Creating a Museum Exhibit — Unit test Answers

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looks at an objectresearches an objectperceives a topicprovides evidence for a topic

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looks at an object
B
researches an object
C
perceives a topic
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provides evidence for a topic
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Read the paragraph.Students enrolled in Physics 101 were asked to assemble wooden cars to demonstrate the principles of friction. The cars began as uniform kits, each containing a four-inch block of wood, four wheels, and two metal rods. Students carved, assembled, painted, and embellished their creations. In the end, there was an impressive line-up of mini racers with sleek, sanded bodies. They represented every color of the rainbow, with racing stripes and lightning bolts adorning many.

A
to develop the central idea of the principles of friction
B
to establish the importance of learning higher-level science
C
to describe students’ cars to help readers visualize them
D
to explain the importance of the students’ creations
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Consider the painting and the related poem.The Harvesters by Bruegel "The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos WilliamsSummer !the painting is organizedabout a youngreaper enjoying hisnoonday restcompletelyrelaxedfrom his morning laborssprawledin fact sleepingunbuttonedon his backthe womenhave brought him his lunchperhapsa spot of winethey gather gossipingunder a treewhose shadecarelesslyhe does not share therestingcenter oftheir workaday world.

Question illustration
A
the laborers involved in the corn harvest
B
the profit gained from the corn harvest
C
the land owner’s management of the harvest
D
the steps involved in the harvesting of corn
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A summary of an informational text must show the relationship between the author’s viewpoint and the

A
insignificant details.
B
information presented.
C
illustrations provided.
D
important characters.
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Read the excerpt from "Early Victorian Tea Set.” Among the upper classes, tea had been popular since before 1700. It received celebrity endorsement from Charles II’s queen, Catherine of Braganza, and from Queen Anne. It came from China, it was expensive, refreshingly bitter and drunk in tiny cups without milk or sugar. People kept their tea in locked tea caddies, as if it were a drug; for those who could afford it, it often was. In the 1750s Samuel Johnson confessed himself a happy addict:A hardened and shameless tea drinker, who has for twenty years diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant, whose kettle scarcely has time to cool, who with Tea amuses the evening, with Tea solaces the midnights, and with Tea welcomes the morning.

A
The author explains how tea was popular among the upper class. He quotes Samuel Johnson to illustrate its popularity.
B
The author explains how addictive tea can become. He quotes Samuel Johnson to warn against tea addiction.
C
Tea is bitter but can be improved with milk and sugar.
D
Tea should be locked in caddies for a longer shelf life.
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Which research question would be the most effective in researching the effects of text messaging on adolescents?

A
Does text messaging affect adolescents’ ability to read and write?
B
How many text messages does the average adolescent send each day?
C
What percentage of adolescents communicate using text messages?
D
Do adolescents prefer text messaging, e-mailing, or talking on the phone?
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Consider the paragraph and image.When I turned fifteen, my uncle bought me a model rocket. I was skeptical at first, thinking it was a toy for a kid. But my uncle explained that it contained everything needed for a real launch, from an engine to a parachute.

Question illustration
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by crediting the inventor of the rocket
B
by identifying the parts of the rocket
C
by comparing the rocket to a toy
D
by explaining how to launch the rocket
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.The slit drum began its life in Central Africa, in the region where Sudan and the Congo share a frontier, and it would have been part of the court orchestra of a powerful chief... The flanks of the drum have been carved to different thicknesses, so that a skilled drummer with a traditional drumstick can produce at least two tones and as many as four distinct pitches.

A
It would signal to the listener that more important ideas about the slit drum’s history would be coming in the next section.
B
It would emphasize to the listener how different drums and other musical instruments sounded like in the past.
C
It would make the listener more able to feel the same emotions as the people who had heard the drums in the past.
D
It would make it easier for the listener to duplicate the sounds the drums made on his or her own musical instruments.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.This suffragette coin stands for all those who fought for the right to vote. Recent objects have been about nineteenth-century mass production and mass consumption – this one is about the rise of mass political engagement.

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after "This suffragette."
B
after "Recent objects."
C
before "mass consumption."
D
before "this one is about."
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Which sentence must be revised to eliminate a split infinitive?

A
Jamar went to band practice and came home with a sunburn.
B
Lucas makes it a habit to only watch the stunts the skateboarders did.
C
Gabriela loves to noisily and cheerfully make breakfast for her family each day.
D
Samuel needs to regularly organize the papers and folders in his school bag.

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