Pathways Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking 2e: Level 2 Unit 3 Test

Name: ________________________________ Class: ____________ Date: _________

VOCABULARY 1:

Write the vocabulary word from the box that has a similar meaning to the underlined word(s).

accurate collaborate feature investigate

launch log in participant potential

1. The police said they would thoroughly research the robbery to learn who did it.

________________

2. Our friends will all cooperate on making a poster for the festival.

________________

3. In order to buy the correct size curtains, we need exact measurements for the windows.

________________

4. You can enter your username and password to the site and you will receive weekly updates and
newsletters.

________________

5. My cat's most unusual characteristic is his very long, fluffy tail.

________________

6. Pete was a person who took part in last night's rock concert. He sang two songs.

________________

7. Jason is a good soccer player now, but he has the ability to become a champion in a few years.

________________

8. My friends are going to start a new technology business that helps people stay healthy.

________________
 VOCABULARY 2:

Match each underlined part in the sentence with a word that has a similar meaning.

a. advertise e. tribes
b. global f. virtual
c. remote g. voting
d. search
____ 9. The Sparkle company announced its new toothpaste on TV.

____ 10. This hotel is a long distance away from any town or city.

____ 11. The air delivery service operates all round the world.

____ 12. The graphics in that video game make the place seem very real, but it's not a real place.

____ 13. The people chose a new leader by writing their choice on an official piece of paper.

____ 14. These native people speak their own language and their leader is the oldest man in the group.

____ 15. The entire town joined in the hunt for our missing cat.
READING REVIEW:

Review the passage from Unit 3. Then read the statements and decide whether each one is TRUE or
FALSE.

The Power of Crowds

A Every day, people use the Internet to collaborate and share information. Today, scientists and
archaeologists are using the power of the Internet to investigate the past in a new, exciting way. The
approach is known as crowdsourcing, and it involves asking the public for help with a project.
Crowdsourcing has the potential to completely change modern archaeology.

SOLVING A MYSTERY

B Scientists in the United States and Mongolia used the Internet to try to solve an 800-year-old
mystery: the location of Genghis Khan's tomb. Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire, one
of the largest empires in history. When he died in 1227, he was buried in an unmarked grave.

C Experts believe that Genghis Khan's final resting place is somewhere near the Burkhan Khaldun,
a sacred Mongolian mountain. It's a difficult place to get to and covers a huge area, so the scientists had to
rely on satellite images. However, there were over 85,000 images to study, so they needed a lot of help.

D More than 10,000 volunteers or "citizen scientists" joined the search. They logged in to a
website and labeled landmarks on very detailed satellite images of the area. The landmarks could be roads,
rivers, modern structures, or ancient structures. Participants also labeled anything else that looked
unusual.

E According to project leader Albert Lin, humans can often do this kind of work better than
computers. "What a computer can't do is look for 'weird things,'" he says. Lin's team used the information
from the volunteers to decide on the best places to visit and study. The project has identified more than 50
sites that might be related to Genghis Khan's tomb. The exact location is still unknown, but Lin believes
that we are getting closer to finding out this great secret.

PROTECTING TREASURES

F Crowdsourcing is also being used by National Geographic Explorer and archaeologist Dr. Sarah
Parcak. In 2017, Parcak launched GlobalXplorer, a citizen science project that aims to find and protect
important archaeological sites using satellite images. In particular, it protects sites from looters - people
who steal ancient objects and sell them. "If we don’t go and find these sites," says Parcak, "looters will."
Looting pits are easy to spot in satellite images, so participants can look for signs of looting and illegal
construction. The project launched in Peru, which has large numbers of historical sites from many
different cultures.

