Quiz 2: Effective and Ineffective Paraphrasing Directions: Read each passage. Then select the letter of the best paraphrase.     Jet travel has altered the way Americans lived and thought more than anything else, including the Internet. By enhancing mobility, jets—like railroads in the nineteenth century—advanced a truly national market. They made it possible for Disney World and Las Vegas to become national destinations, and they allowed Harvard to recruit from the West Coast and Stanford from the East. (Adapted from Robert J. Samuelson, “Requiem for the Jet Age?” Newsweek, November 26, 2001, p. 61.) Paraphrase

  Quiz: Using Context Clues and Word Parts Directions: Use one of the word parts below to fill in the blanks and create a word that fits the context.               jec/ject (to throw)                                                       mis/miso (to hate)             junc/junct (to join)                                                      mono (one)             gen/gene (production, formation, origin, cause)              The airplane crash resulted from a weak ____________________ture point where the craft’s tail attached to the fuselage.

Which drug is contraindicated in patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves?

Why is methimazole preferred for hyperthyroidism except in the first trimester of pregnancy?

What is the mechanism of action of sulfonylureas?

What adverse effect limits the use of thiazolidinediones in heart failure?

How do GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce postprandial glucose?

Which insulin preparation provides rapid postprandial glucose control?

How do glucocorticoids affect blood glucose levels?

How does nitroglycerin alleviate symptoms of stable angina?