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<qa name="q567"  theta="-2.38461538461538"  difficulty="0.796703296703297"  lexile="720"  discrimination="0.377533136807332"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="2"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[It is true that Earth’s orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle. It is a bit lopsided. During part of the year, Earth is closer to the sun than at other times. However, that doesn't make much difference. For example, in the Northern Hemisphere, the northern half of the planet, we have winter when Earth is closest to the sun. We have summer when it is farthest away. The sun is very far from Earth. So this small change in Earth's distance from it does not make much difference to our weather.<br><br></em>Which sentence from the article helps explain the meaning of "it is a bit lopsided"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[It does not stand up straight.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Earth spins around this pole, making one complete turn each day.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Earth's axis is like a pole going right through the center of Earth from top to bottom.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[We can learn what effect the tilt of the axis has on our seasons.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q579"  theta="-2.07692307692308"  difficulty="0.759124087591241"  lexile="750"  discrimination="0.430344030899526"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="3"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[Like other lizards, these geckos have a superpower. They can drop their tails after being caught by predators. In fact, they can even leave their skin behind if they have to escape.<br><br></em>What does the author mean by "superpower"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[the ability to do things most other animals cannot]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[the ability to fight predators very easily]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[the ability to live forever in island nations]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[the ability to protect their habitat in Madagascar]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q772"  theta="-0.384615384615383"  difficulty="0.538461538461538"  lexile="970"  discrimination="0.342735669010748"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="4"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[Which of the following words, if it replaced the word "tense" in the sentence below, would CHANGE the meaning of the sentence?The rule-changing played out in a tense Senate chamber Thursday.]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[placid]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[hostile]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[strained]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[turbulent]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q107"  theta="-0.23076923076923"  difficulty="0.508982035928144"  lexile="1000"  discrimination="0.348698144230466"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="5"  category="1828" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[Read the following sentences from the article.<br><br></em>  Gardner was a huge fan of the Boston Red Sox baseball team. She shocked many people at a formal concert in 1912. Gardner wore a white headband on which she had written "Oh, you Red Sox!" Everyone at the concert was wearing fancy clothes at this event, except for Gardner in her baseball headband. The museum's website says that this led a local newspaper to call her "a woman gone crazy." <br><br></em>What is the author trying to help the reader understand by telling this story?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[what type of person Isabella Gardner was]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[how good the Red Sox team was]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[how much Isabella loved the Red Sox team]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[what kind of newspapers there were in early 1900's]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q802"  theta="0.692307692307694"  difficulty="0.496932515337423"  lexile="1020"  discrimination="0.585834432902613"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="6"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA["The first time I saw the book cover I actually cried," says the 24-year-old Uddin. She was born and raised in New York's Long Island. Uddin wrote her novel under the pen name of Karuna Riazi, a combination of her nickname and part of her grandfather's name. "I was overwhelmed because when I was growing up it wasn't common to see Muslim girls on the cover at all. There are going to be kids who look at the cover and feel that they see themselves."<br><br></em>Which word could replace "overwhelmed" WITHOUT changing the meaning of the fourth sentence in the paragraph?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[jubilant]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[disturbed]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[impressed]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[stunned]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q875"  theta="0.384615384615386"  difficulty="0.439024390243902"  lexile="1070"  discrimination="0.456472216237167"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="7"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[At Fresno State, Arenas also addressed misunderstandings about Islam, including some people's view that Islam is a violent religion. She says most Muslims do not agree with terrorism any more than most Christians agree with the views of the Ku Klux Klan. Another point of confusion is that "Allah," which means God in Arabic, is a different God than the one Christians worship. "We don't pray to any new God. It's the same God as the Jewish God or the Christian God," Arenas says.<br><br></em>Which word from the paragraph BEST helps you understand the meaning of "terrorism"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[violent]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[confusion]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[misunderstandings]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[worship]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q892"  theta="0.53846153846154"  difficulty="0.419689119170984"  lexile="1090"  discrimination="" guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="8"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[Neutrons are more penetrating and so are potentially more dangerous.<br><br></em>Which version of the sentence creates a more alarming tone by replacing the word "potentially"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[Neutrons are more penetrating and so are UNDOUBTEDLY more dangerous.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Neutrons are more penetrating and so are CONCEIVABLY more dangerous.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Neutrons are more penetrating and so are POSSIBLY more dangerous.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Neutrons are more penetrating and so are THEORETICALLY more dangerous.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q956"  theta="1.15384615384616"  difficulty="0.33587786259542"  lexile="1170"  discrimination="0.141899254684197"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="9"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[Humans have kept wild animals in captivity since ancient times, and that isn’t going to change, they say. If animals are going to be kept, a well-managed zoo is the best place for them.<br><br></em>What is the MAIN purpose of this pro-zoo argument?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[to appeal to the reader's sense of connection with history]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[to appeal to the reader's sense of concrete moral principles]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[to appeal to the reader's sense of emotionality and empathy]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[to appeal to the reader's sense of logic and practicality]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q152"  theta="1.15384615384616"  difficulty="0.33587786259542"  lexile="1180"  discrimination="0.141899254684197"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="10"  category="5312" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[Read this sentence from the article.