END OF SEMESTER TEST English 11 A -
Final Exam Questions and Answers
1.Part A: which statement best expresses how the author achieves a
particu- lar purpose in paragraphs 5 and 6
Part B: select two details from the passage that together best support the
answer to Part A:
Answer Part A: the author builds an explanation of the limitations of a
spaceship's speed as a transition to a description of how warp speed
theory works.
Part B: "...we could maybe get 30, 50, or 75% of light speed."(p. 6)
"that's assuming the starship itself has to move." (p. 7)
2.select two statements from paragraphs 8-11 that best demonstrate how
the author uses rhetoric to help readers better understand the relationship
between einstein's theory and alcubierre's discovery.:
Answer imagine that the wave carrying the surfboard did not come
from the wind, but instead were generated by an engine on the
surfboard itself, and you'll understand the concept of warp drive.
concepts are great, but can we learn to actually squeeze and stretch
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, space like the spandex of our workout pants?
3.Part A: what does the author mean when he writes that space is a
fabric warped by gravity in paragraph 9?
Part B: select the detail from paragraphs 7-10 that best supports the answer
to Part A.:
Answer Part A: gravity can distort space.
Part B: tiny area of space in front of a ship could be compressed, while an
area of space behind the ship is expanded.
4.select two central ideas of the article and place them in the appropriate
boxes labeled central idea one and two. then, match each central idea with
the detail from the article that best supports it.:
Answer central idea 1: fiction can persuade people to believe what had
seemed impossible might actually be possible.
evidence for central idea 1: "... when did warp change from an
imaginary technology to an actual theory study by real-life scientist?"(p.
8)
central idea 2: scientist are sometimes satisfied with developing theories
when technology is lacking.
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Final Exam Questions and Answers
1.Part A: which statement best expresses how the author achieves a
particu- lar purpose in paragraphs 5 and 6
Part B: select two details from the passage that together best support the
answer to Part A:
Answer Part A: the author builds an explanation of the limitations of a
spaceship's speed as a transition to a description of how warp speed
theory works.
Part B: "...we could maybe get 30, 50, or 75% of light speed."(p. 6)
"that's assuming the starship itself has to move." (p. 7)
2.select two statements from paragraphs 8-11 that best demonstrate how
the author uses rhetoric to help readers better understand the relationship
between einstein's theory and alcubierre's discovery.:
Answer imagine that the wave carrying the surfboard did not come
from the wind, but instead were generated by an engine on the
surfboard itself, and you'll understand the concept of warp drive.
concepts are great, but can we learn to actually squeeze and stretch
1/
8
, space like the spandex of our workout pants?
3.Part A: what does the author mean when he writes that space is a
fabric warped by gravity in paragraph 9?
Part B: select the detail from paragraphs 7-10 that best supports the answer
to Part A.:
Answer Part A: gravity can distort space.
Part B: tiny area of space in front of a ship could be compressed, while an
area of space behind the ship is expanded.
4.select two central ideas of the article and place them in the appropriate
boxes labeled central idea one and two. then, match each central idea with
the detail from the article that best supports it.:
Answer central idea 1: fiction can persuade people to believe what had
seemed impossible might actually be possible.
evidence for central idea 1: "... when did warp change from an
imaginary technology to an actual theory study by real-life scientist?"(p.
8)
central idea 2: scientist are sometimes satisfied with developing theories
when technology is lacking.
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