A)What statement accurately explains the difference between implicit meaning and explicit meaning?(1 point)
Responses
An explicit meaning requires special knowledge on the part of the reader, while an implicit meaning does not.
An explicit meaning requires special knowledge on the part of the reader, while an implicit meaning does not.
An implicit meaning is very difficult to comprehend, while an explicit meaning is much easier to understand.
An implicit meaning is very difficult to comprehend, while an explicit meaning is much easier to understand.
An explicit meaning features factual statements, while an implicit meaning appeals to the reader’s emotions.
An explicit meaning features factual statements, while an implicit meaning appeals to the reader’s emotions.
An implicit meaning requires an inference by the reader, while an explicit meaning features a clear and direct explanation.
An implicit meaning requires an inference by the reader, while an explicit meaning features a clear and direct explanation.
Question 2
Use this excerpt from the "Why are yawns contagious? We asked a scientist" article to answer the question.
“What these neurons are involved in is matching what we sense and feel to the way we move,” Giordano said. “So if someone is seeing me scratch my face, they would know what it feels like. You may be compelled to do it too.”
Zhou-Feng Chen, director at Washington University’s Center for the Study of Itch has conducted research on social scratching in mice. When he showed a video of one mouse scratching itself to other mice, the mice began their own scratching within five seconds. And they were five times as likely to imitate the scratching relative to control animals.
Chen said that when animals mimic others, they must be recognizing a useful behavior. Without thinking, they decide, “This behavior must be very useful. So, I better do it.”
Chen said this behavior could save energy and protect animals against disease. For example, since wild animals don’t live in sanitized environments and are often exposed to biting and stinging insects that could carry disease, this mimicking could be helping them to ward off infection.
Social bonds, too, may be reinforced by yawning and other forms of imitative behavior may, Scammell said:
“If someone flashes you a nice friendly smile, without even thinking about it, you’re likely to smile back,” he said. “It is a form of social communication, and it appears that people who are more empathetic are more likely to have this social mirroring.”
A)How does the last sentence in the excerpt help validate the inference that yawn contagion is a form of imitation?(1 point)
Responses
by emphasizing the importance of communication
by emphasizing the importance of communication
by discussing the evolutionary role of smiling
by discussing the evolutionary role of smiling
by explaining similar forms of social mirroring
by explaining similar forms of social mirroring
by summarizing other types of empathetic responses
by summarizing other types of empathetic responses
Question 3
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
One of the lab’s most interesting findings is that the friendly foxes exhibit physical traits not seen in the wild, such as spots in their fur and curled tails. Their ears show weird traits, too.
Like puppies, young foxes have floppy ears. But the ears of domesticated foxes stay floppier for a longer time after birth, said Jennifer Johnson, a biologist who has worked with Kukekova since the early 2000s.
As the researchers peered into the reasons behind the behavioral traits, they found there isn’t just one gene responsible for the friendly and outgoing behavior.
A)Which matter is left uncertain in this excerpt?(1 point)
Responses
the physical characteristics of friendly foxes
the physical characteristics of friendly foxes
the difference between domesticated and wild foxes
the difference between domesticated and wild foxes
the specific gene responsible for the friendly and outgoing behavior
the specific gene responsible for the friendly and outgoing behavior
the identity of the person providing this information
the identity of the person providing this information
Question 4
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Financiers, such as savvy investors who look for good deals in the marketplace, help keep the economy growing even during downtimes.
Which type of context clue did the writer use in this sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
antonym/contrast
antonym/contrast
example/illustration
example/illustration
synonym/restatement
synonym/restatement
definition/explanation
definition/explanation
Question 5
A)How does knowing that the morpheme mal means “bad,” “ill” or “wrongful” help a reader know the meaning of the word maladjustment?(1 point)
Responses
It helps them know that it means an “acceptable modification.”
It helps them know that it means an “acceptable modification.”
It helps them know that it means an “ordinary alteration” of something.
It helps them know that it means an “ordinary alteration” of something.
It helps them know that it means a “quick change” of something.
It helps them know that it means a “quick change” of something.
It helps them know that it means a “faulty adaptation” of something.
It helps them know that it means a “faulty adaptation” of something.
Question 6
A)How does context help clarify the definition of a word?(1 point)
Responses
by directing the reader to consult a dictionary
by directing the reader to consult a dictionary
by requiring the reader to have specialized knowledge
by requiring the reader to have specialized knowledge
by directly explaining the word’s meaning
by directly explaining the word’s meaning
by giving helpful clues in the passage
by giving helpful clues in the passage
Question 7
A)Which describes the word part bi in bicycle?(1 point)
Responses
It is a base word.
It is a base word.
It is a prefix.
It is a prefix.
It is a suffix.
It is a suffix.
It is a root word.
It is a root word.
Question 8
A)Which describes the word part ism in individualism?(1 point)
Responses
It is a prefix.
It is a prefix.
It is a base word.
It is a base word.
It is a free morpheme.
It is a free morpheme.
