Using Strategies and Word Patterns: The Code Book

Question 1

What part of speech is secure, as used in this excerpt? What word is secure describing? What does secure mean, as used in this excerpt?

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adjective; Selection 1: adjective; Selection 2: software; Selection 3: safe from attack

Question 2

Question 2

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software

Question 3

Question 3

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safe from attack

Question 4

Based on the -ly ending and clues in the sentence, what is the meaning of securely?

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done to keep safe from attack

Question 5

Which two words share a root word meaning hidden?

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encrypted/decrypt

Question 6

What word in Excerpt B has the same root word as intercept from Excerpt A? What word part is used to change the part of speech of the word intercept to the new part of speech of the word in Excerpt B? What part of speech is this new form of the word, as used in Excerpt B?

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interception; Selection 1: interception; Selection 2: -ion; Selection 3: noun

Question 7

Question 7

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noun

Question 8

What is the central idea of this passage?

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Information on the Internet is not protected well enough.

Question 9

What is the central idea of the passage?

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People can invade your Internet privacy even if you code your information.

Question 10

What is the author’s purpose in writing this paragraph?

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to inform readers that many people have great motivation to decode the RSA cipher

Using Strategies and Word Patterns: The Code Book Answers

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