Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text
Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
Analyze in detail how an authors ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).
Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a persons life story in print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.
Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington's Farewell Address, the Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech, Kings Letter from Birmingham Jail, Nelson Mandela's Nobel Peace Prize Speech, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights), including how they address related themes and concepts.
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Part A: What does repository mean in paragraph 15?
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storage area
abundant source
mountainous region
hidden supply
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Part B: Which sentence from the article best helps the reader understand the meaning of repository?
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“After various states objected, Congress said to focus on just one site—Yucca Mountain in Nevada.”
“Studying them would take even more time and money.”
“The government was also supposed to review 10 possible disposal sites.”
“That’s because many things are unclear about geology, human error, and so on.”
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Part A: What does repository mean in paragraph 15?
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Part B: Which sentence from the article best helps the reader understand the meaning of repository?
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Which sentence provides the best summary of the article?
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The diagram below shows the process of nuclear fission. Use the words from the table to correctly label each element of the diagram. You will use each word at least once, and one word twice.
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Which of these details does the author use to develop the idea that the U.S. government is unlikely to choose a permanent spent fuel waste disposal site anytime soon?
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In paragraph 5, the author quotes Kevin Kamps’ belief that “high levels of radioactive waste can present hazards ‘for a million years or more...’” How do the ideas in paragraphs 11–18 build on this claim?
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Which sentence explains an association between fission and radioactivity in anuclear reactor?
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Part A: Which sentence states one of the author’s purposes in the article?
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Part B: How does the author use quotes from experts to help achieve her purpose?
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Part B: How does the author use figurative language to help achieve her purpose?
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Part B: How does the author use short sentences and familiar language to help achieve her purpose?
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Part A: Based on information in the article, and the diagram “The Pressurized Water Reactor,” which part of a pressurized-water reactor is most likely to contain fuel assemblies?
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Part B: Which section of the article contains information that most strongly supports the answer to Part A?
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Which key idea in the article is best supported by the diagram “The Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)” and its accompanying sidebar, “How Energy Gets from the Nuclear Reactor to You”?
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What can the reader conclude after analyzing information from both the article and the bar graph titled “Storage of Commercial Spent Fuel by State Through 2013”?
