UNIT 4 PROGRESS CHECK: MCQ NEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

UNIT 4 PROGRESS CHECK: MCQ NEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Which of the following statements most directly expresses the author's thesis in the passage? In the second paragraph, the author develops a comparison between life and "a thousand arrows shot from the same point and aimed at the same object" primarily to suggest that The discussion of the "greatest of poets and philosophers" in the third paragraph suggests that the author believes the audience of the speech will In the context of the passage as a whole, the author's comparison between the qualities of people and of metals (paragraphs 5-6) primarily serves to Which of the following best describes the function of the first two clauses of the passage's final sentence ("It is natural . . . despised") in the context of the passage as a whole? Which of the following statements most directly expresses the author's thesis in the passage? In the first two paragraphs, the author describes experiences from her girlhood and early adulthood primarily to In the second paragraph, the author defines femininity as a "challenge" primarily to support which of the following points? In the final paragraph, the author concludes her argument by The writer wants to add a sentence after sentence 1 to provide factual support for the introductory claim and focus the audience on the argument of the passage. Which of the following sentences best accomplishes this purpose? The writer wants to add information to the end of sentence 2 (reproduced below) to preview the line of reasoning in the passage. Unsurprisingly, neuroscientists warn that the constant use of smartphones alters the brain. Which version of the underlined portion of sentence 2 most effectively accomplishes this goal?