Title: Default for 2020LB33A
Course: 2024 Literature Basic 3

Q: These questions are from the topic Footnotes (academic skills p.27)
- Footnotes can be found | at the bottom of the page
- They are used to provide extra information about | something mentioned in the text
- The benefits of footnotes are that | they make it easy for readers to find extra information and they can be quick to write
- The drawbacks of footnotes are that | they can clutter the page and make it difficult to discriminate text and footnote

Q: Match the questions with its answers correctly
- Why did the Spanish finance Columbus’ trip? | Because the riches adviced the King and Queen to finance Columbus' trip
- What did Columbus actually accomplish? | Columbus led the first European expedition to the Americas
- What had Columbus thought he had accomplished? | That he found the route to India
- What was the Treaty of Tordesillas? | It was a deal where Portugal received some terretories in Africa and Asia, and Spain received some in the west and the Americas
- How did the treaty define human history after 1494? | It led not only to new discoveries, but also to genocide and plunder

Q: The cross staf measured time
- True
- False
A: False

Q: The benefit of the backstaf was that it didn’t require looking directly at the sun
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The drawback of the cross staf was that it was expensive
- True
- False
A: False

Q: The cross staf used the location of the horizon and the sun for measurements
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The nocturnal required the use of the stars and the horizon to identify location
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Academic Skills
- What is reasoning? | It is the ability to make sense of the world using logic and evidence
- What is the diference between deductive and inductive reasoning? | Deductive reasoning uses beliefs to help us understand what we see, while inductive reasoning is based on observations which we use to create general hypotheses
- According to the text, how can reasoning help us in the language classroom? | We can use reasoning to help us figure out the parts of speech of unknown words or to make guesses about the pronunciation of new words.

Q: The Inca empire included parts of five present-day countries
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Incan clothing was made from the wool of local sheep
- True
- False
A: False

Q: The Inca were generally regarded as a peaceful nation
- True
- False
A: False

Q: The Inca had a written language
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Incan rule ended in 1532
- True
- False
A: True

Q: [Image]
- 2 | Book’s title or Chapter’s title
- 4 | Year of publication
- 3 | Place of publication
- 1 | Author’s name
- 5 | Number of pages

Q: In Portugal, Henry the Navigator _________ a school to train people to be part of a ___________ for voyages and to teach cartographers to make maps.

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A: made / crew

Q: Throughout the fifteenth century, the Portuguese were able to create new and different ____________ to the world ___________ the empire.

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A: routes / expanding

Q: In 1497, the Portuguese ______________ reached India thanks to Vasco de Gama’s explorations.

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A: expeditions

Q: There were other explorers as well; Christopher Columbus, _____________ the Portuguese crown to convince them to ____________ his expedition for a faster route to India.

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A: approached / finance

Q: Non-Latin-based words are not necessary to be used because they are not formal.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Latin-based words can be helpful to give more formality to essays or reports.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: You should not avoid words that express ambiguity or that are vague.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: You should use words that are very specific to explain the idea.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: You should avoid the use of idioms, phrasal verbs, or slangs in formal writing.
- True
- False
A: True

Instructions:  Read the sentence and complete it with inferences.

 If I smell a delicious scent that ______________________________ or that she _______________________.

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Instructions: Read the sentence and complete it with inferences.

If my friend asks me what would I like for Christmas that _______________________________.

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Instructions: Read the sentence and complete it with inferences.

If all my classmates are quiet it is because  __________________________________ or that they _____________________________________________.

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Instructions: Read the sentence and complete it with inferences.

If the teacher says “I’ve got good news for you” it means that _____________________________ the test or I did something ______________________________.

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Instructions: Read the sentence and complete it with inferences.

If my phone does not turn on that _________________________________ battery.

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Instructions: Rewrite the following phras as polite (not hurtful).

Teacher, today’s class is boring. Do something else.

Instructions: Rewrite the following phras as polite (not hurtful).

