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What is meant by the term “intelligent planet” as it is used in "The Intelligent Planet"?

A
It suggests that people will become more savvy Internet users.
B
It suggests that scientists will collaborate to share their research findings.
C
It suggests that artificial technologies will develop the ability to reason.
D
It suggests that consumers will learn to respect the planet’s natural resources.
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Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".I am a fourteen-year-old girl with bad spellingand a messy room. If it helps any, I will tell youI have always felt funny using chopsticksand my favorite food is hot dogs.Why does Okita include this description of the speaker?

A
to emphasize the cultural differences between Japanese Americans and other Americans
B
to accentuate the social injustice of Japanese Americans being interned
C
to highlight the fact that the speaker is no different from any other average American girl
D
to call attention to the tear in the narrator’s relationship with her best friend
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The leaders of a community are concerned that people’s health might be at risk from mosquito-borne illnesses. The mayor asks Denise, the city’s health director, to prepare a presentation for a community forum.

A
a state health department video about mosquito-borne illness produced by the state’s health department
B
a local news segment in which a television anchor explains mosquito-borne illnesses
C
a commercial produced by a company that has developed a special mosquito spray
D
a podcast in which the mayor explains why mosquito-borne illnesses are a problem
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Maya is preparing a presentation about photosynthesis for her science class. She wants to use text to explain the process plants use to get energy, but she would also like to incorporate a purposeful media example.

A
a map showing the home countries of notable photosynthesis scholars
B
a video showing different types of plants in the world
C
a diagram that explains the steps involved in photosynthesis
D
a graph that tracks the changes in the Sun’s magnetic field
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Which prefix changes the meaning of bacterial from "relating to or caused by bacteria" to "preventing bacteria"?

A
over-
B
anti-
C
auto-
D
extra-
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The list shows the steps in developing a research plan.Select the topic.Create a schedule.Set goals.Write down research questions.Identify research method(s).Find and evaluate sources.

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5 and 6
B
4 and 5
C
3 and 4
D
2 and 3
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Once Mia knows what her topic is, she should next focus on

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finding her sources.
B
setting up her schedule.
C
setting research goals.
D
writing her questions.
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Read this excerpt from "The Intelligent Planet.". . . Computer scientists expect to see an entire world blossoming over the Internet: electronic commerce and banking, cyber malls, virtual universities and schools, cyber libraries, and so on. We will begin to have a glimpse of Hawthorne’s vision when “intelligent agents” became part of this global network, capable of answering our inquiries in plain, conversational language. But the true fruition of Hawthorne’s vision may not come until the period from 2020 to 2050, when true artificial intelligent (AI) programs will finally be added to the Net, capable of reason, common sense, and speech recognition. Select the most accurate summary of Kaku’s argument.

A
After a period of Internet growth, programmers will refine the Internet by adding intelligence.
B
The Internet will grow to include financial and educational institutions, and users will become more savvy.
C
Hawthorne’s vision of an intelligent Internet will not be realized until artificial intelligence is invented.
D
When malls and universities blossom on the Internet, the global network will be capable of reason.
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Which statement best describes why an author might choose to write a memoir over other nonfiction formats?

A
A memoir lets the writer address both sides of an issue or conflict.
B
A memoir focuses on a significant period of a writer’s life.
C
A memoir allows the writer to remain objective and detached.
D
A memoir describes the day-to-day hardships the writer has endured.
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Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel’s All Rivers Run to the Sea.Why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into Poland? Why were the tracks leading to Birkenau never bombed? I have put these questions to American presidents and generals and to high-ranking Soviet officers. Since Moscow and Washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? That not a single Allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on Auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me.How does Wiesel’s choice of genre prove beneficial in the excerpt?

A
It shows him trying to reconcile the events of his past in Poland so he can move on with his future in America.
B
It gives him the chance to question presidents and generals about their positions regarding the Holocaust.
C
It allows him a moment to reflect on why the world neglected to aid the Jewish people during their greatest time of need.
D
It provides him the opportunity to accuse American and Soviet leaders of keeping the Holocaust a secret.
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Both the video transcript from Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety and the text Food Safety Myths Exposed

A
explain how to use marinades to avoid bacteria.
B
explain how to avoid food poisoning from bacteria.
C
explain the top twelve of the most harmful bacteria.
D
explain the right way to thaw meat to avoid bacteria.
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Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”I have tried to stand between these two forces, saying that we need emulate neither the "do nothingism" of the complacent nor the hatred and despair of the black nationalist. How does King support this claim?

A
by listing churches who support his nonviolent stand
B
by describing nonviolent direct action as a peaceful middle ground
C
by urging church leaders to abandon their “do nothing” approaches
D
by insisting that complacency is preferable to hatred and violence
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Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".Of course I’ll come. I’ve packed my galoshesand three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls themlove apples. My father says where we’re goingthey won’t grow.The father’s comment in this stanza lends the poem a tone of

A
playfulness.
B
irony.
C
formality.
D
hopelessness.
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Which best describes the role of financial planning?

A
Many intermediate goals may require funding.
B
Books typically are free with the purchase of a college course.
C
Most licensing exams are covered by government funding.
D
Allow someone to have fewer economic obstacles.
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Letitia is in high school. She wants to go to medical school in Kentucky and then become a pediatric surgeon to help children. Which best describes her goals?

A
Going to medical school is her short-term career goal, and becoming a pediatric surgeon is her long-term financial goal.
B
Going to medical school is her short-term educational goal, and becoming a pediatric surgeon is her intermediate career goal.
C
Going to medical school is her intermediate educational goal, and becoming a pediatric surgeon is her long-term career goal.
D
Going to medical school is her long-term career goal, and becoming a pediatric surgeon is her short-term financial goal.
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Read the excerpt from Dwight Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066".Of course I’ll come. I’ve packed my galoshesand three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls themlove apples. My father says where we’re goingthey won’t grow.Based on this excerpt, readers can assume that the internment camps are

A
bleak and unfavorable places where typically nothing thrives.
B
supplied with fruits and vegetables from outside sources.
C
located far away from the speaker’s current residence.
D
only a temporary relocation and the speaker will return home.
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What is plagiarism?

A
rewriting another person’s work in one’s own words
B
including direct quotations from another person’s work
C
creating an original work inspired by another person’s work
D
passing off another person’s ideas and work as one’s own
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Read the direct quotation from Childhood Sports Injuries and Their Prevention and answer the question."More than 38 million children and adolescents participate in organized sports in the United States each year."Which describes how the direct quotation is improperly cited?

A
The sentence is not correctly punctuated.
B
It does not credit the source in the sentence.
C
The thought is incorrectly paraphrased.
D
It is a summary and does not need to be cited.
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Which statement best explains why Edwards repeats the image of fire throughout "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

A
He wants to remind the congregation that there is fire in hell.
B
He wants to increase his audience’s fear of hell.
C
He wants to make fire seem less unusual to the listener.
D
He wants to provide evidence that there is fire in hell.
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Online multimedia is best designed to appeal to the viewer’s sense of

A
hearing and touch.
B
hearing and taste.
C
sight and touch.
D
sight and hearing.

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