Question
Question 1
"Nelly Bly Undercover"
by Dr. Howard Markel
Getting committed proved rather easy, even if neither Bly nor her editors had a clear plan of getting her released once the story was filed. She took a room at a cheap boarding house, “Temporary Home for Females, No. 84 Second Avenue,” under the name Bly Brown and began questioning and imitating the women who seemed most insane to her. Soon enough, it was Bly who was deemed crazy. The matron of the house enlisted a few cops to escort Bly to the Essex Market Police Courtroom, where an impatient judge named Duffy pronounced her insane and ordered her to the famed insane ward at Bellevue Hospital, the city’s largest charitable hospital.
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A)
Use the excerpt from the “How Nellie Bly went undercover to expose abuse of the mentally ill” article to answer the question.
Which of the following would be an invalid inference to make about this excerpt?
(1 point)
Responses
People considered the mentally insane to be unable to determine their own status.
People considered the mentally insane to be unable to determine their own status.
People found it important to give the mentally insane a safe place to live.
People found it important to give the mentally insane a safe place to live.
Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.
Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.
The mentally insane were considered a danger to society.
The mentally insane were considered a danger to society.
Question 2
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The forestry service’s plan to eradicate invasive wildlife involves first identifying the harmful species and then making the habitat less hospitable to them.
What kind of context clue allows you to define the word eradicate?
(1 point)
Responses
a word with the opposite meaning
a word with the opposite meaning
a word with the same meaning
a word with the same meaning
an example that illustrates the word’s meaning
an example that illustrates the word’s meaning
an explanation of the word’s meaning
an explanation of the word’s meaning
Question 3
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.
After it had performed the duties that it had been created for, the company’s board voted to dissolve the committee once its term expired.
Based on the context, which dictionary definition describes the meaning of dissolve?
dissolve (də zolv’) v.
absorbing of a solid by a liquid
take apart or end an organization or arrangement
fade or disappear
fall into a behavior uncontrollably
(1 point)
Responses
definition 4
definition 4
definition 2
definition 2
definition 1
definition 1
definition 3
definition 3
Question 4
A)
Use the dictionary entry to answer the question.
acerbic (ә-ser′-bik) adj. [Latin from acerbus, harsh or bitter of taste]
sharply critical
sarcastic in tone
How does the word’s origin connect to its current meaning?
(1 point)
Responses
Its Latin origin describes a pleasant manner, while its current meaning describes a harsh one.
Its Latin origin describes a pleasant manner, while its current meaning describes a harsh one.
Its Latin origin refers to a critical point of view, while its current meaning describes a sarcastic manner.
Its Latin origin refers to a critical point of view, while its current meaning describes a sarcastic manner.
Its Latin origin describes a harsh flavor, while its current meaning describes a harsh manner.
Its Latin origin describes a harsh flavor, while its current meaning describes a harsh manner.
Its Latin origin refers to a tone of voice, while its current meaning describes a type of criticism.
Its Latin origin refers to a tone of voice, while its current meaning describes a type of criticism.
Question 5
The animal, which roamed the seas 78-million years ago, is about 15-feet long — the length of a minibus — and bones indicate that the baby plesiosaur would have been as long as six feet when born.
The finding, published in the online edition of the journal Science on Thursday, is definitive evidence that the giant sea creature gave birth to single, live offspring, rather than laying eggs, like most reptiles, says paleontologist and lead author F. Robin O’Keefe. This reproductive behavior also indicates that the animals were gregarious social creatures that cared for their young, similar to toothed whales or dolphins, according to the paper.
“What is earth-shattering is that plesiosaurs are doing it differently than other reptiles,” O’Keefe said. “Instead of having lots of little babies, they’re having one big baby — a single, very large fetus.”
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
In 3–5 sentences, classify the word earth-shattering as denotative, connotative, or figurative, and then explain how context helped you determine the meaning of the phrase.
(4 points)
Short Answer Rubric (4 points)
Points Awarded Criteria
4
The answer is very clear.
The answer is fully supported by details.
There may be a few errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics. Errors do not interfere with meaning.
3
The answer is mostly clear.
The answer is supported by mostly relevant details.
There are a few errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics. Errors do not interfere with meaning.
2
The answer is somewhat clear.
Details are weak or not related.
There are some errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics. Errors interfere with meaning.
1
The answer is not clear.
There are few or no supporting details.
There are many errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics. Errors interfere with meaning.
0 The question is not answered.
Question 6
A)Drag and drop the words into the correct locations.(1 point)
Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
Response area is the literal meaning of a word.
Response area describes the feeling a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.
