopin compose much of the music
he played?
How does Chopin's music mirror the times

in which he lived?
How long was Chopin ill with tuberculosis?

How did Chopin compare with other pianists
of his day?
5. When discussing Chopin, the author’s tone in

this passage could best be described as
(A)
(B)
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D)
(E)
6. This
A)
(B)
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D)
(BE)
admiring
brusque
ironic
hesitant
anguished
passage deals primarily with Chopin’s
musical compositions
musical performance
debilitating illness
aristocratic personality
romantic fervor

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7.
8.
the summer campground.
The Mahto band kept to a certain order when they traveled 3

on the plain. And so Wanagi, the young seer, walked in back of
the leader. They assigned this place in the procession of seventy
persons to the one who carries the smoldering wood, the source of
a cooking fire for these twelve Mahto families upon their arrival at
The grandfathers had said that only good hands—hands that

never kill—shall hold these smoldering remains of the winter
campfire, a symbol of the continuity of the people. And that the
Mahto women, when they start their new campfires from these
embers, shall offer thanks to Pte — the one and the herd — for Pte, the
true meat, shall sustain each generation of Dakota.
This passage is primarily about
(A)
B)
©)
D)
(E)
a Native American seer named Wanagi

the significance of fire to the Dakota
status symbols among Native Americans
the military history of the Dakota
the westward migration of the Dakota
According to the passage, all of the following

are part of the rituals of the Mahto EXCEPT the
(A) order in which they walk
(B) role of the person who carries the embers
(C) source of fire for the new campfires
(D) size of their families
(E) prayers that are offered when the camplire

is started
According to the passage, the smoldering

wood must be
(A)
(B)
©)
(D)
(E)
kept safe from other tribes
carried only by a male
prayed over by the tribe as a group
used only in ceremonies
carried by someone who has never killed
10. The embers Wanagi carries symbolize which
of the following to the Dakota?
1. The beginning of hunting season

IT. The thankfulness of Pte
11. The wisdom of their leader
IV. The continuity of their people
(A) Lonly
(B) TTonly
(C) TVonly
(D) III and IV only

(E) T,11, and IV only
. The attitude of the writer toward the subject is
(A) calculating
(B) respectful
(C) casual
(D) accusing
(E) cautious

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The following speech was delivered by Susan B. Anthony at her trial in 1873.
Friends and fellow-citizens: I stand before you tonight under indictment for the
alleged crime
of having voted at the last Presidential election [1872], without having a lawful
right to vote. It
shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, I not only
committed no crime,
but, instead, simply exercised my citizen's rights, guaranteed to me and all United
States citizens
by the National Constitution.
It was we, the people; not we, the White male citizens; nor yet we, the male
citizens; but we,
the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings
of liberty,
but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves but to the whole people — women as
well as men.
And it is a downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings
of liberty,
while they are denied the use of the only means of securing them ... —the ballot...
The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? And I hardly
believe any
of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they are not. Being persons, then,
women are
citizens; and no State has a right to make any law, or to enforce any old law, that
shall abridge
their privileges or immunities.
12.
13.
14.
In line 1, Anthony's use of "fellow-citizens" is (C) It shows that women can have
only a
ironic for which of the following reasons? theoretical interest in affairs of

state.
(A) She was not fully a citizen because she had (D) It shows that by voting Anthony
was over-
no right to vote. reaching her rights as a citizen.
(B) The audience included people not of her (E) It demonstrates that laws in
violation of the
sex, race, or religion.
Most of the citizens in the audience were

females.
Those in the audience who were her friends
were not necessarily citizens.
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(D)
15.
Constitution are null and void.
Why does Anthony say that women’s right to

vote is guaranteed by the Constitution?
(A) The Constitution explicitly gave women
(E) At that time women were not allowed to the right to vote.
make speeches on public issues. (B) One of the blessings of liberty is being
allowed to vote.
What does Anthony mean by "I stand before you (C) The Constitution gave states the
power
tonight under indictment” (line 1)? to authorize women to vote.
(A) She had been framed by her opponents. (D) Only children and criminals were
denied
(B) She was already in jail. . he pm Oe esis. "We. the beople."
(C) She had been falsely accused of voting in (E) © “-onstitution begins, “We, the
people,
the last election.
which includes women.
(D) She was on trial and might be sent to prison. ,

(E) She had been allowed to speak by special = | Purpose of Anthony's speech was to
permission. (A) influence the women on the jury in her favor
(B) prove that the right to vote would produce

How does Anthony’s speech reflect the idea in a racial equality
speech by Abraham Lincoln in which he defended © demonstrate that she and other
women
"government of the people, by the people, for the had the right to vote .
people" (D) convince people of the need for economic
: Justice: equal pay for equal work .
(A) It points out that all citizens should be able (E) convince the jury that
voting was only a too
to elect their government.

