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When we take an online class, we may think that we can complete studies whenever we have the time. However, if we don’t have a clear and organized plan of when we will study, whenever may turn into I’ll get to it later, which may turn into never.

Understanding the time commitment and developing effective study habits needed for completing i-Pathways will help you reach your goal of earning a high school credential. Understanding how to study is as important as identifying what to study.

As you explore this resource, you will… • Identify time management strategies • Explore sample test questions


WHAT IS TIME MANAGEMENT?

Let’s begin with identifying time management strategies that can easily be combined with your learning experience.

Developing effective time management skills are important to success. Time management means you can balance all of the obligations you have. You may have young children at home who need your attention, a work schedule that is unpredictable, aging parents, or any number of responsibilities that demand your attention every day. Trying to fit school in whenever you have time is challenging. It appears that we never have enough time to get all of our tasks done. Time management is about making priorities, determining what needs to be done, and budgeting time to complete the tasks.

So, how do you balance all of it? While there is no easy way, the most effective strategy is to create a task list or calendar and identify when each of your tasks need to be completed.

Think about the best time to study. Some people are morning people and enjoy getting an early start on their day. Others prefer to study in the evening. Selecting the best time to study and then sticking to it is one of the most important time management skills for studying.

Calendars A calendar is a register of days that usually covers the span of one year and is divided into weeks and months. Although in some cases, the term calendar may merely refer to a list or schedule of planned events.

Along with clocks, calendars are the most common way for people to organize their time, indeed our very life, and without them, most of us would be lost. • Some student calendars are organized by term or semester. A term or semester calendar

allows you to look and organize your time over a span of several weeks or months. • Term or semester calendars are organized from the first day of the semester to the last

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• Monthly and weekly calendars allow students to scan the current week or the upcoming months for special occasions, due dates, and scheduling conflicts. • Weekly calendars usually span Monday through Sunday. • Monthly calendars are organized from the first day of the month to the last. • Monthly calendars allow you to scan the weeks and days of a month to insure that

there are no conflicts in scheduling appointments or events.

So what do calendars do for us? Calendars keep us organized, dividing our days and weeks into manageable pieces, telling us that we have so many days or weeks to allow for certain projects or activities, and the length of those activities. They help us foresee future events, such as appointments, exams, and project due dates, even birthdays, and they help us to plan accordingly. Calendars allow us to get the big picture, giving us an overview of a week, a month, a

semester, or year.

Time Management Most of us know how to read calendars and schedules.What we struggle with is how to manage our time. If you ask a group of students, no matter what their age, if they have enough time, most of them will answer no.

In the United States, we tend to have a “time crunch”. So, what can we do with the limited amount of time available to us?

There are three parts to managing your time.Think of these parts as the Three P’s. Prioritizing Planning Procrastinating (not)

Prioritizing To manage your time you first have to be able to prioritize. Priorities are the things that are more important to you than other items in your life. How do you prioritize? Here are some steps in that process:

To prioritize means that you are figuring out what is important to you.You do this so that you can manage your time while making room for what you feel is of value, and giving time to the people, ideas, and tasks that are most important to you.

Decide what is the most important and least important of your tasks. List these so you can see them.


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• Ask yourself,“What is important to me?” • Consider how the following commitments fit into your tasks.

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Planning After you have figured out what is important, it is time to plan. Commit to your goal. Identify when you will get your work done.

When you complete the i-Pathways Placement Survey, it determines which lessons are marked TO DO and which are marked OPTIONAL.This shows you what you need to complete in each unit.You can identify how many lessons you need to complete each week and make a detailed plan to reach your goal.

Procrastinating Procrastinating is when you put off doing something until the last minute.You know you are a procrastinator if you…

Find yourself rushing around at the last minute to get things done that you MEANT to do last week. Find yourself saying MEANT TO DO often. Have a hard time getting started on different tasks.

Then you, like any others, may have a problem with procrastination.

The following are some practical strategies that will help you avoid procrastination. Tell someone your idea about the task.They can serve as a sounding board and as a

reminder to your commitment to get things done. Set realistic goals and timelines so you can prioritize your tasks and meet your goals. Use your list to check things off as you do them. If there are items on the list that just never seem to get done- move them up to the top of your list. Break big tasks into smaller more manageable steps. Set a timer or look at your watch and make yourself do the task for 5 minutes. After the 5 minutes have passed-decide if you want to continue for 5 more minutes and so on.


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Take a physical step. Start on it – even if it is a little thing like labeling a folder with the task on the top.This may help jump-start your progress. Gather information about a big task.This may help you imagine how you can accomplish the goal. If you have to write to do the task, write anything down. Do not try to get the best sentence right off the bat.Write down anything that comes to mind.The point is to get going on the project.You can edit and revise later. Think about how good it will feel to be done!

Checklist to get started: Do you have a monthly calendar that has enough space in it to write down dates of tests, assignments, work schedules and other activities on it? Have you written down projected dates for major events in your life? Have you filled in your weekly study plan? Have you scheduled at least one hour of study time per day? Think of study time as part of your job. Try to schedule study time when you are most alert. Do you have a study area? Many people use the library or a quiet room. Pick a

place that is fairly free of distraction (no TV, friends around, etc.). Are you making good use of “downtime” (time spent waiting at a doctor’s office, time on a bus, ½ hours here and there that aren’t being used for anything in particular)? Do you time yourself when you study? Sometimes this can help motivate

you. Also, be sure to set a stopping time. This is a time when you will be DONE

with studying for the day. It gives you something to look forward to and some

structure, so it doesn’t feel like you are doing this FOREVER. Have you scheduled time to do fun things? Have you scheduled in or made plans for rewards if you meet the goals you have set for yourself? Study schedules can be adjusted. The key is setting a schedule and making

adjustments when needed in order to stay on track.


Create your study schedule for i-Pathways Identify any times you will be in class or have a planned conflict with studying such as work or other appointments.Then, identify the time you plan on logging into the i-Pathways system to study. By setting these types of study goals, you will better organize your time and be able to stay on task.You can find the Weekly Study Plan in the i-Pathways Resources under Study Aids.


When preparing for your high school equivalency exam, it is helpful to see the types of questions that might be on the test. Currently, there are three approved tests for high school equivalency. They are teh GED®, HiSET™, and TASC™.

