Question 98 is based on the following reading passage.
The Norton-Polk-Mathis House in San Antonio displays an
integrated design well-suited
to the primary purpose of the building: to impress. This is evidenced by
the fact that the
building was designed with the street it faces in mind. Only the South
façade is architecturally
interesting or involved—the sides of the building are flat, featureless,
and uninteresting. The
5 house was designed not only as a living area, but also as a structure
to be seen from the street.
The building reflects typical Renaissance ideals of order and weight,
and, while it is asymmetrical,
it is well balanced and stable. The choice of materials also reflects the
“re-discovery” of antiquity
prevalent in the Italian Renaissance. The white stone lends an elegant
simplicity to the building
yet it radiates an air of strength and mass reminiscent of the Parthenon or
the Athenian
10 temples—especially when juxtaposed with the other, seemingly
fragile brick and wood homes of
the neighborhood.
Consider each of the answer choices separately and indicate all that apply.
98. Which of the following can be inferred about the Norton-Polk-Mathis
House?
It was built during the Italian Renaissance.
Its primary purpose was utilitarian in nature.
It appears stronger than other nearby homes.
Questions 99–100 are based on the following reading passage.
After 22 years of observations in Shark Bay, Australia, behavioral
biologist Janet Mann and
her colleagues have discovered that certain bottlenose dolphins, known
as spongers, form social
networks, showing the first hints of culture among non-human animals.
Spongers are dolphins
that wear marine basket sponges on their beaks as hunting tools, using
them to root around
5 on deep sandy bottoms and find fish concealed below the sand.
Sponging is a complex hunting
technique passed on from mother to offspring. A sponger must know
where the sponges grow,
how to pick the right sponge, how to remove the sponge intact from the
ocean floor, and how and
where to properly hunt.
Spongers typically live solitary lives, but over 22 years of
observation, a pattern emerged.
10 The 28 female spongers formed cliques with other female spongers that
were not necessarily
genetically related to them. This behavior differs from other animal
behavior where circumstances,
such as genetics or food sources, dictate the formation of groups. The
fact that these spongers
chose to associate based upon similar, socially learned behaviors makes
their cliques a cultural
first among animals.
99. Which of the following expresses the main idea of the passage?
(A)
Sponging is a complex behavior used by some dolphins as a
hunting technique.
(B)
Any study of animal behavior must take place over an extended
period of time in order for patterns to emerge.
(C)
A small set of non-human animals has been found to form social
networks.
(D)
Studying how animals form groups is important to our
understanding of nature.
(E)
Only humans can form social networks.
Consider each of the answer choices separately and indicate all that apply.
100. Which of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?
Groups formed by genetic bonds or food supplies do not qualify as
social networks.
All spongers of Shark Bay, Australia, form social networks.
Spongers can only be found in Shark Bay, Australia.
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