Among the many exploring expeditions that have crossed the Arctic Circle with the sole view of reaching the
This sentence is from the passage.
"This expedition ... was intrusted to a born Arctic explorer, Charles Francis
North Pole, one only has sailed entirely under the auspices of the United States. This expedition ... was intrusted to a
Hall."
born Arctic explorer, Charles Francis Hall. Born in 1821, in Rochester, N.H., Hall early quitted his native hills for the freer
What does the phrase a born Arctic explorer suggest about Hall?
fields of the West, as the Ohio Valley was then called, and later settled in Cincinnati. There was ever a spirit of change
• 1. He read many books about exploring the Arctic.
in him, and as years rolled on he passed from blacksmith to journalist, from stationer to engraver. Through all these
• 2. He left home to further his plans for Arctic exploration.
changes of trades he held fast to one fancy, which in time became the dominating element of his eventful career: in early youth, fascinated with books of travel relating to
• 3. He had a lifelong interest and natural ability in Arctic exploration.
exploration in the icy zones, he eagerly improved every opportunity to increase his Arctic library, which steadily grew
• 4. He pursued a variety of jobs before he decided to explore the Arctic.
despite his very limited resources.
(from "Charles Francis Hall, and the North Pole" by General A. W. Greely)
Part B
Which detail from the passage best supports the correct answer from Part A?
1. "Hall early quitted his native hills for the freer fields of the West"
• 2. "There was ever a spirit of change in him"
• 3. "he passed from blacksmith to journalist, from stationer to engraver"
• 4. "he held fast to one fancy"
The detail from the passage that best supports the correct answer from Part A is:
3. "he eagerly improved every opportunity to increase his Arctic library, which steadily grew despite his very limited resources."
This detail suggests that Hall had a lifelong interest and natural ability in Arctic exploration because he actively sought out and collected books about the Arctic, despite limited resources.
What about part b
I apologize for the confusion. The detail from the passage that best supports the correct answer from Part A in relation to Part B is:
2. "There was ever a spirit of change in him."
This detail supports the idea that Hall had a lifelong interest and natural ability in Arctic exploration because it suggests that he consistently sought new experiences and opportunities, which would align with his later decision to explore the Arctic.
The Painted Bunting is a brightly colored bird that would look more at home in the tropics. The bright blue head, red chest, and green feathers are difficult to miss for any bird-watcher. Painted Buntings are migratory songbirds. Found in two distinct regions of the United States during the spring and summer, they typically migrate to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America for the winter. A few birds remain in Florida year-round. Scientists have observed a significant decrease in Painted Buntings and attribute the decline primarily to habitat loss, parasitism, and trapping. The songbirds usually breed and nest in areas with "shrub-scrub" habitat, low-lying vegetation found in coastal regions and forests. In 1966, volunteer citizens began working with scientists to observe and count breeding birds in a wide-scale effort known as the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). This research has enabled wildlife biologists to determine long-term population trends. Scientists have also used the data to develop new management strategies for helping the Painted Bunting recover in areas with the sharpest decline. From 1966 to 1995, the survey documented a 3.2 percent annual decline in Painted Buntings. This means that there has been a population decline of approximately 60 percent. Current conservation priorities include stabilizing Painted Bunting communities on the coastal islands of Georgia and South Carolina as well as preserving critical habitat in Arizona and northwestern Mexico.
How does the author show that the declining population of Painted Buntings is linked to habitat loss?
• 1. by stating that "preserving critical habitat" is a conservation priority
• 2. by indicating that the population has decreased by "approximately 60 percent"
• 3. by identifying specific habitats in different parts of the world to which the birds migrate
• 4. by explaining that the birds usually breed and nest in a habitat with low-lying vegetation
The author shows that the declining population of Painted Buntings is linked to habitat loss by selecting the following option:
• 4. by explaining that the birds usually breed and nest in a habitat with low-lying vegetation
This detail highlights the specific habitat requirements of Painted Buntings and suggests that if their preferred habitat is lost or degraded, it would negatively impact their breeding and nesting success, leading to a decline in their population.
There are many ways to make a battery out of household objects. Using basic metals and a potato, anyone can do it. First, find two different kinds of metal wires-copper and zinc. The wires must be inserted into the potato. Do not let the wires touch. This is very important. It is the reaction between the two metals that produces the energy. Next find a potato. The potato will conduct the energy that is formed between the wires.
Similarly, a lemon, or any other type of fruit or vegetable can be used to make a battery.
Which word has the same meaning as conduct as it is used in the passage?
1. behave
2. create
• 3. move
• 4. power
The word that has the same meaning as "conduct" as it is used in the passage is:
• 4. power
In this context, "conduct" means to transmit or transfer energy, so both "conduct" and "power" relate to the ability to transfer or carry energy.
You, with no limit or no bound, may choose for yourself the limits and bounds of your nature. We have placed you at the world's center so that you may survey everything else in the world. We have made you neither of heavenly nor of earthly stuff, neither mortal nor immortal, so that with free choice and dignity, you may fashion yourself into whatever form you choose.
(from "Oration On the Dignity Of Man" by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola)
Which is the most complete paraphrase of the passage?
• 1. Humans have no limits because they have free will.
• 2. Since their only limits are self-imposed, humans control what they become.
3. Because they have free will, humans are the center of everything in nature.
4. Humans can become whatever they choose in the world.
The most complete paraphrase of the passage is:
• 2. Since their only limits are self-imposed, humans control what they become.
This paraphrase captures the idea that humans have the freedom to determine their own nature and shape themselves into whatever form they choose, as long as they do not impose limitations on themselves. It encompasses the concept of free will and the ability to control one's own destiny.
When Caroline Meeber boarded the afternoon train for Chicago, her total outfit consisted of a small trunk, a cheap imitation alligator-skin satchel, a small lunch in a paper box, and a yellow leather snap purse, containing her ticket, a scrap of paper with her sister's address in Van Buren Street, and four dollars in money. It was in August, 1889. She was eighteen years of age, bright, timid, and full of the illusions of ignorance and youth. Whatever touch of regret at parting characterised her thoughts, it was certainly not for advantages now being given up. A gush of tears at her mother's farewell kiss, a touch in her throat when the cars clacked by the flour mill where her father worked by the day, a pathetic sigh as the familiar green environs of the village passed in review, and the threads which bound her so lightly to girlhood and home were irretrievably broken.
This passage would fit into the plot structure as
• 1. part of the climax.
2. part of the exposition.
3. part of the denouement.
• 4. part of the rising action.