Topic 6: Ancient Rome and the Origins of Chri, The Language of Composition: Reading, Writing, Rhetoric, Lawrence Scanlon, Renee H. Shea, Robin Dissin Aufses, Literature and Composition: Reading, Writing,Thinking, Carol Jago, Lawrence Scanlon, Renee H. Shea, Robin Dissin Aufses. . The passage implies that the primary enemy of the "beautiful coloured canvas" and the "wavering, insubstantial phantom" (lines 3 and 4 . <> In the second sentence of the second paragraph, the repetition of the word "things" primarily serves to? . Armageddon," at the end of the first paragraph? care and attentiveness. stream The hopeful result of traumatic experiences. (A) They are structurally less complex than the first. Which of the following best describes the author's exigence in the passage? -Dissension is merely a harsher form of disagreement endobj B. accept. . "Artworks created by artists outside of a particular community often do not appeal to members of that community because of a lack of connection between artists and their intended audience". ends") suggest that the speaker imitated Miss J primarily because she, D) regarded speech like Miss J's as a means of self-improvement, Overall, the poem can best be interpreted as a, A) social commentary using a historical period, In the first paragraph, Tom's claim that he is "the opposite of a stage magician" and that he tells the "truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion" suggests that he, C) will tell the "truth" in a way that his audience can accept, In the second and third paragraphs, the specific references to time ("the thirties") and place ("Spain," "Chicago, Cleveland, Saint Louis") primarily serve to, A) reinforce the notion that the play is part of a "world of reality" (paragraph 5) that will be reconstructed from "memory" (paragraph 4), According to Tom, the presence of the "gentleman caller" mentioned in the fifth paragraph reinforces a conflict between. The impact of government policies on undocumented immigrant families. . Should the writer add this sentence after sentence 6? In the context of his treatment of mass extinctions earlier in the passage, the author's remarks toward the middle of the fourth paragraph ("Rather . -Industrial era labor unions help to bring about safer work environment (consequence) illustrate a generalization with a particular case; 3.In the context of the passage as a whole, the author's description of her teacher's views in the middle of the first paragraph ("I am quite . . The author italicizes the term "recent" (paragraph 2, sentence 2) primarily to emphasize that the End-Cretaceous mass extinction A. did not occur as long ago as most people think. One verb in each sentence is not correct. poignantcajoletribulationbuxomburlyemaciatedthroespathosgalafulsomejubilationelatedobesityremorseglum\begin{array}{lll}\text { poignant } & \text { cajole } & \text { tribulation } \\ \text { buxom } & \text { burly } & \text { emaciated } \\ \text { throes } & \text { pathos } & \text { gala } \\ \text { fulsome } & \text { jubilation } & \text { elated } \\ \text { obesity } & \text { remorse } & \text { glum }\end{array} answer choices. A recent study found that 86 percent of Americans are stressed out from constantly checking their smartphones. However, I read during the summer they hunted buffalo. -Dissension is merely a harsher form of disagreement And just as art can overcome physical divides, it can also overcome linguistic and cultural ones. Which sentence uses precise language to best achieve the desired effect? . deference and duty. Not all artworks are experienced in galleries and performance halls, however. This site is using cookies under cookie policy . An overview of the new study's claim that optimal language acquisition can occur up to age 30 and that even older adults should remain hopeful about their language-learning prospects. I' . Which of the following best explains the author's decision to place the sentence, "A more qualitative way . 9 0 obj "), the author refers to Alice Walker primarily to, D. acknowledge the potentially embarrassing circumstances under which she is delivering her speech. (Goat Relocation) In sentence 19, the author is considering deleting the capitalized phrase. Courage alone could not get me past that heavy door, but my sense that she was there, my obsession to know the nun who was my mother, gave me strength. I rimmed the dried-out inkpot with my nail, tracing a path her fingers had taken. Amsterdam (/ m s t r d m / AM-str-dam, UK also / m s t r d m / AM-str-DAM, Dutch: [mstrdm] (); lit."The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. B. (D) emphasizing the sacrifices the author's parents made for her. 6 0 obj In the second-to-last paragraph, the