Answers26-27 Ignite English 12 NG KY-English Language Arts 12Purpose and Format in “The Leader in the Mirror”

Purpose and Format in “The Leader in the Mirror” — Cumulative exam Answers

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

A
The car in my driveway belongs to my oldest sister.
B
The game that my mom gave me is really fun to play.
C
The tree in front of my house has been there for a century.
D
The TV show which we watch together airs on Friday nights.
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Which phrases from the excerpt provide visual details? Select 3 options.

A
“modern Nigeria”
B
“in the sixteenth century”
C
“actually made of brass”
D
“the size of an A3 piece of paper”
E
“show figures in high relief”
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Read the sentence.The shop next door, which is family owned, creates specially made, chocolate covered desserts.

A
“next door”
B
“family owned”
C
“specially made”
D
“chocolate covered”
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moodmotifrhymerhythm

A
mood
B
motif
C
rhyme
D
rhythm
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Which lines contain diction that creates the overall tone? Select 3 options.

A
It was a lovely sight to see
B
Amid the jaggéd shadows
C
To make her gentle vows
D
Her face, oh call it fair not pale
E
Each about to have a tear
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What traits does Lady Bracknell show in this excerpt? Select three options.

A
She is determined to get her way.
B
She is involved in her daughter’s life.
C
She is reluctant to take action.
D
She is always forthright and honest.
E
She is willing to withhold certain truths
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Read the passage from "The Tiger.”Tiger, tiger, burning brightIn the forests of the night,What immortal hand or eyeCould frame thy fearful symmetry?

A
feel the heat of the nighttime forest like the tiger does.
B
visualize the tiger in the forest as beautiful but dangerous.
C
imagine how scary the tiger roaring in the forest sounds.
D
experience the terror the tiger feels at facing its mortality.
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One advantage of reading Sudanese Slit Drum, rather than listening to it in a podcast, is that the reader

A
sets the pace.
B
pauses for effect.
C
adds sound effects.
D
emphasizes key words.
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Read the passage from "Optimism.”My life was without past or future; death, the pessimist would say, "a consummation devoutly to be wished.” But a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living. Night fled before the day of thought, and love and joy and hope came up in a passion of obedience to knowledge.

A
She suggests a hypothetical situation to illustrate how dark life would be without the benefit of optimism.
B
She uses an example from her own life to illustrate why she is able to be optimistic despite her circumstances.
C
She explains the facts of her physical limitations to shed light on the importance of considering pessimism.
D
She cites a quotation from an expert to lend credibility to the idea that pessimism sometimes has its merits.

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