Passage 3: “GPS jewelry helps refugee moms and kids stay healthy”
Which is the central idea of the text?
A) Nonprofit groups used tech-enabled jewelry to collect data on how refugee mothers access healthcare in overcrowded camps.
B) Refugee families received tech-enabled jewelry from humanitarian organizations to monitor their location for safety purposes.
C) Teens developed technology to help refugee families access essential healthcare and stay connected with medical providers.
D) Teens worked with healthcare experts to design technology aimed at diagnosing illnesses in refugee camps.
C) Teens developed technology to help refugee families access essential healthcare and stay connected with medical providers.
How does the information in paragraph 3 contribute to the text?
A) by exploring how self-tracking devices can reveal harmful patterns in daily life
B) by describing an experiment conducted to test the accuracy of tracking devices
C) by explaining that the investigation may lead to future technological advancements
D) by presenting a personal experiment that grounds the discussion in real-world experience
D) by presenting a personal experiment that grounds the discussion in real-world experience
Which is the theme of the poem?
A) A community should work together to maintain its important landmarks.
B) The friendship between people can fade over time if their priorities change.
C) A place can hold memories and connections to others, even after it is gone.
D) In the pursuit of progress, people forget the importance of reflecting on the past.
C) A place can hold memories and connections to others, even after it is gone.
Which is a central idea of the text?
A) Preserving and studying historical documents is critical to understanding the roots of modern inventions.
B) The focus of American development for the past century was primarily on the marketing and spread of electric goods.
C) The rapid pace of invention in the second half of the 19 century revolutionized life and brought about the modern era.
D) The rise of political movements in the late 19 century reshaped modern American scientific discovery.
C) The rapid pace of invention in the second half of the 19 century revolutionized life and brought about the modern era.
Which change, if any, is needed to the italicized text?
altered
A) will alter
B) is altering
C) alters
D) No change
D) No change
Which quotation from the text provides relevant evidence to support the author’s claim that the GPS system could help health workers respond to disease outbreaks more effectively?
A) “Healthcare workers also can use the site to create a map of diseases that are active in various counties. This could help them figure out if a deadly disease—such as cholera—is spreading.” (paragraph 8)
B) “But would doctors and parents use such a service? To find out, the teens’ teacher, Laban Chweya, reached out to a healthcare worker at the Dadaab Refugee Complex, one of the world’s largest refugee camps.” (paragraph 9)
C) “Over the next six months, the teens collected data on how easy the system was for the mothers and doctors to use, and they kept track of how many kids got their vaccines.” (paragraph 10)
D) “The mothers also said that they appreciated the GPS trackers and the diet advice that they got for their children—more than 70 percent were willing to wear them and have their children wear them.” (paragraph 11)
A) “Healthcare workers also can use the site to create a map of diseases that are active in various counties. This could help them figure out if a deadly disease—such as cholera—is spreading.” (paragraph 8)
Which two phrases from paragraph 9 provide context for the meaning of the word rigorous as it is used in the paragraph?
A) “...tracked every time...”
B) “...over five years...”
C) “...trying to find...”
D) “...he reported that...”
E) “...able to stop...”
A) “...tracked every time...”
B) “...over five years...”
Read lines 13-15:
I drift from my theme, for my memory strays / To the carrying, digging, and bushranging days— / Far back to the seasons that I love the best,
What do the lines reveal about the speaker in the poem?
A) The speaker is proud of his past efforts to build a strong community.
B) The speaker is excited to return to a place that shaped his success.
C) The speaker feels nostalgic and deeply cherishes a previous time in his life.
D) The speaker feels hopeful and looks forward to reliving his memories with friends.
C) The speaker feels nostalgic and deeply cherishes a previous time in his life.
Which quotation from the text best reveals the central idea of the text?
A) “And then, on December 17, 1903, on a strip of North Carolina beach, humanity took flight.” (paragraph 4)
B) “So quickly did engineers develop mass production of these breakthroughs that the world of a few years earlier began to seem quaint, in much the same way that readers today feel about the world before the internet and cell phones.” (paragraph 11)
C) “By the time Berliner gave his nostalgic speech in 1910, Ford’s Model T was in mass production.” (paragraph 13)
D) “The Civil War, settlers warring against Mexico and Native Americans across the West, and the assassinations of three presidents—none of it deterred a restless scientific curiosity in the national spirit.” (paragraph 14)
B) “So quickly did engineers develop mass production of these breakthroughs that the world of a few years earlier began to seem quaint, in much the same way that readers today feel about the world before the internet and cell phones.” (paragraph 11)
Which change, if any, is needed to the italicized text?
the kinetoscope, which let one person at a time, view a short film
A) the kinetoscope, which let one, person at a time view a short film
B) the kinetoscope, which let one person at a time view a short film
C) the kinetoscope which let, one person at a time view a short film
D) No change
B) the kinetoscope, which let one person at a time view a short film
Read the sentence from paragraph 9:
"More than 235,000 people there have fled poor and war-torn countries such as Somalia, South Sudan, and Ethiopia."
