SCIENCE REASONING ITEM:

The table summarizes the results of an experiment measuring the malodorzane content of air samples at different vaniwicks of aerosanizen.

Aerosanizen (percs/gimcrack)	Malodorzane* (facules/globule)	Dorzane (facules/globule)
Less than 46 198 352 Over 500	8.2 17.9 35.4 70.2	8.01 17.05 35.17 70.2

*At 22 bandards

A malodorzane reading of 13 facules/globule would most likely have resulted from an aerosanizen concentration of:

(A) less than 46 percs/gimcrack
(B) more than 46 but less than 198 percs/gimcrack
(C) more than 198 but less than 352 percs/gimcrack
(D) more than 500 percs/gimcrack

SCIENCE REASONING EXPLANATION:

Correct Answer: (B)
We made up the "scientific" terms in this problem (not something the real test does) in order to demonstrate that the Science Test is not really a test of science but a test of science reasoning. This item requires the examinee to interpolate from the data provided, an important scientific reasoning skill. Since 13 f/g falls between the values of 8.2 f/g and 17.9 f/g in the right column, we should conclude that the associated value in the left column is between 46 p/gim and 198 p/gim. The third column is simply excess information.