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Inside a baseball cap, there are a total of nine practice baseballs. They are different colors: four are blue, three are white, and two are orange.
A player randomly selects three baseballs from the cap one at a time without replacement.
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The correct answer is (C).
Let's Break This Down Step by Step
There are 9 baseballs total:
We want the probability that none of the three selected baseballs are blue, meaning all three must come from the 5 non-blue baseballs.
Because the selections are made without replacement, both the total number of balls and the number of non-blue balls change after each draw.
Step 2: First draw
There are 5 non-blue balls out of 9 total, so the chance the first ball is non-blue is 5/9:
P(non-blue on 1st pick)=5/9
If the first ball was non-blue, there are now 4 non-blue left and 8 total left:
P(non-blue on 2nd pick)=4/8
After two non-blue are removed:
Non-blue left = 3
Total left = 7
P(non-blue on 3rd pick) 3/7
Read the following poem by Emily Dickinson and answer the relevant question on the right:
I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us — don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know.
How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!
Which of the following is true about the form and structure of the poem?
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The correct answer is (B).
Let's Break This Down Step by Step
Look at how the poem is arranged on the page. It has eight lines, and they are grouped into two chunks of four lines each, which we call stanzas. Knowing this helps us understand how the poem is built, but it doesn’t tell us yet about rhythm or rhyme.
Look at the last words in each line.
“you” and “too” rhyme, but the other two don’t rhyme with them.
“frog” and “bog” rhyme, but the other two don’t rhyme with them.
So, the poem does have some rhyming words, but it does not follow one single rhyme pattern all the way through.
Meter is the pattern of beats you hear when you read a poem out loud. Emily Dickinson often uses a rhythm where a longer line is followed by a shorter line, and this pattern keeps repeating.
If you read this poem out loud, you’ll notice that:
Line 1 is longer,
Line 2 is shorter,
Line 3 is longer,
Line 4 is shorter,
…and this continues in the second. That alternating pattern repeats across both quatrains, so the poem maintains a consistent metrical pattern.
Answer (A) is incorrect because the poem does not keep one single rhyme pattern from line to line. There are rhymes inside each stanza (you/too and frog/bog), but the poem does not maintain one consistent rhyme scheme for every line.
Answer (B) is correct because the poem follows a steady rhythm from beginning to end. Even though a few lines sound a little different, most of the poem keeps the same basic beat, with longer lines followed by shorter ones in a repeating pattern. Emily Dickinson often wrote this way, using a rhythm that feels smooth and song-like. Because the poem keeps this pattern throughout both stanzas, we can say it has a consistent meter, even if every single line isn’t perfectly identical.
Answer (C) is incorrect because not every line has the same number of beats. The poem clearly switches between longer and shorter lines.
Answer (D) is incorrect because a limerick is a five-line humorous verse with a very specific meter and rhyme pattern (AABBA). This poem has eight lines and a different rhythm and tone, so it is not a limerick.
Answer (E) is incorrect because the poem consists of two stanzas, each of four lines, not four separate stanzas.
Answer (F) is incorrect because free verse lacks a regular meter or rhyme pattern. This poem displays a regular metrical pattern (the alternating long/short lines typical of common meter), so it is not free verse.
A growing body of researchers argue that exploring the deep ocean is just as important as studying outer space. The ocean floor contains minerals, ecosystems, and species that may help solve medical and environmental problems. However, deep-sea exploration is expensive and requires advanced technology that is not widely available. Even so, interest in the deep ocean continues to grow as researchers learn more about its potential value.
What is the function of the final sentence in the passage?
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The correct answer is (D).
Let's Break This Down Step by Step
Go sentence by sentence:
The final sentence starts with “Even so,” which is a signal word that shows contrast.
So, the function of the last sentence is to set up a contrast between:
Answer (A) is incorrect because the final sentence does not repeat the idea that the deep ocean contains valuable resources. That information appears earlier in the paragraph when the author describes minerals, ecosystems, and species on the ocean floor. The last sentence focuses instead on how interest in the deep ocean is increasing, which is about people’s attention, not about listing or reinforcing specific resources.
Answer (B) is incorrect because the final sentence does not challenge or disagree with the claim made in the first sentence. The first sentence says that deep-ocean exploration is just as important as studying space. The final sentence supports the idea of importance by saying that interest continues to grow. Since the final sentence does not oppose the first, it cannot be considered evidence that challenges the original claim.
Answer (C) is incorrect because it says the final sentence explains why deep-sea exploration has become less common, but the passage never mentions exploration decreasing. Instead, the final sentence states that interest in the deep ocean is actually increasing. This directly contradicts the idea that exploration has become less common, so this answer choice does not fit what the sentence is doing.
Answer (D) is correct because the final sentence contrasts the challenges mentioned earlier, such as the high cost and need for advanced technology, with the growing interest in the deep ocean. The phrase “Even so” signals this contrast clearly. Despite the difficulties described in the previous sentence, the interest continues to rise, making this the best description of the final sentence’s function.
A climate research team has been measuring the area of the Arctic Ocean covered by sea ice at the end of every summer. The bar graph below shows the average September sea ice extent every five years from 1985 to 2025.
Scientists have also observed that sea ice is bright white and reflects most of the Sun's light back into space. Open ocean water, by contrast, is dark and absorbs most of the Sun's light, warming the water and the air above it.
As more sea ice melts each summer, what is the most likely effect on Arctic warming in the decades that follow?
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The correct answer is D.
The situation described is an example of a positive feedback loop (sometimes called the ice-albedo feedback):
1. Rising temperatures, caused largely by human release of greenhouse gases, melt sea ice.
2. Melting ice exposes more dark ocean surface.
3. Dark water absorbs much more of the Sun's energy than white ice reflects.
4. The extra absorbed energy warms the region further.
5. More warming melts more ice, and the cycle repeats.
The data in the graph support this: September sea ice extent has dropped from about 6.9 million km² in 1985 to about 3.8 million km² in 2025, with no sign of slowing.
Why each wrong answer is wrong:
Answer B reverses the relationship between water and light. Dark ocean water absorbs solar energy and warms up; it does not cool the region. Releasing heat to the deep ocean is not a cooling mechanism that would reverse Arctic warming – especially not faster than reflective ice surfaces.
Answer C is a common misconception that natural cycles will automatically cancel out human impacts. Climate scientists find that the current warming and ice loss are driven mainly by human greenhouse gas emissions, and they do not reverse on their own. Natural variation exists, but it is much smaller than the long-term trend shown in the graph.
Answer A denies a well-established cause-and-effect relationship. Warming and sea ice loss are not coincidences – they are directly linked through the physics of heat and the chemistry of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Solution Tips
White sea ice reflects sunlight; dark ocean water absorbs it. As greenhouse gases warm the Arctic and ice melts, more dark water is exposed, which absorbs even more sunlight and drives further warming. This is a positive feedback loop – a small push gets amplified instead of canceled out.
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