General Information
Related Benchmarks:
LA.910.1.6.7
Reporting Category: Reading Process
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
The Grade 10 sample item below is based on CuttingOffTheWorldsRoof.pdf
Read this sentence from the article.
Jaded thrill seekers must be wondering why there are so few really tall mountain ranges on Earth, and why the ones we have aren’t taller.
The word jaded comes from the Middle English word iade, which means “a worn-out horse, a nag.” Based on the meaning of the root word, the sentence implies that some mountain climbers have become
Answer Options:
A. bored with the sport of scaling Earth’s available mountain peaks.
B. resentful of the superior skill to climb Earth’s mountains shown by others.
C. frustrated at their inability to successfully ascend Earth’s highest mountains.
D. exhausted by their efforts to reach the summits of Earth’s highest mountain peaks.
Answer Key:
A
Item Context:
Analyze Word Structure