SEM 2 Voc. Eng. II Final Study Guide

Which option restates the following prompt correctly?

What is the name of your dog?

• The name of my dog is _____.

• Is the name of my dog is_____.

• My dog spot.

• Spot.

A: Which option restates and answers the following prompt completely?

What is your favorite movie and why?

• My favorite movie is Tuck Everlasting.

• Because it's interesting.

• I like movies because they are interesting.

• My favorite movie is Tuck Everlasting because it is interesting.

C: Which citation (quote) supports the following answer the best?

Answer:

Cats are very intelligent.

• "Intelligence is the ability to learn from experience and use that knowledge to solve problems."

• "We know more about dog's intelligence than a cat's."

• "A cat is as smart as a two year old human, which is very smart for an animal."

• "We may never know how smart a cat is."

E: Which option is the best explanation of how the quote below supports their answer?

Cats are very intelligent. "A cat is as smart as a two year old human, which is very smart for an animal."

• This quote explains the answer.

• This quote explains that a cat's intelligence compares to a human's, proving that it is intelligent.

• According to this quote, Cats are smarter than dogs.

• I got this quote from the article.

S: Which option provides the best summary sentence to end this RACES paragraph with?

Cats are very intelligent. "A cat is as smart as a two year old human, which is very smart for an animal." This quote explains that a cat's intelligence compares to a human's, proving that it is intelligent.

• Although there is still much to learn about cat's intelligence, we can conclude that they are smarter than we give them credit for.

• Cats are not as intelligent as humans.

• Cats are as smart as two year old humans.

• We have much to learn about how smart cats are.

Refer to the article, "The Distracted Teenage Brain," to answer the question below.

1. PART A: Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of the article?

• Teenagers' brains are more easily distracted because they use social media and text while driving more often than adults.

• Teenagers are more likely than adults to take risks for money based on a study in Iowa City.

• Teenagers are more prone to distraction because they are more attracted to or focused on potential rewards.

• Teenagers often do not realize why they want rewards because their brains are still developing.

Refer to the article, "The Distracted Teenage Brain," to answer the question below.

2. PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?

• "For some volunteers, green circles provided a large (10-cent) reward and red circles provided a small (2-cent) reward." (Paragraph 4)

• "'The study demonstrates that the attention of adolescents is especially drawn to rewarding information'" (Paragraph 12)

• "These data may help explain why teens engage in risky behavior, he says." (Paragraph 12)

• "When distractions are not readily available, it will be easier to focus attention on the things that matter most." (Paragraph 14)

Refer to the article, "The Distracted Teenage Brain," to answer the question below.

3. PART A: What does the word "entice" mean as used in paragraph 1?

• to discourage

• to inspire

• to challenge

• to attract

Refer to the article, "The Distracted Teenage Brain," to answer the question below.

4. PART B: Which of the following phrases from paragraph 1 best supports the answer to Part A?

• "not-so-smart decisions"

• "allure of rewards"

• "even small ones"

• "more than they do adults"

Which of the following has the most negative connotation?

• upset

• angry

• ticked off