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$It has long been thought that humans first crossed a land bridge into the Americas approximately 13,000 years ago. __________ based on radiocarbon dating of samples uncovered in Mexico, a research team recently suggested that humans may have arrived more than 30,000 years ago--much earlier than previously thought.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br/><br/>* Muslims are woven cotton fabrics with a variety of uses.<br/>* Dhaka muslin is a handmade fabric produced in Dhaka, Bangladesh.<br/>* It has an extremely fine weave and is primarily used to make luxury clothing.<br/>* Sheeting muslin is a machine-made fabric produced in factories.<br/>* It has a coarse weave and is primarily used to upholster furniture and create backdrops for theater sets.<br/><br/>The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two muslins. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?$
$While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br/><br/>* Some powerful works of literature have so influenced readers that new legislation has been passed as a result.<br/>* _The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano_ (1789) is the autobiography of a man who endured slavery on both sides of the Atlantic.<br/>* Equiano's book contributed to the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807.<br/>* _The Jungle_ (1906) is a fictional work by Upton Sinclair that describes unsanitary conditions in US meatpacking plants.<br/>* Sinclair's book contributed to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.<br/><br/>The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two books. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?$
$Researchers believe that pieces of hull found off Oregon's coast are from a Spanish cargo ship that was lost in 1697.<br/><br/>Stories passed down among the area's Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians support this belief.<br/><br/>______________, Sletz stories describe how blocks of beeswax, an item the ship had been carrying, began washing ashore after the ship was lost.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$Alexander Lawrence Posey (1873-1908) varied his focus and tone depending on the genre in which he was writing. In his poetry, he used heartfelt language to evoke the beauty and peacefulness of his natural surroundings; in his journalism, he employed humor and satire to comment on political issues affecting his Muskogee Creek community. __________, he employed different techniques to convey his message.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br/><br/>* The Azores is a group of islands about 870 miles off the coast of Portugal.<br/>* Historians have long believed that in the fifteenth century Portuguese mariners were the first humans to populate the Azores.<br/>* A 2015 study coauthored by Sofia Gabriel and Maria da Luz Mathias found that Vikings from Scandinavia may have populated the Azores as early as the ninth century.<br/>* The researchers found a genetic connection between house mice in the Azores and house mice in Scandinavia.<br/>* House mice may have traveled from Scandinavia to the Azores on Viking ships.<br/><br/>The student wants to specify who may have first populated the Azores, according to the 2015 study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?$
$Geoscientists have long considered Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano to be Earth's largest shield volcano by volume, measuring approximately 74,000 cubic kilometers. __________, according to a 2020 study by local geoscientist Michael Garcia, Hawaii's Puhahonu shield volcano is significantly larger, boasting a volume of about 148,000 cubic kilometers.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$Okot p'Bitek's poem _Song of Lawino_ (1966) explores postcolonial Ugandan life through the eyes of a woman living in a rural village. With its vibrant imagery, bitingly satiric tone, and dexterous use of traditional Acholi song and phraseology, the poem inspired a generation of East African writers. ______________, those who adopted its style are often referred to as Okot School poets.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$Before the 1847 introduction of the US postage stamp, the cost of postage was usually paid by the recipient of a letter rather than the sender, and recipients were not always able or willing to pay promptly. Consequently, collecting this fee could be slow and arduous, and heaps of unpaid-for, undeliverable mail piled up in post offices.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br/><br/>* Allan Houser was a Chirachua Warm Springs Apache sculptor, illustrator, and painter.<br/>* Many of his sculptures featured Native American figures.<br/>* He depicted this subject matter using abstract, modernist forms, developing a distinctive style that influenced many other artists.<br/>* His well-known sculpture _Sacred Rain Arrow_ was pictured on the State of Oklahoma license plate.<br/><br/>The student wants to describe the distinctive style of Houser's sculptures. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?$
$A potter choosing which type of clay to use for a piece considers two key factors: the desired look of the piece and its intended use. _For example,_ earthenware clay is often used for decorative pieces because of its rustic look. This type of clay is not often used in industrial settings, though, because it is less durable than other clays.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$In Gothic architecture, flying buttresses are large arches that help support a building's exterior walls. Before the Gothic era, cathedrals' heavy ceilings had to be supported by thick, short walls, but the invention of flying buttresses eliminated this need. As a result, Gothic cathedrals could be built with thinner, higher walls.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$

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It has long been thought that humans first crossed a land bridge into the Americas approximately 13,000 years ago. __________ based on radiocarbon dating of samples uncovered in Mexico, a research team recently suggested that humans may have arrived more than 30,000 years ago--much earlier than previously thought. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

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It has long been thought that humans first crossed a land bridge into the Americas approximately 13,000 years ago. __________ based on radiocarbon dating of samples uncovered in Mexico, a research team recently suggested that humans may have arrived more than 30,000 years ago--much earlier than previously thought.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

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