Nonfiction SOL Review

The purpose of the first paragraph is to—

• describe one of Osamu Tezuka's drawings

• give a preview of Osamu Tezuka's newest manga book

• provide a description of Osamu Tezuka's movie scenes

• show how Osamu Tezuka's manga differs from older manga

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Which question is answered in paragraph 3?

• How often would Osamu Tezuka sketch pictures?

• When did manga become widely popular?

• Who invented the manga art form?

• How many siblings did Osamu Tezuka have?

Paragraph 4 suggests that Osamu Tezuka—

• spent most of his career writing comic strips for a children's newspaper

• nearly decided upon a career in medicine rather than as a manga artist

• decided to publish his works in installments instead of publishing books

• deeply regretted taking his mother's advice about becoming a doctor

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Read this sentence from paragraph 5.

^{"While Tezuka's manga may stand on the same library shelves as American superhero comic books, Tezuka's manga are to most traditional American comic books what Shakespeare's plays are to soap operas on American television: a similar art form, but with much richer content."}

The purpose of the analogy in this sentence is to —

• illustrate the popular themes of American comic books

• point out that the manga story lines are similar to American soap operas

• emphasize the literary merit of Osamu Tezuka's manga

• argue that comic book superheroes are based on Shakespeare's plays

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The author mainly develops the topic of this selection by—

• summarizing an artist's career and his contribution to modern manga

• providing detailed information for creating and publishing original manga

• comparing and contrasting an artist's manga with traditional comic books

• stating an opinion of manga and supporting it with examples and quotations

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Which information from the selection supports the thesis that manga has become increasingly popular over time?

• Japanese manga originally contained a dozen sketches that formed one complete story.

• Osamu Tezuka's father possessed a substantial collection of his favorite manga.

• Osamu Tezuka's work contains borrowed plots from many literary classics.

• Manga currently has its own section in many Japanese newspapers.

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Read the following excerpt:

^{Given the water temperature, one must wonder how fish thrive in the water around Antarctica. After all, the tissues and fluids in a fish freeze at 30.2 degrees, which should make the water surrounding Antarctica uninhabitable. Moreover, any fish in the area would ingest ice crystals with each mouthful. Despite these facts, many fish do live in the water of Antarctica. For nearly 50 years scientists have studied these fish, noting their exceptional capabilities.}

The information in this paragraph supports the idea that Antarctic fish—

• adapt to cold water

• struggle to find food

• produce fatty layers of tissue

• migrate to avoid ice

• receive nutrition from crystals

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Read the following sentences.

^{The threadfin pithead, for instance, lives at depths of around 2,000 feet in the cold dark of the Antarctic seas. It is difficult to imagine a more adverse environment.}

These sentences suggest that the author —

• admires the unspoiled beauty of Antarctica

• appreciates the kinds of life Antarctica supports

• is disappointed that so little is known about Antarctica

• is dissatisfied that people wrongly see Antarctica as a lifeless place

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Read this sentence from a selection.

^{The slender fish spends its days swimming through the honeycombed channels of the icepack hunting krill— small crustaceans—for its sustenance.}

The word sustenance means—

• nourishment

• camouflage

• navigation

• protection

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What is the organizational pattern of this paragraph?

• definition

• generalization

• comparison/contrast

• chronological order

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