KAPLAN (Reading and Writing)

Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of paragraph 4?

1. Teachers and other professional play an indispensable role in the instructional process.

2. Learning to use computers is necessary skill for all educational professionals

3. The value of computers in educational process is questionable.

4. Computer are essential for the development of more productive classroom environments

Teachers and other professional play an indispensable role in the instructional process.

"What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?"

1. Outline how computers should be used to aid individualized instruction.

2. Explain that computers are effective educational tools.

3. Persuade the reader that students can learn more from library media specialists than from teachers.

4. Analyze the impact of computers on student performance.

Explain that computers are effective educational tools.

Based on this passage, the author would most likely agree to which of the following statements?

1. Computers are the best means available today for educating children and young adults

2. Computers can be of help to teachers how wish to broaden and enrich their students learning experiences.

3. Well-written computer software can turn slow students in fast learners

4. As the variety of available teaching materials grows, individualized instruction will become less necessary.

Computers can be of help to teachers how wish to broaden and enrich their students learning experiences.

Which of the following remarks made by the writer expresses a fact rather than an option?

1. Teachers instruct students in different ways, by presenting information to large groups, small groups or individual.

2. Learning to use computers is necessary skill for all educational professionals

3. The value of computers in the educational process is questionable

4. Computer are essential for the development of more productive classroom environments

Teachers instruct students in different ways, by presenting information to large groups, small groups or individual.

Which of the following lists of topics best organizes the information presented in the selection?

1.

I. Basic approaches to child education

II. Guidelines for classroom of the computer

III. Teachers' opinions of computers

IV. Library medical specialists' opinions of computers

2.

I. Available education software

II. Common classroom problems

III. The need for individualized instruction

IV. Advantages and drawbacks of computers

3.

I. Instructional approaches and computers

II. The value of computer in educating students

III. The importance of the educational professional

IV. The value of microcomputers for classroom instruction

4.

I. What teachers believe about educating students

II. Computer use and "slow learners"

III. Negative and positive effects of the computer on the classroom environment

IV. Impact of computers on teachers' workload

I. Instructional approaches and computers

II. The value of computer in educating students

II. The importance of the educational professional

IV. The value of microcomputers for classroom instruction

Which of the following statements best defines the word obliterate as it is used in paragraph 3?

1. Erase

2. Blend

3. Explode

4. Transform

Erase

Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

1. Before the Pleistocene Epoch there were no lakes in the region of the present-day Great.

2. The events leading to the information of the lakes are complex, but the lakes' history is largely understood.

3. It is possible to outline exactly the position of each lake at every time during the evolution of the Great Lakes

4. At first the lakes drained southward into the Mississippi, and later they drained west across Michigan

The events leading to the information of the lakes are complex, but the lakes' history is largely understood.

According to the passage, Lake Superior is located on which of the following?

1. Branches, sand dunes, and wave-cut cliffs

2. Pleistocene ice sheets

3. Low sedimentary sequences

4. A structural basin of Precambrian rocks

A structural basin of Precambrian rocks

According to the passage, when did Great Lakes begin to form?

1. Toward the end of the Wisconsin glaciations

2. At the end of the Pleistocene Epoch

3. At the same time as the formation of the Mississippi basin

4. Before the rise of the Canadian Shield

Toward the end of the Wisconsin glaciations.

The authors conclusion in the passage are most influenced by which of the following assumptions?

1. The formation of the Great Lakes was the most important geological event of the Pleistocene Epoch.

2. Scientific understanding does not require complete certainty about every relevant aspect of a phenomenon.

3. 3. Geologist have made many of their greatest discoveries by studying the history body

4. All large inland bodies of water undergo comparable changes during their development

Scientific understanding does not require complete certainty about every relevant aspect of a phenomenon.

Which of the following statement best expresses the main idea of paragraph 2?

1. The rights of all citizens to the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly are guaranteed by the First Amendment.

2. People can organize to achieve common purpose and can express personal opinions without these rights being abridged.

3. Freedom of the press does not prevent a newspaper from being sued when it prints libelous statements.

4. Individual freedom must be somewhat limited if public order and the right

Individual freedom must be somewhat limited if public order and the right

For what purpose does the author include a statement by justice in the second paragraph of the passage?

1. To settle an argument

2. To illustrate a point

3. To generate a debate

4. To challenge an idea

To illustrate a point

According to the passage, how were the Warren Court and Burger Court different?

1. The Warren Court was more favorable to the rights of prosecutors than was the Burger Court.

2. The Burger Court favored the interests of law enforcement more than did the Warren Court.

3. The Warren Court did more to ensure community safety than did the Burger Court.

4. The Burger Court was more concerned with protecting people from unwarranted detention than the Warren Court.

The Burger Court favored the interests of law enforcement more than did the Warren Court.

