Chapter 18Practice Test 2SECTION 1: ISSUE TOPICDirections:You will be given a brief quotation that states or implies an issue of general interest and specific instructions on how to respond to that issue. You will have 30 minutes to plan and compose a response in which you develop a position on the issue according to the specific instructions. A response to any other issue will receive a score of zero.“Studying foodwayswhat foods people eat and how they produce, acquire, prepare, and consume themis the best way to gain deep understanding of a culture.”Write an essay in which you take a position on the statement above. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true.# | Cracking the New GRESECTION 2: ARGUMENT TOPICDirections:You will be given a short passage that presents an argument, or an argument to be completed, and specific instructions on how to respond to that passage. You will have 30 minutes to plan and compose a response in which you analyze the passage according to the specific instructions. A response to any other argument will receive a score of zero.Note that you are NOT being asked to present your own views on the subject. Make sure that you respond to the specific instructions and support your analysis with relevant reasons and/or examples.Fossil evidence indicates that the blompusan extremely large, carnivorous land mammalinhabited the continent of Pentagoria for tens of thousands of years until its sudden decline and ultimate extinction about twelve thousand years ago. Scientists have determined that the extinction coincided with a period of significant climate change and with the arrival of the first humans. Some scholars theorize that the climate change so altered the distribution of plants and animals in the environment that the food chain upon which the blompus depended was irretrievably disrupted. Others contend that predation by humans is the more plausible explanation for the rapid population decline.Write a response in which you discuss specific evidence that could be used to decide between the proposed explanations above.Practice Test 2 | 449SECTION 3: VERBAL REASONINGPractice Test 2 | 455For questions 1 through 6, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.1 of 20The (i) with which a statement isconveyed is frequently more important to the listener in determining the intended meaning than the actual words (ii) . For example, a compliment,when delivered sarcastically, will be perceived by the receiver as fairly insulting.4 of 20Although most medical, preventative ointments commonly in use would have (i)an infection, the particular one Helen applied to her sores actually, much to her dismay, (ii) her (iii) .Blank (i)surrendered toBlank (ii)contributed toBlank (iii)medicineexacerbateddetracted fromsalveBlank (i)inflectionpitchaccuracyBlank (ii)impliedrepudiatedutilized2 of 20Though a film studio produces works that are(i) and artistic, its priorities oftendictate that creativity be (ii) to asecondary position since the creative process can (iii) the organization and hierarchynecessary to running a large company.Blank (i)expressivetedioustiresomeBlank (ii) compared uplifted relegatedBlank (iii)respond toconflict withcoexist with3 of 20Science and religion each have core tenets that are considered ; however, because somestaved offdisbursed withaffliction5 of 20A single (i) remark can easilyruin the career of a politician, so most are quickly trained to avoid such offhand remarks and instead stick to prepared talking points. This training can result in a lack of(ii) , however, and elicit in merely(iii) , lukewarm responses from crowds.Blank (i)elatedglibpedanticBlank (ii)spontaneityequanimityrigidityBlank (iii)ardenttepidmorose6 of 20Oscar Wildes The Importance of Being Earnest satirizes the nature of upper crustBritish society; its characters take trivial concerns seriously while glibly dismissing important ones.Questions 7 through 8 are based on the following reading passage.In 1798, economist Thomas Robert Malthus stated in his “Essay on the Principle of Population” that “population increases in a geometric ratio, while the means of subsistence increases in an arithmetic ratio.” However, Malthuss dire prediction of a precipitous decline in the worlds population has not come to pass. The miscalculations in what has come to be known as the Malthus Doctrine are partly due to Malthuss inability to foresee the innovations that allowed vast increases in worldwide wheat production.In the late nineteenth century, the invention of the tractor staved off a Mal