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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, August 24, 1995                   TAG: 9508240078
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

HERE'S A SAMPLE OF THE QUESTIONS:

Some randomly selected questions from a practice Scholastic Assessment Test for 1995 as provided by a College Board booklet.

1. If 2x + y = 5, what is the value of 4x + 2y?

(a) 5

(b) 8

(c) 10

(d) 15

(e) 20

2. A bag contains a number of pieces of candy of which 78 are red, 24 are brown, and the remainder are yellow. If the probability of selecting a yellow piece of candy from this bag at random is 1/3, how many yellow pieces of candy are in the bag?

(a) 34

(b) 51

(c) 54

(d) 102

(e) 306

3. Andrew has enrolled in a specialized culinary arts program as a way of indulging his --- French cuisine. (Fill in the blank.)

(a) abstinence from

(b) tenacity over

(c) distaste for

(d) acquisition of

(e) predilection for

4. By describing her feelings as having ``shades and degrees,'' the author suggests that:

(a) she is allowing herself to grieve only a little at a time

(b) she is numb to the pain of her grief

(c) she is overwhelmed by her emotions

(d) her sadness is greatest at night

(e) her emotional state is multifaceted

5. On a certain map, a distance of 25 miles is represented by 1.0 centimeter. How many miles are represented by 3.3 centimeters on the map?

6. How many of the first one hundred positive integers contain the digit 9?

7. Seemingly permeated by natural light, Rufino Tamayo's painting looks as if it had been created with --- hues. (Fill in the blank.)

(a) luminous

(b) florid

(c) ominous

(d) varnished

(e) fading

8. Select the pair of words that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in ``nightmare: dream.''

(a) semaphore: signal

(b) dread: expectation

(c) lure: trap

(d) fear: victim

(e) frustration: confusion

9. Brenda received pledges from 30 people for a 50-mile bike-a-thon. If Brenda rode 50 miles and each person gave $0.10 for each mile she rode, which of the following gives the total dollar amount of money Brenda collected?

(a) 30 x 50 x 0.10

(b) 30 x 50 + 0.10

(c) 50 x 0.10 + 30

(d) 50 + 30 x 0.10

(e) 30 + 50 + 0.10

10. One number is 3 times another number, and their sum is -10. What is the lesser of the two numbers?

(a) -2.5

(b) -3.0

(c) -5.5

(d) -7.0

(e) -7.5

The answers to the above are:

1-c

2-b

3-e

4-e

5-82.5

6-19

7-a

8-b

9-a

10-e 


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