LMM NES Subtest 1 Soc Studies and ELA

What question might help students to differentiate between a parody or a spoof?

Is the work mocking a specific art piece or is it mocking an entire genre?

The Manhattan Project was overseen by

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Who formed the First Triumvirate in Ancient Rome?

Julius Caesar, Pompey Magnus, and Marcus Licinius Crassus

What was a disadvantage of having indentured servants?

Many died quickly in the New World

What era in Japanese history saw a rise in westernization, resulting in the replacement of the traditional daimyo system?

Meiji Era.

What is the correct order to a narrative structure?

Plot introduced, complications/crisis, turning point, and resolution.

Why would a poet choose to use consonance or assonance?

Repeating consonant or vowel sounds affects how the poem sounds when read aloud, and how it sounds can enhance a poem's overall mood since words can have pleasing or harsh sounds.

_____ is a controversial marketing technique where consumers are unaware that they are being subjected to advertising, denying them the opportunity to opt out.

Stealth marketing

What is an example of a Cause and Effect structure?

Team X is quite bad; they lost last night by 40 points.

What is the commonality between the longitude and latitude of northeast Africa and much of Europe and Asia?

These locations have positive latitudes and longitudes.

What is TRUE about control variables?

They are controlled so that they don't affect the dependent variable.

What are memories in relation to flashbacks?

They occur when the character is interrupted by thinking about an event in the past.

Under the theory of neocolonialism, how do former colonial powers maintain their dominance over their former colonies?

Through economic dependence

What is the main intention of the author when writing a persuasive paper?

To convince the reader to agree with the author about an issue through use of facts.

What is NOT a British government measure which angered colonists prior to the American Revolution?

Treaty of Paris

You spend many hours researching and writing a paper for a class. Accidentally, you leave a draft copy in the library and it is picked up by another student. After you turn your final paper in, the professor does not return your paper with a grade but asks you to see her after class is finished. What is most likely her concern?

You stole someone else's work and portrayed the work as your own when writing the paper.

Idiomatic expressions are not always understood by emerging readers or second-language readers because such expressions:

can not be literally understood or translated.

Using an apple as a model of the earth, the peel, fruit, and core represent, in order:

crust, mantle, and core.

When the word "joy" is transformed into the word "joyous," the morpheme "-ous" is what type of morpheme?

derivational.

During class, John said that the state's Supreme Court is comprised of public officials holding high ranking state positions, including the governor. Instead of the state's Supreme Court, John probably meant the _____ branch.

executive

Students are developing stories. They are instructed to make sure that a personified animal serves as the story's protagonist. As well, their stories must have a lesson. What type of story are the students writing?

fable

At the beginning of a book, an ominous character shares a warning based on an ancient prophecy. The main character ignores her, only to realize that what the woman suggested was truth. That prophecy is an example of:

foreshadowing.

Noam Chomsky's nativist theory proposes that after infants learn sounds, development of words and sentences:

is a natural and efficient process.

Appeasement was a policy that sought to avoid war with Germany in the 1930s by:

offering Germany the rights to certain territories.

An antonym is a word that has the _____ meaning of another word.

opposite

The sentence 'I had finished all my popcorn before the movie began' is an example of what verb tense?

past perfect

If you need to know the capital of Brazil, which type of map should you turn to?

political

Federalism is a concept that establishes:

shared power between the states and the federal government.

A main character in a movie randomly takes sips of a certain non-carbonated beverage by a specific brand. This is known as what?

stealth marketing

The two types of capital markets are:

stock and bond markets.

The principles of visual literacy treat images as a communication medium akin to what other format?

texts

The Supreme Court's ruling in Marbury v. Madison established that:

the Supreme Court has the power to strike down unconstitutional laws or legislation.

Environmental Determinism theorizes that the environment influences:

the actions and movements of people

The privacy right of housing protects _____.

the right of an extended family to live together

A teacher is assigning students into heterogenous groups. The teacher will group the students by:

their different skills and abilities.

Words and phrases that help carry a thought from one idea to the next are referred to as _____.

transitions

The Midwest is known for its farming and factories, many of which have been abandoned, making part of the region become known as the Rust Belt. The people are characterized as being welcoming. The Midwest, in this example, represents a:

vernacular region.

You will need to cite a source in a visual aid at the time it is displayed both _____ and _____.

visually; orally

Leo is in the two-word period of linguistic development. He's able to say short phrases like 'play dog' and 'food mommy'. What likely age is Leo?

20-30 months

An independent reading level is established when children can read books at a certain level and at a:

96% accuracy rate.

Which is not a primary source?

A book written by a historian about George Washington

In which important battle did U.N. forces hold out against North Korean advances at the southeastern tip of the peninsula?

Battle of the Pusan Perimeter

Ana lives in a country where the monarch is the key figure in the government. He determines the fate of the country on his own. She wants to start a petition to form the country's first parliament in order to restrict the monarch's power. Why is her country currently an absolute monarchy?

Because there are no legal limitations to the monarch's rule.

Where is the syllable break in the word 'snappy'?

Between the first 'p' and the second 'p'

Active listening is a concept that developed from whose person-centered therapy?

Carl Rogers'

What helps high school students with literary analysis?

Doing their own literary writing, Reading the classics, Independent research into literature

What was NOT an advantage the Egyptians held over the Mesopotamian civilizations?

Egypt had a written language.

Ricardo is adding quoted language from a source to his research paper. He wants to omit part of the sentence he is adding. Which of the following should Ricardo put in place of the omitted words in the quote?

Ellipses

What three regions were associated with the Triangular Trade system?

Europe, Africa, and America

What is NOT a characteristic of capitalism?

Extensive government planning.