Multiplying Monomials and Binomials — Cumulative exam Answers

Read the excerpt from “A Century Ride.”“Go up to my room and lie down. I’ll call the landlady, to make you some tea. You are starving. No, not a word. You’ve done your day’s work, little woman, and earned a rest. You can come home to-morrow on the stage, if you’re rested.”So he foraged, and brought triumphantly forth half a chicken, a couple of slices of melon and some light biscuits, with a generous noggin of milk to wash it all down. The landlady grunted an inquiry, was informed of the facts, and forbidden to disturb herself, nor emerge from her bunk in the lean-to.

Read the sentence.The squirrel reached for the birdfeeder, for he saw it was filled with an abundance of sunflower seeds.

Examine the following PSA.The main purpose of this PSA is to persuade people to

Read the sentence.Hearing the key in the lock, the delighted dog dashed to the front door.

Which blog statement is an example of a claim?

Which best describes the purpose of Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change?

Which image would be best to use in a PSA promoting seatbelt safety?

Consider this text feature from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.Kate Parke, Chicago, Illinois: Bicycle Lock, 1890 “My present invention has, primarily, for its object to provide [an] improved lock mechanism whereby bicycles may be locked to prevent them from being used without the owner’s consent or to prevent them from being stolen.”

Which details from Chapter 4 of Wheels of Change are important to include in a summary about the competition that often existed among women bicycle racers? Check all that apply.

Read this introduction to a magazine article.Your hands are up, your eyes are squeezed tight, your mouth is poised to unleash a scream . . . you are on a roller coaster. But are you recalling science-class lessons about gravity and inertia? Are you contemplating the gears and mechanisms providing this thrill? It is unlikely that academics are on your mind, but lessons are lurking behind every ride.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change.Ellen B. Parkhurst, wife of another New York minister, celebrated the advantages of bicycle riding in Washington's Evening Times. "Of course I do not believe that bicycling is immoral," she said. "A girl who rides a wheel is lifted out of herself and her surroundings. She is made to breathe purer air, see fresher and more beautiful scenes, and get an amount of exercise she would not otherwise get. All this is highly beneficial."

What elements does the artist use to illustrate a sense of tranquility? Check all that apply.

Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention"."Ay, Cuquita." That was her communal pet name for whoever was in her favor. "Cuquita, when I make a million, buy you your very own typewriter." (Yoyo had been nagging her mother for one just like the one her father had bought to do his order forms at home.) "Gravy on the turkey" was what she called it when someone was buttering her up. She buttered and poured. "I'll hire you your very own typist."

Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”Mrs. Flowers didn't belong to our church, nor was she Momma's familiar. Why on earth did she insist on calling her Sister Flowers? Shame made me want to hide my face. Mrs. Flowers deserved better than to be called Sister. Then, Momma left out the verb. Why not ask, "How are you, Mrs. Flowers?" With the unbalanced passion of the young, I hated her for showing her ignorance to Mrs. Flowers. It didn't occur to me for many years that they were as alike as sisters, separated only by formal education.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change .That same year, the very concept of bloomers caused the Board of School Trustees in the village of College Point, New York, to take an unusual vote. It seems that three female teachers in the village school system made a practice of riding their bicycles to work, and the trustees were aghast. So they voted to prohibit female teachers from riding to and from school.Which statement best fits in the "Cause” portion of this chart?

Read the sentence from “Initiation.”It would be an hour before they came to get her, but then Rat Court would be all over and she would say what she had to say and go home.

Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention"."iYa, ya!" She waved them out of her room at last. "There is no use trying to drink spilt milk, that's for sure."

In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, author Maya Angelou’s purpose is to tell about her childhood, while her shows how she thinks and feels about her childhood.

Dwayne is preparing a presentation for a group of art history scholars that are visiting his gallery.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change .In 1881, as women in the United States continued to struggle with hoops and corsets and other fashion architecture, their counterparts in England formed the Rational Dress Society. This society called for more reasonable clothing solutions, including limiting the weight of a woman's undergarments to seven pounds.