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English II EOC Review
Test Description: This test will be used to review for the English II EOC, and will focus on a non-fiction passage.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which quote exemplifies the information in the selection?
A
Countries that are key destinations for business investment today...
B
Medicine and medical education are also being revolutionized...
C
Collaborating--whether in research or business or any other domain...
D
Through its ability to facilitate the sharing of information, success stories...
2) According to the selection, what effect would greater worldwide broadband access likely have on the brain drain?
A
The demand for candidates for low-skill, low-wage jobs in Third World countries would decrease.
B
Governments of Third World countries would be subject to greater challenges due to demands of technology.
C
American universitites would be forced to make budget cuts due to decreased enrollment.
D
More talented individuals would be able to stay in their home countries to be educated and work.
3) Based on the context of the selection, what does the phrase -being revolutionized by the internet--mean in paragraph 6?
A
The internet has created a new world of knowledge.
B
The internet has become a location for the sharing of information across nations.
C
Te internet is creating rapid change in several industries and areas.
D
The internet is combating old ways of thinking in favor of new ones.
4) What effect does the use of the phrase--even metaphorically--have at the end of paragraph 7?
A
It emphasizes the point that all people are still not on even economic or educational footing.
B
It is implying that the statement is literally true.
C
It is balancing the highly literal language in the selection.
D
It provides transition to a definition and discussion of hte difference between circuit-switched and packet-switched...
5) What does the word--exacerbate--mean in paragraph 13?
A
overstates
B
relieves
C
increases
D
reiterates
6) In paragraph 23, what does teh author mean when she argues that governments adopts a pro-competitive policy?
A
Governments should encourage competition among institutions of higher learning to ensure top-notch education.
B
Governments should encourage competition between nations to encourage brain circulation
C
Gov.s should oencourage competition among industry leaders in committing resources to the development of the broadband ...
D
Governments should encourage competition among individuals to ensure entrepreneurship and faster development
7) Acccording to details in teh selection, how does the author reveal the evolution of the internet?
A
She emphasizes the use of libraries in the past as compared to modern day...
B
She describes the internet as a repository of infomration....
C
She gives examples of prior methods of information storage and sharing...
D
She shares anecdotal stories of the methods many nations used to store inrmation...
8) What is the purpose of the author making reference to Tom Friedman's popular book The World is Flat?
A
The author uses Friedman's book, one with which many woud be familiar, to set up a premise...
B
The author uses the basic premise of Friedman's book to establish a metaphor...
C
The ideas in Friedman's books serve as a bridge between teh positive aspects of technology..
D
The popularity of Friedman's book allows the author to link Friedman's ideas...
9) How does the author attempt to prove that--broadbandd gives nations a significant economic advantage?
A
She reaches this conclusion by relying on and extending previous anecdotal arguments.
B
She uses quotations from several experts in her field to support her point.
C
She demonstrates the proof of this claim by using the organizational principle of arrangement according to importance.
D
She creates a logical argument with a major and minor premise that asserts this particular conclusion.
10) The word telemedicine in paragraph 6 most likely refers to
A
Providing medical advice over the telephone
B
Cameras that allow doctors to see patients who are far away
C
Medical shows like Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil
D
Entertaining medical shows like Grey's Anatomy
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