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Question:

Low introductory rates can help credit card companies get more money out of consumers because `____`.

A the rates can increase suddenly

explanation

The passage states that “A company may tell customers that they won’t be charged any interest on their purchases. However, if the customer is late on even one payment, those rates will skyrocket.” Therefore, "the rates can increase suddenly" is the correct choice.

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The purpose of this passage is

to inform people of a possible danger.

The author instructs the reader on what not to do because of a common danger that could be present.

This author implies that

Gramma didn’t change her routine.

The third sentence and the final sentence imply a routine of sitting on the porch every night after supper.

According to the passage, Romanticism

emphasized imagination and emotion.

The passage mentions that this literature had “an emphasis on imagination” and that it caused readers “to delve into their own imaginations and emotions.”

The main idea of the passage is ____.

vinyl is better than wood

The main idea of the passage is that vinyl is a better building material than wood. The passage states that vinyl will not rot or lose its color, and that it is actually stronger than wood.

In the passage, Jerry

thought speaking would be easy, but it was actually hard.

The last sentence states that Jerry thought speaking would be easy, but based on the information that he was stuttering, sweating, and shaking, it was clearly not so simple for him. Answer (has to deliver a speech to thousands of people) is false because the passage never mentions how many people were in the crowd. Answer (tries to do something he hasn’t done in a long time) is also incorrect because the second sentence says Jerry had never spoken in front of a crowd. Answer (thought speaking would be hard, but it was actually easy) is incorrect because it is the opposite of what happened.

The main idea expressed in this passage is ____.

employers benefit greatly when they provide comfortable work spaces.

The main idea discussed in the passage is that employers benefit the most from establishing a comfortable work space. The author points out that it is not extremely expensive, then identifies all of the benefits for employers: better productivity, less absenteeism, etc.

Does the passage imply which of the following about scorbutic sailors?

They could be easily overwhelmed.

The author mentions that sailors could be killed from a “long-awaited taste of fruit,” which supports the answer (They could be easily overwhelmed), that “They could be easily overwhelmed” by outside stimuli. It is therefore unlikely that “fresh food could cure them of the disease,” as the answer (Fresh food could cure them of the disease) states. Answer (They would be prone to genetic mutation) is incorrect because scurvy doesn’t itself cause genetic mutation, and answer (They were more likely to commit suicide) is not discussed in the passage.

The author feels that

people with mental illness are often treated unfairly.

The author discusses that mental illness is “misunderstood” and prompts readers to not “make assumptions about people with mental illness.”

This author is making a comparison between

a realistic plot and real life.

The comparison is evident when the author mentions "...a realistic plot where people’s lives interact, just as they would in real life."

According to the passage, the Voting Rights Act was passed:

In response to the violence in the South

The passage states (in the first sentence) that Lyndon Johnson felt compelled to pass a Voting Rights Act because of the violence in the South.

According to the passage, the monarch butterflies' destination is which of the following?

Southern Mexico

The passage clearly states that the destination of the monarch butterflies is southern Mexico.

According to the passage, a submerged forest has been located where?

Gulf of Mexico

The passage clearly states that the submerged forest is located in the Gulf of Mexico.

According to the passage, the whistles are significant in part because they

prompt questions about the complexity of dolphin communication

The passage states that scientists have discovered that whistles are an important part of how dolphins communicate, and that “[t]his discovery has necessitated further investigation” because they do not know how advanced this communication system is.

The narrator of this passage is

curious.

The questions racing through the narrator's mind indicate curiosity. Answer (a teenager) is incorrect because the passage never mentions the narrator’s age. Answer (scared) is incorrect because there is no evidence of fear; the narrator simply asks questions about what’s going on. Answer (in trouble) may sound right, but that would only be an assumption. There is no clue as to whether or not the narrator is in trouble, only that he or she does not want to be caught listening.

The main idea of this passage is that

young people like styles and products that were popular years ago.

The passage discusses a resurgence of old trends in an appreciation for everything “vintage.” The passage does not state that everyone loves vintage or that no new styles and products are being bought, so answers (in trouble) and (CDs are being replaced by vinyl records) are false. Answer (kids don’t appreciate past generations like they should) is incorrect because the passage does not mention children; it only discusses young adults and their apparent appreciation of past generations.