26 July (Math No Calculator) (The answer is D)

What is the average (arithmetic mean) of all the odd

numbers between -6 and 9?
A) 0
B) 1/2
C) 6/5
D) 2
Hint: Cancel anything that cancels.
Sol: Odd numbers between -6 and 9 are -5, -3, -1, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.
Average = Sum of all numbers/number of things
Average = (-5 + -3 + -1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9)/8
Average = 16/8
Average = 2
Notification: Can you calculate without the calculator?
27 July (Math Calculator) (The answer is C)
At the lunch, Adam ordered a burger for $4.25 and soda for
90 cents. A sales tax of 5% was added to the bill, and he left
the waitress a $2 tip. What was the total cost, in dollars, of
Adams lunch?
A) $6.04
B) $6.05
C) $7.40
D) $7.44
Hint: Dont forget to add the tip!
Sol: Total cost of the lunch = Cost of burger + cost of soda + tip
given to waitress + sales tax on burger and soda
Total cost of the lunch = $4.25 + $0.9 (cents converted to dollars) +
$2 + 5% * ($4.25 + $0.9)
Total cost of the lunch = $4.25 + $0.9 + $2 + $0.25
Total cost of the lunch = $7.40
The answer is (C)
Notification: Is the cost of your lunch as high as Adams?

28 July (Reading) (The answer is C)

ThepassagebelowdiscusseshowAlaskaNativeculturalpracticesand
heritagearebeingpreservedinthetwentyfirstcentury.
Alaska Native cultural practices continue to be a central force in virtually all
villages throughout Alaska. In order to maintain cultural knowledge and ensure
its survival, Alaska Native people need to learn the best methods of recording
and archiving music, dance, and oral history. Along with the expansion of
Europeans and Americans into Alaska wereaccompanying hardships for the
indigenous people: epidemic diseases, strong Christian missionary activities,
and western educational policies such as English language-only rules. These
resulted in decimated populations throughout the entire territory of Alaska, a
decline in indigenous languages, and, in many cases, the abolishment of
traditional religion and associated music and dance repertoires.
Native people are deeply spiritual people; historically, they had a rich
ceremonial life that was profoundly expressed through music and dancecore
means by which people communicate their identities and beliefs. With the
introduction of Christianity, traditional cultures, including aspects such as
music and dance, were not viewed favorably by the missionaries. Sadly, most
of the missionaries did not tolerate masked dancing and otherforms of religious
expressions. Dance, language, and ceremonial practices either had to be
practiced in secret, or were lost.
In the 1960s, during the Native Solidarity Movement, as Alaska Native people
became more politically active their re-identification with their cultures,
languages, music, and dance became a banner of their newfound political and
social strength. One of the major outcomes of that movement has been a
renaissance in traditional music and dance practices, resulting in multiple dance
festivals and younger people becoming actively involved in their village dance
groups. ...
The Fifth Annual Kingikmiut Dance Festival featured a large Russian dance
group, as well as the Tikigaq Traditional Dancers of Point Hope and dance
groups from Brevig Mission and other villages on the Seward Peninsula.
Kingikmiut, or Wales, was once known as the dance capital of the Seward
Peninsula. Captain Henry Trollope visited Wales in 185354 and wrote ... the
place is sort of a capital in these parts and has four dancing houses, which is a
very expressive manner of estimating the extent and population for a place.
(Ray 1975) Because of its strategic location, Kingikmiut flourished. Before the
1900 and 1917 epidemics, it consisted of two related villages and consolidated
into one village once the populations had been decimated by disease. After
these terrible epidemics, western educators English-only policies forced music,

dance, and other expressions of traditional Native culture to go underground.

Repression of Native culture by western educators and missionaries was
common all over 35Alaska and is a major reason why many Alaska Native
languages are threatened today. In the first part of the twentieth century,
traditional dance and music became associated with the old ways and were
looked down upon. After the 1960s, a strong revitalization movement arose.
Today there is a renaissance in traditional music and dance practices. In Wales
and other Seward Peninsula communities, the younger people, who make up a
large percentage of the population, have a great thirst for learning to sing and
dance their traditional songs.
Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage?
A)There has been a recent surge in interest in Native cultures everywhere.
B)Native Alaskans have always tried to preserve their history and culture.
C)Western expansion into Alaska resulted in loss of native cultures.
D)Native Alaskan traditions were revived in the 1960s.
Hint: Its in the first paragraph.
Sol: The first paragraph in the passage provides a summary. It explicitly states

the reasons that the Native Alaskan culture was almost wiped out and what
needs to be done to ensure that it is not lost forever. The rest of the passage
supports the concepts introduced here.
Notification: Improve your history information.
29 July (Writing) (The answer is B)
In real life, one was sometimes left out because of actual purposeful
wrongdoing on the parts of those doing the leaving out, but sometimes one is
simply left out and realism is beside the point. The second case is much less
satisfying to the left-out person, but it is also much more usual. Fairytales such
as Cinderella are satisfying because, in them, it is clearly the nastiness of the
villains and villainesses that causes the heroes and heroines to be excluded
from pleasurable activities.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Nochange
oneissometimes
somemayoften
youwillbesometimes

