MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test

Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: Reading14. Which of the following statements fromthe selection best expresses an opinionrather than a fact?A. The late nineteenth century wasa time when much needed to bereformed.B. On one occasion, Bly posed as amaid for a story on employmentagencies that took advantage ofpoor, uneducated women.C. Not all of Bly's stories advancedthe crusade against injustice andcorruption.D. Nevertheless, championing thecause of poor working women was aprominent theme in Bly's reporting.15. Which of the following best outlines themain topics addressed in this selection?A. — Reporting for the PittsburghDispatch— Joseph Pulitzer and U.S.journalism— Bly's most widely read storyB. — Establishing a reputation as aresourceful reporter— Bly's undercover work for theNew York World— Assessment of Bly's journalisticcontributionsC. — From Pittsburgh to Mexico— Exposing the New York CityLunatic Asylum— Bly's work as a "stunt" reporterD. — Obtaining a position with theNew York World— Late nineteenth-century urbanproblems— How Bly helped Pulitzerpromote social reform15