Question

1. what information need not be included in the message?

a. kyle kirby is a line manager.
b. 8 gross of widgets cost $365.82.
c. no extra charge for next day delivery.
d. extension 1101

1. which box would most likely be checked for this phone message?

a. urgent!
b. wants to see you
c. telephoned
d. returned your call

1. the second time mr. richards speaks he uses the word \interested,\ which of the following words has the opposite meaning?

a. apathetic
b. responsive
c. concerned
d. callous

1. the second time mr. richards speaks he uses the word \questions,\ which of the following words has the same meaning?

a. interrogation
b. inquiries
c. assumptions
d. ideas
read the following poems and answer the corresponding questions.
man on wheels, by karl shapiro
cars are wicked, poets think
wrong as usual. cars are part of man.
cars are biological.
a man without a car is like a clam without a shell.
granted, machinery is hell,
but carless man is careless and defenseless.
ford is a skin of present animal.
automobile is shell.
you get yourself a shell or else.

1. what is meant by the phrase, \ford is skin of present animal?\

a. there is a new animal living today called a ford.
b. cars are as much a part of peoples lives today as their own skin.
c. people should buy fords, not gm cars.
d. modern life is too full of machinery.
e. if you cannot have a skin, you need a shell.

1. what is the poets basic attitude toward cars?

a. cars are wicked.
b. cars and other machines are hell.
c. cars are a necessary part of modern life.
d. clams should drive cars.
e. a man without a car does not have a care in the world.

Explanation:

For question 19, the poem emphasizes that cars are an integral part of people's lives, like skin is to an animal. Option b aligns with this idea as it states cars are as much a part of people's lives as their own skin. For question 20, the poem says "Cars are part of man. Cars are biological. A man without a car is like a clam without a shell" which shows the poet views cars as a necessary part of modern life. Option c reflects this attitude.

Answer:

1. b. Cars are as much a part of people's lives today as their own skin.
2. c. Cars are a necessary part of modern life.