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2. What is the central idea of Passage 1?
A Innovative ideas can create changes that affect an entire society.
4. Which sentence best describes Mr. Gibson’s motivation for buying an automobile in Passage 2?
A It makes him feel special to own a car.
9. Fill in a bubble in each row to show if the sentence describes Passage 1, Passage 3, or both passages. You will fill in three bubbles.
B, D, I
5. Part A
In Passage 2, how does the author expose Mr. Gibson’s attitude toward female drivers?
Part B
Which excerpt from Passage 2 supports the answer in Part A?
C through the dialogue
D “I—I never thought I’d be sharing the road with women.” (line 53)
8. Read this sentence from Passage 3.
“She enjoyed being on the road, and even more, she enjoyed meeting new people.” (paragraph 56)
Which phrase below conveys the same meaning as the phrase on the road?
D traveling to new places
7. Read this excerpt from Passage 3.
“These kinds of vacations can be fun for people who want to see the ‘main’ attractions, but the trips can also be impersonal and standard. They encourage stereotypes: visitors go to Washington, D.C., to see the Jefferson Memorial, to Yellowstone National Park to see geysers, and to Tampa to ride roller coasters. Everyone sees the same things, and everyone buys the same t-shirt.” (paragraph 55)
How does the author’s point of view in this excerpt affect the passage?
C It encourages readers to realize that vacations could be more interesting.
10. Read this sentence from Passage 3.
“These kinds of vacations can be fun for people who want to see the ‘main’ attractions, but the trips can also be impersonal and standard.“ (paragraph 55)
The word impersonal comes from the Latin prefix im-, meaning “not,” and the Latin root persona, meaning “of a person.”
What is the meaning of impersonal?
D not reflecting individual choices or feelings
1. According to Passage 1, what is a major innovation that enabled Ford to produce an affordable automobile?
C the assembly line
3. In paragraph 15 of Passage 2, what does Mr. Gibson reveal about himself when he says “Eh—what?” in reply to Cal?
D He is confused when Cal appears to know more about driving than he does.
6. Fill in the bubble before the sentence from paragraph 57 of Passage 3 that best shows that people have benefited from providing local experiences to travelers.
D Some locals became successful enough with Trip4real to quit their regular jobs and share their passions and interests with visitors full-time. Other locals participated in these experiences sporadically.