Question

Which sentence provides the BEST descriptive sensory detail in paragraph 2?


A)
No one is allowed to wear costumes in this serious race.


B)
Because the Peachtree is run on a holiday, most people have the day off.


C)
They either run the race or cheer on the runners from either side of the street.


D)
American flags are waved down Peachtree Street, and nearly everywhere red, white, and blue is seen.

Answer 1

@EclipsedStar

Answer 2

How are we supposed to know if you didn't post the paragraph? XD

Answer 3

Oops lol!

Answer 4

(2) Because the Peachtree is run on a holiday, most people have the day off. (3) They either run the race or cheer on the runners from either side of the street.

Answer 5

@KyanTheDoodle

Answer 6

@confluxepic Are you good at English?

Answer 7

I feel like it would be answer D.
It gives you an image in your head, whereas the others don't really give you that. They're just statements.

Answer 8

Thank you! I agree. I have some more questions if you would like to help me.

Answer 9

@Mindie321

Answer 10

Sure, go ahead.
No guarantees though, I'll try my best :)

Answer 11

Ok thank you! Here is the next question: What is the BEST way to paraphrase sentence (6)?


A)
Runners must finish the race to receive a t-shirt.


B)
All 55,000 runners receive a t-shirt for participating.


C)
Often the spectators are unaware of how important the t-shirts are to the runners.


D)
Many people look forward to receiving a t-shirt, since it's only given to runners who finish.

Here is the sentence: Given only to those who finish the challenging course, the t-shirt is a big reason why so many of the 55,000 run the race.

Answer 12

I believe it's answer A.
It's the simplest and easiest to understand the sentence.

Answer B and C don't make sense because they have to FINISH the race to receive the t-shirt.

Answer 13

I agree. Thank you! Next question: Which is the BEST revision of sentence (1) in paragraph 2?


A)
Flags are waved down Peachtree street and nearly everywhere colors are seen.


B)
Peachtree street has waving flags and nearly everywhere red, white, and blue is seen.


C)
Spectators and merchants wave flags down Peachtree street, and participants see red, white and blue nearly everywhere.


D)
American flags are waved by spectators down Peachtree street, and nearly everywhere red, white and blue is seen by the runners.

Here is the sentence: American flags are waved down Peachtree Street, and nearly everywhere red, white, and blue is seen.

Answer 14

I believe it's answer C.
The others don't make sense to me, but I'm not completely sure.
I'm juggling with answer C and D but C would make most sense, I believe.

Answer 15

Yea me too but that does sound like the answer.

Answer 16

Ok so this question you have to read the passage it is long though. Is that ok with you?

Answer 17

Sure, fine by me.

Answer 18

Ok here it is: The Peachtree Road Race: A Race Like No Other
David Matherne

1 A common golfer cannot play in the Masters or British Open with the world’s best-known golfers, nor can the average tennis player play against the world’s best at Wimbledon. No teenager just learning to drive can bank the turns with professional drivers at the Daytona 500. However, in the sport of road racing, common people and novice joggers can lace up and be in the same race as the world-class runners competing to win it all. The Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, GA is the world’s largest 10K, boasting 55,000 runners who line up for blocks at 7:30am to run down Atlanta’s most famous street. Only a handful, however, really have a legitimate chance to win the prestigious crystal peach and the $15,000 first place prize that comes with it. The Peachtree Road Race is unique as a road race in three distinctive ways: it is run on the 4th of July, it has a rich tradition, and it is the most competitive 10K in the world.

2 One thing that makes the Peachtree Road Race special is that it takes place each year on Independence Day. (1) American flags are waved down Peachtree Street, and nearly everywhere red, white, and blue is seen. Many runners choose to wear stars-and-stripes as a part of their racing outfit, but no one is allowed to wear costumes in this serious race. That means no Statues of Liberty are officially allowed running down the road, as with other large festive races such as the Bay-to-Breakers 12K in San Francisco. (2) Because the Peachtree is run on a holiday, most people have the day off. (3) They either run the race or cheer on the runners from either side of the street. There are tens of thousands of spectators all along the course.