anecdote about the complaining husband serves primarily to A. provide an example of how women should motivate their partners to take on more childcare responsibilities B. illustrate the author's claim regarding the value of devoting . (b)The dog jumped up when I came to the gate. The redundancy of phrase is also known as Anaphora. . In the eighth paragraph, the author's statement that "My story is all too common" serves which of the following purposes? But just beyond the swinging door in the room adjoining Operating Theater 3, the oversize autoclave (donated by the Lutheran church in Zurich) bellowed and wept for my mother while its scalding steam sterilized the surgical instruments and towels that would be used on her. C %PDF-1.5 Two Canadian students had consulted the Internet and found the IARC Web page. reduction of armament"), the author comments on the age and effectiveness of the League of Nations primarily to explain A why the First World War motivated world leaders to form alliances B why current measures may not indefinitely forestall another outbreak of war C its relationship to his claim that war is . . adding this sentence at the beginning of the second paragraph, the writer clearly states her position and why she supports the four-day school week. The function of the first paragraph is to D. characterize the author and her interests. Rewrite the sentence below correctly, using the subjunctive mood. 3837 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<53B3D5BCBBF94AB598939C650A469611><9171AE2B4CADFB44B5034F90A67B9AA6>]/Index[3814 362]/Info 3813 0 R/Length 141/Prev 771242/Root 3815 0 R/Size 4176/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream For #1 I was thinking "complementing the narrators hazy recollections with more recent memories" since he says he doesn't have photographs to go by. . Contrasting descriptions of how Chu felt when she played music and how she felt when she interacted with people in nonmusical contexts. 4. Find a Job The opening sentence of the second paragraph asserts that children are right to complain that the material they are taught is useless and hard to remember. It has been well said that the highest aim, which endless solutions may be wrought. In his right hand he holds an arrow as delicately as a violinist holds a bow. Which of the following sentences, if added after sentence 13 , would most effectively accomplish this goal? (Art communication) The writer wants to develop the main idea of the third paragraph by adding additional information after sentence 11. Which of the following changes should the writer make? rescue" (paragraph 10), the author integrates a line of reasoning adopted by "industry supporters" into his own argument primarily to., In the final two paragraphs of the passage ("The environmental . Yes, because it acknowledges the source of information conveyed in the sentence. Which of the following versions of the capitalized text best accomplishes this goal? Dolphins swim in oceans. Thehorsewiththesllverymaneandwhitetallwaschosenbythephotographer. (|JKkg Explanation: .you") primarily suggest that she 16. In the fourth and fifth paragraphs, the author defends her decision to marry George Bush by elaborating on, A. the need to pursue a sense of personal bliss, In the second-to-last paragraph, the anecdote about the complaining husband serves primarily to, B. illustrate the author's clain regarding the value of devoting oneself to one's children. Should the writer keep or delete the sentence? An anecdote about a group of people who met and became friends at a concert in their neighborhood. When are you coming? The first two sentences in the last paragraph do which of the following? B oh!. (Jellyfish) In the third sentence of the fourth paragraph, the author mentions the number of swimmers treated by the Spanish Red Cross primarily to? Which of the following does the speaker imply about her "plain English and good writing" (line 6) ? For #6 I was thinking "a terrifying ordeal" since it talks about courage but I wasn't sure. Which of the following best represents the authors intended audience? Which of the following sentences, if added to the beginning of the first paragraph, would most effectively accomplish this goal? . They urge a change in attitude that should follow logically from the author's argument. (Bush) In the second-to-last paragraph, the anecdote about the complaining husbands serves primarily to? As Eliasson puts it, this transformative experience "takes us beyond an us-and-them mentality to a broader idea of what constitutes we.". "In the 1980s, a brief attempt to relocate the goats WAS MET WITH PUBLIC OUTCRY". (Smartphones) The writer is considering deleting the capitalized portion of sentence 3: "MOST