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Forquestions16-20,solvetheproblemand

enteryouranswerinthegrid,asdescribed

below,ontheanswersheet.

1.Althoughnotrequired,itissuggestedthat

youwriteyouranswerintheboxesatthetop

ofthecolumnstohelpyoufllinthebubbles

accurately.Youwillreceivecreditonlyifthe

bubblesareflledincorrectly.

2.Marknomorethanonebubbleinanycolumn.

3.Noquestionhasanegativeanswer.

4.Someproblemsmayhavemorethanone

correctanswer.Insuchcases,gridonlyone

answer.

1

5.Mixednumberssuchas3mustbegridded

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Write

answerin

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answerwithmoredigitsthanthegridcan

accommodate,itmaybeeitherroundedor

truncated,butitmustflltheentiregrid.

2/3.666.667

Answer:201–eitherpositioniscorrect

201201

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20

15

10

y

y=f(x)

3m+2p=24

m+p=10

If(m1,p1)isthesolutiontothesystemofequations

above,whatisthevalueofp1?

5

20

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x

19

Thegraphofthecubicfunctionfisshowninthe

xy-planeabove.Iff(a)=0,whereaisaconstant,

whatisonepossiblevalueofa?

4x?5y=2

Thegraphoftheequationaboveinthexy-planeisa

line.Whatisthex-coordinateofthex-interceptof

theline?

17

5(+)+3(2?)=32+5+4

xaxaxx

20

Intheequationabove,aisaconstant.Iftheequation

istrueforallvaluesofx,whatisthevalueofa?

()()

x?62+y?32=25

Thegraphinthexy-planeoftheequationaboveisa

circle.Ifthecircleistranslateddownwardaunits

suchthatthecircleistangenttothex-axis,theequationbecomes(x?6)2+(y?3+a)2=25.What

isthevalueofa?

STOP

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MathTest–Calculator55MINUTES,38QUESTIONS

TurntoSection4ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

Forquestions1-30,solveeachproblem,choosethebestanswerfromthechoices

provided,andfillinthecorrespondingbubbleonyouranswersheet.Forquestions31-38,

solvetheproblemandenteryouranswerinthegridontheanswersheet.Pleasereferto

thedirectionsbeforequestion31onhowtoenteryouranswersinthegrid.Youmayuse

anyavailablespaceinyourtestbookletforscratchwork.

1.Theuseofacalculatorispermitted.

2.Allvariablesandexpressionsusedrepresentrealnumbersunlessotherwiseindicated.

3.Figuresprovidedinthistestaredrawntoscaleunlessotherwiseindicated.

4.Allfigureslieinaplaneunlessotherwiseindicated.

5.Unlessotherwiseindicated,thedomainofagivenfunctionfisthesetofallrealnumbersxfor

whichf(x)isarealnumber.

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Thesumofthemeasuresindegreesoftheanglesofatriangleis180.

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13

5(x?3)=10x+5

Whatvalueofxsatisfiestheequationabove?

A)?4

Ify=x+1

andz=2x?3,whichofthefollowingis

2

equivalenttoy+yz?

B)1

C)5

A)2x2?x?1

D)15

B)2x2?x?2

2

C)2x?x?

1

2

2

D)2x?2x?

3

2

2

1km

1km

PQ

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4

AnelectriccompanychargesJerome

$0.05perkilowatt-hour(kWh)ofenergyheusesin

hishouse.IfJeromewascharged$36bytheelectric

company,howmanykilowatt-hoursofenergydid

Jeromeuse?

A)0.0014

B)1.8

Astudentwalksxkilometers(km)alongastraight

pathfrompointPtopointQ.Thenthestudentwalks

ykmalongastraightpathfrompointQtopointR.

Whatisthetotaldistance,x+y,inkm,thatthe

studentwalks?

C)180

D)720

A)2.0

B)3.5

C)5.5

D)8.0

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911

OnNovember1st,therewere2,500boxesina

warehouse.OnDecember1st,therewere15%fewer

boxesinthewarehousethantherewereon

November1st.OnJanuary1st,therewere20%more

boxesinthewarehousethantherewereon

December1st.Howmanyboxeswereinthe

warehouseonJanuary1st?

