Final Mock Test 15 Verbal Module 2 Flashcards
Before the Mariner 2 mission completed a successful flyby of Venus in 1962, astronomers’ ideas about the planet were little more than _____ . Venus’s atmosphere is so thick that Earth-based observations had yielded very little information about the planet.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.
conclusions
B.
summations
C.
conjectures
D.
exemplifications
conjecture
summation
tổng hợp
conjecture
phỏng đoán
exemplifications
VD minh họa
The following text is adapted from Virginia Woolf’s 1919 novel Night and Day. Katharine is the granddaughter of a celebrated poet.
[Katharine’s] descent from [a celebrated poet] was no surprise to her, but matter for satisfaction, until, as the years wore on, certain drawbacks made themselves very manifest. Perhaps it is a little depressing to inherit not lands but an example of intellectual virtue; perhaps the conclusiveness of a great ancestor is a little discouraging to those who run the risk of comparison with him.
As used in the text, what does the word “manifest” most nearly mean?
A.
Anticipated
B.
Particular
C.
Complex
D.
Evident
Evident
means obvious , ez to see
The work of Tobias Gerstenberg et al. on tracking eye movements supports a theory that people engage in _____ thinking when making causal judgments: when subjects were asked to look at two colliding billiard balls and judge whether one caused or prevented the other’s movement through a gate, their eyes looked at where the target ball would have gone if the ball that altered its path did not exist.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.
counterfactual
B.
analogical
C.
ambivalent
D.
associative
Counterfactual
counterfactual
thinking about what could have happened but didn’t
- “what if” senario -
analogical
tương tự
ambivalent
mâu thuẫn
mơ hồ
associative
liên kết
tập hợp
The following text is adapted from Guy de Maupassant’s 1884 short story “A Recollection,” from the collection Guy de Maupassant Short Stories (translated by Albert M.M. McMaster et al. in 1903). The narrator is taking a boat down the Seine River from Paris, France, to the surrounding countryside.
I took up a position in the bows [front of the boat], standing up and looking at the quays, the trees, the houses and the bridges disappearing behind us. And suddenly I perceived the great viaduct of Point du Jour which blocked the river. It was the end of Paris, the beginning of the country, and behind the double row of arches the Seine, suddenly spreading out as though it had regained space and liberty, became all at once the peaceful river which flows through the plains, alongside the wooded hills, amid the meadows, along the edge of the forests.
Based on the text, which choice best expresses the narrator’s characterization of the Seine?
A.
As the journey progressed from Paris to the countryside, the waters of the Seine gradually cleared.
B.
The Seine is similar to Paris in that it is beautiful and slow to change.
C.
The waters of the Seine are more confined and rough in Paris than they are in the countryside.
D.
The current under the arches of the Point du Jour contrasts starkly with the otherwise calm flow of the Seine throughout the journey.
C
it said “ the end of paris”
“the beginning of the country”
The Reckoning and Resilience (2022) exhibition at Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art in Durham, North Carolina, is dedicated to the work of thirty North Carolina artists, including Juan Logan, Cornell Watson, and Stephen Hayes. Although the Nasher Museum has focused exhibitions entirely on North Carolina artists before, as it did previously in the photography exhibition Across County Lines, the breadth of disciplines in Reckoning and Resilience sets it apart.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the underlined claim?
A.
Reckoning and Resilience and Across County Lines were curated to emphasize works that are not owned by the Nasher Museum.
B.
The Nasher Museum has a world-class collection of contemporary art that includes many paintings and sculptures from artists both inside and outside North Carolina.
C.
Logan is a painter, Watson is a photographer, and Hayes is a sculptor.
D.
Watson is a North Carolina photographer, as were all of the artists featured in Across County Lines.