G GlobalXplorer is designed like a game. Participants first watch online videos that teach them
how to identify certain features on satellite images. Then they study and flag satellite images on their own.
They look at more than 250,000 square kilometers of land, broken into 100 x 100 meter "tiles." Since the
participants don't have professional experience, a certain number of them have to agree on the results
before the data is considered useful. Once enough volunteers say that they see the same thing, Parcak and
her team will check for themselves before passing the information along to archaeologists on the ground.
The "players" receive a score based on how accurate they are.
 H "Most people don't get to make scientific contributions or discoveries in their everyday lives,"
Parcak says. "But we're all born explorers … We want to find out more about other people, and about
ourselves and our past." Now, thanks to crowdsourcing projects like GlobalXplorer, anyone with a
computer and an Internet connection can be part of a new age of discovery.

____ 16. The most important thing that both projects have in common is that members of the public volunteer
online to help solve problems.

a. True
b. False

____ 17. When Genghis Khan died, he was buried in a famous building that was later destroyed in a war.

a. True
b. False

____ 18. The landmarks that people identify in Mongolia are all man-made features such as roads or ancient
structures.

a. True
b. False

____ 19. Albert Lin thinks people are better at searching for unusual things than computers are.

a. True
b. False

____ 20. Dr. Parcak started GlobalXplorer in 2017.

a. True
b. False

____ 21. Looters keep the sites where they are stealing secret, so they are difficult to identify.

a. True
b. False

____ 22. The GlobalXplorer project depends on volunteers agreeing on what they see.

a. True
b. False
 READING PRACTICE:

Read the passage. Then read each question and choose the correct answer.

Crowdfunding for the Arts

A Do you like unusual productions by small theatre groups? Are you a fan of a particular singer
or group? Do you like the work of a little-known artist who you think has great potential? If the answer to
any of these is "yes" then you might have some experience with crowdfunding for the arts. Crowdfunding
is where people raise small amounts of money from large numbers of people on the Internet. Although
individual contributions are small, the total can add up to a sizable amount to fund an artistic project.
Sometimes the project is a start-up, something to launch a new career. By contrast, it can also be a venture
to bring an established group to new audiences. Either way, crowdfunding is the modern way to raise
money.

B For hundreds of years, talented people in the arts have needed support from other people in
order to perform or create. In Europe, artists like Michelangelo and musicians such as Mozart had wealthy
patrons from royal families who supported their work. Typically, the patron would commission or order a
particular work such as a painting or piece of music for an occasion. The artist would get paid when the
work was finished. Such financial backers are known as angels, but the concept is the same: providing
money to support an artistic project.

C Crowdfunding is different because the money comes from many people, not just one wealthy
person. The first major example of crowdfunding for the arts was in 1996 when the British rock band
Marillion used its website to raise $60,000 for a North American tour. The band's fans contributed the
money, so this technique became known as fan-funding. More recently, artists have used an agency to
organize the contributions instead of doing it through their own website. For example, in April 2012,
musician Amanda Palmer used the organization Kickstarter to raise money for her new album. She hoped
to raise $100,000, but by May 2012 she had collected $1.2 million from 25,000 participants.

D Harvard Business School professor Ramana Nanda has researched crowdfunding for the arts
and found some interesting trends. Since Kickstarter got established in 2009, it has raised more money for
the arts than the arts agency for the U.S. government. Moreover, some of the artistic projects that have
been crowdfunded are quite different from those supported by government grants. Part of this difference
is that small groups or beginning artists are not likely to go through the process of applying for grants, but
can easily seek money from online supporters. The public votes with their contributions to support small
or unusual projects, many of which ordinarily would not get grants. Professor Nanda thinks that
crowdfunding creates a more democratic way to get money for the arts.

