The Means of Living

Q. In this essay, what did Thoreau…
Ans: Live righteous and worthy lives that are…

Q. How is this part of the selection written?
Ans: As an emotional appeal to connect with readers…

Q. According to this excerpt, the “aim of the laborer” should be to
Ans: perform a certain kind of work well

Q. Thoreau stated ” the community has no bribe that will tempt a wise man” in other words…
Ans: could not be influenced my money

Q. Choose the two sentences in this excerpt that reflect the type…
Ans:
-To those men today, either of these…
-I think that there is nothing, not even crime…

Q. Read this excerpt. Which two sentences best summarizes…
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-Government do not see creative works…
-Members of the public are more likely to purchase…

Q. Read these two excepts. which two comparisons can be drawn between…?
Ans:
-Thoreau describes the first man…
-Thoreau observes that the first man…

Q. How do these two excerpts from the selection
Ans: Both illustrate Thoreau disgust at the misuse

Q. Read this except> What does the image of “the panting
Ans: The constant motion of work and business

Q. Thoreau wrote that
Ans: believed that he understood how most people

 

All Quiet on All Fronts

Q. This selection is mainly about WW1 and its
Ans: important events and battles

Q. Choose the sentence in this excerpt that explains why United States involvement in WW1 was significant.
Ans: With the help of fresh U.S. troops, the Allies turned the tide against Germany on the Western Front.

Q. Read these two excerpts. Which two factors led directly to Germany’s failure in obtaining the Western Front?
Ans:
– trench warfare between Germany and France
– the United States joining WW1

Q. Which statement supports the world leaders imposing “harsh penalties” on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles after the war?
Ans: The Germans decided to launch a massive spring offensive to try to end the war before the United States could be fully engaged.

Q. Throughout this selection, the author utilizes parentheses in order to…
Ans: provide the reader with additional information about difficult concepts.

Q. WW1 was triggered by a chain of events. Put them in order in which they occurred.
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– Tension between France and Germany over France losing the Franco- Prussian War.
– Efforts made by Germany and Great Britain to dominate Europe.
– The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist.
– Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia.

Q. Read this excerpt. Which of the following statements best summarizes the reason for tension among the countries in Europe prior to WW1?
Ans: The desire for power and domination.

Q. Read this excerpt. President Woodrow Wilson planned to keep the United States from joining the fighting in WW1. Which two events changed his mind?
Ans:
– Germany encouraged Mexico to fight against the United States.
– Germany sinking U.S. ships

Q. This text describes events from history. This text can be labeled as…
Ans: historical nonfiction

Q. In the beginning of the selection, what does the author mean by “Europe seemed to be sitting on a powder keg”?
Ans: Numerous conflicts and tensions among European countries began building up to create a larger problem.

 

Life In The Sonoran Desert

Q. The selection is mainly about…
Ans: The natural environment, history, and culture of a modern desert city…

Q. Choose the sentence in this excerpt that uses the figure of speech called a simile
Ans: These plates lie next to one another like sections of a giant concrete sidewalk

Q. Based on this excerpt, a succulent plant can best be described as
Ans: Thick and fleshy to retain water

Q. What do these two excerpts have in common?
Ans: Both use personal accounts to describe the creative influences of the desert

Q. Based on these excerpts, which two features of the sky islands directly affect the biological
Ans:
– Their isolation from one another
– Their high elevations

Q. According to the text, what human adaptation best helps our survival in the desert?
Ans: Our ability to use our intellect to create solutions for difficult problems

Q. Which two of the following are given as examples of Tucson’s extreme weather?
Ans:
– Monsoon storms
– Excessive heat

Q. This selection can best be described as what type of
Ans: Non-narrative nonfiction

Q. In this excerpt, what does the word “moreover” signal?
Ans: The author is going to make an additional point that is related to the one before it

Q. The term “Old Pueblo” refers to
Ans: Tucson’s history as a long-standing settlement

 

From Rock to Powder

Q. What is the main idea of this selection?
Ans: Powerful forces of nature can create remarkable landscapes

Q. This excerpt describes gypsum, a material that easily washes away in the water. Choose the two sentences…
Ans:
– But mountains on all sides of this particular desert…
– What little rainfall the arid area receives does not…

Q. In this excerpt, what does the phrase “fluid landscape” mean?
Ans: A changing shape

Q. What determines the color of the sand?
Ans: The material from which the sand eroded

Q. The color of the sand on this beach indicates its source material was
Ans: Magma

Q. Based on this excerpt, what can you conclude from the sands of?
Ans: Wind can carry sand long distances to its final destination

Q. This is the opening paragraph from the selection. From this paragraph, a reader can
Ans: Has a deep appreciation for nature…

Q. Put the steps in the order in which sand is created by flowing water in the correct order, starting
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– Rocks force the flow of water to bend around the rocks
– As water collides with rocks, bits of the rock break off
– Some grains of rock or sand is deposited elsewhere
– Over many years, the water erodes obstacles in its path

Q. How is sand created?
Ans: Erosive forces break down larger substances into granular…

Q. The Grand Canyon was formed by
Ans: Water erosion

 

Conquering Pain

Q. What is the central idea of this selection?
Ans: Advancements in anesthesia have meant that people no longer need to suffer with their pain rather than endure the terrors of surgery.

