ACCUPLACER EXAM 2 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED
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ACCUPLACER EXAM 2
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A+ GRADED
In the words of Thomas DeQuincey, "It is notorious that
the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If,
like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of
those you have just met, try this: The next time you are
introd...
ACCUPLACER EXAM 2
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A+ GRADED
In the words of Thomas DeQuincey, "It is notorious that
the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If,
like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of
those you have just met, try this: The next time you are
introduced, plan to remember the names. Say to yourself,
"I'll listen carefully; I'll repeat each person's name to be sure
I have it, and I will remember." You'll discover how effective
this technique is and probably recall those names for the rest
of your life. - ANSWER ✔ The writer believes people remember names best
when they
meet new people
are intelligent
decide to do so
are interested in people
"piggy banks," coin banks shaped like pigs. A logical theory
about how this tradition started might be that because pigs
often symbolize greed, the object is to "fatten" one's piggy
bank with as much money as possible.
However, while this idea makes sense, it is not the correct
origin of the term. The genesis of the piggy bank is the old
English word "pygg", which was a common kind of clay
hundreds of years ago in England. People used pots and jars
made out of this red "pygg" clay for many different purposes
in their homes. Sometimes they kept their money in one of
the pots, and this was known as a pygg bank. Over the years,
because "pygg" and "pig" sounded the same, glaziers began
making novelty banks out of pottery in the shape of a pig as
a kind of joke. These banks were given as gifts and exported
to countries where people spoke other languages and where
no one had ever heard of pygg clay. The tradition caught on - ANSWER ✔
This passage is mainly about
how people in different countries save their money
, how people in England made pottery centuries ago
how a common expression began in a surprising way
how an unusual custom got started
It is said that a smile is universally understood. And nothing
triggers a smile more universally that the taste of sugar.
Nearly everyone loves sugar. Infant studies indicate that
humans are born with an innate love of sweets. Based on
statistics, a lot of people in Great Britain must be smiling
because on average, every man, woman and child in that
country consumes 95 pounds of sugar each year. - ANSWER ✔ This passage
implies that the writer thinks that 95 pounds of
sugar per person per year is
a surprisingly large amount
a surprisingly small amount
about what one would expect
an unhealthy amount
The wheel has been used by humans since nearly the
beginning of civilization and is considered one of the most
important mechanical inventions of all time. Most primitive
technologies since the invention of the wheel have been
based on its principles, and since the industrial revolution,
the wheel has been a basic element of nearly every machine
constructed by humankind. No one knows the exact time
and place of the invention of the wheel, but its beginnings
can be seen across many ancient civilizations. - ANSWER ✔ According to this
passage, the wheel is an important
invention because
it is one of the world's oldest inventions
it forms the basis of so many later inventions
it is an invention that can be traced to many cultures
it is one the world's most famous inventions
Samuel Morse, best known today as the inventor of
Morse Code and one of the inventors of the telegraph,
was originally a prominent painter. While he was always
interested in technology and studied electrical engineering
in college, Morse went to Paris to learn from famous artists
, of his day and later painted many pictures that now hang
in museums, including a portrait of former President John
Adams. In 1825, Morse was in Washington, D.C., painting
a portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette when a messenger
arrived on horseback to tell him that his wife was gravely
ill back at his home in Connecticut. The message had taken
several days to reach him because of the distance. Morse
rushed to his home as fast as he could, but his wife had
already passed away by the time he arrived. Grief-stricken,
he gave up painting and devoted the rest of his life to finding
ways to transmit messages over long distances faster. - ANSWER ✔ Morse left
the art world and helped to invent the telegraph
because he was tired of painting
because he wanted to communicate with people far
away
C. because of a personal tragedy in his life
D. because he was fascinated by science
Leonardo DaVinci is not only one of the most famous artists
in history, he was also a botanist, a writer and an inventor.
Even though most of his inventions were not actually built
in his lifetime, many of today's modern machines can be
traced back to some of his original designs. The parachute,
the military tank, the bicycle and even the airplane were
foretold in the imaginative drawings that can still be seen in
the fragments of Leonardo's notebooks. Over 500 years ago,
this man conceived ideas that were far ahead of his time. - ANSWER ✔ The
author of this passage is praising Leonardo DaVinci for
his:
artistic talent
intelligence
vision
fame
The Midwest is experiencing its worst drought in 15 years.
Corn and soybean prices are expected to be very high this
year. - ANSWER ✔ What does the second sentence do?
It restates the idea found in the first.
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