NEWSELA
Quiz
Read the sentence from the article
This belief can make girls less motivated to pursue ambitious careers
or activities.
Which of the following statements from the article BEST supports the idea in the sentence
above?
(A)
There isn't anything about the game itself that becomes less interesting for
girls, but rather it's the description of it as being for kids that are really, really
smart," Cimplan said
These stereotypes discourage women's pursuit of many prestigious
careers; that is, women are underrepresented in fields whose members
cherish brilliance,' the authors of the study wrote.
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instill the idea that success in any line of work is putting your head down,
being passionate about what you are doing." Cimpian sald, adding that
exposure to successful women who can serve as role models also helps.
"We need to explain to children that laws were created specifically to prevent
women from becoming great scientists, artists, composers, writers.
explorers and leaders," Bigler added.
(D)

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich shows the human tendency to contemplate one’s past life? "but if that is so," he said to himself, "and i am leaving this life with the consciousness that i have lost all that was given me and it is impossible to rectify it—what then? " he lay on his back and began to pass his life in review in quite a new way. in the morning when he saw first his footman, then his wife, then his daughter, and then the doctor, their every word and movement confirmed to him the awful truth that had been revealed to him during the night. in them he saw himself—all that for which he had lived—and saw clearly that it was not real at all, but a terrible and huge deception which had hidden both life and death. this consciousness intensified his physical suffering tenfold. he groaned and tossed about, and pulled at his clothing which choked and stifled him. and he hated them on that account. he was given a large dose of opium and became unconscious, but at noon his sufferings began again. he drove everybody away and tossed from side to side. his wife came to him and said: "jean, my dear, do this for me. it can't do any harm and often . healthy people often do it." he opened his eyes wide. "what? take communion? why? it's unnecessary! " she began to cry. "yes, do, my dear. i'll send for our priest. he is such a nice man." "all right. very well," he muttered. when the priest came and heard his confession, ivan ilyich was softened and seemed to feel a relief from his doubts and consequently from his sufferings, and for a moment there came a ray of hope. he again began to think of the vermiform appendix and the possibility of correcting it. he received the sacrament with tears in his eyes.