It shows that educated women can solve the
problems of government.
(B)
to be used by women to gain other rights

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In New England, Canada, and the western part of Europe, the summer of 1816 was
extraordinarily cold. A meteorological record for New Haven, kept since 1779,
records
June 1816 as the coldest June in that city, with a mean temperature that would
ordinarily be
expected 200 miles north of the city of Quebec. In New England the loss of the
staple crop
of corn caused much hardship. The calamity of 1816 is an interesting case history
of the
far-reaching effects a catastrophe can have on human affairs.
The chain of events began in 1815 with an immense volcanic eruption in the Dutch
East
Indies (now Indonesia), when Mount Tambora threw an immense amount of fine dust
into
the atmosphere. This eruption, which was considerably larger than the better-known
one of
Krakatoa in 1883, reduced the height of Mount Tambora by 4,200 feet and ejected 25
cubic
miles of debris. Ships at sea encountered large islands of floating pumice from
Mount Tambora
as much as four years after the event. The dust circled the earth in the high
stratosphere for
several years, reflecting sunlight back into space. Because the amount of sunlight
reaching
the ground was reduced, temperatures on earth were lowered.
17
18.
19.
. The main purpose of this passage is to
(A) report the meteorological record of frigid
temperatures in New Haven in June, 1816 dust in the stratosphere to be
(B) discuss the transformation of much of Mount (A) exaggerated

Tambora into 25 cubic miles of debris (B) necessary
(C) point out the delayed effect of a large (C) disappointing
volcanic eruption on air temperatures in (D) fascinating
distant places (E) insignificant
(D) determine the effect of adverse weather
conditions on staple crops 21. Which of the following is the author most
likely to discuss next?
(A)
(B)
(E) discuss the pollution of oceans caused

by large volcanic eruptions
Mount Tambora’s eruption apparently caused
lamity of 1816
hardship in New England primarily by cary @
20. The tone of the passage indicates that the

author considers the migration of volcanic
Causes of the eruption of Mount Tambora

More details from the case history of the
(C) A comparison of Mount Tambora and

(A) reducing the available sunlight Krakatoa
(B) dropping pumice in the water (D) New methods of reducing volcanic
(C) coating the crops with ash

covering the land with debris (E)
(E) burning the crops for several years
water pollution
pumice
The formation of islands out of volcanic
The author cites temperatures in New Haven

in June of 1816 as an illustration of the
(A) need to find ways of preventing natural
disasters
(B) bad effects human intervention can have

on natural phenomena
(C) importance of scientific weather forecasting
(D) usefulness of early meteorological records
(E) extensive effects of such catastrophes as
volcanic eruptions
22.
The passage names all of the following places

as being affected by the 1815 eruption of Mount
Tambora EXCEPT
(A) Canada
(B) Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)

(C) the western part of Europe
(D) Krakatoa
(E) New England

147
And below,
And we go,
Even we,
Even so.
A wind sways the pines, 3
Not a breath of wild air

Line Still as the mosses that glow
(5) On the flooring and over the lines

Of the roots here and there.
The pine-tree drops its dead;
They are quiet as under the sea.
Overhead, overhead
(10) Rushes life in a race,

As the clouds the clouds chase;
And we drop like the fruits of the tree,
— George Meridith
The Victorian Age, by Bowyer and Brooks.
23. In this poem, our busy lives are compared

to which of the following?
I. The mosses that glow

II. The clouds blowing past
III. Activity under the sea
(A) Ionly
(B) only
(C) IIonly
(D) IandIIonly
(E) L1II, and III
24. "The pine-tree drops its dead" (line 7) suggests

that
(A) wind has damaged the tree beyond repair

(B) the tree will no longer produce cones
(C) the tree is dying and falling over
(D) pine trees do not change color
(E) pine needles and cones fall from the tree
25. In this poem, the wind above and the stillness

below most probably represent
(A) the sky and the sea
(B) restlessness and contentment

(C) happiness and sadness
(D) human life and death
(E) youth and old age
26. With which of the following statements about

death would the speaker be most likely to
agree?
(A) People should try not to think about death.
(B) Having no appreciation of nature is like

being dead.
(C) Death is an inevitable part of life.
(D) Death often comes suddenly and

unannounced .
(E) Death usually comes when life is quiet

and still.