Test Taking Tips There are different types of questions. • multiple choice • essay/extended response

Note: if you are talking the GED® Test, you will have computer enhanced questions. You will see examples in the Sample Question Section.

Let’s review the overall strategies for test taking and then discuss specifics for each type of test.

Before reading • Be sure to read the directions before you begin the test. • Understand exactly what the test is asking you to do.

During reading • Determine what type of question you are answering. • There are 3 areas of knowledge you might be tested on.

• factual • critical thinking • extended response

• Factual questions are based on recalling specific information from the required reading. • Critical thinking questions mean you have to infer or draw conclusions from the

information presented. • Essay questions require you to answer the prompt by writing responses. Make sure you

read every question and answer before answering the question or prompt.

After reading • Be sure to leave yourself enough time to review your responses and check the answers. • Reread any parts of the test if necessary.

GED® The GED® Test is divided into four test areas: • Reasoning Through Language Arts


• Social Studies • Science • Mathematical Reasoning

In each area, there will be the following types of questions: • Multiple Choice • Cloze items embedded in passages. (These are multiple choice items with the answers

directly placed in the text.) • Multiple Select (These are multiple choice questions with more than one answer.) • Drag and Drop • Fill in the Blank • Short Answer

In Reasoning Through Language Arts and Social Studies, there will be an Extended Response (essay). • The essay response in Reasoning Through Language Arts is expected to take

approximately 45 minutes. • The essay response in Social Studies is expected to take approximately 25 minutes.

There will be Hot Spot questions in Science, Social Studies and Math. These questions allow you to work with charts, graphs, and other forms of data.

HiSET™ The HiSET™ program will measure your knowledge in five core areas: • Language Arts-Reading • Language Arts-Writing • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies

TASC™ The TASC™ program assesses five subject areas. They include: • Reading • Writing • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies

It measures the examinees’ levels of achievement and readiness for college and the workforce as outlined by the Common Core State Standards.


Now, let’s look at some sample assessment questions based on the Common Core Standards. While all three assessments are based on the skills you need to develop in order to be college or career ready, you may see different types of questions. However, each question is really assessing your understanding of information in the core areas.

SCIENCE SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice Fossil records show: a. That many species today have always lived on earth. b. A progression from the earliest types of one-celled life to the complex organisms living

today. c. That Darwin’s Theory of Evolution was genius. d. Both a and c.

Feedback: You selected _. The correct answer is b. A progression from the earliest type of one-celled life to the complex organisms living today. Fossil records show that many of the species that live today have not always lived on earth. Fossil records show a progression from the earliest types of one-celled life to the complex organisms living today.

Multiple Select The giraffe’s scientific name, camelopardalis, is Latin for camel-leopard. When they were first brought to Rome in 46 B.C., they were thought to be as big as a camel, with spots like a leopard. Although we’ve long since learned the giraffe is not a combination of these animals, the name stuck.

Which of the following choices would be the best explanation of why the giraffe has a long neck? a. To maintain the balance with its long legs. b. To enable it to reach high into the trees for leaves that other animals can’t reach. c. To give it a distinguishing characteristic from leopards and camels. d. To enable the giraffe to see its predators from a long distance. e. It aids in the digestive system of the giraffe.

Feedback: You selected _. The correct answers are b and d. Competition for food from smaller browsing animals encouraged an eventual elongation of the neck, as it enabled giraffes to reach food that others could not reach, and also helped enable the giraffe to see predators from a distance.


Fill in the Blank ________________ is anything an animal does in response to a stimulus in its environment.

Feedback: You selected _.The correct answer is behavior.

Cloze For the next 4 questions, select the appropriate word from the drop down boxes to fill in the concept map.

Feedback: 1. Scientific Method 2. Hypothesis 3. Conclusions 4. Theory


Drag and Drop Label the parts of the atom.

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Short Answer Note this is an example of a short answer question. It does not need to be answered in this sample portion. Read the passage below and consider the prompt.

Prescription drugs found in drinking water across U.S.

A vast array of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics, anticonvulsants, and mood stabilizers – have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows.

To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water


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is safe. But the presence of so many prescription drugs -- and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen -- in so much of our drinking water is heightening worries among scientists of long-term consequences to human health.

In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas – from Southern California to Northern New Jersey, from Detroit, Michigan, to Louisville, Kentucky.

Water providers rarely disclose results of pharmaceutical screenings, unless pressed, the AP found. For example, the head of a group representing major California suppliers said the public “doesn’t know how to interpret the information” and might be unduly alarmed.

How do the drugs get into the water? People take pills.Their bodies absorb some of the medication, but the rest of it passes through and is flushed down the toilet.The wastewater is treated before it is discharged into reservoirs, rivers or lakes.Then, some of the water is cleansed again at drinking water treatment plants and piped to consumers. But most treatments do not remove all drug residue.

And while researchers do not yet understand the exact risks from decades of persistent exposure to random combinations of low levels of pharmaceuticals, recent studies (which have gone virtually unnoticed by the general public) have found alarming effects on human cells and wildlife.

A ‘growing concern’ “We recognize it is a growing concern and we’re taking it very seriously,” said Benjamin H. Grumbles, assistant administrator for water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Members of the AP National Investigative Team reviewed hundreds of scientific reports, analyzed federal drinking water databases, visited environmental study sites and treatment plants and interviewed more than 230 officials, academics and scientists.

They also surveyed the nation’s 50 largest cities and a dozen other major water providers, as well as smaller community water providers in all 50 states.

Here are some of the key test results obtained by the AP: Officials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, said testing there discovered 56 pharmaceuticals

or byproducts in treated drinking water, including medicines for pain, infection, high cholesterol, asthma, epilepsy, mental illness and heart problems. Sixty-three

pharmaceuticals were found in the city’s watersheds. Anti-epileptic and anti-anxiety medications were detected in a portion of the treated

drinking water for 18.5 million people in Southern California. Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed a Passaic Valley Water Commission drinking water treatment plant, which serves 850,000 people in Northern New Jersey, and


found a metabolized angina medicine and the mood-stabilizing carbamazepine in the drinking water.

• The drinking water for Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas tested positive for six pharmaceuticals. By the positive test results in the major population centers documented by the AP, the situation is undoubtedly worse than suggested.