Dad, I do not want you to scold me in front of my friends, okay?

Instructions: Rewrite the following phras as polite (not hurtful).

You know what? I do not like you to send messages to my girlfriend.

Instructions: Rewrite the following phras as polite (not hurtful).

The avengers movie is boring, no quality movie.

Q: Instructions: Read the statement and write  “opinion allowed” or “no opinion allowed”.

Scientific paper or research
A: no opinion allowed

Q: Instructions: Read the statement and write  “opinion allowed” or “no opinion allowed”.

Movie or video games review
A: no opinion allowed

Q: Instructions: Read the statement and write  “opinion allowed” or “no opinion allowed”.

Emails or text messages from family or friends
A: opinion allowed

Q: Instructions: Read the statement and write  “opinion allowed” or “no opinion allowed”.

Articles with facts
A: no opinion allowed

Q: Instructions: Read the following sentence and choose the correct verb conjugation.

If human beings [...]so intelligent, humanists would not [...]  seen it as the key to the universe.
Also offered: was not; has
A: were; have

Q: Instructions: Read the following sentence and choose the correct verb conjugation.

Despite the fact that art had always been valued, artists [...] to be recognized during the quattrocento.
Also offered: began
A: begin

Q: Instructions: Read the following sentence and choose the correct verb conjugation.

Copernicus’s work [...] published even though it was banned.
Also offered: were
A: was

Q: Instructions: Read the following sentence and choose the correct verb conjugation.

If only more of the codices [...].
Also offered: survived
A: had survived

Q: Instructions: Read the following sentence and choose the correct verb conjugation.

If only I [...]  how to grow squash and cassava.
Also offered: known
A: knew

Q: Instructions: read every item carefully and choose the correct option.
- The chemical composition of mineraloids is not definite | enough to be a mineral.
- Tap water contains minerals, but is not always clean | enough to drink
- Zinc helps make the immune system resistant | enough to fight many infections
- Calcium helps the jaw bone stay strong | enough to support the teeth.

Q: Instructions: read the statement carefully to choose correctly.

Writing an essay does not required to use any type of citation.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Instructions: read the statement carefully to choose correctly.

The type of citation depends on the indications of the teacher or what it is studied.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Instructions: read the statement carefully to choose correctly.

Paraphrasing or summarizing needs to include a citation.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Instructions: read the statement carefully to choose correctly.

The information in citations are longer than the information in the  list reference.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Instructions: read the statement carefully to choose correctly.

For direct quotes you should not include the page number.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Graphite is a mineral often used in pencils.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Diamond and graphite coming from carbon is known by a lot of people.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Graphite is changed by exposure to extreme pressures
- True
- False
A: True

Q: If a mineral appears darker, it is not because light is being absorb by its surface.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Diamond is a soft mineral while graphite is harder.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Polymorphism means that chemical elements form contrasted minerals under different conditions.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Instructions: read the statement and write if it is intrinsic or extrinsic.

  I do tasks because I will get money __________________________________________
A: extrinsic

Q: Instructions: read the statement and write if it is intrinsic or extrinsic.

I do this because I enjoy it truthfully  _________________________________________
A: intrinsic

Q: Instructions: read the statement and write if it is intrinsic or extrinsic.

My friends ask me to do it  ________________________________________________
A: extrinsic

Q: Instructions: read the statement and write if it is intrinsic or extrinsic.

If I study I can get more job opportunities ________________
A: extrinsic

Q: Instructions: read the statement and write if it is intrinsic or extrinsic.

I do it because I want to get better __________________________________________
A: intrinsic

Q: Instructions: read the statement and write if it is intrinsic or extrinsic.

I care about what other think of my results ____________________________________
A: extrinsic

Q: Instructions: read the statement and write if it is intrinsic or extrinsic.

If I fail, my parents will feel disappointed _____________________________________
A: extrinsic

Q: Instructions: read the characteristic and write crystalline or amorphous.