Hint:Payattentiontothetenses.
Sol:ThecorrectanswerisB,astheauthorusesthepresenttenseinthewhole
paragraphexcepttheunderlinedsentence.
C)iswrongasitchangesthemeaningbyreplacingsometimeswithoften.The
twowordsdontmeanthesame.
D)iswrongasitreplacesonewithyouandtheseconderroristhechangein
tense.
Notification:Meettheheroesandheroinesintodaysquestion.
30July(MathNoCalculator)(TheanswerisD)
Ifaisanevenintegerandbisanoddinteger,whichofthefollowingmustbe
even?
A)
B)
C)
D)

a+b
(a+1)b
(a+1)/(b1)
ab+a

Hint:Picknumberstoreachtheanswer.
Sol:Leta=2andb=1.
A)
B)
C)
D)

a+b=2+1=3Nah!
(a+1)b=(2+1)*1=3No!
(a+1)/(b1)=(2+1)/(11)=Notdefined
ab+a=(2)(1)+2=2+2=4Gotcha!!

TheanswerisD
Notification:TryevenandoddastheDelhiCMdid!!
31July(MathCalculator)(TheanswerisB)
AmyiscurrentlythriceasoldasClarke,butin5years,Clarkewillbe3/4asold
asAmy.HowoldisAmynow?
A)
B)
C)
D)

1
3
5
9

Hint:Convertthewordstomath.

Sol:LetAmybeAyearsoldnowandClarkebeCyearsoldnow.
AmyiscurrentlythriceasoldasClarkemeans
A=3C
In5yearsmeansA+5andC+5
Clarkewillbe3/4asoldasAmytranslatesto
3/4(A+5)=C+5
Simplifyingtheequation
3A+15=4C+20
3A4C=2015
PuttingA=3Cintheequationabove
3(3C)4C=5
9C4C=5
5C=5
C=1
Becarfultonotpick(A)astheanswer.
Amyscurrentage,A=3C=3*1=3
TheanswerisB.
Notification:Calculatetheagesintodaysquestionoftheday.
1August(Reading)(TheanswerisA)

ThepassagebelowdiscusseshowAlaskaNativeculturalpracticesand
heritagearebeingpreservedinthetwentyfirstcentury.
Alaska Native cultural practices continue to be a central force in virtually all
villages throughout Alaska. In order to maintain cultural knowledge and ensure
its survival, Alaska Native people need to learn the best methods of recording
and archiving music, dance, and oral history. Along with the expansion of
Europeans and Americans into Alaska were accompanying hardships for the
indigenous people: epidemic diseases, strong Christian missionary activities,
and western educational policies such as English language-only rules. These
resulted in decimated populations throughout the entire territory of Alaska, a
decline in indigenous languages, and, in many cases, the abolishment of
traditional religion and associated music and dance repertoires.
Native people are deeply spiritual people; historically, they had a rich
ceremonial life that was profoundly expressed through music and dancecore
means by which people communicate their identities and beliefs. With the
introduction of Christianity, traditional cultures, including aspects such as
music and dance, were not viewed favorably by the missionaries. Sadly, most
of the missionaries did not tolerate masked dancing and otherforms of religious
expressions. Dance, language, and ceremonial practices either had to be
practiced in secret, or were lost.