Source - cnn.com

Testing not required The federal government doesn’t require any testing and hasn’t set safety limits for drugs in water. Of the 62 major water providers contacted, the drinking water for only 28 was tested. Among the 34 that haven’t: Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida, Baltimore, Maryland; Phoenix, Arizona; Boston, Massachusetts; and New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection, which delivers water to 9 million people. Some providers screen for only one or two pharmaceuticals, leaving open the possibility that others are present.

Based on the passage, discuss the problem with drinking water.

Hot Spot

The chart shows the global mean for land – ocean temperature changes between 1880 to 2000. Using this data, plot where you expect the annual mean and the running mean for 2012.


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Note how the test taker is expected to follow the trends and select the correct point to plot the answer.

SOCIAL STUDIES SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice The President plays an important constitutional role in turning a bill into a law; it is why he or his assistants and advisors are usually consulted throughout the legislative process. If the President approves the bill, he signs it, and it becomes law. If he is not particularly favorable but does not want to block the bill, it becomes law after ten days if he takes no action. He can also veto the bill and return it to Congress. A bill can still become law by a two-thirds vote of each house, which would override the President’s action. A President can also kill a bill at the end of a congressional session if he takes no action and Congress adjourns before ten days pass.This is known as a pocket veto.

According to the above passage, why does Congress consult the President, his assistants, and his advisors throughout the process of preparing a bill?

a. The Congress has an interest in the perspective of the President’s political party. b. The President will be angry if Congress does not consult him, and it would cause

retribution.


c. Communication between branches of government is carried out simply, so there is no reason not to consult him.

d. It is prestigious for a congressman to be asked to consult the President. e. Congress can reduce the risk of a veto if it irons out problems while the bill is being

developed.

Feedback: You selected _. The correct answer is e. Congress can reduce the risk of a veto if it irons out problems while the bill is being developed.

Multiple Select A large trade deficit can raise which of the following concerns? a. Higher unemployment. b. Lower standard of living. c. A smaller imbalance with increased imports. d. High employment. e. Higher standard of living.

Feedback: You selected _. The correct answers are a and b. Higher unemployment and Lower standard of living.

Drag and Drop The United States dominated the global economy between 1990 and 2000. The chart demonstrates the Gross Domestic Product in the top 10 countries in 2001. The next decade, from 2000 - 2010, the world economy grew in developing nations, changing the face of the global economy.


Using the following information, click on each flag and drag it to the correct place on the chart.

U.S – Increased by $5.9 Japan – Increased by $1.1 Germany – Increased by $1.7 U.K.- Increased by $0.9 France – Increased by $1.4 China- Increased by $7.7 Italy – Increased by $1.0

Feedback: When completing this activity on a computer, you will have a final result that would look like:

Short Answer Note this is an example of a short answer question. It does not need to be answered in this sample portion.

Read the following information about the USA Patriot Act, read the scenario, and then consider the prompt.

President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act into law on October 26, 2001.The act was in response to the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.The act gave law enforcement agencies more freedom in gathering intelligence within the United States, expanded the ability of the Secretary of the Treasury’s agency to regulate financial transactions, particularly those involving foreign nationals, and allowed more freedom for the law enforcement and immigration authorities to detain and deport immigrants suspected of


terrorism. Domestic terrorism was also identified, expanding law enforcement powers. However, this act is not without controversy.The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution provides all citizens Due Process. It requires state and local governments from depriving anyone from life, liberty, or property without steps being taken to ensure fairness. It also has an equal protection clause that requires states to provide equal protection to all people within their jurisdiction.

Scenario: Mohammad Basheer is an American citizen, a Muslim, and a community leader who is preparing a presentation on the Muslim faith and culture for a private event. In order to prepare for his presentation, he purchases many books from the book store on Muslim history and checks out books from the local library on international terrorism. As a community leader, he often meets other Muslims from Iran, Syria, and Iraq. Mohammad travels extensively. One of his neighbors sees him meeting with other Muslims and knows that Mohammad goes to the mosque on a regular basis. Another neighbor has visited his home briefly and seen all the books on Muslim history and other books on international terrorism.The neighbor reports the suspicious behavior to the local police, who then report the behavior to the FBI.

The FBI begins an investigation.They listen to his phone conversations and read his e-mail. They search his home and track his financial purchases. All of this is done without Basheer’s knowledge. At this time, Mohammad Basheer has not committed any crime. During the investigation, the FBI discovers that some of the Muslims that attend the same mosque as Basheer are on a list of suspected terrorists.

In your response, develop an argument about whether or not if Mohammad Basheer’s 14th amendment rights were violated. Incorporate relevant and specific evidence from the information, the scenario, and your own knowledge to support your analysis.

Your response may require approximately 25 minutes to complete.

Fill in the Blank The _____________ was an important document written by Abraham Lincoln which proclaimed the abolishment of slavery.

Feedback: You selected _.The correct answer is Emancipation Proclamation.

Hot Spot Looking at the graph and knowing that the number of American deaths increase for each war listed, and consider that the death toll of WWII triples from WWI and the American Civil War has a death toll about 223,026 more than WWII, plot the numbers for WWII and American Civil War.


Feedback: This is a hot spot question.This means you would have plotted the answer in the area shown World War II 406,742 and American Civil War 623,026.

REASONING THROUGH LANGUAGE ARTS

Multiple Choice Passage from The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck There was only this perfect sympathy of movement, of turning this earth of theirs over and over to the sun, this earth which formed their home and fed their bodies and made their gods . . . Some time, in some age, bodies of men and women had been buried there, houses had stood there, had fallen, and gone back into the earth. So would also their house, some time, return into the earth, their bodies also. Each had his turn at this earth. They worked on, moving together—together— producing the fruit of this earth.


Based on this passage, it is most reasonable to think the story will be about a. a person’s experience as a farmer. b. a person’s experience in business. c. a person’s belief about life and death. d. a person’s connection to the earth.

Feedback: You selected _. The correct answer is d. A person’s connection to the earth. Using your reading strategies, you would look at the title of the book, and try to find the main idea or author’s purpose in telling the story. In this passage, the author is emphasizing the main character’s connection to the land and identifying the permanence of the earth and land.

