The words surprised and flabbergasted are close in meaning, and the fact that Kembaren refuses to come to their side of the river indicates more than than just surprise. There is no evidence anyone was killed."; feedbackPartial1="Partially correct."; hint1="The men who ACCOST them are screaming at them from across the river because they don't want them on their sacred river. What choice makes the most sense here? How would you have felt if you had been there?"; hintHighlight1="none"; feedbackHighlight1="none"; right_answers1=new Array(1); right_answers1[0]="a"; answer_choices1=new Array(4); answer_choices1[0]="challenged"; answer_choices1[1]="killed"; answer_choices1[2]="surprised"; answer_choices1[3]="flabbergasted"; tableToggle_array[1]=true; f_done[1]=false; feed[1]=false; //colorChoice1="_custom"; //bgColor1="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass1="expand"; //openerImage1="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match1[0]="null"; //allowRetry1=true; //q_num=2; inline_feedback2=true; q_done[2]=false; q_value2=1; scoreQ[2]="yes"; mc_items2=4; //ra_items2=1; q_type2=1; theQuestion2="The reader can deduce from the passage that the word laleo refers to"; showCorrect2="yes"; showHint2="yes"; feedbackRight2="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong2="Sorry, incorrect answer."; feedbackPartial2="Partially correct."; hint2="The text states that the Korowai believe the river to be sacred, so think what type of presence would anger the spirits?"; hintHighlight2="none"; feedbackHighlight2="none"; right_answers2=new Array(1); right_answers2[0]="b"; answer_choices2=new Array(4); answer_choices2[0]="Korowai"; answer_choices2[1]="outsiders"; answer_choices2[2]="journalists"; answer_choices2[3]="cicadas"; tableToggle_array[2]=true; f_done[2]=false; feed[2]=false; //colorChoice2="_custom"; //bgColor2="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass2="expand"; //openerImage2="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match2[0]="null"; //allowRetry2=true; //q_num=17; inline_feedback17=true; q_done[17]=false; q_value17=1; scoreQ[17]="yes"; mc_items17=4; //ra_items17=1; q_type17=1; theQuestion17="The best title for this passage might be"; showCorrect17="yes"; showHint17="yes"; feedbackRight17="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong17="Sorry, incorrect answer.
This passage is about the author's first encounter with the Korowai. The choices that refer to pigs and money are too specific. Jungle Dangers is too broad."; feedbackPartial17="Partially correct."; hint17="This is a main idea question. Watch out for answers that are too broad or too narrow. Ask yourself, "What is this passage about?" and "What is the author's point of view about the topic?""; hintHighlight17="none"; feedbackHighlight17="none"; right_answers17=new Array(1); right_answers17[0]="c"; answer_choices17=new Array(4); answer_choices17[0]="A Pig and a Spear"; answer_choices17[1]="The Land Where Money Is Useless"; answer_choices17[2]="First Encounter with Korowai"; answer_choices17[3]="Jungle Dangers"; tableToggle_array[17]=true; f_done[17]=false; feed[17]=false; //colorChoice17="_custom"; //bgColor17="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass17="expand"; //openerImage17="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match17[0]="null"; //allowRetry17=true; //q_num=3; inline_feedback3=true; q_done[3]=false; q_value3=1; scoreQ[3]="yes"; mc_items3=4; //ra_items3=1; q_type3=1; theQuestion3="The passage suggests that the Korowai"; showCorrect3="yes"; showHint3="yes"; feedbackRight3="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong3="Sorry, incorrect answer.
