Whiz Kids Day 1-2

1. How does the author of Passage 1 support the claim that prodigies exist and are different from the average person?

• 1. By referencing studies of children’s brains

• 1. By describing talented children she has met

• 1. By summarizing previously published statistics

• 1. By pointing out that some children can do anything

Answer explanation

2. Fix the following sentence:

 im gonna agree mostly eveveryone wants to be born talebted and to be a genius it just dont happen to everyone 

Answer explanation

I'm going to agree that most everyone wants to be born talented or to be a genius; it just doesn't happen to everyone.

OR
I'm going to agree that everyone wants to be born talented or to be a genius. It just doesn't happen to everyone.

3. Is the following a sentence or fragment? because it gives you no limit

• sentence (independent clause)

• fragment (dependent clause)

Answer explanation

because it gives you no limit

There's no complete thought here. WHAT happens because it gives you no limit? We don't know.

4. What type of sentence is this:

Having determination and deliberately practicing on a subject you like is more important than having talent because it gives you no limit.

• simple

• compound

• complex

1. Read the sentence from passage 1: “That doesn’t mean the prodigies lose their skills-it just means they don’t stand out from the crowd as much when they are adults.” (Paragraph 6)

What does the phrase stand out from the crowd mean?

• a) play very well
  

• b) receive support

• c) attract attention

• d) practice as long

Answer explanation

2. The following question has two parts.

Part A - Which sentence is a central idea of Passage 1?

• 1. Prodigies are not as distinguished when they get older.

• 1. People have to be younger than 10 to be considered prodigies

• 1. Prodigies are hard to predict because they can come from anywhere.

• 1. The success of prodigies is due to both natural factors and life experiences

Answer explanation

Part B - Which two details from the passage support the development of the central idea in Part A?

• 1. “A prodigy is a child under the age of 10 who has similar skills as an adult in a certain subject.” (paragraph1)

• 1. “Prodigies come from all over the world. Whoever they are, they want to be the best and to learn all they can about their subject.” (paragraph 1)

• 1. “Scientists also found that prodigies’ brains are able to help them focus better while they’re learning.” (paragraph 3)

• 1. “The second thing that makes someone a prodigy is being exposed to the subject that he or she excels in.” (paragraph 4)

• 1. “Most prodigies excel in the subjects of math, chess, music, or athletics.” (paragraph 5)

Answer explanation

3. Fix the following sentence:

in conclusion, having natrual talnmnet will ot help you excel in an activity your entire life

Answer explanation

In conclusion, having natural talent will not help you excel in an activity.

4. Is the following a sentence or fragment?

they don’t get distracted by their little sister yelling or by cars driving by

• sentence

• fragment

Answer explanation

They (subj) don’t get distracted (verb) by their little sister yelling or by cars driving by

5. What type of sentence is the following?

They don’t get distracted by their little sister yelling or by cars driving by, and they learn super fast.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Answer explanation

They don’t get distracted by their little sister yelling or by cars driving by, and they learn super fast.

Remember, we look at our COMMA. BEFORE it we see:

They don't get distracted by their little sister yelling or by cars driving by (which we said was a sentence)

AFTER the comma:

They (subj) learn (verb) super fast.

Two independent clauses joined by a FANBOY is a compound sentence.