Module I: Reading and Writing

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Hyraxes are small, furry, herbivorous mammals with short tails that live primarily in Africa; one species is also found in the Middle East. These little animals spend time in trees or rocky outcrops. They ______ resemble guinea pigs, but in reality, are much more closely related to sea cows and elephants.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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logically
customarily
superficially
universally
The following text is adapted from a publication by Jefferson Keel's 2011 publication, "The Indian Reorganization Act---75 Years Later: Renewing our Commitment to Restore Tribal Homelands and Promote Self-determination."
Today, the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) is as necessary as it was in 1934. The purposes of the IRA were frustrated first by World War II and then by the termination era. Work did not begin again until the 1970s with the self-determination policy, and since then, Indian tribes are building economies from the ground up.
As used in the text, what does the word "frustrated" most nearly mean?
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annoyed
unfulfilled
dissatisfied
thwarted
The following text is adapted from Mother Jones's speech to coal miners in West Virginia in 1912
The guards of the mining companies beat, abuse, maim, and hold up citizens without process of law; deny freedom of speech, ______ guaranteed by the Constitution; deny the citizens the right to assemble in a peaceable manner for the purpose of discussing questions in which they are concerned.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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an allocation
an arrangement
a contingency
a provision
The following text is from Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1905 novel "A Little Princess."
If Sara had been older or less punctilious about being quite polite to people, she could have explained herself in a very few words. But, as it was, she felt a flush rising on her cheeks. Miss Minchin was a very severe and imposing person, and she seemed so absolutely sure that Sara knew nothing whatever of French, that she felt as if it would be almost rude to correct her. The truth was that Sara could not remember the time when she had not seemed to know French.
Which choice best states the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
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It gives a description of the physical appearance of one of the characters.
It establishes why one of the characters was not comfortable in the situation.
It reinforces an emotional state alluded to in the previous sentence.
It introduces the interaction between two characters in the following sentences.
The following text is adapted from Herman Melville's 1851 novel, "Moby Dick; or The Whale."
Now, when I say that I am in the habit of going to sea...I never go as a passenger; nor, though I am something of a salt, do I ever go to sea as a Commodore, or a Captain, or a Cook. I abandon the glory and distinction of such offices to those who like them. No, when I go to sea, I go as a simple sailor, right before the mast, plumb down into the forecastle, aloft there to the royal mast-head. True, they rather order me about some, and make me jump from spar to spar, like a grasshopper in a May meadow. And at first, this sort of thing is unpleasant enough. But this wears off in time.
The narrator brings up the analogy of a grasshopper to anticipate which of the following arguments?
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A regular crew member does not receive enough compensation.
The duties of a simple sailor are sufficient to occupy that person's time.
The narrator should try to work his way up to a position as an officer.
It is important to obey orders from a superior officer aboard a ship.
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