<p>Well, many people (at least I) have grown up only hearing comprised of. in fact, it was quite alarming yet interesting to find out that comprised was actually correct, as it is logically correct. </p>
<p>But it is true that collegeboard usually tries to avoid objectionable uses of terms ( or so I’ve read, to avoid being sued. </p>
<p>And the last trick works usually, but occasionally there are spin balls. So I just use the size of the sentence as an order in which I proceed to check the answer, from small to longest. But that should not be the “only” reason for choosing an answer (unless you are out of time… but try not to)</p>