Question
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
A) A student is assigned to write a book review of a fictional novel. Which step should the student complete first? (1 point)
evaluate the information that supports their claims
develop an argument or thesis statement about the book
understand the contents and purpose of the book
construct claims based on the text
A) Which elements should a student writing a book review examine when determining their argument? Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
factual details about a historical event
the setting of the text
claims about the subject’s life
Biographical events included in the work
the author’s audience
A) What is the definition of the word evidence in relation to writing? (1 point)
a critical analysis of a text that summarizes, analyzes, and evaluates an author’s work
the facts and information that support an idea or analysis
a writer’s main idea or argument
the series of events and the main ideas, lessons, or messages in a literary work
"Book Review: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Foreign Policy Sage"
by Michael D. Mosettig
Zbigniew Brzezinski, the Polish immigrant who became President Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser, packed many accomplishments into an 89-year lifetime: strategic thinker; scholar; teacher; prolific writer, author and analystcommentator; adviser to presidential candidates and officials. That busy life also included more than 80 appearances on the PBS NewsHour, going back to 1976 when the then half-hour program was known as the MacNeil/Lehrer Report.
This more-than-full life is now chronicled in “Zbigniew Brzezinski: America’s Grand Strategist,” a biography from French official and scholar Justin Vaisse (who also has been a NewsHour guest).
And while books will keep appearing about Brzezinski’s mostly friendly rival Henry Kissinger, this 505-page work (in small type that will be hard on the eyes of the age cohort most likely to read it) will probably stand for some time as the
definitive portrayal of a sharp mind and sometimes sharp tongue that attracted critics and opponents, as well as admirers and such famous proteges and colleagues as Madeleine Albright and Robert Gates.
© NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which quotation from the passage best demonstrates the book reviewer’s claims about the book?
(1 point)
“That busy life also included more than 80 appearances on the PBS NewsHour”
“packed many accomplishments into an 89-year lifetime”
“And while books will keep appearing about Brzezinski’s mostly friendly rival Henry Kissinger”
“stand for some time as the definitive portrayal of a sharp mind and sometimes sharp tongue”
"Book Review: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Foreign Policy Sage"
by Michael D. Mosettig
As Vaisse details through the biography, Brzezinski was a foremost example of a respected scholar who realized early on he wanted to play on a larger field, the man of action who could influence events. It turned out to be a blessing when
Harvard denied him tenure, and he moved to Columbia, which was that much closer to Washington and then an epicenter of foreign policy networking, especially the Council on Foreign Relations.
He was the networker par excellence, serving on the State Department policy planning staff in the Johnson administration, a key adviser in Hubert Humphrey’s losing 1968 campaign, creator of the Trilateral Commission which brought him
and then Georgia Governor Carter together.
If I have any qualms about this book, it is that the younger readers whom I see at Washington thinktank events will absorb all the networking lessons but skim by the prodigious, prolific hard work Brzezinski put in, a constant stream of
articles and books. Vaisse’s research is equally prodigious with only a few minor mistakes, such as labeling Navy officer Carter a Marine, placing Sen. Jesse Helms in the wrong Carolina and he or his translator confusing names of
congressional committees.
© NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which sentence from the passage reflects the reviewer’s claim that the book is well-researched with some small errors?
(1 point)
“Vaisse’s research is equally prodigious with only a few minor mistakes, such as labeling Navy officer Carter a Marine, placing Sen. Jesse Helms in the wrong Carolina and he or his translator confusing names of congressional
committees.”
“If I have any qualms about this book, it is that the younger readers whom I see at Washington thinktank events will absorb all the networking lessons but skim by the prodigious, prolific hard work Brzezinski put in, a constant
stream of articles and books.”
“As Vaisse details through the biography, Brzezinski was a foremost example of a respected scholar who realized early on he wanted to play on a larger field, the man of action who could influence events.”
“It turned out to be a blessing when Harvard denied him tenure, and he moved to Columbia, which was that much closer to Washington and then an epicenter of foreign policy networking, especially the Council on Foreign
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
A) A student is assigned to write a book review of a fictional novel. Which step should the student complete first? (1 point)
evaluate the information that supports their claims
develop an argument or thesis statement about the book
understand the contents and purpose of the book
construct claims based on the text
A) Which elements should a student writing a book review examine when determining their argument? Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
factual details about a historical event
the setting of the text
claims about the subject’s life
Biographical events included in the work
the author’s audience
A) What is the definition of the word evidence in relation to writing? (1 point)
a critical analysis of a text that summarizes, analyzes, and evaluates an author’s work
the facts and information that support an idea or analysis
a writer’s main idea or argument
the series of events and the main ideas, lessons, or messages in a literary work
"Book Review: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Foreign Policy Sage"
by Michael D. Mosettig
Zbigniew Brzezinski, the Polish immigrant who became President Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser, packed many accomplishments into an 89-year lifetime: strategic thinker; scholar; teacher; prolific writer, author and analystcommentator; adviser to presidential candidates and officials. That busy life also included more than 80 appearances on the PBS NewsHour, going back to 1976 when the then half-hour program was known as the MacNeil/Lehrer Report.
