Week 21: Vocabulary Bellringers Inconclusive Dispropor/onately Irrelevant Hierarchy Conversely Word of the day: Inconclusive For decades the evidence has been inconclusive, but new studies show that birth order may affect intelligence and personality. I think it means … (adj.) leading to no conclusion or definite result In + conclusive
S: doubFul, debatable in= prefix meaning not
conclusive= giving a firm
A: clear, certain answer to a question
Word: Dispropor/onate Even though my brother and I did the same amount of work, our pay was dispropor/onate, and he got paid more. I think it means … (adj.) having a difference that is not fair; too large or too small in rela/on to something else Dis+ proportionate
dis= prefix meaning not
S: lopsided, irregular proportion= to be in
A: balanced, equal balanced equal parts
Word of the day: Irrelevant Scien/st Stephen Pinker dismissed birth order as irrelevant and claimed it did not have an important impact on personality. I think it means … (adj.) not important or rela/ng to what is being discussed right now S: inapplicable, insignificant A: important, meaningful Ir+ relevant
Ir = prefix meaning not
Relevant = relating to the subject in an important way
Word of the day: Hierarchy The birth of a new child can upset the exis/ng family hierarchy because this change can alter how important each family member feels. I think it means … (n.) a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status S: Ranking, pecking order A: Equal status Word of the day: Conversely In big families, where the parents’ aPen/on is spread thinner, kids in either learn to rely on each other or, conversely, become super-­‐compe//ve for aPen/on. I think it means … (adv.) just the opposite of being true S: on the other hand, contrarily A: truly, indeed Week 22: Test Prep. Bellringers Excerpt from: Travel Guide to the Kowloon Region of Hong Kong
Emily Morton
Currently, the temple is a modern center for Taoist
worship and is open to the public year round and
free of charge. The temple is busiest before or during
spring due to the celebratory time of the Chinese
New Year. Everyone visiting the area should make
time to enjoy the temple during any season.
1. What effect does the Chinese New Year have on the
Wong Tai Sin Temple?
A)It causes the temple to be very busy.
B)It permits tourists to visit the temple.
C)It allows beautiful flowers to grow on the grounds.
D)It encourages fortune tellers to come to the temple.
A The cause is the occurrence of Chinese New Year and
the effect is that the temple is busiest during this celebration
Excerpt from: Sacramento Valley Agriculture
By: Sacramento History Online
Prior to 1867 and the development of irrigation, crops were
grown on lands along the rivers and streams. The fertility of the
soil, however, was reduced by the reliance on a one-crop system
and the failure to use fertilizers. By the late 1860s many farms
along the waterways were completely buried by the debris coming
from hydraulic mining in the foothills. The conflict between farmers
and miners continued for over 20 years. In 1884, the famous
Sawyer decision prohibited the dumping of hydraulic mining debris
in the rivers.
2. Which 1884 decision prohibited the dumping of hydraulic
mining debris in the rivers?
A) the Twain decision
B) the Martin decision
C) the Sawyer decision
D) the Williams decision
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C As the end of paragraph five clearly states: In 1884, the famous Sawyer
decision prohibited the dumping of hydraulic mining debris in the rivers.
A Weak Dollar
By: Michael Wittmann
1 If the price of buying a car starts rising in the United States,
consumers may need to look no further than the dollar's recent slide
against major foreign currencies.
2 On the other hand, economically depressed Midwestern farmers
may find it easier to sell surplus grain overseas if a weak dollar
makes it cheaper for foreigners to buy U.S. goods.
3 The dollar spent much of last week on the skids, flirting with its
lowest level of the year against the Japanese yen...It also has lost
ground to the euro.
3. Which organizational structure BEST describes sections
one and two?
A)  sequential
B) chronological
C) cause and effect
D) compare and contrast
C One offers a cause: dollar's slide and effect: rising car prices.
Section two presents a potential cause: (if) a weak dollar makes it
cheaper for foreigners to buy U.S. goods the effect: easier to sell
surplus grain overseas
Eclair Recipe
By: Maria Parloa
Into a granite-ware saucepan put half a pint of milk, two wellrounded tablespoonfuls of butter, and one tablespoonful of sugar,
and place on the stove. When this boils up, add half a pint of sifted
flour, and cook for two minutes, beating well with a wooden spoon.
It will be smooth and velvety at the end of that time. Set away to
cool; and when cool, beat in four eggs, one at a time. Beat
vigorously for about fifteen minutes. Try a small bit of the paste in
the oven; and if it rises in the form of a hollow ball, the paste is
beaten to bake.
4. To determine whether the paste is ready to bake, the
cook must
A) beat in four eggs, one at a time.
B) slightly butter several baking sheets.
C) beat the ingredients vigorously for fifteen minutes.
D) try a small bit in the oven to see if it will form a hollow ball
D You can determine this because the piece is written in chronological order.
Excerpt from: Mounds of History
Elizabeth Kibler
Scientists who study ancient cultures
discovered much information about the
mounds. They believe that Mound A at
Etowah was reserved for the chief of the
area. The chief of the town had his home on
the mound. The other citizens of the town
lived around this mound. The closer a person
lived to Mound A, the more significant he or
she was in the society. Some scientists
believe that every time a chief died, a new
layer was added to mound. Then, a new
house was built on the top.
5. In paragraph 5 the word significant means
A) large. B) elderly. C) scholarly. D)important.
D is the correct answer because chiefs are examples of important
people and they live close to the mound.