Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ 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.

The word “interfere” in paragraph 2 most nearly means ..........

How would the author probably characterize the people who are mentioned in the first line of the second paragraph?

The word “ball” in paragraph 2 probably means ............

The Pilgrims immigrated to the New World because ..............

According to the passage, when James Monroe came to the White House, it had been .......

It is mentioned in the passage that before the electric lamp was invented ...............

This article is about ________.

According to the writer, many people from Jamaica at that time ________.

What is NOT TRUE about the Beatles?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the denomination of an American coin?

In the 2^nd paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?

The word “intermittently” in line 4 is closest in meaning to .........

Why does the author mention a dog’s bark?

Which of the following properties is NOT mentioned as protected by copyright?

The author suggests that to remember lessons, aural learners can ................

Why did John Mills fly in an aeroplane?

The author mentions the trail pheromone of the leafcutter ant in line 11 to point out ........

According to the reading passage, why did Joseph Pulitzer invent the Pulitzer Prize?

The author of the passage argues that ...............

Why does the author mention the police officer's uniform?

According to the passage, what does a constricted and harsh voice indicate?