While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Oracles of the Pink Universe was a 2021 exhibition at the Denver Museum of Art in Colorado.

• It featured eight artworks by South African artist Simphiwe Ndzube.

• One of these works is a painting titled Assertion of Will.

• Assertion of Will depicts three standing figures.

• The figures wear clothing made of fabric pieces stitched to the paintingʼs canvas.

The student wants to describe how fabric is used in Assertion of Will. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. In Assertion of Will, the figuresʼ clothing is made of fabric pieces stitched to the paintingʼs canvas.

B. The exhibition Oracles of the Pink Universe featured artworks by artist Simphiwe Ndzube.

C. Depicting three standing, clothed figures, Assertion of Will is a painting by Simphiwe Ndzube.

D. Simphiwe Ndzubeʼs Assertion of Will was one of eight artworks exhibited in Oracles of the Pink Universe at the Denver Museum of Art.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Muslins are woven cotton fabrics with a variety of uses.

• Dhaka muslin is a handmade fabric produced in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• It has an extremely fine weave and is primarily used to make luxury clothing.

• Sheeting muslin is a machine-made fabric produced in factories.

• It has a coarse weave and is primarily used to upholster furniture and create backdrops for theater sets.

The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two muslins. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. Dhaka muslin is a handmade fabric with an extremely fine weave, while sheeting muslin is machine-made with a coarse weave.

B. Dhaka muslin and sheeting muslin are two different types of woven cotton fabrics.

C. Muslins can be used in a variety of ways, from making luxury clothing to upholstering furniture and creating backdrops for theater sets.

D. Sheeting muslin is machine-made, has a coarse weave, and is used for furniture and theater sets.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The Azores is a group of islands about 870 miles off the coast of Portugal.

• Historians have long believed that in the fifteenth century Portuguese mariners were the first humans to populate the Azores.

• A 2015 study coauthored by Sofia Gabriel and Maria da Luz Mathias found that Vikings from Scandinavia may have populated the Azores as early as the ninth century.

• The researchers found a genetic connection between house mice in the Azores and house mice in Scandinavia.

• House mice may have traveled from Scandinavia to the Azores on Viking ships.

The student wants to specify who may have first populated the Azores, according to the 2015 study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. Historians have long believed that the first humans to populate the Azores, a group of islands about 870 miles off the coast of Portugal, arrived in the fifteenth century.

B. Portuguese mariners may not have been the first humans to populate the Azores.

C. In their 2015 study, the researchers found a genetic connection between house mice in the Azores and those in Scandinavia.

D. According to a 2015 study, the first humans to populate the Azores may have been Vikings from Scandinavia, not mariners from Portugal as previously believed.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Yellowstone is a national park in the northwest United States.

• In 1995, gray wolves were reintroduced into the park.

• Since then, the number of gray wolves in the park has stabilized at roughly 100.

• This number is believed to be the parkʼs carrying capacity.

• Carrying capacity describes the maximum number of a species that a specific environmentʼs resources can sustain over time.

The student wants to specify the number of gray wolves in Yellowstone. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. Gray wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone, a national park in the northwest United States, in 1995.

B. As of 1995, there were gray wolves living in Yellowstone, a national park in the northwest United States.

C. The carrying capacity of an environment, such as Yellowstone, describes the maximum number of species that the environment can sustain over time.

D. Yellowstone is a national park that has roughly 100 gray wolves living in it

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Novelist Willa Cather grew up in Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

• Some of Catherʼs best-known novels are set in Nebraska.

• Two such novels are O Pioneers! (1913) and My Ántonia (1918).

• Catherʼs novels describe the experiences of immigrants who settled in the Great Plains.

The student wants to identify the setting of Catherʼs novel My Ántonia. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. My Ántonia is set in Nebraska, where Cather grew up.

B. Cather, author of My Ántonia, described the experiences of immigrants in her novels.

C. Among Catherʼs best-known novels are O Pioneers! (1913) and My Ántonia (1918).

D. Cather attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and set some of her novels in Nebraska.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• In 2013, paleontology professor Hesham Sallam and his students from Mansoura University in Egypt made a discovery.

