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Practice Test 2
ANALYTICAL WRITING ASSESSMENT
Analysis of an Issue
1 QUESTION • 30 MINUTES
Directions: Using a word processor, compose a response to the
following statement and directive. Do not use any spell-checking or
grammar-checking functions.
“No business should sacrifice the quality of its products or services
for the sake of maximizing profits.”
Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the foregoing
statement. Support your perspective using reasons and/or examples from
your experience, observation, reading, or academic studies.

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Analysis of an Argument
1 QUESTION • 30 MINUTES
Directions: Using a word processor, compose an essay for the following argument and
directive. Do not use any spell-checking or grammar-checking functions.
The following is excerpted from an editorial appearing in a local newspaper:
“In order to prevent a decline of Oak City’s property values and in rents that Oak
City property owners can command, the residents of Oak City must speak out
against the approval of a new four-year private college in their town. After all, in
the nearby town of Mapleton the average rent for apartments has decreased by ten
percent since its new community college opened last year, while the average value
of Mapleton’s single-family homes has declined by an even greater percentage over
the same time period.”
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze
the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may
need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what
alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also

discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in
the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help
you better evaluate its conclusion.
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QUANTITATIVE SECTION
37 QUESTIONS • 75 MINUTES
Directions for Problem Solving Questions: (These directions will appear on your
screen before your first Problem Solving question.)
Solve this problem and indicate the best of the answer choices given.
Numbers: All numbers used are real numbers.
Figures: A figure accompanying a Problem Solving question is intended to provide infor-
mation useful in solving the problem. Figures are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT
when it is stated in a specific problem that its figure is not drawn to scale. Straight lines
may sometimes appear jagged. All figures lie on a plane unless otherwise indicated.
To review these directions for subsequent questions of this type, click on HELP.
Directions for Data Sufficiency Questions: (These directions will appear on your
screen before your first Data Sufficiency question.)
This Data Sufficiency problem consists of a question and two statements, labeled (1) and
(2), in which certain data are given. You have to decide whether the data given in the
statements are sufficient for answering the question. Using the data given in the
statements plus your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts (such as the
number of days in July or the meaning of counterclockwise), you must indicate whether:
(A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient to
answer the question asked;
(B) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient to
answer the question asked;
(C) BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the

question asked, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient;
(D) EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked;
(E) Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question
asked, and additional data specific to the problem are needed.
Numbers: All numbers used are real numbers.
Figures: A figure accompanying a Data Sufficiency problem will conform to the
information given in the question, but will not necessarily conform to the additional
information in statements (1) and (2).
Lines shown as straight can be assumed to be straight and lines that appear jagged can
also be assumed to be straight.
You may assume that positions of points, angles, regions, etc., exist in the order shown
and that angle measures are greater than zero.
All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.
Note: In Data Sufficiency problems that ask you for the value of a quantity, the data
given in the statements are sufficient only when it is possible to determine exactly one
numerical value for the quantity.
To review these directions for subsequent questions of this type, click on HELP.
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1.
What is the sum of
=
0.49,
3
4
, and
80%?

(A) 0.425
(B) 1.59
(C) 1.62
(D) 2.04
(E) 2.25
2. If the value of XYZ Company stock
drops from $25 per share to $21 per
share, what is the percent of de-
crease?
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 16
(E) 20
3. How many buses are required to
transport 175 students to the
museum?
(1) No two buses have the same
carrying capacity.
(2) The average capacity of a bus is
55 students.
4. The storage capacity of disk drive A
is 85% that of disk drive B. What
percentage of drive B’s storage
capacity is currently used?
(1) Disk drive B holds 3 more
gigabytes than disk drive A.
(2) 8.5 gigabytes of disk drive B’s
storage capacity is currently used.
5. Eight square window panes of equal

size are to be pieced together to form a
rectangular French door. What is the
perimeter of the door, excluding fram-
ing between and around the panes?
(1) The area of each pane is 1 square
foot.
(2) The area of the door, excluding
framing between and around the
panes, is 8 square feet.
6. The denominator of a certain fraction
is twice as great as the numerator. If
4 were added to both the numerator
and denominator, the new fraction
would be
5
8
. What is the denominator
of the fraction?
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 9
(D) 12
(E) 13
7. If 0.2t 5 2.2 2 0.6s and 0.5s 5 0.2t 1
1.1, then s 5
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 10
(D) 11
(E) 30

