Questions 69-75 are based on the following passage.
Mr. Faugel was convinced that student nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group. Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.
69. Where is the only place a person can obtain beta blockers?
A. Supermarket
B. Convenience store
C. Stationary store
D. Doctor's office
70. Why are beta blockers not prescribed regularly?
A. Students are expected to do poorly.
B. There are side effects.
C. The drugs are only 25 years old.
D. They cause test anxiety.
71. According to the passage
A. all people can take beta blockers.
B. beta blockers are widely prescribed.
C. beta blockers work only on test anxiety.
D. beta blockers work only to improve test scores if the test-taker truly knows the material.
72. "Re-administration" in this passage refers to
A. giving the test again to people without administering beta blockers.
B. giving the test again to both groups after beta blockers have been administered to one group.
C. giving the test to both groups of test-takers and then giving them beta blockers.
D. giving the beta blockers without retesting.
Questions 76-80 are based on the following passage.
During the past three years, the staff members of the Smithsonian Institution's Family Folklore Project have interviewed hundreds of persons about their family folklore. To prepare for these interviews we drew upon our academic backgrounds in folklore and American studies, and upon our personal backgrounds as members of families. In addition, we reviewed the major instruction guides in genealogy, oral history, family history, and folklore fieldwork. Although these publications were all helpful in some way, no single book was completely adequate since family folklore combines aspects of all the above disciplines. Over time we have developed guidelines and questions that have proven successful for us; we hope that the following suggestions will be helpful to anyone who wishes to collect the folklore of his or her own family.
76. What would be the topic of the paragraph that would follow this one?
A. How to gather family folklore
B. History of the Smithsonian Institution
C. A description of genealogy
D. Useful books on family folklore
77. What can be inferred about the researchers who conducted the interviews?
A. They were mathematicians and physicists.
B. They were historians and sociologists.
C. They had children.
D. They wrote books.
78. The purpose of this passage is to
A. motivate
B. berate
C. instruct
D. cajole
79. The assumption of this passage is that
A. anyone can successfully interview people about their family folklore without prior training.
B. American history is inherent in the family folklore of Americans.
C. American history and folklore of Americans have no connections.
D. no guidelines are needed in the interviews.
80. According to the passage, which kind of instructional guide was NOT consulted as a source?
A. Clinical sociology
B. Genealogy guides
C. Oral history
D. Folklore fieldwork
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