Nursing Elites

1. Why does the author say it is important to buy locally grown food?

• A. Buying locally grown food supports people in your community.
• B. Locally grown food travels the least distance to reach you and therefore uses fewer resources.
• C. Locally grown food uses less packaging.
• D. Locally grown food is healthier for you because it has been exposed to fewer pesticides.

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The author stresses the significance of buying locally grown food due to its minimal travel distance, which results in reduced resource utilization. This aligns with the passage's primary environmental theme of conserving resources for the future. Choice A is incorrect because although buying locally grown food can support the community, the main focus in the passage is on resource conservation. Choice C is incorrect as the passage emphasizes the importance of packaging but does not specifically mention that locally grown food uses less packaging. Choice D is incorrect as the health aspect related to fewer pesticides is not discussed in the passage regarding the importance of buying locally grown food.

2. From the passage, which of the following statements represents a logical conclusion about the author?

• A. The author loves to attend theatrical productions
• B. The author prefers musical comedies
• C. The author also enjoys concerts and movies
• D. The author finds theater seating comfortable

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A. The passage does not provide any information about the author's preference for musical comedies (choice B), enjoyment of concerts and movies (choice C), or comfort with theater seating (choice D). However, the passage does mention cicadas and their emergence, not providing any details that connect to the author's preferences. Therefore, the only logical conclusion that can be drawn about the author is that they love attending theatrical productions, as suggested by the deep love for attending theater productions.

3. This passage is mainly about

• A. slaves in the Civil War.
• B. how slaves escaped along the Underground Railroad.
• C. Harriet Tubman's role as an abolitionist leader.
• D. Harriet Tubman's life as a slave.

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The passage is mainly about Harriet Tubman's role as an abolitionist leader. It discusses her efforts to help slaves escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad and highlights her significant impact on the abolitionist movement. The focus is on Tubman's leadership and involvement in the fight against slavery, rather than just her life as a slave or the general experience of slaves during the Civil War. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because while the passage mentions slavery, the Civil War, and Tubman's life as a slave, the primary emphasis is on her leadership and activism in the abolitionist movement.

4. Even without Franz Ferdinand's assassination ... Which of the following most logically completes the passage?

• A. A war between the world powers was extremely likely.
• B. World War I never would have happened.
• C. England, France, and Russia would have started the war.
• D. Austria would have started the war.

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A. Given the alliances and tensions at the time, the assassination was simply the trigger in an already volatile situation, making war highly likely. Choice B is incorrect because the alliances and existing tensions would likely have led to a conflict even without the assassination. Choice C is incorrect as it wrongly implies that only these three countries were involved in the conflict. Choice D is incorrect as Austria alone starting the war doesn't consider the broader context of alliances and power dynamics among the world powers.

5. What is the purpose of the first paragraph in relation to the second paragraph?

• A. The first paragraph serves as a cause and the second paragraph serves as an effect.
• B. The first paragraph serves as a contrast to the second.
• C. The first paragraph is a description for the argument in the second paragraph.
• D. The first and second paragraphs are merely presented in a sequence.

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The first paragraph introduces the general characteristics of insects and their ability to live both on land and in the air, setting the stage for discussing specific examples in the second paragraph. The second paragraph then delves into examples of insects that transition from living underwater to the aerial phase, establishing a cause-and-effect relationship between the general concept introduced in the first paragraph and the specific examples in the second paragraph. Choice A is correct because the first paragraph gives the cause (insects being creatures of land and air) and the second paragraph provides the effect (specific examples of insects transitioning between water and air). Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they do not accurately describe the relationship between the two paragraphs as cause and effect.

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