In circle O, central angle AOB measures 72 degrees. The radius of the circle is r. The perimeter of sector AOB consists of line segments AO and BO and arc AB. Which expression gives the perimeter of sector AOB in terms of r? (A) (π + 10) · r / 5 (B) (π + [...]
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The questions below are based on the following passage: That well-imagined nightmare in which a bloodthirsty Tyrannosaurus rex is chasing the family car down a lonely road in the red-rock desert as the children scream and the gas gauge hovers on empty and the dinosaur gnashes at the rear bumper is just that: a bad [...]
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Identify the error, if any, in the sentence below. To this day, Jane Goodall’s data on (A) primate behavior tells (B) us a lot about (C) the similarities between (D) monkeys and humans. No Error (E) This is one that the vast majority of test takers will probably miss. In spoken English, we often use the word “data” [...]
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The parliamentary session degenerated into ____ with politicians hurling ____ at each other and refusing to come to order. A. mayhem – banter B. disarray – pleasantries C. tranquillity – invectives D. chaos – aphorisms E. anarchy – insults First of all, we can eliminate (C), since it would make no sense for something to [...]
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230 + 230 + 230 + 230 = A. 8120 B. 830 C. 232 D. 230 E. 226 The expression above could be rewritten as: 4 x 230 4 can also be written as 22. What is 22 x 230? You should remember this basic rule: ( x m ) ( x n ) = x( m + n [...]
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Which of the following choices best improves the underlined portion of the sentence below? If the sentence is ok as is, choose (A). Considered to be his greatest work, the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky penned the novel “Crime and Punishment” that influenced subsequent writers like Franz Kafka and Ernest Hemingway. A. the Russian novelist Fyodor [...]
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Iodine deficiency is ____ in these remote mountain regions; however, it is no longer ____ in the lowlands where iodized salt is available. A. recorded – unusual B. rare – sporadic C. eradicated – common D. endemic – prevalent E. diagnosed – controlled It would be helpful here to look at the second part of [...]
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Which choice represents the best improvement to the underlined part of the sentence? If the sentence is ok as it is, choose (A). Hockney’s most arresting Pop Art works have been produced at his home in Los Angeles, he moved there from his native Britain in the 1960s. (A) Los Angeles, he moved there (B) [...]
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His one vice was gluttony and so it is not surprising that as he aged he became increasingly ____ . A. emaciated B. despondent C. corpulent D. carping E. lithe Gluttony is overindulgence in food and drink. Gluttony has the effect of making one fat. Which word above is a synonym for fat? “Corpulent.” The [...]
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