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 ..........

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the tradition of tooth giving in the West?

Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?

Satellites are used to .............

According to the passage, young owlets eat everything EXCEPT ..............

According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?

The word "contacts" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ..............

What is the main idea of the passage?

The word which in the second paragraph refers to _______.

Which of the following words is most similar to the meaning of “rustic” ?

According to the passage, which of the following sentence is NOT true?

Which of the following statements about primary cooperation is supported by information in the passage?

Which of the following is NOT given as a name for the third type of cooperation?

What does “they” refer to?

It is stated in the passage that torches for lighting were made from ..............

The word “body” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by________.

The word “glitches” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ...........

Why does the author mention "artistic, political, or pedagogic communication" in line 14-15?

The word “surreptitiously” is closest in meaning to ...........

The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to .................