Expression of ideas Welcome to your Expression of ideas 1. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: In 2013, paleontology professor Hesham Sallam and his students from Mansoura University in Egypt made a discovery.The team found a partial dinosaur skeleton at a site in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis.The skeleton belonged to a dinosaur species that lived approximately 80 million years ago.The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it.The student wants to explain the origin of the species’ name. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, a professor and students from Mansoura University. Mansourasaurus, a new species discovered in Egypt in 2013, lived approximately 80 million years ago. Mansourasaurus, a species that lived approximately 80 million years ago, was discovered in 2013 by Egyptian paleontologist Hesham Sallam and a team of university students. A partial dinosaur skeleton found in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis belonged to a species named Mansourasaurus. None 2. Small, flat structures called spatulae are found at the tips of the hairs on a spider’s leg. These spatulae temporarily bond with the atoms of whatever they touch. ______blank spiders are able to cling to and climb almost any surface.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? For instance, However, As a result, Similarly, None 3. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Marine biologist Camille Jazmin Gaynus studies coral reefs.Coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems that provide habitats to 25% of all marine species.Reefs can include up to 8,000 species of fish, such as toadfish, seahorses, and clown triggerfish.The Amazon Reef is a coral reef in Brazil.It is one of the largest known reefs in the world.The student wants to introduce the scientist and her field of study to a new audience. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Providing homes to 25% of all marine species, including up to 8,000 species of fish, coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems and thus of great interest to marine biologists. As Camille Jazmin Gaynus knows well, coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems, providing homes to thousands of species of fish. Located in Brazil, the Amazon Reef is one of the largest known coral reefs in the world. Marine biologist Camille Jazmin Gaynus studies coral reefs, vital underwater ecosystems that provide homes to 25% of all marine species. None 4. Researchers believe that pieces of hull found off Oregon’s coast are from a Spanish cargo ship that was lost in 1697. Stories passed down among the area’s Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians support this belief. ______blank Siletz stories describe how blocks of beeswax, an item the ship had been carrying, began washing ashore after the ship was lost. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? Likewise, For example, However, For this reason, None 5. It has long been thought that humans first crossed a land bridge into the Americas approximately 13,000 years ago. ______blank based on radiocarbon dating of samples uncovered in Mexico, a research team recently suggested that humans may have arrived more than 30,000 years ago—much earlier than previously thought.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? In conclusion, As a result, However, Similarly, None 6. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike was a road built between 1792 and 1794.It was the first private turnpike in the United States.It connected the cities of Philadelphia and Lancaster in the state of Pennsylvania.It was sixty-two miles long.The student wants to emphasize the distance covered by the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike was the first private turnpike in the United States. A historic Pennsylvania road, the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike was completed in 1794. The sixty-two-mile-long Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike connected the Pennsylvania cities of Philadelphia and Lancaster. The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, which connected two Pennsylvania cities, was built between 1792 and 1794. None 7. The Babylonian king Hammurabi achieved much during his forty-year reign. He conquered all of Mesopotamia and built Babylon into one of the most powerful cities of the ancient world. Today, ______blank he is mainly remembered for a code of laws inscribed on a seven-foot-tall block of stone: the Code of Hammurabi.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? therefore, likewise, for instance, however, None 8. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:In 2019, Emily Shepard and colleagues in the UK and Germany studied the effect of wind on auks’ success in landing at cliffside nesting sites.They found as wind conditions intensified, the birds needed more attempts in order to make a successful landing.When the wind was still, almost 100% of landing attempts were successful.In a strong breeze, approximately 40% of attempts were successful.In near-gale conditions, only around 20% of attempts were successful.The student wants to summarize the study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Emily Shepard and her colleagues wanted to know the extent to which wind affected auks’ success in landing at cliffside nesting sites, so they conducted a study. For a 2019 study, researchers from the UK and Germany collected data on auks’ attempts to land at cliffside nesting sites in different wind conditions. Emily Shepard’s 2019 study of auks’ success in landing at cliffside nesting sites showed that as wind conditions intensified, the birds’ success rate decreased. Knowing that auks often need multiple attempts to land at their cliffside nesting sites, Emily Shepard studied the birds’ success rate, which was only around 20% in some conditions. None 9. In 2019, researcher Patricia Jurado Gonzalez and food historian Nawal Nasrallah prepared a stew from a 4,000-year-old recipe found on a Mesopotamian clay tablet. When they tasted the dish, known as pašrūtum (“unwinding”), they found that it had a mild taste and inspired a sense of calm. ______blank the researchers, knowing that dishes were sometimes named after their intended effects, theorized that the dish’s name, “unwinding,” referred to its function: to help ancient diners relax.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? Alternately, Nevertheless, Therefore, Likewise, None 10. Most conifers (trees belonging to the phylum Coniferophyta) are evergreen. That is, they keep their green leaves or needles year-round. However, not all conifer species are evergreen. Larch trees, ______blank lose their needles every fall.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? for instance, nevertheless, in addition, meanwhile, None 11. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was a prominent classical music composer from England who toured the US three times in the early 1900s. The child of a West African father and an English mother, Coleridge-Taylor emphasized his mixed-race ancestry. For example, he referred to himself as Anglo-African. ______blank he incorporated the sounds of traditional African music into his classical music compositions.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? Regardless, In addition, However, Actually, None 12. Tyrian purple was a highly prized dye among the Phoenicians (an ancient civilization located in present-day Lebanon). The Phoenicians were famous for using this natural dye to color their clothes a distinctive purple. ______blank the name “Phoenicia” itself, some historians claim, may have originally meant “land of purple.”Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? In fact, Lastly, On the contrary, Regardless, None 13. Most of the planets that have been discovered outside our solar system orbit G-type stars, like our Sun. In 2014, ______blank researchers identified a planet orbiting KELT-9, a B-type star more than twice as massive and nearly twice as hot as the Sun. Called KELT-9b, it is one of the hottest planets ever discovered.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? likewise, for example, therefore, however, None 14. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Freddie Wong (born 1985) is a director and special effects artist from the United States.He is best known for the action-comedy web series Video Game High School (VGHS).VGHS premiered in 2012 on RocketJump, a YouTube channel that Wong cocreated.The series was celebrated for its inventive video game–centric world and high-quality special effects.VGHS was nominated for a Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Digital Series.The student wants to begin a narrative about Wong’s award-nominated web series. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? In 2012, director and visual effects artist Freddie Wong launched a new action-comedy web series: Video Game High School. In 2012, Video Game High School premiered on RocketJump; it would later be nominated for an award. Wong, cocreator of the YouTube channel RocketJump, would go on to see his web series be nominated for a Producers Guild Award. Video Game High School was celebrated for its inventive video game–centric world and high-quality special effects, and it was nominated for a Producer’s Guild Award for Outstanding Digital Series. None 15. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Muslins are woven cotton fabrics with a variety of uses.Dhaka muslin is a handmade fabric produced in Dhaka, Bangladesh.It has an extremely fine weave and is primarily used to make luxury clothing.Sheeting muslin is a machine-made fabric produced in factories.It has a coarse weave and is primarily used to upholster furniture and create backdrops for theater sets.The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two muslins. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Dhaka muslin is a handmade fabric with an extremely fine weave, while sheeting muslin is machine made with a coarse weave. Sheeting muslin is machine made, has a coarse weave, and is used for furniture and theater sets. Muslins can be used in a variety of ways, from making luxury clothing to upholstering furniture and creating backdrops for theater sets. Dhaka muslin and sheeting muslin are two different types of woven cotton fabrics. None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.