Emancipation: A life fable
4. Part A) As used in paragraph 1, what does the word "confining" suggest about the walls?
B. The walls are limiting.
6. Part B) Which sentence from the fable BEST supports the answer to Part A?
D. “So does he live, seeking, finding, joying and suffering.”
8. Part A) How do paragraphs 1 through 5 contribute to the development of ideas in the article?
C. They explain the circumstances that led to Dr. Soares’s curiosity about black bumps on alligators.
10. Part B) How do the alligators’ sensors function according to the article?
D. They detect changes in water.
4. Part B) Which detail from the fable BEST supports the answer to Part A?
D. “... this animal was born in a cage.”
8. Part B) Which piece of evidence BEST supports the answer to Part A?
D. “‘What are those little spots for?’ she wondered.” (paragraph 3)
11. Part A) Which statement BEST summarizes the process Dr. Soares follows in her laboratory experiment?
A. She began with an idea and conducted experiments until she found data that supported her idea
5. Part A) Read this sentence from the passage. Which statement BEST describes how this sentence contributes to the development of the plot?
B. The sentence reflects the change in the animal’s awareness that eventually leads to action.
9. Part A) Which information from the article does the author intend to support by including the photograph?
B. the size and pattern of the bumps on an alligator’s jaw
11. Part B) Which two paragraphs from the article BEST support the answer to Part A?
C. paragraphs 5 and 14
5. Part B) Which sentence from the passage contributes to the plot in a similar way?
D. “So out the opening he thrust his head, to see the canopy of the sky grow broader, and the world waxing wider.” (paragraph 3)
9. Part B) Which sentence from the article BEST supports the answer to Part A?
A. “She noticed many small black bumps on the animal’s face, especially along the jaws.” (paragraph 3)
6. Part A) Which statement expresses a theme in “Emancipation: A Life Fable”?
A. Independence is worth the possible hardships.
10. Part A) What is the meaning of "sensor" as it is used in paragraph 9 of the article?
C. a specialized body part that detects conditions outside of the body