Item 2: Like rabbits, all organisms, including people, adapt to their environments. The process of evolution selects for the survival of organisms that thrive in their specific environments. But evolution isn't engineering.
A. cause/effect
B. compare/contrast
C. description
D. problem/solution
E. sequence
Item 3: In fact, Phelps' body is quite unusual. The best swimmers tend to have long torsos and short legs. Phelps is 6 feet 4 inches, but his torso is as long as what you would expect to see in a man who is 6 feet 8 inches tall.
cause/effect
compare/contrast
description
problem/solution
sequenceItem 4: Our knees are a compromise that allow us to be bipedal. More recent ancestors of humans lost the ability to make vitamin C, but we figured out a way to solve this problem with a change in diet.
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2 points
cause/effect
compare/contrast
description
problem/solution
sequence
Item 4: Our knees are a compromise that allow us to be bipedal. More recent ancestors of humans lost the ability to make vitamin C, but we figured out a way to solve this problem with a change in diet.
cause/effect
compare/contrast
description
problem/solution
sequence
Item 5: "There is no such thing as an ideal body, which is a good thing because flaws and variations have helped humans survive" is an example of which of the following?
author's point of view
author's purpose
author persuading the reader
author informing the reader
Item 6: What is the author's main purpose for writing "Perfectly Imperfect"?
to entertain readers with colorful descriptions of famous works of art by da Vinci
to inform readers about how physical flaws can actually help humans and animals survive
to persuade readers to see that physical traits are more important than athletic training
to persuade readers to be less concerned with the flaws they perceive in their own bodies
Item 7: How can you determine an author's point of view?
the author's reason for writing
the author's use of persuasive writing techniques
whether the author expresses judgment or value
whether the author writes in first person or third person
Item 8: Which statement shows an information purpose?
Let me tell you about the most bizarre camping trip I ever took.
Having certain items on hand will make your camping trip a success.
Camping is so awful that you might as well stay home.
The absolutely best place to go camping is Cape Disappointment State Park.
Item 9: Which pair of words suggests a positive point of view?
serious and solution
devastating and failure
achieve and objectionable
hope and improvement
Item 10: Being open-minded means that you are_____.
reading facts and details
willing to consider a new idea or custom
having your brain literally exposed
unwilling to consider a new idea or custom
B. willing to consider a new idea or custom
Item 8: Which statement shows an information purpose?
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2 points
Let me tell you about the most bizarre camping trip I ever took.
Having certain items on hand will make your camping trip a success.
Camping is so awful that you might as well stay home.
The absolutely best place to go camping is Cape Disappointment State Par
k.
Having certain items on hand will make your camping trip a success.
Item 7: How can you determine an author's point of view?
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2 points
the author's reason for writing
the author's use of persuasive writing techniques
whether the author expresses judgment or value
whether the author writes in first person or third person
All of the given options can help determine an author's point of view.
Item 5: "There is no such thing as an ideal body, which is a good thing because flaws and variations have helped humans survive" is an example of which of the following?
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2 points
author's point of view
author's purpose
author persuading the reader
author informing the reader
author's point of view
Item 4: Our knees are a compromise that allow us to be bipedal. More recent ancestors of humans lost the ability to make vitamin C, but we figured out a way to solve this problem with a change in diet.
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2 points
cause/effect
compare/contrast
description
problem/solution
sequence
description
Item 3: In fact, Phelps' body is quite unusual. The best swimmers tend to have long torsos and short legs. Phelps is 6 feet 4 inches, but his torso is as long as what you would expect to see in a man who is 6 feet 8 inches tall.
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2 points
cause/effect
compare/contrast
description
problem/solution
sequence