HiSET Language Arts - Reading Practice Test || ANSWERED & GRADED
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In lines 1-2, the description of Jukes as "as ready a man as any half-dozen young mates that may be caught by casting a net upon the waters" means that he? - Correct Answer C- is as generally capable as other first mates.
What was Jukes doing while the crew rushed about the deck? - Correct Ans...
HiSET Language Arts - Reading Practice Test || ANSWERED &
GRADED
In lines 1-2, the description of Jukes as "as ready a man as any half-dozen young mates that may be
caught by casting a net upon the waters" means that he? - Correct Answer C- is as generally capable as
other first mates.
What was Jukes doing while the crew rushed about the deck? - Correct Answer B- He was working
alongside them.
Jukes most likely told himself that he had "just expected this" (line 7) in order to? - Correct Answer A-
reassure himself.
How did Jukes feel when Captain MacWhirr came on deck? - Correct Answer D- Comforted
In the third and fourth paragraphs (lines 13 - 26), the author has used the storm as an opportunity to do
which of the following? - Correct Answer C- Contrast the captain's position of responsibility with Jukes's
position
The passage suggests that the primary reason for animal inactivity is? - Correct Answer D- self-
preservation
What does " indolence" (line 6) mean? - Correct Answer D- Laziness
What innovation allowed biologists to discover that certain species of insects were less active than had
previously been supposed? - Correct Answer C- The ability to mark and keep track of individual
members of the species
According to the passage, what is one way biologists use models like those used by economists? -
Correct Answer A- To measure and compare the caloric expenditures of various activities
What is the most likely reason that "biologists usually acknowledge their respect for the animal's
decision to lie low" (lines 24 - 25)? - Correct Answer B- Their studies show that rest periods are
necessary for safety and for conservation of the animal's energy.
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