Question

The Brown Bear
Jon Reese

The brown bear (sometimes called a grizzly in North America) is a large animal, usually dark brown in color, though it can vary from a light creamy shade through to black. The long guard hairs over the shoulders and back are often tipped with white, which, from a distance, gives the animal a grizzled appearance. The brown bear is characterized by a distinctive hump on the shoulders, a slightly dished profile to the face, and long claws on the front paws.

All of the following are details about the appearance of the brown bear EXCEPT

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Responses

A. a large animal
A. a large animal

B. sometimes called a grizzly.
B. sometimes called a grizzly.

C. usually dark brown in color
C. usually dark brown in color

D. long claws on the front paws
D. long claws on the front paws
Question 2
Hawaii is the most recent state added to the United States and it continues to be a favorite vacation destination. (1) Hawaii officially became a state on August 21, 1959. (2) Before then, the international community recognized Hawaii as an independent kingdom. (3) My parents went on a honeymoon to Hawaii in the 1980s. (4) Although Europeans didn’t discover the island until the eighteenth century, scientists believe that the island’s earliest Polynesian settlers arrived around 300 B.C. (5) When British Captain James Cook journeyed to the islands in 1778, Kamehameha was the ruling monarch. (6) The monarchy continued to rule Hawaii for nearly a hundred years before sugar growers became angry with the government. (7) They overthrew the sitting queen. (8) Hawaii existed as a republic for several years before the United States annexed it. (9) When Hawaii finally became a state, the island’s people received full citizenship.


Which of these BEST concludes the paragraph?

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Responses

A. The word Hawaii means "new homeland."
A. The word Hawaii means "new homeland."

B. Hawaii is a beautiful state with a fascinating history.
B. Hawaii is a beautiful state with a fascinating history.

C. Today, Hawaii is one of the top vacation spots for tourists from around the world.
C. Today, Hawaii is one of the top vacation spots for tourists from around the world.

D. Queen Liliuokalani eventually surrendered her throne to the United States government.
D. Queen Liliuokalani eventually surrendered her throne to the United States government.
Question 3
High-rate sand filters for swimming pools work on a vacuum principle much like an ordinary vacuum cleaner. The filter draws in water instead of air (this is why air in the filter system or lines in unwanted - air will cause the "vacuum" pressure to fall). Submerged and suspended particles are drawn in from the bottom drains while surface floating debris is drawn in through the skimmer assembly.

Which statement would be the BEST final sentence in a conclusion on the topic of sand filter maintenance?

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Responses

A. The pump will cause water to flow from the pool through the hair and lint pot
A. The pump will cause water to flow from the pool through the hair and lint pot

B. Set the pump on backwash whenever it needs to be cleaned with the cleaning process.
B. Set the pump on backwash whenever it needs to be cleaned with the cleaning process.

C. The multiport valve on the pump controls the flow of water depending on the setting.
C. The multiport valve on the pump controls the flow of water depending on the setting.

D. Over time the sand bed will become plugged with dirt and require a cleaning process known as backwashing.
D. Over time the sand bed will become plugged with dirt and require a cleaning process known as backwashing.
Question 4
From an early age, Ernest Shackleton was drawn to the sea. (1)While he loved to read because it fueled his appetite for adventure, he was often bored in school. His father, a doctor, wanted Ernest to pursue medicine, but he accepted the boy’s restless nature and allowed him to join a southbound ship’s crew when he was sixteen. (2)His first experience at sea in 1890 was a difficult one, but Shackleton wasn’t discouraged. In fact, he dreamed of going even farther south to mysterious Antarctica. (3)By age twenty-four, Shackleton had qualified to be a ship’s commander. In 1899, he learned that the Royal Geographical Society was organizing an expedition to the Antarctic. He volunteered for the venture, led by Robert Falcon Scott, and sailed on the Discovery expedition; however, midway through the trip he became ill and was sent home, much to his disappointment. (4)Shackleton was an only child and had no pets as a boy.

Which sentence is not relevant to the paragraph and should be deleted?

(1 point)
Responses

A. Sentence 1
A. Sentence 1

B. Sentence 2
B. Sentence 2

C. Sentence 3
C. Sentence 3

D. Sentence 4

Answer 1

Q1: B (being "sometimes called a grizzly" is a name, not an appearance detail)

Q2: B (best general concluding sentence that ties the paragraph’s historical information together)

Q3: D (summarizes maintenance need—backwashing—so is a good concluding sentence)

Q4: D (sentence 4 about pets/only child is irrelevant to the paragraph’s focus on Shackleton’s seafaring)