Question

1. Read this excerpt from "Youth and Tobacco Use."

Cigarettes

From 2011 to 2015, current cigarette smoking declined among middle and high school students.
About 2 of every 100 middle school students (2.3 percent) reported in 2015 that they smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days—a decrease from 4.3% in 2011.
About 9 of every 100 high school students (9.3 percent) reported in 2015 that they smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days—a decrease from 15.8 percent in 2011.

Which statement best summarizes this excerpt from the informational text “Youth and Tobacco Use”?

A. Between 2011 and 2015, middle and high school students did not smoke cigarettes.

B. The number of middle and high school students who smoked went down between 2011 and 2015.

C. Between 2011 and 2015, older students were more likely to smoke than younger students.

D. More high school students than middle school students smoked cigarettes between 2011 and 2015.

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2. “Youth and Tobacco Use” presents a great deal of information regarding middle and high school students’ use of various tobacco products.

Which statement best explains how ideas are developed in the text?

A. Pie charts and bar graphs are widely used to show middle and high school tobacco usage.

B. Short statements of fact about tobacco use are supported by bullet points of statistics.

C. A nonfiction narrative interweaves facts about smoking with personal experience with tobacco.

D. Long paragraphs provide deep analysis into reasons for tobacco use among teens.

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3. What statement best identifies the purpose of "Youth and Tobacco Use"?

A. to show that tobacco use is dangerous at any age

B. to show that teens who use tobacco face long-term health problems

C. to show that advertising and media influence tobacco use among teens

D. to show how frequently or infrequently teens use tobacco

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4. What does the word sensitive mean in this sentence?

There is evidence that youth may be sensitive to nicotine and that teens can feel dependent on nicotine sooner than adults.

A. very delicate

B. secretive

C. defensive

D. highly responsive

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Answer 1

5. Why does the author refer to “depression, anxiety, and stress” in this sentence?

There is a strong relationship between youth smoking and depression, anxiety, and stress.


A. to show compassion to those who must deal with these mental health challenges


B. to demonstrate that he feels as though young people who choose to smoke are to blame for bringing these conditions on themselves


C. to make very clear to readers that he has personal experience with these clinical conditions


D. to remain impartial and formal when referring to the mental health challenges that young people who smoke may face

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6. Informational texts often present information in lists using bullet points. For example:

Use of multiple tobacco products is prevalent among youth.

In 2015, about 3 of every 100 middle school students (3.3 percent) and 13 of every 100 high school students (13.0 percent) reported use of two or more tobacco products in the past 30 days.

In 2013, more than 31 of every 100 high school students (31.4 percent) said they had tried two or more tobacco products.

How does the bulleted list format help the author to develop the claims in a text?

A. It allows an author to express opinions without taking a side on an issue.


B. It presents an article’s key points effectively and efficiently.


C. It makes the text look better on the page.


D. It softens the claims an author makes so that readers are more likely to agree with them.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. A

5. D

6. B

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