Read this excerpt from "a student's guide to global climate change."

1. climate change might allow some infectious diseases to spread. as winter temperatures increase, ticks and mosquitoes that carry diseases can survive longer throughout the year and expand their ranges, putting more people at risk. one big concern is malaria, a deadly disease spread by mosquitoes in many hot, humid parts of the world.

what can people do about it?
people should take common-sense steps to avoid tick and mosquito bites, and communities can take actions to control mosquitoes, such as removing sources of standing water. it's also important for doctors to know the symptoms of diseases that could be spreading to new areas so they can diagnose and treat their patients.

what is most likely the reason the writer uses a problem-solution structure in this excerpt?

a. to present the problem of increases in mosquito and tick life spans
b. to inform people about what they can do as insects become more harmful
c. to make people and doctors aware of the disease risks caused by insects
d. to show how climate change can result in the spread of infectious diseases

read the excerpt from "how i learned english.”

and that was important, as important
as joe barone asking me how i was
through his tears, picking me up
and dusting me off with hands like swatters,

what does the imagery in the excerpt best readers picture?

a. the awful stinging sensation of being dusted off
b. the quick slapping motion of joe’s hands
c. how roughly the speaker is pulled off the ground
d. how loud and hard joe is laughinganalyze the image below and answer the question that follows.

photo by tim pierce
in its coverage of the explosion featured in the above image, how would a newspaper article differ from a tv news report?

a. newspaper articles and tv news reports are identical.

b. a newspaper article would just show a series of pictures with captions.

c. a newspaper article would explain the events surrounding the explosion with quotations from witnesses in a written report; a tv news report would feature live video of the explosion, audio of witness interviews, and live commentary at the scene of the explosion.

d. a newspaper article would feature live video of the explosion, audio of witness interviews, and live commentary at the scene of the explosion; a tv news report would explain the events surrounding the explosion with quotations from witnesses in a written report.

which lines from "madam and the rent man" by langston hughes best reflect the bold attitude working-class people were developing after the harlem renaissance?

a. the rent man knocked.
he said, how-do?

b. before i'd pay
i'd go to hades
and rot away!

c. back window's cracked,
kitchen floor squeaks,
there's a rat in the cellar,

d. he said, madam,
it's not up to me.