2014 Multiple Choice

25. Lines 65-70 ("Their... emissions") are best described as

A summary of the primary conclusions of the study

13. Which of the following best characterizes the voice of the author in the passage as a whole?

An informal, public voice

23. Lines 38-41 ("Ironically... contrails") point out

An unexpected consequence of technological improvement

2. The function of the first paragraph is to

Characterize the author and her interests

18. The function of the note in line 1 is to

Document the specific source of an empirical claim

12. The author uses directly quoted speech at various points in the passage to

Illustrate various forms of English

24. According to lines 59-70, aircraft flying lower would result in all of the following consequences EXCEPT

Increasing the number of cirriform clouds

1. The final sentence of the first paragraph (lines 6-7) is unusual in the way it uses a

Plural noun

9. The first two sentences in the last paragraph (lines 68-73) do which of the following?

Present contrasts

22. The author's tone in paragraph three (lines 25-35) can best be described as

Reasoned

14. A central concept in the passage is the notion that

Speakers use different forms of language for different purposes

19. The word "Amazingly" (line 8) emphasizes the author's

Surprise at the conclusion of a study

7. Which of the following is true of the mother's quoted speech (lines 52-67)?

The author expects the speech to be comprehensible enough to enable her to make a point about her mother's use of language.

29. Taken as a whole, the notes suggest that

The author has consulted both published and unpublished sources

26. What aspect of the Williams and Noland study is emphasized in the last paragraph?

The rapidity with which improvement will occur

5. During the talk described in paragraph 2, the author responds to her mother's presence by

Thinking about how audience determines the appropriateness of a style

30. The passage is best described as

A description of an influential movement in the arts

4. The word "burdened" (lines 21-22) modifies

Speech

3. In context, "carefully wrought" (line 21) suggests both

Technical mastery and craftsmanship

11. In the context of the whole passage, the last sentence (lines 81-83) serves to

Validate the form of English the author hears from her mother

16. According to the passage, the relationship between aircraft contrails and cirriform clouds is best expressed by which of the following?

Aircraft contrails increase the number of cirriform clouds that form.

6. The third paragraph provides

An anecdote that reinforces ideas expressed in the previous paragraphs

20. The author states "This is a major claim" (lines 11-12) in order to

Call attention to a claim by highlighting its importance

8. The effect of using the second person pronoun in lines 40 and 68 is to

Emphasize the author's awareness of an audience

27. In relationship to the passage as a whole, notes 1 and 2 do which of the following?

Document studies that show how contrails contribute to global warming

15. The primary goal of the passage is to

Explore the relationship of air traffic to atmospheric temperatures

10. In the last paragraph, the author insists on the

Sophistication of some of her mother's English language skills

17. In the first paragraph (lines 1-15), the author relies on which of the following to establish credibility?

Data from a scientific study

21. The author's strategy in paragraph three (lines 25-35) can best be described as presenting a

Qualifying statement that is modified by a following statement

28. Which of the following is an accurate reading of note 2?

The 2003 AAC Conference took place in Friedrichshafen, Germany