Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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When the nurse reached up to apply ointment to the man’s badly bruised
face, he involuntarily _____ before she even touched him.
a. | flinched | c. | legged | b. | annihilated | d. | tersed |
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The Bears absolutely _____ the Packers in Sunday night’s game. The final
score of the football game was fifty-four to six.
a. | legged | c. | flinched | b. | tersed | d. | annihilated |
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When they drove from Boston to the Outer Banks in North Carolina, the three
friends each took a turn driving a four-hour _____ of the twelve-hour journey.
a. | flinch | c. | terse | b. | leg | d. | infinite |
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Before Adam got his medical degree, his major had been engineering. Little
did he know how much that engineering background would help him as he pursued a career as designer of
_____.
a. | prosthetics | c. | annihilates | b. | flinches | d. | legs |
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Silvia liked a lot about Stephen. They shared many of the same interests, and he
was very handsome and clearly quite intelligent. However, she found his _____ way of speaking to be
very off-putting and seemingly unfriendly.
a. | terse | c. | prosthetic | b. | infinite | d. | flinch |
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In their fifteen years of marriage, Jennifer and Michael repeatedly fought over
the same issue. They both felt as if they were in a(n) _____ loop of arguing over whose
responsibility it was to empty the dishwasher.
a. | terse | c. | flinched | b. | prosthetic | d. | infinite |
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Depriving yourself of something you love makes you _____ it all the more.
a. | drive | c. | dissipate | b. | crave | d. | conceptualize |
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Each group really needs to make a plan before getting started. It’s
important for everyone to _____ their approach to the project before making any rash
decisions.
a. | conceptualize | c. | optimal | b. | dissipate | d. | incentive |
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Gary has a history of addiction, but he overcame it. So you can’t blame
him for being _____ of situations where people are showing no self-control.
a. | aversive | c. | habitual | b. | optimal | d. | driven |
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This class is self-directed, so you need to be disciplined about meeting all the
requirements. Setting aside time each day for study and research is _____ for ensuring
success.
a. | genetic | c. | optimal | b. | driven | d. | aversive |
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While it may help solve some of the food shortages around the world, I’m
not sure I’m comfortable with consuming _____ modified fruits and vegetables.
a. | optimally | c. | aversively | b. | habitually | d. | genetically |
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Ricardo might tell you otherwise, but in my opinion, his _____ reason for
choosing a college on the other side of the country was to be near his girlfriend.
a. | optimal | c. | incentive | b. | genetic | d. | sole |
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Free pizza and a horror movie are the only _____ I need to come to your party
this weekend.
a. | soles | c. | crave | b. | presume | d. | incentives |
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You will feel pretty uncomfortable after the anesthetic wears off. But by
tomorrow your pain will have _____ to nothing more than a dull ache.
a. | presumed | c. | driven | b. | dissipated | d. | craved |
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My brother hardly ever drives his 1967 Ford Mustang. Nonetheless, he _____
washes and waxes it every Saturday whether it’s left the garage or not.
a. | genetically | c. | habitually | b. | aversively | d. | solely |
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Police questioned several suspects, but Mr. Bautista was the one _____ to be the
culprit.
a. | craved | c. | presumed | b. | conceptualized | d. | dissipated |
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Patricia was cut from the team as a freshman. That setback three years ago is
clearly what _____ her to be one of the best players in this school’s history.
a. | presumes | c. | dissipates | b. | drives | d. | craves |
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Select the idea that is the more general topic (or heading) of the other
three.
a. | Decrease in blood pressure | c. | Lifespan
increase | b. | Benefit of yoga | d. | Improved flexibility and mobility |
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Select the idea that is the more general topic (or heading) of the other
three.
a. | Updating anti-virus software regularly | b. | Uninstalling software you no longer
use | c. | Keeping computers running smoothly | d. | Cleaning dust out of fans and
keyboards |
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Select the idea that is the more general topic (or heading) of the other
three.
a. | Stonewalls | c. | Herbs | b. | Walkways | d. | English gardens |
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Select the idea that is the more general topic (or heading) of the other
three.
a. | Encouraging nonconformist behavior | b. | Limiting time spent watching
television | c. | Encouraging creativity in children | d. | Buying a toys that involve building
something |
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Select the idea that is the more general topic (or heading) of the other
three.
a. | Actors stationed in the audience | c. | Unusual aspects of the
play | b. | A collapsing stage for the final scene | d. | Nude scenes |
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Select the idea that is the more general topic (or heading) of the other
three.
