Practice Test 5 - HSPT Reading

20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.

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1. The author's tone in this passage is best described as...
2. As used in the sentence, the word mitigate most nearly means...
3. The passage is primarily concerned with which of the following?
4. It can be inferred that the teenagers...
5. The author's primary purpose in this paragraph is to
6. Which of the following events is mentioned in the passage as a type of public spectacle held at the Colosseum?
7. In this passage, the word plastic most nearly means...
8. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this passage?
9. What is the main idea of this passage?
10. The author's primary purpose in this passage is to...
11. The passage is primarily concerned with...
12. The word assiduous, as used in this sentence, most nearly means...
13. What is the author's attitude toward the brochure's description?
14. As used in the sentence, the word acute most nearly means
15. The passage suggests that the new rule was...
16. At which specific location did the two halves of the railroad finally connect?
17. The author's tone in this passage is best described as...
18. The main idea of the passage is that critical thinking...
19. What is the central theme of this paragraph?
20. The author of Passage 2 presents collaboration as an alternative to competition. The author of Passage 1 would most likely view collaboration as:

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