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<competency testname="Adaptive Reading Test 12" shuffle_choices="1" shuffle_questions="0" displaytype="list">
<direction><![CDATA[Choose the best answer to each question.]]></direction>
<qa name="q442" theta="-0.352941176470591" difficulty="0.615384615384615" discrimination="0.265040409726055" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="940" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Farah is the main character in a new book, and she is a Muslim. When someone is Muslim, they practice a religion called Islam.<br><br></em>Based on the paragraph, what is the definition of the word "Muslim"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[a person whose religion is Islam]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[a character in a book]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[a person whose name is Farah]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[a type of religion]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q526" theta="-2" difficulty="0.818181818181818" discrimination="0.376272378055846" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="660" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Burning fossil fuels puts smoke or gas into the air. Over time they trap heat from the sun.<br><br></em>What is an example of a "fossil fuel"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[coal]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[electricity]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[smoke]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[the sun]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q323" theta="1.88235294117647" difficulty="0.318181818181818" discrimination="0.416369131894442" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="1320" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[<em>An ancient structure called the "Sun Temple" still has scientists stumped.<br><br></em>How does the word "stumped" affect the meaning of the sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[It suggests scientists do not have much information about the Sun Temple.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It indicates scientists disagree about how to study the Sun Temple.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It indicates scientists have spent much time learning about the Sun Temple.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It suggests scientists have stopped studying the purpose of the Sun Temple.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q106" theta="-2.35294117647059" difficulty="0.863636363636364" discrimination="0.326033070367498" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="600" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Klefstad is a bear of a guy at 6 foot 5 and 290 pounds, with thick arms covered in angel tattoos.<br><br></em>What does the phrase "bear of a guy" help the reader picture?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[a large man]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[an animal lover]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[a man with a beard]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[a half-man, half-animal]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q29" theta="-0.58823529411765" difficulty="0.636363636363636" discrimination="0.256776295506548" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="900" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Select the sentence that contains a word that means "attempt."]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[Urban Warriors is one small effort to help them.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[All of the teens in Urban Warriors are regularly exposed to danger.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Veterans and the teens have serious talks together once a week.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[The madness of their lives is miles away.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q1102" theta="-0.764705882352944" difficulty="0.666666666666667" discrimination="0.423999564402333" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="870" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Yet a different membership dispute persists: a long-shot campaign to let girls join the BSA so they have a chance to earn the prestigious status of Eagle Scout.<br><br></em>What does the verb "persists" convey in the sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[the idea that the campaign is being pursued with determination]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[the idea that the BSA is more irritated than concerned about the dispute]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[the idea that the BSA is softening its previous stance on the dispute]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[the idea that the campaign has recently angered many people]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q448" theta="-1.52941176470589" difficulty="0.764705882352941" discrimination="0.462577349875063" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="740" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Experts say that there are other items from the pharaohs buried there, including temples.<br><br></em>What is a "pharaoh"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[an ancient Egyptian ruler]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[an ancient Egyptian city]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[an ancient Egyptian statue]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[an ancient Egyptian treasure]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q967" theta="-1.23529411764706" difficulty="0.727272727272727" discrimination="0.486515611316627" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="790" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Back at Espacio Zapata, Guzman's young daughter works alongside him. "She is a permanent fixture here," said Guzman.<br><br></em>What is the meaning of the phrase "permanent fixture" as it is used above?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[Guzman's daughter can always be found there.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Guzman's daughter gets paid well to make art.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Guzman's daughter has become very talented.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Guzman's daughter wants to change the artwork.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q165" theta="0.764705882352938" difficulty="0.461538461538462" discrimination="0.407899265960811" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="1130" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Young women seem tantalizingly close to achieving gender equality in the workplace, at least when it comes to wages, a new report from the Pew Research Center suggests.<br><br></em>Which idea BEST supports this sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[As of last year, women workers ages 25 to 34 were making 93 percent of what men of the same ages earned - much closer to wage equality than earlier generations, Pew found.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[And unlike generations of women before them, female millennials - young women ages 18 to 32 - are statistically as likely as men to have asked their bosses for a promotion or a raise, Pew found.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Only 15 percent of young women said they had suffered discrimination because of their gender at work.