148
27. According to the author, a humorous person is
like
(A)
(B)
©
D)
(E)
28. The author uses the analogy of marionettes to

illustrate that humorous people
(A)
(B)
©
(D)
(E)
room.
I am not sure that I can draw an exact line between wit and
humor, but I am positive that humor is the more comfortable
and livable quality. Humorous persons, if their gift is genuine,
are always agreeable companions and they sit through the eve-
ning best. They have pleasant mouths turned up at the corners.
To those corners the great Master of marionettes has fixed the
strings and holds them with nimble fingers that twitch them at the
slightest jest. But the mouth of a merely witty person is hard
and sour until the moment of its discharge. Nor is the flash from
a witty person always comforting, whereas a humorous person
radiates a general pleasure and is like another candle in the
an expensive gift
a loaded gun
an unusual puppet
a comforting light
a mechanical toy
are never forgotten
smile frequently
control their companions

surprise their friends
attract many friends
29. The author implies that witty people are likely

to make remarks that are
30.
sentimental
emotional
displeasing
irrelevant
explanatory
Which of the following best expresses the

author's main point?
(A)
(B)
©
(D)
(E)
It is more pleasant to be with humorous

people than with witty people.
Humor is more difficult to achieve than

wit.
Humorous people make friends easily.

Humor and wit are genuine gifts.
Witty people are not usually humorous,

but humorous people are usually witty.

149
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) dates back to 1938, when

two Italian psychiatrists, searching for a treatment for schizo-
phrenia, used electricity to cause convulsions in a disturbed
patient. The violent shaking seemed to improve his condition.
Soon ECT became a common treatment for severe psychotic
illnesses both in Europe and in the United States.
With the introduction in the 1950's of strikingly effective

antipsychotic drugs such as chlorpromazine, the popularity of
shock treatment began to wane. The decline was hastened by
growing concern about the safety and effectiveness of ECT and
by charges that it was being used too often and too indiscrimi-
nately in hospitals and mental institutions that were little more
than "shock mills."
31. The passage is mainly about the
32.
33.
(A) use of antipsychotic drugs in the United

States
(B) future of electroconvulsive therapy
(C) history of electroconvulsive therapy
(D) disadvantages of using antipsychotic

drugs
(E) comparative uses of electroconvulsive

therapy in Europe and in the United States
According to the passage, one of the reasons

that ECT became unpopular was that
(A) the general public was concerned about

its emotional side effects
(B) there were accusations of excessive and

careless use
(C) most patients’ conditions deteriorated

soon after treatment
(D) many doctors were untrained in its use
(E) most doctors preferred to use new

counseling techniques
The style of the passage is most like that

found in a
(A) personal letter
(B) novel about psychiatrists

(C) psychiatrist's manual
(D) psychology textbook
(E) patient's diary
34. The author’s attitude toward ECT may best
35.
be described as one of
(A) enthusiastic optimism

(B) objective criticism
(C) sarcastic exaggeration
(D) sincere nostalgia
(E) angry condemnation
It can be inferred from the passage that ECT
(A) was used more widely in Europe than in

the United States
(B) is still popular in most parts of the

United States
(C) was an extremely expensive treatment
(D) is the most effective treatment for

psychotic illnesses
(E) is less effective than chlorpromazine

150
Line
(5)
(10)
The village of Gorna-Sushitsa perches on an open slope facing out over tobacco
fields. Below is the hazy Struma Valley, and beyond, Greece and Yugoslavia. Behind
the village rise the rugged peaks of the Pirin. Mountains have a special meaning to
Bulgarians, whose novelists and poets romanticized the exploits of the Haiduks, or
Bulgarian outlaws, who harassed the ruling Turks in the mountainpasses. The Turkish
Ottoman Empire dominated Bulgaria for five centuries, conscripting boys into the
Janissaries —the sultan’s elite troops—and women into the harem. Toward the end of
Ottoman rule, the empire had become inefficient and corrupt, a situation that
encour-
aged the assertion of a Bulgarian identity. However, when the uprising finally
exploded
in 1876, the Ottoman soldiers quickly crushed the Bulgarian peasants and their few
cannons of hollowed cherry logs.
36. The passage is primarily about the
(A)
(B)
©)
(D)
(E)
works of Bulgarian novelists and poets
scenic beauty of the Bulgarian countryside

