Creating a Text Trailer — Cumulative exam Answers

Which excerpt from Last Lecture best supports the idea that the process of setting and pursuing goals can be rewarding?

Read this excerpt from The Great Fire.Despite rough shoving and bumping, Claire managed to cling to her bundle and stay right behind the rest of her family. Others weren't so lucky. In the rush and panic, a number of people either lost their footing or were accidentally pushed from the sidewalk and into the busy street. Frantic animals — stray horses and cows, dogs and cats, and even rats — ran wild, causing increasingly more confusion.

Hannah wrote the paragraph below about human errors that were made during the Chicago fire of 1871. Several key human errors contributed to the spread of the Chicago fire of 1871. When the blaze first began, Bruno Goll refused to sound the first alarm, which was housed in his drugstore. Later, at the courthouse, Mathias Schaffer instructed his assistant, William J. Brown, to sound Box 342 instead of Box 319, sending firefighters toward the wrong location. When Schaffer realized his mistake, Brown flat-out refused to strike the correct box. Even after the fire, Brown was confident in his decision not to correct the mistake. Finally, as the blaze raged on, fireman John Dorsey attempted to sound a special alarm, but accidentally sounded a general alarm. This meant that additional trucks and equipment were not immediately sent out to help.

Which statement is the best definition of theme in a text?

Which source would a student include in an argument about boating safety?

To identify conflict in a story, look for

Which allusion from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long” best shows how reading fueled the speaker’s imagination?

In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, what was the effect of Douglass observing ship carpenters marking pieces of timber?

Which prefix changes the meaning of bacterial from "relating to or caused by bacteria" to "preventing bacteria"?

Select the most precise verb that fits in the sentence.The thirsty runner _____________ a cup of water after the race.

Adding the suffix -less to the word flaw changes the word’s meaning to

According to Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, why is Tubman trying to help people escape to Canada instead of the northern United States?

To identify and evaluate the theme of a text for a literary analysis, a writer must

Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild.For two days and nights Buck never left camp, never let Thornton out of his sight. He followed him about at his work, watched him while he ate, saw him into his blankets at night and out of them in the morning. But after two days the call in the forest began to sound more imperiously than ever. Buck's restlessness came back on him, and he was haunted by recollections of the wild brother, and of the smiling land beyond the divide and the run side by side through the wide forest stretches. Once again he took to wandering in the woods, but the wild brother came no more; and though he listened through long vigils, the mournful howl was never raised.

Rowena is terribly nervous about a class discussion scheduled for the next day. She would rather not participate, but her teacher has made it clear that he is expecting every student to make a meaningful contribution to the discussion. What is the best way for Rowena to be a good participant?

Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack London.By afternoon, Perrault, who was in a hurry to be on the trail with his despatches, returned with two more dogs. "Billee" and "Joe" he called them, two brothers, and true huskies both. Sons of the one mother though they were, they were as different as day and night. Billee's one fault was his excessive good nature, while Joe was the very opposite, sour and introspective, with a perpetual snarl and a malignant eye.

Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Mr. Frank. First let us take off some of these clothes. (They all start to take off garment after garment. On each of their coats, sweaters, blouses, suits, dresses, is another yellow Star of David. Mr. and Mrs. Frank are underdressed quite simply. The others wear several things, sweaters, extra dresses, bathrobes, aprons, nightgowns, etc.)Why did Anne and her sister most likely wear so many layers of clothing?

An author writes the following sentences and plans to use them in an informative text.Generally found at a depth of less than 150 feet, coral reefs are home to some of the most ____ forms of life in the world. Thousands of different plants and animals have been found living among them.

In The Diary of Anne Frank, the characters feel sadness after reading the hopeful message written on the cake. Which theme does this best illustrate?

This is a key event in The Call of the Wild.Thornton knelt down by Buck’s side. He took his head in his two hands and rested cheek on cheek. He did not playfully shake him, as was his wont, or murmur soft love curses; but he whispered in his ear. "As you love me, Buck. As you love me,” was what he whispered. Buck whined with suppressed eagerness.