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TSI Reading: Hoping European Doctors Were Good at Making Inferences
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This passage implies that European medical practice in the early 1700s was(A)surprisingly safe(B)largely experimental(C)based on Indian and Chinese...

TSI Reading: Comparing and Composting
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We can conclude from the information in both passages that(A)about 50 percent of waste could be composted(B)landfills are overrun by wasted food sc...

TSI Reading: Making a Heap of Inferences about Landfills
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The passage implies that landfills(A)are developed into parks and public areas(B)should be a last resort for waste(C)could double as composting sit...

The Passage Implies that Voltaire...
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The passage implies that Voltaire(A)had ideas that got him into trouble(B)avoided controversy at all cost(C)was a well-respected thinker(D)preferre...

TSI Reading: Recognizing the Difference between Explicit and Implicit Details
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This passage implies that peer-to-peer loans are(A)not a safe way of borrowing money(B)an outdated way of borrowing money(C)considered by some to b...

TSI Reading: Understanding What Can and Cannot Be Inferred from a Text
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This passage implies that Joe Grimaldi's childhood was(A)unbearable(B)difficult(C)sheltered(D)traditional

TSI Reading: Making Inferences about the Great Fludd
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This passage implies that Robert Fludd(A)was a very well-educated man(B)disliked social events(C)did not have time for his family(D)preferred pract...

TSI Reading: Using Supporting Details about Supporting Treaties
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This passage implies that Woodrow Wilson(A)had the support of his own political party(B)did not have the support of his own political party(C)was n...

TSI Reading: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad...Inference?
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This passage implies that prior to the publication of Children's and Household Tales,(A)there were few references to wicked stepmothers in folktale...

TSI Reading: Making Inferences about Social Media Use
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This passage implies that data from social media(A)demonstrates that social media is a waste of time(B)is useful for predicting a wide variety of t...

TSI Reading: Is There a Doctor in the House and Can I Test This Medicine on Him?
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The passage implies that members of the American Provers' Union(A)were unconcerned about the dangers associated with self-experimentation(B)did not...

TSI Reading: Drawing Conclusions about Jefferson Davis' Life
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From this passage, it seems safe to conclude that Jefferson Davis's life(A)ended prematurely(B)was dedicated to becoming president of the Confedera...

TSI Reading: Red Hot Chili Inferences
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According to this passage, chili peppers were most likely(A)too spicy for Europeans to handle(B)significant to European culinary culture before the...

TSI Reading: Using Quantitative Data to Make General Inferences
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According to this passage, dizziness(A)is a not a significant issue(B)is a difficult symptom to identify(C)has a slight effect on a quarter of Amer...

TSI Reading: Making it Rain Benjamin...Franklin Inferences
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What can be concluded about the life of Benjamin Franklin?(A)His life was extremely important to the world.(B)He tried to live a moral, efficient l...

TSI Reading: A Recipe for Successful Inferences
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If a person were to try to make a more authentic version of fry bread, what ingredient would he or she most likely include?(A)Cooking oil(B)Husk(C)...

TSI Reading: But First, Let Me Make an Inference
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What inference can most likely be made about a person who posted a "selfie" hoping NASA would select it?(A)The person does not care about the envir...