A)1,700

B)2,125

C)2,550

D)2,625

FutureValueofanInvestmentafter

20YearsforDifferentInterestRates

$60,000

$50,000

$40,000

$30,000

$20,000

$10,000

$0

0%5%10%15%20%

Annualinterestrate

compoundeddailycompoundedannually

10

Jonathanneedstoearnatleast$175nextweekand

canworkatmost20hours.Heearns$10perhourat

hislawnservicejoband$8perhourathisjobatthe

gym.Whichofthefollowingsystemsofinequalities

representsthissituationintermsofthenumberof

hourshewillworkathislawnservicejob,,andthe

numberofhourshewillworkathisjobatthegym,g,

nextweek?

A)

10+8g≤175

+g≤20

B)

10+8g≤175

+g≥20

Aninitialinvestmentof$1,000ismadeataconstant

annualinterestrate.Thegraphsaboveshowthe

correspondingfuturevaluev,indollars,ofthe

investmentfordifferentannualinterestrates,r,after

20years.Onegraphshowsthevaluewhenthe

interestiscompoundeddaily,andtheothergraph

showsthevaluewhentheinterestiscompounded

annually.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A)Asrincreasesataconstantrate,vincreases

morerapidlyifinterestiscompoundedannually

ratherthandaily.

B)Asrincreasesataconstantrate,vincreases

morerapidlyifinterestiscompoundeddaily

ratherthanannually.

C)Asrincreasesataconstantrate,thedifference

ininterestcompoundeddailyandinterest

compoundedannuallyincreasesata

constantrate.

C)

10+8g≥175

+g≤20

D)

10+8g≥20

+g≥175

D)Ifr=15%andinterestiscompoundedannually,

a$1,000investmentwillbeworth$20,000after

20years.

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13

Questions12-14refertothefollowinginformation.

Whatisthevalueoftintheequationthatmodels

thissituation?

Forgymclass,Shaylacompleteda4-milewalkingand

runningexercise.Sheranfor7tmilesandshewalkedfor

?13

3

?

?

??

15

?

?

?tmiles,wheretisthetotalamountoftime,

?

?

?

inhours,Shaylaspentrunning.Theequation

A)

B)

C)

7

50

7

20

31

60

?13?

??

7t+3?t=4modelsthissituation.

?

?

?15?

??

D)

13

15

12

Whichofthefollowingisthebestinterpretationof

thevalue7intheequationthatmodelsthissituation?

A)Shaylawalkedataspeedof7milesperhour.

B)Shaylaranataspeedof7milesperhour.

C)Shaylawalkedfor7minutes.

D)Shaylaranfor7minutes.

14

WhatwasthetotaldistancethatShaylaspent

walkingandrunning,inkilometers?

(Use1mile=1.61kilometers)

A)0.40

B)4.00

C)6.44

D)10.53

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1516

Whichofthefollowingisagraphofasystemof

equationswithnosolution?

A)

y

x

P=P0+ρgh

Theequationabovegivesthetotalpressure,P,onan

objectsubmergedinafluid,whereP0isthepressure

atthefluid’ssurface,ρisthedensityofthefluid,gis

theaccelerationduetogravity,andhisthedepthto

whichtheobjectissubmerged.Whatishintermsof

P,P0,ρ,andg?

ρg

A)

P?P0

B)

PP

?0

ρg

B)y

C)

PP

+0

ρg

D)P+P0+ρg

x

C)y

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If4x2+bx+9=0,wherebisaconstant,hasexactly

onesolution,whatisapossiblevalueofb?

x

A)72

B)36

C)12

D)6

D)y

x

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x

ground

Inthefigureabove,Xisamarkonthesideofatireofacaratrest.The

car,startingfromrest,willexperienceanaccelerationforsomeperiod

oftime.Whichofthefollowinggraphscouldrepresentthedistance

betweenthemarkXandthegroundafterthecarstartstoaccelerate

andthetiremakesitsfirstfewrevolutions?

A)B)

TimeTime

C)D)

TimeTime

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y

A

y=f(x)

5

B

3

E

1

O1

x

CD

9

Thegraphofthefunctionfisshowninthexy-plane

above.Thefunctionfisdefinedbytheequation

Inthefigureabove,△ACDisarighttriangleandBE

isparalleltoCD.Whatistheperimeterof△ACDto

a

f(x)=x+cforpositiveconstantsa,b,andc,

b

a

whereisafractioninlowestterms.Whichofthe

b

followingordersa,b,andcfromleasttogreatest?

thenearesttenthofaunit?