While the Korowai believe that powerful beings live in trees and rivers, the last line suggests that they themselves live in treehouses. They don't see the future--they had intercepted the porters to find out that the strangers were coming down their river."; feedbackPartial3="Partially correct."; hint3="The word SUGGESTS in the question stem means this is an inference question: You must make a little leap of logic as the answer is not stated directly. As you look back for information on the Korowai, remember that other synonyms or pronouns may be used to describe them, such as tribesmen."; hintHighlight3="none"; feedbackHighlight3="none"; right_answers3=new Array(1); right_answers3[0]="c"; answer_choices3=new Array(4); answer_choices3[0]="are cannibals"; answer_choices3[1]="have the power to see the future"; answer_choices3[2]="live in trees"; answer_choices3[3]="are powerful beings who live in trees"; tableToggle_array[3]=true; f_done[3]=false; feed[3]=false; //colorChoice3="_custom"; //bgColor3="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass3="expand"; //openerImage3="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match3[0]="null"; //allowRetry3=true; //q_num=4; inline_feedback4=true; q_done[4]=false; q_value4=1; scoreQ[4]="yes"; mc_items4=4; //ra_items4=1; q_type4=1; theQuestion4="It is implied that"; showCorrect4="yes"; showHint4="yes"; feedbackRight4="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong4="Sorry, incorrect answer. Because the clans used money to help pay bride prices, you can assume that clans intermarried with one another."; feedbackPartial4="Partially correct."; hint4="The word IMPLIED tells you this is an inference question, and you must make a little leap of logic; the answer is not directly stated in the passge. Make sure your answer is based on the clues in the text, but also use your own common sense and experience. Watch out for distractors that seem to use specific information from the text but are actually false according to the passage. Look at all of the choices and eliminate those that are either false or require too large of a leap in logic."; hintHighlight4="none"; feedbackHighlight4="none"; right_answers4=new Array(1); right_answers4[0]="c"; answer_choices4=new Array(4); answer_choices4[0]="this event takes place in the Stone Age."; answer_choices4[1]="only money could pay a bride price."; answer_choices4[2]="clans intermarried with one another."; answer_choices4[3]="only Korowai girls living closer to Yaniruma used money."; tableToggle_array[4]=true; f_done[4]=false; feed[4]=false; //colorChoice4="_custom"; //bgColor4="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass4="expand"; //openerImage4="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match4[0]="null"; //allowRetry4=true; //q_num=7; inline_feedback7=true; q_done[7]=false; q_value7=1; scoreQ[7]="yes"; mc_items7=4; //ra_items7=1; q_type7=1; theQuestion7="According to the passage,"; showCorrect7="yes"; showHint7="yes"; feedbackRight7="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong7="Sorry, incorrect answer.
"...whenever they get any money, and that's rare...""; feedbackPartial7="Partially correct."; hint7="This is a supporting detail question--one in which you just have to find the material stated in the passage. The choice will most likely be a paraphase of a portion of the passage, but the answer is there in the text. Watch out for false statements."; hintHighlight7="none"; feedbackHighlight7="none"; right_answers7=new Array(1); right_answers7[0]="b"; answer_choices7=new Array(4); answer_choices7[0]="the outsiders were able to continue their journey once they gave the Korowai a pig."; answer_choices7[1]="Money was in short supply for the Korowai."; answer_choices7[2]="the Korowai were armed with guns."; answer_choices7[3]="permission to pass was not granted until the next day."; tableToggle_array[7]=true; f_done[7]=false; feed[7]=false; //colorChoice7="_custom"; //bgColor7="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass7="expand"; //openerImage7="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match7[0]="null"; //allowRetry7=true; //q_num=8; inline_feedback8=true; q_done[8]=false; q_value8=1; scoreQ[8]="yes"; mc_items8=4; //ra_items8=1; q_type8=1; theQuestion8="The passage states that the Korowai are"; showCorrect8="yes"; showHint8="yes"; feedbackRight8="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong8="Sorry, incorrect answer.
