HSPT Test practice questions, page 9 of 74, with answer review and explanations.
Question 41
Which of the following sentences would make sense in an article titled "Deciphering Recyclable Materials`?
Currently, the task of separating paper from plastic most often falls on the individual recycler, though such sorting is occasionally performed at a plant after materials have been collected.
You may see recyclable materials labeled with one of several different acronyms: "PET" or "PETE," both of which mean "post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate," or "HDPE," which indicates "high-density polyethylene."
Some cities have started to ban or tax various materials that are difficult or impossible to recycle, like takeout containers and plastic bags.
Most major cities in the United States have some sort of recycling program, and many smaller towns participate in programs as well.
Question 42
Which of the following sentences would make sense in an article titled "Deciphering Recyclable Materials`?
Currently, the task of separating paper from plastic most often falls on the individual recycler, though such sorting is occasionally performed at a plant after materials have been collected.
You may see recyclable materials labeled with one of several different acronyms: "PET" or "PETE," both of which mean "post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate," or "HDPE," which indicates "high-density polyethylene."
Some cities have started to ban or tax various materials that are difficult or impossible to recycle, like takeout containers and plastic bags.
Most major cities in the United States have some sort of recycling program, and many smaller towns participate in programs as well.
Question 43
Which of the following sentences makes the best topic sentence for the paragraph shown above? Stegosaurus is named for the characteristic bony plates that stick up from its back, making it easily recognizable. Its name is a combination of `stagÖ´",` Greek for covering `" a reference to those bony plates `" and `sauros,` Greek for lizard. On its tail, Stegosaurus had spikes that it could use to defend itself from predators. Its brain was about the size of a curled human fist.
Museums are great places to learn more about dinosaurs as well as other ancient animals like mammoths and saber-toothed cats.
Many carnivorous dinosaurs ate herbivores like Stegosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Apatosaurus to survive.
Stegosaurus was a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, the same period during which dinosaurs like Archaeopteryx, Pterodactylus, and Brontosaurus lived.
Dinosaurs have fascinated modern humans since we started uncovering their massive bones buried in the Earth.
Question 44
Which of the following sentences makes the best topic sentence for the paragraph shown above? Stegosaurus is named for the characteristic bony plates that stick up from its back, making it easily recognizable. Its name is a combination of `stagÖ´",` Greek for covering `" a reference to those bony plates `" and `sauros,` Greek for lizard. On its tail, Stegosaurus had spikes that it could use to defend itself from predators. Its brain was about the size of a curled human fist.
Museums are great places to learn more about dinosaurs as well as other ancient animals like mammoths and saber-toothed cats.
Many carnivorous dinosaurs ate herbivores like Stegosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Apatosaurus to survive.
Stegosaurus was a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, the same period during which dinosaurs like Archaeopteryx, Pterodactylus, and Brontosaurus lived.
Dinosaurs have fascinated modern humans since we started uncovering their massive bones buried in the Earth.
Question 45
[1] The Boston Tea Party was a protest that occurred in Boston during the buildup to the American Revolution. [2] The event was provoked by a period of tense relations between Britain and the British colonies that would eventually become the United States. [3] The colonists were angry that they had to pay taxes on items they imported from Britain, like tea, without having representatives in British government to voice their opinions and vote on whether or not to levy such taxes. [4] This was the issue summarized by the now-famous phrase, `No taxation without representation.` [5] If people don't pay their taxes today, it is a crime called tax evasion, and they can get in big trouble with the government and go to jail. [6] Taxed tea was sent back to Britain in many colonies as a form of protest, but in Boston, the Governor refused to return the tea. [7] In response, Bostonians boarded a ship carrying taxable tea and dumped it into the harbor on December 16th, 1773. [8] Britain responded by tightening control of the colonies, but eventually, the country fought its colonies directly in the American Revolution after they declared independence. Which of the following sentences would best conclude the paragraph?
The Governor must have been really mad when his citizens dumped all that tea in the harbor!
It's important to study patterns in history, not just individual events.
Events like the Boston Tea Party are important on their own, but take on extra significance when viewed as part of the chain of events that led to a revolution.
In countries all over the world, people have developed different culturally significant ways of brewing and serving tea.