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Match each sampling description with the sampling method used.

Match Term Definition

a veterinarian surveys all of her customers one day about a new procedure A) volunteer sampling

a computer manufacturer surveys five percent of the male employees and five percent of the female employees regarding a new program B) convenience sampling

a clothing store prints receipts with a website requesting that customers participate in a survey C) systematic sampling

a principal surveys every fourth teacher that arrives to a meeting D) stratified sampling

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 10 points)

(MC)

Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows:

The town of Belmond, Iowa, needs to add weather sirens. The loud and steady wail would warn citizens of approaching danger. If past history is an indication, the sirens will save hundreds of lives. With a prediction of a deadly storm season, the alert system is needed immediately.

Which sentence should be revised to eliminate redundancy?

The town of Belmond, Iowa, needs to add weather sirens.

The loud and steady wail would warn citizens of approaching danger.

If past history is an indication, the sirens will save hundreds of lives.

With a prediction of a deadly storm season, the alert system is needed immediately.

Question 4

(MC)

The passage below can be revised to make it more concise. Which word is a modifier that can be eliminated because it adds no meaning?

Dr. Madison is somewhat skeptical about stories of global warming. She has gathered scientific data in remote areas to prove her position.

Somewhat

Global

Scientific

Remote

Question 5

(MC)

Read the sentence and answer the question that follows:

Historical buildings in the small Kansas town were completely destroyed by the unexpected storm.

Which word may be eliminated to remove redundancy?

Historical

Small

Completely

Unexpected

The ratio of corresponding sides of similar plane figures is twenty-eight inches divided by seven inches. If the area of the smaller figure is fifteen square inches, what is the area of the larger figure?

36 sq ft.

60 sq ft

120 sq ft.

240 sq ft.

After using a new rectangular cloth napkin, Mister Weston puts it in his washing machine, then in the dryer. When it comes out, its length and width are three-fourths their original sizes. How has the area of the napkin changed?

Two napkins are shown. The first one is the original napkin. The second one is the napkin that has shrunk, which appears to be three-fourths the size of the original napkin.

It has been reduced to three-fourths its original area.

It has been reduced to three-eighths its original area.

It has been reduced to nine-sixteenths its original area.

It has been reduced to twenty-seven sixty-fourths its original area.

The volume of a cylinder increased by 8 times the original volume. How many times greater are each of the dimensions of that new cylinder?

2

3

4

8

Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

What population would be affected the greatest by rerouting a river for crop irrigation?

A population of fish that lives downstream

Farmers that live upstream

Migratory herds that drink from the waters

A population of people that live downstream

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Native farmers in a small town are clearing massive areas of trees to plant crops. This is an example of

desertification

sharecropping

deforestation

urbanization

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

All of the following are advantages of dams except.

flood control

recreation

hydroelectric power

enhancing natural spawning patterns of fish

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

A large area in a semi dry climate has been greatly affected by a decrease in rainfall over the last several years. This area is in danger of

urbanization

deforestation

toxification

desertification

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

One effect of desertification is

Decreased amounts of salt in the soil

Increased amount of vegetation

Increased chance for erosion

Increase in average rainfall

Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

The absorbing of the sun's heat by concrete and asphalt can have the following effect on an urban area

Higher temperatures than surrounding areas

Unpredictable weather patterns

Increased levels of acid rain

Rapid deterioration of buildings

Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

All of the following are advantages of dams except.

flood control

recreation

hydroelectric power

enhancing natural spawning patterns of fish

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Excess nitrogen in drinking water can be a result of

Organic farming

Snowmelt from the mountains

Over fertilizing lawns and fields

Buildup of salts in reservoirs

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Our cities are warmer than surrounding areas. This is the result of

urbanization

global warming

natural climate change

pollution

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Which of the following is NOT an effect of deforestation?

Destruction of natural habitat

Increased erosion

Enhanced natural beauty

Less carbon dioxide exchange

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

All of the following are generally human causes of deforestation except

urban use

forest fires

logging

creation of pasture for cattle

Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Urbanization is the cause of "urban heat island" a condition that could be described as

Global warming caused by pollutants of a city

Increase of temperature in a city due to heat absorption of buildings and roads

Warming of water that is next to a city

Warming of a city near mountains due to lava under the ground

can u plz tell me and giv a small discription

In the event that you spy a tornado, go and seek shelter in a dark room that has no windows.

Which statement best describes how this sentence can be made more concise.

It has a phrase that can be converted to reduce wordiness.

It has a modifier that may be eliminated because it does not add any meaning.

It has a redundant phrase that may be revised to eliminate repetitiveness.

It has a redundant pair that may be revised to eliminate repetitiveness.

Original: My father disliked sleet, but my father disliked hail more.

Revised: My father disliked sleet, but he hated hail more.

What was done to the bolded section to improve the sentence?

A longer phrase was converted to a single word.

A modifier that did not add meaning was removed.

Redundant phrases were eliminated.

Repetitive words were replaced with synonyms and pronouns.