  The atoms are arranged in a repeated and uniform form __________________
A: crystalline

Q: Instructions: read the characteristic and write crystalline or amorphous.

The difference between a solid and a liquid is that the state is not defined. __________________
A: amorphous

Q: Instructions: read the characteristic and write crystalline or amorphous.

They have an irregular form when broken _____________________
A: amorphous

Q: Instructions: read the characteristic and write crystalline or amorphous.

They usually have geometrical shapes with flat sides.____________________
A: crystalline

Q: Instructions: read the characteristic and write crystalline or amorphous.

Their atoms are not arranged in a pattern.___________________
A: amorphous

Q: Instructions: read the characteristic and write crystalline or amorphous.

This type of solid has a defined point of mealting.____________________
A: crystalline

Q: Instructions: read the statement and write if it "increases motivation" or if it "doesn't increase motivation"

            Option 1: increases motivation
            Option 2: doesn't increase motivation
WRITE ONLY  increases motivation or doesn't increase motivation

    Using the television, or looking at the phone while focusing on studying or working. ______________________
A: doesn't increase motivation

Q: Instructions: read the statement and write if it "increases motivation" or if it "doesn't increase motivation"

            Option 1: increases motivation
            Option 2: doesn't increase motivation
WRITE ONLY  increases motivation or doesn't increase motivation

Eating healthy food will make your body to work well. ___________________
A: increases motivation

Q: Instructions: read the statement and write if it "increases motivation" or if it "doesn't increase motivation"

            Option 1: increases motivation
            Option 2: doesn't increase motivation
WRITE ONLY  increases motivation or doesn't increase motivation

Set easy and achievable objectives to accomplish. _____________________
A: increases motivation

Q: Instructions: read the characteristics and match them with the minerals: quartz, feldspar, and graphite.
- This mineral has a glassy luster and is relatively hard. It can be found in different colors, for example, white, gray, red, or orange. It has irregular shapes when it breaks. | Quartz
- This mineral can be found in glassy pink or red colors. When broken it has regular forms. It is no magnetic. | Feldspar
- This mineral's color is only gray and has a metallic luster. It can be broken easily and it has a regular form. It is a good conductive mineral. | Graphite

Q: Instructions: read the statements and write “yes” if it is a process is involved in reflective writing or "no" if it is not involved in reflective writing.

[...]  Create a mind map or brainstorm ideas that give information about an event or description.

[...]  Do research about the possible words that can describe events, problems, or other situations.

[...] Make questions using “why” in order to analyze how and when exactly the event happened.

[...] Ask other people their opinions about the circumstances that make it to happen.

[...] Make questions such as “what happened?” in order to remember or think the event.

[...] Ask yourself what have you learned from the event or the situation and what it means to you.
A: yes; no; yes; yes; yes; yes

Instructions: answer the following question (5pts). Give a complete answer.

  Why is it important to check again an essay or report before turn it in?

Q: Instructions: read the statements and write “yes” if they help to evaluate success or "no" if they do not help to evaluate success.

[...] Goals or objectives do not need to be evaluated.

[...] Evaluation not only is necessary individually, but also be evaluated by others give useful results.

[...]  Evaluation has to be objective so the results give the truth about the progress.

[...]  Evaluation should only point out the mistakes and what is been doing wrong.

[...]  It helps to stay positive when it is clear the things that are learned whether they are positive or negative.

[...]  Set goals for areas that need to be improved and how to change.

[...] While doing a goal it is not necessary to make other decisions.
A: no; yes; yes; no; no; yes; no

Instructions: read the text and answer the questions. Complete sentences (subject and predicate).

Underneath volcanoes, there is hot molten rock called magma. Magma is a mixture of molten rock and dissolved gases. The process of formation and movement of magma under the earth’s crust is called magmatism. When magma comes to the surface of the earth, mostly through a volcanic eruption, it is called lava. Magmatism is a critical process in the formation of mountains because new ascending magma contributes to an additional mass and volume to the earth’s surface and subsurface. For magma formation to take place, wet or dry melting of rocks and minerals must happen.

