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When describing the penguins, the author mostly focuses on their —
8.5.F
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2.
In paragraph 4, what does the word notoriously mean?
8.2.B
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Which sentence from the selection best conveys the author’s main message?
8.9.A
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4.
The organizers of the expedition created “penguin etiquette” most likely to —
8.5.F
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5.
Based on the selection, what did the author most likely gain from his experience?
8.5.F
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6.
What is the best summary of this selection?
8.6.D
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7.
Which sentence from the selection best expresses the author’s enthusiasm during his observation of the penguins?
8.6.C
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8.
Read this sentence from paragraph 8.
The sensory language in this sentence best reveals the author’s —
8.5.F
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9.
Which characteristic of the geothermal vents made the survival of nearby plants so surprising?
8.6.D
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10.
How do the photograph and caption after paragraph 4 help the reader better understand the selection?
8.5.F
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11.
How are paragraphs 2 through 4 organized?
8.8.D.iii
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12.
What is paragraph 1 mostly about?
8.8.D.i
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13.
An idea emphasized throughout the selection is that Rodriguez’s endophyte solution —
8.5.F
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14.
Which statement best expresses the main idea of paragraph 3?
8.6.D
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15.
The information in paragraph 6 helps the reader understand that bioconcrete —
8.6.C
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16.
How does the author organize paragraph 1?
8.8.D.iii
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17.
What is the best summary of the article?
8.6.D
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18.
Read this sentence from paragraph 2.
What is the most likely reason the author includes this information?
8.6.C
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19.
What is one way that Rodriguez’s and Jonkers’ methods were similar?
8.5.E
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20.
Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of “Persevering Plants.”
Which sentence from “The Cure for Concrete” shows a similar outcome for bioconcrete?
8.5.E
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21.
What is one problem presented about bioconcrete that is not presented about endophyte fungi?
8.5.E
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22.
What is one difference between Rodriguez’s endophyte mixture and the bacteria in Jonkers’ products?
8.5.E
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23.
Which of these ideas is emphasized by the simile in lines 7 and 8?
8.9.D
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24.
Read the dictionary entry.
Which definition best matches the way the word afford is used in line 4?
8.2.A
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25.
What process is the poet describing when she uses the words “i remove its muddy shoes and rearrange the pillows” in lines 21 and 22?
8.5.F
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26.
The title of the poem is effective because it suggests that the speaker —
8.5.F
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27.
What do the contrasting images in lines 17 through 22 suggest?
8.5.F
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28.
The poet uses lines 1 through 6 to establish that —
8.5.F
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29.
“Gist memory” occurs when the brain —
8.6.D
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30.
In paragraph 6, the word prevalent means —
8.2.B
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31.
What example of “attentional saturation” does the author provide in the selection?
8.5.H
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32.
Which sentence from the selection suggests that companies may want to reconsider their approach to branding their products?
8.6.C
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33.
The author mentions common name brands in the first paragraph most likely to —
8.5.F
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34.
What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
8.6.D
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35.
How does the author organize the selection?
8.8.D.iii
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36.
According to paragraph 6, people are more likely to buy a product when they —
8.6.D
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37.
The main role of Andy’s art teacher in this story is to help —
8.7.C
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38.
What is the best summary of the story?
8.6.D
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39.
Which sentence from the story creates an image of how tailoring can help people?
8.6.C
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40.
In paragraph 15, the word donned means —
8.2.B
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41.
What lesson is referred to in the title of the story?
8.5.F
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42.
Read this sentence from paragraph 9.
Based on this sentence, the reader can conclude that Andy —
8.5.F
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43.
Which sentence best expresses a theme in the story?
8.5.F
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44.
Read this sentence from paragraph 15.
The author uses a simile in this sentence to illustrate —