____ 23. What is the main idea of the passage?

a. Some young musicians have potential to be stars, but need money.

b. Artists and musicians find it difficult to apply for government grants.
c. People can use the Internet to financially support their favorite artists.
____ 24. What is the best description for crowdfunding?

a. Many people giving small amounts of money

b. A wealthy person making one big contribution
c. Arts organizations giving money to artists
____ 25. What is an angel as described in the reading?

a. A member of a popular British band

b. A person who gives money to artists
c. An organization that supports the arts
____ 26. Which of these would most likely be a patron, as seen in Paragraph B?

a. A prince who wanted his picture painted

b. A popular singer in a Mozart production
c. A musician who needs money for projects
____ 27. Why is the band Marillion mentioned in Paragraph C?

a. Since they were the first band with a website

b. Because they toured North America in 1996
c. As an early example of successful crowdfunding
____ 28. How do you think Amanda Palmer felt in May 2012?

a. Upset she couldn't record her new album

b. Worried that she didn't have many fans
c. Amazed that she raised so much money
____ 29. Which statement would Professor Nanda probably agree with?

a. People must learn how to write better grants to get money.

b. Crowdfunding allows more people to participate in the arts.
c. Only arts organizations should receive government money.
READING SKILL REVIEW - TAKING NOTES:

Review the passage. Then read each statement and decide whether it applies to the Lin project, the
Parcak project, or both projects.

The Power of Crowds

A Every day, people use the Internet to collaborate and share information. Today, scientists and
archaeologists are using the power of the Internet to investigate the past in a new, exciting way. The
approach is known as crowdsourcing, and it involves asking the public for help with a project.
Crowdsourcing has the potential to completely change modern archaeology.

SOLVING A MYSTERY

B Scientists in the United States and Mongolia used the Internet to try to solve an 800-year-old
mystery: the location of Genghis Khan's tomb. Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire, one
of the largest empires in history. When he died in 1227, he was buried in an unmarked grave.

C Experts believe that Genghis Khan's final resting place is somewhere near the Burkhan Khaldun,
a sacred Mongolian mountain. It's a difficult place to get to and covers a huge area, so the scientists had to
rely on satellite images. However, there were over 85,000 images to study, so they needed a lot of help.

D More than 10,000 volunteers or "citizen scientists" joined the search. They logged in to a
website and labeled landmarks on very detailed satellite images of the area. The landmarks could be roads,
rivers, modern structures, or ancient structures. Participants also labeled anything else that looked
unusual.

E According to project leader Albert Lin, humans can often do this kind of work better than
computers. "What a computer can't do is look for 'weird things,'" he says. Lin's team used the information
from the volunteers to decide on the best places to visit and study. The project has identified more than 50
sites that might be related to Genghis Khan's tomb. The exact location is still unknown, but Lin believes
that we are getting closer to finding out this great secret.

PROTECTING TREASURES

F Crowdsourcing is also being used by National Geographic Explorer and archaeologist Dr. Sarah
Parcak. In 2017, Parcak launched GlobalXplorer, a citizen science project that aims to find and protect
important archaeological sites using satellite images. In particular, it protects sites from looters - people
who steal ancient objects and sell them. "If we don’t go and find these sites," says Parcak, "looters will."
Looting pits are easy to spot in satellite images, so participants can look for signs of looting and illegal
construction. The project launched in Peru, which has large numbers of historical sites from many
different cultures.

G GlobalXplorer is designed like a game. Participants first watch online videos that teach them
how to identify certain features on satellite images. Then they study and flag satellite images on their own.
They look at more than 250,000 square kilometers of land, broken into 100 x 100 meter "tiles." Since the
participants don't have professional experience, a certain number of them have to agree on the results
before the data is considered useful. Once enough volunteers say that they see the same thing, Parcak and
her team will check for themselves before passing the information along to archaeologists on the ground.
The "players" receive a score based on how accurate they are.
 H "Most people don't get to make scientific contributions or discoveries in their everyday lives,"
Parcak says. "But we're all born explorers … We want to find out more about other people, and about
ourselves and our past." Now, thanks to crowdsourcing projects like GlobalXplorer, anyone with a
computer and an Internet connection can be part of a new age of discovery.

