English III
Deondre is interested in learning how having technology to answer questions affects human memory. He has identified several sources and where to find them. What is Deondre's next step in the research process? Revise his main research question to include more information. Create a timeline for collecting research on the topic. Ask a teacher for assistance with understanding the topic. Create a list of solutions for potential roadblocks during research.
Create a timeline for collecting research on the topic.
Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.The bagel data also reflect how much personal mood seems to affect honesty. Weather, for instance, is a major factor. Unseasonably pleasant weather inspires people to pay at a higher rate. Unseasonably cold weather, meanwhile, makes people cheat prolifically; so do heavy rain and wind. Worst are the holidays. The week of Christmas produces a 2 percent drop in payment rates—again, a 15 percent increase in theft, an effect on the same magnitude, in reverse, as that of 9/11. Thanksgiving is nearly as bad; the week of Valentine's Day is also lousy, as is the week straddling April 15. There are, however, a few good holidays: the weeks that include the Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Columbus Day. The difference in the two sets of holidays? The low-cheating holidays represent little more than an extra day off from work. The high-cheating holidays are fraught with miscellaneous anxieties and the high expectations of loved ones.Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this paragraph? Different emotional states affect people's honesty. Some holidays cause people to be less honest. Cold weather causes an increase in dishonesty. Holidays and cold weather may cause anxiety.
Different emotional states affect people's honesty.
Read the excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole."That's the gory moment when your body snaps into two segments, breaking apart at your midsection. Upon falling further, the difference in gravity continues to grow, and each of your two body segments snaps into two segments. Shortly thereafter, those segments each snap into two segments of their own, and so forth, and so forth, bifurcating your body into an ever-increasing number of parts: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, etc. After you've been ripped into shreds of organic molecules, the molecules themselves begin to feel the continually growing tidal forces. Eventually, they too snap apart, creating a stream of their constituent atoms. And then, of course, the atoms themselves snap apart, leaving an unrecognizable parade of particles that, minutes earlier, had been you.Which statement best describes how the author conveys the message that humans are no match for the power of a black hole? He explains scientific theories to the reader and provides the definitions for difficult terms and words. He uses logic and reason to lay out each individual step of human combustion as it is absorbed by the tidal force. He provides helpful comparisons of black holes with other cosmic phenomena that the reader may already know. He personalizes the experience for the reader and uses vivid imagery to create a clear mental picture.
He personalizes the experience for the reader and uses vivid imagery to create a clear mental picture.
Javier presented the following research question for a history class. In what ways does the Treaty of San Francisco, which ended World War II, continue to affect life in Japan? Which statement best describes Javier's research question? It is too limited, and there will not be enough information to answer it. It is close-ended and does not require an in-depth response. It is specific but not too narrow, and is phrased to allow for an in-depth response. It is close-ended and would not allow for additional questions to guide research.
It is specific but not too narrow, and is phrased to allow for an in-depth response.
Samir wants to include this information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a slide in his presentation. During 2013-2016, 36.6% of adults consumed fast food on a given day. The percentage of adults who consumed fast food decreased with age: 44.9% among younger adults aged 20-39, 37.7% among middle-aged adults aged 40-59, and 24.1% among older adults aged 60 and older. How can this information best be reorganized to make it easier for an audience to understand? Edit the paragraph to shorten each sentence. Place the information in a table, organized by age group. Add a photograph of different age groups eating fast food. Set sentences apart from each other with bullet points.
Place the information in a table, organized by age group.
Which of the following excerpts from Fast Food Nation best provides evidence that fast food restaurants are designed for using unskilled labor? Her family's modest townhouse sits beside a busy highway on the south side of Colorado Springs, in a largely poor and working-class neighborhood. The ovens at Pizza Hut and at Domino's also use conveyer belts to ensure standardized cooking times. The restaurant opens for business at seven o'clock, and for the next hour or so, Elisa and the manager hold down the fort, handling all the orders. Throughput is all about increasing the speed of assembly, about doing things faster in order to make more.
The ovens at Pizza Hut and at Domino's also use conveyer belts to ensure standardized cooking times.
