TPO-42
The reading passage discusses the three possible ways to prevent bird injuries caused by transparent glass windows. Yet the lecturer claims that all of them are ineffective.
The first solution provided by the reading is to replace the regular clear glass with one-way glass. The windows with this type of glass allow the occupants to see out yet blocking the view of the birds. Although it sounds like a decent plan, the lecturer disagrees with it. He claims that the one-way glass is just as harmful to the birds as the regular ones. From outside, the one-way glass is like a mirror that reflects from outside. It then creates a reflection of trees or the sky. The birds cannot differentiate between the reflections and the real objects, thus flying towards the one-way glass.
The reading then comes up with a second solution, which was to paint colorful designs on to the glass. These colored patterns would then inform the birds about the danger ahead while allowing the light through the openings. However, the lecturer points out the flaws in the listening. When a bird sees an empty space in the pattern, it would think that it is a hole and try to fly through it. Yet if the openings are smaller than a bird, it would also not let much light through.
The last solution proposed by the author of the reading is to construct an artificial magnetic field that emits magnetic signals to steer the birds away. Yet it also has its weakness. The lecturer claims that the birds only direct themselves with the earth’s electromagnetic during long distance travels. In short distance voyages, the birds tend to use their eyes and the shift in wind to direct themselves, leaving the artificial magnetic field useless.
- tpo40 73
- TPO-42 81
- A little over 2,200 years ago, the Roman navy attached the Greek port city of Syracuse. According to some ancient historians, the Greeks defended themselves with an ingenious weapon called a “burning mirror”: a polished copper surface curved to focus 80
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Playing sports teaches people more lessons about the life. 71
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer 70
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, however, if, second, so, then, thus, while, as to, in short
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 8.0 10.4613686534 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 5.04856512141 79% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 12.0772626932 66% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 22.0 22.412803532 98% => OK
Preposition: 44.0 30.3222958057 145% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 5.01324503311 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1435.0 1373.03311258 105% => OK
No of words: 296.0 270.72406181 109% => OK
Chars per words: 4.84797297297 5.08290768461 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.14784890444 4.04702891845 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.46737061098 2.5805825403 96% => OK
Unique words: 163.0 145.348785872 112% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.550675675676 0.540411800872 102% => OK
syllable_count: 412.2 419.366225166 98% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.55342163355 90% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 3.25607064018 154% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.23620309051 134% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.51434878587 198% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 13.0662251656 138% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 21.2450331126 75% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 32.7316530458 49.2860985944 66% => OK
Chars per sentence: 79.7222222222 110.228320801 72% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.4444444444 21.698381199 76% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.0 7.06452816374 57% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 4.33554083885 161% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.27373068433 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.514137777033 0.272083759551 189% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.142862387988 0.0996497079465 143% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0885816576081 0.0662205650399 134% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.269295767367 0.162205337803 166% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0874634915201 0.0443174109184 197% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 9.6 13.3589403974 72% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 72.16 53.8541721854 134% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 7.2 11.0289183223 65% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.55 12.2367328918 86% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.58 8.42419426049 90% => OK
difficult_words: 59.0 63.6247240618 93% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.0 10.7273730684 56% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.498013245 80% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 81.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.5 Out of 30
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