PEOPLE CAN'T RESIST IMMEDIATELY CHECKING THEIR PHONES EACH TIME THEY BUZZ, CHIRP, OR CHIME, and scientists believe that compulsion is caused by a brain chemical called dopamine". %PDF-1.6 % On the plaster above the desk my mother had tacked up a calendar print of Berninis famous sculpture of St. Teresa of Avila. . responsibility and guilt. Lee lo que dicen estas personas sobre el futuro y decide si es necesario usar el subjuntivo o el indicativo. Answer first the questions that limit you to a particular paragraph or line. Words that previously had passed unremarked now joined other aphorisms and sayings that Kennedy has printed on posters. . Which of the following best explains the author's decision to place the sentence, "A more qualitative way . (Video Games) Which of the following best summarizes the author's thesis? The first-person narration in the middle of the fifth paragraph (I pulled . . (Smartphones) The writer is considering deleting the capitalized portion of sentence 7: "Our brains are aroused each time our phones buzz because of the unpredictability of what pops up on the screen: SINCE ANY ALERT MIGHT SIGNAL SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY, DOPAMINE IS RELEASED EACH TIME EVEN THOUGH MOST ALERTS DON'T AMOUNT TO MUCH". (African Activist) Which of the following statements most directly expresses the author's thesis in the passage? In the final two paragraphs of the passage ("The environmental . endobj People exhibit remarkable diversity in their development over time. . "Letting go of a desire for complete mastery of a language's grammar can enable an adult learner to strive for basic competence in communication-an outcome best achieved, the researchers note, via educational programs that immerse students in the experience of the second language rather than ones that focus on rote learning", Keep it, because it draws on information discussed throughout the passage to suggest that the audience take take a different, more practical approach to language learning, Chapter 4 - Infectious and Communicable Disea, 10 Honors English Vocabulary - UNIT 1 DEFINIT, Literature and Composition: Reading, Writing,Thinking, Carol Jago, Lawrence Scanlon, Renee H. Shea, Robin Dissin Aufses, Nursing Fundamentals Study Guide: Test #1. He traveled around the United States and in Europe. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal? Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like In the fourth paragraph, the author discusses diseases in wild salmon primarily to., In the sentence "Their efforts . (Bush) In the fourth and fifth paragraphs, the author defends her decision to marry George Bush by elaborating on? In the sixth paragraph, the description of Tom's father, the "fifth character in the play," introduces which idea? F Gazing up at the calendar print just as she must have while sitting there in that windowless room, I was transfixed by that image. In sentence 1, changing "In 2016" to "In a 2016 essay published by the World Economic Forum". endobj Q. Which version of sentence 12 (reproduced below) would best accomplish this goal? Introduce two different attitudes toward femininity. Which of the following changes should the writer make? Which of the following sentences, if placed after sentence 15, best accomplished this goal? Read on to learn more about creating an effective topic sentence. . "Real excellence often comes unheralded and from unexpected quarters" (Paragraph 1, sentence 5). Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between the first and the second paragraphs? . <> This passage consists of excerpts from an essay published in the 1940s. Gradually, as I sat at my mothers desk, a peace would come over me, a sense of communion with her. For #3 I was thinking "comment on the boy angels physique" but not really sure. Gesturing the unthinkable consequences of holding the opposite opinion. 0 Why did different sections of the country have different attitudes toward the War of 1812? . Illustrate the authors claim regarding the value of devoting oneself to one's children. The author's primary purpose in the first. Which of the following sentences, if placed after sentence 15, best accomplishes this goal? . endobj The author italicizes the term "recent" (paragraph 2, sentence 2) primarily to emphasize that the End-Cretaceous mass extinction A. did not occur as long ago as most people think. The writer is considering deleting sentence 7 (reproduced below) from the passage. In the second paragraph, the sentences "Throughout my childhood . One of the most famous sit-ins in American history took place in a Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina, in February of 1960. B. illustrate the author's clain regarding the value of devoting oneself to one's children. . (Art communication) In sentence 4, the writer wants to integrate the discussion of the piece "Passin' on to Others" into the passage's line of reasoning about how art can affirm and strengthen community bonds. . The first paragraph describes strengths of a writer that Carlyle exhibits, . 