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What is a common phrase that contains the word paradigm?
Paradigm Shift
“When I say it is imperative, I mean that you _[blank]_ do it.”
are allowed to
must
can
are going to
must
If you want to get more information about carcinogenic substances, what is the best type of reference to use?
medical dictionary
Which word shares a root with the word commemorate?
Which sentence uses gibe correctly?
How does this section develop the author’s claim that today’s Eastern US forests look very little like they did in the past?
(Select all that apply.)
Natural Beauty at Risk
Warmer winters and longer, more intense melt seasons have increased the rate of glacial retreat in Alaska’s Glacier Bay and Kenai Fjords National Parks. It is estimated by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey that by 2030, many of the glaciers in Montana’s Glacier National Park will be completely gone.
At parks like Bandelier National Monument, higher temperatures and drought have brought high mortality to the pinon pines as infestations of bark beetles have expanded to higher elevations and new ranges. At Everglades National Park, increasing sea level may overwhelm the mangrove communities that filter out saltwater and maintain the freshwater wetlands. At Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Mesa Verde and Rocky Mountain National Parks, floods and fires have damaged historic structures and are threatening the loss of archeological sites.
Which options show cause-and-effect structure?
(Select all that apply.)
Climate Change in National Parks
Which options best identify effective strategies to assess the credibility of your resources?
(Select all that apply.)
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?
Natural Beauty at Risk
In Yellowstone National Park, for example, spruce and fir forests have adapted to and thrived in a climate where summertime temperatures rarely surpass 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32° Celsius). But 30 years from now, if climate models are right, the park will see an average of two weeks every summer with temperatures surpassing 90°F. Will the spruce and fir trees suffer? Will they adapt and thrive? Will they migrate, seedling by seedling, up to higher altitudes and cooler temperatures? If trees that are already adapted to warmer temperatures take hold, will spruce and fir be able to compete?
What are the author’s purposes for including the four rhetorical questions at the end of the excerpt?
(Select all that apply.)
Natural Beauty at Risk
Read the excerpt from the TED Talks presentation “I Am the Son of a Terrorist.”
Another major turning point came when I found a summer job at Busch Gardens, an amusement park. There, I was exposed to people from all sorts of faiths and cultures, and that experience proved to be fundamental to the development of my character. Most of my life, I’d been taught that homosexuality was a sin, and by extension, that all gay people were a negative influence. As chance would have it, I had the opportunity to work with some of the gay performers at a show there, and soon found that many were the kindest, least judgmental people I had ever met.
Which option identifies the rhetorical feature used to highlight Zak Ebrahim’s misconception about being homosexual?
irony
antithesis
diction
understatement
antithesis
So why would I out myself and potentially put myself in danger? Well, that’s simple. I do it in the hopes that perhaps someone someday who is compelled to use violence may hear my story and realize that there is a better way, that although I had been subjected to this violent, intolerant ideology, that I did not become fanaticized.
Which option most accurately explains Zak Ebrahim’s purpose in including this passage?
I Am the Son of a Terrorist
to explain his viewpoint that even people who commit violent crimes are not truly evil
to share with the public the idea that people must take responsibility for the actions of those in their family if their crimes could have been prevented
to provide a balanced viewpoint about his father’s life by sharing his side of the story and what could have been done to save his father
to share with the public the idea that those raised with violence can choose to reject it and to act with tolerance
to share with the public the idea that those raised with violence can choose to reject it and to act with tolerance
Denial, which psychologists call the “incredulity response,” is almost universal, even among individuals with excellent training. David Klinger, a retired Los Angeles police officer, describes in his book Into the Kill Zone that while moonlighting as a bank guard he saw “three masked figures with assault rifles run through the foyer of the bank.” His first thought was that the local SWAT team was practicing. His second was that they were dressed up for Halloween.
How does the author use this story as a rhetorical strategy to support his perspective?
to demonstrate his own expertise in having done extensive research into the concept of denial
to show his readers that denial is such a common human response that it even occurs in experienced emergency personnel
Which sections of “Everyday Survival” convey the author’s attitude by citing real-life experiences and expert findings and research?
(Select all that apply.)
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.
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 are a chain of seven islands off the coast of Africa, a popular vacation spot for people from Finland.
