Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practie Test 2: Command of Evidence

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Intentional cultivation of non-native invasive plants is generally far more beneficial than accidental introduction.

Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the statement made above?

2

"A Jelly-Fish" is an early 1900s poem by Marianne Moore. In the poem, the speaker metaphorically alludes to giving up on trying to find meaning: _________

Which quotation from "A Jelly-Fish" most effectively illustrates the claim?

3

Many accounts from people immersed in a language that is not their own have, throughout several centuries, pointed to profanity as by far the most difficult aspect of a novel language to master. There is, in our profanity, a high cultural learning curve that demands intimate knowledge and sensitivity to the subtleties of social interactions.

The selection could most effectively be used by which of the following persons to accomplish their stated goal?

4

Primarily, Boudin painted beach scenes on the shores of Brittany and Normandy. Alongside Monet, he was among the first of the impressionists to embrace painting en plein air, and he was also one of very few artists to show canvases in all eight of the Paris Impressionist exhibitions. But despite his proximity to the avant-garde, Boudin's work remained, for the most part, conspicuously marketable throughout his career.

The information in the selection gives the strongest evidence that which of the following labels applied towards Boudin would be most unjustified?

5

In a presidential system, the executive and legislative branches of government are completely independent of one another, such as in the United States of America. The president, elected directly by the people, is a national figure that is at once the head of government and state, but is separate and distinct from Congress, the lawmaking body. On the other hand, a parliamentary system is a fusion of executive and legislative powers with the executive, most often called prime minister, being a member of Parliament. In the latter arrangement, members of Parliament, the legislative assembly, are elected by the people, but then choose amongst themselves the most fit to be executive. Most often, a monarch, like in Great Britain, is given the responsibility of heading the state and being the icon of national ceremony.

Suppose a country with a parliamentary system and a country with a presidential system were choosing representatives to a global sports competition like the Olympics. Based on the text, which respective governmental officials from the parliamentary and the presidential system would be the most desirable and fitting representatives?

6

Principal USDA Food Guides, 1940s-1980s

Source: USDA.Gov

According to the table, the recommendations regarding sweets have historically been

7

Forbes: How Important Is it That Americans Learn a Second Language?

Most Americans agree on the importance of language education-approximately _____ of white, Black and Hispanic Americans believe that learning another language is important or essential.

Which choice most effectively uses data from the chart to complete the example?

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An often-overlooked change in a workforce evermore reliant on technology is the increasing number of employees who find themselves staying at home during the workday. __________________

Which choice most effectively uses data from the chart to complete the example?