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HSPT Reading Comprehension focuses on identifying main ideas, supporting details, and logical inferences from short passages. The passage offers evidence that the native-plant garden reduced puddles after storms and that soil absorbed water more quickly with deep-rooted species. Those details directly support “better stormwater absorption,” making B correct. Option A (attractive campus) is plausible but not supported; there is no statement about appearance. Option C (higher test scores) misreads the mention of “Earth science” as an academic outcome rather than a context for measurement. Option D (larger overall budget) overgeneralizes from “maintenance costs fell.” Reduced maintenance suggests savings, but the passage does not claim an overall budget increase; savings could be reallocated or be marginal. On HSPT items, carefully match answers to explicit textual evidence or reasonable inferences constrained by that evidence. Avoid choices that introduce new claims or extend beyond what the text supports. Scanning for repeated concepts (puddles, absorption) often signals the central idea.

The passage emphasizes the positive impact of salting roads—reducing accidents and maintaining traffic flow. Option A summarizes this effectively. Options B, C, and D contradict the text. Strategy: identify action + effect: salting → safer roads. HSPT comprehension questions often test recognition of preventive measures in context.

Apply order of operations. First exponents: 6² = 36. Next multiplication: 4 × 3 = 12. Add: 36 + 12 = 48. Correction: the answer is D (48), not C. Option A (30) and B (36) come from skipping steps. Option C (40) comes from misadding. Strategy: always complete exponents first, then multiplication, then addition. HSPT quantitative objectives stress strict adherence to PEMDAS.

The passage highlights the library’s resources (computers, study rooms) and shows students used them daily. Thus, the main idea is option B. Options A, C, and D contradict or limit the text. Strategy: identify resources + usage = summary. HSPT comprehension questions require combining facility details with outcomes.

Option B is correct: “She and I” are subject pronouns, paired with correct verb “went.” Option A and C misuse object pronouns. Option D has pronoun and verb errors. Strategy: test each separately: “She went shopping. I went shopping.” Both correct. HSPT Language objectives stress mastery of pronoun case and subject–verb agreement.