conflicts between Bulgarians and Ottomans
advantages and disadvantages of the

Ottoman influence in Bulgaria
corruption within the Ottoman Empire
37. The village of Gorna-Sushitsa is located
38.
(A)
(B)
©
(D)
(E)
in Bulgaria
in Turkey
in the Struma Valley

on the highest peak of the Pirin
in a tobacco field
According to the passage, which of the follow-

ing is true of Bulgarian novelists and poets?
(A)
(B)
©
(D)
(E)
They spread false rumors about Turkish

harassment.
They treated the outlaws unjustly in their

writings.
They refused to take an active part in the

struggle for liberation.
They fantasized about outlaws who never

existed.
They glorified the outlaws who harrassed

the Turks.
39. The Ottoman Turks fostered the "assertion

of a Bulgarian identity" (lines 8-9) by
(A)
(B)
(©)
(D)
(E)
(A)
(B)
©
D)
®
STOP

secretly encouraging the Bulgarians to

rebel
reminding the Bulgarians of the glorious

past
being incompetent in their ability to rule

indicating their unwillingness to rule
Bulgaria any longer
giving the Bulgarian leaders positions of

national importance
. The passage implies that the Bulgarians
outnumbered other minorities in the

Ottoman Empire
had poor military equipment and not

much of it
had a strong military force but poor

leadership
worked their way up to posts of command

in the Ottoman Empire
had much support from the Ottoman

Empire for an uprising
151
SECTION 4
25 Questions
Following each problem in this section, there are five suggested answers. Work each
problem in your head
or in the blank space provided at the right of the page. Then look at the five
suggested answers and decide
which one is best.
Note: Figures that accompany problems in this section are drawn as accurately as
possible EXCEPT when
it is stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale.
Sample Problem:
5413 (A)
- 4827 (B)
©
D)
(E)
586
596
696
1,586
1686 @® OO ®
1. Joe had flags of 22 different countries in his

collection. His uncle brought him 8 new flags.
Of these, 3 were from countries he already had in
his collection. How many flags of different
countries did Joe then have?
(A) 22
(B) 25
(©) 27
(D) 30
(E) 33
2. At 6 a.m. the temperature was 5 degrees below

zero. If it had risen 11 degrees by noon, then the
temperature at noon was
(A) 16° below zero

(B) 6° below zero
(C) 5° below zero
(D) 6° above zero
(E) 16° above zero
152 ) SSAT Upper Level Practice Test I
3. According to the graph in Figure 1, Maria spent USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
about how much money on school supplies? 4
HOW MARIA USED

@ $100 HER $5 ALLOWANCE
(©) $2.00
(D) $2.50
(E) $3.00
1 1
4. If 3 N=12,then 2 N=
(A) 3
(B) 6
Cy 24
(D) 48
(E) 96
5. Figure 2 shows a fence with posts 10 meters

apart. A cow is tied to the center post by a rope
20 meters long. Which best shows the size and
shape of the region in which the cow can graze?
(A) (B)
| em a
— 60 meters —
© Figure 2
(E)
EY

153
6. Nancy prepared exactly twice as many hamburgers

as hot dogs for her party. Which could be the total
number of hamburgers and hot dogs she prepared?
(A) 10
(B) 13
(©) 16
(D) 18
(E) 25
7. According to the graph in Figure 3, Jackie's

average salary for the 4 years 2004 through
2007 was
(A) $16,000
(B) $16,750
(C) $17,000
(D) $17,500
(E) $17,750
$18,000
$17,000
$16,000
$15,000
$14,000
JACKIE'S SALARY 2004-2007
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2004 2005 2006 200

Figure 3
Questions 8-10 refer to the following definition.
For all real numbers fand p,
7p
=(f+p)+ (xp).
(Example:| 3|5|=(3+5) +(3x5)=8+15.)
9. If|{N|4| = 54,then N=

154
10. If f is any number not equal to zero, which of
the following must be true?
L\fip|=|pf
1
Im. |f 7l= 1
(A) TIonly
(B) TIIonly
(C) III only
(D) TandII
(E) Iand II
11.
When two square regions overlap, what can the
shape of the overlapping portion be?
I. Square
II. Triangular
III. Rectangular
(A) Ionly
(B) IIonly
(C) IIIonly
(D) TIandII only

(E) III, and III
12.
Of the following, 15 percent of $8.95 is closest to
(A) $1.95
(B) $1.75
(©) $1.50
(D) $1.35
(E) $1.00

155
13.
Betsy raked leaves from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

and finished Bi of the yard. She wants to finish
raking the yard by 6:30 p.m. If she plans to rake
at the same rate, what is the latest time that she
can start raking the leaves again?
(A) 12:30 p.m.

