Question 13 is based on the following table. 13. What were the total taxes collected for January, February, and April? a. $78,000 b. $98,000 c. $105,000 d. $115,000 Question 14 is based on the following table. BLUE ROUTE BUS SCHEDULE DEPOT WASHINGTON ST. Bus 1 6:00 6:53 Bus 2 6:30 7:23 Bus 3 7:00 7:53 Bus 4 7:20 Bus 5 7:40 8:33 14. According to the table, what time is Bus 4 sched- uled to arrive at Washington Street? a. 8:03 b. 8:10 c. 8:13 d. 8:18 15. Membership dues at Arnold’s Gym are $53 per month this year, but were $50 per month last year. What was the percent increase in the gym’s prices? a. 5.5% b. 6.0% c. 6.5% d. 7.0% Question 16 is based on the following diagram. 16. In the figure, angle POS measures 90 degrees. What is the measure of angle ROQ? a. 30 degrees b. 45 degrees c. 90 degrees d. 180 degrees P R O S Q Month Monthly Taxes Taxes, Dollars 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May – THEA PRACTICE EXAM 1– 40 Questions 17–19 are based on the following graph of wildfire trends. 17. According to the graph, in which of the following years were the fewest acres burned? a. 2000 b. 2001 c. 2002 d. 2003 18. According to the graph, about how much money was spent fighting wildfires during 2002? a. $ 90,000 b. $100,000 c. $110,000 d. $300,000 19. According to the graph, in which of the following years was the cost per acre of fighting wildfires the lowest? a. 2001 b. 2002 c. 2003 d. 2004 Questions 20–22 are based on the following graph, which compares the average annual rainfall with the actual rainfall for one year in a particular city. 20. According to the graph, in which of the following months during 2004 was the rainfall nearest normal? a. April b. May c. June d. July 21. What is the average rainfall amount for the month of September? a. 0.5 inches b. 0.7 inches c. 2.0 inches d. 2.1 inches 22. During 2004, how many months had above- average rainfall amounts? a. 2 b. 3 c. 6 d. 9 J FMAMJ J ASOND Months 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 Inches of Rainfall 2004 Average Annual Rainfall 1999 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 Dollars/Acres 400,000 500,000 600,000 Dollars Spent Acres Burned 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year THEA PRACTICE EXAM 1– 41 23. Which of these has a 9 in the thousandths place? a. 3.00950 b. 3.09050 c. 3.90050 d. 3.00590 24. James has a length of rope that he measures with a yardstick to be 28 inches long. By laying the yardstick end-to-end with the rope, what is the longest distance that he can measure accurately? a. 28 inches b. 36 inches c. 50 inches d. 64 inches 25. The number of red blood corpuscles in one cubic millimeter is about 5,000,000 and the number of white blood corpuscles in one cubic millimeter is about 8,000. What, then, is the ratio of white blood corpuscles to red blood corpuscles? a. 1:400 b. 1:625 c. 1:40 d. 4:10 26. A piece of ribbon 3 feet 4 inches long was divided in 5 equal parts. How long was each part? a. 11 inches b. 10 inches c. 9 inches d. 8 inches 27. If candy bars cost $0.40 and soft drinks cost $0.50, what is the cost of four candy bars and three soft drinks? a. $2.10 b. $2.30 c. $2.60 d. $3.10 28. What is 56.73647 rounded to the nearest hundredth? a. 100 b. 57 c. 56.7 d. 56.74 29. Which of the following is between ᎏ 1 3 ᎏ and ᎏ 1 4 ᎏ ? a. ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ b. ᎏ 1 5 ᎏ c. ᎏ 2 3 ᎏ d. ᎏ 2 7 ᎏ 30. The population of Smithtown increases at a rate of 3% annually. If the population is currently 2,500, what will the population be at the same time next year? a. 2,530 b. 2,560 c. 2,575 d. 2,800 31. How many feet of ribbon will a theatrical com- pany need to tie off a performance area that is 34 feet long and 20 feet wide? a. 54 b. 68 c. 88 d. 108 32. A university has 36,042 total students. Of these students, 16,534 are male. Approximately how many more women attend the university than men? a. 1,500 b. 2,000 c. 3,000 d. 4,000 – THEA PRACTICE EXAM 1– 42 33. A machine on a production line produces parts that are not acceptable by company standards 4% of the time. If the machine produces 500 parts, how many will be defective? a. 4 b. 10 c. 16 d. 20 34. About how many liters of water will a 5-gallon container hold? (1 liter = 1.06 quarts) a. 5 b. 11 c. 19 d. 20 35. Nationwide, in one year there were about 21,500 residential fires associated with furniture. Of these, 11,350 were caused by smoking materials. About what percent of the residential furniture fires were smoking-related? a. 47% b. 49% c. 50% d. 53% 36. Rashaard went fishing six days in the month of June. He caught 11, 4, 0, 5, 4, and 6 fish respec- tively. On the days that Rashaard fished, what was his average catch? a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7 37. Jerry was ᎏ 1 3 ᎏ as young as his grandfather 15 years ago. If the sum of their ages is 110, how old is Jerry’s grandfather? a. 80 b. 75 c. 65 d. 60 38. Solve for x in the following equation: ᎏ 1 3 ᎏ x + 3 = 8. a. 33 b. 15 c. 11 d. 3 39. Which of the following is a simplification of ᎏ (x 2 ( + x + 4x 2 + ) 4) ᎏ ? a. x – 2 b. x + 4 c. x 2 + 3x + 2 d. x + 2 40. A line passes through the points (0,–1) and (2,3). What is the equation for the line? a. y = ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ x – 1 b. y = ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ x + 1 c. y = 2x – 1 d. y = 2x + 1 41. What is the slope of the line passing through (4,2) and (–2,–1)? a. ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ b. – ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ c. 2 d. –2 – THEA PRACTICE EXAM 1– 43 42. Which of the following is a solution to 3x 2 + 9x + 9? a. 3 b. 2 c. 3 Ϯ Ί ᎏ (– 2 3) ᎏ d. 3 Ϯ Ί ᎏ 3 2 ᎏ 43. Which of the following values should be placed in each set of parentheses below in order to solve the equation by completing the square? x 2 + 4x + (?) = 7 + (?) a. –4 b. 2 c. –2 d. 4 Question 44 is based on the following graph. 44. Which equation is represented by the graph above? a. y = –x 2 + 2x + 4 b. y = –x 2 + 2x – 4 c. y = x 2 + 2x + 4 d. y = x 2 + 2x – 4 Question 45 is based on the following graph. 45. Which of the following inequalities is repre- sented by the graph above? a. y ≥ x 2 + 2 b. y ≥ x 2 – 2 c. y ≥ x 2 + 2x d. y ≥ x 2 – 2x 46. If f(x) = 3x 2 – ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ x + 7, what is f( ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ )? a. ᎏ 1 2 5 ᎏ b. ᎏ – 2 15 ᎏ c. 8 d. ᎏ 1 2 7 ᎏ 47. What is the value of y when x = 3 and y = 5 + 4x? a. 6 b. 9 c. 12 d. 17 48. After three days, a group of hikers discovers that they have used ᎏ 2 5 ᎏ of their supplies. At this rate, how many more days can they go forward before they have to turn around? a. 0.75 days b. 1.5 days c. 3.75 days d. 4.5 days –4 –2 2 4 25 20 15 10 5 –5 –10 –15 –20 –25 –30 5 –4 –2 2 4 6 – THEA PRACTICE EXAM 1– 44 Section 3: Writing (Part A— Multiple-Choice) Questions 1–3 are based on the following passage. (1) Greyhound racing is the sixth most popular spectator sport in the United States. (2) Over the last decade, a growing number of racers have been adopted to live out retirement as household pets, once their racing career is over. (3) Many people hesitate to adopt a retired racing greyhound because they think only very old dogs are available. (4) People also worry that the greyhound will be more nervous and active than other breeds and will need a large space to run. (5) _________________. (6) In fact, racing greyhounds are put up for adoption at a young age; even cham- pion racers, who have the longest careers, only work until they are about three-and-a-half years old. (7) Since greyhounds usually live to be 12–15 years old, their retirement is much longer than their racing careers. (8) Far from being nervous dogs, grey- hounds have naturally sweet, mild dispositions, and, while they love to run, they are sprinters rather than distance runners and are sufficiently exercised with a few laps around a fenced-in backyard everyday. (9) Greyhounds do not make good watchdogs, but they are very good with children, get along well with other dogs (and usually cats as well), and are very affectionate and loyal. (10) A retired racing greyhound is a wonderful pet for almost anyone. 1. Which part, if inserted in the blank space labeled Part 5, would best help to focus the writer’s argu- ment in the second paragraph? a. Even so, greyhounds are placid dogs. b. These worries are based on false impressions and are easily dispelled. c. Retired greyhounds do not need race tracks to keep in shape. d. However, retired greyhounds are too old to need much exercise. 2. Which of the following changes is needed in the first paragraph? a. Part 2: Change growing to increasing. b. Part 2: Change their to there. c. Part 1: Change is to was. d. Part 2: Change have to has. 3. Which of the following parts, if added between Parts 9 and 10 of the third paragraph, would be most consistent with the writer’s purpose, tone, and intended audience? a. Former racing dogs make up approximately 0.36% of all dogs owned as domestic pets in the United States. b. Despite the fact that greyhounds make excel- lent domestic pets, there are still a large num- ber of former racers who have not been adopted. c. Good-natured and tolerant dogs, greyhounds speedily settle into any household, large or small; they are equally at ease in an apartment or a private home. d. It is imperative that people overcome the common myths they harbor about grey- hounds that are preventing them from adopt- ing these gentle dogs. Questions 4–6 are based on the following passage. (1) Following a recent series of arson fires in public- housing buildings, the mayor of Crasonville has decided to expand the city’s Community Patrol, made up of 18- to 21-year-olds, to about 400 people. (2) The Community Patrol has been an important part of the city’s efforts to reduce the number of arson crimes. (3) In addition to the expanded patrol, the city also has decided to reduce the seriousness of these fires, most often set in stairwells, by stripping the paint from the stairwell walls. (4) Fed by the thick layers of oil-based paint, these arson fires race up the stairwells at an alarming speed. (5) Fire retardant – THEA PRACTICE EXAM 1– 45 . for the line? a. y = ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ x – 1 b. y = ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ x + 1 c. y = 2x – 1 d. y = 2x + 1 41. What is the slope of the line passing through (4,2) and (–2, 1) ? a. ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ b. – ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ c. 2 d. –2 – THEA. grandfather 15 years ago. If the sum of their ages is 11 0, how old is Jerry’s grandfather? a. 80 b. 75 c. 65 d. 60 38. Solve for x in the following equation: ᎏ 1 3 ᎏ x + 3 = 8. a. 33 b. 15 c. 11 d Dollars 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10 ,000 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May – THEA PRACTICE EXAM 1 40 Questions 17 19 are based on the following graph of wildfire trends. 17 . According to the graph, in which of the following years were the