Standardized practice

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the text?

• A young woman disappoints her mother by being defiant and disrespectful.

• A young woman proves that sisters do not always have to be alike.

• A young woman pursues her destiny and breaks gender stereotypes in the process.

• A young woman shows that females are harder workers than males.

Which sentence from the text best demonstrates the theme?

• Emily always knew that she was different from the other girls her age.

• The reaction to her announcement wasn't exactly what Emily had hoped for.

• To her satisfaction, Steven began showing signs of improvement; however, this relief was soon squelched when Steven's parents arrived.

• She opened the door for other women to become doctors, or moreover, to become anything they wanted to.

Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text?

• Emily's case demonstrates the fact that women are not seen as equals to men in the field of medicine.

• Achieving her goal was difficult as she encountered many obstacles, but Emily kept trying and ultimately achieved her goal.

• Emily knew that her mother was old–fashioned in her thinking, but Emily wanted to please her mother more than she wanted to be a doctor.

• Even though it is harder for women to achieve success in the medical field, women are instinctually better doctors than men are.

Which detail from the text best shows the central idea of the text?

• She knew her mother's opinion was consistent with that of society's: women were not meant to be in the workplace, and they especially were not meant to be doctors. Her mother stood up from the table and...left the room in dismay, censuring Emily under her breath, "It just isn't right."

• Her family's disapproval didn't deter Emily from what she knew she was destined to do. Just because there weren't many women in the field of medicine, did not mean that she couldn't become a good doctor.

• She could stitch up a cut better and faster than any of her male counterparts, and she was always accurate in her diagnosis of even the most difficult cases.

• Before even noticing their son's amended condition, Steven's parents expressed their outrage that another doctor—no less a woman—was contradicting Dr. James's diagnosis!

Which word or phrase from the text indicates that it did not take place in recent times?

• finishing school

• nonsense

• interns

• amended condition