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Publicado: 8 de mayo de 2012
...1.
For the following question(s), use this paragraph.
"Pork-barrel" politics ________ the strategy of adding several pieces of unrelated legislation to one bill. ________ , several pieces of "pork" are put into one barrel.
The relationship expressed by the transitions is one of ________.
A) definition and example
B) cause and effect
C) contrast
D) comparison
Points Earned:0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): A
...2.
An author often gives examples after new definitions in a textbook in order to ________.
A) provide incentive to continue reading because examples are usually humorous
B) show how a new or difficult word is used or applied in the content of the course
C) emphasize the importance of vocabulary
D) help the student build a prior knowledge base
Points Earned:0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): B
...3.
For the following question(s), use this paragraph.
DDT, a once-common pesticide, is dangerous ________ it is a long-lasting poison that doesn't lose strength until many years have passed. ________, once it gets into the soil, many things are destroyed other than unwanted pests.
The relationship expressed by the transitions is one of ________.
A)comparison
B) contrast
C) definition and example
D) cause and effect
Points Earned: 0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): D
...4.
The transition words accordingly, leads to, results in, consequently, and thus are used by authors to show _______.
A) listing
B) definition and example
C) comparison and contrast
D) causes and effects
Points Earned: 0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): D
...5.Which choice states the effect in this paragraph?
Students at West Virginia University participated in an internship involving videotaping and recording the life events of cancer patients. For every student involved, this opportunity led to a life- changing experience and a career change that included some form of work with the medical field or with people with severe illnesses. The students reportedfeeling anxious about this assignment at the beginning, but were completely overwhelmed when patients opened up their lives and emotions to these students.
A) an assignment at West Virginia University
B) life-changing experience and a career change
C) internship involving videotaping and recording
D) patients opened up their lives and emotions
Points Earned: 5.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): B...6.
What is the primary relationship expressed in this paragraph?
A team of neurosurgeons, including Dr. Ben Carson from Johns Hopkins University, has undertaken the task of separating adult Siamese twins in a hospital in Singapore. This surgery has never before been performed on adults and doctors say the operation is very risky. The doctors estimate that the surgery will takeapproximately four days to complete because of the intricacies involved. Just as someone might unravel a skein of tangled yarn, so must the team of neurosurgeons tease apart the blood vessels and tissues in the shared brain.
A) the effects of being a Siamese twin
B) the differences between the brain of Siamese twins and normal twins
C) the sequence of steps involved in the surgery
D) the comparison ofseparating a shared brain to untangling yarn
Points Earned: 0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): D
...7.
For the following question(s), use this paragraph.
DDT, a once-common pesticide, is dangerous ________ it is a long-lasting poison that doesn't lose strength until many years have passed. ________, once it gets into the soil, many things are destroyed other than unwanted pests.
Whichtransitions are the most appropriate based upon the relationship expressed in the sentences?
A) example; For instance
B) because; Thus
C) as a result; Since
D) in comparison; Likewise
Points Earned: 0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): B
...8.
According to this definition and examples of collateral, which of the following could also serve as collateral to back a loan?
A loan agreement also...
For the following question(s), use this paragraph.
"Pork-barrel" politics ________ the strategy of adding several pieces of unrelated legislation to one bill. ________ , several pieces of "pork" are put into one barrel.
The relationship expressed by the transitions is one of ________.
A) definition and example
B) cause and effect
C) contrast
D) comparison
Points Earned:0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): A
...2.
An author often gives examples after new definitions in a textbook in order to ________.
A) provide incentive to continue reading because examples are usually humorous
B) show how a new or difficult word is used or applied in the content of the course
C) emphasize the importance of vocabulary
D) help the student build a prior knowledge base
Points Earned:0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): B
...3.
For the following question(s), use this paragraph.
DDT, a once-common pesticide, is dangerous ________ it is a long-lasting poison that doesn't lose strength until many years have passed. ________, once it gets into the soil, many things are destroyed other than unwanted pests.
The relationship expressed by the transitions is one of ________.
A)comparison
B) contrast
C) definition and example
D) cause and effect
Points Earned: 0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): D
...4.
The transition words accordingly, leads to, results in, consequently, and thus are used by authors to show _______.
A) listing
B) definition and example
C) comparison and contrast
D) causes and effects
Points Earned: 0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): D
...5.Which choice states the effect in this paragraph?
Students at West Virginia University participated in an internship involving videotaping and recording the life events of cancer patients. For every student involved, this opportunity led to a life- changing experience and a career change that included some form of work with the medical field or with people with severe illnesses. The students reportedfeeling anxious about this assignment at the beginning, but were completely overwhelmed when patients opened up their lives and emotions to these students.
A) an assignment at West Virginia University
B) life-changing experience and a career change
C) internship involving videotaping and recording
D) patients opened up their lives and emotions
Points Earned: 5.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): B...6.
What is the primary relationship expressed in this paragraph?
A team of neurosurgeons, including Dr. Ben Carson from Johns Hopkins University, has undertaken the task of separating adult Siamese twins in a hospital in Singapore. This surgery has never before been performed on adults and doctors say the operation is very risky. The doctors estimate that the surgery will takeapproximately four days to complete because of the intricacies involved. Just as someone might unravel a skein of tangled yarn, so must the team of neurosurgeons tease apart the blood vessels and tissues in the shared brain.
A) the effects of being a Siamese twin
B) the differences between the brain of Siamese twins and normal twins
C) the sequence of steps involved in the surgery
D) the comparison ofseparating a shared brain to untangling yarn
Points Earned: 0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): D
...7.
For the following question(s), use this paragraph.
DDT, a once-common pesticide, is dangerous ________ it is a long-lasting poison that doesn't lose strength until many years have passed. ________, once it gets into the soil, many things are destroyed other than unwanted pests.
Whichtransitions are the most appropriate based upon the relationship expressed in the sentences?
A) example; For instance
B) because; Thus
C) as a result; Since
D) in comparison; Likewise
Points Earned: 0.0/5.0
Correct Answer(s): B
...8.
According to this definition and examples of collateral, which of the following could also serve as collateral to back a loan?
A loan agreement also...
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