Question 7
Olfactory remembrance happens when a smell triggers a memory so immediate and vital that it could feel like a person has gone back in time. Neuroscience tells us why this happens. Smells travel through the olfactory bulb in front of the brain, so it’s close to the organ that sends messages to the rest of the body. Additionally, scents have a fast path to places like the nearby amygdala and hippocampus, which are parts of the brain that deal with emotions and memory.
An example: when I was a young girl, I sat on the ground behind the towering lilac bush that grew on the side of our modest ranch house in Illinois. I imagined the branches were tendrils of a giant sea creature, octopuslike and hulking; it would barrel me along from one adventure to another in oily depths of the ocean. Today, when I smell lilacs as an adult, I’m immediately thrust into the past, my childhood home and the lilac bush, where the day stretched before me like a dream that lasts and lasts.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
The sentence “Neuroscience tells us why this happens” displays what type of tone for the entire passage?
(1 point)
Responses
informal yet demanding
informal yet demanding
formal yet lighthearted
formal yet lighthearted
formal yet conversational
formal yet conversational
informal yet scientific
informal yet scientific
Question 8
A)
Which of these are the best places to find clues to the central idea of a passage?
Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
the spelling of the author’s name
the spelling of the author’s name
the date of publication
the date of publication
the headings and subheadings
the headings and subheadings
the title
the title
the glossary
the glossary
"Nelly Bly Undercover"
by Dr. Howard Markel
Getting committed proved rather easy, even if neither Bly nor her editors had a clear plan of getting her released once the story was filed. She took a room at a cheap boarding house, “Temporary Home for Females, No. 84 Second Avenue,” under the name Bly Brown and began questioning and imitating the women who seemed most insane to her. Soon enough, it was Bly who was deemed crazy. The matron of the house enlisted a few cops to escort Bly to the Essex Market Police Courtroom, where an impatient judge named Duffy pronounced her insane and ordered her to the famed insane ward at Bellevue Hospital, the city’s largest charitable hospital.
© NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.
A)
Use the excerpt from the “How Nellie Bly went undercover to expose abuse of the mentally ill” article to answer the question.
Which of the following would be an invalid inference to make about this excerpt?
(1 point)
Responses
People considered the mentally insane to be unable to determine their own status.
People considered the mentally insane to be unable to determine their own status.
People found it important to give the mentally insane a safe place to live.
People found it important to give the mentally insane a safe place to live.
Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.
Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.
The mentally insane were considered a danger to society.
The mentally insane were considered a danger to society.
Question 2
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The forestry service’s plan to eradicate invasive wildlife involves first identifying the harmful species and then making the habitat less hospitable to them.
What kind of context clue allows you to define the word eradicate?
(1 point)
Responses
a word with the opposite meaning
a word with the opposite meaning
a word with the same meaning
a word with the same meaning
an example that illustrates the word’s meaning
an example that illustrates the word’s meaning
an explanation of the word’s meaning
an explanation of the word’s meaning
Question 3
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.
After it had performed the duties that it had been created for, the company’s board voted to dissolve the committee once its term expired.
Based on the context, which dictionary definition describes the meaning of dissolve?
dissolve (də zolv’) v.
absorbing of a solid by a liquid
take apart or end an organization or arrangement
fade or disappear
fall into a behavior uncontrollably
(1 point)
Responses
definition 4
definition 4
definition 2
definition 2
definition 1
definition 1
definition 3
definition 3
Question 4
A)
Use the dictionary entry to answer the question.
acerbic (ә-ser′-bik) adj. [Latin from acerbus, harsh or bitter of taste]
sharply critical
sarcastic in tone
How does the word’s origin connect to its current meaning?
(1 point)
Responses
Its Latin origin describes a pleasant manner, while its current meaning describes a harsh one.
Its Latin origin describes a pleasant manner, while its current meaning describes a harsh one.
Its Latin origin refers to a critical point of view, while its current meaning describes a sarcastic manner.
Its Latin origin refers to a critical point of view, while its current meaning describes a sarcastic manner.
Its Latin origin describes a harsh flavor, while its current meaning describes a harsh manner.
Its Latin origin describes a harsh flavor, while its current meaning describes a harsh manner.
Its Latin origin refers to a tone of voice, while its current meaning describes a type of criticism.
Its Latin origin refers to a tone of voice, while its current meaning describes a type of criticism.
Question 5
The animal, which roamed the seas 78-million years ago, is about 15-feet long — the length of a minibus — and bones indicate that the baby plesiosaur would have been as long as six feet when born.
The finding, published in the online edition of the journal Science on Thursday, is definitive evidence that the giant sea creature gave birth to single, live offspring, rather than laying eggs, like most reptiles, says paleontologist and lead author F. Robin O’Keefe. This reproductive behavior also indicates that the animals were gregarious social creatures that cared for their young, similar to toothed whales or dolphins, according to the paper.