A)29.7

B)36.0

C)41.5

D)50.9

A)a<b<c

B)a<c<b

C)b<c<a

D)c<a<b

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Inthexy-plane,thegraphofalinearequationofthe

formy=mx+bandthegraphofanexponential

equationoftheformy=abxbothcontainpoints

(1,3)and(2,4).Ifthepoint(r,s)isonthegraphof

thelinearequationandthepoint(r,t)isonthe

graphoftheexponentialequation,where0<r<4

ands>t,whichofthefollowingmustbetrue?

A)0<r<1

B)1<r<2

C)2<r<3

D)3<r<4

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2526

Twoindependentsurveysaskedrandomsamplesof

500peopleaboutthedistancestheycommuteto

workeachday.Theresultsofthesurveysaredetailed

inthetablebelow.

DailyCommutingDistance

Standard

Mean

deviation

(miles)

(miles)

A13.91.5

B15.11.5

Whichstatementistruebasedontheresultsofthese

surveys?

A)Thereisagreatervariationinthedistribution

ofthedistancespeoplecommutetoworkin

SurveyA.

B)Thereisagreatervariationinthedistribution

ofthedistancespeoplecommutetoworkin

SurveyB.

C)Thevariationinthedistributionofthedistances

peoplecommuteisthesameinbothsurveys.

D)Itisimpossibletodeterminethevariationinthe

distributionofthedistancespeoplecommute

becausethemeansaredifferent.

Duringaniceage,theaverageannualglobal

temperaturewasatleast4degreesCelsiuslowerthan

themodernaverage.Iftheaverageannual

temperatureofaniceageisydegreesCelsiusandthe

modernaverageannualtemperatureisxdegrees

Celsius,whichofthefollowingmustbetrue?

A)y=x?4

B)y≤x+4

C)y≥x?4

D)y≤x?4

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y

m

1

Ox

1

MaximumSpeedversusMaximumHeight

of12RollerCoasters

130

120

110

100

90

80

70

60

140180220260300340380420

Height(f)

Inthexy-planeabove,linemisperpendicularto

line(notshown).Whichofthefollowingcouldbe

anequationofline?

Thescatterplotaboveshowsthemaximumheighth,

infeet(ft),andmaximumspeeds,inmilesperhour

(mph),of12rollercoastersaswellasthelineofbest

fitforthedata.Ofthefollowing,whichbest

representsanequationforthelineofbestfit?

A)5x+3y+3=0

B)5x?3y+3=0

C)3x?5y+15=0

D)3x+5y?15=0

A)s=0.21h+32

B)s=0.43h+32

C)s=0.21h+62

D)s=0.43h+62

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Essay

Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhowefectivelyyoucanreadand

comprehendapassageandwriteanessayanalyzingthepassage.Inyour

essay,youshoulddemonstratethatyouhavereadthepassagecarefully,

presentaclearandlogicalanalysis,anduselanguageprecisely.

Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedinyouranswerbooklet;

exceptforthePlanningPageoftheanswerbooklet,youwillreceivenoother

paperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,

avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Remember

thatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.

Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.

1.Donotwriteyouressayinthisbooklet.Onlywhatyouwrite

onthelinedpagesofyouranswerbookletwillbeevaluated.

2.Anoff-topicessaywillnotbeevaluated.

Youhave50minutes(standardtime)toreadthepassageandwriteanessayinresponseto

thepromptprovidedinsidethisbooklet.

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Asyoureadthepassagebelow,considerhowArthurSchlesingerJr.uses

?evidence,suchasfactsorexamples,tosupportclaims.

?reasoningtodevelopideasandtoconnectclaimsandevidence.

?stylisticorpersuasiveelements,suchaswordchoiceorappealstoemotion,

toaddpowertotheideasexpressed.

AdaptedfromArthurSchlesingerJr.,“AgainstaOne-Term,6-YearPresident.”

?1986byTheNewYorkTimesCompany.OriginallypublishedJanuary10,1986.

1Theproposalofasinglesix-yearPresidentialtermhasbeenaroundforalongtime.

High-mindedmenhaveurgeditfromthebeginningoftheRepublic.The

ConstitutionalConventionturneditdownin1787,andrecurrenteffortstoputitin

theConstitutionhaveregularlyfailedinthetwocenturiessince.Quiteright:Itisa

terribleideaforanumberofreasons,amongthemthatitisatwarwiththe

philosophyofdemocracy.

