V3 Flashcards
Which of the following is the most likely source for most of the author’s statements in the passage?
The Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature
The Online Writing Lob at Purdue University
The writer’s local university library
The writer’s own knowledge about writing
The writers own knowledge about writing
Based on the author’s support and evidence, which of the following is a valid evaluation of the paragraph?
It is a logical argument, proving that it is impossible to write well.
It is a scholarly work about the business of being a good writer.
It is an entertaining piece based on personal bias and opinion.
It is part of a student essay on how poets develop their craft.
It is an entertaining piece based on personal bias and opinion.
Which of the following information from the passage contains an opinion?
The plot of the movie is about a woman who has moved across country to escape her boyfriend.
Juliette Cho’s close-up shots make the viewer feel claustrophobic and frightened
Starting Friday, the movie will be showing at the Main Street
Metroplex 12 and the Movie Palace 20,
The movie, starring Joy Taylor and Kevin Highsmith, lasts a little longer than an hour and a half.
Juliette Cho’s close-up shots make the viewer feel claustrophobic and frightened
Which of the following sentences from the passage includes a fact?
“The close-up shots feel claustrophobic, like the perspective is
Skewed.”
“You can see the toll this stalking experience has had on her in every twitch of her eye and clench of her jaw.”
*This is a tense thrill ride that will not disappoint fans of Joy Taylor
or this genre in general.”
“With a running time of 98 minutes, the pacing is quick and efficient…”
With a running time of 98 minutes, the pacing is quick and efficient…
In which of the following genres would Don’t Look Back Now most likely be classified?
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Romance
Suspense
Drama
Action-adventure
Suspense
Which of the following best describes the theme of the report?
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• Hierarchy in nature
• Nature as beauty
• Humankind versus nature
• Extraordinary natural phenomena
Extraordinary natural phenomena
Which of the following statements correctly identifies the sequence of events in the reading?
Bessie Coleman’s parents were sharecroppers who sent her to
France as a child to become a pilot, after which she returned and opened a flight school.
Bessie Coleman was a pilot, chen a sharecropper, who lived in
France, where she was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of
Fame.
Born to sharecropper parents, Bessie Coleman moved to France to take flight training and then returned to the United States as a stunt pilot.
After life as a sharecropper, Bessie Coleman raised money as a stunt pilot to attend flight school in France.
Born to sharecropper parents, Bessie Coleman moved to France to take flight training and then returned to the United States as a stunt pilot.
Which of the following sources would be useful for gathering more information about Bessie Coleman?
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture
A documentary film on female pilots in World War I
A biography of the Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur
A compreensive history of sharecropping in eastern Texas
The National Museum of African American History and Culture
Which of the following supports the detail that the Farallon Islands are a natural home to many animals?
Lush landscape
Abundant land
Human presence
Ocean currents
Ocean currents
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
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The Farallon Islands are a dedicated sanctuary for wester gulls.
The Faralion Islands are currently an agricultural resource for San
Francisco.
Humans disrupted the ecosystem of the Farallon Islands and helped to restore it.
The ecosystem of the Faralion Islands has always been unstable.
Humans disrupted the ecosystem of the Farallon Islands and helped to restore it.
With which of the following organizations might the author of this article
most closely associate?
A nature conservancy group
An educational special interest group
A group that supports first-time novel ists
A group that studies marine mammal behavior
A nature conservancy group
Which of the following is a credible source that the author might have consulted to help write the article?
An 1890 cartographer’s notes on efforts to map Northern
California’s coastline
A copy of a story published by the Fish and Wildlife Service,Originally written by a former refuge manager
A nutritionist’s scholarly journal artice on Gold Rush miners’ diets
A biography of President Theodore Roosevelt, with an emphasis on his passion for hunting
A copy of a story published by the Fish and Wildlife Service, Originally written by a former refuge manager
Which of the following best describes the meaning of the word
“inadvertently” as used in the second paragraph?
Quickly
Accidentally
intentionally
Approximately
Accidentally
Which of the following pieces of evidence does the author use to speculate why the Farallon Islands are called “The Devil’s Teeth”?
In 1863, violence broke out on the islands during the Egg War.
The islands have sharks, choppy currents, and irregular coastline.
Swimming from San Francisco to the islands is very risky.
They have always been called that by sailors who travel those waters.
The islands have sharks, choppy currents, and irregular coastline.
Which of the following phrases from this infomercial contains instruction about how to use the advertised product?
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No longer worry about your firm, sweaty grip destroying your cheeses or your butters
Slip on our patented heat-deflecting mitten
Leaving your fingerprints in that hard stick of butter
Bringing you a brand-new piece of equipment for your home food
station
Slip on our patented heat-deflecting mitten
Which of the following options best describes the purpose of this infomercial?
To express frustration with common dairy food problems
To explain how the Dairy McGrabs works
To persuade the audience to buy the Dairy McGrabs
To amuse the audience with entusiastic rhetoric
To persuade the audience to buy the Dairy McGrabs
Which of the following options best describes how Thurman supports his argument?
By appealing to a shared sense of community and values
By assembling evidence and logical explanation
By addressing his audience at just the right moment
By evoking feelings of annoyance and relief
My booking feeling of annoyance and relief
Which of the following statements is a logical conclusion based on this report?
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After losing the Great Emu War in 1932, the Australian government provided limited military support to farmers in 1934.
1943, and 1948
After losing the support of the Australian government, farmers engaged in guerrilla warfare to combat the emus in 1934, 1943, and 1948
Emus continued destroying crops in the area throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
From 1932 to 1948, the Australian government battled emus on behalf of farmers.
Emus continued destroying crops in the area throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
During the Great Emu War, which of the following events happened immediately after the conflict resumed in mid-November?
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The Australian goverment launched the initial assault.
Emus resorted to guerilla tactics.
Military efforts became ineffective.
The military withdrew.
Emus resorted to guerilla tactics.
Which of the following words is a synonym for “avian” in this passage?
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Aenal
Plane
Flying
Bird
Bird
A manager asks an employee at a local coffeehouse to clean the restrooms before clocking out for lunch, wipe the counters before cleaning the restrooms, and deliver used coffee grounds to the community garden for compost after lunch. Which of the following steps should the employee perform third?
Deliver used coffee grounds.
Clock out for lunch
Clean the restrooms.
Eat lunch.
Clock out for lunch