Multiple Select Read the following speech by Sojourner Truth, a slave woman who spoke for the abolitionist cause. She delivered many public speeches that are now transcribed. She delivered this speech at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention. Sojourner Truth (1797-1883): Ain’t I A Woman? Delivered 1851, Women’s Convention, Akron, Ohio

Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that ‘twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what’s all this here talking about?

That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?

Then they talk about this thing in the head; what’s this they call it? [member of audience whispers, “intellect”] That’s it, honey. What’s that got to do with women’s rights or negroes’ rights? If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?

Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ‘cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.


If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.

The cause(s) presented for women not having equal rights to men is (are)… a. women are helpless and unable to do anything physical. b. Christ is not a woman therefore women can’t have as many rights as men. c. women don’t have the proper intellect for equality. d. only wealthy women should have equal rights. e. former slaves will never be granted equal rights.

Feedback: You selected _. The correct answers are b and c. Paragraph two discusses the physical attributes of a woman, but does not claim that women cannot do anything physical. Sojourner Truth uses the argument to discuss how women can do physical activities.

Drag and Drop Excerpt from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

We walked through a high hallway into a bright rosy-colored space, fragilely bound into the house by French windows at either end.The windows were ajar and gleaming white against the fresh grass outside that seemed to grow a little way into the house. A breeze blew through the room, blew curtains in at one end and out the other like pale flags, twisting them up toward the frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling, and then rippled over the wine-colored rug, making a shadow on it as wind does on the sea.

The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon.They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had just been blown back in after a short flight around the house. I must have stood for a few moments listening to the whip and snap of the curtains and the groan of a picture on the wall.Then there was a boom as Tom Buchanan shut the rear windows and the caught wind died out about the room, and the curtains and the rugs and the two young women ballooned slowly to the floor.

The younger of the two was a stranger to me. She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall. If she saw me out of the corner of her eyes she gave no hint of it—indeed, I was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in.

The other girl, Daisy, made an attempt to rise—she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression—then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and I laughed too and came forward into the room.


“I’m p-paralyzed with happiness.” She laughed again, as if she said something very witty, and held my hand for a moment, looking up into my face, promising that there was no one in the world she so much wanted to see.That was a way she had. She hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was Baker. (I’ve heard it said that Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.)

At any rate, Miss Baker’s lips fluttered, she nodded at me almost imperceptibly, and then quickly tipped her head back again—the object she was balancing had obviously tottered a little and given her something of a fright. Again a sort of apology arose to my lips. Almost any exhibition of complete self-sufficiency draws a stunned tribute from me.

I looked back at my cousin, who began to ask me questions in her low, thrilling voice. It was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down, as if each speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again. Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth, but there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget: a singing compulsion, a whispered “Listen,” a promise that she had done gay, exciting things just a while since and that there were gay, exciting things hovering in the next hour.

I told her how I had stopped off in Chicago for a day on my way East, and how a dozen people had sent their love through me.

“Do they miss me?” she cried ecstatically.

“The whole town is desolate. All the cars have the left rear wheel painted black as a mourning wreath, and there’s a persistent wail all night along the north shore.”

“How gorgeous! Let’s go back,Tom.To-morrow!”Then she added irrelevantly:“You ought to see the baby.”

“I’d like to.”

“She’s asleep. She’s three years old. Haven’t you ever seen her?”

“Never.”

“Well, you ought to see her. She’s——”

Tom Buchanan, who had been hovering restlessly about the room, stopped and rested his hand on my shoulder.

“What you doing, Nick?”


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“I’m a bond man.”

“Who with?”

I told him.

“Never heard of them,” he remarked decisively.

This annoyed me.

“You will,” I answered shortly.“You will if you stay in the East.” “Oh, I’ll stay in the East, don’t you worry,” he said, glancing at Daisy and then back at me, as if

he were alert for something more.“I’d be a God damned fool to live anywhere else.”

At this point Miss Baker said:“Absolutely!” with such suddenness that I started—it was the first word she uttered since I came into the room. Evidently it surprised her as much as it did me, for she yawned and with a series of rapid, deft movements stood up into the room.

“I’m stiff,” she complained,“I’ve been lying on that sofa for as long as I can remember.”

“Don’t look at me,” Daisy retorted,“I’ve been trying to get you to New York all afternoon.”

“No, thanks,” said Miss Baker to the four cocktails just in from the pantry,“I’m absolutely in

training.”

Her host looked at her incredulously.

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Fill in the Blank An Internet site must be ____, or able to be believed in order to use the information as factual.

Feedback: You selected _.The correct answer is credible.


MATHEMATICAL REASONING

Multiple Choice A submarine was at 500 feet below sea level. If it rises 200 feet, what is its new position? a. 200 feet b. -300 feet c. 300 feet d. 700 feet

Feedback: You selected _. The correct answer is b. -300. The problem is -500 + 200 = -300

Fill in the Blank Solve the equation and type your response in the text box provided.

Feedback: You selected _.The correct answer is -3. Divide by 3 on each side. Combine like terms. Divide by -11. Reduce fraction.

Cloze

Feedback: You selected _.The correct answer is The cost of a monthly cell phone bill in dollars increased from $40.00 to $220.00.


Hot Spot Plot the linear equality on the number line. 3x > 9.

Feedback: The plot point should start on the line for the integer 3 and should end with an arrow at the end of the number line.The solution represents all real numbers to the right of 3.

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When we take an online class, we may think that we can complete studies whenever we have the time. However, if we don’t have a clear and organized plan of when we will study, whenever may turn into I’ll get to it later, which may turn into never. When we take an online class, we may think that we can complete studies whenever we have the time. However, if we don’t have a clear and organized plan of when we will study, whenever may turn into I’ll get to it later, which may turn into never. Understanding the time commitment and developing effective study habits needed for completing i-Pathways will help you reach your goal of earning a high school credential. Understanding how to study is as important as identifying what to study. As you explore this resource, you will… Identify time management strategies Identify time management strategies

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WHAT IS TIME MANAGEMENT? WHAT IS TIME MANAGEMENT? Let’s begin with identifying time management strategies that can easily be combined with your learning experience. Developing effective time management skills are important to success. Time management means you can balance all of the obligations you have. You may have young children at home who need your attention, a work schedule that is unpredictable, aging parents, or any number of responsibilities that demand your attention every day. Trying to fit school in whenever you have time is challenging. It apFigureCalendars A calendar is a register of days that usually covers the span of one year and is divided into weeks and months. Although in some cases, the term calendar may merely refer to a list or schedule of planned events. Along with clocks, calendars are the most common way for people to organize their time, indeed our very life, and without them, most of us would be lost. Some student calendars are organized by term or semester. A term or semester calendar allows you to look and organize your time over a span of several weeks or months. Term or semester calendars are organized from the first day of the semester to the last day of finals’ week.

• • Monthly and weekly calendars allow students to scan the current week or the upcoming months for special occasions, due dates, and scheduling conflicts.

•. •. •. Weekly calendars usually span Monday through Sunday.

•. •. Monthly calendars are organized from the first day of the month to the last.

•. •. Monthly calendars allow you to scan the weeks and days of a month to insure that there are no conflicts in scheduling appointments or events.

So what do calendars do for us? Calendars keep us organized, dividing our days and weeks into manageable pieces, telling us that we have so many days or weeks to allow for certain projects or activities, and the length of those activities. Calendars keep us organized, dividing our days and weeks into manageable pieces, telling us that we have so many days or weeks to allow for certain projects or activities, and the length of those activities. Calendars keep us organized, dividing our days and weeks into manageable pieces, telling us that we have so many days or weeks to allow for certain projects or activities, and the length of those activities.

They help us foresee future events, such as appointments, exams, and project due dates, even birthdays, and they help us to plan accordingly. They help us foresee future events, such as appointments, exams, and project due dates, even birthdays, and they help us to plan accordingly.

Calendars allow us to get the big picture, giving us an overview of a week, a month, a .semester, or year.. Calendars allow us to get the big picture, giving us an overview of a week, a month, a .semester, or year..

Time Management Most of us know how to read calendars and schedules.What we struggle with is how to manage our time. If you ask a group of students, no matter what their age, if they have enough time, most of them will answer no. In the United States, we tend to have a “time crunch”. So, what can we do with the limited amount of time available to us? There are three parts to managing your time.Think of these parts as the Three P’s. Prioritizing Prioritizing Prioritizing

Planning Planning

Procrastinating (not) Procrastinating (not)

Prioritizing To manage your time you first have to be able to prioritize. Priorities are the things that are more important to you than other items in your life. How do you prioritize? Here are some steps in that process: To prioritize means that you are figuring out what is important to you.You do this so that you can manage your time while making room for what you feel is of value, and giving time to the people, ideas, and tasks that are most important to you. Decide what is the most important and least important of your tasks. Decide what is the most important and least important of your tasks. Decide what is the most important and least important of your tasks.

List these so you can see them. List these so you can see them.

• • Ask yourself,“What is important to me?”

• • Consider how the following commitments fit into your tasks.. social. family. work. spiritual. leisure. health. education.

Planning After you have figured out what is important, it is time to plan. Commit to your goal. Identify when you will get your work done. When you complete the i-Pathways Placement Survey, it determines which lessons are marked TO DO and which are marked OPTIONAL.This shows you what you need to complete in each unit.You can identify how many lessons you need to complete each week and make a detailed plan to reach your goal. Procrastinating Procrastinating is when you put off doing something until the last minute.You know you are a procrastinator if you… Find yourself rushing around at the last minute to get things done that you MEANT to do last week. Find yourself rushing around at the last minute to get things done that you MEANT to do last week. Find yourself rushing around at the last minute to get things done that you MEANT to do last week.

Find yourself saying MEANT TO DO often. Find yourself saying MEANT TO DO often.

Have a hard time getting started on different tasks. Have a hard time getting started on different tasks.

Then you, like any others, may have a problem with procrastination. The following are some practical strategies that will help you avoid procrastination. Tell someone your idea about the task.They can serve as a sounding board and as a .reminder to your commitment to get things done.. Tell someone your idea about the task.They can serve as a sounding board and as a .reminder to your commitment to get things done.. Tell someone your idea about the task.They can serve as a sounding board and as a .reminder to your commitment to get things done..

Set realistic goals and timelines so you can prioritize your tasks and meet your goals. Set realistic goals and timelines so you can prioritize your tasks and meet your goals.

Use your list to check things off as you do them. If there are items on the list that just never seem to get done- move them up to the top of your list. Use your list to check things off as you do them. If there are items on the list that just never seem to get done- move them up to the top of your list.

Break big tasks into smaller more manageable steps. Break big tasks into smaller more manageable steps.

Set a timer or look at your watch and make yourself do the task for 5 minutes. After the 5 minutes have passed-decide if you want to continue for 5 more minutes and so on. Set a timer or look at your watch and make yourself do the task for 5 minutes. After the 5 minutes have passed-decide if you want to continue for 5 more minutes and so on.

Take a physical step. Start on it – even if it is a little thing like labeling a folder with the task on the top.This may help jump-start your progress. Take a physical step. Start on it – even if it is a little thing like labeling a folder with the task on the top.This may help jump-start your progress.

Gather information about a big task.This may help you imagine how you can accomplish the goal. Gather information about a big task.This may help you imagine how you can accomplish the goal.

If you have to write to do the task, write anything down. Do not try to get the best sentence right off the bat.Write down anything that comes to mind.The point is to get going on the project.You can edit and revise later. If you have to write to do the task, write anything down. Do not try to get the best sentence right off the bat.Write down anything that comes to mind.The point is to get going on the project.You can edit and revise later.

Think about how good it will feel to be done! Think about how good it will feel to be done!

Checklist to get started: Do you have a monthly calendar that has enough space in it to write down dates of tests, assignments, work schedules and other activities on it? Do you have a monthly calendar that has enough space in it to write down dates of tests, assignments, work schedules and other activities on it? Do you have a monthly calendar that has enough space in it to write down dates of tests, assignments, work schedules and other activities on it?

Have you written down projected dates for major events in your life? Have you written down projected dates for major events in your life?

Have you filled in your weekly study plan? Have you filled in your weekly study plan?

Have you scheduled at least one hour of study time per day? Think of study time as part of your job. Try to schedule study time when you are most alert. Have you scheduled at least one hour of study time per day? Think of study time as part of your job. Try to schedule study time when you are most alert.

