Module I: Reading and Writing

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The Apollo Moon landings (1960–1972) brought charged particle detectors and seismic sensors to the Moon and produced large amounts of data. Researcher Renee Weber, who is investigating tectonic activity on the Moon, continues to use Apollo’s data, demonstrating that the missions’ value to science is ______
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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controversial
displaced
ongoing
marginal
During film’s early years, those who worked in the industry had a vested interest in convincing the public to embrace the new medium. As Sumiko Higashi argues, some makers relied on critics to influence the public’s ______ the world of cinema. Critics who drew similarities between film and traditional art forms, like drama, could help legitimize film as an art form.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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application to
contribution to
reproduction of
perception of
Today’s theater stages are frequently filled with props and scenery to immerse the audience in a play’s world. Because theatergoers have grown used to carefully designed sets, plays with few visual elements can surprise audiences. But simple, unadorned stages were likely ______ audiences in the very distant past: highly decorated and detailed sets were not common until the 1800s.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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expected by
disliked by
exciting to
confusing to
The following text is from Bram Stoker’s 1911 novel The Lair of the White Worm. Adam is meeting his great-uncle Richard at a port.
The meeting so auspiciously begun proceeded well. Adam, seeing that the old man was interested in the novelty of the ship, suggested that he should stay the night on board, and that he would self be ready to start at any hour and go anywhere that the other suggested. This affectionate willingness to fall in with his own plans quite won the old man’s heart. He warmly accepted the invitation, and at once th1ey became not only on terms of affectionate relationship but almost like old frien2ds.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
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It describes why Adam and his great-uncle Richard are excited for their upcoming journey on the ship.
It contrasts great-uncle Richard’s wary first impressions of Adam with his ultimate affection toward him.
It states the reasons why Adam and his great-uncle Richard decide to sleep on the ship rather than finding lodging on land.
It showcases how Adam’s flexibility and consideration strengthen his relationship with his great-uncle Richard.
Winter in the Blood, the 1974 novel by Blackfeet author James Welch, is typical of Native fiction written during the 1960s and 1970s. During that period, Welch and his peers wrote realistic and deeply serious portrayals of life in tribal communities. Recently, however, younger Native writers have embraced popular genres known for being entertaining and suspenseful, such as fantasy and horror. Lipan Apache author Darcie Little Badger is a figure in this movement. Her 2020 young adult novel Elatsoe is a work of horror fiction.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
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It praises one Native fiction writer, then criticizes a different Native fiction writer.
It discusses fiction by earlier Native writers then describes how fiction by more recent Native writers differs from the earlier fiction.
It provides an overview of Native fiction, then compares it to fiction by non-Native writers.6
It describes one Native author’s early works, then describes 7his more recent works.
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