areas). In other words, the standard for poverty should be more flexible, as choice (E) indicates. 8. The correct answer is (A). Although the author’s recommen- dation to redefine poverty, if adopted, would no doubt carry certain public health consequences, nowhere in the passage does the author incor- porate public-health issues into the analysis. 9. The correct answer is (B). This choice recapitulates the author’s main point in the passage: Because of a too-narrow definition of pov- erty—one that measures it at only the individual level—impoverished rural communities often (and unfairly) go unrecognized as such by funding agencies and policy makers, while urban ghettos do not. 10. The correct answer is (E). To be INSOLVENT is to be “without money”; the opposite is to be wealthy. 11. The correct answer is (D). To OCCLUDE is to “stop up, shut in, or close up.” To exhume is to unearth (dig up), as a corpse from its grave. 12. The correct answer is (B). This is a “defining characteristic” analogy. A DIATRIBE is a speech characterized by BITTERNESS. A recapitulation is a summary or synopsis, and hence is characterized by brevity. In both cases, the second word describes the first. 13. The correct answer is (C). This is an “example of” analogy. SILVER is a type of METAL, and helium is a type of gas. 14. The correct answer is (C). In describing Rossetti’s work, the author never uses the words “stark” or “realism,” nor does the author describe her work in any way that might be expressed by either of these terms. Choices (A), (B), and (E) are all mentioned explicitly in the first paragraph as qualities that emerge from Rossetti’s work. As for choice (D), the author refers to the form of Rossetti’s works in reference specifi- cally to “Goblin Market,” claiming that in its unorthodox form “Goblin Market” is like many of Rossetti’s works. In this way, the author iden- tifies “unorthodox form” as one quality that emerges from Rossetti’s work. 15. The correct answer is (C). In the second paragraph, the author states that “The World” is “pivotal in under- standing Rossetti’s literary project as a whole.” Based upon the remainder of that paragraph, the author seems to understand Ros- setti’s “literary project as a whole” as an attempt to convey an inescapable Christian truth to her readers. It is reasonably inferable, then, that “The World” provides significant insight into Rossetti’s motives. 16. The correct answer is (D). The author’s threshold purpose in dis- cussing Packer’s biography is to affirm that Rossetti’s style of writing was not a reflection of her personal lifestyle. Having dismissed the theory that Rossetti was keeping secrets about her life, the author goes on to offer a better explanation for the apparent contradiction between Rossetti’s lifestyle and the emotional, sensual style of her poetry. answers practicetest5 Practice Test 5 533 . www.petersons.com 17. The correct answer is (A). The first part of the sentence suggests that instructional methods need to be modified in some way to alleviate a problem. The words adjust and adapt (choices A and C) both make sense here. The second part of the sentence suggests that the problem is that, when students are taught in the same way, their individual needs are not adequately accounted for. In other words, these needs are over- looked, at least to some extent. Choice (A) is the only choice that makes sense for both blanks. 18. The correct answer is (B). This is a “part of” (individual-to-group) analogy. A SHIP is part of an ARMADA, and an atom is part of a molecule. 19. The correct answer is (D). This is a “place for” analogy. One place where a SPEECH might be made is on a ROSTRUM (a platform for public speaking), in front of an audience. Similarly, one place where a contest (between two sports teams, for example) might occur is in an arena, also before an audience. 20. The correct answer is (D). The missing word must contrast with the notion of abuse of genetic engi- neering, while at the same time be consistent with the desirable goal of reducing the incidence of defor- mities. Only choice (D) accomplishes both. To use the technology discrimi- nately would be to conscientiously apply it only toward certain ends (such as reducing deformities) and not toward others (such as creating a master race that dominates others). 21. The correct answer is (D). To GAINSAY is to “deny or contradict, usually one’s own previous state- ments,” whereas to argue consis- tently is to do the opposite. 22. The correct answer is (C). To ACCLAIM is to approve enthusiasti- cally, just the opposite of disapprove. As for choice (B), to controvert is to oppose or argue against; a person who controverts might also disap- prove, but opposing is not the same as disapproving. 23. The correct answer is (B). Hearsay (second-hand information) tends to be unreliable. So it makes sense that, acting in the public’s best interest, news agencies should admonish (warn or instruct sternly) their journalists to scrutinize hearsay information in order to confirm its accuracy. 24. The correct answer is (A). According to the passage, radiative “forcings are quantities normally specified in global climate model situations, while feedbacks are cal- culated quantities.” 25. The correct answer is (E). According to the passage, a given vertical distribution of ozone affects atmospheric temperatures in both directions at once. Accordingly, by isolating the cooling influence of a given distribution of ozone from its warming influence, scientists might better predict whether changes in the vertical distribution of ozone will have a net cooling or a net warming effect. PART VI: Five Practice Tests534 . www.petersons.com 26. The correct answer is (A). This is a “form of” analogy. To HANDLE is to examine by FEEL; similarly, to peruse is to examine or scrutinize— usually by reading. The word giggle describes a peculiar form of laughing but not a studied form, and so choice (C) is not as strong an analogy as choice (A). 27. The correct answer is (E). This is a “contrary meaning” analogy. An INNOVATION is a new idea that lacks PRECEDENT (an earlier instance or example). Similarly, an illusion by definition lacks veracity (truthfulness). Choice (D) is the sec- ond-best choice: to renovate is to renew or improve something older, such as an antique. However, some- thing renovated can still be antique. 28. The correct answer is (i) age-old aphorism, (ii) patently absurd to aver, and (iii) suspicious. The first sentence describes an aphorism, which means “a well-known saying or adage.” Thus, the phrase age-old aphorism fits nicely in blank (i). The idea of the passage as a whole is that the “adage” mentioned in the first sentence is historically indefensible. To support this idea, the author seeks to point out that it would be completely and obviously wrong—in other words, patently absurd to aver (assert) that America’s women’s rights pioneers could possibly be critical of—or suspicious of—the idea that women deserve equal rights. 29. The correct answer is (C). A COM- PLACENT person is “contented in an unconcerned or self-satisfied way”— quite the opposite of a discontented person. 30. The correct answer is (D). 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