The document is a progress check for an AP Lang unit, focusing on multiple-choice questions related to an author’s critical analysis of Obama and the concept of the ‘talented tenth.’ It includes questions about tone, evidence, and the implications of various statements made by the author. The document also discusses the relationship between gender differences and the educational reforms needed to adapt to automation.
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When she discusses Obama in the first paragraph, the
author's tone is best described as
largely critical
Which of the following best describes the relationship
between the author's quotation of Coats in the middle of
the first paragraph ("But I think...half as much")
The quotation expresses disapproval of a tenet adopted
by Obama; the discussion that follows it explains the au-
thor's disapproval by highlighting problematic aspects of
a specific program.
In the second paragraph, the author draws on evidence
from her personal experience primarily to
explain a change in her assessment of a particular idea
In the fourth paragraph, the author elaborates on the
history of the "talented tenth" primarily to argue that this
idea
is implicated in a flawed understanding of black success
In the second and third sentences of the second para-
graph, the author implies which of the following about the
differences between men and women?
Differences between men and women exist but are limited
only to particular attributes
The author's statement that "instances are by no means
uncommon" (paragraph 2, sentence 4) contributes to a
tone that is
measured and objective
At the end of the second paragraph, the author claims that
"these instances are not adduced with a view of proving
that it is desirable to open such professions to women"
primarily to
distance herself from a perspective that could be support-
ed by the evidence she cites
In the first sentence of the third paragraph, the author
describes needlework as "seemingly peculiarly adapted
to the powers and tastes of women" primarily to
signal the limitations of a cliché she plans to undermine
In context, the author's tone when discussing the "pre-
sumptive connexion" in the last sentence of the last para-
graph is best described as
dismissive
Which of the following can best be described as the pas-
sage's thesis?
Sentences 5 and 6
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should the writer keep or delete sentence 3?
Keep it, because it provides evidence from a credible
source that supports the writers line of reasoning in the
passage
In the context of the second paragraph, which of the
following versions of the underlined portion of sentence
8 best expresses the writer's attitude toward the courses
offered at Chaffey College?
(as it is now)
After sentence 8, the writer wants to cite a source that
supports the claim that Chaffey successfully models the
type of education reform needed to adapt to automation.
A quote from a recent college graduate who was hired by
a technology firm that recruits at Chaffey College
Should the writer make this change to sentence 12?
Yes, because the tone of the underlined word suggests
that the writer is hostile toward the business and labor
union leader's attitudes
Should the writer add this sentence after sentence 14?
No, because the absence of specific sources or statements
from those sources make the claim of the sentence seem
unsupported
Which version of sentence 15 most effectively maintains
the style and tone of the writer's argument in the passage?
We cannot afford to be passive at the dawn of this new
industrial revolution
The writer wants to add a sentence at the end of the
passage to summarize the main claim of the passage.
Which of the following choices, if added after sentence
15, best accomplishes this goal?
Although large-scale change is likely in many sectors, ed-
ucation reform and a progressive BI program will help us
offset risk and protect social stability
After doing additional research, the writer found the fol-
lowing sources. Which of the following sources would
require the writer to adjust the line of reasoning in the
passage?
An article that argues that basic income programs would
be too costly for governments to support
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