The following selection has a main idea that may appear at any place within the paragraph.  Identify the main idea of the paragraph by choosing the number of the sentence. The number of each sentence comes before it. 1 Until the 1940s, most Americans were born and died at home.  2 Births and deaths happened when they happened, often without medical intervention.  3 If a baby was too premature or defective, or if a seriously ill person was dying, there was little the family doctor could about it other than to offer comfort.  4 Today, most Americans are born and die in hospitals under the supervision of medical personnel who are born and die in hospitals under the supervision of medical personnel who sometimes decide to keep them alive long beyond the point at which they would normally have died.  5 Patients can be hooked up for days, months, or years to machines that sustain their lives.  6 This step may be taken even if they are in constant pain or permanently comatose. 7 Obviously, technology has greatly changed how we are born and die.

Choose the letter of the best meaning for each italicized word or words. Even while in the womb, a baby can discriminate beween the voice of its mother and that of another woman.

The following selection has a main idea that may appear at any place within the paragraph.  Identify the main idea of the paragraph by choosing the number of the sentence. The number of each sentence comes before it. 1 Until the 1940s, most Americans were born and died at home.  2 Births and deaths happened when they happened, often without medical intervention.  3 If a baby was too premature or defective, or if a seriously ill person was dying, there was little the family doctor could about it other than to offer comfort.  4 Today, most Americans are born and die in hospitals under the supervision of medical personnel who are born and die in hospitals under the supervision of medical personnel who sometimes decide to keep them alive long beyond the point at which they would normally have died.  5 Patients can be hooked up for days, months, or years to machines that sustain their lives.  6 This step may be taken even if they are in constant pain or permanently comatose. 7 Obviously, technology has greatly changed how we are born and die.

Choose the letter of the answer that best describes the relationship indicated by the italicized transition. You can use various methods to get your listeners’ attention.  For one thing, you can tell a joke or an anecdote. The relationship of the second sentence to the first is one of _____.

Choose the letter of the best meaning for each italicized word or words. Grasshoppers are prized food in some places, but most people in Western societies find them repugnant.

Choose the letter of the best meaning for each italicized word or words. I want to teach my children to be wary of strangers without making them overly feaful of people they don’t know.

What is the difference between exocrine and endocrine glands? Provided an example for each one.

Which of the following statements is true about bone (osseous) tissue?

What is the nickname for D’Youville University’s sports teams?

pathological tissue death due to trauma, toxins, or infections is known as …….