Charlotte, the eldest daughter, had effective advice, a strong understanding, and a calm judgment. Despite being only nineteen, she was qualified to counsel her mother, often mitigating Mrs. Amelia’s tendency towards imprudence. Charlotte possessed an excellent heart, with an affectionate disposition and strong feelings, yet she knew how to control them-a skill her mother had yet to acquire, and one of her sisters had vowed never to learn.

According to the text, what is true about Charlotte?

A) Charlotte thinks her mother is a bad role. B) Charlotte always argues with her mother but fails to change her mind.

C) Charlotte can be overly sensitive with regard to family matters.

D) Charlotte is remarkably mature for her age.

With the conviction that inhabiting unconventional spaces can enhance mindfulness and potentially enhance well-being, conceptual artists George Mason and James Elijah crafted a residential complex in Malaysia where whimsy takes precedence over practicality. In this unique environment, a kitchen counter stands at chest height on one end and knee height on the other, while a door in the ceiling leads to nowhere. The result is a space that disorients yet revitalizes; filmmaker Charles Benjamin attested to notable health improvements after residing there for four years.

In the given following Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

A) Designing disorienting spaces like those in the Mason and Elijah building is the most effective way to create a physically stimulating environment.

B) Living in a house surrounded by properties created by Mason like Elijah was unbearable.

C) Although impractical, the design of the apartment building by Mason and Elijah may improve the well-being of the building’s residents.

D) As a filmmaker, Benjamin has long supported the designs of conceptual artists such as Mason and Elijah.

In a research paper, a student contends that certain historians of modern European politics have predominantly assessed Hermon, the former Prime Minister of what is now the Democratic Republic of Belgium, as a symbolic figure rather than focusing on his actual actions and contributions.

Which quotation from a work by a historian would best illustrate the student’s claim?

A) Hermon’s practical accomplishments can be passed over quickly; it is mainly the personification of the independence of Belgium that he warrants scholarly attention.

B) Hermon is a difficult figure to evaluate due to the starkly conflicting opinions he inspired during his life and continues to inspire today.

C) Many questions remain about Hermon’s ultimate vision for an independent Congo; without new evidence coming to light, these questions are likely to remain unanswered.

D) The available information makes it clear that Hermon’s political beliefs and values were largely consistent throughout his career.

Geographer Adebayo Oluwole Eludoyin and his colleagues surveyed small-scale farmers in three locations in Ondo State, Nigeria-which has mountainous terrain in the north, an urbanized center, and coastal terrain in the south-to learn more about their practices, like the types of crops they mainly cultivated. In some regions, female farmers were found to be especially prominent in the cultivation of specific types of crops and even constituted the majority of farmers who cultivated those crops; for instance,__

Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the example?

A) more women in central Ondo mainly cultivated root crops than mainly cultivated cereals.

B) most of the farmers who mainly cultivated non–root vegetables in north and south Ondo were women.

C) most of the farmers who mainly cultivated cereals and most of the farmers who mainly cultivated non–root vegetables in south Ondo were women.

D) a relatively equal proportion of women across the three regions of Ondo mainly cultivated cereals.

As stars and planets originate from the same cosmic gas and dust, certain astronomers theorize that host stars (e.g., the Sun) and their associated planets (e.g., those in our solar system) share identical compositions. They propose that planets possess either equal or lesser amounts of the materials present in their host stars. This concept finds support in the observation that rocky planets within our solar system share common materials with the Sun.

Which finding, if true, would most directly weaken the astronomers’ claim?

A) Evidence emerges that the amount of iron in some rocky planets is considerably higher than the amount in their host star.

B) Stars are made of hydrogen and helium, and when cooled, they are revealed to iron and silicate.

C) A nearby host is observed to have same ratio of hydrogen to helium as the sun at it’s start.

D) The method for determining the composition of Rocky planets is discovered to be less effective when used to analyze other kinds of planets.