C
discipline là các chuyên nghành
Rafael Nunez and colleagues studied how members of the Yupno, an Indigenous group in Papua New Guinea, conceptualize time. The researchers recorded Yupno speakers explaining certain temporal words and phrases, such as kalip si ngan, a past-oriented expression that translates to “a long time ago,” and coded each speaker’s manual gestures. Previous research has found a tendency in many cultures to make temporal distinctions using spatial concepts and gestures, particularly along egocentric axes (i.e., relative to the orientation of the speaker): for instance, English speakers often refer to the front/back axis to describe events in time. In an anthropology paper, a student claims that the tendency toward ego-based conceptualizations of time is universal.
Which finding, if true, would most directly weaken the student’s claim?
A.
Some Yupno grammatical structures used when talking about time are also used in English.
B.
When Yupno speakers who are outdoors use gestures to refer to the future, the point uphill from their current location regardless of which way they are facing.
C.
A Yupno speaker points in opposite directions when indicating a past event versus a future event.
D.
Although Yupno speakers and English speakers both use gestures to indicate orientation in time, Yupno speakers tend to use fewer gestures overall when speaking than English speakers do.
B
spatial là không gian
The student claims that ego-based (egocentric) conceptualizations of time are universal — meaning everyone relates time to themselves (e.g., front/back or left/right of their body).
But Option B describes a different pattern:
Yupno speakers point uphill to refer to the future, regardless of which direction they’re facing.
This indicates they’re not using egocentric reference (based on their own body orientation) but rather a geocentric (environment-based) one — tied to the landscape
Mountain climbing routes that incorporate metal rungs and cables are known as via ferratas, from the Italian phrase for “iron path.” As climbing these routes has shifted from a mode of travel to a sporting activity, modern via ferratas are rarely designed to simply reach a summit. ______ new routes favor recreation over utility, aiming to provide a challenging climb or showcase dramatic scenery.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A.
Nonetheless,
B.
On the other hand,
C.
More often,
D.
Additionally,
C
“More often” introduces that contrast in purpose, but keeps the flow smooth and natural.
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
-The fifth Solvay Conference on Physics was held in 1927.
-It brought together twenty-nine of the era’s preeminent scientists to discuss the emerging field of quantum theory.
-The conference famously featured a debate between physicists Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.
-Bohr proposed that subatomic entities like electrons had only probable realities until they were observed.
-Einstein argued that subatomic entities like electrons had a reality independent of observation.
-Bohr’s position, later called the Copenhagen interpretation, remains the most widely accepted theory of quantum mechanics.
The student wants to place Einstein’s argument within its historical context. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A.
During the dawn of quantum theory, Einstein maintained the independent reality of some subatomic entities, although Bohr’s opposing interpretation would become the widely accepted view.
B.
In 1927, Einstein and Bohr engaged in a famous debate; Bohr’s argument, later called the Copenhagen interpretation, would remain popular decades after.
C.
The attendees of the 1927 Solvay Conference were among the preeminent scientists of their era, including Einstein, who opposed Bohr’s proposal.
D.
At the 1927 Solvay Conference on Physics, Einstein disagreed with Bohr’s argument that subatomic entities like electrons had a reality independent of observation.
A
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is a ten-point scale that orders minerals by hardness based on their ability to scratch other minerals.
Minerals with larger numbers are harder than minerals with smaller numbers and can leave visible scratches on them.
Minerals with smaller numbers are softer than minerals with larger numbers and cannot leave visible scratches on them.
The mineral calcite has a Mohs scale number of 3.
The mineral apatite has a Mohs scale number of 5.
The mineral corundum has a Mohs scale number of 9.
The student wants to make a generalization about minerals. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A.
Based on their Mohs scale numbers, corundum (9) is harder than apatite (5), and apatite is harder than calcite (3).
B.
Corundum can leave visible scratches on calcite, which is why corundum has a higher number than calcite on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
C.
Any mineral with a Mohs number of 9, like corundum, can scratch a mineral with a Mohs number of 5, like apatite.
D.
The Mohs scale can be used to order calcite, corundum, and apatite by their ability to scratch other minerals.
C
