unit 1
What is a correct definition of the word misconception?
an incorrect conclusion
Which word are you most likely to find listed in a thesaurus as a synonym of the word emulate?
imitate
Which sentence uses gibe correctly?
An unhappy spectator yelled a gibe at the goalkeeper.
Which answer correctly defines diction as a rhetorical feature?
using emotional or striking language to emphasize an argument
If a law is intended to establish an equitable system for taxing citizens, what is it likely to do?
The law is likely to ensure that everyone pays a fair share of tax.
Which context clue from the excerpt best indicates the meaning of the word empathy as it is used in the excerpt?
walking in someone else shoes
Shared laughter is just one example of our primate sensitivity to others. Instead of being Robinson Crusoes sitting on separate islands, we’re all interconnected, both bodily and emotionally.
Which option correctly identifies the way figurative language is used in the excerpt?
An allusion is used to create a contrast that emphasizes the idea of being interconnected.
Reread the article “Our Backyard Is 85 Million Acres.”
What is the main point the author makes in the article?
National parks belong to all of us
While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice, it can benefit teens in three ways; lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding in concentration.
Which option revises the sentence correctly?
While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice, it can benefit teens in three ways: lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding in concentration.
Players can be disqualified for arguing with the officials, neglecting to obey the rules, or if they act in an unsportsmanlike manner.
Which option best revises the sentence?
Players can be disqualified for arguing with the officials, neglecting to obey the rules, or acting in an unsportsmanlike manner.
Which sentence is written in a formal style and uses an objective tone?
Increasing the availability of books to children can help improve their reading skills.
hich sentence from “Everyday Survival” uses figurative language?
For example, Pvt. Giles McCoy was aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis when it was torpedoed and sank at the end of World War II, tossing some 900 men into the black of night and the shark-infested Pacific.
A problem that the brochure “Climate Change in National Parks” describes is that human activities have a major impact on global warming.
How well does the brochure present a solution to the problem?
The brochure effectively provides a solution to the problem by stating how national parks are using alternative energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
From the moment he announced his candidacy for political office, Santiago knew he wanted his campaign to promote pluralism and tolerance.
Which option most accurately explains what Santiago might do to support this goal if he is elected?
He might seek input from a variety of community leaders to establish common goals and interests.
Which option most accurately shows how Chisholm connects the existing law to the real conditions of working women?
She reasons that since women have been given the right to vote, all other rights should be extended to them by law.
“Virtual Reality Gets Real” shows that many ideas about how virtual reality can affect human biology are still only theories.
What textual evidence supports this statement?
Virtual reality could then become akin to the Singularity, a concept described by Ray Kurzweil, a futurist and Google engineer, among others: a way for our minds to separate from our bodies and, uploaded into a digital realm, live on even as our physical selves grow old and die.
Read the “Risk and Reward” section of “Everyday Survival.”
What elements does the author use to increase the power of this section of the text?
Select all that apply.
a personal story to convey his key points about reward versus risk
questions to help explain his attitude about reward versus risk
Which sentence uses the word logistical correctly?
The army’s campaign was hindered by logistical problems as supplies failed to reach the front lines and troop ships encountered storms.
Human respiration is a chemical process that results in the release of energy. In this process, organic compounds transform into different compounds through exergonic reactions.
Which term in the passage would most likely be used only in a scientific context?
exergonic
The Canary Islands are a popular vacation spot for people from Finland, a chain of seven islands off the coast of Africa.
What is the best way to rewrite the sentence?
The Canary Islands, a chain of seven islands off the coast of Africa, are a popular vacation spot for people from Finland.
Everyone in the stadium rose to their feet.
In peer review, Cara changed their to his or her, but Brandon disagreed. Why are both Brandon and Cara correct?
Our language is changing, and many style guides now permit either their or his or her to follow everyone.
In “Everyday Survival,” what key word or phrase must readers know to understand the part that deals with mental mapping of surrounding?
Hippocampi
-Which statement best describes how Figure 3 and the information in “Natural Beauty at Risk” show the impact of climate change on Yellowstone National Park?
High-resolution images show changes within individual sections of Yellowstone National Park. These images show that climate changes will cause Rocky Mountain Subalpine Conifer Forest to be replaced with Great Basin Conifer Woodland within the next 100 years. This is a huge change to the primary vegetation in Yellowstone.
Several readers contacted the editor with the _[blank]_ that one of the writers had plagiarized material for a number of articles.
Which word form correctly completes the sentence?
allegation
One constitutional principle is that appropriate governmental power comes from the consent of the governed, which refers to the people of the US. In regard to constitutional principles, the consent of the governed is usually referred to as _[blank]_
popular sovereignty