Which of the following assumption is most central to the views expressed by the author of this passage?

1. Personal freedom–can be limited without harming a society's democratic nature.

2. Limits to personal freedom are most effectively defined by the Supreme Court.

3. The Constitution was not meant to protect the rights of criminals and inhibit law enforcement.

4. The Supreme Court's role in interpreting the Constitution should be reformed.

Personal freedom can be limited without harming a society's democratic nature

Which of the following list of topics BEST organize information in the selection?

1. 1. Community needs and personal responsibility. 2. Individual freedoms of speech, press, and assembly 3. How community standards can be measured

2. 1. Community needs in a democracy 2. Civil liberties as defined by Justice Holmes 3. Community needs vs. the legal right of criminals

3. 1. Limits to personal freedom in a democratic society 2. The problem of defining individual right and community needs 3. How the Supreme Court has tried to address the problem

4. 1. Community needs vs. individual rights 2. Freedoms of speech and press in a democratic society 3. Responsibility of the individual in a democratic society

-limits to personal freedom in a democratic society

-The problem of defining individual right and community needs

-How the Supreme Court has tried to address the problem.

Which of the following statements BEST defines the word platform as it is used in paragraph 4 of the passage?

1. A set of rules for a public debate.

2. A summary of the principles for which a political party stands.

3. A declaration of a movement organized around a single important issue.

4. A raised stage built for a political rally.

A summary of the principles for which a political party stands

Which of the following statement best expresses the main idea in paragraph 5?

1. The women's movement gained political and social influence after it turned away from the counterculture of the late 1960s.

2. The unfilled goals of the women's movement will probably be achieved in the next few years.

3. The women's movement should be considered a success because of the many changes it has brought to the lives of American Women.

4. The New Left and the counterculture of the 1960s failed to become...

The women's movement should be considered a success because of the many changes it brought to the lives of American Women.

What is the authors main purpose in this passage?

1. Persuade readers that attempts to adopt an Equal Rights Amendment should be renewed.

2. Describe the influences of feminism on U.S. political parties.

3. Expose political and social injustices suffered by American women in the past.

4. Evaluate the achievement of the women’s movement since the 1960s.

Evaluate the achievement of the women's since the 1960s

According to the passage, what was the main reason the feminist movement gained political momentum during the 1960s and 1970s?

1. Growth of the percentage of women in the American population.

2. Increasing support from large numbers of middle-class women

3. Willingness of the Republican Party to support the Equal Rights Amendment.

4. Recognition by Congress that discrimination against women was social problem.

Increasing support from large numbers of middle-class women.

Which of the following facts included in the passage BEST supports the author’s Contention that the women’s movement did not achieve all its goals?

1. Congress incorporated Title VII into the Civil Right Act in 1964.

2. The New Left was more concerned with collective political action than with individual fulfillment.

3. American women faced a number of forms of legal and economic discrimination prior to the 1960s.

4. In 1980 the Republican Party changed its position on the ERA.

In 1980 the Republican Party changed its position on the ERA

Which of theses statements BEST summarizes the information present in the passage?

1. During the 1960s many women came to see themselves as an oppressed group. United by common concerns, the women's movement won many political and economic reforms during the 1960s and 1970s. Even though the Equal Rights Amendment was not adopted, the women's movement has become a lasting force in American society.

2. As public awareness of women's issues increased, more and more women were attracted to the feminist movement. At first the women's movement achieved some important advances, but the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment signaled a fundamental shift in the movement's influence.

3. By the late 1960s, the influence of the women's movement was greater than that of any other movement. Demanding equal protection under the law, feminists convinced Congress to amend the Civil Rights Act and extend Affirmative Action guidelines. Today the women's movement continues to foster important reforms in the position of American women.

4. Although women are a majority of the population, they shared many of the problems experienced by other minority groups. Feminists argue that all oppressed people lack the social privileges possessed by men. Although women and other minorities have won certain reforms over the years, the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment illustrates how difficult it is for oppressed groups to achieve lasting social change.

During the 1960s many women came to see themselves as an oppressed group. United by common concerns, the women's movement won many political and economic reforms during the 1960s and 1970s. Even though the Equal Right Amendment was not adopted, the women's movement has become a lasting force in American society.

Which sentence includes an incorrect form of verb?

1. Sentence 3

2. Sentence 8

3. Sentence 16

4. Sentence 20

Sentence 8

Which sentence should be deleted because it is unrelated to the other sentences in its paragraph?