"Korowai are animists, believing ...""; feedbackPartial8="Partially correct."; hint8="The answer is directly stated. Don't make any leaps of logic. Just look for the answer."; hintHighlight8="none"; feedbackHighlight8="none"; right_answers8=new Array(1); right_answers8[0]="c"; answer_choices8=new Array(4); answer_choices8[0]="porters"; answer_choices8[1]="sacred"; answer_choices8[2]="animists"; answer_choices8[3]="cicadas"; tableToggle_array[8]=true; f_done[8]=false; feed[8]=false; //colorChoice8="_custom"; //bgColor8="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass8="expand"; //openerImage8="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match8[0]="null"; //allowRetry8=true; //q_num=9; inline_feedback9=true; q_done[9]=false; q_value9=1; scoreQ[9]="yes"; mc_items9=4; //ra_items9=1; q_type9=1; theQuestion9="Most probably the author is"; showCorrect9="yes"; showHint9="yes"; feedbackRight9="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong9="Sorry, incorrect answer.
The author ("I") has to ask questions about the Korowai, so he's not an expert. There's no evidence he's there to help medically or to study birds. However, what you are reading seems like an article a journalist would write."; feedbackPartial9="Partially correct."; hint9="What evidence is in the text for each of these choices? Choose the one that seems most logical. If there is no evidence for a choice, don't choose it."; hintHighlight9="none"; feedbackHighlight9="none"; right_answers9=new Array(1); right_answers9[0]="d"; answer_choices9=new Array(4); answer_choices9[0]="a physician"; answer_choices9[1]="an ornithologist"; answer_choices9[2]="an expert on the Korowai"; answer_choices9[3]="a journalist"; tableToggle_array[9]=true; f_done[9]=false; feed[9]=false; //colorChoice9="_custom"; //bgColor9="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass9="expand"; //openerImage9="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match9[0]="null"; //allowRetry9=true; //q_num=10; inline_feedback10=true; q_done[10]=false; q_value10=1; scoreQ[10]="yes"; mc_items10=4; //ra_items10=1; q_type10=1; theQuestion10="The tone of the passage is"; showCorrect10="yes"; showHint10="yes"; feedbackRight10="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong10="Sorry, incorrect answer."; feedbackPartial10="Partially correct."; hint10="You've got to know the meaning of tone words like nostalgic (longing for the good old days). As you read, put yourself in the writer's place--how does he or she seem to feel? Is he or she giving you information (informative, objective), trying to convince you to believe something or do something (persuasive), or trying to amuse or horrify you (entertain)?"; hintHighlight10="none"; feedbackHighlight10="none"; right_answers10=new Array(1); right_answers10[0]="c"; answer_choices10=new Array(4); answer_choices10[0]="emotional"; answer_choices10[1]="nostalgic"; answer_choices10[2]="informative"; answer_choices10[3]="ambivalent"; tableToggle_array[10]=true; f_done[10]=false; feed[10]=false; //colorChoice10="_custom"; //bgColor10="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass10="expand"; //openerImage10="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match10[0]="null"; //allowRetry10=true; //q_num=11; inline_feedback11=true; q_done[11]=false; q_value11=1; scoreQ[11]="yes"; mc_items11=4; //ra_items11=1; q_type11=1; theQuestion11="The writer conveys his point through the use of"; showCorrect11="yes"; showHint11="yes"; feedbackRight11="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong11="Sorry, incorrect answer."; feedbackPartial11="Partially correct."; hint11="A writer may use more than one technique, but look for the primary technique. What is the author's point? What is his purpose?"; hintHighlight11="none"; feedbackHighlight11="none"; right_answers11=new Array(1); right_answers11[0]="a"; answer_choices11=new Array(4); answer_choices11[0]="explanation"; answer_choices11[1]="reporting"; answer_choices11[2]="scare tactics"; answer_choices11[3]="persuasive