The following questions are from "science and the Sense of Wonder" by Asimov
1. (Part A) What is Asimovs main idea in the essay?
a. Space is best apprecieated through poetry
b. Poetry and science can work together
c. the universe is more than beauty *****
d. Scientific knowledge is always advancing.
(part b). What element of Asimov's essay best supports the best answer to the previous question?
a.The discussion of whitman's poem***
b.The details about the milky way's composition
c.The recognition of the universes unknown
d. The facts about the formation of galaxies
2. How would you categorize the following statement by Asimov?
"But what I see- those quiet, twinkling points of light - is not all the beauty there is"
a.A valid opinion
b. A faulty opinion
c.Fact
d.bias****
3.Which of the following correctly revises the sentence so that it is entirely in an active voice?
"The chess game was won by Tony. which was surprising to no one, since the coaching had been done by another great player."
a.The chess game was won by tony which was surprised no one, since the coaching had been done by another great player
b.The chess game was won by Tony which surprised no one since the another great player had done the coaching.****
c.Tony won the chess game, which was surprising to no one , since the coaching had been done by another great player.
d. Tony won the chess game, which surprised no one ,since another great player had done the coaching.
6. In which sentence is "awed" used correctly?
a.We climbed the awed mountain.
b.We were awed by the tall mountain lit by the splendid sunset.****
c.We were awed by the losing teams performance which was not great.
d. His painting was boring and a little ugly so I was awed by it.
7. In which of the following sentences could the word in the parenthesis be replaced with the word contraction?
a. The growth plans for the gyms (expansion) are coming along nicely.
b. Her retainer has an (extension) that widen the space between her teeth.
c. His yellow flag was his first (infraction) in the days soccer match****
d. AFter we removed its helium the balloons (deflation) was rapid.
I really need help. If someone could please check my answers that would be nice. Thanks.
These are the correct answers. Answers is right. I got a 100%
Part A: C
Part B: C
2 - A
3 - D
4 - A
5 - D
6 - B
7 - D
8 - A
9 - This was an essay about your independent reading selection. Just choose a random book, then compare and contrast to Asimov's piece.
Kendall is correct with the answers.
kendall is correct! thanks!!
Just took the quiz, the answers are:
1 -
Part A: C
Part B: C
2 - A
3 - D
4 - A
5 - D
6 - B
7 - D
8 - A
9 - This was an essay about your independent reading selection. Just choose a random book, then compare and contrast to Asimov's piece.
Good luck!
:)
1. c,c
2.a
3. d.
4. a
5.d
6. b
7.d
8.a
9. essay
got 100% so u can trust me
ananomouse's answers are still correct in 2020!
the recent anon is wrong I got a 2/9:) so don't trust him
DO NOT TRUST ANONYMOUS I KNOW HE IS LYING
hi kendall and ananomouse are correct (also i like ur name mouse)
C
C
A
B
A
D
B
D
A