Expression of ideas Welcome to your Expression of ideas 1. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:One of history’s greatest libraries was the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, Iraq.It was founded in the eighth century with the goal of preserving all the world’s knowledge.Scholars at the House of Wisdom collected ancient and contemporary texts from Greece, India, and elsewhere and translated them into Arabic.Writings included those of the Greek philosopher Aristotle and the Indian mathematician Aryabhata.The House of Wisdom used Chinese papermaking technology to create paper versions to be studied and shared.The student wants to explain how the House of Wisdom preserved the world’s knowledge. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? The House of Wisdom collected writings from different countries and created paper versions in Arabic to be studied and shared. Writings from the Greek philosopher Aristotle and the Indian mathematician Aryabhata were preserved at the House of Wisdom. The House of Wisdom was known for bringing together knowledge from around the world, including from Greece, India, and China. Founded in Iraq in the eighth century, the House of Wisdom employed many scholars as translators. None 2. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present is a history book by Ojibwe author David Treuer.In a review, a critic for The Economist noted that “Treuer’s storytelling skills shine” and that the book is an “elegant handling of [a] complex narrative.”A critic for O, The Oprah Magazine called it “a marvel of research and storytelling.”A critic for the Missoulian dubbed it “a monumental achievement.”The student wants to emphasize a similarity in how critics responded to Treuer’s book. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Critics praised Treuer’s book for its compelling narrative, with O, The Oprah Magazine calling it “a marvel of research and storytelling” and The Economist likewise writing that “Treuer’s storytelling skills shine” and that the book is an “elegant handling of [a] complex narrative.” Treuer’s book, which was widely reviewed, focuses on Native American history from 1890 to the present. While the Missoulian focused on the book’s broader achievement, The Economist zeroed in on Treuer’s storytelling skills. Dubbed “a monumental achievement” by the Missoulian, Treuer’s book documents over a century of Native American history. None 3. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:In 2018 researchers Adwait Deshpande, Shreejata Gupta, and Anindya Sinha were observing wild macaques in India’s Bandipur National Park.They saw macaques calling out to and gesturing at humans who were eating or carrying food.They designed a study to find out if the macaques were intentionally communicating to try to persuade the humans to share their food.In the study trials, macaques frequently called out to and gestured at humans holding food.In the study trials, macaques called out to and gestured at empty-handed humans less frequently.The student wants to present the study’s results. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Macaques in the study called out to and gestured more frequently at humans holding food than at empty-handed humans. In 2018, researchers who had observed macaques in India’s Bandipur National Park calling out to and gesturing at humans designed a study. The researchers studied how macaques behaved around both humans holding food and empty-handed humans. The researchers hoped to find out if the macaques were intentionally communicating to try to persuade humans to share their food. None 4. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Sam Maloof (1916–2009) was an American woodworker and furniture designer.He was the son of Lebanese immigrants.He received a “genius grant” from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 1985.The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, owns a rocking chair that Maloof made from walnut wood.The armrests and the seat of the chair are sleek and contoured, and the back consists of seven spindle-like slats.The student wants to describe the rocking chair to an audience unfamiliar with Sam Maloof. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? The rocking chair is made from walnut, and it has been shaped such that its armrests and seat are sleek and contoured. With its sleek, contoured armrests and seat, the walnut rocking chair in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts is just one piece of furniture created by American woodworker Sam Maloof. Sam Maloof was born in 1916 and died in 2009, and during his life, he made a chair that you can see if you visit the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Furniture designer Sam Maloof was a recipient of one of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grants.” None 5. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Cities tend to have a wide range of flowering vegetation in parks, yards, and gardens.This vegetation provides a varied diet for honeybees, strengthening bees’ immune systems.On average, 62.5 percent of bees in an urban area will survive a harsh winter.Rural areas are often dominated by monoculture crops such as corn or wheat.On average, only 40 percent of honeybees in a rural area will survive a harsh winter.The student wants to make and support a generalization about honeybees. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? The strength of honeybees’ immune systems depends on what the bees eat, and a varied diet is more available to bees in an urban area than to those in a rural area. Honeybees are more likely to thrive in cities than in rural areas because the varied diet available in urban areas strengthens the bees’ immune systems. In urban areas, over 60 percent of honeybees, on average, will survive a harsh winter, whereas in rural areas, only 40 percent will. Cities tend to have a wider range of flowering vegetation than do rural areas, which are often dominated by monoculture crops. None 6. 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? in addition, nevertheless, meanwhile, for instance, None 7. