Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 1

Which sentence should be revised to avoid a misconception?

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To be a successful actor, you must live in Los Angeles.

Question 2

Which statement about Pat Mora’s essay "The Leader in the Mirror" is correct?

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Although only a small number personally attended Mora’s speech, many more people can access her written essay.

Question 3

To summarize a text means to succinctly state the

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central ideas of the text using one’s own words.

Question 4

Jerome wants to write a paper about the cardiovascular system.

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www.UJSU/heartandblood.edu

Question 5

A summary of an informational text must show the relationship between the author’s viewpoint and the

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information presented.

Question 6

Read the excerpt from "Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye.And I looked around that gate of late and weary ones and I thought, This is the world I want to live in. The shared world. Not a single person in that gate—once the crying of confusion stopped—seemed apprehensive about any other person. They took the cookies. I wanted to hug all those other women, too.(Naomi Shihab Nye, "Gate A-4" from Honeybee. Copyright © 2008 by Naomi Shihab Nye. Reprinted with permission. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)

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capital letters

Question 7

True or False:

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T

Question 8

Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. A bad usage can spread by tradition and imitation, even among people who should and do know better. The debased language that I have been discussing is in some ways very convenient. Phrases like a not unjustifiable assumption, leaves much to be desired, would serve no good purpose, a consideration which we should do well to bear in mind, are a continuous temptation, a packet of aspirins always at one’s elbow.

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examples

Question 9

Read the excerpt from a high school newspaper.At yesterday’s debate, tensions were high as the teams waited for Mia Song to state the resolution. Despite the short prep time, Washington team members Enzo Garcia and Nicole Marconi had no problem speaking first, explaining their support for recent actions in the Middle East. The Taft team went second, making a strong counterclaim, but their argument didn’t have as much supporting evidence. There was a tense hush while the judges deliberated, followed by cheers and applause when Washington won.

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the Taft team

Question 10

Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.To begin with, it has nothing to do with archaism, with the salvaging of obsolete words and turns of speech, or with the setting-up of a "standard-English” which must never be departed from. On the contrary, it is especially concerned with the scrapping of every word or idiom which has outworn its usefulness. It has nothing to do with correct grammar and syntax, which are of no importance so long as one makes one’s meaning clear, or with the avoidance of Americanisms, or with having what is called a "good prose style.” On the other hand it is not concerned with fake simplicity and the attempt to make written English colloquial.

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Orwell’s purpose is to persuade readers to use simple language in political writing. He achieves this by discouraging the use of worn-out words and phrases.

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