Part 3: Using Media to Extend Understanding of an Informational Text Answers

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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects. Power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both Europe and America the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the Civil War in America and, in Britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage.

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The reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt.
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The reader could visualize the description given.
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The reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity.
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The reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.In the early nineteenth century Japan had been effectively closed off from the world for 200 years. It had simply opted out of the community of nations.Kings are burning somewhere,Wheels are turning somewhere,Trains are being run,Wars are being won, Things are being done In the early nineteenth century

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It gives the reader detailed information about the subject that will be discussed at length in the passage.
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It makes the reader wonder how the quotation from the poem relates to the topic of the passage.
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It interests the reader into figuring out what was happening in Japan over 200 hundred years ago.
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It makes the reader understand the cultural atmosphere in Japan in the early nineteenth century.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.In 2001 the UK National Census recorded that more than 1 in 20 Londoners were of black African descent, a figure that has continued to rise in the years since. Modern British life and culture now have a strong African component. This development is merely the latest chapter in the history of relations between Africa and western Europe, and in that long and turbulent history the Benin Bronzes, as they used to be known, hold a unique place.

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by giving an anecdote that makes the reader interested in modern British life
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by providing a quotation that makes the reader interested in current census data
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by presenting a series of interesting facts that make the reader curious about the significance of the Benin Bronzes
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by providing a description of the Benin Bronzes that makes the reader interested in how they were made
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What an object conveys about the important events, advancements, and people of a specific time period is called the

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cultural significance.
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historical anecdote.
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historical significance.
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cultural importance.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.What could be more domestic, more unremarkable, more British, than a nice cup of tea? You could of course put the question the other way round and ask what could be less British than a cup of tea, given that tea is made from plants grown in India or China and often sweetened by sugar from the Caribbean.

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makes the reader think about the link between tea and Britishness.
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interests the reader in food exports from the Caribbean.
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causes the reader to the think about plants that are grown to make tea.
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makes the reader wonder about the most common drinks in India.
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Which quotation from A History of the World in 100 Objects best reveals the historical significance of the chronometer?

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The chronometer for the first time allowed absolutely accurate charting of the oceans, with all that implied for establishing safe and rapid shipping routes.
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Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle and his subsequent work on evolution pushed human origins...into an unthinkably distant past.
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Geologists had already demonstrated that the Earth was far older than previously believed, undermining the calculation made by Archbishop Usher.
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Thanks to clockmakers like Earnshaw, precise and reliable clocks and watches became ever more affordable.
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When do listeners benefit from listening? Select three options.when the narrator emphasizes key wordswhen they analyze text features on their ownwhen the narrator pauses for effectwhen they reread text for claritywhen sound effects are used

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when the narrator emphasizes key words
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when they analyze text features on their own
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when the narrator pauses for effect
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when they reread text for clarity
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when sound effects are used
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Read the paragraph.Each year between April and October, millions of baseball fans head out to fields across America to watch their favorite teams compete against each other. But how and when did baseball become recognized as the national sport of the United States?

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to make the reader understand how baseball became a national pastime for many Americans
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to make the reader wonder how baseball became the national sport of the United States
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to make the reader guess which baseball teams are the most popular in the United States
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to make the reader curious about which teams will most likely win in the next baseball season

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