“What is earth-shattering is that plesiosaurs are doing it differently than other reptiles,” O’Keefe said. “Instead of having lots of little babies, they’re having one big baby — a single, very large fetus.”
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
In 3–5 sentences, classify the word earth-shattering as denotative, connotative, or figurative, and then explain how context helped you determine the meaning of the phrase.
(4 points)
Short Answer Rubric (4 points)
Points Awarded Criteria
4
The answer is very clear.
The answer is fully supported by details.
There may be a few errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics. Errors do not interfere with meaning.
3
The answer is mostly clear.
The answer is supported by mostly relevant details.
There are a few errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics. Errors do not interfere with meaning.
2
The answer is somewhat clear.
Details are weak or not related.
There are some errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics. Errors interfere with meaning.
1
The answer is not clear.
There are few or no supporting details.
There are many errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics. Errors interfere with meaning.
0 The question is not answered.
Question 6
A)Drag and drop the words into the correct locations.(1 point)
Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
Response area is the literal meaning of a word.
Response area describes the feeling a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.
Question 7
Olfactory remembrance happens when a smell triggers a memory so immediate and vital that it could feel like a person has gone back in time. Neuroscience tells us why this happens. Smells travel through the olfactory bulb in front of the brain, so it’s close to the organ that sends messages to the rest of the body. Additionally, scents have a fast path to places like the nearby amygdala and hippocampus, which are parts of the brain that deal with emotions and memory.
An example: when I was a young girl, I sat on the ground behind the towering lilac bush that grew on the side of our modest ranch house in Illinois. I imagined the branches were tendrils of a giant sea creature, octopuslike and hulking; it would barrel me along from one adventure to another in oily depths of the ocean. Today, when I smell lilacs as an adult, I’m immediately thrust into the past, my childhood home and the lilac bush, where the day stretched before me like a dream that lasts and lasts.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
The sentence “Neuroscience tells us why this happens” displays what type of tone for the entire passage?
(1 point)
Responses
informal yet demanding
informal yet demanding
formal yet lighthearted
formal yet lighthearted
formal yet conversational
formal yet conversational
informal yet scientific
informal yet scientific
Question 8
A)
Which of these are the best places to find clues to the central idea of a passage?
Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
the spelling of the author’s name
the spelling of the author’s name
the date of publication
the date of publication
the headings and subheadings
the headings and subheadings
the title
the title
the glossary
the glossary
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Sure! Here are the answers to each of your questions:
**Question 1:**
- **Invalid Inference:** Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.
**Question 2:**
- **Context Clue Type:** an explanation of the word’s meaning.
**Question 3:**
- **Definition:** definition 2 (take apart or end an organization or arrangement).
**Question 4:**
- **Origin and Meaning Connection:** Its Latin origin describes a harsh flavor, while its current meaning describes a harsh manner.
**Question 5:**
- **Classification of "earth-shattering":** The word "earth-shattering" is figurative in this context. It conveys strong impact, suggesting that the findings have significant implications for our understanding of plesiosaurs and their reproductive behavior. The context helps clarify this meaning, as it highlights how the reproductive behavior differs from that of other reptiles, making the discovery feel groundbreaking and revolutionary.
**Question 6:**
- **Response Areas:**
- Response area is the **literal meaning of a word.**
- Response area describes the **feeling a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.**
**Question 7:**
- **Tone of the Sentence:** formal yet conversational.
**Question 8:**
- **Best Places to Find Clues to the Central Idea:**
- the headings and subheadings
- the title
Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions!
**Question 1:**
- **Invalid Inference:** Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.
**Question 2:**
- **Context Clue Type:** an explanation of the word’s meaning.
**Question 3:**
- **Definition:** definition 2 (take apart or end an organization or arrangement).
**Question 4:**
- **Origin and Meaning Connection:** Its Latin origin describes a harsh flavor, while its current meaning describes a harsh manner.
**Question 5:**
- **Classification of "earth-shattering":** The word "earth-shattering" is figurative in this context. It conveys strong impact, suggesting that the findings have significant implications for our understanding of plesiosaurs and their reproductive behavior. The context helps clarify this meaning, as it highlights how the reproductive behavior differs from that of other reptiles, making the discovery feel groundbreaking and revolutionary.
**Question 6:**
- **Response Areas:**
- Response area is the **literal meaning of a word.**
- Response area describes the **feeling a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.**
**Question 7:**
- **Tone of the Sentence:** formal yet conversational.
**Question 8:**
- **Best Places to Find Clues to the Central Idea:**
- the headings and subheadings
- the title
Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions!