The Wolf
The wolf is the largest member of the dog family and is a skilled hunter. In many places, some species of wolves are endangered. People should help preserve this creature, for it is a highly sophisticated social animal.
Wolves live in packs. Each pack contains six to eight wolves with one hierarchy for the males and another for the females. The dominant leaders are called the alpha male and the alpha female. They rule their respective hierarchies, with the male being the overall leader of the pack. Within the pack only these two animals mate. The remaining animals have helped hunt and care for the pups of the alpha couple.
Wolves communicate in many ways. They use body language to show dominance or submission. And, of course, they howl. The howl of a wolf is a thing of legend. It talks to our imagination. It fills us with mystery and intrigue. But to these animals, it is just a way to talk. Sometimes wolves howl to express pleasure. Sometimes they howl to tell another pack where the territory is. Sometimes they howl to gather the pack together. They mark their territory with scents to let other packs know to stay away. Whatever the reason, these animals are communicators. They are social beings with social talk, and people should recognize that fact. I believe once we do so, we will want to preserve these beautiful creatures.
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which sentence best supports the argument of this passage?
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Responses
People have been unable to domesticate the wolf.
People have been unable to domesticate the wolf.
Wolves are a public nuisance in farming country.
Wolves are a public nuisance in farming country.
Wolves live in extended families like many humans.
Wolves live in extended families like many humans.
Wolves can live wherever humans can live.
Wolves can live wherever humans can live.
In “Nethergrave” Jeremy creates an obstacle to dating the girl he likes by
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Responses
lying about where he lives.
lying about where he lives.
lying about his poor health.
lying about his poor health.
lying about his father’s wealth.
lying about his father’s wealth.
lying about his computer expertise.
lying about his computer expertise.
Which line from “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” best develops Walter’s character?
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“‘You’re not a young man any longer.’”
“‘You’re not a young man any longer.’”
“‘The Old Man’ll get us through,’ they said to one another.”
“‘The Old Man’ll get us through,’ they said to one another.”
“They’re so damn cocky, thought Walter Mitty, walking along Main Street; they think they know everything.”
“They’re so damn cocky, thought Walter Mitty, walking along Main Street; they think they know everything.”
“Then, with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful, Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last.”
“Then, with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful, Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last.”
“They’re so damn cocky, thought Walter Mitty, walking along Main Street; they think they know everything.”
In which of the following pieces does the character's visit to another world change his existing world?
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Responses
"A Sound of Thunder"
"A Sound of Thunder"
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
"Nolan Bushnell"
"Nolan Bushnell"
"All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace"
"A Sound of Thunder"
Using the following quotation from the biography “Nolan Bushnell”, which description best describes Nolan?
“Bushnell was hooked and he would sneak into the computer lab late at night to play.”
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Responses
disrespectful of his fellow employees and kept to his own routine.
disrespectful of his fellow employees and kept to his own routine.
entirely obsessed with video games and unable to participate in other activities.
entirely obsessed with video games and unable to participate in other activities.
completely engaged, motivated, and excited by the prospect of playing and creating video games.
completely engaged, motivated, and excited by the prospect of playing and creating video games.
depressed and isolated during this time in his life.
completely engaged, motivated, and excited by the prospect of playing and creating video games.
The following quotation from the biography “Nolan Bushnell” best describes Bushnell as what type of management leader?
“His management style was not very rigid or hierarchical; as long as someone got his or her job done, almost anything went.”
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strict, meticulous, and insistent on a staff that adheres to a schedule
strict, meticulous, and insistent on a staff that adheres to a schedule
a “hands-off” approach; expecting employees to get work done but staff can work however they see fit
a “hands-off” approach; expecting employees to get work done but staff can work however they see fit
struggling to encourage staff members to complete their work in a timely manner
struggling to encourage staff members to complete their work in a timely manner
expecting that the staff at the top of the company to carry the weight of the rest of the work force