language"; tableToggle_array[11]=true; f_done[11]=false; feed[11]=false; //colorChoice11="_custom"; //bgColor11="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass11="expand"; //openerImage11="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match11[0]="null"; //allowRetry11=true; //q_num=12; inline_feedback12=true; q_done[12]=false; q_value12=1; scoreQ[12]="yes"; mc_items12=4; //ra_items12=1; q_type12=1; theQuestion12="The phrase "curtains of trees" suggests"; showCorrect12="yes"; showHint12="yes"; feedbackRight12="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong12="Sorry, incorrect answer."; feedbackPartial12="Partially correct."; hint12=""shield the jungle""; hintHighlight12="none"; feedbackHighlight12="none"; right_answers12=new Array(1); right_answers12[0]="a"; answer_choices12=new Array(4); answer_choices12[0]="that the foreigners could come and go only when the curtains were open."; answer_choices12[1]="that the jungle seemed hidden from outsiders."; answer_choices12[2]="that the trees were tall."; answer_choices12[3]="that the vines created a tapestry effect on the trees."; tableToggle_array[12]=true; f_done[12]=false; feed[12]=false; //colorChoice12="_custom"; //bgColor12="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass12="expand"; //openerImage12="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match12[0]="null"; //allowRetry12=true; //q_num=13; inline_feedback13=true; q_done[13]=false; q_value13=1; scoreQ[13]="yes"; mc_items13=4; //ra_items13=1; q_type13=1; theQuestion13="What might come next in this passage?"; showCorrect13="yes"; showHint13="yes"; feedbackRight13="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong13="Sorry, incorrect answer.
If the author paid the price to enter the sacred river, he's going to keep exploring."; feedbackPartial13="Partially correct."; hint13="Most passages on the Regents' Test are pulled from longer articles. Look at the last paragraph and see what would logically be a topic that relates to it."; hintHighlight13="none"; feedbackHighlight13="none"; right_answers13=new Array(1); right_answers13[0]="a"; answer_choices13=new Array(4); answer_choices13[0]="A description of the author's journey into Korowai's sacred land."; answer_choices13[1]="A description of the author's return home."; answer_choices13[2]="An explanation of bride prices."; answer_choices13[3]="Dialogue between two clans."; tableToggle_array[13]=true; f_done[13]=false; feed[13]=false; //colorChoice13="_custom"; //bgColor13="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass13="expand"; //openerImage13="testyourself_custom.gif"; //items_to_match13[0]="null"; //allowRetry13=true; //q_num=20; inline_feedback20=true; q_done[20]=false; q_value20=1; scoreQ[20]="yes"; mc_items20=2; //ra_items20=1; q_type20=2; theQuestion20="You can write on the Regents' Test."; showCorrect20="no"; showHint20="no"; feedbackRight20="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong20="Sorry, incorrect answer."; feedbackPartial20="Partially correct."; hint20=""; hintHighlight20="none"; feedbackHighlight20="none"; right_answers20=new Array(1); right_answers20[0]="true"; answer_choices20=new Array(2); answer_choices20[0]="True"; answer_choices20[1]="False"; tableToggle_array[20]=true; f_done[20]=false; feed[20]=false; //colorChoice20="_custom"; //bgColor20="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass20="expand"; //openerImage20="selfcheck_custom.gif"; //items_to_match20[0]="null"; //allowRetry20=true; //q_num=22; inline_feedback22=true; q_done[22]=false; q_value22=1; scoreQ[22]="yes"; mc_items22=2; //ra_items22=1; q_type22=2; theQuestion22="You should read the questions before you read the passage."; showCorrect22="no"; showHint22="no"; feedbackRight22="Right! Good job!"; feedbackWrong22="Sorry, incorrect answer."; feedbackPartial22="Partially correct."; hint22=""; hintHighlight22="none"; feedbackHighlight22="none"; right_answers22=new Array(1); right_answers22[0]="false"; answer_choices22=new Array(2); answer_choices22[0]="True"; answer_choices22[1]="False"; tableToggle_array[22]=true; f_done[22]=false; feed[22]=false; //colorChoice22="_custom"; //bgColor22="#f2ecfd"; //tableClass22="expand"; //openerImage22="selfcheck_custom.gif"; //items_to_match22[0]="null"; //allowRetry22=true;