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:As engineered structures, many bird nests are uniquely flexible yet cohesive.A research team led by Yashraj Bhosale wanted to better understand the mechanics behind these structural properties.Bhosale’s team used laboratory models that simulated the arrangement of flexible sticks into nest-like structures.The researchers analyzed the points where sticks touched one another.When pressure was applied to the model nests, the number of contact points between the sticks increased, making the structures stiffer.The student wants to present the primary aim of the research study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? After analyzing the points where sticks touched, the researchers found that the structures became stiffer when pressure was applied. As analyzed by Bhosale’s team, bird nests are uniquely flexible yet cohesive engineered structures. The researchers used laboratory models that simulated the arrangement of flexible sticks and analyzed the points where sticks touched one another. Bhosale’s team wanted to better understand the mechanics behind bird nests’ uniquely flexible yet cohesive structural properties. None 8. 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, however, for instance, None 9. Okot p’Bitek’s poem Song of Lawino (1966) explores postcolonial Ugandan life through the eyes of a woman living in a rural village. With its vibrant imagery, bitingly satiric tone, and dexterous use of traditional Acholi song and phraseology, the poem inspired a generation of East African writers. ______blank those who adopted its style are often referred to as Okot School poets. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? Fittingly, By comparison, Nevertheless, Instead, None 10. For years, biologists have experimented with using grime-eating bacteria rather than harsh chemicals to clean artworks, and results have been impressive overall. ______blank these bacterial strains—which can metabolize centuries’ worth of oil, glue, dirt, and other surface impurities without creating harmful byproducts—have proven more effective than traditional chemical cleaning methods.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? In many cases, Additionally, However, As a result, None 11. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Yellowstone is a national park in the northwest United States.In 1995, gray wolves were reintroduced into the park.Since then, the number of gray wolves in the park has stabilized at roughly 100.This number is believed to be the park’s carrying capacity.Carrying capacity describes the maximum number of a species that a specific environment’s resources can sustain over time.The student wants to specify the number of gray wolves in Yellowstone. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Gray wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone, a national park in the northwest United States, in 1995. The carrying capacity of an environment, such as Yellowstone, describes the maximum number of species that the environment can sustain over time. As of 1995, there were gray wolves living in Yellowstone, a national park in the northwest United States. Yellowstone is a national park that has roughly 100 gray wolves living in it. None 12. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:The Million Song Dataset (MSD) includes main audio features and descriptive tags for popular songs.Audio features include acoustic traits such as loudness and pitch intervals.Many algorithms use these audio features to predict a new song’s popularity.These algorithms may fail to accurately identify main audio features of a song with varying acoustic traits.Algorithms based on descriptive tags that describe fixed traits such as genre are more reliable predictors of song popularity.The student wants to explain a disadvantage of relying on audio features to predict a song’s popularity. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Many popularity-predicting algorithms are based on a song’s audio features, such as loudness and pitch intervals. Algorithms based on audio features may misidentify the main features of a song with varying acoustic traits, making such algorithms less reliable predictors of popularity than those based on fixed traits. Audio features describe acoustic traits such as pitch intervals, which may vary within a song, whereas descriptive tags describe fixed traits such as genre, which are reliable predictors of popularity. The MSD’s descriptive tags are reliable predictors of a song’s popularity, as the traits they describe are fixed. None 13. 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? 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. 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. None 14. Jhumpa Lahiri’s story collection Interpreter of Maladies features multiple stories about romantic relationships. In “This Blessed House,” newlyweds argue over whether to replace items left by the previous owners of their new home. ______blank in “A Temporary Matter,” a husband and wife attempt to rekindle their relationship during a four-night blackout.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? Granted, Likewise, Hence, For example, None 15. While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Oracles of the Pink Universe was a 2021 exhibition at the Denver Museum of Art in Colorado.It featured eight artworks by South African artist Simphiwe Ndzube.One of these works is a painting titled Assertion of Will.Assertion of Will depicts three standing figures.The figures wear clothing made of fabric pieces stitched to the painting’s canvas.The student wants to describe how fabric is used in Assertion of Will. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? Depicting three standing, clothed figures, Assertion of Will is a painting by Simphiwe Ndzube. The exhibition Oracles of the Pink Universe featured artworks by artist Simphiwe Ndzube. In Assertion of Will, the figures’ clothing is made of fabric pieces stitched to the painting’s canvas. Simphiwe Ndzube’s Assertion of Will was one of eight artworks exhibited in Oracles of the Pink Universe at the Denver Museum of Art. 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.
