Paired Passage 2: The Art of Choosing

Which of the following inferences best explains why Simpson was able to survive after Yates cut the rope?

• He got lucky and landed on a ledge instead of falling deeper into the crevasse.

• He could move better because hypothermia made his broken leg numb.

• Yates waited for him to arrive at base camp so he could be medically transported away.

• Yates carried him most of the way so it was as difficult to escape the crevasse.

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What is most likely the reason why Steven Callahan was able to survive?

• He knows how to craft a makeshift spear.

• He ate the birds that flocked toward remains of barnacles on the raft.

• He was an experienced mariner.

• He maintained the attitude that he could and would survive.

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Which of the following adjectives most closely describes the tone of paragraph 4?

• determined

• apprehensive

• defeated

• excited

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Which details belong Steven Callahan? (Check all that apply)

• Took notes during his experience

• Did yoga to stay sane

• Dropped into a crevasse

• Crawled across a glacier

• Was stranded because of a storm

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Which details belong to Joe Simpson? (Check all that apply)

• Stuck at sea

• Did yoga to stay sane

• Was left to die by his friend

• Crawled across a glacier

• Broke his leg

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Which of the words listed below best match the term imperative as it is used in the passage?

• crucial

• optional

• voluntary

• trivial

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Read the dictionary entry pictured. Which definition does NOT match the meaning of the term, critical, as it is used in paragraph 3?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

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Which statement best describes the significance of the title of the passage, The Art of Choosing?

• Universally, everyone makes choices that impact their lives.

• When making choices, we are always given specific options which makes deciding easy.

• Important life decisions require a lot of thought and considerations - just as art does.

• Regardless of the circumstances, deciding what you want is a powerful, driving force.

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Do you think survival during difficult situations is a choice, as the text claims, or simply a natural instinct aided by skill and luck?

• Survival during a difficult situation is a choice.

• Survival in a difficult situation is a natural instinct aided by skill and luck.

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A student wants to use this passage in their writing about success. Which statement below best references the passage? Read each option carefully to evaluate the differences.

• Just like in the paired passage 2, they showed success because they survived.

• In the passage, "The Art of Choosing", the author, Sheena Iyengar, shares that making choices is an art form that creates a successful life.

• In Callahan's book, Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea, he states that we can "measure [our lives] by the choices we make".

• Success stories are driven by the choices people make For example, "The Art of Choosing", describes the decision two people made to survive regardless of the circumstances surrounding them.

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