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A Unique Talent
Q. This selection is mainly about the…
A: Development of beatboxing over the centuries…
Q. Put these musical artists in the order in which they appeared in history, starting with the earliest…
Ans 1: French troubadours… Ans 2: North Indian musicians… Ans 3: Barbershop quartets… Ans 4: Jazz scatters…
Q. From this excerpt, you can tell that the author’s view of the future of beatboxing is…
A: Enthusiastic…
Q. What can you say about the popularity of beatboxing over the years?…
A: It went through a number of ups and downs…
Q. What evidence does the author provide to support the statement that Doug E Fresh…
A: He created click rolls used by all beatboxers…
Q. Rahzel proved he was a unique hip-hop artist by…
A: Singing and beatboxing at the same time…
Q. Which of the following music groups influenced the development of beatboxing styles?…
A: Barbershop quartets…
Q. Based on this excerpt, which of the following contributed to the re-emergence of beatboxing…
A: Rappers’ lack of funds to buy drum machines…
Q. Based on this excerpt, which of the following two methods did Rachel use to achieve the unique…
Ans 1: Vocal scratching… Ans 2: Wind technique…
Q. French troubadours were like today’s hip-hop artists because they…
A: Combined poetry with music to make songs…
A License To Print Money
Q. What is the central idea of this selection?…
Ans: The way news is shared has changed throughout history…
Q. Choose the sentence from this excerpt that explains how the printing press made the…
Ans: Instead of being written out by hand, poems, Bibles, and other books…
Q. More Americans knew what was happening during the Civil War…
Ans: Telegraphs helped spread the news more quickly…
Q. Read this excerpt. Which of the following is correct about Benjamin Franklin?…
Ans: He contributed to the success of the newspaper industry…
Q. This selection can be described as…
Ans: An informational text…
Q. Which best describes how information is organized in this selection?…
Ans: A process is explained in the order in which it occurs…
Q. What do these two excerpts have in common?…
Ans: Both illustrate how important reporting the news and free speech is to the country…
Q. Read the excerpt. Which of the following sentences best summarizes…
Ans: Newspapers were not making as much money as they did at one time…
Q. According to the selection, improvements to printing presses and cheaper paper prices…
Ans: Purchased by more people…
Q. According to the selection, libel laws are important because they…
Ans: Protect newspapers from being unfairly sued in court…
The Need for Food
Q. What is the main idea of this selection?…
Ans: Both large and small groups, as well as individuals, can help people who suffer from hunger…
Q. Put these events in the order in which they occurred, starting with the earliest…
Ans 1: Monsoons in Cambodia caused the worst floods… Ans 2: The Chin family and many others experienced a… Ans 3: The World Food Program ordered food to be shipped… Ans 4: The food pantry at Stony Brook University opened…
Q. According to this selection, what are two reasons why people…
Ans 1: The crops and food resources can be destroyed by… Ans 2: The people in developing countries do not have enough money…
Q. Based on these two excerpts, you can tell the WFP and the university…
Ans: The people liked and could cook easily…
Q. The need for a food pantry at Stony Brook University arose because…
Ans: Many struggling students were skipping meals to save money…
Q. Which sentence provides evidence that intervention by the WFP was necessary during the 2011 floods…
Ans: The Cambodian government did not have enough emergency food to meet the needs…
Q. What does the author mention food drivers?…
Ans: To describe a way people can fight hunger in their own communities…
Q. What would happen if you got 100 questions correct on Freerice.com?…
Ans: WFP would donate 1,000 grains of rice to fight world hunger…
Q. According to this selection, why is the WFP able to react…
Ans: It maintains a stock of food that can be quickly distributed…
Q. What are the two goals of Freerice.com?…
Ans 1: To give free rice to hungry people… Ans 2: To provide free education to all people
Picture of UFO in the Air Blue Sky
Q. Selection mainly about…
Ans: Search for Life in space and the debate about whether it’s a good idea…
Q. Based on this excerpt, what does David Grinspoon argue is the greatest…
Ans: Human beings…
Q. In the past scientists have used SETI to search radio signals from space…
Ans: It would send out Radio signals to space with the intention of being found…
Q. Read this excerpt, Grinspoon uses the word “anti-human” to describe his belief that…
Ans: One person should not make a decision that affects the entire human race…
Q. What are the protocols vakoch..selection?…
Ans: Policies or rules…life beyond earth…
Q. Before contacting aliens…choose one sentence that explains the reason for this…
Ans: If we do contact aliens..interactions peaceful…
Q. Based on this selection..two..support of active SETI…
Ans 1: Space beings… Ans 2: Humans are already…
Q. Which one of these..why the author wrote the text?…
Ans: Should we actively…to space beings?
Q. Based on this selection..against active SETI?…
Ans: Without knowing what space… the earth is unwise…
Q. Together these two excerpts demonstrate scientists…
Ans: Opposing views on attempting to find alien life…
Deforestation
- Ecosystem: a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- Rainforest: an ecosystem where one can find tall and densely growing trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- Deforestation: the action of clearing a wide area of trees.
- Greenhouse gases: substances in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat and cause global warming/climate change.
- Climate change: a disruption in global or regional climate patterns.
- Livestock: domesticated animals that are raised to be sold for meat or production of products.
- Crops: plants grown for food.
- Logging: the cutting down of trees for commercial products.
- Biodiversity: plant and animal life in a particular ecosystem.
- Culprit: someone or something that is responsible for a negative action.
Irene Vocabulary
- Arrow: a straight thin shaft that you shoot from a bow.
- Brave: having or showing the ability to face danger or pain without fear.
- Clean: free from dirt stains or clutter.
- Coach: a person who trains or teaches athletes, athletic teams, or performers.
- Copy: a thing made to be similar or identical to another.
- Dislike: a feeling of distaste or hostility.
- Fast: moving at high speed.
- Film: a series of moving images.
- Leave: to go away from.
- Load: to fill with a large amount.
- Lock: to secure something.
