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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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Read the claim.The way to improve education is to divide schools by gender, so that males and females are taught separately.

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If students spend even 10% of their time being distracted by the opposite gender, then that is just silly.
B
My dad has been a teacher since 1993, and I think he does fine teaching in a school that has only male students.
C
At least 50% of my class is the opposite gender, and the amount of time they are distracted by the opposite sex is minimal.
D
A 1993 study showed that teachers tend to favor males over females, thereby creating an inequality in mixed-gender schools.
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Luiza is writing this paragraph about Sudanese Slit Drum.In "Sudanese Slit Drum,” Neil MacGregor traces the origins of a slit drum from Central Africa. He uses the drum to trace the Sudanese struggle for independence and to explain the battle that Kitchener’s Anglo-Egyptian army fought against the Sudanese.

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detailed description.
B
informal viewpoint.
C
objective summary.
D
personal opinion.
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Read the excerpt from "Digging."My father, digging. I look down

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The alliteration connects the speaker inside the house to his father outside.
B
The alliteration allows the reader to imagine all of the actions performed by the father.
C
The alliteration emphasizes the history of the speaker’s family.
D
The alliteration makes the speaker appear unsatisfied with his life as a writer.
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Read the excerpt from Sudanese Slit Drum.It is another document of the enduring geopolitical fault-line around the Nile cataracts that we have encountered twice before: in the sphinx of Taharqo (Chapter 22) and the head of Augustus (Chapter 35). This drum is part of the history of indigenous African culture, of the East African slave trade centred on Khartoum, and of the European scramble for Africa at the end of the nineteenth century.

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viewpoint.
B
summary.
C
source.
D
detail.
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Which sentence should be revised to include commas to set off a nonrestrictive element?

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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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Read this conclusion.When people carelessly discard plastic, the world’s oceans suffer. Marine life must share space with water bottles and sandwich bags. Sea creatures often mistake plastic waste for food, and they suffer dire consequences. Do not contribute to this growing problem.

A
Make an effort to properly dispose of plastic trash and recyclables.
B
There is a growing island of plastic waste off the coast of California.
C
Plastic waste is not easily biodegradable, and it stays in the ecosystem.
D
Study the ocean and learn about the needs of endangered marine wildlife.
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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.

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“in” and “thy”
B
“my” and “I”
C
“poet’s” and “sight”
D
“vanity” and “feet”
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Select 5 options.Claims must always be supported by evidence such as

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facts.
B
opinions.
C
statistics.
D
quotations.
E
examples.
F
hypotheticals.
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Read this prompt.Create a multimedia presentation about curfew laws for teenagers. Use research and evidence to support your opinion. Use persuasive techniques and a variety of visual aids in your presentation.

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Many towns have curfew laws requiring teenagers to be home at a given hour.
B
Curfew laws often allow for exceptions, such as traveling home from work.
C
Curfew laws are ineffective and costly, and they should be abolished.
D
There is no way I will ever adhere to our town’s curfew laws.
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Read the excerpt from H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.It was such a gradual movement that he discovered it only through noticing that a black mark that had been near him five minutes ago was now at the other side of the circumference. Even then he scarcely understood what this indicated, until he heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so. Then the thing came upon him in a flash. The cylinder was artificial—hollow—with an end that screwed out! Something within the cylinder was unscrewing the top!

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providing researched facts.
B
using vivid sensory details.
C
citing the cylinder's dimensions.
D
offering convincing arguments.
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Which persuasive techniques are used in this poster? Select 2 options.

A
glittering generalities about the viewer
B
a simple solution to a problem
C
fear over a possible outcome
D
association with a positive idea
E
nostalgia that helps people recall the past
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Read the passage.(1) I think that schools should switch from using paper textbooks to using computer tablets. (2) Textbooks were effective in the pre-digital age, but now we live in a technology-based society, so schools need to get with the program and adopt a modern approach to learning. (3) In fact, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission said that "it’s time for the next stage” of learning with tablets and pointed out how textbooks are often out of date. (4) Opponents argue that tablets aren’t a good choice because initially they’re very expensive. (5) The secretary of education pointed out that tablets can be updated regularly, which saves money in the long run. (6) Not to mention the pluses of having the latest and greatest info! (7) Many experts agree that switching to tablets is important for the future of education.

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sentence 1.
B
sentence 3.
C
sentence 5.
D
sentence 6.
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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.

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It introduces upcoming sections of the text.
B
It restates the previous section of the text.
C
It summarizes the primary focus of information in the text.
D
It provides examples to help clarify information in the text.
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Read the last stanza of "Mutability.”It is the same!—For, be it joy or sorrow, The path of its departure still is free: Man’s yesterday may ne’er be like his morrow; Nought may endure but Mutability.

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Poetry is an expression of the imagination.
B
Poetry can make all things more beautiful.
C
Life is fleeting and constantly changing.
D
Life is filled with a wide range of emotions.
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Read the excerpt from "Digging."The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft Against the inside knee was levered firmly.

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comfort
B
roughness
C
sadness
D
perfection
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Which details from the excerpt provide more information about Shelley’s idea that poetry "makes immortal all that is best and most beautiful in the world”? Select 3 options.

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arrests the vanishing apparitions
B
which haunt the interlunations of life
C
sends them forth among mankind, bearing sweet news
D
to those with whom their sisters abide
E
no portal of expression from the caverns of the spirit
F
redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man
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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.

A
The varied structure serves to keep the audience alert and engaged.
B
The consistent structure emphasizes Roosevelt’s expectations for farmers.
C
The varied structure reflects the various ways the food could be used.
D
The consistent structure reinforces how the food sent abroad should be used.
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Which statements are true of both a political speech and a printed political advertisement? Select 3 options.

A
They utilize diction as rhetoric.
B
They employ parallelism.
C
They seek to inspire.
D
They use colors and images.
E
They attempt to persuade.
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Carmelo is writing a thesis for a media analysis essay.The Recycling Commission says in its posters that viewers will make a better world by correctly recycling items in their homes.

A
The Recycling Commission suggests in its posters that viewers can help create a safer, more sustainable world by properly sorting their cans, bottles, and paper goods for pickup.
B
The Recycling Commission shows in its posters that recycling will make the world a better, healthier place, and asks that viewers take the same point of view.
C
The Recycling Commission expresses through its posters that it is possible to live in a safer, better world through proper recycling, because recycling is a key part of helping the environment.
D
The Recycling Commission shows photographs of people sorting through their cans, bottles, and paper goods to emphasize how easy it is to sort them for pickup.

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