The Baxter house is located at the\r\nend of the street. This house sits farther back from the curb than the other\r\nhouses. It is almost difficult to see from the road without peering behind the\r\ndeformed oak tree that has obscured it for years. Even so, the Baxter house\r\nstands out from the other houses on the street. It is tall and white. However,\r\nthis white is no longer pristinely white, but a dingy grayish cram color. Long\r\nvines hang from the tattered roof. The Baxter house is two stories tall and has\r\na large yard in the back that has never been mowed. The other houses on the\r\nstreet are a mere one story and have been painted a variety of colors. The\r\nnewer, single story properties all appear to have been built around the same time;\r\nthe yards mostly being of the same size, and the houses appearing to be clones\r\nof one another. Aside from the Baxter house at the end, this street is a\r\nperfect slice of middle America. The inhabitants of the other houses wonder who\r\nlives in the ancient, dilapidated house at the end of the street.
This passage is best described as
The Baxter house is located at the\r\nend of the street. This house sits farther back from the curb than the other\r\nhouses. It is almost difficult to see from the road without peering behind the\r\ndeformed oak tree that has obscured it for years. Even so, the Baxter house\r\nstands out from the other houses on the street. It is tall and white. However,\r\nthis white is no longer pristinely white, but a dingy grayish cram color. Long\r\nvines hang from the tattered roof. The Baxter house is two stories tall and has\r\na large yard in the back that has never been mowed. The other houses on the\r\nstreet are a mere one story and have been painted a variety of colors. The\r\nnewer, single story properties all appear to have been built around the same time;\r\nthe yards mostly being of the same size, and the houses appearing to be clones\r\nof one another. Aside from the Baxter house at the end, this street is a\r\nperfect slice of middle America. The inhabitants of the other houses wonder who\r\nlives in the ancient, dilapidated house at the end of the street.
The inhabitants of the other\r\nhouses
The Baxter house is located at the\r\nend of the street. This house sits farther back from the curb than the other\r\nhouses. It is almost difficult to see from the road without peering behind the\r\ndeformed oak tree that has obscured it for years. Even so, the Baxter house\r\nstands out from the other houses on the street. It is tall and white. However,\r\nthis white is no longer pristinely white, but a dingy grayish cram color. Long\r\nvines hang from the tattered roof. The Baxter house is two stories tall and has\r\na large yard in the back that has never been mowed. The other houses on the\r\nstreet are a mere one story and have been painted a variety of colors. The\r\nnewer, single story properties all appear to have been built around the same time;\r\nthe yards mostly being of the same size, and the houses appearing to be clones\r\nof one another. Aside from the Baxter house at the end, this street is a\r\nperfect slice of middle America. The inhabitants of the other houses wonder who\r\nlives in the ancient, dilapidated house at the end of the street.
If this paragraph appeared in a\r\nstory, it would help develop
The Baxter house is located at the\r\nend of the street. This house sits farther back from the curb than the other\r\nhouses. It is almost difficult to see from the road without peering behind the\r\ndeformed oak tree that has obscured it for years. Even so, the Baxter house\r\nstands out from the other houses on the street. It is tall and white. However,\r\nthis white is no longer pristinely white, but a dingy grayish cram color. Long\r\nvines hang from the tattered roof. The Baxter house is two stories tall and has\r\na large yard in the back that has never been mowed. The other houses on the\r\nstreet are a mere one story and have been painted a variety of colors. The\r\nnewer, single story properties all appear to have been built around the same time;\r\nthe yards mostly being of the same size, and the houses appearing to be clones\r\nof one another. Aside from the Baxter house at the end, this street is a\r\nperfect slice of middle America. The inhabitants of the other houses wonder who\r\nlives in the ancient, dilapidated house at the end of the street.
Based on its use in passage, it\r\ncan be understood that ‘dilapidated’ belongs to which of the following words\r\ngroups?
