Unit 1
Extremely difficult to achieve
Arduous
Which word is a synonym for the word alienation?
Isolation
The antonym of the word Calm?
Distraught
Frankness or honesty
Candor
Protection against loss or damage
Indemnify
Which type of evidence includes information that is not connected to an idea or point?
irrelevant evidence
In “Everyday Survival,” what key word or phrase must readers know to understand the part that deals with mental mapping of surrounding?
hippocampi
Imagine that you are a writer whose task is to write an article for an audience of amateur chefs about how to make quick snacks for a party.
Which information would be most important to include in the text?
-Instructions for elaborate decorating of pastries
-Simple, easy-to-follow directions
-A list of exotic gourmet ingredients
-Gluten-free, vegan, and sugar-free options
-Simple, easy-to-follow directions
Which suffix would you add to the noun satire to create a related adjective?
-ation
-ist
-ically
-ical
-ical
Which sentence correctly omits hyphens in a phrase?
Adrianne and Gina rented an off campus apartment together.
The equipment that the IT department ordered was state of the art.
The pastor was a well respected member of his community.
I made an end of the year financial checklist in December.
The equipment that the IT department ordered was state of the art.
What is the syntax?
arrangement of words and phrases
Read the paragraph.
1) Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore in 1908. 2) Thurgood Marshall died in 1993, but his achievements in the world of law live on. 3) Throughout his life, he served as a lawyer on many landmark civil rights cases. 4) His career culminated when he became the first African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
What is the best order for the sentences in this paragraph?
1, 3, 4, 2
2, 4, 1, 3
1, 3, 2, 4
2, 3, 4, 1
1, 3, 4, 2
Read the excerpt from “How Not to Raise a Bully: The Early Roots of Empathy,” in which the author uses rhetorical features to persuade her readers.
How do you teach a child right from wrong without being too tough or slipping into abuse? Who among us has not raised our voice—O.K., screamed—while disciplining our children?
What 2 options correctly explain why the author uses these rhetorical features?
-The author asks rhetorical questions to invite the audience to carefully think about the presented topic.
-The author asks personal questions to conduct an informal survey of the way parents discipline their children.
-The author uses words like “abuse” and “screamed” to create a negative tone and to exaggerate the level of discipline that parents use.
-The author uses first-person pronouns like “us” and “our” to appear friendly and to create an inclusive tone.
The author asks rhetorical questions to invite the audience to carefully think about the presented topic.
The author uses first-person pronouns like “us” and “our” to appear friendly and to create an inclusive tone.
Read the passage from a science lesson.
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
Which option correctly describes the function of the conclusion in the chain of legal reasoning?
-The conclusion takes a position by explaining whether the rule applies to a set of facts presented in a court case.
-The conclusion shows whether the rule has been supported in a previous court case.
-The conclusion shows how the issue stated in a court case is covered by the rule previously stated.
-The conclusion proposes a specific issue that relates to a specific rule.
The conclusion takes a position by explaining whether the rule applies to a set of facts presented in a court case
So we started looking around for new, innovative teaching methods, but what we found was quite disappointing. We saw that books were being turned into e-books, blackboards were being turned into YouTube videos and lecture hall monologues were being turned into MOOCs—massive online open courses. And if you think about it, all we’re really doing here is taking the same content and the same format, and bringing it out to more students—which is great, don’t get me wrong, that is really great—but the teaching method is still more or less the same, no real innovation there.
In this paragraph, which idea is implied but not directly stated?
This Virtual Lab Will Revolutionize Science Class
Knowledge is knowledge, no matter the format in which it is presented.
Technology is taking over and replacing the old-fashioned modes of learning
There is an inherent lack of originality in the way that content is taught to students.
There is an inherent lack of originality in the way that content is taught to students.
Read the excerpt from “How Not to Raise a Bully: The Early Roots of Empathy,” in which the author uses rhetorical features to persuade her readers.
How do you teach a child right from wrong without being too tough or slipping into abuse? Who among us has not raised our voice—O.K., screamed—while disciplining our children?
What 2 options correctly explain why the author uses these rhetorical features?
The author asks rhetorical questions to invite the audience to carefully think about the presented topic.
