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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s State of the Union address and the poster below it.As spokesmen for the United States Government, you and I take off our hats to those responsible for our American production—to the owners, managers, and supervisors, to the draftsmen and the engineers, and to the workers—men and women—in factories and arsenals and shipyards and mines and mills and forests—and railroads and on highways.

A

repetition and parallelism to convey this connection.

B

diction and images to convey this connection.

C

repetition and colors to convey this connection.

D

parallelism and images to convey this connection.

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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s State of the Union address and the poster below it.Fortunately, there are only a few Americans who place appetite above patriotism. The overwhelming majority realize that the food we send abroad is for essential military purposes, for our own and Allied fighting forces, and for necessary help in areas that we occupy.

A

parallelism to convey their message.

B

diction to convey their message.

C

repetition to convey their message.

D

images to convey their message.

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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s State of the Union address.We must appraise the events of 1942 according to their relative importance; we must exercise a sense of proportion.

A

It encourages the public to act with a united front.

B

It demands that every citizen contribute in some way.

C

It shows that the nation’s only choice is to fight.

D

It explains the specific roles each citizen must play.

4

What are President Roosevelt’s primary purposes in his State of the Union address? Select 3 options.

A

to convince the public to support an idea

B

to showcase his strong speaking skills

C

to encourage the public to unite

D

to generate votes for the next election

E

to motivate the public to take action

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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s State of the Union address and the poster below it.Fortunately, there are only a few Americans who place appetite above patriotism. The overwhelming majority realize that the food we send abroad is for essential military purposes, for our own and Allied fighting forces, and for necessary help in areas that we occupy.

A

conserving resources at home so troops can have more.

B

making sure that all citizens receive a fair share.

C

displaying patriotism in all facets of one’s daily life.

D

donating money to provide supplies for the troops.

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Read the excerpt from President Roosevelt’s State of the Union address.I cannot prophesy. I cannot tell you when or where the United Nations are going to strike next in Europe. But we are going to strike—and strike hard.

A

impress the public with emotional diction.

B

inspire the public to join the military.

C

convince the public of America’s strength.

D

encourage viewers to remain active.

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A

we

B

strike

C

cannot

D

many

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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s State of the Union address and the poster below it.Fortunately, there are only a few Americans who place appetite above patriotism. The overwhelming majority realize that the food we send abroad is for essential military purposes, for our own and Allied fighting forces, and for necessary help in areas that we occupy.

A

The poster focuses on the effort of sending food abroad, but the speech does not.

B

The speech focuses on both making contributions at home and sending food abroad, but the poster does not.

C

The poster directly reminds civilians how they can contribute to the war effort, but the speech does not.

D

The speech directly reminds civilians how they can contribute to the war effort, but the poster does not.

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A

inspire audiences

B

capture attention

C

encourage action

D

promote careers

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Look at the poster.

A

The image of a large clock next to a lazy worker stresses the importance of being on time, particularly for work in the factories.

B

The image of a large clock next to an unproductive worker emphasizes the importance of utilizing every minute of production time.

C

The image of a large clock next to a tired worker supports the idea of maintaining fair working hours, even during the war.

D

The image of a large clock next to a slow worker suggests that faster production is the central key to winning the war.

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