[{"id": 1, "type": "multiple_choice", "skill": "author purpose", "options": ["To provide step-by-step instructions", "To entertain with a lighthearted story", "To persuade the audience to think critically about the topic and take action", "To describe a personal vacation experience"], "question": "What is the author's primary purpose in \"The Promise and Price of Progress\"?", "difficulty": "medium", "explanation": "Author's purpose is the reason the author wrote the text: to inform, persuade, entertain, or express.", "needs_review": false, "correct_answer": "To persuade the audience to think critically about the topic and take action"}, {"id": 2, "type": "multiple_choice", "skill": "rhetoric", "options": ["Logos — logical reasoning and evidence", "The author uses no rhetorical strategies", "Only pathos — emotional appeal without any evidence", "Only ethos — claiming authority without supporting it"], "question": "Which rhetorical appeal does the author use most effectively in this passage?", "difficulty": "hard", "explanation": "Rhetorical appeals include ethos (credibility), pathos (emotion), and logos (logic). Strong arguments blend multiple appeals.", "needs_review": false, "correct_answer": "Logos — logical reasoning and evidence"}, {"id": 3, "type": "multiple_choice", "skill": "tone", "options": ["Indifferent and bored", "Thoughtful and persuasive", "Angry and hostile", "Humorous and sarcastic"], "question": "Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?", "difficulty": "medium", "explanation": "Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject, revealed through word choice and style.", "needs_review": false, "correct_answer": "Thoughtful and persuasive"}, {"id": 4, "type": "short_answer", "skill": "literary devices", "question": "Identify one example of figurative language or rhetorical technique in the passage. Name the device and explain its effect on the reader.", "difficulty": "hard", "explanation": "Look for metaphor, simile, parallelism, rhetorical questions, repetition, or imagery.", "needs_review": true, "correct_answer": null}, {"id": 5, "type": "written_response", "skill": "literary analysis", "question": "Write a well-developed analytical paragraph responding to \"The Promise and Price of Progress.\" Your response should: (1) state a clear claim about the author's central argument or theme, (2) include at least two direct references to the text, (3) explain how the evidence supports your claim, and (4) consider the effectiveness of the author's approach. Use formal academic language.", "difficulty": "hard", "explanation": "", "needs_review": true, "correct_answer": null}]