The author uses words like “abuse” and “screamed” to create a negative tone and to exaggerate the level of discipline that parents use.
The author asks personal questions to conduct an informal survey of the way parents discipline their children.
The author uses first-person pronouns like “us” and “our” to appear friendly and to create an inclusive tone.
The author asks rhetorical questions to invite the audience to carefully think about the presented topic.
and
The author uses first-person pronouns like “us” and “our” to appear friendly and to create an inclusive tone.
read the passage.
the dog rounded the corner of the house, he was running so fast he knocked me over. toward his food bowl.
what 2 errors are there in this passage?
a comma splice and a sentence fragment
Which 2 strategies can a writer use to vary syntax in a text?
-Use transitional words and phrases at the beginnings and ends of sentences and paragraphs.
-Use sentences of different lengths and complexity.
-Use varying kinds of tone throughout the text.
-Use multiple headings and bulleted lists to separate sentences and paragraphs.
-Use transitional words and phrases at the beginnings and ends of sentences and paragraphs.
-Use sentences of different lengths and complexity.
When writing an argumentative essay you shouldn't use an objective and reasonable tone. True or false?
False
In which sentence is the word fruition used correctly?
-The fruition came unexpectedly.
-I hope my goal will come to fruition.
-I hope my goal will fruition easily.
-The fruition plan was unexpected.
I hope my goal will come to fruition.
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Read the excerpt from “Everyday Survival.”
Be careful who you go into the backcountry with. Some people just have it stamped on their foreheads: “I am going to die in a wilderness accident.” But to recognize this stamp, you must pay attention to some very subtle signals. Researchers such as Elaine Hatfield at the University of Hawaii and Paul Ekman at the National Institutes of Health have studied nonverbal communication since the 1960s and concluded that it conveys essential information, which we ignore at our peril. It can be anything from a gesture to a slight change in facial expression. Most people will respond to such signals by feeling either comfortable or ill at ease with someone for no known reason. In a culture like ours, which puts more emphasis on logic and reason, nonverbal signs are easy to dismiss.
Which information in the excerpt could be seen as irrelevant?
“Most people will respond to such signals by feeling either comfortable or ill at ease with someone for no known reason” is irrelevant to the rest of the paragraph, which is about the ability to dismiss feelings.
“But to recognize this stamp, you must pay attention to some very subtle signals” is irrelevant to the rest of the paragraph, which is about being aware of obvious signs of danger.
“In a culture like ours, which puts more emphasis on logic and reason, nonverbal signs are easy to dismiss” is irrelevant to the rest of the paragraph, which is about reading facial expressions.
“Be careful who you go into the backcountry with” is irrelevant to the rest of the paragraph, which is about detecting nonverbal signs.
“Be careful who you go into the backcountry with” is irrelevant to the rest of the paragraph, which is about detecting nonverbal signs.
read the excerpt from "how much can electric cars impact climate change?"
just two months before international climate talks begin in Paris, a new report from energy and environmental groups predicts greenhouse gases can plunge 77 percent in 2050 by electrifying more than half the nation's cars, trucks and forklifts.
what text structure is used in the excerpt?
cause-and-effect
Read the two sections of the passage.
1) The halftime performers whirled through a complex series of choreographed moves. 2) Twirling their batons so fast they resembled helicopter blades.
Which option explains why Section 2 is a sentence fragment?
-It does not contain a verb.
-It begins with participle verb form and therefore must be linked with an independent clause or main sentence.
-It begins with a coordinating conjunction and therefore must be linked with an independent clause or main sentence.
-It does not contain a noun.
-It begins with participle verb form and therefore must be linked with an independent clause or main sentence.
The issue of the water quality in Echo Lake is of grave concern to our community. Test results show dangerous levels of algae, which is caused by pollution from common household chemicals. However, the families living on Echo Lake’s shoreline are not the ones to blame.
Which sentence could be added to the end of this letter to maintain a consistent tone?
-A whole bunch of families in the watershed area should also be blamed for this huge problem.
-Now my children will never experience the joys of swimming in Echo Lake.
-We must all assume responsibility for returning Echo Lake to its former pristine state.
-Come on, let’s all get together and pitch in to save Echo Lake
We must all assume responsibility for returning Echo Lake to its former pristine state.