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Cory is responding to the writing prompt below.Examine a Department of Education advertising campaign that promotes literacy. Analyze the campaign to discover the target audience and the advertising techniques used. Then evaluate the effectiveness of these advertising techniques. Write a formal essay in which you explain how the advertising campaign effectively promotes literacy to a range of audiences. Which is the best main topic for his response essay?

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a summary of the goals of the Department of Education
B
a description of the advertising campaign’s target audience
C
an analysis of the impact of the advertising campaign
D
an argument for why literacy is important
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Read the two excerpts about Pilar from Dreaming in Cuban.Excerpt 1: They called me brujita, little witch. I stared at them, tried to make them go away.Excerpt 2: Another woman, an elderly mulatta, claimed that her hair was falling out from the menacing stares the baby gave her. Which statement is the best synthesis for the two excerpts?

A
Most Cuban women rely on the services of nannies when raising their children.
B
Supernatural experiences are frequently dismissed as being coincidental in Cuban culture.
C
Inexplicable events are sometimes interpreted as supernatural experiences in Cuban culture.
D
Many Cuban children remember the earliest events of their childhood.
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Read the excerpt from Black Boy.Then my father was called; he came forward jauntily, smiling. He tried to kiss my mother, but she turned away from him. I only heard one sentence of what he said.“I’m doing all I can, Your Honor,” he mumbled, grinning.In this excerpt, how does Wright convey his father’s attitude and beliefs?

A
He depicts his father’s carefree, dismissive behavior.
B
He describes a scene in which his father shows affection.
C
He suggests that his father was unable to feel true joy.
D
He indicates that he truly believes his father’s words.
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Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. How does King support this claim in the rest of his letter?

A
by providing examples of recent nonviolent sit-ins
B
by quoting Socrates and establishing historical precedent
C
by chronicling the history of violent tension throughout the South
D
by presenting a visual image of a world in which equality reigns
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Read the excerpt from Chad’s letter to his supervisor at work about receiving a raise.I do a decent job on all of my work and pay attention to detail.Which is the best revision of the underlined portion of the sentence?

A
I do a fairly good job
B
I do an okay job
C
I do a thorough job
D
no change
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Read the passage from Etiquette, by Emily Post.New York's bad manners are often condemned and often very deservedly. Even though the cause is carelessness rather than intentional indifference, the indifference is no less actual and the rudeness inexcusable.What is the closest meaning of the underlined phrase as it used in the excerpt?

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carefully scrutinized
B
justifiably criticized
C
undeniably improper
D
thoroughly convincing
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Read the excerpt from “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.”For me, reading has always been a path toward liberation and fulfillment. To learn to read is to start down the road of liberation, a road which should be accessible to everyone. No one has the right to keep you from reading, and yet that is what is happening in many areas in this country today. There are those who think they know best what we should read. These censors are at work in all areas of our daily lives.Which best describes how Anaya uses rhetorical appeal to convince readers that censors want to limit what people can read?

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Anaya speaks about everyone’s right to read what they choose in order to appeal to the reader’s sense of fairness.
B
Anaya presents documented facts about censors’ motivations in order to appeal to the reader’s sense of logic.
C
Anaya discusses his lifelong love of reading in order to establish his expertise for the reader on the topic of censorship.
D
Anaya refrains from stating a direct opinion in order to allow the reader to form one based on evidence from many areas of the country.
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Read the excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko’s story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds."Leon knocked at the old carved door with its symbols of the Lamb. While he waited he looked up at the twin bells from the king of Spain with the last sunlight pouring around them in their tower.What does the image of the Lamb above the priest’s door symbolize?

A
The Lamb symbolizes the traditions of the Catholic Church.
B
The Lamb symbolizes the sheep raised by the Pueblo people.
C
The Lamb symbolizes the gentleness of the Pueblo people.
D
The Lamb symbolizes the virtues valued in Pueblo culture.
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Read the sentence.The speaker of Okita’s poem tries to present herself in ways that have little to do with her customs.Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary?

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The speaker of Okita’s poem has a go at painting herself in ways that have little to do with her background.
B
The speaker of Okita’s poem has a crack at describing herself in ways that have little to do with her stock.
C
The speaker of Okita’s poem makes an effort to show herself in ways that have little to do with her family.
D
The speaker of Okita’s poem attempts to characterize herself in ways that have little to do with her heritage.
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The speaker in "The Weary Blues" is most likely

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an audience member at a blues show.
B
a band member for a blues singer.
C
a contemporary blues critic.
D
a historian studying blues musicians.
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Which of the following is the most effective thesis statement?