2Thebasicargumentfortheone-term,six-yearPresidencyisthatthequestfor

re-electionisattheheartofourproblemswithself-government.Thedesirefor

re-election,itisclaimed,drivesPresidentstodothingstheywouldnototherwisedo.

Itleadsthemtomakeeasypromisesandtopostponeharddecisions.Asinglesix-

yeartermwouldliberatePresidentsfromthepressuresandtemptationsofpolitics.

Insteadofworryingaboutre-election,theywouldbefreetodoonlywhatwasbestfor

thecountry.

3Theargumentissuperficiallyattractive.Butwhenyouthinkaboutit,itisprofoundly

anti-democraticinitsimplications.ItassumesPresidentsknowbetterthananyone

elsewhatisbestforthecountryandthatthepeoplearesowrongheadedandignorant

thatPresidentsshouldbeencouragedtodisregardtheirwishes.Itassumesthatthe

lessresponsiveaPresidentistopopulardesiresandneeds,thebetterPresidenthe

willbe.Itassumesthatthedemocraticprocessistheobstacletowisedecisions.

4ThetheoryofAmericandemocracyisquitetheopposite.Itisthatthegive-and-take

ofthedemocraticprocessisthebestsourceofwisedecisions.ItisthatthePresident’s

dutyisnottoignoreandoverridepopularconcernsbuttoacknowledgeandheed

them.ItisthatthePresident’saccountabilitytothepopularwillisthebestguarantee

thathewilldoagoodjob.

5Theone-termlimitation,asGouverneurMorris,finaldraftsmanoftheConstitution,

persuadedtheconvention,would“destroythegreatmotivetogoodbehavior,”which

isthehopeofre-election.APresident,saidOliverEllsworth,anotherFounding

Father,“shouldbere-electedifhisconductproveworthyofit.Andhewillbemore

likelytorenderhimselfworthyofitifheberewardablewithit.”

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6FewthingshaveamoretoniceffectonaPresident’ssensitivitytopublicneedsand

hopesthanthedesireforre-election.“APresidentimmunizedfrompolitical

considerations,”ClarkCliffordtoldtheSenateJudiciaryCommitteewhenitwas

consideringtheproposalsomeyearsago,“isaPresidentwhoneednotlistentothe

people,respondtomajoritysentimentorpayattentiontoviewsthatmaybediverse,

intenseandperhapsatvariancewithhisown....Concernforone’sownpolitical

futurecanbeapowerfulstimulustoresponsibleandresponsiveperformancein

office.”...

7Thebanonre-electionhasotherperverseconsequences.ForbiddingaPresident

torunagain,GouverneurMorrissaid,is“asmuchastosaythatweshouldgivehim

thebenefitofexperience,andthendepriveourselvesoftheuseofit.”George

Washingtonstoutlyopposedtheidea.“Icanseenopropriety,”hewrote,“in

precludingourselvesfromtheserviceofanyman,whoonsomegreatemergency

shallbedeemeduniversallymostcapableofservingthepublic.”

8Jefferson,afterinitiallyfavoringasingleseven-yearterm,thoughtmorecarefullyand

changedhismind.Sevenyears,heconcluded,were“toolongtobeirremovable”;

“serviceforeightyearswithapowertoremoveattheendofthefirstfour”wasthe

waytodoit.WoodrowWilsonagreed,observingthatasix-yeartermistoolongfora

poorPresidentandtooshortforagoodoneandthatthedecisionbelongstothe

people.“Byseekingtodeterminebyfixedconstitutionalprovisionwhatthepeople

areperfectlycompetenttodeterminebythemselves,”Wilsonsaidin1913,“wecasta

doubtuponthewholetheoryofpopulargovernment.”

9Asinglesix-yeartermwouldreleasePresidentsfromthetestofsubmittingtheir

recordstothevoters.Itwouldenshrinethe“President-knows-best”myth,whichhas

alreadygotusintosufficienttroubleasanation.Itwouldbeamightyblowagainst

Presidentialaccountability.Itwouldbeamightyreinforcementoftheimperial

Presidency.Itwouldbeanimpeachmentofthedemocraticprocessitself.The

FoundingFatherswereeverlastinglyrightwhentheyturneddownthiswell-

intentionedbutill-consideredproposal200yearsago.

