51. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

A) Lines 66-72 (“Surprisingly . . . way-finding”)

46. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

B) Lines 33-37 (“They . . . possess”)

48. The main purpose of the fifth paragraph (lines 57-65) is to

C) identify an important finding of Maguire’s studyof mental athletes.

41. Data presented in the figure most directly support which idea from the passage?

D) The type of story being commented on has an impact...

42. According to the passage, Maguire’s findings regarding taxi drivers are significant because they

C) call into question an earlier consensus.

33. The author of the passage suggests that crowds may be more effective at

C) arriving at accurate quantitative answers than producing...

45. Which question was Maguire’s study of mental athletes primarily intended to answer?

C) Does heightened memorization ability reflect abnormal brain structure...

49. According to the passage, when compared to mental athletes...

C) exhibited different patterns of brain activity.

50. The passage most strongly suggests that mental athletes are successful at memorization because they

A) exploit parts of the brain not normally used inroutine memorization.

32. Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from a discussion of an experiment and its results to

B) a consideration of the questions prompted by theresults.

35. Which choice best supports the view of the “skeptics” (line 20)?

A) Lines 55-58 (“Comments . . . reports”)

52. The questions in lines 74-78 primarily serve to

B) emphasize and elaborate on an initially puzzling result...

34. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

B) Lines 11-14 (“Your . . . number”)

43. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

D) Lines 20-26 (“It had . . . true”)

36. Which action would best address a question Watts raises about the study?

B) Using multiple websites to collect ratings

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51. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
A) Lines 66-72 (“Surprisingly . . . way-finding”)
D) Lines 85-87 (“They . . . childhood”)
C) Lines 79-81 (“Maguire . . . memorized”)
B) Lines 72-73 (“At first . . . sense”)
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46. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
D) Lines 52-54 (“What’s . . . range”)
B) Lines 33-37 (“They . . . possess”)
A) Lines 27-29 (“After . . . athletes”)
C) Lines 38-43 (“The researchers . . . scanned”)
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48. The main purpose of the fifth paragraph (lines 57-65) is to
A) relate Maguire’s study of mental athletes to herstudy of taxi drivers.
B) speculate on the reason for Maguire’sunexpected results.
C) identify an important finding of Maguire’s studyof mental athletes.
D) transition from a summary of Maguire’s findings...
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41. Data presented in the figure most directly support which idea from the passage?
A) The mean score of artificially down-votedcomments is similar
D) The type of story being commented on has an impact...
B) The patterns observed in the experiment suggest that people...
C) The positive bias observed in users of the news site...
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42. According to the passage, Maguire’s findings regarding taxi drivers are significant because they
A) demonstrate the validity of a new method.
D) challenge the authenticity of previous data.
C) call into question an earlier consensus.
B) provide evidence for a popular viewpoint.
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33. The author of the passage suggests that crowds may be more effective at
B) reinforcing members’ ideas than challengingthose ideas.
D) ranking others’ opinions than developinggenuinely original positions.
A) creating controversy than examining an issuein depth.
C) arriving at accurate quantitative answers than producing...
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45. Which question was Maguire’s study of mental athletes primarily intended to answer?
D) What is the relationship between general cognitive ability...
C) Does heightened memorization ability reflect abnormal brain structure...
A) Does the act of memorization make use of different brain structures...
B) Do mental athletes inherit their unusual brain structures,...
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49. According to the passage, when compared to mental athletes...
C) exhibited different patterns of brain activity.
B) demonstrated a wider range of cognitive ability.
D) displayed noticeably smaller hippocampalregions.
A) showed less brain activity overall.
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50. The passage most strongly suggests that mental athletes are successful at memorization because they
B) convert information they are trying to memorizeinto abstract symbols.
D) exercise their brains regularly through puzzles...
C) organize information into numerical lists priorto memorization.
A) exploit parts of the brain not normally used inroutine memorization.
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40. According to the figure, which category of news showed the smallest difference...
B) Information technology
D) General news
C) Fun
A) Culture and society
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32. Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from a discussion of an experiment and its results to
D) a conversation with a scientist who disputes theresults.
C) an analysis of the defects undermining theresults.
B) a consideration of the questions prompted by theresults.
A) an explanation of the practical applications ofthe results.
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38. As used in line 86, “scale” most nearly means
D) scheme.
A) level.
B) wage.
C) interval.
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35. Which choice best supports the view of the “skeptics” (line 20)?
D) Lines 76-79 (“He . . . manipulated”)
A) Lines 55-58 (“Comments . . . reports”)
B) Lines 58-60 (“And . . . them”)
C) Lines 63-65 (“The ratings . . . them”)
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52. The questions in lines 74-78 primarily serve to
C) imply that Maguire’s findings undermine earlier studies...
B) emphasize and elaborate on an initially puzzling result...
D) introduce and explain a connection between Maguire’s...
A) raise doubts about the reliability of the conclusions reached...
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37. As used in line 85, “boost” most nearly means
A) increase.
C) promote.
D) protect.
B) accelerate.
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34. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
A) Line 9 (“Sometimes . . . you”)
C) Lines 17-20 (“According . . . value”)
B) Lines 11-14 (“Your . . . number”)
D) Lines 25-28 (“To test . . . opinions”)
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47. As used in line 39, “matched” most nearly means
C) distinguishable.
D) competing.
B) identical.
A) comparable.
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43. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
B) Lines 12-16 (“Maguire . . . effect”)
A) Lines 8-12 (“The right . . . difference”)
D) Lines 20-26 (“It had . . . true”)
C) Lines 17-20 (“The brain . . . neuroplasticity”)
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36. Which action would best address a question Watts raises about the study?
C) Requiring users to register on the website beforevoting
B) Using multiple websites to collect ratings
D) Informing users that voting data are beinganalyzed
A) Providing fewer fake positive comments
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44. As used in line 24, “basic” most nearly means
C) necessary.
D) fundamental.
A) initial.
B) simple.
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39. In the figure, which category of news has an artificially up-voted mean score of 2.5?
B) Politics
A) Business
D) General news
C) Fun

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