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Choosing Language for Context and Purpose Answers

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Check all of the boxes that apply.

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to narrate
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to persuade or argue
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to inform
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Check all of the boxes that apply.

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to narrate
B
to persuade or argue
C
to inform
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What is the main purpose of the passage?to inform✔ to argueto persuade

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to inform
B
✔ to argue
C
to persuade
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How does Martin Luther King Jr.’s word choice achieve a particular effect?

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It stresses the personal and emotional nature of his protest.
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It emphasizes the overwhelming nature of injustice in the community.
C
It explains the reasons for discrimination and injustice in Birmingham.
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What is the denotation of the word engulf? X cover✔ flow over or encloseenrage

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X cover
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✔ flow over or enclose
C
enrage
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What is the connotation of engulf?X positive; implies an embrace✔ negative; implies something that is all-consumingnegative; implies something that is slowly taking over

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X positive; implies an embrace
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✔ negative; implies something that is all-consuming
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negative; implies something that is slowly taking over
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Match each sentence with the type of context clue used.

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Selection 1:definition
Selection 2:antonym
Selection 3:description or explanation
Selection 4:synonym
Selection 5:synonym
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What is the most likely meaning of the word renovate? ✔ to restore or improve something to tear down or demolish somethingto install new technology

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✔ to restore or improve something
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to tear down or demolish something
C
to install new technology
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How does the word renovate affect the overall passage?It expresses a clear bias for renovations.✔ It maintains a professional, objective tone.X It appeals to the reader’s emotions.

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It expresses a clear bias for renovations.
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✔ It maintains a professional, objective tone.
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X It appeals to the reader’s emotions.
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How would you describe the syntax in the first three sentences?✔ concise and straightforwardcareful and guardedlong and sprawling

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✔ concise and straightforward
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careful and guarded
C
long and sprawling
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How is the style of the last sentence inconsistent with the rest of the passage?

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It uses imagery and sensory descriptions.
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It is conversational and informal.
C
It is much more formal and complex.
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How is the tone of the fourth sentence inconsistent with the tone of the passage?X It is condescending and judgmental.✔ It is more academic and formal.It is more informative and less kind.

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X It is condescending and judgmental.
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✔ It is more academic and formal.
C
It is more informative and less kind.
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What is the main tone of the passage?✔ informative but conversationalinformative and academicformal and condescending

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✔ informative but conversational
B
informative and academic
C
formal and condescending
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How does the negative connotation of the word whined create inconsistency?It distracts from the academic tone.✔ It makes the tone seem more judgmental.It creates a more formal tone.

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It distracts from the academic tone.
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✔ It makes the tone seem more judgmental.
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It creates a more formal tone.
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“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling:highly publicized
“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling:televisions
“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling:controversial
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X arguing✔ deliberatingX thinking

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“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling:X thinking
“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling:highly publicized
“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling:X agonizing over
“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling:televisions
“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling:controversial
“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling:controversial
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infamousmuch-talked-about✔ highly publicized

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infamous
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much-talked-about
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✔ highly publicized
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X agonizing overX bickering about✔ debating

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X agonizing over
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X bickering about
C
✔ debating
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TVstubes✔ televisions

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TVs
B
tubes
C
✔ televisions
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✔ controversialunfairjust

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✔ controversial
B
unfair
C
just

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