Module I: Reading and Writing

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Even before women could earn a college degree, Maud Cunnington gained respect as an archaeologist for her work at the later stone age burial mound at Woodbury in England. She was able to use her ___ in the field to begin to raise money to purchase the famous site at Stonehenge so that it could be protected and preserved.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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credibility
professionalism
education
inheritance
Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald became close friends as they wrote in the cafes and bars of Paris in the 1920’s, when the city became a center for culture and the arts. Fitzgerald helped edit portions of Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises, but Hemingway only returned the favor by calling Fitzgerald a coward. Hemingway also openly accused Fitzgerald of being a ___ and more talented writer than Hemingway was.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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less authentic
admirable
highly sought after
widely regarded
Scientists have recently begun to speculate that there may be mineral deposits beneath the surface of the moon. An unusual deposit that measures approximately 50 kilometers wide was located under the lunar surface. When scientists analyzed microwave data collected by China’s lunar orbiters, they discovered a hotspot that was roughly nine degrees warmer than expected, and they began to wonder about what was underneath because such elevated geothermal temperatures can indicate granite deposits.
Which choice best describes the function of the third sentence in the overall structure of the text?
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It describes how the granite deposits developed on the lunar surface.
It presents a theory of how we might be able to measure other mineral deposits.
It identifies possible uses for microwaves in measuring temperatures in space.
It explains how scientists arrived at the conclusion that there might be granite on the moon.
The rosy maple moth, indigenous to the eastern United States and Canada, lays its eggs on the underside of the leaves of maple trees in the warmer summer months. These fluffy moths are easily identified by their vibrant pink and yellow coloration. But that vibrant coloration might serve another purpose. The moth’s natural predators, birds like the blue jay or black-capped chickadee, may be deterred by the almost neon pink colors on the moth’s wings and body and some entomologists think that this may serve as a defense mechanism to fool predators into the belief that the rosy maple moth is actually poisonous and might harm them if eaten.
Which choice best describes the function of the third sentence in the overall structure of the text?
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It states the hypothesis that the rosy maple moth’s coloration is a defense mechanism.
It introduces the possibility that the moth’s coloration might serve a different purpose.
It offers an alternative explanation for the moth’s coloration.
It provides context that clarifies why the moth is hunted.
Text 1
Brian Riedl who served as the chief economist for Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) argues that the American Rescue Plan that was put in place as a stimulus in response to the Covid-19 crisis is the primary driver of inflation in the post-pandemic economy. He argues that it simply placed too much money, a total of $1.9 trillion, into the economy, without a plan to balance any rise in the price of goods.
Text 2
Economist David Wessel argues that no single factor is responsible for the rapid inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic. He states that a better explanation is a confluence of factors that include supply chain issues, production costs rising, and the pandemic stimulus packages issued by the Trump and Biden administrations all contributed to the rising costs of goods and services in all sectors of the economy.
Based on the texts, how would David Wessel (Text 2) most likely respond to Brian Riedl’s claims (Text 1)?
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He would argue that Riedl’s explanation does not take into account the complex nature of the economy and blames the complex issue of inflation on a single factor.
He would recommend that Riedl compare his analysis to an inflation study that looks at prices in other countries.
He would encourage Riedl to investigate whether inflation is projected to decrease over the coming year.
He would claim that political administrations have limited or no impact on economic factors like inflation.
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