a. | Transmission to offspring | c. | Functions of
DNA | b. | Storage of biological information | d. | Self-replication |
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Select the idea that is the more general topic (or heading) of the other
three.
a. | Money | c. | Credit Cards | b. | Checking accounts | d. | Cash sales |
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Select the idea that is the more general topic (or heading) of the other
three.
a. | Thumbscrews | c. | Hot coals | b. | The rack | d. | Torture chamber |
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Select the idea that is the more general topic (or heading) of the other
three.
a. | Influences on eating habits | c. | Income | b. | Native
culture | d. | Personal
preferences |
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Select the idea that is the more general topic (or heading) of the other
three.
a. | Astrophysics | c. | Collection of data | b. | Science | d. | Biology |
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The following is a list of titles for magazine articles. Circle the question
that would most likely be answered by the main ideas in the article.
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“Pakistan Chooses Sides”
a. | What countries lie on Pakistan’s borders? | b. | What are the
provinces that Pakistan is divided into? | c. | Which countries has Pakistan chosen to side
with and why? | d. | What side of “the war on terrorism” is Pakistan officially
on? |
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“America’s Inconvenience Stores”
a. | Why are America’s convenience stores seen as inconvenient? | b. | What are the
features of, or products sold in, America’s convenience stores? | c. | When did
America’s convenience stores become inconvenient? | d. | What kinds of
businesses or services are less convenient than they seem? |
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“Why Titanic Sank”
a. | Who is to blame for the sinking of the Titanic? | b. | What materials were
used to make the Titanic “unsinkable”? | c. | What are the causes of Titanic’s
sinking? | d. | What was the ratio of lifeboats to passengers on the
Titanic? |
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“Determining Your Preferred Learning Style”
a. | What are the various recognized learning styles? | b. | Which of the five
senses determines a learning style? | c. | What tests should you take before entering
college? | d. | What steps are involved to determine your preferred learning
style? |
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“Anatomy of a Nuclear Missile”
a. | What are the parts of a nuclear missile’s flight path? | b. | What kinds of metal
are used to build a nuclear missile? | c. | From what parts is a nuclear missile
assembled? | d. | What steps are involved in the construction of a
rocket? |
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“More Police: Why It Costs Us More Than Money”
a. | What are the negative effects, besides cost, of having more
police? | b. | How much money does it cost to have more police? | c. | What elements of
corruption exist in modern law enforcement? | d. | How does spending more on law enforcement
damage our finances? |
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“I Know He’s Faithful, But His Behavior Worries Me”
a. | What are the signs of a man’s unfaithfulness? | b. | What are the signs
that prove that he’s faithful? | c. | What do faithful men do that causes their mates
to worry? | d. | What are the common stages of a relationship in which one partner is
unfaithful? |
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“The New York Public Library: A Tour”
a. | What are the directions for finding the New York Public Library? | b. | What are the major
tax-supported services in New York City? | c. | How many stops are there on the tour of the New
York Public Library? | d. | What are the noteworthy features of the New
York Public Library? |
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“Ringtones Rescue Music Giants”
a. | What are the attractive features of ringtones to music customers? | b. | How did ringtones
rescue big music companies? | c. | What cell phone features benefit big music
companies? | d. | What opportunities lie in the future for the selling of
ringtones? |
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“Guantanamo: Behind the Official Story”
a. | What events are portrayed in the official story of Guantanamo? | b. | For what reason is
Guantanamo in the news so much? | c. | What secret activities happen at U.S. offshore
detention camps? | d. | What events at Guantanamo differ from the official
story? |
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Read the passage and answer the following questions.King Hieron
of ancient Syracuse suspected that a goldsmith had not made his crown of pure gold as instructed. He
asked the scientist Archimedes to find out the truth without damaging the crown. Archimedes
wasn’t sure how to do this at first, but one day, while at the public baths, he noticed that
the deeper he descended into the bathtub, the more water flowed over the edge. He suddenly
realized that he could solve the problem of the king's crown. He was so excited by his
discovery that he ran naked through the street, shouting “Eureka! Eureka!” a Greek
word which means “I’ve found it.” Archimedes, the greatest scientist and
mathematician of antiquity, immersed the crown in a container that was completely full of water and
collected the water that overflowed. When he placed a lump of pure gold equal to the weight of
the crown in the water, a lesser amount of water overflowed. Thus Archimedes concluded that the
goldsmith had substituted some gold with a metal of lesser weight, such as silver.
