Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Lines 20-21 (“Nobody... died”)

Over the course of the passage, the narrator’s attitude shifts from?

uncertainty of his motives to recognition of them.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Lines 56-57 (“What... myself”)

The question the narrator asks in lines 30-31 (“Will it... railway”) most nearly implies that

the North Pole has no foreseeable benefit to humanity.

The sentence in lines 10-13 (“For years... other”) mainly serves to

feels himself to be influenced by powerful and independent

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1
As used in lines 1-2, “not readily verifiable” most nearly means
likely to be contradicted.
without empirical support.
unable to be authenticated.
not completely understood.
2
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 31-34 (“The... newspaper”)
Lines 25-27 (“All... out”)
Lines 20-21 (“Nobody... died”)
Lines 51-53 (“Behind... bedsteads”)
3
As used in line 49, “take the slightest interest in” most nearly means
pay no attention to.
accept responsibility for.
have curiosity about
possess little regard for.
4
As used in line 50, “bearing” most nearly means
carrying.
affecting
enduring.
yielding
5
Over the course of the passage, the narrator’s attitude shifts from?
uncertainty of his motives to recognition of them.
fear about the expedition to excitement about it.
doubt about his abilities to confidence in them
disdain for the North Pole to appreciation of it
6
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 21-25 (“Yet... will”
Lines 42-44 (“And... stand on”)
Lines 56-57 (“What... myself”)
Lines 10-12 (“For... moment”)
7
The question the narrator asks in lines 30-31 (“Will it... railway”) most nearly implies that
one city to another without considering the implications.
balloons will never replace other modes of transportation.
the North Pole has no foreseeable benefit to humanity.
North Pole is farther away cities usually reached by train.
8
The sentence in lines 10-13 (“For years... other”) mainly serves to
the narrator that he prefers to keep hidden
of time during which the narrator has prepared
t the narrator thinks in a methodical and scientific manner.
feels himself to be influenced by powerful and independent
9
Which choice best describes the narrator’s view of his expedition to the North Pole?
Absurd but necessary
Scientifically important but hazardous
Immoral but inevitable
Socially beneficial but misunderstood
10
The narrator indicates that many previous explorers seeking the North Pole have
failed to determine its exact location.
perished in the attempt
had different motivations than his own.
made surprising discoveries

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