1. Which word has the closest meaning to the word subliminal ?
A. adult
B. unperceived
C. unhealthy
D. unintended
2. Which word has the closest meaning to the word phlegm?
A. headache
B. mucus
C. sleepiness
D. weight
3. Which word has the closest meaning to the word domain
A. bowl
B. family
C. toys
D. territory
4. Which word has the closest meaning to the word trajectory?
A. path
B. speed
C. velocity
D. weight
5. Which word has the closest meaning to the word craven?
A. cowardly
B. rebellious
C. short-sighted
D. vindictive
6. Which word has the closest meaning to the word seminal?
A. influential
B. longest
C. monotonous
D. precise
7. Using the following quotation, which description best describes Nolan Bushnell as a teenager?
“’I’ve always been a tinkerer’…As a teenager, he was one of the youngest ham radio operators in the country, and he did science experiments in his garage.”
A. A student who took complete care in his schoolwork and spent countless hours studying his textbooks
B. A teenager deeply interested in engineering, exploring, and creating things.
C. A teenager who desperately wanted to fit in with his school peers.
D. A student who loved to play games but always ensured that his schoolwork was completed first.
8. The author of “Nolan Bushnell” states that “It’s very clear that game playing grows dendrite. So people are smarter. The brain is something that is you exercise it you can be smarter. It turns out that games are that exercise.” Because
A. he believes that gaming and technology can hinder the classroom learning process.
B. he believes that gaming and technology can help grow the brain to expand one’s learning.
C. he believes that only playing games will automatically make a student smarter in all academic areas.
D. he believes that playing computer games is good to play but only in moderation.
9. The statements, “and the sooner the better!” and “it has to be!” from “all watched over by Machines of loving grace” develop the speaker as
A. conversational
B. indirect
C. urgent
D. vague
10. In “The secret life of Walter Mitty”, what does Walter face in his final fantasy?
A. a battalion of soldiers
B. a firing squad
C. headhunters
D. circling sharks
11. In” A sound of thunder,” what does the change in the spelling of TIME SAFARI signify?
A. that they have arrived in the wrong year
B. that the machine has malfunctioned
C. that the travelers have changed during the journey
D. that the travelers have disrupted history
12. Skip
13. In “Nethergrave” Jeremy creates an obstacle to dating the girl he likes by
A. lying about where he lives
B. lying about his poor health
C. lying about his father’s wealth
D. lying about his computer expertise
14. Skip
15. In which of the following pieces does the character’s visit to another world change his existing world?
A. A sound of thunder
B. The secret life of Walter Mitty
C. Nolan Bushnell
D. All watched over by machines of loving grace
16. Using the following quotation form 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.”
A. disrespectful of his fellow employees and kept to his own routine.
B. entirely obsessed with the video games and unable to participate in other activities
C. completely engaged, motivated, and excited by the prospect of playing and creating video games
D. depressed and isolated during this time in his life.
17. The following quotation from the biography “Nolan Bushnell” best describe 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.”
A. strict, meticulous, and insistent on a staff that adheres to the schedule
B. A “hands-off” approach; expecting employees to get work done but staff can work however they see fit.
C. Struggling to encourage staff member to complete their work in a timely manner
D. Expecting that the staff at the top of the company to carry the weight of the rest of the work force.
18. In “The secret Life of Walter Mitty,” the wife’s character is most developed by
A. exposition
B. her thoughts
C. Walter’s words
D. her dialogue with Walter
1. B. unperceived
2. B. mucus
3. D. territory
4. A. path
5. A. cowardly
6. A. influential
7. B. A teenager deeply interested in engineering, exploring, and creating things.
8. B. he believes that gaming and technology can help grow the brain to expand one’s learning.
9. C. urgent
10. D. circling sharks
11. D. that the travelers have disrupted history
12. Skip
13. C. lying about his father’s wealth
14. Skip
15. A. A sound of thunder
16. C. completely engaged, motivated, and excited by the prospect of playing and creating video games
17. B. A “hands-off” approach; expecting employees to get work done but staff can work however they see fit.
18. D. her dialogue with Walter