Module I: Reading and Writing

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“Bien Pretty” is an English-language short story by Sandra Cisneros that often includes Spanish words and phrases. In Their Dogs Came with Them, Helena Maria Viramontes frequently _____ blank Spanish text as well. But readers who are unfamiliar with Spanish can easily read both works since the meaning of the Spanish text can be inferred from the surrounding English text.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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suspects
relaxes
loses
uses
Sarah Vibbart of Massachusetts and Annie Godbe of Utah were leaders of the National Woman Suffrage Association in the late 1800s. Today, both of these women _____ blank remembered for their fierce advocacy of women’s voting rights.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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was
is
being
are
Formerly known as the Southwest Territory, Tennessee was granted statehood by a vote of the US Congress on June 1, 1796, making Tennessee the 16th US state. By comparison, as one of the nation’s original thirteen colonies, Delaware became a state when it ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787. ____ blank New York attained statehood by ratifying the Constitution, becoming the 11th US state on July 26, 1788.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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Therefore,
Nevertheless,
For example,
Likewise,
Mariana Lopes Barata and Pedro Simões Coelho collected data from 324 music-streaming service users to identify factors that influence users to opt for paid (premium) versions of music streaming services, like Apple Music. They found that performance expectancy (how much the use of a service is perceived to benefit the consumer) is positively correlated with users’ intentions to adopt premium versions. They also found that users’ intentions to purchase a premium service positively influence their intentions to recommend the premium service to others, which suggests that _____ blank
Which choice most logically completes the text?
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by encouraging existing users of premium services to recommend those services to nonusers, music streaming companies may be able to increase the extent to which their existing users perceive the use of the premium version to be beneficial.
users’ intentions to pay for premium streaming services are probably unaffected by factors other than performance expectancy.
if music streaming companies can increase the degree to which some potential users perceive the use of the premium version to be beneficial, they may be able to generate interest in their premium services from other potential users that they have not reached directly.
participants who strongly agreed with the statement “Overall, a paid music streaming service is advantageous” were more likely to express loyalty to Apple Music than to other streaming services.
Thousands of years ago, the Olmec civilization’s reign over parts of eastern Mexico ended. ____ blank the Olmecs’ massive stone statues of human heads remain. Two of these statues, known as Monument 2 and Monument 53, weigh over 5 tons!
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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Therefore,
Secondly,
Still,
Previously,
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