3 Not only is the race special because it takes place on a special day, but it also has a rich, over three-decade tradition. While the Boston Marathon can declare it is the oldest road race in America, few 10K’s can claim they’ve been around longer than the Peachtree Road Race. (4) The race began modestly in 1970. (5) There were only 110 people in the race. By 1980, just ten years later, the race had grown from 110 runners to over 20,000 people and had nearly outgrown the four-lane street. One thing the Peachtree Road Race is known for is the colorful, artful t-shirts. (6) Given only to those who finish the challenging course, the t-shirt is a big reason why so many of the 55,000 run the race. Another long-standing tradition is the Fräbel-designed crystal peach to the top ten men instead of a trophy. Another fixture each year is the competitive wheelchair race that precedes the footrace and lures the fastest wheelchair racers in the world. The winners complete the race in about 18-19 minutes. Of course, the wheelchair competitors are not the only ones who compete at a world-class level.

4 For its entire existence, the Peachtree Road Race has boasted Olympic-level victors. Olympic marathoner Jeff Galloway won the (7) opening race in 1970 when traffic was not even blocked off for the race, and runners had to run in the far right-hand lane. Other American Olympians like Frank Shorter, Don Kardong Craig Virgin, and Ed Eyestone each got his crystal peach. Despite not offering prize money for the first decade, (8) the race somehow got the best American runners the country had to offer. Yet, with the addition of prize money that rivaled any 10K prize purse in the world, elite international runners began toeing the line. Runners from Africa, Europe, and South America all began to make Peachtree a tradition of their own. Since the mid-80’s, Kenyans have dominated the men’s side, while the women’s winners have come from all parts of the globe: New Zealand, Norway, Germany, South Africa, the U.S., and only recently Kenya.

5 It is easy to see why the Peachtree Road Race has become a popular tradition for both the competitive world-class athlete and the weekend jogger alike. (9) A footrace down one of the most well-known streets in the South on the 4th of July is alone enough to make a runner want to become part of the tradition. Add to that mix--the amazing crowd cheering loudly for the entire race, the prestigious t-shirt, and the ability to run in the same race as those on running magazine covers--and you have the recipe for the world’s best 10K road race.

Answer 19

o-o there are a lot of question mark thingies

Answer 20

Yea Open Study does that a lot but you just have to put the end letter with the word. I don't knowwhy it does that.

Answer 21

Oh okay well what's the question?

Answer 22

Here is the question: Which statement is considered the thesis of the essay?


A)
The main thing that makes the Peachtree Road Race more special than any other road race is that it takes place each year on Independence Day.


B)
The Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, GA is the world’s largest 10K, boasting 55,000 runners who line up for blocks at 7:30am to run down Peachtree Street.


C)
The Peachtree Road Race is unique as a 10K road race in three distinctive ways: it is run on the 4th of July, it has a rich tradition, and it is the most competitive 10K in the world.


D)
A common golfer cannot play in the Masters or British Open with the world’s best-known golfers, nor can the average tennis player play against the world’s best at Wimbledon.

Answer 23

It keeps putting those weird things with worlds

Answer 24

I believe it would be answer C.
It explains all of the details about the race, and why it's so special.

Answer 25

I agree. Ok here is the passage it is long as well: Plugged In, but Tuned Out: The Evil Influence of the MP3 Player
Darrell Thomas

I. Invasion of the Body Snatchers:
Have you noticed a change in the world around you recently? Have you seen how more and more people are walking around with little white rectangles in their hands or pockets with long white wires plugged straight into their ears? At the grocery store yesterday, I counted at least twenty people completely lost in the music provided by their ever-present MP3 players. It’s as if the old science-fiction movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers was coming true; we are being overtaken by pod people. So at the risk of appearing to be a crotchety old man complaining about the “good ole days,” I have to make a stance against the evil influences of the MP3 phenomena on our society.