Historical buildings in the small Kansas town were completely destroyed by the unexpected storm.

Which word may be eliminated to remove redundancy?

Historical

Small

Completely

Unexpected

Which sentence includes an announcement phrase that should be eliminated to make the statement more concise?

Assigning lockers to middle school students is an effective way to teach them time management.

Lockers should be provided to middle school students so that they can learn time management.

Middle school students would learn time management if they were provided lockers.

This essay proves that mi

In the event that you spy a tornado, go and seek shelter in a dark room that has no windows.

Which statement best describes how this sentence can be made more concise.

It has a phrase that can be converted to reduce wordiness.

It has a modifier that may be eliminated because it does not add any meaning.

It has a redundant phrase that may be revised to eliminate repetitiveness.

It has a redundant pair that may be revised to eliminate repetitiveness.

Ashton enjoyed studying drama in high school. Ashton plans on studying drama in college.

Which choice best combines the sentences to eliminate repeated words while maintaining the meaning?

Ashton enjoyed high school and plans on studying drama in college.

Ashton enjoyed drama in high school and plans on studying it in college.

Ashton enjoyed studying drama in high school and plans on studying in college.

Ashton enjoyed studying drama in high school and plans on studying drama in college

.Historical buildings in the small Kansas town were completely destroyed by the unexpected storm.

Which word may be eliminated to remove redundancy?

Historical

Small

Completely

Unexpected

Which sentence includes an announcement phrase that should be eliminated to make the statement more concise?

Assigning lockers to middle school students is an effective way to teach them time management.

Lockers should be provided to middle school students so that they can learn time management

A stanza of a poem is most closely related to what part of a story?

A word

A sentence

A paragraph

A page

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

The final two lines of the stanza feature

alliteration

consonance

internal rhyme

repetition

I am the daughter of Earth and Water,

And the nursling of the Sky;

I passed through the pores of the oceans and shores;

I change, but I cannot die.

The first and third lines of the stanza feature examples of

alliteration

end rhyme

internal rhyme

repetition

Fame is a fickle food

Upon a shifting plate

The first line in this stanza features an example of

alliteration

assonance

consonance

repetition

Though I appear to be only a teen,

I am unlike anyone you have seen.

I view the world in my own unique way.

I grow and evolve and change every day.

The structure of the poem features

4 lines, 2 couplets, 1 stanza, and 0 quatrains

4 lines, 2 couplets, 1 stanza, and 1 quatrain

3 lines, 0 couplets, 1 stanza, and 1 quatrain

2 lines, 4 couplets, 1 stanza, and 1 quatrain

As a girl my world was yellow and gold,

Baby blue, pink, and endlessly bright.

Today, the colors are fading away,

My life is much more black and white.

Which line uses consonance to emphasize words and create an interesting beat to appeal to the reader?

Line 1

Line 2

Line 3

Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(LC)

Which of the following is not true about theme?

A theme may be explicit or implicit.

There can be more than one theme in a narrative.

A theme is found in the beginning of the story.

A character does not always learn the life lesson.

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(LC)

Which part of a story line occurs at the very end of a narrative?

Climax

Resolution

Falling action

Rising action

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(LC)

Which choice is the most accurate definition of a theme?

A theme is a life lesson the author learns from a narrative.

A theme is a life lesson the antagonist learns from a narrative.

A theme is a life lesson a minor character learns from a narrative.

A theme is a life lesson the reader learns from a narrative.

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(LC)

Which part of a narrative comes immediately before the resolution?

Climax

Conflict

Falling action

Rising action

Read the opening lines of "Fame is a Fickle Food," by Emily Dickinson. Answer the question that follows:

Fame is a fickle food

Upon a shifting plate

The first line in this stanza features an example of

alliteration

assonance

consonance

repetition

(MC)

Read the following excerpt from "The Cloud," by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Answer the question that follows:

I am the daughter of Earth and Water,

And the nursling of the Sky;

I passed through the pores of the oceans and shores;

I change, but I cannot die.

The first and third lines of the stanza feature examples of

alliteration

end rhyme

internal rhyme

repetition

(MC)

Read this final verse of "Stopping by Woods On a Snow Evening," by Robert Frost. Answer the question that follows:

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

The final two lines of the stanza feature

alliteration

consonance

internal rhyme

repetition

(MC)

Read this excerpt from "Renaissance," by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Answer the question that follows:

So with my eyes I traced the line

Of the horizon, thin and fine,

Straight around till I was come

Back to where I'd started from;

Line 1 of this excerpt features a strong example of

alliteration

assonance

consonance

repetition

Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

Read the following claim and then answer the question that follows:

I believe that middle school students are better off without smartphones.

Which statement best describes the claim?

The claim is effective.

The claim is ineffective because it does not state a clear position.

The claim is ineffective because it expresses a first person preference.

The claim is ineffective because it suggests the essay will inform rather than argue.

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

Which statement is an ineffective claim?

Fast food restaurants are dangerous to America's youth.

