Module I: Reading and Writing

The following text is from Darcie Badger's 2021 novel, A Snake Falls to Earth. Nina is looking at old family photographs.
Nina couldn't stop looking at the sepa-toned photograph in an oak frame. Propped on the window ledge, it featured a portrait of Great-Great-Grandmother Rosita as a young woman.
As used in the text, what does the word "featured" most nearly mean?

Mark for Review

A Approved

B Displayed

C Ignored

D Questioned

The following text is from Mark Twain's 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Tom, a child, has been told by his aunt to paint their house's fence.
Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit. Thirty yards of board fence nine feet high.
As used in the text, what does the word "surveyed" most nearly mean?

Mark for Review

A Praised

B Organized

C Examined

D Converted

Politicians routinely claim that journalists are _____, but while it's true that some journalists allow their own views to creep into their reporting more than others do, most journalists make a good faith effort to be neutral in their reporting.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Mark for Review

A sensitive

B biased

C misinformed

D irrelevant

The Nile River delta system is located in Northern Egypt, where the river drains into the Mediterranean Sea, and is shaped by _____ factors; for example, the geography of the coastline influences sedimentary deposition, which over time alters coastal geography.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Mark for Review

A comprehensive

B interdependent

C tenuous

D unyielding

Few religious buildings can be said to _____ the astonishing size of Djamaa el Djazair in Algeria, which, with the capacity to accommodate approximately 120,000 people at once, is one of the largest mosques in the world.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Mark for Review

A conceal

B symbolize

C minimize

D match

Module I: Reading and Writing

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