Emotional versus logical 6 ppsx

27. Which of the following statements is true?

a. The Marsdens went camping in the Wind

River Mountains of Wyoming.

b. The pamphlet on camping in bear country

was sent to the Marsdens by the Fish and

Game Department.

c. The Marsdens went camping in the Green

River Lakes area near their hometown.

d. all of the above

28. Who does the author imply is mostly to blame in

the bear’s death?

a. the Marsdens, because they were not careful

enough

b. the bear, because he invaded a human camp

c. the Fish and Game authorities, because of

poor communication with campers

d. the Forest Service, for putting out incomplete

information

29. In paragraph 2, it can be determined from the

context that the word “perused” means

a. neglected.

b. cleaned.

c. studied.

d. hid.

30. In paragraph 3, it can be determined from the

context that the word “dauntless” means

a. stupid.

b. fearless.

c. clumsy.

d. spineless.

31. This story is arranged

a. like a news story, with the most important

event told first.

b. in reverse chronological order, with the last

event first.

c. in standard chronological order, with events

told in the order they occurred.

d. in mixed, random order.

32. What was the “reward” referred to in the next to

last paragraph?

a. the bear seeing the Marsdens run from him

b. the bear receiving no punishment for disturb￾ing humans

c. the bear being able to stand off Spike

d. the bear getting the dog food

33. The tone and style of this piece make it

appropriate for which of the following types of

publications?

a. a scientific report on human-bear interaction

b. a pamphlet on bear safety such as the one the

Marsdens read

c. a statistical study on bear fatalities in the

Western mountains

d. a human interest article in the Sunday maga￾zine of a newspaper

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