Module I: Reading and Writing

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The recent trend in healthy meals has lowered the interest in greasy foods. American food firms are only likely to avoid a decrease in sales if they make a rapid and ______ attempt to drastically reduce trans fat levels or remove them altogether.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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discordant
concerted
unparalleled
divergent
The theory that investors react sensibly at times of great uncertainty has been repeatedly challenged in history. Stock market volatility is therefore of serious concern as investors, faced with financial turbulence, may behave in wholly ______ ways.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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belligerent
sentimental
irrational
bellicose
One of the puffer fish’s defense mechanisms is to inflate its highly elastic stomach with water or air, transforming into a much larger, nearly spherical shape. While the spines may not be visible when the puffer is not inflated, pufferfish possess pointed spines. This can surprise a hungry predator, turning the potential meal into an unpalatable, spiky ball instead of an easy target. Predators that ignore this warning or catch the puffer before or during inflation may face potential choking, and those that manage to swallow the puffer may ingest tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potentially lethal substance, making puffers an undesirable and possibly deadly choice of prey.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
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It describes the physical appearance of the puffer fish mentioned earlier in the text.
It describes the impact of the feature mentioned in the text.
It introduces a feature that will be described in the later text.
It explains how predators avoid the defense mechanism described in the text.
A team of astronomers have found evidence from a period in the very early Universe, the “cosmic dark ages.” Utilizing the Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, which is part of the NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, astronomers have detected multiple intersecting bubbles of hydrogen gas that have been ionized by stars in early galaxies. This discovery provides direct evidence from a period as early as 680 million years after the Big Bang, marking the initial stages when the first generation of stars formed and initiated the reionization of hydrogen gas throughout the Universe.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
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It presents the implications of the results of the research discovery.
It identifies the limitations of the research discovery.
It describes the methodology used by the team of astronomers.
It explains how the results of the discovery were received by the field of study.
The following text is from Robert Hayden’s 1962 poem “Those Winter Sundays.” The poem is about the poet’s father.
When the rooms were warm, he’d call,
and slowly I would rise and dress,
fearing the chronic angers of that house,
Speaking indifferently to him,
who had driven out the cold
and polished my good shoes as well.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
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To express the poet’s realization of his father’s unacknowledged and selfless acts of love
To celebrate the warmth of winter mornings with his father during the poet’s youth
To criticize the father’s lack of warmth and care for the poet
To suggest that household chores shaped the poet’s understanding of familial love
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