2nd Nine Weeks DA Skills Review

What is the main, or central, idea of the passage?

• Because other attempts to protect African rhinos from poachers have failed, the Australian Rhino Project is relocating the rhinos to Australia.

• Officials have tried to protect African rhinos from poachers by guarding their habitats and removing their horns, but their efforts have been largely unsuccessful.

What is the main, or central, idea of the passage?

• After Heidi interrupted a crucial moment during a televised football game, the TV network received numerous calls from angry viewers who were unable to watch the final moments of the game.

• After Heidi interrupted a crucial moment during a televised football game, networks began to delay regularly scheduled shows until football games were over.

What is the main, or central, idea of the passage?

• The Crimean War was the first war to be documented for civilians.

• The Crimean War was fought between the Russians and the British, French, and Turkish.

Select the piece of evidence that best supports the claim.

• Penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic, has saved millions of lives around the world.

• Due to the overuse of penicillin, and other antibiotics, some bacterial infections have become harder to treat.

Select the piece of evidence that best supports the claim.

• Viewing clothing on a variety of models can make it easier for customers to determine what will fit them.

• Advertisers and clothing retailers often doctor photos to make models appear thinner than they are.

Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim.

• Boxing glamorizes aggression and physical violence against other people.

• Boxing promotes discipline, increases self-esteem, and encourages physical fitness.

Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim.

• Cooking shows have a long history in the United States, going back to radio shows in the 1920s and 30s.

• Instructional cooking shows have influenced and inspired both home cooks and professional chefs to try new cuisines and techniques.

Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim.

• Jury trials can be very slow, sometimes taking weeks or even months before jurors reach a decision.

• Jurors hear all the evidence in a case and then agree on a decision based on thoughtful discussion.

Remove a sentence to improve the focus of the paragraph.

• He went to medical school and worked all his life as a doctor.

• But he continued to write, and he often jotted down poems in between seeing patients.

• He published many poems from the 1920s to the 1960s.

• An American poet named Edna St. Vincent Millay also wrote during this time period.

Remove a sentence to improve the focus of the paragraph.

• La Boca, a less fancy outer neighborhood, is home to a famous soccer stadium.

• In the city center, there are narrow streets that were built in the sixteenth century.

• But tall office building and modern stores are also found in Bueno Aries's center.

• New York City also has many interesting neighborhoods, including Greenwich Village and Harlem.