____ 30. Uses citizen scientists online to help find something.

a. Lin
b. Parcak
c. Both
____ 31. Seeking the tomb of a Mongol leader who died 800 years ago.

a. Lin
b. Parcak
c. Both
____ 32. Participants receive training in how to search for sites before they work by themselves.

a. Lin
b. Parcak
c. Both
____ 33. The work involves looking at satellite images of large areas.

a. Lin
b. Parcak
c. Both
____ 34. One of the goals is to stop people from looting and stealing valuable things.

a. Lin
b. Parcak
c. Both
 LANGUAGE FOR WRITING REVIEW - USING THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:

Complete the sentences using the present perfect tense of the words in parentheses.

35. So far, more than 10,000 volunteers ________________ (take) part in the search for Genghis Khan’s
tomb.

36. The Tribewanted.com website ________________ (bring) together people from many different cultures.

37. Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan ________________ (be) a musician since the 1950s.

38. GlobalXplorer volunteers ________________ (look) at thousands of satellite images.

39. The advertisement says the company ________________ (sell) the same candy for 30 years.

WRITING SKILL REVIEW - WRITING A CONCLUDING SENTENCE:

Decide whether each of these concluding sentences is an opinion (O), prediction (P), question (Q), or
restatement (R), Write one of the letters O, P, Q, or R for your answer.

40. Keene and James believe that online tribes will help people from different cultures to understand each
other better.

________

41. As a fan, would you be willing to contribute money to support your favorite band?

________

42. In the future, many young artists will make their name on the Internet before they ever give a live concert.

________

43. Dr. Parcak thinks that citizen scientists enjoy being participants in scientific discoveries.

________

44. To summarize, crowdfunding is an efficient way to raise money because each contribution is affordable.

________
 WRITING PRACTICE 1:

Each sentence has one error. Write the ONE corrected word in the space.

45. That tribe have lived here for 1,500 years.

________________

46. Sam has study English since he was eleven.

________________

47. Jeff has gave 200 hours of volunteer work in the last two years.

________________

48. We has had high speed Internet access for five years.

________________

49. Global warming has be a problem for some time.

________________

WRITING PRACTICE 2:

Think about how crowdfunding - organizations like GoFundMe and Kickstarter - has changed
people's lives.

50. Write a paragraph about a case that you know or can imagine where money from strangers on the Internet
helped someone. Give three examples of how crowdfunding made a difference. End your paragraph with
a concluding sentence.
UNIT 3: CONNECTED LIVES
Answer Section

1. ANS: investigate

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2. ANS: collaborate

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3. ANS: accurate

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4. ANS: log in

PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3 TOP: Vocabulary 1

5. ANS: feature

PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3 TOP: Vocabulary 1

6. ANS: participant

PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3 TOP: Vocabulary 1

7. ANS: potential

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8. ANS: launch

PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3 TOP: Vocabulary 1

9. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
TOP: Vocabulary 2
10. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
TOP: Vocabulary 2
11. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
TOP: Vocabulary 2
12. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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13. ANS: G PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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14. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
TOP: Vocabulary 2
15. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
TOP: Vocabulary 2
16. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
TOP: Reading Review MSC: IELTS
17. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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18. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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21. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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22. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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23. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
TOP: Reading Practice MSC: TOEFL
24. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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25. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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26. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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27. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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29. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
TOP: Reading Practice MSC: TOEFL
30. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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31. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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32. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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33. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
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34. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3
TOP: Reading Skill Review - Taking Notes MSC: IELTS
35. ANS: have taken

PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3

TOP: Language for Writing Review - Using the Present Perfect Tense
36. ANS: has brought

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37. ANS: has been

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38. ANS: have looked

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39. ANS: has sold

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40. ANS: O

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TOP: Writing Skill Review - Writing a Concluding Sentence
41. ANS: Q

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42. ANS: P

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43. ANS: O

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44. ANS: R

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45. ANS: has

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46. ANS: studied

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47. ANS: given

PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3 TOP: Writing Practice 1

48. ANS: have

PTS: 1 REF: PWRW2, Unit 3 TOP: Writing Practice 1

49. ANS: been

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50. ANS:
Answers will vary.

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MSC: TOEFL