II. A Rational and Well-Thought Out Fear:
Now, I am not a Luddite; I have no desire to go around smashing up every MP3 player or technological gadget in sight. I enjoy and benefit from technological advances just like everyone else. I have a microwave, a television, a lap-top computer, a gas stove, a cell phone, and I use them all practically every day. I am not accusing MP3 players of having detrimental effects upon our society because I hate music either. I profoundly do not hate music—but I do, ridiculous as it sounds, hate personal MP3 players.

III. The Dangers and Distractions of the MP3 Player:
People who have MP3 players in their ears simply cannot hear danger approaching. All they hear is the pretend soundtrack of their lives. People walking with an MP3 player cannot hear a dog dashing up behind them nor can they hear the footsteps of a thief or murderer sneaking up behind him or her either. People who drive their cars with an MP3 player plugged in their ears (an act that is considered a traffic violation in many states) cannot hear a child screaming or a horn blowing in warning. Cell phones are known to be a factor in many car accidents, but MP3 players are surely being revealed as an equal distraction as the device becomes more and more popular. I won’t even mention how distracting MP3 players can be for a student in a classroom setting! We basically have handed a device to students that invites them to not pay attention to the real world around them.

IV. Narcissism:
Beyond just being distracting and dangerous, MP3 players are detrimental and damaging to society as a whole. MP3 players work against a community of listeners. Everyone is walking all over the neighborhood, plugged into their latest favorite playlist, but no one is talking to anyone. People who are addicted to their MP3 players don’t care about other people. They don’t want community and contact with the real world. MP3 players also actively destroy live musicians' ability to make a living with their art form. No one wants live music anymore when they can pay less to hear it instantly and privately anytime they want. If we don’t curb our use of MP3 players, all our musicians will languish and no new music will be developed.

V. Toss Them In the Trash!
People refuse to recognize the danger of MP3 players because they simply love their MP3 players too much to give them up. The MP3 players are probably doing serious physical damage to their inner eardrums or even the brain itself, but apparently that doesn’t bother anyone. I shudder to think of what the future will be like if we continue on the path of MP3 player slavery we’re traveling. Next time you’re tempted to plug in and tune out, remember my warning. Either we learn to live without MP3 players, or we’re going to turn into a nation of complete zombies. Is that where you want to live?

Answer 26

May I have the question?

Answer 27

Yes here it is: Which of these would be an appropriate replacement heading for paragraph IV?


A)
Remember the Golden Rule


B)
Why People Love their MP3 Players


C)
Competition in the Music Industry


D)
Detrimental Effects of MP3 Players on Society

I think it is D

Answer 28

Detrimental means causing harm.
Although it might cause some sort of set-back for the musicians, it does not cause harm to them. They are not in physical danger.
I believe it would be answer C because while having people listening to music on their MP3 players, to the author, it causes a competition between the musicians and the publishers of their music.

Answer 29

Oh sorry I didn't think about that. I agree. Ok next question: What could the author do to demonstrate more concretely that he does not hate music in Paragraph II—and thus better establish his authority?


A)
He could mention the names of a few famous composers.


B)
He could list all the magazines to which he currently subscribes.


C)
He could talk about the bad influence some music has on behavior.


D)
He could list all the different types of music that he personally enjoys.

Answer 30

D.
It would explain to us that he likes music.
Naming famous composers doesn't mean you like their music.
Magazines wouldn't prove anything, and talking about bad influence would just make it seem like he hates music.

Answer 31

This is a test. I know it I just finished mine.

Answer 32

I was just seeing if I am right.

Answer 33

Check for understanding USA test prep #3. I don't care if you are getting the answer or checking it THIS IS C-H-E-A-T-I-N-G

Answer 34

Ok I will stop now then I am sorry and I will not do this anymore this question is closed.

Answer 35

Ha, its the last question anyways.

Answer 36

It in not on my test. It is different on my test.

Answer 37

This will not happen again I am sorry.