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- Q 1/17Score 0What is the meaning of the word rudimentary as it is used in the sentence?29basicpracticalmobileoriginal
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- Q1What is the meaning of the word rudimentary as it is used in the sentence?basicpracticalmobileoriginal45s
- Q2Part B Which sentence from the article supports the answer to Part A?“When word of the invention spread, however, the outside world saw greater possibilities.” (paragraph 6)“It was also the outcome of an amazing burst of inventiveness.” (paragraph 3)“But the primitive phonograph that Edison demonstrated for the editors of Scientific American that December remained exceedingly limited.” (paragraph 6)“The phonograph, his first invention to make him world-famous, is a perfect example.” (paragraph 2)30s
- Q3Part A Which statement describes the central idea of “The Incredible Talking Machine”?Edison was never able to comprehend the full potential of his invention.Edison was more gifted at promoting his inventions than designing them.Edison was dependent on his assistants and backers to be successful.Edison was so impressed with his own invention that he ignored constructive criticism.30s
- Q4Part B Circle one piece of evidence from the article that best support the answer to Part A.“From the first, they thought it would be used to reproduce the human voice, but they had no clear idea of its exact purpose.” (paragraph 1)“Still, the editors were excited enough to publish an admiring bulletin about the device—a first shot that set off an avalanche of publicity.” (paragraph 7)“The staff went on working through the night, fiddling with the gizmo—and thus occurred the first midnight recording session.” (paragraph 4)“To him, the idea that his most cherished invention faced competition was unendurable.” (paragraph 8)60s
- Q5Part C Select an additional piece of evidence from the article that best support the answer to Part A.“Still, the editors were excited enough to publish an admiring bulletin about the device—a first shot that set off an avalanche of publicity.” (paragraph 7)“At best, he thought, it might be an office machine allowing businessmen to dictate letters.” (paragraph 5)“He dismissed ‘miserable dance and ragtime selections’ and described jazz as something for ‘the nuts.’” (paragraph 9)“The staff went on working through the night, fiddling with the gizmo—and thus occurred the first midnight recording session.” (paragraph 4)60s
- Q6Part A How does the author of “The Incredible Talking Machine” mainly present information throughout the article?by explaining a problem and its solutionby presenting a cause and its effectsby describing events in sequential orderby explaining a problem and its solution30s
- Q7Part B Which sentence from the article best supports the answer to Part A?“The other phonograph companies introduced radios but Edison refused, wanting nothing to do with the medium’s inferior sound quality.” (paragraph 10)“Ten years elapsed before Edison returned to the phonograph, only after a competitor developed a wax-coated cylinder that could be removed without ruining the recording . . . .” (paragraph 8)“It broke down frequently and required a trained technician’s constant attention.” (paragraph 7)“If the paper were then pulled through the rollers again with the needle resting in the groove, the indentations would move the attached diaphragm . . . .” (paragraph 3)30s
- Q8Part A In paragraph 4, what is the meaning of the word exploit?improvedefendresearchpromote30s
- Q9Part B What phrase from paragraph 4 supports the answer to Part A?“ . . . except by experts . . . .”“ . . . last for only a few playings.”“ . . . machine was an instant success . . . .”“ . . . difficult to operate . . . .”30s
- Q10Part A Which part of the invention process was most likely the key step for securing the patent?improving the machine’s partsconstructing the original machinetesting the machinedemonstrating the machine to the public30s
- Q11Part B Which statement from the passage supports the answer to Part A?“To his amazement, the machine played his words back to him.” (paragraph 1)“Edison later changed the paper to a metal cylinder with tin foil wrapped around it.” (paragraph 1)“. . . and Cros’s work remained only a theory, since he did not produce a working model of it.” (paragraph 2)“Interest was great, and the invention was reported in several New York newspapers . . . .” (paragraph 3)30s
- Q12Part A In paragraph 2, what does the word exude mean?to assistto projectto disguiseto calculate30s
- Q13Part B Which statement from paragraph 2 supports the answer to Part A?“. . . emit audible tones as they interact with air . . . .”“. . . standing in a cylinder of sound . . . .”“. . . describing these interactions mathematically . . . .”“. . . which humans cannot hear . . . .”30s
- Q14Part A In paragraph 2, how does the author help the reader understand how ultrasound works?by describing the features of new technologyby using familiar concepts to explain new technologyby explaining how researchers discovered new technologyby providing additional resources about the new technology30s
- Q15Part B Which sentence from paragraph 2 best supports the answer to Part A?“Whereas a loudspeaker broadcasts sound in all directions, the way a lightbulb radiates light, a directional speaker shines a beam of waves akin to a spotlight.”“The beam consists of ultrasound waves, which humans cannot hear, but which can emit audible tones as they interact with air.”“By describing these interactions mathematically, engineers can coax a beam to exude voice, music or any other sound.”“At that moment, you are standing in a cylinder of sound.”30s
