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Read the scenario about a formal discussion.Mrs. Park’s biology class is discussing the components of healthy garden soil. One student mentions that her community garden has a compost pile and that members of the garden can use the compost for free. She says that she uses the compost now and has found it to be much more effective than fertilizers sold at the store.

A
How have you been able to gain so much important knowledge about gardening?
B
What kinds of things do garden members find are beneficial to compost?
C
What differences have you noticed about your garden since switching to compost?
D
Why would you use compost in a garden when fertilizer is inexpensive and easy to use?
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Read this excerpt from an argument supporting the claim that the government should limit the amount of sugar in sugary drinks.(1) Consuming too much sugar can lead to dangerous medical conditions. (2) For example, people may develop obesity, tooth decay, or adult-onset diabetes.

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Sentence 1 states a counterclaim to the argument, and sentence 2 refutes it.
B
Sentence 1 is a claim, and sentence 2 lists supporting reasons for the claim.
C
Sentence 1 provides evidence for sentence 2 to draw a conclusion.
D
Sentence 1 supports the claim, and sentence 2 provides supporting evidence.
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Read the passage from "The Storyteller.”The children moved listlessly towards the aunt’s end of the carriage. Evidently her reputation as a storyteller did not rank high in their estimation.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, and made friends with every one on account of her goodness, and was finally saved from a mad bull by a number of rescuers who admired her moral character."Wouldn’t they have saved her if she hadn’t been good?” demanded the bigger of the small girls. It was exactly the question that the bachelor had wanted to ask."Well, yes,” admitted the aunt lamely, "but I don’t think they would have run quite so fast to her help if they had not liked her so much.”"It’s the stupidest story I’ve ever heard,” said the bigger of the small girls, with immense conviction."I didn’t listen after the first bit, it was so stupid,” said Cyril.The smaller girl made no actual comment on the story, but she had long ago recommenced a murmured repetition of her favourite line.

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The aunt expects the children to laugh at the story, but they do not.
B
The children expect their aunt to tell a funny story, but she does not.
C
The children do not like the story, even though it is very interesting.
D
The aunt tells a story with a moral, but the children ignore the lesson.
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What is an example of an effective rhetorical question in a presentation about the importance of investing in clean water?

A
How many countries around the world have access to clean drinking water?
B
What are some ways to attempt to provide clean water in more locations?
C
What would happen to long-term health if everyone had access to clean water?
D
What are the costs and benefits typically associated with water-treatment plants?
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Read the text and study the pie chart. Fellow students, During my campaign for student council president, I promised to make student council activities more transparent to members of the student body. In an effort to keep that promise, I am releasing the following budget created by student council members for the 2018 homecoming parade.Yours in team spirit,Javier Guzman, Student Council President, Parkway High School

Question illustration
A
It illustrates the importance of funding school activities.
B
It reinforces the need for more transparency in spending.
C
It indicates the school’s approval for the parade budget.
D
It gives specific cost information about a school event.
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When presenting her point of view in a group discussion, Martinique is knowledgeable, acknowledges other viewpoints, and answers questions fully. However, she frequently interrupts other speakers.What skill must she improve to be a more effective presenter?

A
understanding social cues
B
speaking with more confidence
C
supporting a point of view with facts
D
explaining her point of view to others
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How does Machiavelli work to achieve his primary purpose to convince readers that a prince must ruin a conquered republic or live there? Select two options.

A
He lists the types of territories a prince might conquer.
B
He describes the role of a ruling family in a principality.
C
He explains the roots of rebellion in conquered republics.
D
He identifies the characteristics of government in a republic.
E
He contrasts the characteristics of principalities and republics.
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What text evidence supports Machiavelli’s secondary purpose to inform readers about the tactics Sparta and Rome used to hold cities and their effectiveness? Select three options.

A
the list of cities conquered by Sparta and Rome
B
the description of how Sparta had held Greece
C
the explanation of why Rome dismantled Greek cities
D
the characterization of liberty as a “watchword” of rebellion
E
the example of Pisa rebelling against the Florentines
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The following sentence has a misplaced modifier.Tired of studying and writing research papers, summer vacation came as a relief to the student.Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?

A
Summer vacation came as a relief to studying and writing research papers for the student.
B
Relief to the student came as summer vacation, which was tired of studying and writing research papers.
C
Summer vacation came as a relief to the student, who was tired of studying and writing research papers.
D
The student, who was tired of studying and writing research papers, came to summer vacation as a relief.
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Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. MARCIt was a typically hot, dry day in Jerusalem. Marina and I were sitting on a sun-warmed stone patio when I learned my family's sugar story. A cousin of mine was filling in a bit of our history that had always puzzled me.My father's family came from Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire, where his father, Solomon, the grand rabbi of Kiev, was the latest in a long line of rabbis that stretched back to the 1300s. Solomon was a forward-thinking rabbi who helped make bridges between the Jewish community and the Christians. He knew that change was coming, and he committed himself to building what was to become the land of Israel. My grandfather moved his family to Tel Aviv, where he became one of the leaders of the Jewish community.

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to identify the locations of events
B
to describe the author’s ancestry
C
to explain the start of sugar production
D
to distinguish who is telling the story

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