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PSAT 4.3 Reading Diagnostic. The vampire bats in Passage 1 and the naked mole rats in Passage 2 share which attribute?

PSAT 1.1 Reading Diagnostic. The main purpose of the first two paragraphs is to...what?

PSAT 1.3 Reading Diagnostic. The author mentions the navigational technique called "equal altitudes" in the third paragraph to ...what?

PSAT 1.4 Reading Diagnostic. In the fourth paragraph, the author checks his chronometer against the timepieces of other ships in order to...what?

PSAT 1.2 Reading Diagnostic. In the context of the passage, the author's use of this phrase is used to convey...what?

PSAT 1.5 Reading Diagnostic. Which sentence from the passage provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

PSAT 2.1 Reading Diagnostic. President Kennedy refers to the United Nations in the first paragraph primarily to...what?

PSAT 2.2 Reading Diagnostic. What is the main rhetorical effect of this phrase in the second paragraph?

PSAT 2.3 Reading Diagnostic. As used in the passage, "belaboring" most nearly means...what?

PSAT 2.5 Reading Diagnostic. The stance that President Kennedy takes in the last two paragraphs can best be described as...what?

PSAT 4.1 Reading Diagnostic. The main purpose of presenting Hamilton's rule, as described in Passage 1, is to...what?

PSAT 4.2 Reading Diagnostic. As used in the fourth paragraph of Passage 2, "immature" most closely means...what?

PSAT 1.5 Reading Narrative Walkthrough. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage and graphic that polar bear population increased during whic...

PSAT 2.4 Reading Diagnostic. In paragraph 12, the phrase "twilight struggle" most nearly means...what?

PSAT 3.2 Reading Diagnostic. Which choice gives the strongest evidence for the answer to the previous question?

PSAT 3.4 Reading Diagnostic. What main idea in the essay is confirmed by both tables?

PSAT 3.5 Reading Diagnostic. As it is used in the second-to-last paragraph, "nascent" most closely means...what?

PSAT 4.1 Reading Diagnostic. The main purpose of presenting Hamilton's rule, as described in Passage 1, is to...what?

PSAT 3.1 Reading Diagnostic. The passage most strongly suggests that people were attracted to urban areas after World War II because...what?