WriteanessayinwhichyouexplainhowArthurSchlesingerJr.buildsan

argumenttopersuadehisaudiencethatthepresidentialtermshouldnotbea

singlesix-yearterm.Inyouressay,analyzehowSchlesingerusesoneormore

ofthefeatureslistedintheboxabove(orfeaturesofyourownchoice)to

strengthenthelogicandpersuasivenessofhisargument.Besurethatyour

analysisfocusesonthemostrelevantfeaturesofthepassage.

YouressayshouldnotexplainwhetheryouagreewithSchlesinger’sclaims,

butratherexplainhowSchlesingerbuildsanargumenttopersuadehis

audience.

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Asyoureadthepassagebelow,considerhowMarilynJohnsonuses

?evidence,suchasfactsorexamples,tosupportclaims.

?reasoningtodevelopideasandtoconnectclaimsandevidence.

?stylisticorpersuasiveelements,suchaswordchoiceorappealstoemotion,

toaddpowertotheideasexpressed.

AdaptedfromMarilynJohnson,“U.S.PublicLibraries:WeLoseThematOur

Peril.”?2010byLosAngelesTimes.OriginallypublishedJuly6,2010.

1TheU.S.isbeginninganinterestingexperimentindemocracy:We’recuttingpublic

libraryfunds,shrinkingourpublicandschoollibraries,andinsomeplaces,shutting

themaltogether.

2Theseactionshavenothingtodowithwhetherthelibrariesareanygoodorwhether

thestaffprovidesusefulservicetothecommunity.Thiscountry’slargestcirculating

library,inQueens,N.Y.,wasnamedthebestsystemintheU.S.lastyearbyLibrary

Journal.Itsbudgetisduetoshrinkbyathird.LosAngeleslibrariesarebeingslashed,

andbeginningthisweek,thedoorswillbelockedtwodaysaweekandatleast

100jobscut.Anduntilitgotasix-monthreprieveJune23,SiskiyouCountyalmost

becameCalifornia’sonlycountywithoutapubliclibrary.Suchcutsandclosecallsare

happeningacrossthecountry.Wewon’tmissathirdofourlibrariansandbranch

librariesthewaywe’dmissathirdofourfirefightersandfirehouses,therationale

goes...butIwonder.

3I’vespentfouryearsfollowinglibrariansastheydealwiththetremendousincreasein

informationandthemanywayswereceiveit.They’vebeenadaptingascapablyas

anyprofession,managingourpubliccomputersandservinggrowingnumbersof

patrons,butitseemsthattheirworkhasbeenallbutinvisibletothoseinpower.I’ve

talkedtolibrarianswhosejobshaveexpandedwiththedemandforcomputersand

training,andbecausesomanyothergovernmentservicesarebeingcut.Thepeople

leftinthelurchhavelookedtothelibrary,wherekind,knowledgeableprofessionals

helpthemnavigatethegovernmentbureaucracy,applyforbenefits,accesssocial

services.Publicofficialswilltellyoutheylovelibrariesandarecommittedtothem;

theyjustdon’tbelievetheyconstitutea“core”service....

4Thepeoplewhowelcomeustothelibraryareidealists,whobelievethataccurate

informationleadstogooddecisionsandthatexposuretotheintellectualrichesof

civilizationleadstoabetterworld.ThenextAbrahamLincolncouldbesittingin

theirlibrary,teachinghimselfallheneedstoknowtosavethecountry.Whilethey

helpusgetonline,employedandinformed,librariansdon’ttrytosellusanything.

Nordotheyturnaroundandbroadcastourproblems,sendusspamorkeepa

recordofourinterestsandneeds,becausenomatterhowsavvythisprofessionisat

navigatingtheonlineworld,itclingstothatold-fashionedvalue,privacy.(A

professiondedicatedtoprivacyinchargeofourpubliccomputers?That’sbrilliant.)

Theyrepresentthebestcivicvalueoutthere,anarmyofresourcefulworkersthatcan

helpuscompeteintheworld.

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5Butinsteadofputtingsuchconscientious,economicalandservice-oriented

professionalstoworkhelpingus,we’rehandingthempinkslips.Theschoollibraries

andpubliclibrariesinwhichwe’veinvesteddecadesandevencenturiesofresources

willdisappearunlesswefightforthem.Thecommunitiesthattreasureandsupport

theirlibrarieswillhaveanundeniablecompetitiveadvantage.Thosethatdon’twill

watchinenvyastheDarienLibraryinConnecticuthostsnetworkingbreakfastsfor

itsout-of-workpatrons,andthetinyGilpinCountyPublicLibraryinColorado

beckonspatronswithasignthatpromises“Freecoffee,Internet,notary,phone,

smiles,restroomsandideas.”

