Question: The image of a knitter as an older woman sitting in a comfortable, old-fashioned living room with a basket of yarn at her feet and a bun in her hair is one of the past. As knitting continues to become more popular and increasingly trendy, it is much more

• 1. people are returning to knitting in an attempt to reconnect with simpler times.
• 2. knitting is now more of a group activity, as opposed to an individual hobby.
• 3. creating an accurate profile of a particular type of person depends on the people in this group having traits and characteristics in common.
• 4. today's knitters are much less accomplished than knitters of the past.

Question: Close-up images of Mars by the Mariner 9 probe indicated networks of valleys that looked like the stream beds on Earth. These images also implied that Mars once had an atmosphere that was thick enough to trap the sun's heat. If this were true, something h

• 1. Mars now has little or no atmosphere.
• 2. Mars once had a thicker atmosphere than Earth does.
• 3. the Mariner 9 probe took the first pictures of Mars.
• 4. Mars is closer to the sun than Earth is.

Question: Originating in the 1920s, the Pyramid scheme is one of the oldest con games going. Honest people are often pulled in, thinking the scheme is a legitimate investment enterprise. The first customer to "fall for" the Pyramid scheme will actually make big mon

• 1. it is fairly easy to spot a Pyramid scheme in the making.
• 2. he first customer of a Pyramid scheme is the most gullible.
• 3. the people who set up Pyramid schemes are able to fool honest people.
• 4. the Pyramid scheme had its heyday in the 1920s, but it's making a comeback.

Question: The image of a knitter as an older woman sitting in a comfortable, old-fashioned living room with a basket of yarn at her feet and a bun in her hair is one of the past. As knitting continues to become more popular and increasingly trendy, it is much more

• 1. people are returning to knitting in an attempt to reconnect with simpler times.
• 2. knitting is now more of a group activity, as opposed to an individual hobby.
• 3. creating an accurate profile of a particular type of person depends on the people in this group having traits and characteristics in common.
• 4. today's knitters are much less accomplished than knitters of the past.

Question: Which of the following is similar to the argument made by the speaker?

• 1. The rich should not be allowed to "buy" politicians, so the Congress should enact campaign finance reform.
• 2. The idea of freedom of religion also means the right not to participate in religion, so mandated school prayer violates freedom of religion.
• 3. The Constitution guarantees freedom to own property, so taxes should be illegal.
• 4. Convicted felons should not have their convictions overturned on a technicality.

Question: Which of the following, if true, would weaken the speaker's argument?

• 1. An action is not considered a part of freedom of speech.
• 2. People who burn the flag usually commit other crimes as well.
• 3. The flag was not recognized by the government until 1812.
• 4. State flags are almost never burned.

Question: Which of the following best expresses the main point of the passage?

• 1. Only veterans care about the flag-burning issue.
• 2. Flag burning almost never happens, so outlawing it is a waste of time.
• 3. Flag burning will be a very important issue in the next election.
• 4. To outlaw flag burning is to outlaw what the flag represents.

Question: Which of the following is similar to the argument made by the speaker?

• 1. The rich should not be allowed to "buy" politicians, so the Congress should enact campaign finance reform.
• 2. The idea of freedom of religion also means the right not to participate in religion, so mandated school prayer violates freedom of religion.
• 3. The Constitution guarantees freedom to own property, so taxes should be illegal.
• 4. Convicted felons should not have their convictions overturned on a technicality.

Question: Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the speaker's argument?

• 1. studies showing computers are expensive.
• 2. research on the effect of computer games on children.
• 3. examples of high school students who use computers improperly.
• 4. evidence that using computers makes learning to read difficult.

Question: Which of the following, if true, would weaken the speaker's argument?

• 1. a demonstration that computers can be used to teach reading and arithmetic.
• 2. analysis of the cost-effectiveness of new computers versus repairing old computers.
• 3. examples of adults who do not know how to use computers.
• 4. recent grade reports of students in the computer classes.