Idealistic people are those who pursue great ideas in the hope of changing the world. Because their plans are often quite ambitious, these people can have difficulty accomplishing smaller, concrete goals. In contrast, practical people concentrate on workable ideas and goals. Their approach is likely to lend itself to tangible solutions, even if these people fail to envision grand ideas. Which approach is more valuable in life: an idealistic one or a practical one? Think carefully about this

Answer:

The idealistic approach is more valuable in the long-term, because it not only offers solutions to present and future problems, but it also offers a vision: an idea about the future for a person, a corporation, a city, or a nation.

The practical approach is more valuable in the short-term. While long-term ideas and vision of the idealists can be fulfilled, there are many concrete problems that need to be solved in the meantime, and this is the time and place where practical people shine.

Read this passage from Sonnet 116 by Shakespeare.
What is the speaker saying about time?
A. Time will change our youthful appearance, but it will not change
true love.
B. Time can cause even the strongest love to wither and die.
C. Time has no effect on the beauty of the one you truly love.
D. Time is the final judge and will decide which loves last and which
will fail.

If the prefix pro- means "forward," what is the exact meaning of the word propulsion?
A.) force that drives something forward.
B.) force that writes back.
C.) force that places items together.
D.) force that sends something away.

Read the following paragraph and then answer the question that follows:

Video games can kill! That is what many who support legislation banning violent titles from underage players have stated. These supporters of video game reform cite studies that show increased statistics of violence among children who play games regularly at home. Opponents of this reform, however, have expressed doubts about the validity of the studies, requesting that further research be done before a dramatic statement is made about all gamers. It seems that the rising popularity of video games among youth has spiked a political debate that may last for several more years to come.

Which sentence from this paragraph is an example of the support?

A) These supporters of video game reform cite studies that show increased statistics of violence among children who play games regularly at home.

B) That is what many who support legislation banning violent titles from underage players have stated.

C) Video games can kill!

D) It seems that the rising popularity of video games among youth has spiked a political debate that may last for several more years to come.