Review of Lessons
Review of Lessons
Review of Lessons
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The Environment
Almost everyone would agree that cleaning up the environment and keeping it that way is a good thing.
The obvious negative impacts on human health and the ecosystems on Earth are well understood. Yet, there are
underlying consequences to compliance to this most basic need that need to be studied, as well. The government
of the U.S. has requested voluntary action from citizens and industry, and it has also legislated action in order to
start the clean-up process. An example of this is the Clean Air Act. The good news is that this law requires that
emissions into the air meet certain standards that will help clean up the environment. Under this act, cars have to
reduce emissions of nitrous oxides by 60%, and "clean coal" technologies have to reduce harmful emissions by
20%. Industry is required to reduce emissions of over 200 compounds that are known to cause health problems.
The bad news is the cost of compliance. Estimates of consumer costs for a cleaner environment go as high as $50
billion a year, and that study does not even take into account the loss of jobs from reshaping industries to meet
the new standards.
Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the paragraph?
A. Industries in nations across the United States need to unite to maintain the standards created by
the Clean Air Act despite the costs to the country.
B. Industries are doing their part to reduce emissions that are known to have ill effects on the
environment and human health.
C. Although legislation that supports cleaning up the environment is a good idea, the costs of such
efforts need to be evaluated.
D. Cleaning up the environment is best accomplished through both legislation like the Clean Air Act
and volunteerism from humans impacted by emissions.
Asperger's Syndrome
A child with Asperger's Syndrome may move into the personal space of others, failing to recognize body
language and even verbal cues that he or she has transgressed. Friends and new acquaintances alike may be
acknowledged with tight and enthusiastic hugs. Bypassing typical greetings like "Hi, how are you?" an older child
with Asperger's may launch into discourse on the latest topic of concern. This narrow special interest (e.g., Civil
War maritime strategies, accuracy of train schedules) may be age-inappropriate (e.g., "Power Rangers" cartoons
at age 16) or boring, but a child with this disorder will often continue to clarify, oblivious to disinterest, "looks," or
snickers from the people close by.
Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the paragraph?
A. Asperger's Syndrome is a disorder that affects an afflicted child's social interactions.
B. Asperger's Syndrome is a disorder that affects many different aspects of an afflicted child's life.
C. Asperger's Syndrome is a disorder causing an afflicted child to have narrow special interests that
are often age-inappropriate.
D. Asperger's Syndrome is a disorder causing an afflicted child to act especially reserved around
new experiences and people.
Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the paragraph?
A. North Point School District is going to be going through major changes in the upcoming year.
B. North Point School District has received bond money to build new schools and update technology
in the upcoming year.
C. North Point School District is going to be going through changes which will take place in the
spring of next year.
D. North Point School District has received bond money which will be used to upgrade the entire
school district in many ways this upcoming year.
Instruction: Rewrite the following sentences, using subordination rather than coordination. Include a coma when
a dependent statement starts a sentence.
Example:
The hair dryer was not working right, so I returned it.
1. The muffler shop advertised same-day service, but my car wasn’t ready for three days.
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2. The high-blood-pressure pills produced dangerous side effects, so the government banned them.
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3. Phil lopped dead branches off the tree, and Michelle stacked them into piles on the ground below.
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Instruction: Read through each sentence to get a sense of its overall meaning. Then insert a logical joining word
(and, or, but, for, so) and a logical dependent word (such as until, because, since, when or although).
Example:
_____Because/Since______ he had worked at the construction site all day, Tom decided not to meet his friends
at the dinner, ____for____ he was too tired to think.
1. ________________ the projector broke for a second time, some people in the audience hissed,
________________ others shouted for a refund.
2. Nothing could be done _________ the river’s floodwaters receded, ________ the townspeople
waited helplessly in the emergency shelter.
Change the sentences below into headlines for newspaper.
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Instruction: Read the following introductory paragraphs, each of which is in scrambled order. Rewrite each
paragraph, beginning with the most general statement first. Then add each sentence in the correct order until the
introduction becomes more specific. Write the thesis statement last.
(1) However, in others, the nuclear family is the norm, with only the parents and young children sharing the
same house.
(2) People in different cultures all over the world have different systems for family life.
(3) In most cultures, people live in extended families, in which several generations share the same house.
(4) If this new system becomes widespread, it could have enormous effects on American society.
(5) On the positive side, living together might reduce the divorce rate in the United States; on the negative
side, it might lead to the eventual disintegration of the family altogether.
(6) In the United States, some people are experimenting with still another system of family life; living
together without marriage.
(1) Although scientists have experimented with different methods of prediction, from observing animal
behavior to measuring radio signals from quasars, they have not proven successful.
(2) Earthquakes are the most destructive natural disasters known to man, in terms of the millions of deaths
and billions of dollars in property loss that they cause.
(3) Despite these heavy losses, scientists are still unable to predict earthquakes.
(4) This paper will review the history of the science of earthquake prediction, then discuss each of the
methods in more detail, and finally present data indicating the success-failure of each method.
(1) It can cause a variety of physical disorders, ranging from headaches to stomach ulcers and even
alcoholism.
(2) A person can learn to control stress by setting realistic goals, enjoying a hobby and/or physical exercise,
and by maintaining a good, warm relationship with family and friends.
(3) Stress affects almost everyone, from the highly pressured executive to the busy homemaker or student.
(4) Stress, like a common cold, is a problem that can’t be cured; however, it can be controlled.
(5) The busy schedules that most adults face from day to day have created a rising health problem in the
modern world.
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