Q. Place these events in anesthesia history in order from the earliest to the latest.
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– Medical practitioners who performed surgeries also cut hair
– Dr. Horace Wells discovered that nitrous oxide could reduce pain
– Dr. William Morton discovered he could use ether to make patients
– The invention of inhalers to deliver anesthetic made it possible

Q. Without changing the meaning in this sentence, you could replace the word “volatile” with
Ans: Explosive

Q. In this excerpt from the selection, the phrase “hanging on to life by a thread” is an example of the literary device called
Ans: Idiom

Q. Read this excerpt from the selection. The authorities use the phrase “past the threshold of no return” in this excerpt to mean the point at which
Ans: Reversal of the unconscious state is not possible.

Q. Wells performed a tooth extraction using nitrous oxide for doctors at Harvard Medical College. Why did Wells go home in disgrace?
Ans: The patient, who was not fully anesthetized, cried out in pain during the extraction.

Q. Read this excerpt from the text and one from another source. Together, these excerpts demonstrate an approach to anesthesia called
Ans: Balanced anesthesia

Q. Which two outcomes occurred as a result of an increase in surgical procedures after anesthesia was discovered?
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– Doctors were performing more complex surgeries, but infections from dirty operating rooms led to increased deaths.
– It was difficult to know how much anesthetic to use, many patients died from overdoses.

Q. Based on this selection, which procedure would use local rather than general anesthesia for a pain-free procedure?
Ans: Toe surgery

Q. Choose the one sentence in this excerpt that suggests surgery could have been performed without terror much sooner than it was
Ans: As early as the 1200’s scientists became aware of drugs that produced an absence of sensation, but the

 

Gold Mountain

Q. What is the main idea of this piece?
Ans: the major, but often overlooked, the role of Chinese American women in U.S. history

Q. Based on the text, what caused the wave of Chinese immigrants to America in the 19th century?
Ans: natural disasters and political unrest

Q. The name “Gam Saan” was a literal reference to the United States, particularly California. But in a figurative sense, it also referred to
Ans: the possibilities of wealth, success, and a better life.

Q. Why did fewer Chinese women than men make the trip to America?
Ans: The women were bound by restrictions in both the United States and China.

Q. What did Afong Moy perform for an audience?
Ans: eating and walking

Q. How did Mary Tape’s battle with the San Francisco school district change educational policy in California?
Ans: She won the right for Chinese American children to attend public schools.

Q. How do these two excerpts from the text work together?
Ans: They both illustrate the discriminatory practices that were in effect at the time.

Q. Based on this excerpt, it is evident that Polly Bemis
Ans: was a highly respected member of the community.

Q. What was the main influence in the reformation of Confucianism in America?
Ans: Chinese women didn’t live with their mothers-in-law anymore.

Q. Reread this excerpt from the text. What does the author mean when she says Gold Mountain was a challenging mountain to climb?
Ans: Immigrating and achieving success in America were difficult processes.

 

Seeds Of Change

Q. The story is mainly about Wangari Maathai and how
Ans: she was instrumental in transforming both environmental policies and human rights issues.

Q. According to these two pieces of text, which of the following statements best summarizes Wangari’s attitude toward education?
Ans: It must be used to benefit all.

Q. Wangari saw deforestation in Kenya as a major difficulty for rural women because
Ans: it severely affected both the land and the ability of the women to provide food for their families.

Q. The primary tone in this part of the text is one of
Ans: persistence.

Q. What event led to Wangari’s creation of the Green Belt Movement?
Ans: the planting of seven trees in Kamakunji Park to honor past community leaders

Q. The text states that when Wangari expanded her Green Belt Movement, she included husbands and sons in the planting process. This suggests that she
Ans: saw environmental activism as something that involves entire families and communities.

Q. In this part of the text, the word “intersection” refers to
the connection between two seemingly unrelated issues.

Q. The text states that Wangari was very influential in the international community. Which evidence from the text best supports this?
Ans: She convinced foreign investors to withdraw their financial support for a major Kenyan building project.

Q. What major event happened in Wangari’s life in 2004?
Ans: She became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Q. How do these two excerpts from the text work together?
Ans: The first illustrates a belligerent attitude toward Wangari, while the second shows a respectful one.

 

Environmental Disasters

Q. What is the main idea of the selection?
Ans: Oil is a form of ecocide that can be prevented

Q. Based on the selection what is the best way to prevent oil spills in the future?
Ans: Switch from fossil fuel to renewable energies…

Q. Based on this selection, what was the initial cause of the Deepwater Horizon oil pass?
Ans: Leaking Methane

Q. What are two ways BP tried to clean up its oil spill?
Ans: Controlled Explosions, ships with large skimmers scooped

Q. How is an oil created?
Ans: The Earth’s heat

Q. How effective were Exxon’s initial efforts to clean up the Valdez oil spills?
Ans: Exxon only collected a small percent of the oil spill

Q. What type of evidence does the author use to show that BP oil spill was the worst ecocide ever committed?
Ans: Hard Statistics

Q. What statement supports the author’s statement that oil spills will happen in the future?
Ans: There are very few regulations

Q. Why does the author begin and end the selection with these excerpts?
Ans: To show consumers

Q. Choose the one sentence in the excerpt that gives examples of the best alternatives to fossil fuel.
Ans: Unlike fossil fuels