The driving age should be raised for three clear reasons.

The United States should increase spending for nuclear power.

Violent video games make teenagers more violent.

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

The following claim is made in an argumentative essay:

The United States should require all citizens to be listed as organ donors.

Which of the following would be considered ineffective evidence to support this claim?

Examples of situations when organ donations have saved lives

Facts from a documentary about mechanical and artificial hearts

Statistics showing the number of lives saved by organ donors each year

Testimony from the emergency room doctors and patients who have been saved

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Leander rolls a standard die twice. Which of the following compound events has the greatest chance of occurring?

the probability of 2 and 2

the probability of 2 and 5

the probability of 5 and even

the probability of even and even

Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Each of the letters in the word MATHEMATICS is represented by a letter tile in a bag. Stacey picks three letters, without replacement. To the nearest whole percent, which is the probability that she'll get all vowels?

two percent

three percent

five percent

six percent

Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

At the beginning of a game, two players each pick a card at random from a standard deck and hold it in his or her hand. Which multiplication expression can be used to find the probability that Kit picks a heart then Oscar picks a diamond?

thirteen fifty-seconds times thirteen fifty-seconds

thirteen fifty-seconds times thirteen fifty-firsts

thirteen fifty-seconds times twelve fifty-seconds

thirteen fifty-seconds times twelve fifty-firsts

Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Yara rolls a standard die and flips a coin. What is the probability that she gets an even number and heads?

twenty-five percent

fifty percent

seventy-five percent

one hundred percent

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Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Which of the following actions will always be independent events?

selecting two cards from a standard deck, one at a time

selecting two marbles from a bag, one at a time

flipping two coins, one at a time

picking two letter tiles from a hat, one at a time

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

A board game has a spinner with ten equal sections, numbered 1 through ten. In order to win the game, Mae needs to spin at least a 6 on each of her last two turns. What's the probability of this happening?

one percent

ten percent

twenty-five percent

thirty-six percent

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Horatio has a pack of candies containing 4 strawberry, 2 lemon, 1 lime, and 3 orange flavored chews, in random order. If he eats each candy immediately after taking it out of the pack, which multiplication expression can be used to determine the probability that the first two candies he eats are lemon?

two-ninths times one-ninth

two-tenths times one-ninth

two-tenths times one-tenth

two-tenths times two-tenths

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Abby, Brent, Casper, Darius, and Evan are the committee members of the Love Our Earth Club. Two of them are randomly selected to lead a project related to the environment such as cleaning a park. What is the probability that Abby is chosen first then Brent is chosen second?

one percent

four percent

five percent

eight percent

Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

Which of the following is a true statement?

Argumentative writing uses logic, while persuasive writing uses emotion.

Argumentative writing uses emotions, while persuasive writing uses logic.

Argumentative writing requires you to present two sides of an issue equally.

Argumentative writing and persuasive writing are the same process.

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

Effective argumentation anticipates an opponent's

claim

counterclaim

opinion

rebuttal

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

Which of the following is the best synonym for perspective?

Argument

Counterclaim

Point of view

Rebuttal

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

What is a claim?

A clever and logical response to an opposing idea

An idea that presents a contrasting perspective

A personal and emotional stance on a topic

A statement that takes a clear stand on an issue

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

An effective argument

uses anger to prove one idea is better than another

uses emotions to prove one idea is better than another

uses evidence to prove one idea is better than another

uses opinions to prove one idea is better than another

Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Desirable traits _____________ in populations because of the process of natural selection.

become less common

form

are eliminated

become more common

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Natural selections need _________ in order to take place.

a stable environment

absence of diversity

cloning

competition

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Natural selection

eliminates the need for competition.

is responsible for new traits in a population.

allows populations to adapt to change.

interferes with a species ability to adapt to change.

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

The reproductive process that creates genetic variety in a population is

asexual reproduction.

cloning.

sexual reproduction.

nonsexual reproduction.

Question 5 (Essay Worth 5 points)

Describe the process of natural selection.

Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

Individuals which produce the most offspring have

traits that make them less successful in the environment.

traits that are not well suited for the environment.

traits that interfere with their ability to compete in the environment.

traits that make them more successful in the environment.

Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

An effective argument

uses anger to prove one idea is better than another

uses emotions to prove one idea is better than another

uses evidence to prove one idea is better than another

uses opinions to prove one idea is better than another

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

What is a claim?

A clever and logical response to an opposing idea

An idea that presents a contrasting perspective

A personal and emotional stance on a topic

A statement that takes a clear stand on an issue

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

Effective argumentation anticipates an opponent's

claim

counterclaim

opinion

rebuttal

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

Which of the following is a true statement?

Argumentative writing uses logic, while persuasive writing uses emotion.

Argumentative writing uses emotions, while persuasive writing uses logic.

Argumentative writing requires you to present two sides of an issue equally.

Argumentative writing and persuasive writing are the same process.

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

Which of the following is the best synonym for perspective?

Argument

Counterclaim

Point of view

Rebuttal