Module I: Reading and Writing

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George Meade’s image was printed on $1,000 US banknotes in 1890, making the former major general of the US Army one of many nonpresidents _____ blank on US currency.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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to appear
had appeared
appears
did appear
Modernista architects championed nature in their designs. _____ blank the dramatic archways and stone turtle statues of Sagrada Família, a Modernista basilica designed by Antoni Gaudí, couldn’t exactly grow in a forest. Still, one sees natural influences in Gaudí’s penchant for curves (rather than right angles) and plant- and animal-inspired flourishes.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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Granted,
Similarly,
Furthermore,
Thus,
From polar bears to short-tailed crickets, many animals practice some form of brood care (caring for offspring). Chenyang Cai and team claim to have found the earliest evidence of this behavior in insects in 163.5-million-year-old remains from the Haifanggou Formation in China, a location that has yielded many fossils, including those of feathered dinosaurs. Cai and team examined 157 specimens of the extinct water boatman species Karataviella popovi and noted thirty individuals that appear to carry eggs on one of their legs. This finding establishes brood care in insects approximately 38 million years earlier than previously known.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
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Research shows that feathered dinosaurs inhabited the location that is now the Haifanggou Formation long before K. popovi did.
Cai and team’s study of K. popovi fossils suggests that brood care in insects began earlier than formerly established.
Cai and team concluded that K. popovi likely carried their offspring on one of their legs.
The Haifanggou Formation is an abundant source of fossilized dinosaurs and K. popovi.
Examples of Hoards Found in Ireland and Northern Ireland
Hoard nameDate of contentsYear of discoveryDescription
Ballinesker Hoard8th century BCE1990gold jewelry
Armagh City Hoard14th century CE1998silver coins
Ardagh Hoard10th century CE1868silver and bronze pieces
An anthropologist is recording the metal contents of various historical deposits of valuables, called hoards, found in Ireland and Northern Ireland. She notes that the hoards differed in their contents; for example, _____ blank.
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
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the Ballinesker Hoard contained no gold or silver.
the Ardagh Hoard was the only hoard that contained silver.
the Armagh City Hoard and the Ardagh Hoard each contained bronze.
the Ballinesker Hoard was the only hoard that contained just gold.
Fossils of ancient arthropods preserved in volcanic ash in Morocco have _____ blank similarities between ancient arthropods and modern ones, such as spiders. Detailed 3D images of the fossils allowed scientists to see features that look like features found in arthropod species living today.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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revealed
questioned
repaired
protected
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