How does the author’s use of words like fled, poor, and war-torn impact meaning in the text?
A) It emphasizes that people care more about finding safety than improving healthcare in their own countries.
B) It emphasizes the number of people who seek shelter at the refugee camp in search of better healthcare.
C) It emphasizes the dangerous conditions that caused people to end up in an underserved refugee camp.
D) It emphasizes that some governments are unconcerned with the instability in their own countries.
C) It emphasizes the dangerous conditions that caused people to end up in an underserved refugee camp.
How does the author connect Thomas Blomseth Christiansen and Felix Krause’s experiences in paragraphs 9-12?
A) by highlighting the varied effects of self-tracking
B) by describing the development of self-tracking tools
C) by explaining the scientific principles behind self-tracking
D) by comparing the different self-tracking devices that are available
A) by highlighting the varied effects of self-tracking
Read lines 33-36:
And faint ‘neath the weight of his rain-sodden load, / He suddenly thinks of the inn by the road. / He tramps through the darkness the shelter to win, / And reaches the ruins of Cherry-tree Inn.
How does the difference in the points of view of the reader and the old swagman in the lines affect the poem?
A) The old swagman hopes to avoid the coming storm, but the reader knows the storm has already arrived, highlighting that the inn is unnecessary.
B) The old swagman thinks he is nearing danger, but the reader knows he is safe, creating a sense of relief as he reaches the ruins of the inn.
C) The old swagman expects to find welcoming company at the inn, but the reader knows he is alone, underscoring the isolation of his journey.
D) The old swagman believes he can find relief at the inn, but the reader knows it is gone, emphasizing the sense of disappointment at its loss.
D) The old swagman believes he can find relief at the inn, but the reader knows it is gone, emphasizing the sense of disappointment at its loss.
What is the meaning of the word deterred as it is used in paragraph 14?
A) deceived
B) defended
C) discouraged
D) distinguished
C) discouraged
Which change, if any, is needed to the italicized text?
often, showing everyday scenes funny situations, or simple stories.
A) often showing everyday scenes, funny situations, or simple stories.
B) often showing, everyday scenes funny situations, or simple stories.
C) often, showing everyday scenes, funny situations or simple stories.
D) No change
A) often showing everyday scenes, funny situations, or simple stories.
Which quotation from the text best reveals the central idea of the text?
A) “Supraja notes that between 2013 and 2018, 68,882 children in Kenya died of diseases that could have been prevented with vaccines...” (paragraph 3)
B) “To tackle that, Kujal and Supraja created a website called ‘Mother and Child Health Care’ that allows doctors and parents to track what vaccines kids need.” (paragraph 5)
C) “The teens paired their website with small GPS devices—trackers that monitor their positions. A mother gets a GPS bracelet and her baby a GPS necklace.” (paragraph 6)
D) “Many mothers did not get their children vaccinated, despite getting reminders, because they just couldn’t get to a site that offered the medicine.” (paragraph 11)
B) “To tackle that, Kujal and Supraja created a website called ‘Mother and Child Health Care’ that allows doctors and parents to track what vaccines kids need.” (paragraph 5)
What is the author’s purpose for writing the text?
A) to argue that self-tracking devices have no real value to people
B) to present recent developments in self-tracking technology
C) to reflect critically on self-tracking as a modern trend
D) to explain how to use self-tracking tools effectively
C) to reflect critically on self-tracking as a modern trend
27. Which phrase provides context for the meaning of the word sluggish as it is used in line 17?
A) “...the seasons...” (line 15)
B) “When a stream...” (line 16)
C) “...the rushes grew...” (line 17)
D) “Till scarcely...” (line 18)
D) “Till scarcely...” (line 18)
Read the sentence from paragraph 16:
"It sank into the ocean of time without a record of its voices and sounds, of its images and angles of light; of its slowness of time, of its long quiets of late nights and early afternoons; the last to know such a time as the natural order of the world."
