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In 1620 a group of English people crossed the North Atlantic to establish a small colony n
what is now called New England. The story of these Pilgrims has become an important part
of the history of the United States. At the time, however, the colony was simply part of the
spread of European culture. For more than a century, the nations of western Europe has
been establishing colonies and trading posts around the world.
The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) describe the experience of daily life in the colony established by the Pilgrims
(B) explain how several colonies in New England were established and governed
(C) describe how trade routes between Europe and the United States were developed and
how they have changed
(D) point out that the colony established by the Pilgrims was only one of many European
colonies - ANSWER
In the United States, the ocelot, a type of wild cat found in Texas, has been an endangered
species since 1982. The most important cause of the ocelot's decline is loss of its habitat.
Almost 95 percent of the native land cover of south Texas has been altered, and the ocelot
has been unable to adapt to the resulting decrease in the thick vegetation that provides it
shelter. Hope for the ocelot's survival rests on restoring a portion of south Texas to its
natural state.
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, The passage suggests that the ocelot needs a habitat that
(A) provides areas sheltered by the plants
(B) has little variation in the temperature
(C) is home to few other animas
(D) has been altered by human activities - ANSWER
The puddle had frozen over, and me and Cathy went stompin in it. The twins from next door,
Tyrone and Terry, were swingin so high out of sight we forgot we were waitin our turn on the
tire. Cathy jumped up and came down hard on her heels and started tap-dancin. And the
frozen patch splinterin every which way underneath kinda spooky. "Looks like a plastic spider
web," she said. "A sort of weird spider, I guess, with many mentla problems." But really it
looked like the crystal paperweight Granny kept in the parlor.
The excerpt primarily describes children
(A) talking with their grandmother
(B) disagreeing over the rules of a game
(C) ice-skating on a pond
(D) playing outdoors - ANSWER
The puddle had frozen over, and me and Cathy went stompin in it. The twins from next door,
Tyrone and Terry, were swingin so high out of sight we forgot we were waitin our turn on the
tire. Cathy jumped up and came down hard on her heels and started tap-dancin. And the
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In 1620 a group of English people crossed the North Atlantic to establish a small colony n
what is now called New England. The story of these Pilgrims has become an important part
of the history of the United States. At the time, however, the colony was simply part of the
spread of European culture. For more than a century, the nations of western Europe has
been establishing colonies and trading posts around the world.
The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) describe the experience of daily life in the colony established by the Pilgrims
(B) explain how several colonies in New England were established and governed
(C) describe how trade routes between Europe and the United States were developed and
how they have changed
(D) point out that the colony established by the Pilgrims was only one of many European
colonies - ANSWER
In the United States, the ocelot, a type of wild cat found in Texas, has been an endangered
species since 1982. The most important cause of the ocelot's decline is loss of its habitat.
Almost 95 percent of the native land cover of south Texas has been altered, and the ocelot
has been unable to adapt to the resulting decrease in the thick vegetation that provides it
shelter. Hope for the ocelot's survival rests on restoring a portion of south Texas to its
natural state.
1
, The passage suggests that the ocelot needs a habitat that
(A) provides areas sheltered by the plants
(B) has little variation in the temperature
(C) is home to few other animas
(D) has been altered by human activities - ANSWER
The puddle had frozen over, and me and Cathy went stompin in it. The twins from next door,
Tyrone and Terry, were swingin so high out of sight we forgot we were waitin our turn on the
tire. Cathy jumped up and came down hard on her heels and started tap-dancin. And the
frozen patch splinterin every which way underneath kinda spooky. "Looks like a plastic spider
web," she said. "A sort of weird spider, I guess, with many mentla problems." But really it
looked like the crystal paperweight Granny kept in the parlor.
The excerpt primarily describes children
(A) talking with their grandmother
(B) disagreeing over the rules of a game
(C) ice-skating on a pond
(D) playing outdoors - ANSWER
The puddle had frozen over, and me and Cathy went stompin in it. The twins from next door,
Tyrone and Terry, were swingin so high out of sight we forgot we were waitin our turn on the
tire. Cathy jumped up and came down hard on her heels and started tap-dancin. And the
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