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1. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true of the Late Cretaceous climate?
(A) Summers were very warm and winters were very cold.
(B) Shallow seas on the continents caused frequent temperature changes.
(C) The climate was very similar to today’s climate.
(D) The climate did not change dramatically from season to season.

2. Which of the following reasons is suggested in paragraph 2 for the extinction of the dinosaurs?
(A) Changes in the lengths of the days and nights during the Late Cretaceous period
(B) Droughts caused by the movement of seaways back into the oceans
(C) The change from mild to severe climates during the Late Cretaceous period
(D) An extreme decrease in the average yearly temperature over 10,000 years
3. Why does the author mention the survival of “snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodiles” in paragraph 3?
(A) To argue that dinosaurs may have become extinct because they were not cold-blooded animals
(B) To question the adequacy of the hypothesis that climatic change related to sea levels caused the
extinction of the dinosaurs
(C) To present examples of animals that could maintain a livable body temperature more easily than
dinosaurs
(D) To support a hypothesis that these animals were not as sensitive to climate changes in the
Cretaceous period as they are today
4. The word “cope” in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) adapt
(B) move
(C) continue
(D) compete
5. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is true of changes in climate before the Cretaceous
period and the effect of these changes on dinosaurs?
(A) Climate changes associated with the movement of seaways before the Cretaceous period did not
cause dinosaurs to become extinct.
(B) Changes in climate before the Cretaceous period caused severe fluctuation in sea level, resulting
in the extinction of the dinosaurs.
(C) Frequent changes in climate before the Cretaceous period made dinosaurs better able to
maintain a livable body temperature.
(D) Before the Cretaceous period there were few changes in climate, and dinosaurs flourished.
6. The word “fluctuations” in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) extremes
(B) retreats
(C) periods
(D) variations

7. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence
in paragraph 4? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential
information.
(A) The fossil record suggests that there was an abrupt extinction of many plants and animals at the
end of the Mesozoic era.
(B) Few fossils of the Mesozoic era have survived in the rocks that mark the end of the Cretaceous.
(C) Fossils from the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic up to the beginning of the Cenozoic era have
been removed from the layers of rock that surrounded them.
(D) Plants and animals from the Mesozoic era were unable to survive in the Cenozoic era.
8. In paragraph 4, all the following questions are answered EXCEPT:
(A) Why is there a layer of clay between the rocks of the Cretaceous and Cenozoic?
(B) Why were scientists interested in determining how long it took to deposit the layer of clay at the
end of the Cretaceous?
(C) What was the effect of the surprising observation scientists made?
(D) Why did scientists want more information about the dinosaur extinctions at the end of the
Cretaceous?
9. The word “bombard” in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) approach
(B) strike
(C) pass
(D) circle
10. Paragraph 5 implies that a special explanation of the Ir in the boundary clay is needed because
(A) the Ir in microscopic meteorites reaching Earth during the Cretaceous period would have been
incorporated into Earth’s core
(B) the Ir in the boundary clay was deposited much more than a million years ago
(C) the concentration of Ir in the boundary clay is higher than in microscopic meteorites
(D) the amount of Ir in the boundary clay is too great to have come from microscopic meteorites
during the time the boundary clay was deposited
11. The word “disruption” in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) exhaustion
(B) disturbance
(C) modification
(D) disappearance
12. Paragraph 6 mentions all of the following effects of the hypothesized asteroid collision EXCEPT
(A) a large dust cloud that blocked sunlight
(B) an immediate drop in the surface temperatures of the continents
(C) an extreme decrease in rainfall on the continents
(D) a long-term increase in global temperatures
15. The word “objective” in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) achievement
(B) requirement
(C) purpose
(D) feature
16. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 1 as a change that occurred in the fauna of
the Mediterranean?
(A) Most invertebrate species disappeared during a wave of extinctions.
(B) A few hardy species wiped out many of the Mediterranean’s invertebrates.
(C) Some invertebrates migrated to the Atlantic Ocean.
(D) New species of fauna populated the Mediterranean when the old migrants returned.
17. What does the author imply by saying “Not a single pebble was found that might have indicated
that the pebbles came from the nearby continent”?
(A) The most obvious explanation for the origin of the pebbles was not supported by the evidence.
(B) The geologists did not find as many pebbles as they expected.
(C) The geologists were looking for a particular kind of pebble.
(D) The different pebbles could not have come from only one source.
18. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the solid gypsum layer?
(A) It did not contain any marine fossils.
(B) It had formed in open-ocean conditions.
(C) It had once been soft, deep-sea mud.
(D) It contained sediment from nearby deserts.
19. Select the TWO answer choices from paragraph 3 that identify materials discovered in the deepest
part of the Mediterranean basin. To receive credit, you must select TWO answers.
(A) Volcanic rock fragments
(B) Thin silt layers
(C) Soft, deep-sea mud
(D) Crystalline salt
20. What is the main purpose of paragraph 3?
(A) To describe the physical evidence collected by Hsu and Ryan
(B) To explain why some of the questions posed earlier in the passage could not be answered by the
findings of the Glomar Challenger
(C) To evaluate techniques used by Hsu and Ryan to explore the sea floor
(D) To describe the most difficult problems faced by the Glomar Challenger expedition
21. According to paragraph 4, which of the following was responsible for the evaporation of the
Mediterranean’s waters?
(A) The movements of Earth’s crust
(B) The accumulation of sediment layers
(C) Changes in the water level of the Atlantic Ocean
(D) Changes in Earth’s temperature
22. The word “scores” in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) members
(B) large numbers
(C) populations
(D) different types
23. According to paragraph 4, what caused most invertebrate species in the Mediterranean to become
extinct?
(A) The evaporation of chemicals necessary for their survival
(B) Crustal movements that connected the Mediterranean to the saltier Atlantic
(C) The migration of new species through the narrow straits
(D) Their inability to tolerate the increasing salt content of the Mediterranean
24. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence
in paragraph 4? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential
information.
(A) The Strait of Gibraltar reopened when the Mediterranean and the Atlantic became connected and
the cascades of water from one sea to the other caused crustal adjustments and faulting.
(B) The Mediterranean was dramatically refilled by water from the Atlantic when crustal adjustments
and faulting opened the Strait of Gibraltar, the place where the two seas are joined.
(C) The cascades of water from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean were not as spectacular as the
crustal adjustments and faulting that occurred when the Strait of Gibraltar was connected to
those seas.
(D) As a result of crustal adjustments and faulting and the creation of the Strait of Gibraltar, the
Atlantic and Mediterranean were connected and became a single sea with spectacular cascades
of water between them.
25. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 4 about the salt domes in the
Mediterranean?
(A) They began as layers of oceanic ooze.
(B) They contain large quantities of calcium sulfate.
(C) They were destroyed when the basin refilled with water.
(D) They formed after the Mediterranean basin refilled with water.
26. The word “Turbulent” in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) fresh
(B) deep
(C) violent
(D) temperate
27. In paragraph 2 of the passage, there is a missing sentence. The paragraph is repeated below and
shows four letters (A, B, C, and D) that indicate where the following sentence could be added.
Thus, scientists had information about the shape of the domes but not about their chemical
composition and origin.
Where would the sentence best fit?
(A) Another task for the Glomar Challenger’s scientists was to try to determine the origin of the domelike
masses buried deep beneath the Mediterranean seafloor. (B) These structures had been detected years
earlier by echo-sounding instruments, but they had never been penetrated in the course of drilling. (C)
Were they salt domes such as are common along the United States Gulf Coast, and if so, why should
there have been so much solid crystalline salt beneath the floor of the Mediterranean? (D)
(A) Option A
(B) Option B
(C) Option C
(D) Option D


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