Module I: Reading and Writing

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The following text is from Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson's 1895 poem "In Memoriam." The speaker describes sunshine coming into a cathedral.
The light streams through the windows arched high, And o'er the stern, stone carvings breaks In warm rich gold and crimson waves, Then steals away in corners dark to die.
As used in the text, what does the phrase "steals away" most nearly mean?
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Slips away
Restores itself
Sees itself
Works away
Magical realism, a style that weaves fantasy into realistic narratives, coalesced in Latin America in the 1960s. It is associated with Gabriel García Márquez, whose Big Mama's Funeral is a key text. The style was embraced by Mexican American writers, such as Rudolfo Anaya, whose Bless Me, Ultima draws on Mexican folktales as a source of fantasy. Yet Tortuga, also by Anaya, features no fantastical plot events. And despite his popular reputation, García Márquez himself wrote several works of strict realism, including Love in the Time of Cholera.
Which choice best states the function of the underlined sentence?
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To challenge the common assumption that Big Mama's Funeral is superior to realist works by García Márquez
To suggest that Mexican American authors who were influenced by García Márquez may have, in turn, influenced him
To identify an unrecognized point of similarity between Love in the Time of Cholera and Bless Me, Ultima
To refute the possible impression that García Márquez conformed to magical realism in all of his works
Linguist John McWhorter asserts that translation apps for smartphones and computers are—despite generally failing to convey many nuances—increasingly obviating the need to learn new languages. Advances in language processing technology have greatly boosted the utility of these apps for perfunctory tasks, like inquiring about an item on a menu, and passing interactions; be that as it may, richer communication (e.g., in business dealings or meaningful personal exchanges) often hinges on conversational patterns and gradations of meaning.
What does the text most directly suggest about translation apps?
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They are coming to be embraced by international tourists but are viewed with skepticism by many business professionals.
They have improved remarkably over time but remain insufficient to support the complexity called for in certain interactions.
They have gained impressive capabilities but continue to be widely viewed as inadequate for most practical purposes.
They are becoming simpler to use but are inconsistent in how comprehensively they cover different languages.
Average Hours Worked per Person per Year in 1950 and 2017
Country19502017Change in hoursPercent change in hours
Israel1,9661,921-45-2%
Colombia2,3231,998-325-14%
Germany2,4271,354-1,074-44%
Canada2,2091,696-513-23%
Calculations may be inexact due to rounding.
A student in an economics course is examining the decline since 1950 in average hours worked per person per year in various nations due to both increased productivity and the adoption of policies that limit working hours. The first task in this investigation is to determine how the decline i1n Colombia compares to that in other countries. The student finds that ___________.
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the student's conclusion?
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though the decline in number of hours worked in Colombia was greater than that in Germany and Israel, it was less than that in Canada.
the percent decrease in hours worked was greater in Colombia than it was in Germany, Canada, or Israel.
while the number of hours worked rose in Colombia between 1950 and 2017, it declined in Germany, Canada, and Israel.
though the decline in number of hours worked in Colombia was less than that in Germany and Canada, it was greater than that in Israel.
(1 to 25; 1 = highest)
Social or ecological serviceProject leadersStakeholdersGeneral public
conservation of genetic variability51816
provision of food4158
provision of raw materials222515
prevention of soil erosion131123
creation of new forms of recreation821
Esther Sanýé-Mengual, Kathrin Specht, and their team surveyed three groups of people in Bologna, Italy—leaders of urban agriculture projects, stakeholders in urban agriculture (e.g., food researchers and urban farming associations), and the general public—to compare their views about the extent to which urban agriculture contributes to 25 social or ecological services that the team identified. The researchers used these ratings to rank the services for each group, with a ranking of 1 indicating that a group perceives that urban agriculture benefits that service the most. Using only the rankings shown in the table, a city planner in Bologna who is promoting a new urban agriculture project concludes that advertisements aimed at project leaders should emphasize the project's benefit to the provision of food.
Which choice best describes data in the table that support the city planner's conclusion?
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The provision of raw materials was ranked higher for project leaders than was the provision of food.
The conservation of genetic variability was ranked lower for project leaders than it was for the general public.
The provision of food was ranked higher for project leaders than were the other four services.
The provision of food was ranked higher for project leaders than it was for stakeholders.
Pablo Picasso famously subverted the norms of traditional painting: in his cubist paintings he refused to let his expression be constrained, fragmenting objects and figures to present multiple perspectives simultaneously. Though less widely known, Picasso—who once lamented that writers of his time had "limited themselves to moving around words somewhat while respecting the syntax"—also wrote poetry that defied conventional grammar, semantic relationships, and text structure. Thus, the paintings and poems are linked in that ___________.
Which choice most logically completes the text?
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the poems present many of the same subjects as the paintings but with different thematic approaches.
the poems are intended to be understood as explanations of the artistic inclinations reflected in the paintings.
both exhibit Picasso's prioritization of creative expression over the standard rules of the art forms.
both types of work are characterized by the simultaneous representation of multiple points of view that Picasso is known for.
Though best known as a novelist, in part due to the success of her 2020 horror novel Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia started her career as a prolific short story writer. The list of more than 75 short ___________ she published before Mexican Gothic includes works like "The Axolotl" (2013) and "Maquech" (2008).
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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stories that
stories—that
stories, which
stories, that
As an archaeologist, Dr. Rubén G. ___________ studies historical locations all across the US Southwest and Mesoamerica, a region that includes ancient Maya sites like La Amelia in Guatemala.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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Mendoza,
Mendoza
Mendoza:
Mendoza;
Bertie Marshall, a key figure in the history of steel band music in Trinidad and Tobago, made several innovations to the steel ___________ wheels so the instrument could be easily transported during Carnival, a cover to protect the pans from the sun, and amplification so the sound of the pans could be better heard over large crowds and other instrumentation.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
 
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drum
drum,
drum:
drum;
In eastern Mexico, Monument Q and Monument A are the names given to two massive human head statues that were left behind by the ancient Olmec civilization. Both statues are made of stone and are extremely heavy. ___________ they each weigh more than 5 tons!
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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Instead,
In fact,
In any case,
Earlier,
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