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The Department of Education’s ad campaign promoting literacy is effective in a number of ways.
B
It uses a number of strong persuasive techniques to convince a wide audience of individuals that strong reading skills are of importance.
C
The literacy campaign by the Department of Education is effective because it appeals to a large general audience.
D
The Department of Education’s literacy advertising campaign uses several persuasive techniques to persuade a broad audience that strong reading skills are beneficial.
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Read the following writing prompt.Examine a Department of Education advertising campaign that promotes literacy. Analyze the campaign to discover the target audience and the advertising techniques used. Then evaluate the effectiveness of these advertising techniques. Write a formal essay in which you explain how the advertising campaign effectively promotes literacy to a range of audiences. Now, review the prompt for hints about the audience. Who will read your writing?

A
a general audience
B
fellow students
C
literacy specialists
D
only teachers
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Read the excerpt from Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban.The sunset flares behind a row of brownstones, linking them as if by a flaming ribbon. Lourdes massages her eyes and begins walking with legs that feel held by splints.“I’m glad to see you, Lourdes. Thank you for everything, hija, the hat, the cigars. You buried me like an Egyptian king, with all my valuables!” Jorge del Pino laughs.Lourdes perceives the faint scent of her father’s cigar . . .“Where are you, Papi?”The street is vacant, as if a force has absorbed all living things. Even the trees seem more shadow than substance.“Nearby,” her father says, serious now.The author uses magic realism by

A
revealing Jorge’s appreciation for his valued burial gifts.
B
describing the support for Lourdes’s unstable legs as she walks.
C
using words such as “flares,” “faint,” “vacant,” and “shadow.”
D
comparing the description of the setting sun with a flaming ribbon.
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According to Objectivism, man exists

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to succeed and gain wealth.
B
to serve a higher power.
C
for his own sake.
D
for no reason at all.
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Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.[T]here are findings below that the Negro and white schools involved have been equalized, or are being equalized, with respect to buildings, curricula, qualifications and salaries of teachers, and other "tangible" factors.The Supreme Court is most likely interested in these findings because it hopes to determine whether

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outdated schools can compete in modern society.
B
students of varying races have similar aptitudes.
C
teachers treat students of varying backgrounds equally.
D
separate systems of education can be equal.
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Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War.The discovery that the men we had scorned as peasant guerrillas were, in fact, a lethal, determined enemy and the casualty lists that lengthened each week with nothing to show for the blood being spilled broke our early confidence. According to the excerpt, the soldiers

A
felt that their efforts were not successful.
B
failed because of their lack of self-belief.
C
showed no apprehension about facing the enemy.
D
were proud of their own strength and determination.
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Which is the best definition of the term “magic realism”?

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a narrative genre of literature that takes ordinary events and makes them seem extraordinary to the reader
B
a narrative genre closely linked to nineteenth-century writers throughout the Americas and Europe
C
a narrative genre that can be traced to the history of European colonialism throughout the world
D
a narrative genre characterized by its use of fantastic or mythic elements in otherwise realistic fiction
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Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." “I think I’d make a good Handicapper General.”“Good as anybody else,” said George.“Who knows better’n I do what normal is?” said Hazel.“Right,” said George. He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison, but a twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that.How does the dialogue between George and Hazel develop Kurt Vonnegut’s message that advanced technology dehumanizes individuals?

A
Hazel and George do not discuss their feelings about the arrest of their son.
B
George thinks about their son who was recently taken to jail.
C
George agrees that Hazel would be a good Handicapper General.
D
Hazel believes that the Handicapper General is average.
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Read the excerpt from Anthem.Perhaps, in those days, there were a few among men, a few of clear sight and clean soul, who refused to surrender that word. What agony must have been theirs before that which they saw coming and could not stop! Which best describes how the words “clear sight and clean soul” reflect the philosophy of Objectivism?

A
They suggest that reality exists outside the mind, whether or not a person can perceive it.
B
They suggest that each person has a unique version of reality because it is based on individual perception.
C
They suggest that some people have supernatural abilities and can see the future.
D
They suggest that the ability to perceive reality does not exist in modern life because it was lost in the past.
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Read the excerpt from “In Response to Executive Order 9066.”I tell her she’s going bald. She tells me I copy on tests.We’re best friends.Read the excerpt from “Mericans.” “Girl. We can’t play with a girl.” Girl. It’s my brother’s favorite insult now instead of “sissy.” “You girl,” they yell at each other. “You throw that ball like a girl.”Which theme best describes the two passages?

A
In all cultures, children engage in complicated games.
B
In all cultures, children playfully taunt one another.
C
In all cultures, children engage in sibling rivalry.
D
In all cultures, children value sports and school.

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