<br><br><em>  Into this storm have stepped a few small companies that sell add-on helmet pads, saying they're a way to increase protection.<br><br></em>What does the phrase 'stepping into the storm' mean?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[taking a chance]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[joining the fight]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[boosting helmet sales]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[offering much protection]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q1025"  theta="1.46153846153846"  difficulty="0.296511627906977"  lexile="1220"  discrimination="0.0955432558983879"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="11"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[These conditions cause low energy or “immuno-deficiency,” which means the body fails to produce a strong immune response, leaving the person more susceptible to infection and illness.<br><br></em>Which word, if it replaced "susceptible" in the sentence, would CHANGE the meaning of the sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[hospitable]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[predisposed]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[prone]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[vulnerable]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q332"  theta="1.46153846153846"  difficulty="0.296511627906977"  lexile="1220"  discrimination="0.0955432558983879"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="12"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[<em>Such stresses are enough to crack quartz, a material that is considerably harder than glass. That challenge can be solved, he adds, “but it’s not a trivial problem.”<br><br></em>Adding which of the following sentences to the paragraph above would help explain the meaning of "trivial"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[It will not be an insignificant task to figure out how to successfully coat glass with a diamond film.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It will not be a worthwhile task to spend time determining the best way to coat glass with a diamond film.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It will not be difficult to ensure that the diamond coating does not melt the glass beneath it.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It will not be interesting to go through multiple trials of placing a diamond coating over glass.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q1083"  theta="1.92307692307692"  difficulty="0.239520958083832"  lexile="1270"  discrimination="0.618049359459968"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="13"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[The recent discovery of new very large viruses has also blurred the lines between what does and does not constitute life. In 2003, the Mimivirus was found inside an amoeba in a cooling tower in England.<br><br></em>What does the use of the phrase "blurred the lines" convey in the sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[a sense of ambiguity]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[a sense of anxiety]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[a sense of clarity]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[a sense of mystery]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q1097"  theta="1.92307692307692"  difficulty="0.97"  lexile="1280"  discrimination="0.197453052503703"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="14"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[Novices, in contrast, don’t have access to these memories and thus have to work through the possible contingencies of each move.<br><br></em>What is the meaning of the word "contingencies" as used in the following sentence from the section "Defining Intuition"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[preparations]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[efforts]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[strategies]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[uncertainties]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q1114"  theta="2.38461538461539"  difficulty="0.176470588235294"  lexile="1330"  discrimination="0.1728712129574"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="15"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[She has overheard offensive conversations about Muslims by people who don't realize she is a follower of Islam because she doesn't wear a hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women as a tenet of their faith to dress modestly.<br><br></em>Which version of this sentence creates a more indignant tone by replacing the word "offensive"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[She has overheard REPREHENSIBLE conversations about Muslims by people who don't realize she is a follower of Islam because she doesn't wear a hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women as a tenet of their faith to dress modestly.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[She has overheard DISCOURTEOUS conversations about Muslims by people who don't realize she is a follower of Islam because she doesn't wear a hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women as a tenet of their faith to dress modestly.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[She has overheard OFF-COLOR conversations about Muslims by people who don't realize she is a follower of Islam because she doesn't wear a hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women as a tenet of their faith to dress modestly.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[She has overheard UNCIVIL conversations about Muslims by people who don't realize she is a follower of Islam because she doesn't wear a hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women as a tenet of their faith to dress modestly.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q1131"  theta="2.69230769230769"  difficulty="0.131868131868132"  lexile="1380"  discrimination="0.0955639837041611"  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="16"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[Climate change-related impacts, including heat waves and extreme weather events, have disproportionate effects on vulnerable groups, including young, elderly, ill and low-income populations.<br><br></em>How does the word "disproportionate" affect the meaning of the sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[It indicates that the effects of climate change-related impacts are excessive for vulnerable groups compared to other groups.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It communicates the idea that vulnerable groups are affected by climate change-related impacts in a wide variety of ways.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It conveys the idea that different vulnerable groups are affected differently by climate change-related impacts.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It suggests that the effects of climate change-related impacts are difficult to determine for vulnerable groups.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q341"  theta=""  difficulty=""  lexile="1450"  discrimination=""  guessing="0.25"  distraction="1.702"  group="17"  category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using="" passageid=""><question><![CDATA[<em>While the lawsuit names Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke as defendant, the former Montana congressman comes from a state where skepticism of the Endangered Species Act is widespread.<br><br></em>Adding which of the following sentences to the article would help explain the meaning of "skepticism" as it is used in the sentence above?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[Many people in Montana are uncertain about the value of the Endangered Species Act.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Many people in Montana are eager supporters of the Endangered Species Act.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Many people in Montana deny the existence of the Endangered Species Act.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Many people in Montana collaborated to get the Endangered Species Act passed.]]></answer></qa>
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