Paired Passage Review

Using "Preserving Plants"

How do the photograph and caption after paragraph 4 help the reader better understand the selection?

• They explain how endophytes work to help plants.

• They demonstrate the effect endophytes can have on plants.

• They illustrate what kinds of plants endophytes can help.

• They show the conditions against which endophytes can protect plants.

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Using "Preserving Plants"

What is paragraph 1 mostly about?

• The unusual conditions in which some plants can survive

• The occurrence of geothermal vents in several western states

• The way geothermal vents release pressure in the form of steam

• The types of plants that microbiologists have observed at a national park

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Using "Preserving Plants"

An idea emphasized throughout the selection is that Rodriguez’s endophyte solution —

• can improve plant life in national parks

• eliminates the need to water plants regularly

• will allow farmers to plant crops regardless of the season

• can restore a plant’s natural resistance to the effects of a harsh climate

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Use "The Cure for Concrete"

Which statement best expresses the main idea of paragraph 3?

• Modern highways and bridges are often constructed with concrete.

• Concrete was used by ancient Romans to build massive structures.

• The demand for concrete has doubled in the last decade.

• Concrete has been and continues to be an important building material.

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Using "The Cure for Concrete"

How does the author organize paragraph 1?

• By listing types of bacteria and then telling how they help fight diseases in the human body

• By defining bacteria and then explaining how bacteria are used in some products

• By stating a popular belief about bacteria and then disproving it with examples

• By comparing good and bad bacteria and then describing how bacteria work

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Using "Preserving Plants"

What is the best summary of the article?

• Concrete is a popular material, but it can develop cracks over time. Microbiologist Hendrik Jonkers believes that adding bacteria to concrete can help remedy this problem and provide savings for the construction industry.

• Hendrik Jonkers, a Dutch microbiologist, noticed that concrete cracks over time. He

  decided to add bacteria to concrete to make a substance called bioconcrete. The bacteria

  are placed inside plastic capsules that are mixed into wet concrete.

• A Dutch microbiologist named Hendrik Jonkers became interested in investigating how

  bacteria might be applied to concrete to fill cracks in concrete caused by water. He

  developed a self-healing bioconcrete that works to make concrete more durable.

• Microbiologist Hendrik Jonkers wondered if concrete could repair itself in the same way

  that human bones do. He developed bioconcrete, which was used to build a lifeguard

  station near a lake in the Netherlands and repair an irrigation system in Ecuador.

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Use both articles.

What is one way that Rodriguez’s and Jonkers’ methods were similar?

• They both created mixtures using living materials.

• They both traveled to an unfamiliar location to begin their research.

• They both studied particular animals to inform their research.

• They both considered how temperature might affect their results.

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Using both articles.

What is one problem presented about bioconcrete that is not presented about endophyte fungi?

• Bioconcrete is expensive to produce.

• Bioconcrete may be unintentionally destroyed.

• Bioconcrete contains harmful bacteria.

• Bioconcrete is exposed to weather conditions.

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Use both articles.

What is one difference between Rodriguez’s endophyte mixture and the bacteria in Jonkers’ products?

• The endophyte mixture is clearly visible on seeds. However, the bacteria in the concrete cannot be detected.

• The endophyte mixture covers the outside of seeds. However, the bacteria are placed inside the concrete.

• The endophyte mixture is not a substance found naturally in plants. However, the bacteria is a natural part of concrete.

• The endophyte mixture remains inactive for a period of time. However, the bacteria begin to work immediately.

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Using both articles.

Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of “Persevering Plants.”

Rodriguez has tested his endophyte mixture on

crops and achieved success.

Which sentence from “The Cure for Concrete” shows a similar outcome for bioconcrete?

• The bacteria can live in the hardened concrete for decades. (paragraph 5)

• In 2011 self-healing concrete was used to construct a lifeguard station near a lake in the

  Netherlands. (paragraph 6)

• With the help of Jonkers’ bioconcrete, the lifeguard station has remained intact.

  (paragraph 6)

• Bioconcrete has been used on the floors and roofs of parking garages. (paragraph 6)

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