Star Trek Passage

If every paragraph doesn't relate back to it...it's NOT the main idea.

Which answers seem too specific or broad?

A. is the best answer

• How can you tell a person's attitude about something?

With any “Author’s attitude/opinion questions” ask yourself did it seem negative, positive, or neutral?

The best answer is H. warm appreciation

What type of question is this? Why is it important to recognize that?

You have to INFER!! -NOT A RIGHT THERE!!!

The best answer is C. 1971

Where should I look to find this answer?

The best answer is J less willing to present a realistic picture of contemporary life

What keyword can you scan for?

The best answer is D

Where should you look to find this answer?

The best answer is F unsettled social and political conditions

What can you scan for?

The best answer is D comment on the problems facing people in the present

What keywords can you scan for?

The best answer is F offer perspectives and insights that were unthreatening

What can you scan for?

The best answer is B

The best answer is G familiarity and change

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25. As described in the passage, the effect Star Trek has had on the publishing industry can be best summarized by which of the following statements?

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According to the author, the primary benefit of the original Star Trek’s futuristic storyline was that it allowed the series’ writers to:

26. When the author states that Star Trek was “the right show at the right time" (lines 17-18), he most likely means that the series benefitted from:

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According to the fourth paragraph (lines 25-33), compared to television news programs of the time period, entertainment programming is described as:

ACT Star Trek Passage

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The author calls some of the original Star Trek’s episodes “visionary” in line 46 most likely because:

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The passage indicates that Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s primary purpose in creating the series was to:

Complex issues!

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The author's attitude toward the subject of the passage can best be characterized as:

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21. The MAIN PURPOSE of the passage can best be described as an effort to?

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The “paradox” mentioned in line 77 most directly refers to what the author sees as the conflicting ideas of:

Right There!!

C too Specific

B too Specific

Positive

D too Specific

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It can be reasonably inferred that the author believes Star Trek first became a success in: