1. Friday Focus

2. Read the Passage You will have 10 minutes to read the passage and this slide will move forward automatically

3. You will have 60 seconds to answer each of the questions that follow…
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4. A to suggest the veterinarian's primary motive
1. Read the sentence from the article. “There’s an aesthetic piece, but my main concern is fish health,” said Lahner, who has been fine-tuning the procedure over the past few years. The author likely included this paragraph in the article for each of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A to suggest the veterinarian's primary motive
B to explain several reasons for the surgery
C to describe the procedure's fine-tuning
D to highlight the development process of the procedure

5. 2. Read the concluding sentence from the article
2. Read the concluding sentence from the article. “It’s now out in the open and behaving like a normal fish.” Which answer option BEST explains why the author chooses to end the article with the sentence above?
A It summarizes an important aspect of the article by concluding a story.
B It highlights an important aspect of the article by concluding a story.
C It highlights an important aspect of the article by summarizing a story.
D It analyzes an important aspect of the article by summarizing a story.

6. 3. Which of the following matters is left uncertain in the article?
A whether Lahner has developed the best method for fish eye surgery
B whether Lahner is becoming an experienced fish eye surgeon
C whether fish eye surgery is becoming more and more popular
D whether the rockfish that underwent the surgery returned to normal

7. Answers

8. A to suggest the veterinarian's primary motive
1. Read the sentence from the article. “There’s an aesthetic piece, but my main concern is fish health,” said Lahner, who has been fine-tuning the procedure over the past few years. The author likely included this paragraph in the article for each of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A to suggest the veterinarian's primary motive
B to explain several reasons for the surgery
C to describe the procedure's fine-tuning
D to highlight the development process of the procedure

9. 2. Read the concluding sentence from the article
2. Read the concluding sentence from the article. “It’s now out in the open and behaving like a normal fish.” Which answer option BEST explains why the author chooses to end the article with the sentence above?
A It summarizes an important aspect of the article by concluding a story.
B It highlights an important aspect of the article by concluding a story.
C It highlights an important aspect of the article by summarizing a story.
D It analyzes an important aspect of the article by summarizing a story.

10. 3. Which of the following matters is left uncertain in the article?
A whether Lahner has developed the best method for fish eye surgery
B whether Lahner is becoming an experienced fish eye surgeon
C whether fish eye surgery is becoming more and more popular
D whether the rockfish that underwent the surgery returned to normal