Revenge of the Geeks

Whom does the author of “Revenge of the Geeks” cite to lend credibility to her argument that cliquish behavior may result in bigotry?

• educators

• psychologists

• hip-hop artists

• popular students

How does the example of Taylor Swift add relevance to the author’s argument in “Revenge of the Geeks”? Choose two options.

• by showing that musicians are people, too

• by implying that any outcast could win a major award

• by demonstrating that country music may be unpopular

• by using a current reference that most readers would know

• by connecting a recognizable person to the author’s claim

Read these sentences from “Revenge of the Geeks.”

We don’t view a saxophonist as musically challenged if he can’t play the violin. He’s just a different kind of musician. A sprinter is still an athlete even if she can’t play basketball. She’s a different kind of athlete.

Which of the following techniques does the author use most clearly in making her point?

• exaggeration

• parallel structure

• variation

• conflict

Which pair of phrases in this sentence from “Revenge of the Geeks” is an example of parallelism? It’s hard to know when you’re in high school that “the smart thing” is likely to translate into later success, or that “the girl thing” is bound to improve.

• hard to know; bound to improve

• you’re in high school; into later success

• “the smart thing”; “the girl thing”

• later success; bound to improve

Whom does the author of “Revenge of the Geeks” cite to lend credibility to her argument that cliquish behavior may result in bigotry?

• educators

• psychologists

• hip-hop artists

• popular students

How does the example of Taylor Swift add relevance to the author’s argument in “Revenge of the Geeks”? Choose two options.

• by showing that musicians are people, too

• by implying that any outcast could win a major award

• by demonstrating that country music may be unpopular

• by using a current reference that most readers would know

• by connecting a recognizable person to the author’s claim

Read these sentences from “Revenge of the Geeks.” We don’t view a saxophonist as musically challenged if he can’t play the violin. He’s just a different kind of musician. A sprinter is still an athlete even if she can’t play basketball. She’s a different kind of athlete. Which of the following techniques does the author use most clearly in making her point?

• exaggeration

• parallel structure

• variation

• conflict

Which pair of phrases in this sentence from “Revenge of the Geeks” is an example of parallelism? It’s hard to know when you’re in high school that “the smart thing” is likely to translate into later success, or that “the girl thing” is bound to improve.

• hard to know; bound to improve

• you’re in high school; into later success

• “the smart thing”; “the girl thing”

• later success; bound to improve