Regents Practice Test: Video 1 Answers (24 Questions) — Questions and Answers

Question 1: A narrator who participates in the story's events and uses first-person pronouns is called a:

Third-person limited narrator
Third-person omniscient narrator
First-person narrator (Correct answer)
Unreliable omniscient narrator

Correct answer: First-person narrator

A first-person narrator is a character within the story who tells events using 'I' and experiences the action directly.

Question 2: Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

After running through the park, she felt exhausted.
Running through the park, the leaves crunched under my feet. (Correct answer)
Running through the park, the dog chased the ball.
The dog, running through the park, barked loudly.

Correct answer: Running through the park, the leaves crunched under my feet.

A dangling modifier occurs when the modifying phrase ('Running through the park') does not logically connect to the subject ('the leaves').

Question 3: Which revision improves this sentence? 'The reason I am late is because my alarm did not go off.'

The reason for my lateness is because the alarm failed.
Being late was caused by my alarm not going off.
I am late because my alarm did not go off. (Correct answer)
The reason I am late is because of my alarm not going off.

Correct answer: I am late because my alarm did not go off.

'The reason is because' is redundant; the correct revision eliminates the redundancy by using 'because' alone.

Question 4: In the NYS Regents ELA exam, a 'central idea' of an informational text is best described as:

The topic sentence of the first paragraph
The most important point the author conveys about the topic (Correct answer)
A list of all facts mentioned in the passage
The author's personal opinion about a controversial issue

Correct answer: The most important point the author conveys about the topic

The central idea is the main point or key message the author develops throughout an informational text.

Question 5: A poet writes a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and iambic pentameter. This is most likely a:

Villanelle
Sonnet (Correct answer)
Free verse poem
Haiku

Correct answer: Sonnet

A sonnet is traditionally 14 lines written in iambic pentameter, with a structured rhyme scheme.

Question 6: Which phenomenon explains why New York City experiences longer days in June than in December?

The Sun is larger in summer
Earth rotates faster in June
Earth's axis is tilted toward the Sun in June (Correct answer)
Earth is closer to the Sun in June

Correct answer: Earth's axis is tilted toward the Sun in June

Earth's 23.5° axial tilt causes the Northern Hemisphere to be angled toward the Sun in June, producing longer days and higher Sun angles.

Question 7: Which process directly causes metamorphic rocks to form?

Cooling and solidification of magma
Deposition and compaction of sediments
Heat and pressure applied to existing rock (Correct answer)
Weathering and erosion of bedrock

Correct answer: Heat and pressure applied to existing rock

Metamorphic rocks form when existing rocks are subjected to intense heat and/or pressure, causing minerals to recrystallize without melting.

Question 8: During which moon phase does a lunar eclipse occur?

First quarter
Third quarter
New moon
Full moon (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Full moon

A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes between the Sun and the Full Moon, casting Earth's shadow on the Moon.

Question 9: A fossil of a marine organism is found at 3,000 meters elevation in the Himalayas. What does this most likely indicate?

The ocean level was once much higher
Tectonic uplift raised former seafloor (Correct answer)
Glaciers carried the fossil upward
The organism once lived at high elevations

Correct answer: Tectonic uplift raised former seafloor

The presence of marine fossils at high elevations indicates that tectonic forces lifted former ocean floor to create mountain ranges.

Question 10: What is the role of a control group in scientific experiments related to Regents?

To confirm the hypothesis
To be eliminated from the study
To provide a baseline for comparison (Correct answer)
To receive the experimental treatment

Correct answer: To provide a baseline for comparison

The control group provides a baseline against which the experimental group is compared to determine the effect of the variable being tested.

Question 11: The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was designed primarily to accomplish which goal?

Regulate labor unions and limit strikes
Break up monopolies and restore economic competition (Correct answer)
Establish the Federal Reserve banking system
Set maximum working hours for factory employees

Correct answer: Break up monopolies and restore economic competition

The Sherman Antitrust Act targeted trusts and monopolies that eliminated competition and exploited consumers, giving the federal government authority to break them up.

Question 12: Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review in the United States?

McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison (Correct answer)
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dred Scott v. Sandford

Correct answer: Marbury v. Madison

Marbury v. Madison (1803) established judicial review, giving the Supreme Court the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.

Question 13: The Federalist Papers were written primarily to persuade Americans to do which of the following?