20 seconds. entrance") suggests that Conradin is able to cope with his situation primarily by, C) retreating to the security of an interior world, In the third sentence of the final paragraph, the "disused tool-shed" functions primarily as a setting in which Conradin. endstream I sat next to the autoclave which rumbled and hissed like a waking dragon, as if the hammering of my heart had roused the beast. . Should the writer keep or delete this text? (Peace) At the end of the first paragraph, the author's commentary regarding "Each of these treaties" (sentence 6) primarily serves to? With new chapters on the questions . These bombs were relatively small compared to . image) includes reflections that primarily create the effect of, complementing the narrators hazy recollections with more recent memories, contrasting innocently positive and cynically pessimistic interpretations, challenging a childlike series of thoughts with harsh factual statements, juxtaposing nave and intellectually sophisticated views of the same experience, substituting the narrators childhood observations with an adults gentle criticisms, 2. In the context of the second paragraph, the author describes dinosaurs as "the most charismatic characters in the fossil record" primarily to A. explain why only one of several mass extinctions has received coverage in the popular media. support her") primarily to E. illustrate the negative effects of family fragmentation on children. Responses endobj Her one-piece desk-and-chair, rescued from a defunct mission school, and bearing the gouged frustration of many a pupil, faced the wall. "Salt in human sweat is a goat magnet; worse still, some THOUGHTLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE people feed the goats directly". The simile in last sentence of the second paragraph ("In his . The writer wants to develop the discussion of Jane Chu's performance experiences in sentences 13 and 14. Decide well in advance whether to read the questions or the passages first, If you have four passages to read in 60 minutes, allot 15 minutes to each, moving steadily. In the final paragraph, the clause set off by dashes ("and especially . C Do you find any irony in the fact that Ezekiel Cheever is the one who arrests Elizabeth Proctor? Example 1. will not wont\underline{\text{won't}}wont, Which of the following is not an element of setting shared by both passages? rescue" (paragraph 10), the author integrates a line of reasoning adopted by "industry supporters" into his own argument primarily to C. present a view of aquaculture that he seeks to dispute. In the passage as a whole, the author recounts her and her family's experiences to support the thesis that A. improving the immigration system would benefit the entire country. paragraph (lines 1-10) is to. It follows the introductory paragraph and contains the most obvious beginning point for the rest of the essay. In the second paragraph, the sentences "Throughout my childhood . "0^=X< W,-DY+sd?+cLyLp"J][r\7luN\{eAnA^*G~xijXQ24'^QgaiRR{#:x7}{KGoe>,ZSS`ju=tps#{]-w @O.O=qB_/Xu'E{d'}WSWtDbIe=IZOyt-p[ 4175 0 obj <>stream Introduction: the first section of a paragraph; should include the topic sentence and any other sentences at the beginning of the paragraph that give background information or provide a transition. The question of how to lead a meaningful life "in a transitional period" (Paragraph 9, sentence 1). The first paragraph describes a trend in international relations; the second paragraph expands on how a specific example mentioned in the first paragraph contributes to that trend. (Art communication)The writer wants to develop the discussion of Jane Chu's performance experiences in sentence 13 and 14. Contrasting descriptions of how Chu felt when she played music and how she felt when she interacted with people in nonmusical contexts. E. It allows the author to justify the description before introducing it. Draw two lines under the conjunctions that join the parts of the compound verbs. answer choices . (Peace) Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between the first and the second paragraph? The labor movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired. that awful struggle"), the author represents the Pact of Paris as, At the beginning of the third paragraph, the author refers to "those who believe that peace will not be attained until some super-tribunal is established" primarily to.