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11. The main idea of this passage is that ... Select one: a. Longfellow did not really write the poem about Paul Revere's ride b. Paul Revere's ride was essential to the Revolution c. Longfellow's description of Revere's actions was heroic but inaccurate d. Paul Revere should have been given more credit in Longfellow's poem



 The subject of this passage is ... Select one: a. one unusual iceberg b. how icebergs are formed c. the world's polar and subpolar regions d. the climate of Brazil Question 2 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 2. The passage indicates that icebergs form ... Select one: a. near the equator b. only in the south c. in both the north and south d. only in the north Question 3 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 3. According to the passage, where are subpolar regions located? Select one: a. Close to the poles b. At the poles c. Close to the equator d. At the equator



30. The topic of this passage is ... Select one: a. a system for classifying types of blood b. the principle of universal donors c. examples of problems with blood d. a particular type of blood



22. The word "managed" in line 6 could best be replaced by ... Select one: a. were able b. organized c. were available d. directed



4. The word "encounter" in line 2 could best be replaced by the expression ... Select one: a. run into b. run up



c. run around d. run after Question 5 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 5. The record-setting iceberg discussed in the passage traveled ... Select one: a. into unusually warm waters b. unusually far south c. unusually close to the North Pole d. unusually far from the equator



31. It is stated in the passage that certain antibodies and antigens in the blood ... Select one: a. have not been classified b. may not be in all blood c. are omitted from the ABO system d. are universal donors Question 32 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 32. "Principles" in line 6 are ... Select one:



a. trials b. effects c. leaders d. rules 15. It is implied in the passage that, in Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere ... Select one: a. did not travel on horseback b. met up with William Dawes c. made his ride by himself d. rode with Dr. Prescott



34. It can be inferred from the passage that type A blood can ... Select one: a. accept type O or AB blood b. accept type A or AB blood c. accept type A or B blood d. accept type A or O blood Question 35 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 35. A "donor" in line 13 is most likely someone who ... Select one: a. shows b. gives c. takes d. receives



16. The word "recount" in line 5 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. number b. invent c. tell d. deny



43. The purpose of the Gemini flights was ... Select one: a. to land on the Moon b. to attempt suborbital flights c. to circumnavigate the Moon d. to prepare for longer space flights Question 44 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 44. It is NOT stated in the passage ... Select one: a. how the Gemini flights were named b. how many astronauts a Mercury flight carried c. how the Mercury flights were named d. how many astronauts a Gemini flight carried



23. It can be inferred from the passage that, right after the Civil War, the Studebaker brothers ... Select one: a. stopped building wagons b. started producing automobiles c. stopped producing carriages d. continued building wagons Question 24 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 24. The word "famous" in line 11 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. were built b. profitable c. attractive d. well known 33. The word "particular" in line 7 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. specific b. normal c. strange d. rare



39. The subject of this passage is ... Select one: a. the Gemini flights b. space exploration through the decades c. phases of the U.S. space flight program



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Question text 40. According to the passage, the Mercury flights ... Select one: a. did not include any orbital flights b. included suborbital and orbital flights c. were all suborbital flights d. were all orbital flights 17. What happened after the trio was stopped by the British? Select one: a. Paul Revere escaped. b. Paul Revere was taken captive. c. Dr. Prescott failed to get through. d. Dr. Prescott was taken prisoner. Question 18 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 18. The word "deed" in line 12 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. speech b. act



c. battle d. story



6. The word "frigid" in line 5 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. calm b. cold c. deep d. warm Question 7 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 7. When did the record-setting iceberg discussed in the passage exist? Select one: a. In the last half of the eighteenth century b. In the first half of the eighteenth century c. In the last half of the nineteenth century d. In the first half of the nineteenth century



41. It is implied in the passage that there were how many total Mercury flights? Select one: a. Four b. Five c. Six d. Three Question 42 Answer saved



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Question text 42. The word "crewed" in line 8 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. tested b. endangered c. organized d. manned



45. It can be inferred from the passage that how many of the Apollo flights carried astronauts? Select one: a. 11 b. 16 c. 6 d. 17



19. Where in the passage does the author indicate who actually carried out the warning? Select one: a. Line 8 b. Lines 9-11 c. Line 5 d. Lines 2-3 37. Which paragraph describes the author's third important concept about blood compatibility? Select one: a. The fourth paragraph b. The second paragraph c. The third paragraph



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Question text 38. Where in the passage does the author indicate how many types of blood there are in the ABO system? Select one: a. Lines 3-4 b. Lines 9-10 c. Line 5 d. Lines 14-15 50. Which paragraph describes the flights that carried one astronaut each? Select one: a. The third paragraph b. The first paragraph c. The second paragraph d. The fourth paragraph 26. The word "stayed" in line 16 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. managed b. left c. held d. remained Question 27 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 27. What is NOT mentioned in the passage as something that the Studebaker brothers produced? Select one: a. Boats b. Cars c. Carriages d. Wagons Question 28 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 28. Which paragraph describes the business activities of the Studebaker brothers prior to the Civil War? Select one: a. The fourth paragraph b. The third paragraph c. The second paragraph d. The first paragraph Question 29 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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29. Where in the passage does the author explain what the Studebaker brothers did in their first year of business? Select one: a. Lines 6-7 b. Line 10 c. Lines 2-3 d. Line 14



46. The word "circumnavigate" in line 19 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. returned from b. headed toward c. studied about d. traveled around Question 47 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 47. It can be determined from the passage that how many Apollo flights landed on the moon? Select one: a. 17 b. 11 c. 6 d. 1 Question 48 Answer saved Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 48. The word "abort" in line 21 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. postpone b. stop c. schedule d. try



20. The best title for this passage would be ... Select one: a. Building Better Wagons b. The Effort to Win the War c. A Long-Lived Company d. One Family's Joys and Sorrows 14. The word "militia" in line 4 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. advisors b. leaders c. defenders d. workers



25. According to the passage, the Studebaker brothers ... Select one: a. developed electric cars before gasoline cars b. began making cars in 1920 c. developed gasoline cars before electric cars d. stopped producing wagons in 1897



21. When the Studebaker brothers started their first company, they had ... Select one: a. some tools for working on cars b. a government contract to build wagons c. a small amount of money d. a number of wagons 8. It is NOT stated in the passage that the iceberg ... Select one: a. was observed from Rio de Janeiro b. was seen south of the equator c. ended up near the equator d. was moving in a northerly direction Question 9 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 9. The word "amazingly" in line 8 is closest in meaning to ... Select one: a. surprisingly b. comfortably c. possibly d. unquestionably Question 10 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00



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Question text 10. Where in the passage does the author indicate what usually happens to icebergs in warm water? Select one: a. Lines 9-10 b. Lines 7-8 c. Lines 5-6 d. Lines 2-3 36. It can be inferred from the passage that type AB blood can be donated to ... Select one: a. type A, B, O, or AB b. type AB blood only c. type A or AB blood only d. type O or AB blood only



13. In the poem, Paul Revere ... Select one: a. rode at midday b. attacked the British c. was a coward d. issued a warning



12. It is stated in the passage that "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" ... Select one: a. is a famous piece of literature b. is about an attack on the British c. was written before the Revolutionary War d. was really written by Dr. Samuel Prescott



49. It can be determined from the passage that the manned space flight program discussed in the passage lasted for ... Select one:



a. almost 12 years b. two years c. three decades d. just over 6 years