Sense and Experienced Chef
Selection 2
B.
1. What is the predominant mode of discourse in the paragraph? Description.
2. Find two nouns that Yoors uses to state his dominant impression of these Gypsies? Health, Vitality
3. Yoors uses many words that appeal to our senses. Which of these four senses---sight, smell, sound, or touch--- is not emphasized in the paragraph? Touch
4. What adjective or descriptive word would you use to describe these gypsies? Primordial
5. (D)
C.
1. NP
2. PI
3. NP
4. PA
5. NP
6. PA
Selection 3
B.
1. With regard to puffer fish, what is Ackerman’s purpose in writing? Puffer fish is an extremely dangerous and lethal kind of fish, which can threaten one’s life if not carefully treated before eating.
2. Which sentence in the paragraph represents the main idea?
3. In sentence 3 what does Ackerman mean when she compares the puffer fish’s poison to armor? Since the primary defend system of the fish is not the poison, he was surprised by the fish having such a good defensive method
4. This passage is quite long. If you were going to break it into two paragraphs, with which sentence would you end the first paragraph? Sentence 9
C.
1. Without turning to the dictionary, what is the likely meaning of the word fugu. Fugu is the other word that also puffer fish.
2. Under what circumstances (i.e., methods of preparation) is puffer fish poisonous?
3. Why should a diner who wants to eat puffer fish have only an experienced chef prepare it?
If the poisonous of the puffer fish is not completely removed, the diner will die. So it must treated carefully with an experienced chef.
4. What is the primary motivation for people to eat puffer fish, especially when it’s so dangerous?
I think that the curiosity makes people to want to try this food even though it is so poisonous and lethal. They always love to challenge themselves and usually when people said something is new or exciting, there are lots of people to follow even though some of
B.
1. What is the predominant mode of discourse in the paragraph? Description.
2. Find two nouns that Yoors uses to state his dominant impression of these Gypsies? Health, Vitality
3. Yoors uses many words that appeal to our senses. Which of these four senses---sight, smell, sound, or touch--- is not emphasized in the paragraph? Touch
4. What adjective or descriptive word would you use to describe these gypsies? Primordial
5. (D)
C.
1. NP
2. PI
3. NP
4. PA
5. NP
6. PA
Selection 3
B.
1. With regard to puffer fish, what is Ackerman’s purpose in writing? Puffer fish is an extremely dangerous and lethal kind of fish, which can threaten one’s life if not carefully treated before eating.
2. Which sentence in the paragraph represents the main idea?
3. In sentence 3 what does Ackerman mean when she compares the puffer fish’s poison to armor? Since the primary defend system of the fish is not the poison, he was surprised by the fish having such a good defensive method
4. This passage is quite long. If you were going to break it into two paragraphs, with which sentence would you end the first paragraph? Sentence 9
C.
1. Without turning to the dictionary, what is the likely meaning of the word fugu. Fugu is the other word that also puffer fish.
2. Under what circumstances (i.e., methods of preparation) is puffer fish poisonous?
3. Why should a diner who wants to eat puffer fish have only an experienced chef prepare it?
If the poisonous of the puffer fish is not completely removed, the diner will die. So it must treated carefully with an experienced chef.
4. What is the primary motivation for people to eat puffer fish, especially when it’s so dangerous?
I think that the curiosity makes people to want to try this food even though it is so poisonous and lethal. They always love to challenge themselves and usually when people said something is new or exciting, there are lots of people to follow even though some of