Gun Control
In the text, "Why the Arguments Against Gun Control Are Wrong,” What is the meaning of the word “infringed” as used in the excerpt?
“If the right to bear arms cannot be infringed, mentally ill felons can own nuclear weapons. Children can own machine guns. Terrorists can bring hand grenades on airplanes, right? Because the right to bear arms shall not be infringed.”
a)broken; violated
b)banned; prohibited
c)altered; changed
d)permitted; authorized
a) broken; violated
In the text, “Scientists have cloned monkeys and it could help treat cancer,”:
“This should accelerate the hunt for genes that go wrong in disease, and ways to correct them.”
What is the meaning of the word “accelerate” as used in the article?
a. Propel; excel
b. Reverse; negate
c. Diminish; reduce
d. Provoke; incite
a. Propel; excel
From the article titled, “Argentine Polo Turns to Genetics to Produce Champions”:
Which piece of evidence from the article supports that cloning is helping to make huge advancements in breeding champion horses?
a. “Cloning isn’t available to everyone, it’s very expensive and gives certain breeders an advantage.”
b. “There are around 200 cloned Argentine polos, many copies of elite level mounts.”
c. “Training maintains a crucial and almost mythical role in development of polo horses.
d. “It can take seven years to train a polo pony as it needs to be programmed into acting against its natural instincts.”
b. “There are around 200 cloned Argentine polos, many copies of elite level mounts.”
In the text, Capital Punishment Deserves a Quick Death, what is the meaning of the word undisputed in the following sentence from the text:
“In Harris County, Tex., the nation’s undisputed leader in state-sanctioned killing, the year passed without a single execution or death sentence-the first time that’s happened in more than 40 years.”
a. Controversial
b. Certain
c. Questionable
d. Doubtful
b. Certain
The following excerpt is from the article, “Capital Punishment Deserves a Quick Death”
“Capital punishment is being reserved for the most horrific crimes committed by the most incorrigible offenders.”
Based on this sentence, the meaning of the word incorrigible most likely is:
a. Abused
b. Wrongly accused
c. Irredeemable
d. Reformable
c. Irredeemable
From Gun Control Article: “I’m a School Psychologist And I Think Teachers Should Be Armed” (page 4, paragraph 6):
“Over 12 times as many children died from drowning during the same period.”
What is the purpose of author including information about children drowning?
a)To show that drowning is just as dangerous.
b) To reveal the dangers of swimming.
c) To provide statistical data in support of the claim.
d) To demonstrate how accidental discharge is not a concern.
d) To demonstrate how accidental discharge is not a concern.
In the text, “Scientists have cloned monkeys and it could help treat cancer,” the author states:
“It could be a step towards human cloning, but why would you do it?” says Peter Andrews at the University of Sheffield, UK. “In terms of human biology, it’s illegal to clone a human in Britain and many other countries, and I don’t think anyone would rationally want to do it.”
What is the purpose for including these quoted words in this article?
a. It serves as a counterclaim for the overall argument.
b. It enhances the message the author is trying to convey.
c. It justifies that cloning is beneficial.
d. It supports the scientific way of thinking.
a. It serves as a counterclaim for the overall argument.
In the article titled, “The Death Penalty Prevents Future Murders”, how does the first paragraph develop a central idea in the article?
a. By stating the controversial issue of capital punishment
b. By describing the severity of crimes deserving of the death penalty
c. By emphasizing how society should change the way the death penalty is administered
d. By explaining how the death penalty should be used as a deterrent for murderers
d. By explaining how the death penalty should be used as a deterrent for murderers
Using the lines below, how does the author of “Capital Punishment Deserves a Quick Death”, support the claim death penalty should be banned?
“The number should be zero. As the nation enters 2018, the Supreme Court is considering whether to hear at least one case asking it to strike down the death penalty, once and for all, for violating the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishments.”
a) The author is showing the death penalty is unfair and is violating basic human rights.
b) The author is demonstrating that cruel punishment is based on race and gender.
c) The author provides many examples of statistics to show the number of criminals up for death row.
d)The author details the decline of the death penalty as it contradicts the Constitution
a) The author is showing the death penalty is unfair and is violating basic human rights.
In the article titled Top Arguments for the Death Penalty, which of the following is not an argument the author presents to support the death penalty?
a. In order to protect society, the safest solution is to kill violent offenders before they can be a threat again.
b. Tax dollars should not be taken from things like education and healthcare. Violent offenders should have to pay for their own crimes, not society.
c. The eighth amendment, which states that cruel and unusual punishment shall not be inflicted, is neither practical nor realistic when preserving an orderly society.
d. Capital punishment discourages others from committing heinous crimes.
c. The eighth amendment, which states that cruel and unusual punishment shall not be inflicted, is neither practical nor realistic when preserving an orderly society.
In the text, “Threat of Human Cloning,” which statement best supports the main argument? (pages 7-8)
a. Cloning embryos is ethical and morally correct.
b. Cloning means duplicating stem-cells.
c. Cloning embryos is unethical because it is immoral and against procreation.
d. Cloning is necessary to make advances in science.
c. Cloning embryos is unethical because it is immoral and against procreation.
In the text titled, “Capital Punishment: Our Duty or Our Doom,” What is the meaning of the word “deter” as used in the excerpt?