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Millennials have reason to worry: Earlier generations of young women seemed to be narrowing the gender gap in wages, only to slip as they aged and many started juggling motherhood with jobs.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q462" theta="-1.23529411764706" difficulty="0.727272727272727" discrimination="0.524988579620111" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="790" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[People in cities were required to cut their water use. People took shorter showers and flushed less.<br><br></em>What does "cut their water use" mean in the selection above?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[use less water]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[keep using bottled water]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[save less water]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[stop using any water]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q492" theta="-2.23529411764706" difficulty="0.846153846153846" discrimination="0.34537078179039" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="620" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[The Wi-Fi pill could lead to other breakthroughs. An example is giving medicine little by little from inside a person's stomach. The pill could also look at how the body is working from the inside, said Giovanni Traverso.<br><br></em>A "breakthrough" is __________.]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[an achievement.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[a problem.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[a question.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[an agreement.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q445" theta="-2.58823529411765" difficulty="0.888888888888889" discrimination="0.687957299970354" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="560" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[When brain parts work together, they form "networks." These allow the brain to do difficult activities.<br><br></em>A "network" is a:]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[group that completes tasks as a team]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[group that fails to complete tasks]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[task that has been completed]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[task that needs to be completed]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q800" theta="0.999999999999997" difficulty="0.428571428571429" discrimination="0.713297370769959" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="1170" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Many of the Methodists were in silent sympathy with the movement, [and] would give us money, but would take no aggressive part. As a matter of fact, this abolitionist group were ridiculed, detested and even threatened by the town’s people.<br><br></em>The author uses the phrase "in silent sympathy" to mean:]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[Many of the Methodists secretly supported abolitionism.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Many of the Methodists felt sorry for slaves, but did know how to help.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Many of the Methodists were passionate about freeing the slaves.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[Many of the Methodists were reluctant to end slavery.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q37" theta="-1" difficulty="0.705882352941177" discrimination="0.308131554607857" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="830" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA["WordSpeak teaches young people the craft of poetry." <br><br>What is a synonym for the word "craft" as used in the above sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[skill]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[purpose]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[need]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[use]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q511" theta="-2.05882352941177" difficulty="0.823529411764706" discrimination="0.34537078179039" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="650" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[There are medicines that can help. They prevent seizures from happening.<br><br></em>Which word could replace the word "prevent" WITHOUT changing its meaning?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[stop]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[assist]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[cure]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[delay]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q555" theta="-1.70588235294118" difficulty="0.777777777777778" discrimination="0.403258720139505" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="710" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Bush says that people who feel like they can attack fellow citizens, including Muslim citizens, should be ashamed.<br><br></em>Which answer choice BEST explains what Bush means when he says they should be "ashamed"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[They should feel bad about themselves because they are wrong.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[They should be brave and do what they think is right, no matter what.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[They should be honest about what they think.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[They should feel nervous about what they plan to do.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q692" theta="-0.58823529411765" difficulty="0.636363636363636" discrimination="0.462430630419727" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="900" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[A state of emergency is a new set of laws that are put in place for a short time. The laws give the government more power in situations where it feels that the country is unsafe. This is the first state of emergency since President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi came to power in 2013.<br><br></em>Which phrases from the paragraph MOST help you understand what is meant by "state of emergency"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[government more power; country is unsafe]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[power in situations; President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[put in place; short time]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[this is the first; came to power]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q893" theta="-0.764705882352944" difficulty="0.666666666666667" discrimination="0.537964332251286" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="870" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[The snow leopard is a rare and elusive animal.<br><br></em>How does the word "elusive" affect the TONE of the sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[It conveys the sense that snow leopards are difficult to locate and observe.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It conveys the sense that snow leopards are becoming easier to track.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It conveys the sense that snow leopards are strong and aggressive animals.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[It conveys the sense that snow leopards have been harmed by their friendliness.]