This more-than-full life is now chronicled in “Zbigniew Brzezinski: America’s Grand Strategist,” a biography from French official and scholar Justin Vaisse (who also has been a NewsHour guest).
And while books will keep appearing about Brzezinski’s mostly friendly rival Henry Kissinger, this 505-page work (in small type that will be hard on the eyes of the age cohort most likely to read it) will probably stand for some time as the
definitive portrayal of a sharp mind and sometimes sharp tongue that attracted critics and opponents, as well as admirers and such famous proteges and colleagues as Madeleine Albright and Robert Gates.
© NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which quotation from the passage best demonstrates the book reviewer’s claims about the book?
(1 point)
“That busy life also included more than 80 appearances on the PBS NewsHour”
“packed many accomplishments into an 89-year lifetime”
“And while books will keep appearing about Brzezinski’s mostly friendly rival Henry Kissinger”
“stand for some time as the definitive portrayal of a sharp mind and sometimes sharp tongue”
"Book Review: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Foreign Policy Sage"
by Michael D. Mosettig
As Vaisse details through the biography, Brzezinski was a foremost example of a respected scholar who realized early on he wanted to play on a larger field, the man of action who could influence events. It turned out to be a blessing when
Harvard denied him tenure, and he moved to Columbia, which was that much closer to Washington and then an epicenter of foreign policy networking, especially the Council on Foreign Relations.
He was the networker par excellence, serving on the State Department policy planning staff in the Johnson administration, a key adviser in Hubert Humphrey’s losing 1968 campaign, creator of the Trilateral Commission which brought him
and then Georgia Governor Carter together.
If I have any qualms about this book, it is that the younger readers whom I see at Washington thinktank events will absorb all the networking lessons but skim by the prodigious, prolific hard work Brzezinski put in, a constant stream of
articles and books. Vaisse’s research is equally prodigious with only a few minor mistakes, such as labeling Navy officer Carter a Marine, placing Sen. Jesse Helms in the wrong Carolina and he or his translator confusing names of
congressional committees.
© NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which sentence from the passage reflects the reviewer’s claim that the book is well-researched with some small errors?
(1 point)
“Vaisse’s research is equally prodigious with only a few minor mistakes, such as labeling Navy officer Carter a Marine, placing Sen. Jesse Helms in the wrong Carolina and he or his translator confusing names of congressional
committees.”
“If I have any qualms about this book, it is that the younger readers whom I see at Washington thinktank events will absorb all the networking lessons but skim by the prodigious, prolific hard work Brzezinski put in, a constant
stream of articles and books.”
“As Vaisse details through the biography, Brzezinski was a foremost example of a respected scholar who realized early on he wanted to play on a larger field, the man of action who could influence events.”
“It turned out to be a blessing when Harvard denied him tenure, and he moved to Columbia, which was that much closer to Washington and then an epicenter of foreign policy networking, especially the Council on Foreign
Answers
GPT-4o mini
1. A) A student is assigned to write a book review of a fictional novel. Which step should the student complete first?
- **understand the contents and purpose of the book**
2. A) Which elements should a student writing a book review examine when determining their argument? Select the two correct answers.
- **the setting of the text**
- **the author’s audience**
3. A) What is the definition of the word evidence in relation to writing?
- **the facts and information that support an idea or analysis**
4. A) Use the passage to answer the question. Which quotation from the passage best demonstrates the book reviewer’s claims about the book?
- **“stand for some time as the definitive portrayal of a sharp mind and sometimes sharp tongue”**
5. A) Use the passage to answer the question. Which sentence from the passage reflects the reviewer’s claim that the book is well-researched with some small errors?
- **“Vaisse’s research is equally prodigious with only a few minor mistakes, such as labeling Navy officer Carter a Marine, placing Sen. Jesse Helms in the wrong Carolina and he or his translator confusing names of congressional committees.”**
- **understand the contents and purpose of the book**
2. A) Which elements should a student writing a book review examine when determining their argument? Select the two correct answers.
- **the setting of the text**
- **the author’s audience**
3. A) What is the definition of the word evidence in relation to writing?
- **the facts and information that support an idea or analysis**
4. A) Use the passage to answer the question. Which quotation from the passage best demonstrates the book reviewer’s claims about the book?
- **“stand for some time as the definitive portrayal of a sharp mind and sometimes sharp tongue”**
5. A) Use the passage to answer the question. Which sentence from the passage reflects the reviewer’s claim that the book is well-researched with some small errors?
- **“Vaisse’s research is equally prodigious with only a few minor mistakes, such as labeling Navy officer Carter a Marine, placing Sen. Jesse Helms in the wrong Carolina and he or his translator confusing names of congressional committees.”**