In the 1960s, during the Native Solidarity Movement, as Alaska Native people
became more politically active their re-identification with their cultures,
languages, music, and dance became a banner of their newfound political and
social strength. One of the major outcomes of that movement has been a
renaissance in traditional music and dance practices, resulting in multiple dance
festivals and younger people becoming actively involved in their village dance
groups. ...
The Fifth Annual Kingikmiut Dance Festival featured a large Russian dance
group, as well as the Tikigaq Traditional Dancers of Point Hope and dance
groups from Brevig Mission and other villages on the Seward Peninsula.
Kingikmiut, or Wales, was once known as the dance capital of the Seward
Peninsula. Captain Henry Trollope visited Wales in 185354 and wrote ... the
place is sort of a capital in these parts and has four dancing houses, which is a
very expressive manner of estimating the extent and population for a place.
(Ray 1975) Because of its strategic location, Kingikmiut flourished. Before the
1900 and 1917 epidemics, it consisted of two related villages and consolidated
into one village once the populations had been decimated by disease. After
these terrible epidemics, western educators English-only policies forced music,
dance, and other expressions of traditional Native culture to go underground.
Repression of Native culture by western educators and missionaries was
common all over 35Alaska and is a major reason why many Alaska Native
languages are threatened today. In the first part of the twentieth century,
traditional dance and music became associated with the old ways and were
looked down upon. After the 1960s, a strong revitalization movement arose.
Today there is a renaissance in traditional music and dance practices. In Wales
and other Seward Peninsula communities, the younger people, who make up a
large percentage of the population, have a great thirst for learning to sing and
dance their traditional songs.
What can you infer about how the U.S. civil rights movement of the 1960s
might have influenced the Native Solidarity Movement?
(A) It was a catalyst for the Native Solidarity Movement, which provided
an avenue for political activity and renewed cultural identity.
(B) It led to new laws that give the Native Alaskan people the right to
practice their religion and express their native culture.
(C) It allowed the Native Alaskan people to rebel against the forced
repression of their culture.
(D) It revived Native Alaskan cultural practices that had been lost.

Hint: See the second paragraph

Sol: Lines 1719 explain that the Native Solidarity Movement led to increased

political activity. Although the passage doesnt mention the civil rights
movement by name, the question identifies its era, and the passage states that
the Native Solidarity Movement occurred during the same time period. A
logical inference, therefore, could be that the civil rights movement had some
impact on the Native American Solidarity Movement.

There is no information about laws that might have affected Native Alaskans,
choice (B).
The passage does not indicate that the Native Alaskans rebelled, choice (C).
For (D), the passage does indicate that the cultural practices have been revived,
but the text does not connect the revival, even indirectly, to the civil rights
movement.
Notification: More information on history.

2 August (Writing) (The answer is C)

In real life, one was sometimes left out because of actual purposeful
wrongdoing on the parts of those doing the leaving out, but sometimes one is
simply left out and realism is beside the point. The second case is much less
satisfying to the left-out person, but it is also much more usual. Fairytales such
as Cinderella are satisfying because, in them, it clearly the nastiness of the
villains and villainesses that causes the heroes and heroines to be excluded
from pleasurable activities.
A)
B)
C)
D)

No Change
purpose
culpability
satisfaction

Hint: Think about the usage.

Sol: The writer is making a distinction between times when a person is left
out because other(s) have misbehaved and times when a person is left out,
but no one else is at fault, or culpable. Since a noun is needed in the
sentence here, culpability,choice (C) is the correct answer.
Notification:Todayisthedayforvillains.

3August(MathNoCalculator)(TheanswerisC)
Abraceletofmanylayersisformedbystringing130coloredbeadsona
thinwireinthefollowingorder:red,orange,yellow,green,blue,
indigo,violet;red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo,violet.Ifthis
patterncontinues,whatwillbethecolorofthe100thbeadonthestring?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Green
Blue
Orange
Indigo

Hint:Findthepatternanddothedivision.
Sol:Thepatternisrepeating7colors.Itmeansthatevery7thbeadwillbeviolet
i.e7th,14th,21st,28thandsoon..willbeviolet.
Multipleof7+1willalwaysbered
Multipleof7+2willalwaysbeorange
Multipleof7+3willalwaysbeyellow
Multipleof7+4willalwaysbegreen
Multipleof7+5willalwaysbeblue
Multipleof7+6willalwaysbeindigo
100isamultipleof7+2
100=7*14+2
So,the100thbeadwillbeorange.
Notification:Patternsarealwaysgood!!
4August(MathCalculator)(TheanswerisA)
Ifasmallwinecancontains5ouncesofalcohol,howmanyquartsofwine
areinacartonthatcontains25smallcans?(1Quart=32ounces)
A)3.9
B)4.3
C)4.5
D)5
Hint:Payattentiontotheunits
Sol:1can=5ounces
=>25cans=5*25ounces=125ounces
Wehavetoconverttheouncestoquarts.

