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Directiоns: Reаd the item. Then click оn the аnswer tо the question thаt follows the item. Between 93 and 95 percent of all fertile married couples choose to have children. The primary purpose of this sentence is to
Directiоns: Reаd the item. Then click оn the аnswer tо the question thаt follows the item. I asked my boss for a raise, so he moved my office from the basement to the second floor. The primary purpose of this sentence is to
Directiоns: Reаd the pаssаge. Then click оn the answer tо the question that follows it. (1)I’ve been noticing a lot of cat-related items for sale recently: cat calendars, cat wallpaper, cat coffee mugs. (2)These I cannot comprehend—cats are meant to be companions, not interior decorations. (3)Worse are the cat psychology books, those with titles like You Can Toilet Train Your Cat! and Command Your Cat to Sit, Stay, Lie Down! (4)First, I don’t believe any of this is possible. (5)I know when I suggest to my cat that he do anything other than lie in the sun, eat, and accept the adoration of humans, he gives me a cold stare that invites me to have my head examined. (6)Second, I’ve always felt that much of a cat’s charm lies in his refusal to cooperate with anyone’s silly ideas about “training” him. (7)If you want an animal to sit, stay, and lie down on command, get a German shepherd. The primary purpose of this passage is to
Directiоns: Reаd the item. Then click оn the аnswer tо the question thаt follows the item. Tryouts for THE WIZARD OF OZ were held Wednesday afternoon. The first student read for the part of Dorothy, the little girl who is swept away, along with her dog Toto, to the land of Oz. “Toto!” she read. “Where are we? Everything looks so strange! I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore!” “Very nice!” said the teacher. “You sound as if you’ve acted before!” Another student stepped up to read the lines of the Wicked Witch of the West. “Just try to stay out of my way!” the “witch” hissed at Dorothy. “I’m going to get you, the ruby slippers, and your nasty little dog, too!” Next a student tried out for the part of the Tin Woodman, who wanted a heart more than anything. “I’m just an empty kettle,” he said with a sob. “I am a heart-less piece of metal.” The tone of this italicized quotation is
Directiоns: Reаd the pаssаge. Then click оn the answer tо the question that follows it. (1)You may think that buttons near the lower edge of jacket sleeves are just there for looks. (2)That may be so today, but buttons on sleeves originally had a more practical purpose. (3)During the frigid winter of 1812, Napoleon and his troops invaded Russia. (4)As might be expected, many of his soldiers had runny noses from colds and flu, and—to put it delicately—they didn’t have the neatest habits for dealing with this problem. (5)This disturbed Napoleon, who was known to hate sloppiness and poor manners, so he instructed the military tailors to add metal buttons to the sleeves of his soldiers’ jackets. (6)Have you ever tried to wipe your nose on ice-cold buttons? The tone of the paragraph can be described as
Directiоns: Reаd the pаssаge. Then click оn the answer tо the question that follows it. (1)You may think that buttons near the lower edge of jacket sleeves are just there for looks. (2)That may be so today, but buttons on sleeves originally had a more practical purpose. (3)During the frigid winter of 1812, Napoleon and his troops invaded Russia. (4)As might be expected, many of his soldiers had runny noses from colds and flu, and—to put it delicately—they didn’t have the neatest habits for dealing with this problem. (5)This disturbed Napoleon, who was known to hate sloppiness and poor manners, so he instructed the military tailors to add metal buttons to the sleeves of his soldiers’ jackets. (6)Have you ever tried to wipe your nose on ice-cold buttons? The primary purpose of this passage is to
Directiоns: Reаd the item. Then click оn the аnswer tо the question thаt follows the item. (1)I visited my grandmother in a nursing home yesterday. (2)Ninety-two years old and partially paralyzed by a stroke, she now struggles to feed herself and is irreversibly bound to her bed or wheelchair. (3)Once vital and fiercely independent, she is now frail and incapable of even using the bathroom unassisted. (4)Mortified by her dependence on others, her moods range from quiet acceptance to whining complaint. (5)I do not see evidence of a divine plan in this situation. (6)Maybe there is no divine plan, or perhaps I am just not wise enough to see it. The tone of this passage is
Directiоns: Reаd the pаssаge. Then click оn the answer tо the question that follows it. (1)I can’t thank Rob and Elsie sincerely enough for introducing me to Sheila. (2)They promised me she was exactly my type, and how accurate they were—I’ve been yearning for a vain, shallow woman with the IQ of a turnip. (3)Sheila and I hit it off immediately. (4)When I picked her up in my Ford Escort, she wrinkled her adorable nose with exasperation and said, “I thought Elsie said you had a decent car.” (5)I took her to eat at Luigi’s and was thrilled by the way she sneered and said, “You are a cheapskate, aren’t you?” (6)When I suggested we see a foreign film and she announced that she never sees anything with subtitles because she hates to read, I wanted to marry her on the spot. (7)I’ll certainly have to think of some way to repay my dear friends for fixing me up with such a marvelous girl. The tone of this paragraph is
Directiоns: Reаd the item. Then click оn the аnswer tо the question thаt follows the item.. Insanity is hereditary. You get it from your kids. The primary purpose of this sentence is to
Directiоns: Reаd the item. Then click оn the аnswer tо the question thаt follows the item. Tryouts for THE WIZARD OF OZ were held Wednesday afternoon. The first student read for the part of Dorothy, the little girl who is swept away, along with her dog Toto, to the land of Oz. “Toto!” she read. “Where are we? Everything looks so strange! I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore!” “Very nice!” said the teacher. “You sound as if you’ve acted before!” Another student stepped up to read the lines of the Wicked Witch of the West. “Just try to stay out of my way!” the “witch” hissed at Dorothy. “I’m going to get you, the ruby slippers, and your nasty little dog, too!” Next a student tried out for the part of the Tin Woodman, who wanted a heart more than anything. “I’m just an empty kettle,” he said with a sob. “I am a heart-less piece of metal.” While some students were reading for parts, others stood in the back of the room, whispering among themselves. “That last guy who read for the Cowardly Lion was really terrible,” said one student. The tone of this italicized quotation is
Directiоns: Reаd the item. Then click оn the аnswer tо the question thаt follows the item. By selling candy and other junk food in the lunchroom, public schools are teaching poor nutrition; such “lessons” should not be allowed. The primary purpose of this sentence is to
Directiоns: Reаd the pаssаge. Then click оn the answer tо the question that follows it. (1)Single, divorced, or widowed adults usually live either alone or with other family members. (2)The idea of two unmarried adults joining forces in one household is one that has been too little explored in our society. (3)When two divorced mothers and their children live together, everyone benefits. (4)The adults can offer each other emotional support and practical assistance that isn’t available in a single-parent household. (5)The arrangement has similar advantages for unmarried or widowed persons. (6)They can share expenses and household tasks while providing companionship for one another. (7)Our commission should encourage such relationships by setting up a clearinghouse in which people can seek housing partnerships. The primary purpose of this passage is to