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(02.04 LC)How is a topic different from a theme?

(02.04 LC)What is a characteristic of a universal theme?

(01.03 MC)Which of the following describes a text with a purpose to persuade?

A nurse is reviewing the pathophysiology that can cause a client’s symptoms of anxiety, muscle spasms, and loss of muscle tone. Which neurotransmitter is most likely imbalanced in this client?

(01.02 HC)Read the excerpt below and then answer the following question.Unlike commercial fishing, which is the harvesting of wild fish, aquaculture is raising fish for harvest under controlled conditions. Aquaculture is an ancient practice; there is evidence that eels were raised by aboriginal people in Australia as early as 6000 BC. A series of channels and dams were built in a flood plain to contain eels; the fish were captured in woven traps, smoked, and eaten year-round. The Chinese also began to use aquaculture a long time ago; around 2500 BC, carp were raised in lakes in China. Early Christian monasteries in Europe adopted the Roman practice of raising fish in ponds. Those approaches were used until the development of hatcheries in the eighteenth and nineteenth century, when native wild fish such as trout and salmon began to experience declining populations. In the United States, brook trout were being hatched and raised in upstate New York as early as 1859; by 1866, artificial fish hatcheries had been established in the United States and Canada, as the techniques of artificial fertilization and the subsequent hatching of eggs began to be developed. Their techniques were soon widely used throughout North America and Europe.Commercial salmon farming began to be established in the 1970s, at about the same time that restrictions establishing the 200-mile limit fishing zones were put into place. Japan was one of the first countries to develop hatchery programs and extend those programs to full aquaculture. By the late 1990s, hatchery-based salmon harvests made up about 80 percent of Japan’s total salmon production.Aquaculture has become one of the primary sources of fish in the United States and around the world. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has estimated that aquaculture has grown by about 8% per year over the past thirty years; at the same time, catches from the wild have either remained constant or dropped due to diminishing fish stocks.In paragraph form, accomplish the following: identify and explain the central idea of the passage describe at least one way the author could make the support more effective use proper grammar, diction, syntax, and voice.

(02.01 LC)Which part of basic plot structure shows where the conflict is solved and the life lesson for the protagonist becomes clear?

(01.03 LC)Match each figurative language device to its correct description.

(03.02 HC)Read the fairy tale The Buckwheat by Hans Christian Andersen.Very often, after a violent thunder-storm, a field of buckwheat appears blackened and singed, as if a flame of fire had passed over it. The country people say that this appearance is caused by lightning; but I will tell you what the sparrow says, and the sparrow heard it from an old willow-tree which grew near a field of buckwheat, and is there still. It is a large venerable tree, though a little crippled by age. The trunk has been split, and out of the crevice grass and brambles grow. The tree bends for-ward slightly, and the branches hang quite down to the ground just like green hair. Corn grows in the surrounding fields, not only rye and barley, but oats,—pretty oats that, when ripe, look like a number of little golden canary-birds sitting on a bough. The corn has a smiling look and the heaviest and richest ears bend their heads low as if in pious humility. Once there was also a field of buckwheat, and this field was exactly opposite to old willow-tree. The buckwheat did not bend like the other grain, but erected its head proudly and stiffly on the stem. “I am as valuable as any other corn,” said he, “and I am much handsomer; my flowers are as beautiful as the bloom of the apple blossom, and it is a pleasure to look at us. Do you know of anything prettier than we are, you old willow-tree?”And the willow-tree nodded his head, as if he would say, “Indeed I do.”But the buckwheat spread itself out with pride, and said, “Stupid tree; he is so old that grass grows out of his body.”There arose a very terrible storm. All the field-flowers folded their leaves together, or bowed their little heads, while the storm passed over them, but the buckwheat stood erect in its pride. “Bend your head as we do,” said the flowers.”I have no occasion to do so,” replied the buckwheat.”Bend your head as we do,” cried the ears of corn; “the angel of the storm is coming; his wings spread from the sky above to the earth beneath. He will strike you down before you can cry for mercy.””But I will not bend my head,” said the buckwheat.”Close your flowers and bend your leaves,” said the old willow-tree. “Do not look at the lightning when the cloud bursts; even men cannot do that. In a flash of lightning heaven opens, and we can look in; but the sight will strike even human beings blind. What then must happen to us, who only grow out of the earth, and are so inferior to them, if we venture to do so?””Inferior, indeed!” said the buckwheat. “Now I intend to have a peep into heaven.” Proudly and boldly he looked up, while the lightning flashed across the sky as if the whole world were in flames.When the dreadful storm had passed, the flowers and the corn raised their drooping heads in the pure still air, refreshed by the rain, but the buckwheat lay like a weed in the field, burnt to blackness by the lightning. The branches of the old willow-tree rustled in the wind, and large water-drops fell from his green leaves as if the old willow were weeping. Then the sparrows asked why he was weeping, when all around him seemed so cheerful. “See,” they said, “how the sun shines, and the clouds float in the blue sky. Do you not smell the sweet perfume from flower and bush? Wherefore do you weep, old willow-tree?” Then the willow told them of the haughty pride of the buckwheat, and of the punishment which followed in consequence.This is the story told me by the sparrows one evening when I begged them to relate some tale to me.One theme of this fable is that it is important to listen to the advice of those around you. Which of the following best describes how the author developed the theme?

(02.02 MC)Read the passage from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Answer the question that follows.As the dawn was just breaking, he found himself close to Covent Garden. The darkness lifted, and, flushed with faint fires, the sky hollowed itself into a perfect pearl. Huge carts filled with nodding lilies rumbled slowly down the polished empty street. The air was heavy with the perfume of the flowers, and their beauty seemed to bring him an anodyne for his pain.Which figurative language device appears in bold?

(01.03 HC)Sheree is writing an informational article about the effects of listening to music while studying. She located two sources. Read each source and answer the question that follows.Source 1: from Music and the Mind Blog Everyone knows music improves mood, aids deep sleep, and reduces stress. But did you know listening to music can also help you do better in school? And not just stuffy old classical music, either. Listening to jazz, electronica, or even Indie rock while studying can keep your brain from wandering, letting you stay laser-focused on whatever it is you need to learn. There are other effects as well. I read somewhere that some scientists think the miracle of music stems from how specific chords and rhythms impact our brain waves. I also read that other scientists suggest that associating certain information with the tune of the music helps us better recall what we’ve studied later down the line. Regardless of how it helps us, remember that next time you have an exam to study for, you should prep the essentials: textbook, notes, highlighter, and headphones!Source 2: from “Recent Studies Reveal the Effects of Listening to Music on Academic Achievement” Recent studies have shed light on the impact of listening to music on academic success. In a study that included teams at four universities, researchers conducted experiments exploring the relationship between music and performance in the brain. Enhanced memory, improved concentration, and increased creativity were all documented. While multiple types of music were analyzed, classical music was found to have the greatest positive influence. However, the authors of the study recommend caution when looking at the results, noting that music with lyrics was found to distract participants and lead to lower performance.Would these two sources be effective to support Sheree’s article?