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q7" theta="1.52941176470588" difficulty="0.375" discrimination="0.603905592540725" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="1260" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[The brothers said the song was the "first time we dared speak up" against the Syrian government. It was not safe to say some things in Syria.<br><br></em>What does the word "dared" mean in the first sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[risked]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[refused]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[feared]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[tried]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q747" theta="-2.41176470588236" difficulty="0.875" discrimination="0.354526149012865" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="590" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[George Vickers, a Democrat from Maryland, opened the debate. He argued against the admission, on the grounds that Revels had not been a citizen for nine years, and therefore was not eligible.<br><br></em>The author uses the phrase "not eligible" to mean...]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[unqualified]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[appropriate]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[dishonest]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[unsupported]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q611" theta="-1.35294117647059" difficulty="0.736842105263158" discrimination="0.471881525005811" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="770" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Supporters of in-situ conservation believe that it is the best way to ensure biodiversity. That’s because animals adapt based on where they live.<br><br></em>Which of the following could replace the word "adapt" in the sentence WITHOUT changing the meaning of the sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[adjust]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[breed]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[feed]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[grow]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q787" theta="0.176470588235291" difficulty="0.545454545454545" discrimination="0.326497226475621" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="1030" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[It can harvest energy from inside a person’s stomach.<br><br></em>Which phrase from the introduction MOST helps you understand the meaning of "harvest energy"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[power itself]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[body temperature]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[electronic pill]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[health monitoring]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q891" theta="0.588235294117644" difficulty="0.5" discrimination="0.404112667966893" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="1100" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[If we perform the coin flip ten times we will be left with four coins – one-thousandth of the starting number. This is important because it is considered that after ten half-lives there is a negligible amount of material remaining.<br><br></em>What does the word "negligible" convey in the sentence?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[the sense that the material remaining is unimportant]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[the sense that half-lives quickly break down materials]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[the sense that it is hard to tell when half-lives conclude]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[the sense that the remaining materials are dangreous]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q742" theta="0.705882352941173" difficulty="0.470588235294118" discrimination="0.303237529602688" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="1120" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Neutrons are more penetrating, so they are more dangerous. They cause damage by being captured by the nucleus of an atom. This can cause the atom to break in two or undergo another decay process.<br><br></em>Which phrase helps you understand that neutrons are harder to block than other particles?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[more penetrating]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[cause damage]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[cause the atom]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[more dangerous]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q628" theta="-1.35294117647059" difficulty="0.736842105263158" discrimination="0.683450384568856" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="770" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Smith demanded hard work from all of the settlers and used harsh measures to keep them in line.<br><br></em>What does the author mean by "keep them in line"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[make sure they obey orders]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[make sure they communicate]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[make sure they leave the colony]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[make sure they take turns]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q98" theta="0.529411764705879" difficulty="0.5" discrimination="0.438493206660266" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="1090" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[<em>Sometimes, he said, he has to resort to finding the people who personally packed the parts away.<br><br></em>What does the phrase "resort to" mean as used above?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[attempt out of necessity]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[drive far away to]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[go to a vacation]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[give up for now]]></answer></qa>
<qa name="q892" theta="1.8235294117647" difficulty="0.333333333333333" discrimination="0.595801783010124" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="1310" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><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="q1096" theta="0.823529411764703" difficulty="0.458333333333333" discrimination="0.699727324200963" guessing="0.25" distraction="1.702" group="1140" category="" correct_goto="" incorrect_goto="" branch_using=""><question><![CDATA[Though some opponents of zoos may say that creating more natural enclosures has made zoos more humane, many simply believe it is fundamentally wrong to keep a wild animal in captivity regardless of what its exhibit looks like.<br><br></em>What is conveyed by the use of the word "fundamentally"?]]></question><answer goto="" value="1"><![CDATA[The people who hold the belief think there can be no reason whatsoever to hold an animal captive.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[The people who hold the belief above are speaking from religious conviction.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[The people who hold the belief above are willing to take extreme measures to defend the rights of animals.]]></answer><answer goto="" value="0"><![CDATA[The people who hold the belief above have a better understanding of morality than others.]]></answer></qa>
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