Everybody Jump

In this essay, the Earth’s population ends up in the state of Rhode Island mainly because of _______________.

• alien technology

• magic

• long patterns of migration

• a natural disaster

Answer explanation

The author explains that the world’s population has been “magically transported” to the state of Rhode Island.

The following passage (paragraphs 15–16) is written mainly in the _______ tense, from a ________ point of view.

• past; first-person

• past; third-person

• present; first-person

• present; third-person

Answer explanation

“Everybody Jump” is written in the present tense, from a third-person point of view.

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The following passage (paragraph 9) adds to the development of the entire article mainly by ________.

• explaining why all the people landing at the same time has little effect

• suggesting that the people are all jumping in gardens

• describing the sights and sounds that accompany such a massive, coordinated jump

• suggesting that the jump would have had a greater effect if the people had gathered more closely together

Answer explanation

This passage explains why very little happens after the people land.

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Cell phones don’t work in the following passage (paragraph 13) mainly because ________.

• international phones don’t work with the region’s cell towers

• the networks can’t support the number of people trying to get a signal

• service has been interrupted by the force of the coordinated jump

• the region’s cell towers are outdated and in need of repair

Answer explanation

Cell networks fail, as it were, because an “unprecedented load” of people are trying to use them.

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Based on the following passage (paragraphs 17-18), what is most likely one of the author’s opinions?

• It is easy to steal a car if one is desperate enough.

• Putting the entire world’s population in such a small area would create deadly chaos.

• A tank of gas will likely get you from Rhode Island to New York or Boston.

• Knowledge is the key to getting out of any bad situation.

Answer explanation

The author’s imagined scenario clearly suggests that putting more than seven billion people in a small area would be disastrous.

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Which conclusion about human beings is most strongly supported by the passage below (paragraphs 19-21)?

• Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state in land area, but it is still large enough to contain billions of graves.

• Organizers of any future “species-wide jump” should consider potential outcomes of such an event.

• Human beings cannot strongly affect the Earth’s orbit, but they can affect one another a great deal.

• It would be important to learn the outcome of this experiment, no matter the cost.

Answer explanation

The purpose of the author’s imagined scenario is to suggest that the greatest impact of human activity is on each other.

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What is most closely the meaning of scenario as it is used in the passage below (paragraphs 3-4)?

• noun | a written outline

• noun | the setting or background of a work of art or literature

• noun | the script of a film or television program

• noun | an imagined sequence of events

Answer explanation

The author is presenting an imagined sequence of events to prove a point.

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