Do you have a study area? Many people use the library or a quiet room. Pick a .place that is fairly free of distraction (no TV, friends around, etc.).. Do you have a study area? Many people use the library or a quiet room. Pick a .place that is fairly free of distraction (no TV, friends around, etc.)..

Are you making good use of “downtime” (time spent waiting at a doctor’s office, time on a bus, ½ hours here and there that aren’t being used for anything in particular)? Are you making good use of “downtime” (time spent waiting at a doctor’s office, time on a bus, ½ hours here and there that aren’t being used for anything in particular)?

Do you time yourself when you study? Sometimes this can help motivate .you. Also, be sure to set a stopping time. This is a time when you will be DONE .with studying for the day. It gives you something to look forward to and some .structure, so it doesn’t feel like you are doing this FOREVER.. Do you time yourself when you study? Sometimes this can help motivate .you. Also, be sure to set a stopping time. This is a time when you will be DONE .with studying for the day. It gives you something to look forward to and some .structure, so it doesn’t feel like you are doing this FOREVER..

Have you scheduled time to do fun things? Have you scheduled time to do fun things?

Have you scheduled in or made plans for rewards if you meet the goals you have set for yourself? Have you scheduled in or made plans for rewards if you meet the goals you have set for yourself?

Study schedules can be adjusted. The key is setting a schedule and making .adjustments when needed in order to stay on track. .Study schedules can be adjusted. The key is setting a schedule and making .adjustments when needed in order to stay on track. .

Create your study schedule for i-Pathways Identify any times you will be in class or have a planned conflict with studying such as work or other appointments.Then, identify the time you plan on logging into the i-Pathways system to study. By setting these types of study goals, you will better organize your time and be able to stay on task.You can find the Weekly Study Plan in the i-Pathways Resources under Study Aids. FigureWhen preparing for your high school equivalency exam, it is helpful to see the types of questions that might be on the test. Currently, there are three approved tests for high school equivalency. They are teh GED®, HiSET™, and TASC™. Test Taking Tips There are different types of questions. • multiple choice • essay/extended response Note: if you are talking the GED® Test, you will have computer enhanced questions. You will see examples in the Sample Question Section. Let’s review the overall strategies for test taking and then discuss specifics for each type of test. Before reading • Be sure to read the directions before you begin the test. • Understand exactly what the test is asking you to do. During reading • Determine what type of questiGED® The GED® Test is divided into four test areas: • Reasoning Through Language Arts • Social Studies • Science • Mathematical Reasoning In each area, there will be the following types of questions: • Multiple Choice • Cloze items embedded in passages. (These are multiple choice items with the answers .directly placed in the text.). • Multiple Select (These are multiple choice questions with more than one answer.) • Drag and Drop • Fill in the Blank • Short Answer In Reasoning Through Language Arts and Social Studies, there will be an Extended Response (essay). • The esHiSET™ The HiSET™ program will measure your knowledge in five core areas: • Language Arts-Reading • Language Arts-Writing • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies TASC™ The TASC™ program assesses five subject areas. They include: • Reading • Writing • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies It measures the examinees’ levels of achievement and readiness for college and the workforce as outlined by the Common Core State Standards. Now, let’s look at some sample assessment questions based on the Common Core Standards. While all three assessments are based on the skills you need to develop in order to be college or career ready, you may see different types of questions. However, each question is really assessing your understanding of information in the core areas. SCIENCE SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS Multiple Choice Fossil records show: a.. That many species today have always lived on earth. b.. A progression from the earliest types of one-celled life to the complex organisms living today. c.. That Darwin’s Theory of Evolution was genius. d.. Both a and c. Feedback: You selected _. The correct answer is b. A progression from the earliest type of one-celled life to the complex organisms living today. Fossil records show that many of the species that live today have not always lived on earth. Fossil records showMultiple Select The giraffe’s scientific name, camelopardalis, is Latin for camel-leopard. When they were first brought to Rome in 46 B.C., they were thought to be as big as a camel, with spots like a leopard. Although we’ve long since learned the giraffe is not a combination of these animals, the name stuck. Which of the following choices would be the best explanation of why the giraffe has a long neck? a.. To maintain the balance with its long legs. b.. To enable it to reach high into the trees for leaves that otheFill in the Blank ________________ is anything an animal does in response to a stimulus in its environment. Feedback: You selected _.The correct answer is behavior. Cloze For the next 4 questions, select the appropriate word from the drop down boxes to fill in the concept map. FigureFeedback: 1. Scientific Method 2. Hypothesis 3. Conclusions 4. Theory Drag and Drop Label the parts of the atom. FigureFeedback: FigureShort Answer Note this is an example of a short answer question. It does not need to be answered in this sample portion. Read the passage below and consider the prompt. Prescription drugs found in drinking water across U.S. A vast array of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics, anticonvulsants, and mood stabilizers – have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water is safe. But the presence of so many prescription drugs -- and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen -- in so much of our drinking water is heightening worries among scientists of long-term consequences to human health.

In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas – from Southern California to Northern New Jersey, from Detroit, Michigan, to Louisville, Kentucky. Water providers rarely disclose results of pharmaceutical screenings, unless pressed, the AP found. For example, the head of a group representing major California suppliers said the public “doesn’t know how to interpret the information” and might be unduly alarmed. How do the drugs get into the water? People take pills.Their bodies absorb some of the medication, but the rest of it passes through and is flushed down the toilet.The wastewater is treated before it is discharged into reservoirs, rivers or lakes.Then, some of the water is cleansed again at drinking water treatment plants and piped to consumers. But most treatments do not remove all drug residue. And while researchers do not yet understand the exact risks from decades of persistent exposure to random combinations of low levels of pharmaceuticals, recent studies (which have gone virtually unnoticed by the general public) have found alarming effects on human cells and wildlife. A ‘growing concern’ “We recognize it is a growing concern and we’re taking it very seriously,” said Benjamin H. Grumbles, assistant administrator for water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Members of the AP National Investigative Team reviewed hundreds of scientific reports, analyzed federal drinking water databases, visited environmental study sites and treatment plants and interviewed more than 230 officials, academics and scientists. They also surveyed the nation’s 50 largest cities and a dozen other major water providers, as well as smaller community water providers in all 50 states. Here are some of the key test results obtained by the AP: Officials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, said testing there discovered 56 pharmaceuticals .or byproducts in treated drinking water, including medicines for pain, infection,. high cholesterol, asthma, epilepsy, mental illness and heart problems. Sixty-three .pharmaceuticals were found in the city’s watersheds.. Officials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, said testing there discovered 56 pharmaceuticals .or byproducts in treated drinking water, including medicines for pain, infection,. high cholesterol, asthma, epilepsy, mental illness and heart problems. Sixty-three .pharmaceuticals were found in the city’s watersheds.. Officials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, said testing there discovered 56 pharmaceuticals .or byproducts in treated drinking water, including medicines for pain, infection,. high cholesterol, asthma, epilepsy, mental illness and heart problems. Sixty-three .pharmaceuticals were found in the city’s watersheds..

Anti-epileptic and anti-anxiety medications were detected in a portion of the treated .drinking water for 18.5 million people in Southern California.. Anti-epileptic and anti-anxiety medications were detected in a portion of the treated .drinking water for 18.5 million people in Southern California..

Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed a Passaic Valley Water Commission drinking water treatment plant, which serves 850,000 people in Northern New Jersey, and Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed a Passaic Valley Water Commission drinking water treatment plant, which serves 850,000 people in Northern New Jersey, and Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed a Passaic Valley Water Commission drinking water treatment plant, which serves 850,000 people in Northern New Jersey, and

found a metabolized angina medicine and the mood-stabilizing carbamazepine in the drinking water. • The drinking water for Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas tested positive for six pharmaceuticals. By the positive test results in the major population centers documented by the AP, the situation is undoubtedly worse than suggested. Source - cnn.com Testing not required The federal government doesn’t require any testing and hasn’t set safety limits for drugs in water. Of the 62 major water providers

Hot Spot FigureThe chart shows the global mean for land – ocean temperature changes between 1880 to 2000. Using this data, plot where you expect the annual mean and the running mean for 2012. Feedback: FigureNote how the test taker is expected to follow the trends and select the correct point to plot the answer. SOCIAL STUDIES SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS Multiple Choice The President plays an important constitutional role in turning a bill into a law; it is why he or his assistants and advisors are usually consulted throughout the legislative process. If the President approves the bill, he signs it, and it becomes law. If he is not particularly favorable but does not want to block the bill, it becomes law after ten days if he takes no action. He can also veto the bill and return it to Congress. A bill can still become law by a two-thirds vote of each house, which would oveAccording to the above passage, why does Congress consult the President, his assistants, and his advisors throughout the process of preparing a bill? a.. a.. a.. The Congress has an interest in the perspective of the President’s political party.

b.. b.. The President will be angry if Congress does not consult him, and it would cause .retribution..

c.. Communication between branches of government is carried out simply, so there is no reason not to consult him. d.. It is prestigious for a congressman to be asked to consult the President. e.. Congress can reduce the risk of a veto if it irons out problems while the bill is being .developed.. Feedback: You selected _. The correct answer is e. Congress can reduce the risk of a veto if it irons out problems while the bill is being developed. Multiple Select A large trade deficit can raise which of the following concerns? a.. Higher unemployment. b.. Lower standard of living. c.. A smaller imbalance with increased imports. d.. High employment. e.. Higher standard of living. Feedback: You selected _. The correct answers are a and b. Higher unemployment and Lower standard of living. Drag and Drop The United States dominated the global economy between 1990 and 2000. The chart demonstrates the Gross Domestic Product in the top 10 countries in 2001. The next decade, from 2000 - 2010, the world economy grew in developing nations, changing the face of the global economy. FigureUsing the following information, click on each flag and drag it to the correct place on the chart. U.S – Increased by $5.9 Japan – Increased by $1.1 Germany – Increased by $1.7 U.K.- Increased by $0.9 France – Increased by $1.4 China- Increased by $7.7 Italy – Increased by $1.0 Feedback: When completing this activity on a computer, you will have a final result that would look like: FigureShort Answer Note this is an example of a short answer question. It does not need to be answered in this sample portion. Read the following information about the USA Patriot Act, read the scenario, and then consider the prompt. President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act into law on October 26, 2001.The act was in response to the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.The act gave law enforcement agencies more freedom in gathering intelligence within the United States, expanded the ability of the Secretary of the Treasury’s agency to regulate financial transactions, particularly those involving foreign nationals, and allowed more freedom for the law enforcement and immigration authorities to detaPresident George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act into law on October 26, 2001.The act was in response to the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.The act gave law enforcement agencies more freedom in gathering intelligence within the United States, expanded the ability of the Secretary of the Treasury’s agency to regulate financial transactions, particularly those involving foreign nationals, and allowed more freedom for the law enforcement and immigration authorities to detaterrorism. Domestic terrorism was also identified, expanding law enforcement powers. However, this act is not without controversy.The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution provides all citizens Due Process. It requires state and local governments from depriving anyone from life, liberty, or property without steps being taken to ensure fairness. It also has an equal protection clause that requires states to provide equal protection to all people within their jurisdiction.