32ounces=1Quart
=>125ounces=(1/32)*125quarts
125ounces=3.9Quarts
TheanswerisA.
Notification:Planforthenextpartywithtodaysquestion.
5August(Reading)(TheanswerisD)
ThepassagebelowdiscusseshowAlaskaNativeculturalpracticesand
heritagearebeingpreservedinthetwentyfirstcentury.
Alaska Native cultural practices continue to be a central force in virtually all
villages throughout Alaska. In order to maintain cultural knowledge and ensure
its survival, Alaska Native people need to learn the best methods of recording
and archiving music, dance, and oral history. Along with the expansion of
Europeans and Americans into Alaska were accompanying hardships for the
indigenous people: epidemic diseases, strong Christian missionary activities,
and western educational policies such as English language-only rules. These
resulted in decimated populations throughout the entire territory of Alaska, a
decline in indigenous languages, and, in many cases, the abolishment of
traditional religion and associated music and dance repertoires.
Native people are deeply spiritual people; historically, they had a rich
ceremonial life that was profoundly expressed through music and dancecore
means by which people communicate their identities and beliefs. With the
introduction of Christianity, traditional cultures, including aspects such as
music and dance, were not viewed favorably by the missionaries. Sadly, most
of the missionaries did not tolerate masked dancing and otherforms of religious
expressions. Dance, language, and ceremonial practices either had to be
practiced in secret, or were lost.
In the 1960s, during the Native Solidarity Movement, as Alaska Native people
became more politically active their re-identification with their cultures,
languages, music, and dance became a banner of their newfound political and
social strength. One of the major outcomes of that movement has been a
renaissance in traditional music and dance practices, resulting in multiple dance
festivals and younger people becoming actively involved in their village dance
groups. ...
The Fifth Annual Kingikmiut Dance Festival featured a large Russian dance
group, as well as the Tikigaq Traditional Dancers of Point Hope and dance
groups from Brevig Mission and other villages on the Seward Peninsula.
Kingikmiut, or Wales, was once known as the dance capital of the Seward

Peninsula. Captain Henry Trollope visited Wales in 185354 and wrote ... the
place is sort of a capital in these parts and has four dancing houses, which is a
very expressive manner of estimating the extent and population for a place.
(Ray 1975) Because of its strategic location, Kingikmiut flourished. Before the
1900 and 1917 epidemics, it consisted of two related villages and consolidated
into one village once the populations had been decimated by disease. After
these terrible epidemics, western educators English-only policies forced music,
dance, and other expressions of traditional Native culture to go underground.
Repression of Native culture by western educators and missionaries was
common all over 35Alaska and is a major reason why many Alaska Native
languages are threatened today. In the first part of the twentieth century,
traditional dance and music became associated with the old ways and were
looked down upon. After the 1960s, a strong revitalization movement arose.
Today there is a renaissance in traditional music and dance practices. In Wales
and other Seward Peninsula communities, the younger people, who make up a
large percentage of the population, have a great thirst for learning to sing and
dance their traditional songs.
What was the relationship between the missionaries in Alaska and the
Native Alaskans?
A)The Native Alaskans and missionaries lived in harmony because they
had the same religious beliefs.
B)The missionaries embraced the Native Alaskans and rescued them
from epidemics of disease.
C)The Native Alaskans resented the missionaries and tried to make them
leave.
D)The missionaries repressed native culture and the Native Alaskans
rebelled by holding on to their culture.
Hint:Dontlookforadirectrelationbuttheinference.
Sol:The passage does not directly state the relationship of the Native Alaskan
people to the missionaries, but it does describe how the missionaries imposed
Christianity on them and tried to force the Native Alaskans to abandon their
own belief systems.
There is no indication of living in harmony, choice (A), nor of the missionaries
rescuing them in the face of epidemic disease, choice (B). Although the passage
suggests that Native Alaskans may have had reason to resent the missionaries,

there is no indication that they tried to make them leave, choice (C).
Notification: The history story continues.
6 August (Writing) (The answer is )
In real life, one was sometimes left out because of actual purposeful
wrongdoing on the parts of those doing the leaving out, but sometimes one is
simply left out and realism is beside the point. The second case is much less
satisfying to the left-out person, but it is also much more usual. Fairytales such
as Cinderella are satisfying because, in them, it clearly the nastiness of the
villains and villainesses that causes the heroes and heroines to be excluded
from pleasurable activities.
The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the writer do
this?
A)Yes, because it does not provide a good transition between the first and
third sentences in the paragraph.
B)Yes, because it fails to support the main argument of the passage: that
MansfieldParkpresents a fairytale conception of being left out.
C)No, because it identifies important distinctions among three different
cases.
D)No, because it provides a good transition between the first and third
sentences in the paragraph.
Hint: Delete a sentence only if you feel it serves no purpose.
Sol: The writer should not delete the sentence because it provides a good
transition between the first and third sentences in the paragraph.
Notification:Todeleteornottodelete.