After each group of sentences, choose the letter of the general sentence that best includes all of the
specific details given.
One student who described a debilitating1
medical condition in his college application essay was
given 500 points. If a student reports having been raised by a single parent, that student is given
250 points. If your "personal circumstances" include having been a class president, you will
receive 300 points.
General Sentences:
a. Colleges are assigning point values to "personal circumstances" that are described or
listed on college applications. for trivial offenses.
b. The point system is unfair.
c. Colleges are giving more weight to students' extracurricular activities.
d. Students should slightly exaggerate their achievements on their college application
essays.
a
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The music box played Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
a. italics b. quotation marks c. neither
G.Julio y su hijo hablan sobre los pasatiempos de ahora y de antes. Lee el diálogo entre padre e hijo y contesta las siguientes preguntas en inglés. Hijo:Hola, papi. ¿Quieres jugar videojuegos en la computadora?Padre:¡Videojuegos! Nooo, cuando yo era niño, jugaba con cosas simples.Hijo:¿Y qué hacías?Padre:Con mis amigos, coleccionábamos tarjetas o jugábamos juegos de mesa, como Scrabble.Hijo:A mí me gustan los juegos de mesa, pero también me gusta jugar afuera.Padre:Bueno, entonces tengo un plan. Ahora vamos al parque a jugar al fútbol. ¡Y mañana nos vamos a acampar!Hijo:¿Crees que en el campamento tienen wi-fi? Aparentemente, ¿cuál es el juego favorito del hijo?
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Research has shown that when teachers are asked to nominate their best students or those with the
most potential, they are more likely to nominate boys than girls. (2) They are especially likely to name boys as most skilled in mathematics. (3) Even when the differences between boys and girls is minimal, teachers who are asked to think of students who excel in language or social skill are more likely to name girls. (4) Boys receive more disapproval from teachers than girls do during preschool and elementary school, even when boys and girls engage in similar amounts of disruptive behavior. (5) Teachers pay more attention to a girl when she sits quietly in the front of the classroom, whereas the amount of attention paid to a boy is high regardless of where he sits. (6) Within elementary school classrooms, teachers tend to call on boys more often than girls and give them more explicit1 feedback regarding their answers. (7) When girls answer, they are more likely to receive a simple acceptance from the teacher ("okay"), whereas boys tend to receive more praise, constructive criticism, or encouragement to discover the correct answer. (8) Thus, boys receive more explicit academic instruction and tend to dominate classroom interactions. From BUKATKO, Child Development, 5E. © 2004 Cengage Learning. The subject of sentence 6 is a. elementary school classrooms. b. teachers. c. boys. d. feedback.
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What will be an ideal response?