Read the passage.Two eggs, room temperature. Three quarters of a cup of milk, room temperature. A stick of butter, room temperature. I looked at the ingredients lined up on the counter. In just a few minutes, the community baking contest would begin. I was ready. I could bake this cake in my sleep. I’d practiced enough times. The main judge lifted a tiny bell. "Jing-a-ling,” it sang. That was my cue. I jumped right in. This was my contest to win.
Read the excerpt from “First Generation” of Dreaming in Cuban, by Cristina Garcia.She considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of El Líder, a star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in America. His wicked curveball attracted the major league scouts, and the Washington Senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds. Frustrated, El Líder went home, rested his pitching arm, and started a revolution in the mountains.Which best explains how Garcia’s word choice helps establish her voice in the excerpt?
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 3, scene 2.ANTONY. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interrèd with their bones. So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious. 25If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answered it. Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest— For Brutus is an honourable man, So are they all, all honourable men—30Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me. But Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honourable man. He hath brought many captives home to Rome,35Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill. Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept. Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,40And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 2, scene 2.DECIUS. Caesar, all hail! Good morrow, worthy Caesar. I come to fetch you to the Senate House.CAESAR. And you are come in very happy time To bear my greeting to the senators And tell them that I will not come today.65 Cannot is false, and that I dare not, falser. I will not come today; tell them so, Decius.CALPURNIA. Say he is sick.CAESAR. Shall Caesar send a lie? Have I in conquest stretched mine arm so far,70 To be afraid to tell greybeards the truth? Decius, go tell them Caesar will not come.
In “Ambush,” which sentence best reflects the idea that O’Brien is more concerned with emotional truth than factual truth?
Read the passage.Matt stood in the town square, trying to sell his collection of cool comic books. Someone walked past. Then another person. Then another. And another. He had put so much money into buying his inventory—why wasn’t anyone stopping to buy? Suddenly, it hit him: he was purchasing and reselling comic books that only he wanted to read. He needed to understand what the masses were interested in!
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."“You been crying?” he said to Hazel. “Yup,” she said. “What about?” he said.“I forget,” she said. “Something real sad on television.”“What was it?” he said.“It’s all kind of mixed up in my mind,” said Hazel.“Forget sad things,” said George.“I always do,” said Hazel.How does this interaction between George and Hazel develop Kurt Vonnegut’s social criticism?
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.CASSIUS. Ay, do you fear it?Then must I think you would not have it so.BRUTUS. I would not, Cassius; yet I love him well. But wherefore do you hold me here so long? What is it that you would impart to me?If it be aught toward the general good,Set honour in one eye and death i'th' other,And I will look on both indifferently;For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honour more than I fear death.
Read the sentence.She met her friends in the lobby, the bottom floor, of the hotel so that they could head over to the refreshing pool for a cool, brisk swim.Which is the best revision of this sentence?
Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 3, scene 2.[BRUTUS.] If then that friend demandwhy Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer:not that I loved Caesar less, but that I lovedRome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, anddie all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to liveall free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him.As he was fortunate, I rejoice at it. As he wasvaliant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, Islew him.
Which scenario shows an example of situational irony?
What are the central ideas of this excerpt? Select two options.
Read the sentence from an argumentative essay about wearing helmets while riding a bike.Always wear a helmet when riding a bike because riding without one is stupid.Which revision exhibits the best word choice for the underlined portion of the sentence?
Read the excerpt from Hidden Figures. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Copyright (c) 2016 by Margot Lee Shetterly. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.Some women did indeed spend their days in rote service to the day’s task, plotting data with blithe indifference, routing torrents of numbers as nonchalantly as the calculating machines they cradled. But the average level of interest in the work among female employees was no lower than for their male counterparts, the "inveterate wind tunnel jockeys” and the mediocre "can’t-hack-it engineers” who managed to carve out a comfortable place for themselves in the bureaucracy despite modest talents or ambition.Read Anita’s paraphrase of the excerpt.Some women did perform their tasks in a mechanical, indifferent manner, but they were no more likely than men to do so.... from Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Copyright (c) 2016 by Margot Lee Shetterly. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2, of Julius Caesar.[ANTONY.] But here’s a parchment with the sealof Caesar;I found it in his closet. 'Tis his will.Let but the commons hear this testament—Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read—And they would go and kiss dead Caesar’s wounds,And dip their napkins in his sacred blood,Yea, beg a hair of him for memory,And, dying, mention it within their wills,Bequeathing it as a rich legacyUnto their issue.
Read the passage.A spring is a body of water that forms when groundwater gathers on the Earth’s surface. A lake is a body of water that is surrounded by land on all sides. Some lakes are springs, but not all. The springs in Florida are unique natural resources that should be protected at all costs.
Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and the information in the paragraph below it.Excerpt:ANTONY. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.The evil that men do lives after them;The good is oft interrèd with their bones.So let it be with Caesar.Background information:"The Evil That Men Do” is the title of a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The lyrics of the chorus say that people’s evil deeds live on.
Which sentence is written correctly?
Read the excerpt from “In Response to Executive Order 9066.”I am a fourteen-year-old girl with bad spellingand a messy room. If it helps any, I will tell youI have always felt funny using chopsticksand my favorite food is hot dogs.Read the excerpt from “Mericans.” Micaela, you may wait outside with Alfredito and Enrique. The awful grandmother says it all in Spanish, which I understand when I’m paying attention. “What?” I say, though it’s neither proper not polite.Which idea is true of the speakers in both excerpts?
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