English 2 EOC Review

How do paragraphs 1-3 help develop a central idea of the passage?

• They explain what acorns are to help develop the central idea that all oak trees produce acorns.

• They explain what a boom year is to help develop the central idea that many animals depend on acorns.

• They describe contrasting conditions to help develop the central idea that acorn production varies by year.

• They describe the results of heavy acorn production to help develop the central idea that acorns are important.

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But annual rainfall and temperature fluctuations are much smaller in magnitude than acorn crop sizes.

How does this sentence help the author develop the ideas in the passage?

• It reveals that most natural cycles experience variations each year.

• It supports the idea that it is a combination of factors that cause mast years.

• It demonstrates the excessive amount of acorns that can be produced by oak trees.

• It shows that a common explanation for what causes mast years is not supported by fact.

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Part A: What is the author's purpose in the passage?

• to suggest that there is a lack of understanding of mast years, and that further study is needed

• to reveal that, although the science behind mast years is unknown, the impact of mast years is significant

• to explain that, although mast years occur unpredictably, the way mast years affect the environment is unpredictable

• to show that the ecological system is closely connected, and this is demonstrated through the effects of mast years

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Part B: Select TWO phrases from the passage that help convey the author's purpose.

• "Like many trees, oaks have irregular cycles of boom and bust." (Paragraph 4)

• "Whatever the reasons and mechanisms behind acorn cycles, mast years do have ecological consequences for years to come." (Paragraph 9)

• "Unfortunately, plants and animals are not better at predicting the future than we are." (Paragraph 5)

• "Scientists have proposed a range of explanations-from environmental triggers to chemical signaling to pollen availability-but our understanding is hazy and the fact is that we simply don't know yet." (Paragraph 7)

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Part A: What is one of the author's claims about why cycling between lean years and mast years is important for oak trees?

• The cycle provides time for the oak trees to grow rapidly during mast years.

• The cycle forces potential predators to find sources of nutrition besides acorns.

• The cycle ensures that negative impacts from mast years have time to resolve.

• The cycle allows oak trees to control the populations of animals that eat acorns.

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Part B: Select the detail that is the best evidence in support of the author's claims about why cycling between lean years and mast years is important for oak trees.

• "Boom and bust cycles of acorn production do have an evolutionary benefit..." (Paragraph 8)

• "...in a mast year, predators (chipmunks, squirrels, turkeys, blue jays, deer, bear, etc.) can't eat all the acorns..." (Paragraph 8)

• "Years of lean acorn production keep predator populations low, so there are fewer animals to eat all the seeds in a mast year." (Paragraph 8)

• "Unhappily, more deer and mice may mean more ticks and, possibly, more incidences of Lyme disease." (Paragraph 9)

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Which TWO statements, taken together, provide the best summary of the passage?

• More oak trees are able to grow after a boom year for acorns.

• Acorns are a valuable source of nutrition for many different animals.

• Scientists are studying oak trees to understand the reasons for differences in acorn production.

• Years when there are many acorns can cause an increase in the population of ticks that carry diseases.

• Oak trees have cycles in which they produce many acorns one year and few acorns in the years following.

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French for "already seen," déjà vu has been under investigation for years by scientists who have yet to offer a complete explanation for the phenomenon; it's reportedly experienced by 60-70 percent of people at some point.

• phenomenon, it's reportedly experienced

• phenomenon it's reportedly experienced

• phenomenon; it's reportedly experienced,

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It occurs equally among men and women and across races, but déjà vu is happening more often in people ages 15 to 25.

• A.     has been occurring equally among men and women and across races, but déjà vu is happening more often

• A.     occurred equally among men and women and across races, but déjà vu will happen more often

• A.     occurs equally among men and women and across races, but déjà vu happens more often

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Déjà vu tends to happen more frequently on evenings and weekends, is facilitated by stress or fatigue, and feelings of fear or excitement can be prompted.

• A.     and feelings are prompted of fear or excitement.

• A.     and can prompt feelings of fear or excitement.

• A.     and feelings can be prompted of fear or excitement.

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