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Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Travels of Marco Polo and study the map.Let us go on now to tell of a large city which forms part of the province of Aden but has a petty ruler of its own. This city, which lies about 400 miles north-west of the port of Aden, is called Shihr. It is ruled by a count, who maintains strict justice in his domain. He has several cities and towns under his sway but is himself subject to the sultan of Aden. The people are Saracens and worship Mahomet. The city has a very good port; for I assure you that many merchant-ships come here well loaded with goods from India, and from here they export many goods to India. In particular they export innumerable fine chargers and sturdy pack-horses of great worth and price, on which the merchants make a handsome profit.

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The Mediterranean Sea
B
The Arabian Sea
C
The Bay of Bengal
D
The Spice Islands
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What evidence in "The Storyteller." best highlights the flaws in the aunt in order to create satire? Select three options.“An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat.”“In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good.”“‘It’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,’ she said stiffly.”“The aunt suppressed a gasp of admiration.”“A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.”

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“An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat.”
B
“In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good.”
C
“‘It’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,’ she said stiffly.”
D
“The aunt suppressed a gasp of admiration.”
E
“A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.”
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Study the editorial cartoon Mars Probe by Mike Keefe.

Question illustration
A
It suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport.
B
It uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send.
C
It shows how to cope with the surface of Mars, which is rocky and full of craters.
D
It exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the Mars probe in the cartoon.
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In Enrique’s Journey, Sonia Nazario tells readers about Enrique’s emotional journey as he tries to leave Honduras. Why does writing about this in the form of a biography support her purpose?

A
She is able to provide her opinion about Enrique’s difficult situation.
B
She is able to encourage the reader to do something to help Enrique.
C
She is able to include all the details about Enrique’s life from beginning to end.
D
She is able to give an objective account about one part of Enrique’s life.
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Read the sentences.My goal when visiting Alaska is to see the northern lights. I learned that the city of Fairbanks and Denali National Park are the two best locations in the state for viewing and photographing the lights.Which phrase is an infinitive phrase?

A
my goal when visiting Alaska
B
to see the northern lights
C
two best locations in the state
D
for viewing and photographing
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Which instances of situational irony occur in the passage? Select two options.

A
The aunt expects the boy to look out the window, but he does not.
B
The aunt expects the boy to look out the window, and he does.
C
The aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but he does not.
D
The aunt expects the boy to show interest in the sheep, and he does.
E
The aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but he is not.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Travels of Marco Polo.Kalhat is a large city lying inside the gulf which is also Kalhat. It is a fine city on the sea-coast 600 miles north-west of Dhofar. The people are Saracens who worship Mahomet. They are subject to Hormuz; and whenever the malik of Hormuz is at war with neighbors more powerful than himself, he comes to this city, because it is strongly built and situated, so that here he is afraid of no one. No corn is grown here, but it is imported by sea from other places. This city has a very good port, much frequented by merchant ships from India. They find a ready market here for their wares, since it is a centre from which spices and other goods are carried to various inland cities and towns. Many fine war horses are exported from here to India, to the great gain of the merchants. The total number of horses shipped to India from this port and the others I have mentioned is past all reckoning.

A
The malik of Hormuz fears no one when he is in Kalhat.
B
Ships from India frequent the port in Kalhat.
C
A large number of war horses are shipped from Kalhat.
D
Spices and other goods are sold in Kalhat.
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Read the paragraph.Attending career day this spring will be helpful to all seniors, regardless of their future plans. By talking to potential future employers, students can learn about careers they have never heard of before. They can also learn which college degrees may be the most useful to them later in life.

A
The phrase helps to conclude the text and does not add to the writing.
B
The phrase adds details to the text by summarizing the main idea.
C
The phrase adds a specific detail about time that is relevant to the text’s topic.
D
The phrase helps to introduce the text’s topic by providing a direct object.
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Study the editorial cartoon by Ann Telnaes.

