Question
PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?
A. Math is best taught using discovery-based learning as people are more likely to fail in math.
B. Allowing and encouraging people to fail helps them to make sense of what they are learning.
C. Although people can learn even when they fail at least once, they are still negatively affected by their failure.
D. Younger people learn better through hands-on activities that can result in failure, while adults learn better through risk-free lectures.
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "A century ago, after five months and more than 9,000 experiments, famed inventor Thomas Edison still wasn't able to make a new type of storage battery work, according to a 1910 authorized biography." (Paragraph 5)
B. "'If you're engaged in a hard problem, you're developing an attitude that failure is okay,' says Walker. 'Accepting failure helps you learn'" (Paragraph 9)
C. "As Walker suggests, the technique often goes hand-in-hand with inquiry-based learning. Students often teach and mentor one another." (Paragraph 14)
D. "A related approach is also seeping into K-12 math education. Common Core is a set of educational standards that 43 states and the District of Columbia have adopted." (Paragraph 20)
Which of the following describes the author's purpose in paragraph 1?
A. to share how difficult it was to celebrate mistakes
B. to show how skeptical she was of celebrating mistakes
C. to share an experience in which she celebrated mistakes
D. to show how she teaches her students to enjoy making mistakes
What is the meaning of "infuse" in paragraph 2?
A. clear
B. fill
C. simplify
D. toughen
How does the discussion of Thomas Edison in paragraph 5 contribute to the text?
A. It proves that all failures eventually result in successes.
B. It shows how difficult it can be to handle countless failures.
C. It shows how failures can still provide valuable information.
D. It shows that the public often looks down on people who fail.
What does Samuel Beckett most likely mean when he uses the phrase "fail better" in paragraph 6?
A. Do not view your mistakes as failures.
B. Allow failures to bring you closer to success.
C. Have failure be the goal rather than success.
D. Take risks so that you will have more spectacular failures.
What connection does the author draw between failure and success?
A. Failure often helps people achieve success.
B. Failure discourages people from pursuing success.
C. Success means ignoring your failures and mistakes.
D. Success cannot be achieved until you celebrate failure.
How does the author's discussion of Sergio in paragraphs 23-24 contribute to the text?
A. They suggest that Sergio's teacher caused Sergio to fail.
B. They show how upset Sergio was that his car did not work.
C. They show Sergio was able learn from the hands-on activity.
D. They suggest that some students can get it right the first time.
A. Math is best taught using discovery-based learning as people are more likely to fail in math.
B. Allowing and encouraging people to fail helps them to make sense of what they are learning.
C. Although people can learn even when they fail at least once, they are still negatively affected by their failure.
D. Younger people learn better through hands-on activities that can result in failure, while adults learn better through risk-free lectures.
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "A century ago, after five months and more than 9,000 experiments, famed inventor Thomas Edison still wasn't able to make a new type of storage battery work, according to a 1910 authorized biography." (Paragraph 5)
B. "'If you're engaged in a hard problem, you're developing an attitude that failure is okay,' says Walker. 'Accepting failure helps you learn'" (Paragraph 9)
C. "As Walker suggests, the technique often goes hand-in-hand with inquiry-based learning. Students often teach and mentor one another." (Paragraph 14)
D. "A related approach is also seeping into K-12 math education. Common Core is a set of educational standards that 43 states and the District of Columbia have adopted." (Paragraph 20)
Which of the following describes the author's purpose in paragraph 1?
A. to share how difficult it was to celebrate mistakes
B. to show how skeptical she was of celebrating mistakes
C. to share an experience in which she celebrated mistakes
D. to show how she teaches her students to enjoy making mistakes
What is the meaning of "infuse" in paragraph 2?
A. clear
B. fill
C. simplify
D. toughen
How does the discussion of Thomas Edison in paragraph 5 contribute to the text?
A. It proves that all failures eventually result in successes.
B. It shows how difficult it can be to handle countless failures.
C. It shows how failures can still provide valuable information.
D. It shows that the public often looks down on people who fail.
What does Samuel Beckett most likely mean when he uses the phrase "fail better" in paragraph 6?
A. Do not view your mistakes as failures.
B. Allow failures to bring you closer to success.
C. Have failure be the goal rather than success.
D. Take risks so that you will have more spectacular failures.
What connection does the author draw between failure and success?
A. Failure often helps people achieve success.
B. Failure discourages people from pursuing success.
C. Success means ignoring your failures and mistakes.
D. Success cannot be achieved until you celebrate failure.
How does the author's discussion of Sergio in paragraphs 23-24 contribute to the text?
A. They suggest that Sergio's teacher caused Sergio to fail.
B. They show how upset Sergio was that his car did not work.
C. They show Sergio was able learn from the hands-on activity.
D. They suggest that some students can get it right the first time.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
### PART A:
**Central Idea**:
B. Allowing and encouraging people to fail helps them to make sense of what they are learning.
### PART B:
**Supporting Detail**:
B. "'If you're engaged in a hard problem, you're developing an attitude that failure is okay,' says Walker. 'Accepting failure helps you learn'" (Paragraph 9)
### Author's Purpose in Paragraph 1:
B. to show how skeptical she was of celebrating mistakes
### Meaning of "infuse" in Paragraph 2:
B. fill
### Discussion of Thomas Edison in Paragraph 5:
C. It shows how failures can still provide valuable information.
### Meaning of "fail better" in Paragraph 6:
B. Allow failures to bring you closer to success.
### Connection Between Failure and Success:
A. Failure often helps people achieve success.
### Author's Discussion of Sergio (Paragraphs 23-24):
C. They show Sergio was able to learn from the hands-on activity.
**Central Idea**:
B. Allowing and encouraging people to fail helps them to make sense of what they are learning.
### PART B:
**Supporting Detail**:
B. "'If you're engaged in a hard problem, you're developing an attitude that failure is okay,' says Walker. 'Accepting failure helps you learn'" (Paragraph 9)
### Author's Purpose in Paragraph 1:
B. to show how skeptical she was of celebrating mistakes
### Meaning of "infuse" in Paragraph 2:
B. fill
### Discussion of Thomas Edison in Paragraph 5:
C. It shows how failures can still provide valuable information.
### Meaning of "fail better" in Paragraph 6:
B. Allow failures to bring you closer to success.
### Connection Between Failure and Success:
A. Failure often helps people achieve success.
### Author's Discussion of Sergio (Paragraphs 23-24):
C. They show Sergio was able to learn from the hands-on activity.