It is a bound morpheme.
It is a bound morpheme.
Question 9
A)If a writer provides a similar word to an unknown word in a sentence, which context clue strategy did the writer use?(1 point)
Responses
synonym/restatement
synonym/restatement
antonym/contrast
antonym/contrast
definition/explanation
definition/explanation
example/illustration
example/illustration
Question 10
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The bad weather did not permit me to wind the sail.
What word might be a synonym for wind, given the sentence’s context?
(1 point)
Responses
turn
turn
breeze
breeze
breathe
breathe
air
air
Question 11
A)
Use the definition to answer the question.
physician (fĭ-z ĭsh ′ən) n. [ME fisicien < OF fisique, strength]
A person who is trained to practice medicine
A person who heals
From which Middle English (ME) word is physician derived?
(1 point)
Responses
fĭ-z ĭsh ′ən
fĭ-z ĭsh ′ən
fisique
fisique
fisicien
fisicien
physician
physician
Question 12
A)
Use the passage from “Why are yawns contagious? We asked a scientist” to answer the question.
"Why are yawns contagious?"
What is known is that the behavior is contagious. The likelihood of yawning increases six fold, according to one study, after seeing someone else yawn.
As for yawn contagion, Giordano said it may be related to a phenomenon called social mirroring, where organisms imitate the actions of others. Other behaviors fall into this category, such as scratching, leg crossing and laughing.
Giordano said this behavior could be linked to mirror neurons in the brain.
Drag each excerpt from the passage to indicate whether it is a claim (effect) or a reason (cause).
(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.
Claim (effect) Reason (cause)
Question 13
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Nicole came out of the elevator in her apartment building. She ran to the curb and held up her arm to hail a taxi. When she hopped in, she said, “Please take me to 345 45th Street.”
What is the key explicit meaning of this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
Nicole's car is broken.
Nicole's car is broken.
Nicole is going shopping.
Nicole is going shopping.
Nicole ran to the curb and held up her arm to hail a taxi.
Nicole ran to the curb and held up her arm to hail a taxi.
Nicole was in a hurry to get somewhere.
Nicole was in a hurry to get somewhere.
Question 14
A)
Use the claim from the article "White Bias in Genetic Research May Hurt Health" to answer the question.
[H]eavily biased genetic databases could—and do—lead scientists and doctors to diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments that might be relevant to people with European genes, but not for people from other racial backgrounds.
Which statements from the article represent reasons that directly support the author's claim? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
"Any two humans in the world share about 99.9 percent of their DNA with one another. . ."
"Any two humans in the world share about 99.9 percent of their DNA with one another. . ."
"'If we don’t include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities,' said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania."
"'If we don’t include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities,' said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania."
"Modern humans originated on the continent of Africa more than 300,000 years ago, and subsequent generations migrated across the land, with groups intermarrying or splitting apart."
"Modern humans originated on the continent of Africa more than 300,000 years ago, and subsequent generations migrated across the land, with groups intermarrying or splitting apart."
"And health treatments that don’t take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."
"And health treatments that don’t take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."
Question 15
A)The connotation of a word is (1 point)
Responses
the exact meaning of a word as defined in a dictionary.
the exact meaning of a word as defined in a dictionary.
the sound of a word when spoken.
the sound of a word when spoken.
the emotional or cultural associations linked to a word.
the emotional or cultural associations linked to a word.
the part of speech a word belongs to.
the part of speech a word belongs to.
Question 16
A)If a writer provides a similar word to an unknown word in a sentence, which context clue strategy did the writer use?(1 point)
Responses
antonym/contrast
antonym/contrast
synonym/restatement
synonym/restatement
example/illustration
example/illustration
definition/explanation
1 answer
Here are the answers to the questions based on the provided information:
Question 1
Answer: An implicit meaning requires an inference by the reader, while an explicit meaning features a clear and direct explanation.
Question 2
Answer: by explaining similar forms of social mirroring
Question 3
Answer: the specific gene responsible for the friendly and outgoing behavior
Question 4
Answer: example/illustration
Question 5
Answer: It helps them know that it means a “faulty adaptation” of something.
Question 6
Answer: by giving helpful clues in the passage
Question 7
Answer: It is a prefix.
Question 8
Answer: It is a bound morpheme.
Question 9
Answer: synonym/restatement
Question 10
Answer: turn
Question 11
Answer: fisicien
Question 12
Response classification:
Claim (effect): "What is known is that the behavior is contagious. The likelihood of yawning increases six fold, according to one study, after seeing someone else yawn."
Reason (cause): "As for yawn contagion, Giordano said it may be related to a phenomenon called social mirroring, where organisms imitate the actions of others."
Question 13
Answer: Nicole ran to the curb and held up her arm to hail a taxi.
Question 14
Answers:
"'If we don’t include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities,' said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania."
"And health treatments that don’t take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."
Question 15
Answer: the emotional or cultural associations linked to a word.
Question 16
Answer: synonym/restatement
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