to highlight a problem with a current system
"How a Children's Toy Could Help Fight Malaria"
by Jason Daley
“There are more than a billion people around the world who have no infrastructure, no roads, and no electricity,” says Manu Prakash, a physical biologist at Stanford and inventor of the new gadget. When he visited Uganda in 2013 he found that clinics either did not have centrifuges or didn’t have the juice to power them. “One clinic used its broken centrifuge as a doorstop,” Prakash tells Devin Powell at Nature.
Use the passage to answer the question.
For what purpose does the author include the sentence about using the centrifuge as a doorstop?
(1 point)
Responses
to criticize the inventor’s waste of time
to criticize the inventor’s waste of time
to show a negative opinion of centrifuges
to show a negative opinion of centrifuges
to highlight a problem with a current system
to highlight a problem with a current system
to indicate a positive opinion of recycling
11 answers
"Why Journalism Has a Gender Problem"
by Corinne Segal
A Fortune study on performance reviews in the tech industry found that words like ‘bossy, abrasive, strident, and aggressive’ appear in reviews of female leaders more frequently than men.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Which types of rhetoric does the author use in this sentence? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
deductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
logos
logos
pathos
pathos
inductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
ethos
by Corinne Segal
A Fortune study on performance reviews in the tech industry found that words like ‘bossy, abrasive, strident, and aggressive’ appear in reviews of female leaders more frequently than men.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Which types of rhetoric does the author use in this sentence? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
deductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
logos
logos
pathos
pathos
inductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
ethos
The two correct answers are:
- logos
- inductive reasoning
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
An electrician is a person who does electrical work. When the electricity goes out, an electrician can help!
Based on the context in the paragraph, what part of speech is the word electricity?
(1 point)
Responses
noun
noun
adjective
adjective
verb
verb
pronoun
An electrician is a person who does electrical work. When the electricity goes out, an electrician can help!
Based on the context in the paragraph, what part of speech is the word electricity?
(1 point)
Responses
noun
noun
adjective
adjective
verb
verb
pronoun
noun
Which phrase best describes a characteristic of a base word?(1 point)
Responses
gives a word its principal meaning
gives a word its principal meaning
added to a root
added to a root
has meaning on its own
has meaning on its own
the smallest meaningful unit in a language
Responses
gives a word its principal meaning
gives a word its principal meaning
added to a root
added to a root
has meaning on its own
has meaning on its own
the smallest meaningful unit in a language
gives a word its principal meaning
"Community Newspaper Under Siege"
by Tim Grobaty
To add to the woes is the fact that many politicians see the media as overzealous watchdogs. And they’re right to think so; their fear is warranted, because that’s what the small newspapers do so well: Keep a steady eye on the opportunistic city government, the shady school board, the double-dipping water commissioner. And there’s a direct relationship between a town’s size and its paper: The smaller the city, the more important its paper is to the community.
In his eloquent (and, of course funny) piece on the importance of community papers, John Oliver said, “Not having reporters at government meetings is like a teacher leaving her room of seventh graders to supervise themselves.”
Use the passage to answer the question.
What reason does the author give to convince the reader that their claim is believable?
(1 point)
Responses
Smaller communities hold their local newspapers in high regard.
Smaller communities hold their local newspapers in high regard.
Many politicians have a negative and fearful view of the press.
Many politicians have a negative and fearful view of the press.
Community newspapers are important because they keep local governments honest and in check.
Community newspapers are important because they keep local governments honest and in check.
John Oliver’s assertion about the relationship between the media and the government is correct.
by Tim Grobaty
To add to the woes is the fact that many politicians see the media as overzealous watchdogs. And they’re right to think so; their fear is warranted, because that’s what the small newspapers do so well: Keep a steady eye on the opportunistic city government, the shady school board, the double-dipping water commissioner. And there’s a direct relationship between a town’s size and its paper: The smaller the city, the more important its paper is to the community.
In his eloquent (and, of course funny) piece on the importance of community papers, John Oliver said, “Not having reporters at government meetings is like a teacher leaving her room of seventh graders to supervise themselves.”
Use the passage to answer the question.
What reason does the author give to convince the reader that their claim is believable?
(1 point)
Responses
Smaller communities hold their local newspapers in high regard.
Smaller communities hold their local newspapers in high regard.
Many politicians have a negative and fearful view of the press.
Many politicians have a negative and fearful view of the press.
Community newspapers are important because they keep local governments honest and in check.
Community newspapers are important because they keep local governments honest and in check.
John Oliver’s assertion about the relationship between the media and the government is correct.
Community newspapers are important because they keep local governments honest and in check.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Doing local volunteer work is a valuable experience.
Which reason best supports this claim?
(1 point)
Responses
Volunteer work comes in many forms and is increasingly accessible.
Volunteer work comes in many forms and is increasingly accessible.
Volunteer work is in high demand as fewer people are willing to work for free.
Volunteer work is in high demand as fewer people are willing to work for free.
Volunteer work helps build strong connections between individuals and their communities.
Volunteer work helps build strong connections between individuals and their communities.
Volunteer work should be done by everybody at some point in their lives.
Doing local volunteer work is a valuable experience.
Which reason best supports this claim?
(1 point)
Responses
Volunteer work comes in many forms and is increasingly accessible.
Volunteer work comes in many forms and is increasingly accessible.
Volunteer work is in high demand as fewer people are willing to work for free.
Volunteer work is in high demand as fewer people are willing to work for free.
Volunteer work helps build strong connections between individuals and their communities.
Volunteer work helps build strong connections between individuals and their communities.
Volunteer work should be done by everybody at some point in their lives.
Volunteer work helps build strong connections between individuals and their communities.