Scenario: Mohammad Basheer is an American citizen, a Muslim, and a community leader who is preparing a presentation on the Muslim faith and culture for a private event. In order to prepare for his presentation, he purchases many books from the book store on Muslim history and checks out books from the local library on international terrorism. As a community leader, he often meets other Muslims from Iran, Syria, and Iraq. Mohammad travels extensively. One of his neighbors sees him meeting with other Muslims and knows The FBI begins an investigation.They listen to his phone conversations and read his e-mail. They search his home and track his financial purchases. All of this is done without Basheer’s knowledge. At this time, Mohammad Basheer has not committed any crime. During the investigation, the FBI discovers that some of the Muslims that attend the same mosque as Basheer are on a list of suspected terrorists. In your response, develop an argument about whether or not if Mohammad Basheer’s 14th amendment rights were violated. Incorporate relevant and specific evidence from the information, the scenario, and your own knowledge to support your analysis. Your response may require approximately 25 minutes to complete. Fill in the Blank The _____________ was an important document written by Abraham Lincoln which proclaimed the abolishment of slavery. Feedback: You selected _.The correct answer is Emancipation Proclamation. Hot Spot Looking at the graph and knowing that the number of American deaths increase for each war listed, and consider that the death toll of WWII triples from WWI and the American Civil War has a death toll about 223,026 more than WWII, plot the numbers for WWII and American Civil War. FigureFeedback: This is a hot spot question.This means you would have plotted the answer in the area shown World War II 406,742 and American Civil War 623,026. FigureREASONING THROUGH LANGUAGE ARTS Multiple Choice Passage from The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck There was only this perfect sympathy of movement, of turning this earth of theirs over and over to the sun, this earth which formed their home and fed their bodies and made their gods . . . Some time, in some age, bodies of men and women had been buried there, houses had stood there, had fallen, and gone back into the earth. So would also their house, some time, return into the earth, their bodies also. Each had his turn at this earth. They worked on, moving together—together— producing the fruit of this ea Based on this passage, it is most reasonable to think the story will be about a. a person’s experience as a farmer. b. a person’s experience in business. c. a person’s belief about life and death. d. a person’s connection to the earth. Feedback: You selected _. The correct answer is d. A person’s connection to the earth. Using your reading strategies, you would look at the title of the book, and try to find the main idea or author’s purpose in telling the story. In this passage, the author is emphMultiple Select Read the following speech by Sojourner Truth, a slave woman who spoke for the abolitionist cause. She delivered many public speeches that are now transcribed. She delivered this speech at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention. Sojourner Truth (1797-1883): Ain’t I A Woman? Delivered 1851, Women’s Convention, Akron, Ohio Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that ‘twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the whitIf the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them. The cause(s) presented for women not having equal rights to men is (are)… a. women are helpless and unable to do anything physical. b. Christ is not a woman therefore women can’t have as many rights as men. c. women don’t have the proper intellect for equality. d. oDrag and Drop Excerpt from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald We walked through a high hallway into a bright rosy-colored space, fragilely bound into the house by French windows at either end.The windows were ajar and gleaming white against the fresh grass outside that seemed to grow a little way into the house. A breeze blew through the room, blew curtains in at one end and out the other like pale flags, twisting them up toward the frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling, and then rippled over the wine-colored rug, making a shadow on it as wind does on the sea. The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon.They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had just been blown back in after a short flight around the house. I must have stood for a few moments listening to the whip and snap of the curtains and the groan of a picture on the wall.Then there was a boom as Tom Buchanan shut the rear windows and the caught wind died out abouThe younger of the two was a stranger to me. She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall. If she saw me out of the corner of her eyes she gave no hint of it—indeed, I was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in. The other girl, Daisy, made an attempt to rise—she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression—then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and I laughed too and came forward into the room. “I’m p-paralyzed with happiness.” She laughed again, as if she said something very witty, and held my hand for a moment, looking up into my face, promising that there was no one in the world she so much wanted to see.That was a way she had. She hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was Baker. (I’ve heard it said that Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.) At any rate, Miss Baker’s lips fluttered, she nodded at me almost imperceptibly, and then quickly tipped her head back again—the object she was balancing had obviously tottered a little and given her something of a fright. Again a sort of apology arose to my lips. Almost any exhibition of complete self-sufficiency draws a stunned tribute from me. I looked back at my cousin, who began to ask me questions in her low, thrilling voice. It was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down, as if each speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again. Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth, but there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget: a singing compulsion, a whispered “Listen,” a promise that she had done gay, exciting thingsI told her how I had stopped off in Chicago for a day on my way East, and how a dozen people had sent their love through me. “Do they miss me?” she cried ecstatically. “The whole town is desolate. All the cars have the left rear wheel painted black as a mourning wreath, and there’s a persistent wail all night along the north shore.” “How gorgeous! Let’s go back,Tom.To-morrow!”Then she added irrelevantly:“You ought to see the baby.” “I’d like to.” “She’s asleep. She’s three years old. Haven’t you ever seen her?” “Never.” “Well, you ought to see her. She’s——” Tom Buchanan, who had been hovering restlessly about the room, stopped and rested his hand on my shoulder. “What you doing, Nick?” “I’m a bond man.”. “Who with?”. I told him.. “Never heard of them,” he remarked decisively.. This annoyed me.. “You will,” I answered shortly.“You will if you stay in the East.”. “Oh, I’ll stay in the East, don’t you worry,” he said, glancing at Daisy and then back at me, as if .he were alert for something more.“I’d be a God damned fool to live anywhere else.” At this point Miss Baker said:“Absolutely!” with such suddenness that I started—it was the first word she uttered since I came into the room. Evidently it surprised her as much as it did me, for she yawned and with a series of rapid, deft movements stood up into the room. “I’m stiff,” she complained,“I’ve been lying on that sofa for as long as I can remember.”. “Don’t look at me,” Daisy retorted,“I’ve been trying to get you to New York all afternoon.”. “No, thanks,” said Miss Baker to the four cocktails just in from the pantry,“I’m absolutely in .training.”. Her host looked at her incredulously.. Drag and drop the events into the chart to show the order which they occur in the excerpt.. Daisy sits up to greet Nick Carraway, the main character. Daisy sits up to greet Nick Carraway, the main character. Daisy sits up to greet Nick Carraway, the main character.

Nick and Tom discuss Nick’s job as a bondsman. Nick and Tom discuss Nick’s job as a bondsman.

Nick and Daisy discuss his recent trip to Chicago. Nick and Daisy discuss his recent trip to Chicago.

Daisy was resting on a couch. Daisy was resting on a couch.

FigureFeedback: FigureFill in the Blank An Internet site must be ____, or able to be believed in order to use the information as factual. Feedback: You selected _.The correct answer is credible. MATHEMATICAL REASONING Multiple Choice A submarine was at 500 feet below sea level. If it rises 200 feet, what is its new position? a. 200 feet b. -300 feet c. 300 feet d. 700 feet Feedback: You selected _. The correct answer is b. -300. The problem is -500 + 200 = -300 Fill in the Blank Solve the equation and type your response in the text box provided. FigureFeedback: You selected _.The correct answer is -3. Divide by 3 on each side. Combine like terms. Divide by -11. Reduce fraction. Cloze FigureFeedback: You selected _.The correct answer is The cost of a monthly cell phone bill in dollars increased from $40.00 to $220.00. Hot Spot Plot the linear equality on the number line. 3x > 9. FigureFeedback: The plot point should start on the line for the integer 3 and should end with an arrow at the end of the number line.The solution represents all real numbers to the right of 3. Figure

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