1. Sentence 5

2. Sentence 9

3. Sentence 15

4. Sentence 18

Sentence 18 (sometimes people choose not to donate blood)

Which word in the first paragraph is incorrect?

1. persons;

2. it’s

3. from

4. other

Persons'

Which sentence is repetitive and unnecessary?

1. Sentence 2

2. Sentence 6

3. Sentence 11

4. Sentence 21

Sentence 11

Which sentence, if any, in the last paragraph is missing a verb?

1. Sentence 20

2. Sentence 19

3. Sentence 21

4. Sentence 22

Sentence 20

Which sentences can be added to expand the information presented in sentences 14, 15 and 16?

1. Their small bodies safely bump off floors, walls, and furniture

2. A toddler’s risk of falling is greater than twice any other group’s risk

3. This risk also rises as they age

4. Often their coordination also decreases as they age.

Often their coordination also decreases as they age.

Where is the best place to add the following paragraph?

During the last seven months of gestation, developing babies' marrow produces fetal hemoglobin. This hemoglobin is called hemoglobin F a few weeks before birth.

1. Following sentence 3

2. Following sentence 8

3. Following Sentence 12

4. Following Sentence 15

Following sentence 12

Which sentence has an incorrect subject-verb agreement?

1. Sentence 2

2. Sentence 8

3. Sentence 11

4. Sentence 18

Sentence 11 (the amount of hemoglobin in RBC's influence the amount of oxygen they carry)

Which sentence includes an unnecessary word?

1. Sentence 16 includes the unnecessary word erythrocytes

2. Sentence 17 includes the unnecessary word both

3. Sentence 18 includes the unnecessary word that

4. Sentence 19 includes the unnecessary word before

Sentence 17 (includes the unnecessary word both)

Which sentence or sentences should be deleted to remove unrelated information?

1. Sentence 3

2. Sentence 4 and 5

3. Sentence 8 and 9

4. Sentence 19

Sentence 8 and 9 (the surgeons complete special training to prepare them to treat children from the newborn stage through late adolescence...)

How do sentences 17 through 19 contribute to the passage?

1. They provide a transition from the introduction to the rest of the information

2. They provide a transition from children's medication needs to the nurses' duties

3. They transition the topic from nurses' duties to their workplaces

4. They transition from the passage's main information to its conclusion

They transition the topic from nurses' duties to their workplaces

Which sentence in unnecessary?

1. Sentence 23

2. Sentence 24

3. Sentence 25

4. Sentence 26

Sentence 23 (Pediatric nurses help people feel better)

What information follows sentence 10 about the sciences and fields in nursing Pharmacology?

1. Subtypes of nursing pharmacology

2. Regulation of pharmacology

3. Areas of study within nursing pharmacology

4. Changing nature of nursing pharmacology

Subtypes of nursing pharmacology

Which sentence is repetitious and unnecessary to the passage?

1. Sentence 3

2. Sentence 8

3. Sentence 15

4. Sentence 18

Sentence 15 (they know that medications are tested for effectiveness before they treat disease)

Which sentence includes an error in punctuation?

1. Sentence 5

2. Sentence 11

3. Sentence 13

4. Sentence 17

Sentence 11

Where is the best place to add this sentence?

It also gives them more energy to do their jobs.

1. After Sentence 4

2. Before Sentence 8

3. After Sentence 13

4. Before Sentence 16

After sentence 4

Which of the following sentences contained an incorrect word?

1. The word their in sentence 2

2. The word others’ in sentence 7

3. The word role in sentence 14

4. The word lives in sentence 16

The word others’ in sentence 7

Which choice describes how to correct a punctuation error in the passage?

1. Remove the apostrophe in the word patients’ in sentence 2

2. Add a comma after the word needs in sentence 7

3. Change comma after the word regularly in sentence 12 to a period and capitalize the next word to

4. Create a next sentence

Add a comma after the word "needs" in the sentence 7

What information is presented after chemistry is defined?

1. Definition of organic chemistry

2. Types of chemistry

3. How types of chemistry work together

4. Definition of inorganic chemistry

Types of chemistry

Which word is incorrect in its sentence?

1. The word their in sentence 8

2. The word affect in sentence 10

3. The word contains in sentence 13

4. The word makes in sentence 19

The word "makes" in sentence 19.

Where is the best place to add this paragraph?

Today, emerging fields of study blur lines between classic sciences, such as chemistry. Modern advances in geology, astronomy and physics blur this line. Geology overlaps chemistry, producing geochemistry. Astronomy overlaps chemistry, producing astrochemistry. Physics overlaps chemistry, producing physical chemistry.

1. After Sentence 4

2. After Sentence 10

3. After Sentence 18

4. After Sentence 1

After sentence 10