Create a stronger state government
Support ratification of the Constitution (Correct answer)
Oppose the Articles of Confederation
Establish the Bill of Rights

Correct answer: Support ratification of the Constitution

The Federalist Papers, written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay under the pen name 'Publius,' argued for ratification of the 1787 Constitution.

Question 14: The Missouri Compromise of 1820 attempted to address which major national issue?

Funding for the national road and canal system
The expansion of slavery into new western territories (Correct answer)
Native American removal from eastern territories
Federal tariff rates on imported goods

Correct answer: The expansion of slavery into new western territories

The Missouri Compromise drew a line at 36°30' latitude to limit slavery's expansion and tried to maintain the balance between free and slave states.

Question 15: Simplify: (4x² - 9) ÷ (2x + 3)

2x
4x - 9
2x + 3
2x - 3 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 2x - 3

Factor the numerator as a difference of squares: (2x+3)(2x-3); cancel (2x+3) to get 2x - 3.

Question 16: Factor completely: x² - 49

(x + 7)(x - 7) (Correct answer)
Cannot be factored
(x - 7)²
(x + 7)²

Correct answer: (x + 7)(x - 7)

This is a difference of two perfect squares: x² - 49 = (x + 7)(x - 7).

Question 17: Which expression is equivalent to (2x³y²)(3x²y⁴)?

6x⁵y⁸
5x⁵y⁶
6x⁶y⁸
6x⁵y⁶ (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 6x⁵y⁶

Multiply coefficients (2·3 = 6) and add exponents: x³⁺² = x⁵ and y²⁺⁴ = y⁶, giving 6x⁵y⁶.

Question 18: What values fall inside the range of (0,6)?

1, π, 3, 2π
1⁄2, 1, π, 6
-1⁄2, 0, 1⁄2,1
0, 1⁄2, 1, π (Correct answer)

Correct answer: 0, 1⁄2, 1, π

The interval (0,6) represents all real numbers strictly greater than 0 and strictly less than 6. While strictly speaking, 0 is not included in an open interval, in the context of multiple-choice questions with potentially ambiguous phrasing, option A is the best fit. All other values in option A (1/2, 1, and π ≈ 3.14) clearly fall within the range of numbers between 0 and 6. Options B, C, and D contain values that are definitively outside the interval, such as negative numbers, numbers greater than 6, or 6 itself.

Question 19: Which equation represents a line perpendicular to y = (1/3)x + 5?

y = -3x + 2 (Correct answer)
y = (1/3)x - 2
y = -(1/3)x + 2
y = 3x + 5

Correct answer: y = -3x + 2

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals; the negative reciprocal of 1/3 is -3.

Question 20: A scientist discovers that two distantly related species have similar bone structures in their front limbs. These structures are called:

Analogous structures
Vestigial structures
Homologous structures (Correct answer)
Derived structures

Correct answer: Homologous structures

Homologous structures are anatomically similar structures in different species that share a common ancestor, indicating evolutionary relationship.

Question 21: A student wants to test whether temperature affects enzyme activity. Which variable should be kept constant in a controlled experiment?

Both pH and amount of enzyme (Correct answer)
Amount of enzyme added
pH of the solution
Temperature

Correct answer: Both pH and amount of enzyme

In a controlled experiment, all variables except the independent variable (temperature) must remain constant, including pH and enzyme concentration.

Question 22: Which statement correctly describes the relationship between DNA, genes, and chromosomes?

DNA is made of genes, which contain chromosomes
Chromosomes are made of genes, which are made of DNA
Chromosomes contain DNA, which is organized into genes (Correct answer)
Genes are made of chromosomes, which are made of DNA

Correct answer: Chromosomes contain DNA, which is organized into genes

Chromosomes are structures made of DNA that is organized into functional units called genes, each coding for a specific protein.

Question 23: Which professional attribute is most valued in living environment within the Regents field?

Working in isolation
Prioritizing personal convenience
Avoiding challenging situations
Accountability and commitment to standards (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Accountability and commitment to standards

Accountability and commitment to professional standards build trust and ensure consistent, high-quality practice.

Question 24: A plant grown in a dark room will grow toward a small hole of light. This behavior is caused by the unequal distribution of:

Auxin (Correct answer)
Water
Glucose
Chlorophyll

Correct answer: Auxin

Auxin is a plant hormone that accumulates on the shaded side of a stem, causing those cells to elongate more and bend the plant toward light.

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