Question 1

A)
Use the passage to answer the question.

As director of the newly-minted Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Belyaev was curious as to how dogs first became domesticated. He decided that to fully understand the process, he must attempt to replicate the early days of domestication. He picked foxes for the experiment because of their close family ties with dogs (both are canids).

What is the key explicit meaning of this passage?

(1 point)
Responses

The purpose of Belyaev’s fox experiment was to understand the domestication of dogs.
The purpose of Belyaev’s fox experiment was to understand the domestication of dogs.

The personality differences between dogs and foxes affect their ability to be domesticated.
The personality differences between dogs and foxes affect their ability to be domesticated.

Dogs and foxes are both canids and are therefore closely related.
Dogs and foxes are both canids and are therefore closely related.

Belyaev became director of the new Institute of Cytology and Genetics.
Belyaev became director of the new Institute of Cytology and Genetics.
Question 2
A)
Use the excerpt to answer the question.

Want a domesticated fox of your own? Remember these rules. First, bringing one into the United States costs almost $9,000. Several states outright ban people from keeping foxes as pets, including California, New York, Texas and Oregon. And of course, while domesticated foxes are friendlier than those in the wild, they can still be unpredictable.

“[You can be] sitting there drinking your cup of coffee and turning your head for a second, and then taking a swig and realizing, ‘Yeah, Boris came up here and peed in my coffee cup,’” said Amy Bassett, the Canid Conservation Center’s founder. “You can easily train and manage behavioral problems in dogs, but there are a lot of behaviors in foxes, regardless of if they’re Russian or U.S., that you will never be able to manage.”

Which area of the text was not explicitly described by the author?

(1 point)
Responses

the differences between domesticated and wild foxes
the differences between domesticated and wild foxes

why people struggle having foxes as pets
why people struggle having foxes as pets

why it costs so much to get a pet fox
why it costs so much to get a pet fox

the reasons that people may struggle having foxes as pets
the reasons that people may struggle having foxes as pets
Question 3
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

definition/explanation
definition/explanation

example/illustration
example/illustration

synonym/restatement
synonym/restatement

antonym/contrast
antonym/contrast
Question 4
A)Which describes the word part ism in nationalism?(1 point)
Responses

It is a free morpheme.
It is a free morpheme.

It is a base word.
It is a base word.

It is a prefix.
It is a prefix.

It is a bound morpheme.
It is a bound morpheme.
Question 5
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.

To study and monitor changes in Earth’s biodiversity, or the immense volume of organisms in the world, scientists and citizen scientists record their sightings in the field.

What word might be a synonym for volume, given the sentence’s context?

(1 point)
Responses

loudness
loudness

quantity
quantity

book
book

thickness
thickness
Question 6
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

fisicien
fisicien

fĭ-z ĭsh ′ən
fĭ-z ĭsh ′ən

fisique
fisique

physician
physician
Question 7
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.

The problem is not that these conspiracy theories exist, but rather that people blindly trust that these assertions are true without evidence.

Which sentence could be added to further refine the definition of "blindly trust"?

(1 point)
Responses

“Polls show that, overtime, belief in conspiracy theories, like the faking of the moon landing, decreases.”
“Polls show that, overtime, belief in conspiracy theories, like the faking of the moon landing, decreases.”

“The people most likely to believe conspiracy theories are those who have certain psychological traits, like the need to maintain self-esteem.”
“The people most likely to believe conspiracy theories are those who have certain psychological traits, like the need to maintain self-esteem.”

“Conspiracy theories often include the belief that a powerful organization is acting corruptly.”
“Conspiracy theories often include the belief that a powerful organization is acting corruptly.”

“In many cases, this blind trust can contribute to the spread of misinformation and undermine critical thinking skills, perpetuating falsehoods within society.”
“In many cases, this blind trust can contribute to the spread of misinformation and undermine critical thinking skills, perpetuating falsehoods within society.”
Question 8
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 9
A)
Use the claim to answer the question.

CLAIM: Heavily 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 “Genetic research has a white bias, and it may be hurting everyone’s health” article represent reasons that directly support the author's claim?

Select the TWO correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

"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."

"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."

"The lack of genetic diversity is “a social injustice, and a missed scientific opportunity,” said Esteban Burchard, who is a physician and epidemiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and was not involved in the new paper."
"The lack of genetic diversity is “a social injustice, and a missed scientific opportunity,” said Esteban Burchard, who is a physician and epidemiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and was not involved in the new paper."

"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."

1 answer

Question 1 A) The purpose of Belyaev’s fox experiment was to understand the domestication of dogs.

Question 2 A) why it costs so much to get a pet fox

Question 3 A) synonym/restatement

Question 4 A) It is a bound morpheme.

Question 5 A) quantity

Question 6 A) fisicien

Question 7 A) “In many cases, this blind trust can contribute to the spread of misinformation and undermine critical thinking skills, perpetuating falsehoods within society.”

Question 8 Claim (effect): The likelihood of yawning increases six fold, according to one study, after seeing someone else yawn.

Reason (cause): Giordano said it may be related to a phenomenon called social mirroring, where organisms imitate the actions of others.

Question 9 A)

  1. "And health treatments that don’t take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."
  2. "'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."