QUESTIONS 8–9 REFER TO THE FOLLOWING
GRAPH:
8. By approximately how many square
feet does the size of Unit A exceed
that of Unit C?
(A) 9000
(B) 11,000
(C) 12,600
(D) 15,500
(E) 19,000
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9. The combined area of Unit B and
Unit D is approximately
(A) 51,000 square feet.
(B) 57,500 square feet.
(C) 70,000 square feet.
(D) 74,500 square feet.
(E) 108,000 square feet.
10. Carrie’s current age is 24 years
greater than her son Benjamin’s age.
In 8 years, Carrie’s age will be twice
Benjamin’s age at that time. What is
Carrie’s current age?
(A) 32
(B) 40
(C) 48
(D) 52

(E) 66
11.
In the figure above, if the length of
DC is 12, what is the area of ABCD?
(A) 99
(B) 108
(C) 112
(D) 120
(E)
50
=
3
12.
=
3
81x
7
=
9x
4
2
=
162x
5
=
3
27x
6
5
(A)

3x
3
2
1
3
(B)
=
3
2x 2 3
(C)
=
3
3x 2 3
=
2x
(D)
3x
2
2
=
2
(E)
9x 2
=
3
13. If the average (arithmetic mean) of
the first sixteen positive integers is
subtracted from the average (arith-
metic mean) of the next sixteen
positive integers, what is the result?

(A) 0
(B) 16
(C) 32
(D) 64
(E) 128
14. If a . b, and if c . d, then
(A) a 2 b . c 2 d
(B) a 2 c . b 2 d
(C) c 1 d , a 2 b
(D) a 2 c , b 1 d
(E) b 1 d , a 1 c
15.
A closed cardboard box is to be
designed for packing the cylindrical
tube shown above. Will the entire
tube fit inside the box?
(1) The empty box contains 3 cubic
feet.
(2) The total surface area of the box
is 14 square feet.
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16. If x and y are negative integers, and
if x 2 y 5 1, what is the least
possible value of xy?
(A) 0
(B) 1

(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 4
17. A certain jar contains 20 jellybeans;
each jellybean is either black, pink, or
yellow. Does the jar contain more pink
jellybeans than yellow jellybeans?
(1) The jar contains more black
jellybeans than pink jellybeans.
(2) The jar contains 6 pink jellybeans.
18. Is the value of a
2
2 b
2
greater than
the value of (3a 1 3b)(2a 2 2b)?
(1) b , a
(2) a ,21
19. If b x c 5 (x 1 2) 2 (x 1 1) 2 (x 2 1)
2 (x 2 2), what is the value of b 2100 c
2 b 100 c?
(A) 2196
(B) 21
(C) 0
(D) 6
(E) 400
20.
In the figure above, if PQRS is a
rectangle, and if the length of
QR

is 12, is PQRS a square?
(1) The length of
SQ is 12
=
2.
(2) The length of
PS is 12.
21. If a computer dealer bought a
particular computer system for
$10,000 and sold the computer system
to a customer, how much did the cus-
tomer pay for the computer system?
(1) The dealer’s profit from the sale
was 50%.
(2) The amount that the dealer paid
for the computer system was
two-thirds the amount that the
customer paid for the computer
system.
22. Which of the following distribution of
numbers has the greatest standard
deviation?
(A) {23, 1, 2}
(B) {22, 21, 1, 2}
(C) {3,5,7}
(D) {21, 2, 3, 4}
(E) {0,2,4}
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23. Patrons at a certain restaurant can
select two of three appetizers—fruit,
soup, and salad—along with two of
three vegetables—carrots, squash,
and peas. What is the statistical
probability that any patron will
select fruit, salad, squash, and peas?
(A)
1
12
(B)
1
9
(C)
1
6
(D)
1
3
(E)
1
2
24. If bin A contains exactly twice as
many potatoes as bin B, and if bin A
contains exactly 11 more potatoes
than bin C, does bin B contain more
potatoes than bin C?
(1) The difference between the
number of potatoes in bin A and

the number in bin C is greater
than the number of potatoes in
bin B.
(2) If one potato were added to bin A
and to bin C,binA would contain
exactly twice as many potatoes as
bin C.
25. One of two ropes equal in length is
cut into three segments to form the
largest possible triangular area. The
other rope is cut into four segments
to form the largest possible rectangu-
lar area. Which of the following
most closely approximates the ratio
of the triangle’s area to the
rectangle’s area?
(A) 1:2
(B) 2:3
(C) 3:4
(D) 1:1
(E) 4:3
26. Code letters X, Y, and Z each
represent one digit in the three-digit
prime number XYZ. If neither X nor
Y is an odd integer, what is the
number represented by XYZ ?
(1) The sum of the three digits is 7.
(2) X 2 Y . 2
27. If abcd Þ 0, and if 0 , c , b , a , 1,
is it true that