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the sign on the fence
B
the size of the cow's sign
C
the cow holding the sign
D
the fence holding the cows in
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best

i
in the conclusion of the paper
i
in the introduction to the paper
i
in the citations within the paper
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in the works cited at the end of the paper
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Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.Hours later, the Red Cross asked Cancino if he could help an injured migrant. It was the same Honduran teenager. His right ribs were broken. His entire chest and face were badly bruised. He spoke slowly, in a whisper, clasping his chest. Two gangsters had overheard his description and kicked him mercilessly. "Next time, we kill you," the gangsters told him. The teenager, afraid for his life, asked to be deported.Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars."But, as I learned when I returned to Nueva Suyapa last month, a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence.

A
She provides detailed descriptions of how humanitarian groups help victims.
B
She tells of the struggles through a narrative of child migrants trying to get out of Central America.
C
She gives an account of actual violence inflicted on a teenager in Central America.
D
She offers a reason why getting sent back is easier than being given refugee status.
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What theme is best supported by the story the bachelor tells in "The Storyteller”?

A
Be kind to animals.
B
Wolves are dangerous.
C
Pride comes before a fall.
D
Being good is its own reward.
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Read the excerpt from Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah.Now the next thing, and it’s really very simple, is that while I’m not going to abandon my fashion sense—you’d better believe I’d never give up my shopping sprees—I’m sick of obsessing about my body, what guys are going to think about my cleavage and calves and shoulder-to-hip ratio. And for the love of everything that is good and holy I am really sick of worrying what people are going to think if I put on a few pounds or have a pimple. I mean, homeroom on Monday morning can be such a stress attack.

A
The narrator’s frustration helps readers understand what it is like to be a teenager.
B
The narrator’s humor helps readers understand that she does not take her religion seriously.
C
The narrator’s annoyance helps readers understand why she does not want to wear a hijab.
D
The narrator’s wit helps readers understand that she does not have teenage angst.
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Read the prompt for Kimi’s essay.Cell phone use has a detrimental impact on student learning. Write a research-based essay to inform readers about why this statement is valid. Properly cite research evidence to educate the audience about the topic.

A
one that presents well-organized and synthesized facts that demonstrate how cell phone use negatively affects learning
B
one that explains why cell phone use can both aid and negatively affect learning
C
one that illustrates her opinion about why cell phone use can have a negative impact on learning
D
one that entertains the audience by using humor with facts about the negative impact of cell phones on learning
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Read the last two lines of Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130.”And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,As any she belied with false compare.Which context clue best supports the definition of belied as "contradicted” or "disproved”?

A
“by heaven”
B
“I think my love”
C
“as rare, / As any”
D
“false compare”
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Study the editorial cartoon by John R. Rose.

Question illustration
A
the happy expression on the child’s face
B
the message on the blackboard
C
the long list of activities the child gives
D
the books the children are carrying
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What similarities do the narrators’ perspectives most reveal? Select two options.

A
They both experience alienation in school.
B
They both feel similar to everyone around them.
C
They are both unsure about being told what to wear.
D
They both resent their religious education.
E
They both know the effects of war firsthand.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Travels of Marco Polo.This province produces great quantities of excellent white incense, and also dates in great abundance. No grain is grown here except rice, and not much of that; but it is imported from abroad at a big profit. Fish is plentiful, notably tunnies of large size, which are so abundant that two of them can be bought for a Venetian groat. The staple diet consists of rice, meat, and fish.

A
to persuade the reader to follow a certain diet
B
to convince the reader to travel to Shihr
C
to inform the reader about the products and foods that a region offers
D
to entertain the reader with stories about what the author has bought
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Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller.""Why weren't there any flowers?”"Because the pigs had eaten them all,” said the bachelor promptly. "The gardeners had told the Prince that you couldn't have pigs and flowers, so he decided to have pigs and no flowers.”There was a murmur of approval at the excellence of the Prince's decision; so many people would have decided the other way.

A
They are curious about what is in the garden.
B
They are pleased to learn that the prince chooses pigs over flowers.
C
They interrupt the bachelor just as much as they interrupt their aunt.
D
They sometimes interrupt because they like the story they are being told.
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What are most likely the author's purposes for writing this text? Select two options.

A
to entertain readers by telling them about the ruler of Shihr
B
to inform readers by describing the city of Shihr
C
to educate readers by describing the religious practices of Shihr
D
to inform readers by giving facts about the ruler of Shihr
E
to persuade readers to study the politics of Shihr

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