What is the meaning of the figurative language in the sentence?
A) The lived experiences of the pre-1837 generation passed without being captured in photographs or recordings.
B) The events and activities of the pre-1937 generation are a mystery because people had no way to document their lives.
C) The values of the pre-1837 generation disappeared because people grew more interested in discovery than quiet reflection.
D) The photographs and writings of the pre-1837 generation were lost to history because there were no methods for preserving them.
A) The lived experiences of the pre-1837 generation passed without being captured in photographs or recordings.
Which change, if any, is needed to the italicized text?
performances
A) deliveries
B) specifics
C) techniques
D) No change
C) techniques
How does the author connect the GPS system with practical benefits for refugee mothers and children? Select two correct answers.
A) She implies that it helps doctors train mothers to become healthcare workers.
B) She demonstrates how it replaces the need for regular checkups at health clinics.
C) She mentions that it offers dietary guidance to help children attain healthy weights.
D) She explains how it allows healthcare workers to find families who miss scheduled vaccines.
E) She argues that it provides refugees with different options to treat children’s health concerns.
C) She mentions that it offers dietary guidance to help children attain healthy weights.
D) She explains how it allows healthcare workers to find families who miss scheduled vaccines.
This question asks about what you read in the text from “The bot asked me four times a day how I was feeling: is tracking everything actually good for us?” and the text “GPS jewelry helps refugee moms and kids stay healthy.”
How do the authors of “GPS jewelry” and “The bot asked me” present information differently in the texts?
A) “GPS jewelry” offers a scientific explanation of how GPS works in public health systems, while “The bot asked me” shares data about digital tools collected from interviews with healthcare workers.
B) “GPS jewelry” highlights real-world solutions to health problems, while “The bot asked me” uses people’s experiences to explore the concept of self-tracking.
C) “GPS jewelry” uses personal reflections from the author that question GPS tracking’s effectiveness, while “The bot asked me” presents research and statistics about the spread of GPS tracking.
D) “GPS jewelry” lists the problems caused by a lack of access to technology, while “The bot asked me” describes the reasons why people can be helped by tracking technology.
B) “GPS jewelry” highlights real-world solutions to health problems, while “The bot asked me” uses people’s experiences to explore the concept of self-tracking.
Which set of lines best reveals the theme of the poem?
A) “The chimneys are crumbling, the log fires are dead, / And green mosses spring from the hearthstone instead. / The voices are silent, the bustle and din, / For the railroad hath ruined the Cherry-tree Inn.” (lines 3-6)
B) “Far back to the seasons that I love the best, / When a stream of wild diggers rushed into the west, / But the rushes grew feeble, and sluggish, and thin,” (lines 15-17)
C) “Do you think of the day of our thirty-mile tramp, / When never a fire could we light on the camp, / And, weary and footsore and drenched to the skin, / We tramped through the darkness to Cherry-tree Inn?” (lines 21-24)
D) “The years have gone over with many a change, / And there comes an old swagman from over the range, / And faint ‘neath the weight of his rain-sodden load,” (lines 31-33)
C) “Do you think of the day of our thirty-mile tramp, / When never a fire could we light on the camp, / And, weary and footsore and drenched to the skin, / We tramped through the darkness to Cherry-tree Inn?” (lines 21-24)
Look at the photograph of Orville and Wilbur Wright on the coast of North Carolina, where they first successfully flew their Wright Flyer aircraft in 1903.
How does the photograph help the reader develop an understanding of the text?
A) by illustrating the rapidly evolving nature of early technological breakthroughs
B) by emphasizing the small scale and more basic technology of early-20th-century aircraft
C) by showing the role of photography in helping early-20th-century inventors improve their products
D) by reinforcing the idea that many inventions would not exist if the first aircraft had not been developed
B) by emphasizing the small scale and more basic technology of early-20th-century aircraft
Which change, if any, is needed to the italicized text?
These tools used a series, when spun or flipped quickly, of drawings that appeared to move.
A) These tools used, when spun or flipped quickly, a series of drawings that appeared to move.
B) These tools used a series of drawings that, when spun or flipped quickly, appeared to move.
C) These, when spun or flipped quickly, tools used a series of drawings that appeared to move.
D) No change
B) These tools used a series of drawings that, when spun or flipped quickly, appeared to move.