Comparing Text – SET 2 Welcome to your Comparing Text - SET 2 1. Text 1 Imagine you and your friend are trying to decide where to eat lunch. When people try to make joint decisions like this, they often don’t reveal their true preferences. Instead, they say they would be happy with all options because they think this response will help them appear more easygoing and likable to the other person. Text 2 Research shows that people who don’t state their preferences when making a decision with others aren’t more likable in the eyes of others. In fact, stating that you have no preference actually makes the decision more difficult for other people. It can also cause them to feel less happy with their ultimate decision and with you. Based on the texts, what response would the author of Text 2 most likely suggest for someone in the situation described in the underlined sentence in Text 1? Cancel the plan to have lunch together. State a preference about where to eat. Change the subject to talk about something else. Ask where the friend typically likes to eat. None 2. Text 1 Some animal species, like the leopard, can be found in many kinds of areas. On the other hand, tropical mountain bird species tend to be limited in the types of spaces they can call home. This is because many mountain bird species are only able to survive at very specific elevations. Over time, these species have likely become used to living at a specific temperature. Therefore, these species struggle to survive at elevations that are warmer or colder than they are used to. Text 2 A new study reviewed observations of nearly 3,000 bird species to understand why tropical mountain bird species live at specific elevations. They noted that when a mountain bird species was found in an area with many other bird species, it tended to inhabit much smaller geographic areas. It is thus likely that competition for resources with other species, not temperature, limits where these birds can live. Based on the texts, both authors would most likely agree with which statement? Tropical mountain bird species that live at high elevations tend to be genetically similar. Scientists have better tools to observe tropical mountain birds than they did in the past. Tropical mountain bird species are restricted in where they can live. Little is known about how tropical mountain birds build their nests. None 3. Text 1 Today the starchy root cassava is found in many dishes across West Africa, but its rise to popularity was slow. Portuguese traders brought cassava from Brazil to the West African coast in the 1500s. But at this time, people living in the capitals further inland had little contact with coastal communities. Thus, cassava remained relatively unknown to most of the region’s inhabitants until the 1800s. Text 2 Cassava’s slow adoption into the diet of West Africans is mainly due to the nature of the crop itself. If not cooked properly, cassava can be toxic. Knowledge of how to properly prepare cassava needed to spread before the food could grow in popularity. The arrival of formerly enslaved people from Brazil in the 1800s, who brought their knowledge of cassava and its preparation with them, thus directly fueled the spread of this crop. Based on the texts, the author of Text 1 and the author of Text 2 would most likely agree with which statement? The most commonly used methods to cook cassava today date to the 1500s. The climate of the West African coast in the 1500s prevented cassava’s spread in the region. Several of the most commonly grown crops in West Africa are originally from Brazil Cassava did not become a significant crop in West Africa until long after it was first introduced. None 4. Text 1 Flamingos are known for their vibrant pink coloring, but they’re actually born with gray feathers. Their pink color comes from eating brine shrimp, but brine shrimp aren’t naturally pink either. Animals can’t produce carotenoids, the pigments that provide the pink hue. The algae that brine shrimp feed on, however, can produce these pigments. Thus, the pinker the flamingo, the more shrimp it has eaten. Text 2 Ecologist Juan Amat has found that flamingos apply a kind of makeup to make themselves appear pinker. A gland near their tail contains pigments that come from the food they eat. When the flamingos groom themselves using the pigments, their feathers become pinker. Flamingos may do this to improve their success during mating season, when they would benefit from looking pinker. Based on the texts, how would the ecologist in Text 2 most likely respond to the author’s conclusion in Text 1? By emphasizing that flamingos’ tail feathers are pinker than their other feathers are By pointing out that the amount of shrimp eaten isn’t the only thing that influences flamingos’ coloring By arguing that flamingos’ diet doesn’t include much shrimp except during mating season By claiming that the coloring of flamingos’ feathers doesn’t change significantly enough for most observers to notice None 5. Text 1 Historians studying pre-Inca Peru have looked to ceramic vessels to understand daily life among the Moche people. These mold-made sculptures present plants, animals, and human faces in precise ways—vessels representing human faces are so detailed that scholars have interpreted facial markings to represent scars and other skin irregularities. Some historians have even used these objects to identify potential skin diseases that may have afflicted people at the time. Text 2 Art historian and archaeologist Lisa Trever has argued that the interpretation of Moche “portrait” vessels as hyper-realistic portrayals of identifiable people may inadvertently disregard the creativity of the objects’ creators. Moche ceramic vessels, Trever argues, are artworks in which sculptors could free their imagination, using realistic objects and people around them as inspiration to explore more abstract concepts. Based on the texts, what would Lisa Trever (Text 2) most likely say about the interpretation presented in the underlined portion of Text 1? Some vessels may have been damaged during their excavation and thus provide little insight into Moche culture. It is likely that some depictions of human faces with extensive markings are intended to portray the same historical individual. Markings on depictions of human faces are not necessarily intended to portray particular details about the physical appearance of individuals. Depictions of human faces are significantly more realistic than depictions of plants and other animals are. None 6. Text 1 Dance choreographer Alvin Ailey’s deep admiration for jazz music can most clearly be felt in the rhythms and beats his works were set to. Ailey collaborated with some of the greatest jazz legends, like Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, and perhaps his favorite, Duke Ellington. With his choice of music, Ailey helped bring jazz to life for his audiences. Text 2 Jazz is present throughout Ailey’s work, but it’s most visible in Ailey’s approach to choreography. Ailey often incorporated improvisation, a signature characteristic of jazz music, in his work. When managing his dance company, Ailey rarely forced his dancers to an exact set of specific moves. Instead, he encouraged his dancers to let their own skills and experiences shape their performances, as jazz musicians do. Based on the texts, both authors would most likely agree with which statement? Ailey blended multiple genres of music together when choreographing dance pieces Dancers who worked with Ailey greatly appreciated his supportive approach as a choreographer. Audiences were mostly unfamiliar with the jazz music in Ailey’s works. Ailey’s work was strongly influenced by jazz. None Time's up Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to comment Enter your email address to comment Enter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