A popular vacation spot for people from Finland, a chain of seven islands off the coast of Africa are the Canary Islands.
The Canary Islands, a chain of seven islands off the coast of Africa, are a popular vacation spot for people from Finland.
A chain of islands off the coast of Africa, a popular vacation spot for people from Finland, are the Canary Islands.
The Canary Islands, a chain of seven islands off the coast of Africa, are a popular vacation spot for people from Finland.
Read the Deny Denial section of “Everyday Survival.”
How is the word denial used in this section of the text?
Everyday Survival
Although I still believe that equipment and training are good to have, most survival writing leaves out the essential human element in the equation. That’s why I’ve concentrated my efforts on learning about the hearts and minds of survivors.
Which options show connotative phrases from the excerpt?
(Select all that apply.)
Everyday Survival
As a black person, I am no stranger to race prejudice. But the truth is that in the political world I have been far oftener discriminated against because I am a woman than because I am black.
Prejudice against blacks is becoming unacceptable although it will take years to eliminate it. But it is doomed because, slowly, white America is beginning to admit that it exists. Prejudice against women is still acceptable. There is very little understanding yet of the immorality involved in double pay scales and the classification of most of the better jobs as “for men only.”
The Fourteenth Amendment states
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
How does Chisholm incorporate the constitutional principle based on the Fourteenth Amendment in the excerpt?
Equal Rights for Women
by explaining how life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are not shared by all citizens
by comparing the unequal treatment shared by African Americans and women
by conveying the idea that everyone must live by the words stated in the Constitution
by showing that the government has made no effort to enforce the rights of all people
by comparing the unequal treatment shared by African Americans and women
What textual evidence from “Virtual Reality Gets Real” best supports the idea that virtual reality can change people’s perceptions?
(Select all that apply.)
Virtual Reality Gets Real
What textual evidence from “This Virtual Lab Will Revolutionize Science Class” supports the inference that virtual simulation can prompt young students to realize their potential?
This Virtual Lab Will Revolutionize Science Class
Which excerpt from “Virtual Reality Gets Real” provides the best evidence for the claim that virtual reality faces pitfalls?
Virtual Reality Gets Real
And yet almost any organized action can help you recover the ability to think clearly and aid in your survival. 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. McCoy, a young Marine, was sucked under the boat and nearly drowned. He surfaced into a two-inch-thick slick of fuel oil, which soaked his life vest and kept him from swimming—although he could see a life raft, he couldn’t reach it. So he tore off his vest and swam underwater, surfacing now and then, gasping, swallowing oil, and vomiting. After getting hoisted onto the raft, he saw a group of miserable young sailors covered in oil and retching. One was “so badly burned that the skin was stripped from his arms,” Doug Stanton writes in his gripping account of the event, In Harm’s Way. McCoy’s response to this horrific situation was telling. “He resolved to take action: He would clean his pistol.” Irrelevant as that task may sound, it was exactly the right thing to do: organized, directed action. He made each one of the sailors hold a piece of the pistol as he disassembled it. This began the process of letting him think clearly. Forcing your brain to think sequentially—in times of crisis and in day-to-day life—can quiet dangerous emotions.
What kinds of evidence are used in the excerpt, and how does this evidence support the excerpt’s point?
(Select all that apply.)
Everyday Survival
Examine the way you handle yourself under pressure: Do you blow up when you’re stuck in traffic or when someone cuts you off? Are you able to accept failure philosophically and move on with resolve to do better next time? If you’re rejected—in love, in business, in sports—do you stew over it? Practice being calm in the face of small emergencies and you’ll be more prepared to deal with large ones.
Which options correctly describe how the author uses rhetoric in the excerpt to influence the audience?
(Select all that apply.)
Everyday Survival
In 1965, Ivan Sutherland, a computer-graphics pioneer, addressed an international meeting of techies on the subject of virtual reality. The ultimate virtual-reality display, he told the audience, would be “a room within which the computer can control the existence of matter. A chair displayed in such a room would be good enough to sit in. Handcuffs displayed in such a room would be confining, and a bullet displayed in such a room would be fatal. With appropriate programming, such a display could literally be the Wonderland into which Alice walked.”
Based on this paragraph, which option best outlines a discomforting aspect of virtual reality?
Virtual Reality Gets Real