- (Topic 2)
A certain list consists of 249 consecutive integers, each of which is less than 300.

1. A. Quantity A is greater.
2. B. Quantity B is greater.
3. C. The two quantities are equal.
4. D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Correct Answer: D

- (Topic 3)
The inventory of confirmed planets outside our solar system is growing rapidly, although it is _____ by the fact that it is easier to detect big planets than small ones and planets close to their parent stars than those farther away.

1. A. encumbered
2. B. reinforced
3. C. belied
4. D. biased
5. E. distorted
6. F. corroborated

Correct Answer: AE

- (Topic 2)
In a set of polygons, 80 percent are hexagons. Of the hexagons. 20 percent are regular hexagons.

1. A. Quantity A is greater.
2. B. Quantity B is greater.
3. C. The two quantities are equal.
4. D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Correct Answer: D

- (Topic 3)
Birds that prey on sage grouse generally hunt by circling over sagebrush and pouncing on sage grouse that come out into the open. Where there are power lines, however, these predators often survey the ground while sitting on the power lines. Although the area they can survey is smaller, predators sitting on power lines are more likely to catch sage grouse than are predators circling in the air. because _____ ,
The primary purpose of the passage is to

1. A. explain why certain scientists rejected a particular hypothesis
2. B. show how a conventional theory was weakened by a new discovery
3. C. discuss a shift in an approach to explaining a natural phenomenon
4. D. account for the widespread influence of a scientific theory
5. E. trace the origins of a scientific dispute

Correct Answer: B

- (Topic 2)

1. A. Quantity A is greater.
2. B. Quantity B is greater.
3. C. The two quantities are equal.
4. D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Correct Answer: B