MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test

Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: Readingworking women was a prominent theme inBly's reporting. Along the way, she broughtsignificant changes to her profession. Inaddition to her groundbreaking work as aninvestigative reporter, she helped removebarriers to women's employment as journalistsand served as a model for other womenseeking work in the field. 11. Which of the following statements bestexpresses the main idea of this selection?A. Despite the sensation Bly's exposureof the New York City LunaticAsylum caused, she is bestremembered for her trip aroundthe world.B. Bly's reporting not only contributedto the development of innovativejournalistic techniques but alsohelped effect important socialchanges.C. Although readers thought highly ofthe investigative reporting Bly didfor the Pittsburgh Dispatch, she wasmost celebrated for the stories shepublished in the New York World.D. During her thirty-five years asa crusading reporter, Bly filednumerous stories that exposed theexploitation of working women andthe poor.12. Which of the following best describes theauthor's main reason for writing aboutBly's "resourcefulness" in the secondparagraph of the selection?A. to inform readers about Bly's levelof educationB. to help readers understand thedifficulties that women journalistsfaced in the late nineteenth centuryC. to stress the importance ofobjectivity in journalismD. to emphasize the intelligence andimagination that Bly brought toher work13. Information presented in the selectionbest supports which of the followingconclusions?A. Bly had little respect for theordinary journalism of her day.B. Bly's concerns about social injusticedeclined after she left the PittsburghDispatch.C. Bly exhibited considerable courageand adaptability as a reporter.D. Bly's reporting made Joseph Pulitzera leading personality in U.S.journalism.14