Excerpt from Dr. Farber's Tenth-Grade Lesson
Mary McCormick
Mr. Leyland, the internship coordinator, suggested I choose Dr. Farber, a veterinarian. He said I'd learn about careers and plenty
about myself by spending time with Dr. Farber. I'd never owned a pet and was worried that I'd make a poor veterinarian's
assistant, but Mr. Leyland had been matching students and careers forever, and I figured he was probably capable of helping
students discover occupations. I completed the necessary forms and noted Dr. Farber's address in my copybook
The author, Mary McCormick, wants to write an essay about what qualities an effective veterinarian should possess. Which pre-writing
strategy would be a good place for her to begin?

brainstorming
editing
outlining
proofreading

Who is ¨ the guilty party¨ at the end of the text, and how do his actions contribute to the storys theme?

Which generalization does the speaker make in the last stanza of to a louse? a) our main source of power comes from living blunder-free lives b) sometimes the best gifts come in the form of little creatures c) seeing ourselves as others see us would free us from blundering

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.