Read the following excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole."That's the gory moment when your body snaps into two segments, breaking apart at your midsection. Upon falling further, the difference in gravity continues to grow, and each of your two body segments snaps into two segments. Shortly thereafter, those segments each snap into two segments of their own, and so forth, and so forth, bifurcating your body into an ever-increasing number of parts: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, etc.Read the following excerpt from Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc."The music is loud yet so confidentialI cannot help feeling even morelike the center of the universethan usual as I walk along to a rapidlittle version of "The Way You Look Tonight,"What do these two excerpts reveal about the difference in ideas presented by Tyson and Collins? Tyson stresses humanity's relative insignificance in the universe, while Collins stresses man's perceived importance. Tyson describes man's place in the universe, while Collins focuses primarily on the role of mankind itself. Tyson's essay is a serious discussion of black holes, while Collins's poem mocks the importance of music. Tyson discusses the probability of being swallowed by black holes, while Collins describes the effects of listening to music. Submitted
Tyson stresses humanity's relative insignificance in the universe, while Collins stresses man's perceived importance.
hich question is an expert most likely to ask when developing a procedural text for a new homeowner about replacing the batteries in smoke detectors? How do smoke detectors work? Why do smoke detectors need batteries? Where are the smoke detectors located? When were the smoke detectors installed?
Where are the smoke detectors located?
Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.In the real world, Feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. He came to consider a company "honest" if its payment rate was above 90 percent. He considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent "annoying but tolerable." If a company habitually paid below 80 percent, Feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one:The cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. Don't let that continue. I don't imagine that you would teach your children to cheat, so why do it yourselves?The excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors' argument? a claim an example a conclusion a counterclaim
an example
Jordan wants to research how cryptocurrencies are affecting worldwide financial systems. Which search terms would most effectively yield results from an online search? cryptocurrencies financial impact number of Bitcoin systems How do cryptocurrencies affect financial systems? the impact of Bitcoin on world finances
cryptocurrencies financial impact
Read the procedural text. Connecting Your Phone to Speakers Turn down the volume on your phone. Locate the speakers' input cable. Most speakers are connected, and one has an input cable. Turn down the speaker volume. Plug the input speaker cable into your cell phone's headset jack. Play a music file while you slowly turn up the speaker volume. Which text feature, if added, would best aid the reader's understanding of the passage? statement of purpose diagrams of phone and speakers list of materials needed sequenced, numbered steps
diagrams of phone and speakers
Review the procedural text. Which text feature, if added, would best aid the reader's understanding of the document? use of bold font on the labels explanation of different symbols description of why an evacuation plan is needed list of potential problems using the evacuation plan
explanation of different symbols
Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.There is a tale, "The Ring of Gyges," that Feldman sometimes tells his economist friends. It comes from Plato's Republic. A student named Glaucon offered the story in response to a lesson by Socrates—who, like Adam Smith, argued that people are generally good even without enforcement. Glaucon, like Feldman's economist friends, disagreed. He told of a shepherd named Gyges who stumbled upon a secret cavern with a corpse inside that wore a ring. When Gyges put on the ring, he found that it made him invisible. With no one able to monitor his behavior, Gyges proceeded to do woeful things—seduce the queen, murder the king, and so on. Glaucon's story posed a moral question: could any man resist the temptation of evil if he knew his acts could not be witnessed? Glaucon seemed to think the answer was no. But Paul Feldman sides with Socrates and Adam Smith—for he knows the answer, at least 87 percent of the time, is yes.Feldman reaches the conclusion that most people are honest without receiving an incentive by making a claim about his individual experiences and looking for evidence. making a broad generalization about morality and looking for evidence. studying his individual experiences and arriving at a broad generalization. studying a counterclaim about morality and arriving at a broad generalization.
studying his individual experiences and arriving at a broad generalization.
Read the procedural text. What is the main idea of step 5 in the procedure? to make sure the engine is turned off when using the jack to alert other drivers that you are about to change a tire to secure the car so it does not roll while changing the tire to make it easier to move the car while using the jack
to secure the car so it does not roll while changing the tire
Read the passage from "Introduction to the Holocaust." In the aftermath of the Holocaust, many of the survivors found shelter in displaced persons (DP) camps administered by the Allied powers. Between 1948 and 1951, almost 700,000 Jews emigrated to Israel, including 136,000 Jewish displaced persons from Europe. Other Jewish DPs emigrated to the United States and other nations. The last DP camp closed in 1957. The crimes committed during the Holocaust devastated most European Jewish communities and eliminated hundreds of Jewish communities in occupied eastern Europe entirely. Which phrase best describes the main purpose of this passage? to explain why the Holocaust occurred in Europe to summarize the impact of the Holocaust on European Jews to explain why many Jews were placed in DP camps after the Holocaust to summarize European emigration statistics between 1948 and 1951
to summarize the impact of the Holocaust on European Jews