1.- What is the name of the process of magma formation?

2.- Why is magmatism important to the earth’s surface?

3.- What is magma?

Instructions: read the text and answer the questions. Complete sentences (subject and predicate).

› Dry melting. This happens when rocks or minerals without water or carbon dioxide in them are heated to a specific temperature. This temperature goes higher as the pressure in the earth’s layers increases. › Wet melting. This occurs when rocks or minerals with water are heated. The melting occurs over a variety of temperatures, unlike in dry melting. The melting temperatures decrease as the depths increase at the beginning.

1.- How does the dry melting process occur?

5.- What is it heated in the wet melting process?

Q: Instructions: read the statements and write "good criticism" if they are objective or "bad criticism" if they are not objective.

1.- [...]  Evaluation uses checklists, evaluation rubrics, tests, and other objective devices.

2.- [...] Evaluation is only based on what the evaluator likes or dislikes.

3.-[...]  Evaluation is used to only focus on the mistakes without pointing out was is good.

4.-[...] Evaluation attempts to bring out the individual's strengths and areas of improvement.

5.- [...] Evaluation recognices quality and gives advices to improve.

6.- [...]  Evaluation does not focus on learning nor areas of improvement.

7.- [...]  Evauation is able to give feedback properly.
A: good criticism; bad criticism; bad criticism; good criticism; good criticism; bad criticism; good criticism

Q: Instructions: read the steps for self-evaluation and order them from 1 to 5.

[...] When revisiting goals it is necessary to do also self-assesment. Self-assesment has to be always realistic.

[...] Do not forget to write/think about the achivements you have accomplished during the evaluation process.

[...] Make the correct decisions that help you with your improvements.

[...] Create evaluation tools such as checklists, rubrics, quizzes, and tests to evaluate you.

[...] Objectively check out your goals and what you have achieved.
A: 4; 2; 5; 1; 3

Q: Instructions: read the statements and write "true" or "false".

1.- [...] Metamorphic rocks are not formed from other rocks or changes in earth.

2.- [...] Metamorphic rocks can be formed from the tectonic plates movements.

3.- [...] Metamorphic rocks only need pressure to be formed.

4.- [...] Metamorphic rocks are not condensed rocks.

5.- [...] Metamorphic rocks are divided into 2 types.

6.- [...] Metamorphic rocks are divided into foliated and extrusive rocks.

7.- [...] Metamorphic rocks are identified because layers of other rocks are visible.
A: false; true; true / false; false; true; false; true

Q: Instructions: use your textbook in page 70 to choose "true" or "false".

The Inca empire included parts of six present-day countries.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Instructions: use your textbook in page 70 to choose "true" or "false".

Incan clothing was made from the wool of the United States' sheeps.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Instructions: use your textbook in page 70 to choose "true" or "false".

Incan people had a communication system where they used a knotted cord.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Instructions: use your textbook in page 70 to choose "true" or "false".

Inca society consisted of noble, craftsmen, workers, slaves.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Instructions: use your textbook in page 70 to choose "true" or "false".

The most impressive development of the Inca empire is its architecture.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Instructions: use your textbook in page 70 to choose "true" or "false".

Mayta Capac attacked near villages and asked tribute from them.
- True
- False
A: True

Instructions: use your textbook in page 80 to answer the question. Remember to write a complete answer; subject and predicate.

What did engineers build canals and floating fields for?

Instructions: use your textbook in page 80 to answer the question. Remember to write a complete answer; subject and predicate.

What are the names of the gods the Aztecs worshipped?

Instructions: use your textbook in page 80 to answer the question. Remember to write a complete answer; subject and predicate.

When did the Aztec civilization start?

Instructions: use your textbook in page 80 to answer the question. Remember to write a complete answer; subject and predicate.

What is the legend that made Tenochtitlan to be founded?