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Read the excerpt from Amir’s letter to an advertising company where he wants to work over the summer. (1) Your company has worked on some truly iconic campaigns over the past few years. (2) I have always been interested in advertising, and I would welcome the opportunity to learn more about the industry this summer. Which is the best revision of sentence 2?

A
I have always thought that I should work in advertising, and this seems like the perfect summer job for me.
B
I have always wanted to know more about the advertising industry, and I think this is the place for me this summer.
C
I have always been interested in advertising, and this summer, you could teach me a lot more.
D
no change
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Which excerpt from Fast Food Nation best states the author’s overall claim?

A
The fast food industry’s obsession with throughput has altered the way millions of Americans work, turned commercial kitchens into small factories, and changed familiar foods into commodities that are manufactured.
B
Unlike Olympic gymnastics—an activity in which teenagers consistently perform at a higher level than adults—there’s nothing about the work in a fast food kitchen that requires young employees.
C
Although Richard and Mac McDonald introduced the division of labor to the restaurant business, it was a McDonald’s executive named Fred Turner who created a production system of unusual thoroughness and attention to detail.
D
Teenagers have been the perfect candidates for these jobs, not only because they are less expensive to hire than adults, but also because their youthful inexperience makes them easier to control.
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Which best diagrams the correct obstacle to the example?

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Economic obstacle: Cort is struggling to get a job in construction because many businesses have closed down due to no work. Time obstacle: Francis has two more months to get a job as a practicing electrician before his certification expires. Financial obstacle: Sally wants to open her own business, but was denied a loan from the bank. Motivational obstacle: Rory wants to switch from a surgeon to a pediatrician so he can be happy working with children.
Option A
B
Time obstacle: Cort is struggling to get a job in construction because many businesses have closed down due to no work. Economic obstacle: Francis has two more months to get a job as a practicing electrician before his certification expires. Financial obstacle: Sally wants to open her own business, but was denied a loan from the bank. Motivational obstacle: Rory wants to switch from a surgeon to a pediatrician so he can be happy working with children.
Option B
C
Financial obstacle: Cort is struggling to get a job in construction because many businesses have closed down due to no work. Economic obstacle: Francis has two more months to get a job as a practicing electrician before his certification expires. Motivational obstacle: Sally wants to open her own business, but was denied a loan from the bank. Time obstacle: Rory wants to switch from a surgeon to a pediatrician so he can be happy working with children.
Option C
D
Economic obstacle: Cort is struggling to get a job in construction because many businesses have closed down due to no work. Motivational obstacle: Francis has two more months to get a job as a practicing electrician before his certification expires. Financial obstacle: Sally wants to open her own business, but was denied a loan from the bank. Time obstacle: Rory wants to switch from a surgeon to a pediatrician so he can be happy working with children.
Option D
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Elie Wiesel’s All Rivers Run to the Sea is a

A
biography.
B
memoir.
C
scholarly study.
D
fictional narrative.
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Which multimedia sources are best for a student writing a research paper on childhood obesity? Check all that apply.a documentary produced by an association of pediatriciansa sound bite of doctors at a forum discussing the issuea cartoon showing families eating dinner at a fast-food restauranta podcast in which children share their eating habitsa timeline made by the government showing obesity trends

A
a documentary produced by an association of pediatricians
B
a sound bite of doctors at a forum discussing the issue
C
a cartoon showing families eating dinner at a fast-food restaurant
D
a podcast in which children share their eating habits
E
a timeline made by the government showing obesity trends
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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s Executive Order No. 9066.. . . I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War, and the Military Commanders whom he may from time to time designate, whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion.By giving military commanders the authority to determine when, where, and how long a person needs to be detained, President Roosevelt is assuming

A
the internment of American citizens will be difficult to justify.
B
very few Japanese Americans will actually need to be interned.
C
Japanese Americans pose a serious threat against US security.
D
all the commanders will move forward fairly and with sound judgment.
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Read the excerpt from an argumentative essay about voting. It does not seem like one vote can make a difference. Every eligible person should vote.Which revision offers the most improvement in sentence fluency?

A
Although it does not seem like one vote can make a difference, every eligible person should vote.
B
It does not seem like one vote can make a difference, although every eligible person should vote.
C
It does not seem like one vote can make a difference because every eligible person should vote.
D
Since it does not seem like one vote can make a difference, every eligible person should vote.
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Which best describes why someone would adjust a goal?

A
The goal was long-term, and those are not obtainable.
B
There were no intermediate goals.
C
The personal vision statement was only 20 words long.
D
There is a new personal vision.
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Which excerpt from "What the Black Man Wants" best summarizes the speech?

A
I do not know, from what has been said, that there is any difference of opinion as to the duty of abolitionists, at the present moment.
B
How can we get up any difference at this point, or at any point, where we are so united, so agreed?
C
I am for the “immediate, unconditional, and universal” enfranchisement of the black man, in every State in the Union.
D
Shall we at this moment justify the deprivation of the Negro of the right to vote, because some one else is deprived of that privilege?
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How does Douglass use tone to effectively convey his message in "What the Black Man Wants"?

A
Douglass uses a passionate tone to strengthen the logical arguments he makes about universal suffrage.
B
Douglass uses an angry tone to convey the idea that the black man is bitter about the absence of universal suffrage.
C
Douglass uses a sorrowful tone to elicit sympathy and guilt in hopes of achieving universal suffrage.
D
Douglass uses a threatening tone to issue the inflexible demands he has prepared about universal suffrage.

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