TSIA2 Reading Prep

The passage implies that Franzen's criticism of the Oprah Book Club was motivated primarily by

• Pride

• Anger

• Insensitivity

• Ignorance

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the main purpose of this passage?

• To praise the Founding Fathers

• To present information about an important American

• To define and explain "American English"

• To distinguish American dictionaries from British dictionaries

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which words best describe the author's attitude toward the "edible insect initiative"?

• awe and amazement

• interest and support

• disgust and distaste

• fear and apprehension

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The passage implies which of the following about the Bornean rainbow toad?

• Some people doubted the existence of the toad.

• Scientists were confident that they would find the toad.

• The surviving toads have been relocated to Europe.

• No human being had seen the toad since 1924.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The main idea of the passage is that television

• is only one of many information sources

• may have become less popular than the Internet

• is watched by more people now than ever before

• focuses more on entertainment than on news

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to the passage, the arrangement of the layers of thin wood explains plywood's

• strength

• cost

• attractiveness

• flexibility

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why does the author say that the vampire in Nosferatu is named "Count Orlok" and not "Count Dracula"?

• To show that the makers of Nosferatu made minor changes to Stoker's novel

• To suggest that the characters in Nosferatu were based on real people instead of literary characters

• To criticize Nosferatu for its differences from its source

• To praise the makers of Nosferatu for their imagination in recreating Stoker's novel

In sentence 2, the word "functioning" most nearly means

• performing

• running

• working

• moving

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The writer believes Queen Elizabeth I did not marry because

• she did not want to diminish her power.

• she did not fall in love.

• there were no suitable matches.

• she was preoccupied with the English Renaissance.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of the following best describes the author's attitude towards Jane Austen?

• vapid praise

• servile commendation

• cautious adulation

• unqualified admiration

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6