• The team found a partial dinosaur skeleton at a site in Egyptʼs Dakhla Oasis.

• The skeleton belonged to a dinosaur species that lived approximately 80 million years ago.

• The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it.

The student wants to explain the origin of the speciesʼ name. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. Mansourasaurus, a new species discovered in Egypt in 2013, lived approximately 80 million years ago.

B. A partial dinosaur skeleton found in Egyptʼs Dakhla Oasis belonged to a species named Mansourasaurus.

C. Mansourasaurus, a species that lived approximately 80 million years ago, was discovered in 2013 by Egyptian paleontologist Hesham Sallam and a team of university students.

D. The new species was named Mansourasaurus to recognize the team that discovered it, a professor and students from Mansoura University

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The tundra is a type of environment characterized by especially harsh winter conditions.

• Winter temperatures in the tundra average a frigid −30 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Animals that have adapted to these conditions can survive tundra winters.

• During the tundraʼs short growing season, average temperatures can reach a relatively mild 54 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Around 1,700 different kinds of plants are able to grow in the tundra.

The student wants to emphasize how harsh the conditions can be in the tundra. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. Winters in the tundra are especially harsh, with temperatures averaging a frigid −30 degrees Fahrenheit.

B. Animals that have adapted to harsh winter conditions can survive tundra winters.

C. There are around 1,700 different kinds of plants that can live in the tundra, where average temperatures can reach a mild 54 degrees Fahrenheit.

D. Along with animals that have adapted to the tundraʼs conditions, around 1,700 different kinds of plants can live in the tundra.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• A wok is a cooking pan that originated in China during the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE).

• The wokʼs round, wide base helps to cook food evenly.

• The wokʼs high, angled sides help to contain oil splatters.

• Grace Young is a cook and culinary historian.

• Her book The Breath of a Wok (2004) traces the history of the wok.

The student wants to describe the wokʼs shape. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. Grace Youngʼs 2004 book, The Breath of a Wok, traces the history of the cooking pan.

B. Able to cook food evenly and contain oil splatters, the wok is the subject of Grace Youngʼs 2004 book.

C. A wok is a cooking pan with a round, wide base and high, angled sides.

D. The design of a wok, a type of cooking pan that originated in China during the Han dynasty, helps the pan cook food evenly and contain oil splatters.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The Sasanian Empire lasted about 400 years (AD 224 to AD 651).

• The Sasanians controlled an area spanning 1.4 million square miles.

• This area included present-day Iran and Iraq.

• The empireʼs capital was the ancient city of Ctesiphon.

• Ctesiphon was located near present-day Baghdad, Iraq.

The student wants to specify the location of Ctesiphon. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. The Sasanian Empire began in AD 224 and ended in AD 651.

B. The capital of the Sasanian Empire, which spanned 1.4 million square miles, was Ctesiphon.

C. The Sasanians controlled an area of 1.4 million square miles, including present-day Iran and Iraq.

D. Ctesiphon, the capital of the Sasanian Empire, was located near present-day Baghdad, Iraq.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Archaeologist Dr. Sada Mire founded the Horn Heritage Foundation to preserve the cultural history of regions in the Horn of Africa.

• Horn Heritage has overseen a preservation project to create 3D digital scans of ancient rock art in Somaliland.
  Paintings found at the Laas Geel caves are included in the scans.

• The Laas Geel paintings feature human figures and animals.

• Paintings found at the Dhagah Nabi Galay caves are included in the scans.

• The Dhagah Nabi Galay caves feature what are thought to be the earliest examples of writing in East Africa.

The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the Laas Geel paintings and the Dhagah Nabi Galay paintings. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A. The earliest examples of writing in East Africa are thought to be featured in the paintings at the Dhagah Nabi Galay caves in Somaliland.

B. The paintings at the Dhagah Nabi Galay caves feature examples of writing, while those at the Laas Geel caves feature humans and animals.

C. In Somaliland, the paintings in the Laas Geel caves feature human figures and animals.

D. The Laas Geel paintings and the Dhagah Nabi Galay paintings are both examples of ancient rock art found in Somaliland.