(B) 1:00 p.m.
(C) 2:00 p.m.
(D) 3:30 p.m.
(E) 5:00 p.m.
14.
John has x dollars. Ann has $5 more than John.

If Ann gives John $10, then, in terms of x, how
many dollars will Ann have?
(A) x-15
(B) x-10
(C) x-5
(D) x+5
(BE) x+15
. Which figure CANNOT be drawn without lifting
the pencil or retracing?
(A) (B) ©
D) (E)

156
16.
N
If 0.39 is about 7g , then N is closest to which
of the following?
(A) 0.4
B) 3
© 4
(D) 39
(E) 40
17.
If the average of 5 consecutive whole numbers is

12, what is the largest number?
(A) 14
(B) 16
©) 17
(D) 22
(E) 60
18.
Automobile sales in the United States dropped from

10.7 million units one year to 9.3 million the next
year. The decrease was closest to what percent?
(A) 1%
(B) 13%
(©) 14%
(D) 15%
(E) 20%
19.
25 remainder 1 26
17) A 17) B
In the problems above, B- A =
(A) 0
B) 1
(©) 16
(D) 18
(E) 24

20. What is the greatest number of squares 5 centi- USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
meters on a side that can be cut from a rectangular 4
piece of construction paper 60 centimeters long
and 45 centimeters wide?
(A) 75
(B) 90
(C) 96
(D) 108
(E) 540
21. A store regularly sells books at 20% off the list price.
At a sale its regular prices are reduced 10 percent.
The sale price is what percent of the list price?
(A) 30%
B) 70%
© 72%
(D) 79%
(E) 85%
22. In a class, + of the boys and y of the girls play

the piano, and 3 times as many girls as boys play the
piano. If there are 100 boys and girls in the class,
how many boys play the piano?
(A) 3
(B) 5
© 12
(D) 24
(E) 25
23. A store has square rugs in three sizes. A side of

the largest rug is twice as long as a side of the
middle one, and a side of the middle one is twice
as long as a side of the smallest one. What is the
ratio of the area that the largest rug will cover to
the area that the smallest one will cover?
(A) 3to1
(B) 4to1l
(©) 8to1
(D) 9to1
(E) 16101
158 SSAT Upper Level Practice Test I
24. If x is greater than y and y is greater than 1, USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.
which of the following is LEAST? 4
(A)
(E) It cannot be determined from the

information given.
25. The price of a cold roast beef lunch is $4.80 and

the price of a hot roast beef lunch is $5.40. If both
prices include 20 percent for tax and tip, what
is the difference in price before tax and tip?
(A) $0.12
(B) $0.40
(C) $0.50
(D) $0.60
(BE) $0.72
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CHILLY: (A) lazy

SSAT Upper Level Practice Test 1

(A) complain about

(C) join with

(B) open admission

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choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence.

(A) fawn is to colt

31. Drug is to pharmacist as

32. Choreographer is to dancers as director is to

33. Circle is to sphere as

34. Clot is to blood as

(B) dog is to wolf

(C) hog is to boar

(D) fish is to whale

(E) turtle is to tortoise

(A) ruler is to inch

(B) pint is to mile

(C) meter is to yard

(D) day is to week

(E) degree is to temperature

(A) couplet is to word

Prolong is to time as expand is to

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51. Hungry is to ravenous as communicative is to 56. Variegated is to color as 1

52. Altruistic is to benevolence as choleric is to

53. Obsessed is to interested as

54. Scholarly is to pedantic as devout is to

55. Entice is to browbeat as

(A) polymorphous is to shape

(E) celestial is to planet

57. Window is to sill as door is to

58. Fanatic is to zealot as

59. Crush is to pulverize as

60. Banal is to conversation as

IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED,

which one is best.

1. If all the sides in the polygon in Figure 1 are of

USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.

Each person contributed the same amount toward

a gift. If $60 was collected, which CANNOT be

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3. N isa whole number between 1 and 5. N is

USE THIS SPACE FOR FIGURING.

4. Of the following, 0.49 x 81 is closest to

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5. How many more history books than science

6. The number of fiction books is how many times

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8. For what price is 20 percent off the same as $20

(E) It is never the same.

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