PSAT Practice Test #2_Mod 2_(23-33)

#23

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A) paradox,

• B) paradox

• C) paradox, and

• D) paradox and,

#24

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• terms presidents

• term’s presidents

• term’s president’s

• terms president’s

#25

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• goes

• will have gone

• went

• had gone

#26

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A) stratigraphy—the

• B) stratigraphy (the

• C) stratigraphy: the

• D) stratigraphy, the

#27

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A) audience. As to

• B) audience to

• C) audience. To

• D) audience, to

#28

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

• For instance

• In comparison

• Firstly

• In conclusion

#29

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

• Additionally,

• Instead,

• Thus,

• For example,

#30

The student wants to emphasize the thickness of lead-208’s neutron skin. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• The neutron skin surrounding an atom of lead-208 measures about 0.28 trillionths of a millimeter.

• Atoms with excess neutrons will often acquire a neutron skin.

• An atom of lead-208, like some other atoms, is surrounded by a neutron skin.

• Neutrons surround the surface of an atom of lead-208.

#31

The student wants to emphasize a difference in how katydids and crab spiders use mimicry. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• Katydids mimic the appearance of flowers, and crab spiders mimic that of leaves.

• Katydids and crab spiders are two examples of animals that use mimicry.

• Unlike crab spiders, which use mimicry to ambush prey, katydids use mimicry to hide from predators.

• Animals that use mimicry have evolved to resemble another animal, plant, or object.

#32

The student wants to use a quotation from Guirguis to explain what the sculpture represents. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• Guirguis, whose works include a sculpture that is a large, curved strip of wood, has explained that she wants her work to create a dialogue with audiences.

• Inspired by the sistrum played by Egyptian priestesses, Here I Have Returned symbolizes “women who have lifted and supported Egyptian society and culture,” according to Guirguis.

• According to Guirguis, the curved strip of wood used in Here I Have Returned was inspired by the sistrum, a musical instrument played by ancient Egyptian priestesses in ceremonies.

• Guirguis, the sculptor of Here I Have Returned, wants her works to “engage audiences in a dialogue about power, agency, and social transformation.”