Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

Which are examples of genres? Check all that apply.playsdiagramsnovelsessayslecturesequations

Read the excerpt from "How to Think Like a Researcher," a chapter from How to Find Out Anything.But don’t throw your hands up in frustration and disgust just yet. Instead, let’s recast that open-ended question into a series of factual questions that you can answer.How much did CEO Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems earn in 2007?What was the average salary paid to the chief executive officers at the ten largest computer companies in the past five years?Who is an expert on computer industry compensation whom I can interview and quote?What books can I consult that discuss compensation trends in the software industry?By coming up with a series of factual questions to ask, the initial abstract question starts to take shape as a concrete project. These factual questions will yield to diligent research because answers to each of them can be found.

Read the passage from Beowulf."We are retainersfrom Hygelac’s band. Beowulf is my name.If your lord and master, the most renownedson of Halfdane, will hear me outand graciously allow me to greet him in person,I am ready and willing to report my errand."

Which features of the Anglo-Saxon culture are present in Beowulf? Select 3 options.competitionhospitalitylordsmarriagewarriors

Which sentence should be revised to include commas to set off a nonrestrictive element?

Read the conclusion to a personal statement.(1) I’ve had some growth experiences. (2) They’ve helped me to improve my math skills. (3) Moreover, I have learned to apply these skills to designing and constructing movie sets. (4) I’m looking forward to honing my skills by working as a production assistant on a film this summer.

Read the sentence.The shop next door, which is family owned, creates specially made, chocolate covered desserts.

Read the introduction to a personal statement.Usually, when people talk about "rocky” relationships, it’s with a frown, but mine has enriched my life. I became fascinated with rocks when I was really young, and throughout my childhood you could usually find me with my pockets bulging from whatever stony treasures I’d scavenged that day. When my science teacher taught us a unit on geology, I realized that my fascination could become an exciting career that could also help me make good money. Obtaining an internship to work on the geological exhibit at the museum is an important step on my road to being a geologist.

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s State of the Union address.Fortunately, there are only a few Americans who place appetite above patriotism. The overwhelming majority realize that the food we send abroad is for essential military purposes, for our own and Allied fighting forces, and for necessary help in areas that we occupy.

Read Yasmin’s introduction to her argumentative essay.Think about the last time you spent an entire afternoon completely "unplugged,” with no technology to distract you. If you’re like many people, you might have struggled to come up with a recent memory. In modern society, people are spending too much time using technological devices.

Read the sentence.All people who exercise regularly are more fun to be around.What is the best revision of the sentence that avoids bias?

Which statements are true of both a political speech and a printed political advertisement? Select 3 options.They utilize diction as rhetoric.They employ parallelism.They seek to inspire.They use colors and images.They attempt to persuade.

Which lines best complete the sentence? Select 3 options.Grendel, by John Gardner, is writtenin first person to show a single perspective.to tell an old story from a new point of view.so that Beowulf’s feelings can be understood.with Grendel acting as a first-person narrator.using first person to show Hrothgar’s perspective.

Which words contain an affix? Select 4 options.strengthunhappyinchwormrereadrestlesscomfortable

Read the passage from How to Live Twenty-Four Hours a Day."What? I am to cultivate my mind in the street, on the platform, in the train, and in the crowded street again?” Precisely. Nothing simpler!

Elementary school students are not ____________ to talk while the teacher reads __________ after lunch.Which words complete the sentence correctly?

Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.At four hundred miles they stopped to eat, at a thousand miles they pitched their camp. They had traveled for just three days and nights, a six weeks’ journey for ordinary men. When the sun was setting, they dug a well, they filled their waterskins with fresh water, Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop, he poured out flour as an offering and said, "Mountain, bring me a favorable dream.”

Read the paragraph.Point: Gilgamesh is an epic hero because of his great strength and bravery.Illustration: ________________________________________________________Explanation: Because Gilgamesh succeeds in such a challenging and frightful task, he proves himself to be notably strong and brave.

Read the lines from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore.My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet.

Which detail from Gilgamesh: A New English Version is the best example of an intervention by a supernatural force?