Module I: Reading and Writing

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In 1919, Rafael Palma delivered an address advocating for women’s suffrage, or right to vote, to the Philippine Senate. Because the debate in the nation around this issue was similar to past debates about women’s education, Palma reminded his audience that any concerns were _____: only positive results had arisen from women’s education, and the same results would come from women’s suffrage.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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required
ancient
unnecessary
curious
Similar to modern tourism websites, an 1890 publication—E. L. Lomax’s Oregon, Washington, and Alaska: Sights and Scenes for the Tourist—relates stories of local folklore to potential visitors. In one section of the publication, Lomax tells the legend of the Dalles, where lived creatures of such _____ size and strength that a strike of their tails could create chasms in the ground.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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phenomenal
conventional
feasible
steady
During the late nineteenth century, author Marie Corelli was best known for her use of supernatural and romantic themes in her novels. Despite predictions from critics that Corelli’s reliance on sentimental and unrealistic plots would impact the earning potential of her works, Corelli went on to become one of the most _____ writers of her time.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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unconventional
condemned
impressionable
marketable
The following text is adapted from Susan Glaspell’s 1916 play Trifles
MRS PETERS: But of course you were awful busy, Mrs Hale—your house and your children.
MRS HALE: I could’ve come. I stayed away because it wasn’t cheerful—and that’s why I ought to have come. I—I’ve never liked this place. Maybe because it’s down in a hollow and you don’t see the road. I dunno what it is, but it’s a lonesome place and always was.
I wish I had come over to see Minnie Foster sometimes. I can see now—
MRS PETERS: Well, you mustn’t reproach yourself, Mrs Hale. Somehow we just don’t see how it is with other folks until—something comes up.
As used in the text, what does the word “reproach” most nearly mean?
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Criticize
Humiliate
Remind
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The following text is from the 1899 poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was a prominent African American poet born in Ohio.
I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,—
When he beats his bars and he would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,
But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings—
I know why the caged bird sings!
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
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To discount the theory that glee is a less frequently perceived emotion than hopelessness is
To convey how the perceptions of people who experience freedom relate to those who experience imprisonment
To consider whether actions taken in confined spaces cause more damage than those taken out in the open
To contemplate how a type of vocalization associated with positivity can actually represent both despair and longing
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