6Thoseluckyenoughtoliveinthosetowns,orthosewhoowncomputers,orhave

high-speedInternetserviceandon-calltechnicalassistance,willnotnoticetheeffects

ofadiminishedpubliclibrarysystem—notatfirst.Whizzeswhocanwhittledown

15millionhitsonaGooglesearchtofindtheusefulandaccuratebitsofinfo,and

thoseabletobuyanybookorarticleorfilmtheywant,willescapetheimmediate

consequencesofthesecuts.

7Thoseincitiesthathaven’tpreservedtheirlibraries,thoselessfortunateandbaffled

bytechnology,andourchildrenwillbethefirsttosuffer.Butsoonerorlater,we’ll

allfeelthelossasoneofthemosteffectivelevelersofprivilegeandavenuesof

reinvention—oneofthegreatenginesofdemocracy—beginstodisappear.

WriteanessayinwhichyouexplainhowMarilynJohnsonbuildsanargument

topersuadeheraudiencethatpubliclibrariesshouldnotlosefunding.Inyour

essay,analyzehowJohnsonusesoneormoreofthefeatureslistedinthebox

above(orfeaturesofyourownchoice)tostrengthenthelogicand

persuasivenessofherargument.Besurethatyouranalysisfocusesonthe

mostrelevantfeaturesofthepassage.

YouressayshouldnotexplainwhetheryouagreewithJohnson’sclaims,but

ratherexplainhowJohnsonbuildsanargumenttopersuadeheraudience.

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ScoringYourSAT

SCORESOVERVIEW

TheSATprovidesmoreinformationaboutyourlearningbyreporting

morescoresthaneverbefore.EachoftheSATSuiteofAssessments

(SAT,PSAT/NMSQT?,PSAT?10,andPSAT?8/9)reportstestscoresand

cross-testscoresonacommonscale.Additionally,subscoresprovidemore

diagnosticinformation.Formoredetailsaboutscores,visit/scores.

HOWTOCALCULATEYOURTESTSCORES

GetSetUp

1.You’llneedthecustomizedQASreportwithyouranswers.You’llalsoneed

theanswerkey(pages4–5)andconversiontables(pages11–16)provided

inthissection.

2.Usingtheanswerkey,countupyourtotalcorrectanswersforeachsection.

Youmaywanttowritethenumberofcorrectanswersforeachsectionat

thebottomofthatsectionintheanswerkey.

3.Usingyourmarked-upanswerkeyandtheconversiontables,followthe

directionsonthenextfewpagestogetallofyourscores.

GETSECTIONANDTOTALSCORES

YourtotalscoreontheSATisthesumofyourEvidence-BasedReadingand

WritingsectionscoreandyourMathsectionscore.Togetyourtotalscore,

youwillconvertyourrawscoreforeachsection—thenumberofquestions

yougotrightinthatsection—intothescaledscoreforthatsection,then

calculatethetotalscore.

CalculatingYourEvidence-BasedReading

andWritingSectionScore

CalculateyourSATEvidence-BasedReadingandWritingSectionscore(it’s

onascaleof200–800)by?rstdeterminingyourReadingTestscoreand

yourWritingandLanguageTestscore.Here’show:

1.UsetheAnswerKeytodetermineyourrawscores(thenumberof

correctanswers).

2.GotoRawScoreConversionTable1:SectionandTestScoresonpage11

(ifyoutookthepapertest)orpage14(ifyoutookthedigitaltest).Lookin

the“RawScore”columnforyourrawscore,andmatchittothenumberin

the“ReadingTestScore”column.

3.DothesamewithSection2todetermineyourWritingandLanguageTest

score.

4.AddyourReadingTestscoretoyourWritingandLanguageTestscore.

5.Multiplythatnumberby10.ThisisyourEvidence-BasedReadingand

WritingSectionscore.

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CalculatingYourMathSectionScore

CalculateyourSATMathsectionscore(it’sonascaleof200–800),as

follows:

1.Countthenumberofcorrectanswersyougotonthe