Nature and the Environment — Test Answers

Read the excerpt from "Safari Day in Kenya.” Kimani stops at a watering hole, where hippos grunt in mud-baths, Baboons play in a nearby tree, like children out at camp. The underlined portion of the stanza is an example of which sound device?

Read the excerpt from "Safari Day in Kenya.” Hyenas slink before us, mottled bodies, eyes black ice Zebras bright as painted ponies, the babes brown-striped , not black! Which statement best describes how the author uses sound devices to create mood?

Which best describes the structure of the poem "Safari Day in Kenya”?

Read the poem excerpt. A backyard reality is rearranged. Hopscotch lines cower and hide, The toys in the yard . . . lost until spring. Which statement best describes the meter?

Jargon consists of words that are specific to a

Read the poem. The lights dim and quiet descends, Hushed whispers are barely heard As silence surrounds Until the movie ends. Which words create alliteration in the poem?

Read the poem. Wide-eyed clowns honk noses, Toddlers shriek with glee, A rogue balloon stops with a pop, A big band blares its harmony. Which words create alliteration in the poem?

Read the excerpt from "Save the Coral Reefs.” A study completed in 2004 found that seventy percent of our coral reefs are already destroyed or currently under threat of destruction. It also concluded that much of the wreckage to reefs has been caused by humans. The resiliency of the reefs is on our side, though. More can be done now to help the coral reefs bounce back—even flourish. What is meaning of the word "resiliency” in this context?

How does the author use logos to support the argument made in "Save the Coral Reefs”?

What is the author’s purpose in "Save the Coral Reefs”? Choose two correct answers.

Which statement best summarizes "Save the Coral Reefs”?

Read the excerpt from "A Case for Waawaatesi." Think of it this way, your ancestors navigated by the stars, and today most people won’t walk outside without a GPS. That’s a crazy loss of direction or skill at some level for sure. And while Indigenous peoples and many rural peoples can still see the stars, most of the world’s population cannot. That’s particularly an urban thing, where there’s all this light. From my farm, through the open skies, at night I can see the glow of Detroit Lakes, and that’s 25 miles away. By adding a relatable personal experience, what does the author achieve in this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from "A Case for Waawaatesi." It’s not just owls. It’s things like frogs, who make it their business to croak at night, particularly when mating. Artificial lights disrupt their mojo and that means less frogs and reduced populations. Sea turtle babies get confused, and migrating birds get confused when they fly with the stars. Which best describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions?

Read the excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield. To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife; Which sound device is most notable in the excerpt?

Read the excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield. And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over. Which sound device is most notable in this excerpt?

Read the lines from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield. I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; Which statement best describes the use of sound devices in the lines?

Which is the best comparison of the authors’ purpose in these two essays about genetically modified food?

Read the excerpt from "GM Food: Fuel for Our Future.” Also, crops can be genetically engineered to be more nutritious. Golden rice, for example, has been altered to have more vitamin A than spinach. This is important because according to Scientific American , "Vitamin A deficiency causes more than one million deaths annually and half a million cases of irreversible blindness in the developing world.” Golden rice alone could help save millions of lives and prevent blindness. Overall, our growing world desperately needs GM food to survive. The food these crops produce costs less and is safer and more nutritious than anything you could get from a traditional crop. As you can see, the benefits of GM food outweigh the far-fetched, unsubstantiated risks that critics have put forth. Which phrases from the excerpt support the author’s argument that genetically modified food is safe? Choose two correct answers.

Use the passages Silent Spring and "A Case for Waawaatesi” to answer the following question. Considering the authors’ use of appeals in their passages, which paragraph most appeals to logos?

Read the excerpt from The Hot Zone. She took up a scalpel and slit the monkey's abdomen, making a slow and gentle cut, keeping the blade well away from her gloved fingers. The spleen was puffed up and tough, leathery, like a globe of smoked salami. She did not see any bloody lesions inside this monkey. She had expected that the monkey's interior would be a lake of blood, but no, this monkey looked all right, it had not bled into itself. Which strategy would be most helpful in determining the meaning of the word “scalpel”?