Reading Plus Answers Level i
She Sells Sea Shells
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What is the main idea of this selection?
A young woman follows her passion while
making important scientific discoveries.
What does the word “dissenters” mean in this
excerpt?
People who questioned the accepted views of
the time
What destructive force in nature was responsible for
Lyme Regis being…
erosion
What effect did Mary’s near-death experience from
lightning strike have on her?
She expanded her interests and intellectual
pursuits.
Choose two sentences in this excerpt that explain
why Mary was not accepted…
British women were not allowed to vote, hold
public…
The Geological Society of London did not
allow women to become members…
From its description in this selection, the belemnite in
this image was also called
devil’s finger.
Order
Mary’s mother opens a curio stand near a coach
stop.
Mary finds a skeleton to go with a skull found
by her brother.
Mary discovers the first British example of…
Mary opens her own fossil shop: Anning’s
Fossil Depot.
What is the author’s purpose in writing this selection?
to highlight the significant contributions Mary
made to the world of geological science.
What are two reasons why Mary was not recognized
in the scientific community during her lifetime?
– She was a working-class woman who had no
formal education.
– The Geological Society of London did not
allow women to become members.
What does this selection thell you about the life
expectancy of childrem in 19th-century Lyme Regis?
There were many infant deaths from smallpox
and measles due to crowded conditions.
There’s More to Life Than Work
Have you ever felt that life is just work, work, work?
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In this essay, what did Thoreau urge people to do?
Live righteous and worthy lives that are not
based on monetary gain.
Read these two excerpts. Which to comparisons can be
drawn between the man Thoreau sees in the morning and
the man he sees in the evening?
– Thoreau describes the first man with
admiration, while he describes…
– Thoreau observes that the first man was
working hard, while…
Read this excerpt. Which two sentences best summarize
this excerpt?
– Members of the public are more likely to
purchase works that are made by famous
artists.
– Governments do not see creative works as
possessing as much value as physical labor.
How is this part of the selection written?
as an emotional appeal to connect with
readers on a personal level.
Thoreau stated, “The community has no bribe that will
tempt a wise man.” In other words…
could not be influenced by money.
According to this excerpt, the “aim of the laborer”
should be to
perform a certain kind of work well.
How do these two excerpts from the selection work
together?
Both illustrate Thoreau’s disgust at the
misuse of nature as a source of profit.
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Onecriticism of this essay is that it offers overly…
A town should pay its laborers so well that
they would not feel that they were working
for meager results.
In this ecerpt, what did Thoreau mean by “the real
business of life”?
living a life driven by virtue instead of by
money
Checkmate
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What is the main idea of this selection
Individuals can change for the better regardless
of their circumstances
Which statement best reflects Brown’s attitude about
being planted in prison
When you plant something it’s in the darkness,
but it has the opportunity to grow
Which words describe Brown’s state of mind when he
was playing chess
Focused and controlled
According to this excerpt, what does Brown mean
when he says that prison to some inmates is an
occupational hazard
People who live dangerous lifestyles expect to
spend some time in prison
What is the most important skill that students learn
from playing chess at the big chair club
Will power
Why was brown removed from his job as janitor
The principal decided to make him the
detention monitor
Think about what you read in this selection this image
is a representation of
Plato’s allegory
Put these events of Brown’s life in the correct order
starting with the earliest
Brown has trouble behaving in a
sociallyacceptableway
Brown receives and treasures the gift of a
wooden king chess piece
Brown demonstrates his ability to connect with
students
Brown mentors youth so that they don’t get
into trouble with the law
The tone of the statement by Gooding in this excerpt
could be described as one of
Acclaim
Read this excerpt According to Brown the shadows in
the Allegory of the cave are symbols of
Illusions of worthlessness
In allegory of the cave, which two of the following do
the chained mem symbolize?
• People who do not seek knowledge or truth
• People who find comfort in familiarity, no
matter how miserable their circumstances
Activism, Pride, and Civil Rights
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Which sentence from the selection most clearly expresses
the central idea?
The Pride movement grew from outrage
over years of discrimination, abuse, and
criminalization of LGBTQ people.
The previous question asked about the Matthew
Shepherd Act. Based on your answer, you can conclude
that
Violent hate crimes against LGBTQ people
are a widespread problem.
This selection can best be described as An information text.
Read this part of this selection. You can infer from this
that the introduction of the Internet
Allowed LGBTQ people to feel more
supported and live more openly.
Read these two excerpts from this selection. Together,
these excerpts show that
Despite setbacks, the LGBTQ community
has support at many levels.
Which one of the following explains what allowed police
to arrest patrons of the Stonewall Inn at the time of the
Laws that criminalized dressing in the same
way that was considered typical of the
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1969 riots? opposite sex
The first Gay Pride March took place in
1970, on the anniversary of the Stonewall
Riots.
Ellen DeGeneres was an actor on a TV sitcom called
“Ellen.” In the context of this selection, the significance
of this is that the character DeGeneres played
Became the first main character to be
openly gay.
In this excerpt from the selection, the word “root” most
clearly means
Fundamental.
In 1948, scientistsAlfredKinsey published a book that
discusses “non-heterosexual.” Which two of the
following supports the significance of this influential
book?
• Angered by the greater visibility the book
gave LGBTQ people, the government took
action to ban openly gay men from the
military.
• The book gave more people the courage to
be open about their sexual identity
The Truth About the Sweet Stuff / A Sweet Tooth’s Health Risks
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This selection primarily
Reports the problems associated with sugar
consumption
Which two things threaten sugar’s use in food?
• HFCS
•Artificialsweeteners
This text is best described as Informational nonfiction
Read this excerpt. Which are two major
contributors to heart disease?
• Insulin resistance
• Metabolic syndrome
Read this excerpt. What are two effects of eating an
abundance of sugar?
• Poor nutrition
• Weight gain
Choose the two sentences from this excerpt that
confirm why sugar consumption should be more
heavily regulated.
• These scientists cited studies suggesting sugar
is addictive.
• With anaddiction, a person does not have
control over what he or she is eating, using, or
taking
Read this sentence from the text. The word
“metabolized” would be best replaced with the
word
Processed
Put the following steps of the effect of sugar on the
body in the order in which they occur, from first to
last.
When sugar…
The brain…
The hormones…
The person
How do these two excerpts work together?
Each show an opposing view on the argument
surrounding sugar.
Read the excerpt. The use of HFCS in products is
increasing in the United States because it is
Cheaper to use than sugar.
Colorful Beaches
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What is the main idea in this selection?
Powerful forces of nature can
create remarkable landscapes.
In this excerpt, what does the phrase “fluid landscape” mean? A changing shape
Based on this excerpt, what can you conclude from the sands of
Florida’s Emerald Coast?
Wind can carry sand long distances
to it final destination
What determines the color of sand?
The material source from which
the sand eroded
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