“Capital punishment benefits society because it may deter violent crime. While it is difficult to produce direct evidence to support this claim, since, by definition, those who are deterred by the death penalty do not commit murders, common sense tells us that if people know that they will die if they perform a certain act, they will be unwilling to perform the act.”
a. Discourage; prevent
b. Encourage; motivate
c. Alarm; shock
d. Eradicate; exterminate
a. Discourage; prevent
From “Capital Punishment Deserves a Quick Death":
“The death penalty has not and has never been about the severity of any given crime. Mental illness, intellectual disability, brain damage, childhood abuse or neglect, abysmal lawyers, minimal judicial review, a white victim-- these factors are far more closely associated with who ends up getting executed. Of the 23 people put to death in 2017, all but three had at least one of these factors.”
How does the writer employ evidence in this paragraph to support his claim?
a. The evidence suggests that the death penalty is ineffective to solving the murder cases
b. The evidence shows that the death penalty is effective in getting these people off the streets
c. The evidence suggests that the death penalty is given unfairly and without proper reasoning
d. The evidence suggests that the people on death row are criminals and deserve Capital Punishment.
c. The evidence suggests that the death penalty is given unfairly and without proper reasoning
From “Top Arguments For the Death Penalty” of Capital Punishment Packet
“It can be said that they brought their punishment on themselves when they committed their crime and they’re the ones who should have to pay for their crimes, not us.”
What is the effect of the author’s word choice in the following sentence:
a. The author wants the reader to understand there are consequences for committing crimes.
b. The author wants the reader to feel sympathy towards the families of victims.
c. The author believes criminals should pay taxes during their sentence.
d. The author states that taxpayers do not want to pay for the death penalty.
a. The author wants the reader to understand there are consequences for committing crimes.
In the text, “Threat of Human Cloning,” (page 7 of Cloning packet), which statement best supports the central idea?
a. “Human cloning has advanced considerably since it was last widely debated.”
b. “Although the latest scientific work related to cloning has been focused on potential medical applications, much of that research is relevant to the creation of cloned children.”
c. “And cloning could make possible still more dramatic forms of genetic engineering.”
d. “The Threat of Humans Cloning concludes by calling for laws prohibiting both human cloning and the creation of embryos for research.”
d. “The Threat of Humans Cloning concludes by calling for laws prohibiting both human cloning and the creation of embryos for research.”
From: “Capital Punishment Deserves a Quick Death” - Based on this sentence, what is the author’s point of view about capital punishment?
“Whether the justices take that or another case, the facts they face will be the same: The death penalty is a savage, racially biased, arbitrary and pointless punishment that becomes rarer and more geographically isolated with every year.”
a. Capital punishment is necessary to control inmate population.
b. The sentence of capital punishment is unfairly given out.
c. Capital punishment should depend on a prisoner’s geographical location.
d. The sentence of capital punishment is only useful if the crime fits
b. The sentence of capital punishment is unfairly given out.
The following excerpt is from “Trump wants to see the Death Penalty come ‘into Vogue’ again. He’s Wanted that for years”:
Researchers at the University of Colorado asked criminologists if they believed executions lowered the homicide rate. Eighty- eight percent of respondents said no. The three states with the highest murder rates in the United States in 2016-- Louisiana, Missouri, and Alabama-- all still allow capital punishment.
How does this evidence serve as a response to President Trump’s claims earlier in the article?
a. It agrees with Trump’s demand for the death penalty, and supports his claim that it will lower murder rates
b. It contradicts Trump’s claim, and suggests that the death penalty targets innocent people
c. It agrees with Trump’s stance, and applauds his persistence in getting back the death penalty
d. It contradicts Trump’s stance, and proves that the death penalty is ineffective in deterring murders
d. It contradicts Trump’s stance, and proves that the death penalty is ineffective in deterring murders
What does the word “unethical” mean as used in the following excerpt from “The Threat of Cloning” pg. 8.
“Cloning-for-biomedical-research is also profoundly unethical, as it turns human reproduction into a manufacturing process in the most literal sense…”
a) reasonable
b) not morally right
c) not acceptable
d) creativity
b) not morally right
From: “Capital Punishment Deserves a Quick Death”
“More troubling still are the wrongful convictions. In 2017, four more people who had been sentenced to death were exonerated, for a total of 160 since 1973 - a time during which 1,465 people were executed.”
These lines contribute to the author’s stance on capital punishment by
a. including numbers and stats to disprove the claim
b. demonstrating the potential issues with the death penalty
c. providing another viewpoint
d. confirming that capital punishment is effective
b. demonstrating the potential issues with the death penalty
From “Capital Punishment: Our Duty or Our Doom”
“Of 19,000 people who committed willful homicides in the U.S. in 1987, only 293 were sentenced to death. Who are these few being selected to die? They are nearly always poor and disproportionately black. It is not the nature of the crime that determines who goes to death row and who doesn’t.”
How does the writer use evidence in this paragraph to support his claim?
a. The evidence suggests that murder rates are connected to low income rates.
b. The evidence shows that people who commit murder outside, in nature, are more likely to go to death row.
c. The evidence shows that the United State’s criminal justice system is flawed due to the fact that many murders are unresolved.
d. The evidence shows that capital punishment is a racially biased process.
d. The evidence shows that capital punishment is a racially biased process.