Module I: Reading and Writing

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Pranks and practical jokes are usually fairly short-term: an entire class simultaneously falls asleep or a teacher assigns a forty-page essay due the next day, and everyone laughs once the trick is revealed. Hoaxes, _____ have a different intent, as they are engineered to deceive over the long term and often on a larger scale.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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particularly,
consequently,
on the other hand,
as a result,
Most people have heard of search and rescue dogs, which assist the police and other responders in finding victims of crimes or natural disasters. There are two work methods that the dogs follow. Trailing dogs follow the specific scent of one person along the path that the person took. ______ air-scent dogs sniff the general vicinity until they find any individual in the search region.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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As a result,
By contrast,
Consequently,
In addition,
The Paleo diet includes meat, fruit, and vegetables in an attempt to recreate the eating patterns of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. Although it is a popular way to lose weight in the short term, there is no long-term credible research confirming its efficacy. _____ many scientists point out that the diet is misguided because wild grains were consumed well before the advent of farming.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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Subsequently,
Nevertheless,
Moreover,
Therefore,
Edward Tingatinga's professional art career only lasted four years. _____ he is considered one of the most influential modern African painters and was the founder of an art style now archetypal in Tanzania.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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Therefore,
Even so,
Specifically,
Moreover,
There are so many sub-fields in science that sometimes the distinctions are hard to determine, and many overlap. ______ paleontology is the study of ancient life, including creatures ranging from as small as microbes to as large as dinosaurs, but paleoichthyology focuses exclusively on the study of prehistoric fish.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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Or else,
Even so,
For instance,
On the whole,
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