3.3: Reading: Reasoning and Organization

1. The last sentence of the first paragraph primarily serves to

• A. Justify an action by invoking an ethical principle

• B. clarify a point by defining an ambiguous term

• C. show how anecdotal evidence supports a claim

• d. provide meaningful context for a revealing statistic

• e. demonstrate that a common practice has harmful effects

In the passage, the author describes her inability to "fake [herself] out" as the cause of which of the following?

• A. Her uncertainty about her prospects as a writer

• B. Her dissatisfaction with her teachers

• C. Her reluctance to discuss her doubts

• D. Her determination to continue writing

• E. Her acknowledgment of science fiction's flaws

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3. In the final paragraph, the author mentions paying off her mother's mortgage primarily to

• A. emphasize how little her mother's life has changed since she paid the fee described in the first paragraph

• B. imply that the author is more generous to her mother than her mother was to her during the period described in the first paragraph

• C. show that her mother was justified in paying the fee described in the first paragraph

• D. illustrate the dramatic change in the author's circumstances since the payment of the fee described in the first paragraph

• E reveal that her mother's financial situation has deteriorated since she paid the fee described in the first paragraph

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

4. The author uses a series of questions in the eighth paragraph primarily to express her

• A. pride, which stems from the fact that she has "no gift for suffering in silence" (paragraph 4)

• B. doubts, which support the claim that "There seems to be an unwritten rule, hurtful and at odds with the realities of American culture" (paragraph 6)

• C. self-confidence, which is based in the idea that Black women are "supposed to know [they are] as good as anyone" (paragraph 6)

• D. shame, which develops because "That sort of talk is embarrassing" (paragraph 6)

• E. fear, which is grounded in her knowledge that "Positive obsession is dangerous" (paragraph 9)

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3