14 minutes...still too slow. Sajjad can you post 3? I thought that was the most difficult question.
1. Which one of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
(A) The socioeconomic achievement of Chinese and Japanese immigrants and their descendants is best explained by a historical examination of the economic structures prevalent in the United States when such immigrant groups arrived. X
(B) The socioeconomic achievement of Chinese and Japanese immigrants and their descendants is best explained by an examination of their cultural backgrounds, in particular their level of educational attainment. X
(C) The socioeconomic achievement of Chinese and Japanese immigrants and their descendants has taken place in the context of a culturally based emphasis on the economic welfare of the nuclear family. X
(D) Only the market structure of the capitalist economy of the United States in which supply has historically been regulated by demand can account for the socioeconomic achievement of Chinese and Japanese immigrants and their descendants. X
(E) Only an analysis that combines an examination of the culture of Chinese and Japanese immigrant groups and the socioeconomic structure of the host country can adequately explain the socioeconomic achievement of Chinese and Japanese immigrants and their descendants. C
2. Which one of the following can best be described as a supply-side element in the labor market, as such elements are explained in the passage?
(A) concentration of small businesses in a given geographical area X
(B) need for workers with varying degrees of skill X
(C) high value placed by immigrants on work CORRECT
(D) expansion of the primary labor market X
(E) development of an advanced capitalist economy X
3. Which one of the following best states the function of the author’s mention of “two immigrant streams” (Highlighted)?
(A) It demonstrates the effects of changes in human capital. X
(B) It illustrates the operation of the primary labor market. X
(C) It explains the nature of early Chinese and Japanese immigration. CORRECT
(D) It characterizes the result of changing demand-side factors. X
(E) It underscores an influence on the labor market. X
4. It can be inferred that the author’s analysis of the socioeconomic achievement of Chinese and Japanese immigrants and their descendants differs from that of most sociologists primarily in that most sociologists
(A) address the effects of the interaction of causal factors X
(B) exclude the factor of a developing capitalist economy X
(C) do not apply an economic metaphor X
(D) emphasize the disadvantageous effects of racial discrimination X
(E) focus on a single type of theoretical explanation CORRECT
5. It can be inferred that which one of the following was an element of the experience of both Chinese and Japanese immigrants in the United States?
(A) initial status as sojourners CORRECT
(B) slow accumulation of capital
(C) quick transition from laborer to manager
(D) rapid establishment of nuclear families
(E) rapid acquisition of technical skills
6. The author is primarily concerned with
(A) advancing a synthesis of approaches to an issue CORRECT
(B) challenging a tentative answer to a question X
(C) evaluating the soundness of theories X
(D) resolving the differences between schools of thought
(E) outlining the achievements of a group X
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