a
4
bc
d
2
, 1?
(1) a 5
=
d
(2) d . 0
28. If x . 0, and if x 1 3 is a multiple
of 3, which of the following is not a
multiple of 3?
(A) x
(B) x 1 6
(C) 3x 1 5
(D) 2x 1 6
(E) 6x 1 18
29. If one dollar can buy m pieces of
paper, how many dollars are needed
to buy p reams of paper? (Note:
1 ream 5 500 pieces of paper.)
(A)
p
500m
(B)
m
500p
(C)
500

p 1 m
(D)
500p
m
(E) 500m(p 2 m)
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QUESTIONS 30–31 REFER TO THE
FOLLOWING CHART:
30. At the end of September, the com-
bined share price of Ardent stock and
Biofirm stock exceeded the share
price of Compuwin stock by approxi-
mately
(A) 20%
(B) 35%
(C) 50%
(D) 100%
(E) 150%
31. During which of the following
months did the aggregate share price
of stock in all three companies
change the LEAST?
(A) July
(B) August
(C) October
(D) November

(E) December
32.
On the xy-plane above, if the equa-
tion of l
1
is y5
1
2
x and if point B is
defined by the xy-coordinate pair
(5,0), what is the area of DOAB ?
(A) 4
(B)
3
=
2
(C)
2
=
5
(D) 5
(E) 7
33. In a group of 30 students, 18 are
enrolled in an English class and 16
are enrolled in an Algebra class. How
many students are enrolled in both
an English and Algebra class?
(1) 20 are enrolled in exactly one of
these two classes.
(2) 3 are not enrolled in either of

these classes.
34. Total revenue from the sale of adult
and student tickets was $180. If
twice as many student tickets as
adult tickets were sold, and if 27
tickets were sold altogether, what
was the total revenue from the sale
of student tickets?
(1) The price of each adult ticket
was $10.
(2) The price of each student ticket
was 50% of the price of each
adult ticket.
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35. If a, b, c, and d are integers, is the
sum of ab and cd an odd integer?
(1) a and c are both even integers.
(2) b is an even integer and d is an
odd integer.
36.
As shown in the figure above, from
runway 1, airplanes must turn either
120° to the right onto runway 2 or
135° to the left onto runway 3. Which
of the following does NOT indicate a
complete turn from one runway to
another?

(A) 30°
(B) 55°
(C) 60°
(D) 75°
(E) 105°
37. A legislature passed a bill into law by
a 5:3 margin. No legislator abstained.
What part of the votes cast were cast
in favor of the motion?
(A)
3
8
(B)
2
5
(C)
8
15
(D)
3
5
(E)
5
8
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VERBAL SECTION

41 QUESTIONS • 75 MINUTES
Directions for Sentence Correction Questions: (These directions will appear on
your screen before your first Sentence Correction question.)
This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the
sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these
repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose
the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
This question tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer,
follow the requirements of Standard Written English; that is, pay attention to grammar,
choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most
effective sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness,
ambiguity, redundancy, or grammatical error.
Directions for Critical Reasoning Questions: (These directions will appear on your
screen before your first Critical Reasoning question.)
For this question, select the best of the answer choices given.
Directions for Reading Comprehension Questions: (These directions will appear
on your screen before your first group of Reading Comprehension questions.)
The questions in this group are based on the content of a passage. After reading the
passage, choose the best answer to each question. Answer all the questions following the
passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.
1. Either interest rates or the supply of
money can, along with the level of
government spending, be factors
contributing to the amount of
monetary inflation.
(A) can, along with the level of
government spending, be factors
contributing to
(B) along with the level of govern-
ment spending, can one or the

other be contributing factors in
(C) can, along with the level of gov-
ernment spending, contribute as
factors to
(D) can be a contributing factor to,
along with the level of govern-
ment spending
(E) can contribute, along with the
level of government spending, to
2. During his prolific career, Beethoven
composed dozens of symphonies,
out of which he never completed
some of them.
(A) out of which he never completed
some of them
(B) of which some of them were
never completed by him
(C) which some he never completed
(D) some of which he never com-
pleted
(E) but some were not completed
by him
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