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The envelope-shaped paper bags common in the US 150 years ago were impractical for carrying goods. ________ because they were the only paper bags that could be mass-produced, these bags dominated the market. That all changed in the 1870s, when industrial designer Margaret Knight patented a machine to make flat-bottomed, foldable, paper bags. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Difficulty: Easy

However,

For instance,

Thus,

In other words,

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: * The tundra is a type of environment characterized by especially harsh winter conditions. * Winter temperatures in the tundra average a frigid -30 degrees Fahrenheit. * Animals that have adapted to these conditions can survive tundra winters. * During the tundra's short growing season, average temperatures can reach a relatively mild 54 degrees Fahrenheit. * Around 1,700 different kinds of plants are able to grow in the tundra. The student wants to emphasize how harsh the conditions can be in the tundra. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Difficulty: Easy

Winters in the tundra are especially harsh, with temperatures averaging a frigid -30 degrees Fahrenheit.

Animals that have adapted to harsh winter conditions can survive tundra winters.

There are around 1,700 different kinds of plants that can live in the tundra, where average temperatures can reach a mild 54 degrees Fahrenheit.

Along with animals that have adapted to the tundra's conditions, around 1,700 different kinds of plants can live in the tundra.

Although novels and poems are considered distinct literary forms, many authors have created hybrid works that incorporate elements of both. Bernardine Evaristo's The Emperor's Babe, _____ is a verse novel, a book-length narrative complete with characters and a plot but conveyed in short, crisp lines of poetry rather than prose. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Difficulty: Easy

by contrast,

consequently,

secondly,

for example,

In studying whether jellyfish sleep, researchers Michael Abrams, Claire Bedbrook, and Ravi Nath attempted to answer three questions. ______ is there a period each day when the pulse rates of jellyfish decline? Second, do jellyfish respond more slowly to stimuli during that period? Finally, if prevented from sleeping, are jellyfish adversely affected? Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Difficulty: Easy

As a result,

First,

Additionally,

However,

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: * Soo Sunny Park is a Korean American artist who uses light as her primary medium of expression. * She created her work Unwoven Light in 2013. * Unwoven Light featured a chain-link fence fitted with iridescent plexiglass tiles. * When light passed through the fence, colorful prisms formed. The student wants to describe Unwoven Light to an audience unfamiliar with Soo Sunny Park. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Difficulty: Medium

Park's 2013 installation Unwoven Light, which included a chain-link fence and iridescent tiles made from plexiglass, featured light as its primary medium of expression.

Korean American light artist Soo Sunny Park created Unwoven Light in 2013.

The chain-link fence in Soo Sunny Park's Unwoven Light was fitted with tiles made from iridescent plexiglass.

In Unwoven Light, a 2013 work by Korean American artist Soo Sunny Park, light formed colorful prisms as it passed through a fence Park had fitted with iridescent tiles.

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