—adapted from The Little Book of Scientific Principles,
Theories, & Things by Surrendra Verma. New Holland, 2005
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One student reads the story and says to another, “Archimedes discovered
that water could be used to measure the amount of space an object takes up.” Which level of
Bloom’s taxonomy is the student using?
a. | Level 1: Remembering | b. | Level 2:
Understanding | c. | Level 3: Applying | d. | Level 4: Analyzing | e. | Level 5:
Evaluating |
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Which of the following levels would you be using if you examined the events of
the story, step-by-step?
a. | Level 2: Understanding | b. | Level 3: Applying | c. | Level 4:
Analyzing | d. | Level 5: Evaluating | e. | Level 6:
Creating |
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After he helped the king, Archimedes used his experience to come up with a new
scientific law: “An object floats only if it weighs less than the water it displaces.”
What level of the taxonomy did he use?
a. | Level 2: Understanding | b. | Level 3: Applying | c. | Level 4:
Analyzing | d. | Level 5: Evaluating | e. | Level 6:
Creating |
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A student of physics tries to determine whether water could be a used not just
on a gold crown, but on all kinds of objects. On what level is the student working?
a. | Level 2: Understanding | b. | Level 3: Applying | c. | Level 4:
Analyzing | d. | Level 5: Evaluating | e. | Level 6:
Creating |
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A student reads the story and is able to tell her professor that the Greek word
Eureka means, “I have found it.”
a. | Level 1: Remembering | b. | Level 2:
Understanding | c. | Level 3: Applying | d. | Level 4: Analyzing | e. | Level 5:
Evaluating |
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Read the passage and answer the following questions.Difficulties
in communication can arise even between two people who ostensibly speak the same language. Although
both New Yorkers and Londoners speak English, there are enough differences between American English
and British English to cause communication miscues. Speakers of English on opposite sides of the
Atlantic often use different words to refer to the same thing. To illustrate, Londoners put their
trash in a dustbin, not a garbage can; they take a lift, not an elevator; and they live in flats, not
apartments. To further complicate matters, the same word used in England and the United States can
convey very different meanings. For example, in England the word homely (as in the statement “I
think your wife is very homely”) means warm and friendly, not plain or ugly; for the British,
the phrase “to table a motion” means to give an item a prominent place on the agenda
rather than to postpone taking action on an item, as it means in the United States; and a rubber in
British English is an eraser, not a condom. These are just some of the linguistic pitfalls that North
Americans and Brits may encounter when they attempt to communicate using their own versions of the
“same” language.
—From FERRARO. Cultural
Anthropology: An Applied Perspective 6e (p. 127). Copyright © 2006 Cengage
Learning
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A student recalls that speakers of British English refer to elevators as
“lifts.” On what level is the student operating?
a. | Level 1: Remembering | b. | Level 2:
Understanding | c. | Level 3: Applying | d. | Level 4: Analyzing | e. | Level 5:
Evaluating |
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A student who decides that the author is effectively comparing and contrasting.
What level is the student operating on?
a. | Level 1: Remembering | b. | Level 2:
Understanding | c. | Level 3: Applying | d. | Level 4: Analyzing | e. | Level 5:
Evaluating |
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A student who correctly draws the conclusion that the differences in Australian
English and American English likely results in miscommunication as well is operating on which
level?
a. | Level 2: Understanding | b. | Level 3: Applying | c. | Level 4:
Analyzing | d. | Level 5: Evaluating | e. | Level 6:
Creating |
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A student thinks of words in American English that people in the U.S. use that
differ from geographic region to region, such as pop versus soda when talking about a soft drink. On
what level is the student operating?
a. | Level 1: Remembering | b. | Level 2:
Understanding | c. | Level 3: Applying | d. | Level 4: Analyzing | e. | Level 6:
Creating |
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A student who summarizes the article in just three sentences is operating on
which level?
a. | Level 1: Remembering | b. | Level 2:
Understanding | c. | Level 4: Analyzing | d. | Level 5: Evaluating | e. | Level 6:
Creating |
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Essay
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Following is a list of titles for magazine and newspaper articles. Rewrite
each title as a question such that the details of the article will answer
it.
Example: Heading: “A World of Advice for New President on Foreign
Policy” Question: _What advice on foreign policy are the various countries
giving the new president?___
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“Ice Age Prevented by Global Warming, Theorists Say”
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“Hillsborough College Shows Appreciation to Student Workers”
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