Manhattan Prep - 5 Lb. Book of Gre Practice Problems 1,800 Practice Problems in Book and Online (Manhattan Prep 5 lb Series (2019 Edition))-Manhattan Prep (2019)
3rd only. The Norton-Polk-Mathis House uses typical Renaissance ideals
as well as materials “prevalent in the Italian Renaissance.” However, the
passage certainly does not say that the house itself was built during the
Renaissance. The first statement is not true. According to the passage, the
primary purpose of the building is “to impress,” so its purpose is not primarily
utilitarian. The second statement is also not true. The author does write that
the house “radiates an air of strength,” especially when “juxtaposed with the
other, seemingly fragile brick and wood homes of the neighborhood.” This
supports the third statement.
99.
(C). The most important idea in the passage is that a small group of
dolphins has been found to form social networks, which is a first among non-
human animals. One indication of this is that both the first and last sentences
in the passage highlight this fact, so (C) is correct. Answer choice (A) is
stated in the passage, but is not the main idea; it explains the behavior of the
animals that form social networks. Choice (B) is never stated in the passage,
although this study did span a relatively long time. Choice (D) is a much
bigger claim than the passage suggests; you are never given a motivation for
this study. Finally, choice (E) goes against the main idea of the passage as the
passage discusses how dolphins can form social networks.
100.
1st only. The passage states that other animals aside from the sponger
dolphins often form groups based on circumstances such as genetics or food
sources. As the dolphins are the first to be categorized as “social networks,” it
must be true that groups formed under the previous circumstances would not
qualify as social networks, supporting the first statement. As for the second
statement, the passage does not state that all spongers of Shark Bay form
social networks, only the females. As for the third statement, the passage does
not comment on the location of spongers; it only mentions the spongers of
Shark Bay. Thus, the third statement cannot be inferred.
101.
(E). The passage describes this belief as an “old canard.” A
canard is a
“rumor,” or “a false or baseless story.” An “old canard” is one that has been
passed around for awhile—very much analogous to an “urban legend.” The
passage goes on to say that the blind people in the study have “cerebral
superpowers” and that the discovery that blind people can hear better than
sighted people is “a stunning example of the brain’s plasticity.” Thus, choice