The Baxter house is located at the\r\nend of the street. This house sits farther back from the curb than the other\r\nhouses. It is almost difficult to see from the road without peering behind the\r\ndeformed oak tree that has obscured it for years. Even so, the Baxter house\r\nstands out from the other houses on the street. It is tall and white. However,\r\nthis white is no longer pristinely white, but a dingy grayish cram color. Long\r\nvines hang from the tattered roof. The Baxter house is two stories tall and has\r\na large yard in the back that has never been mowed. The other houses on the\r\nstreet are a mere one story and have been painted a variety of colors. The\r\nnewer, single story properties all appear to have been built around the same time;\r\nthe yards mostly being of the same size, and the houses appearing to be clones\r\nof one another. Aside from the Baxter house at the end, this street is a\r\nperfect slice of middle America. The inhabitants of the other houses wonder who\r\nlives in the ancient, dilapidated house at the end of the street.
Which characteristic makes it\r\nclear that the “newer, built around the same time”?
The Baxter house is located at the\r\nend of the street. This house sits farther back from the curb than the other\r\nhouses. It is almost difficult to see from the road without peering behind the\r\ndeformed oak tree that has obscured it for years. Even so, the Baxter house\r\nstands out from the other houses on the street. It is tall and white. However,\r\nthis white is no longer pristinely white, but a dingy grayish cram color. Long\r\nvines hang from the tattered roof. The Baxter house is two stories tall and has\r\na large yard in the back that has never been mowed. The other houses on the\r\nstreet are a mere one story and have been painted a variety of colors. The\r\nnewer, single story properties all appear to have been built around the same time;\r\nthe yards mostly being of the same size, and the houses appearing to be clones\r\nof one another. Aside from the Baxter house at the end, this street is a\r\nperfect slice of middle America. The inhabitants of the other houses wonder who\r\nlives in the ancient, dilapidated house at the end of the street.
In the middle of the passage, the\r\nauthor writes, “[the Baxter] white is no longer pristinely white, but a dingy\r\ngrayish cream color. Long vines hang from the tattered roof. The Baxter house\r\nis two stories tall and has a large yard in the back that has never been mowed.”\r\nUsing this information, it can be concluded
The Baxter house is located at the\r\nend of the street. This house sits farther back from the curb than the other\r\nhouses. It is almost difficult to see from the road without peering behind the\r\ndeformed oak tree that has obscured it for years. Even so, the Baxter house\r\nstands out from the other houses on the street. It is tall and white. However,\r\nthis white is no longer pristinely white, but a dingy grayish cram color. Long\r\nvines hang from the tattered roof. The Baxter house is two stories tall and has\r\na large yard in the back that has never been mowed. The other houses on the\r\nstreet are a mere one story and have been painted a variety of colors. The\r\nnewer, single story properties all appear to have been built around the same time;\r\nthe yards mostly being of the same size, and the houses appearing to be clones\r\nof one another. Aside from the Baxter house at the end, this street is a\r\nperfect slice of middle America. The inhabitants of the other houses wonder who\r\nlives in the ancient, dilapidated house at the end of the street.
What makes the other houses on the\r\nstreet stand out visually from the Baxter house?
The Baxter house is located at the\r\nend of the street. This house sits farther back from the curb than the other\r\nhouses. It is almost difficult to see from the road without peering behind the\r\ndeformed oak tree that has obscured it for years. Even so, the Baxter house\r\nstands out from the other houses on the street. It is tall and white. However,\r\nthis white is no longer pristinely white, but a dingy grayish cram color. Long\r\nvines hang from the tattered roof. The Baxter house is two stories tall and has\r\na large yard in the back that has never been mowed. The other houses on the\r\nstreet are a mere one story and have been painted a variety of colors. The\r\nnewer, single story properties all appear to have been built around the same time;\r\nthe yards mostly being of the same size, and the houses appearing to be clones\r\nof one another. Aside from the Baxter house at the end, this street is a\r\nperfect slice of middle America. The inhabitants of the other houses wonder who\r\nlives in the ancient, dilapidated house at the end of the street.
Based on its use in the passage,\r\nwhich of the following statements accurately describes something that has been ‘obscured’?
Arrowheads, which are ancient\r\nhunting tools, are often themselves ‘hunted’ for their interesting value both\r\nas artifacts and as art. Some of the oldest arrowheads in the United States\r\ndate back 12,000 years. They are not very difficult to find. You need only to\r\nwalk with downcast eyes in a field that has been recently tilled for the spring\r\nplanting season, and you might find one.
Arrowheads are tiny stones or pieces\r\nof wood, bone, or metal which have been sharpened in order to create a tipped\r\nweapon used in hunting. The material is honed to an edge, usually in a\r\ntriangular fashion, and is brought to a deadly tip. On the edge opposite the\r\ntip is a flared tail. Though designs vary depending on the region, purpose, and\r\nera of the arrowhead’s origin, the tails serve the same purpose. The tail of\r\nthe arrowhead is meant to be strapped onto a shaft, which is a straight wooden\r\npiece such as a spear or an arrow. When combined, the arrowhead point and the\r\nshaft become a lethal projectile weapon to be thrown by arm or shot with a bow\r\nat prey.
Indian arrowheads are important\r\nartifacts that give archeologists (scientists who study past human societies)\r\nclues about the lives of Native Americans. By analyzing an arrowhead’s shape,\r\nthey can determine the advancement of tool technologies among certain Native\r\nAmerican groups. By determining the origin of the arrowhead material (bone,\r\nrock, wood, or metal), they can trace the patterns of travel and trade of the\r\nhunters. By examine the location of the arrowheads, archeologists can map out\r\nhunting grounds and other social patterns.
Arrowheads are commonly found\r\nalong riverbanks or near creek beds because animals drawn to natural water sources\r\nto sustain life were regularly found drinking along the banks. For this reason,\r\nriverbeds were a prime hunting ground for the Native Americans. Now, dry and\r\nactive riverbeds are prime hunting grounds for arrowhead collectors.
Indian arrowheads are tiny pieces\r\nof history that fit in the palm of your hand. They are diary entries in the\r\nlife of a hunter. They are museum pieces that hide in the dirt. They are\r\nsymbolic of the eternal struggle between life and death.
In the final\r\nparagraph, the author writes, “They are museum pieces symbolic of the eternal\r\nstruggle between life and death.” Which of the following is the best way to\r\ncombine these two sentences, while keeping their original meaning?
Arrowheads, which are ancient\r\nhunting tools, are often themselves ‘hunted’ for their interesting value both\r\nas artifacts and as art. Some of the oldest arrowheads in the United States\r\ndate back 12,000 years. They are not very difficult to find. You need only to\r\nwalk with downcast eyes in a field that has been recently tilled for the spring\r\nplanting season, and you might find one.
Arrowheads are tiny stones or pieces\r\nof wood, bone, or metal which have been sharpened in order to create a tipped\r\nweapon used in hunting. The material is honed to an edge, usually in a\r\ntriangular fashion, and is brought to a deadly tip. On the edge opposite the\r\ntip is a flared tail. Though designs vary depending on the region, purpose, and\r\nera of the arrowhead’s origin, the tails serve the same purpose. The tail of\r\nthe arrowhead is meant to be strapped onto a shaft, which is a straight wooden\r\npiece such as a spear or an arrow. When combined, the arrowhead point and the\r\nshaft become a lethal projectile weapon to be thrown by arm or shot with a bow\r\nat prey.
Indian arrowheads are important\r\nartifacts that give archeologists (scientists who study past human societies)\r\nclues about the lives of Native Americans. By analyzing an arrowhead’s shape,\r\nthey can determine the advancement of tool technologies among certain Native\r\nAmerican groups. By determining the origin of the arrowhead material (bone,\r\nrock, wood, or metal), they can trace the patterns of travel and trade of the\r\nhunters. By examine the location of the arrowheads, archeologists can map out\r\nhunting grounds and other social patterns.
Arrowheads are commonly found\r\nalong riverbanks or near creek beds because animals drawn to natural water sources\r\nto sustain life were regularly found drinking along the banks. For this reason,\r\nriverbeds were a prime hunting ground for the Native Americans. Now, dry and\r\nactive riverbeds are prime hunting grounds for arrowhead collectors.
Indian arrowheads are tiny pieces\r\nof history that fit in the palm of your hand. They are diary entries in the\r\nlife of a hunter. They are museum pieces that hide in the dirt. They are\r\nsymbolic of the eternal struggle between life and death.
Which of the\r\nfollowing would be the best title for this passage?