Overview 3 (TBI 14-15 MRM)

With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?

• The formation of the Great Lakes

• How geographical structures develop

• Damage done by the last ice age

• How the last ice age developed

The glaciers discussed in this passage traveled

• north to south

• south to north

• east to west

• west to east

1.       The word "its" in line 6 refers to

• margin

• ice

• rock

• valley

According to the passage, the weight of the ice had its greatest direct effect upon the continent's

• crust

• plain

• rivers

• peaks

In line 11, the word "lies" could best be replaced by which of the following?

• reclines

• is located

• originates

• expands

According to the passage, at the time of glacial movement the basins of the present Great Lakes were

• low-lying

• small

• hilly

• flat

The word "innovation" in line 8 is closest in meaning to

• limitation

• important concept

• use

• new idea

It could be inferred that between 1929

and 1949 sculptors changed in what way?

• They depended less on patrons to finance their work.

• They were less imaginative in their

  designs.

• They exhibited sculpture more often outside than in galleries.

• They used a wider variety of materials and techniques.

It can be inferred that which of the following happened when sculptors began to use welding as a technique?

• Some sculpture became lighter and thinner

• Sculpture became more expensive to

  create.

• Sculptors took more time to complete their work

• Sculpture became more ornate.

The word "initiate" in line 16 is closest in meaning to

• cause

• alter

• hinder

• prolong