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Part 3: Using Media to Extend Understanding of an Informational Text — Cumulative exam Answers

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Read the excerpt from "Digging."By God, the old man could handle a spade.

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It connects the man to the spade and the act of digging in the dirt.
B
It makes the act of cutting turf look like a quick and easy job.
C
It draws a link between the speaker and his father.
D
It emphasizes that the speaker himself is not a farmer.
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Read the excerpt from "Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans.”All European visitors were struck by the Oba’s position as both the spiritual and the secular head of the kingdom, and the Benin brass plaques are principally concerned with praising him.

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“visitors”
B
“spiritual”
C
“kingdom”
D
“concerned”
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Read the sentence.If writers want to reach more readers, you can write a blog.

A
he
B
I
C
they
D
us
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The radio adaptation shares more factual information than the novel.
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The radio adaptation shares more humorous insight than the novel.
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The radio adaptation is more frenzied than the novel.
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The radio adaptation is more cheerful than the novel.
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accurately portrayshumorously critiquesscientifically studiesmathematically measures

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accurately portrays
B
humorously critiques
C
scientifically studies
D
mathematically measures
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To critique society is to examine it in order to

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state a fact.
b
break a rule.
g
give an opinion.
p
provide evidence.
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one narrator, past tense
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one narrator, present tense
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many speakers, past tense
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many speakers, present tense
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Read the poems.What motif is addressed in both forms of poetry?

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romance
B
the ocean
C
the outdoors
D
death
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Which pair of words best describes the setting of Bilbo Baggins’ party?

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close and dark
B
dank and cheerless
C
private and exclusive
D
grand and inclusive
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Read the paragraph.Students enrolled in Physics 101 were asked to assemble wooden cars to demonstrate the principles of friction. The cars began as uniform kits, each containing a four-inch block of wood, four wheels, and two metal rods. Students carved, assembled, painted, and embellished their creations. In the end, there was an impressive line-up of mini racers with sleek, sanded bodies. They represented every color of the rainbow, with racing stripes and lightning bolts adorning many.

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to develop the central idea of the principles of friction
B
to establish the importance of learning higher-level science
C
to describe students’ cars to help readers visualize them
D
to explain the importance of the students’ creations
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Which excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring shows an element of fantasy?

A
There was a splendid supper for everyone; for everyone, that is, except those invited to the special family dinner-party. This was held in the great pavilion with the tree.
B
Bilbo left his place and went and stood on a chair under the illuminated tree. The light of the lanterns fell on his beaming face; the golden buttons shone on his embroidered silk waistcoat.
C
They all feared that a song or some poetry was now imminent; and they were getting bored. Why couldn’t he stop talking and let them drink his health?
D
He stepped down and vanished. There was a blinding flash of light, and the guests all blinked. When they opened their eyes Bilbo was nowhere to be seen.
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Read the passage.H. G. Wells was a scientist and a writer. He used his knowledge of science to create realistic works of fiction that fascinated readers. His novel The War of the Worlds gained fame when it was adapted for radio.

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to entertain readers with a story about H. G. Wells
B
to inform readers about H. G. Wells’s writing
C
to entertain readers with an excerpt from a novel
D
to persuade readers to read science fiction
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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s State of the Union address and the poster below it.As spokesmen for the United States Government, you and I take off our hats to those responsible for our American production—to the owners, managers, and supervisors, to the draftsmen and the engineers, and to the workers—men and women—in factories and arsenals and shipyards and mines and mills and forests—and railroads and on highways.

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The poster’s images feature the male factory workers more prominently and almost hides the female worker in the background, while the speech specifically acknowledges both male and female workers equally.
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The poster’s images merely suggest that factory work is a thankless job, whereas the speech specifically acknowledges that it is.
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The poster’s images portray a variety of different industries, whereas the speech acknowledges only those who work in factories.
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The poster’s images clearly illustrate that factory work is a vital job, whereas the speech barely acknowledges its significance.
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What must a reader do to analyze diction? Check all that apply.identify rhyme schemerecognize important wordsdetermine the denotation of each wordidentify the connotations of wordsdetermine the main idea of the poem

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identify rhyme scheme
B
recognize important words
C
determine the denotation of each word
D
identify the connotations of words
E
determine the main idea of the poem
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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s State of the Union address.We take off our hats to all the loyal, anonymous, untiring men and women who have worked in private employment and in Government and who have endured rationing and other stringencies with good humor and good will.Yes, we take off our hats to all Americans who have contributed so magnificently to our common cause.

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The use of strong descriptors helps the audience better visualize the citizens being described.
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The use of strong descriptors makes everyday citizens sound like accomplished heroes.
T
The use of strong descriptors stresses the idea that all citizens should act in the same manner.
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The use of strong descriptors helps to clarify exactly whom Roosevelt is praising with his words.
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Read this sentence from a report on Oscar Wilde.Oscar Wilde uses humor to critique society and show that there is too much concern about coming from a proper family.

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“Where did the charitable gentleman who had a first-class ticket for this seaside resort find you?”
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“Yes, Lady Bracknell. I was in a hand-bag—a somewhat large, black leather hand-bag, with handles to it—an ordinary hand-bag in fact.”
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“To be born, or at any rate bred, in a hand-bag, whether it had handles or not, seems to me to display a contempt for the ordinary decencies of family life . . .”
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“May I ask you then what you would advise me to do? I need hardly say I would do anything in the world to ensure Gwendolen’s happiness.”
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Read the excerpt from "Digging."The cold smell of potato mould, the squelch and slap Of soggy peat, the curt cuts of an edge Through living roots awaken in my head.But I've no spade to follow men like them.Read the haiku by Bashō. Sickly,but somehow the chrysanthemum is budding. How do the senses used in the excerpt from "Digging" and the haiku affect a reader's understanding and interpretation of each?

A
The excerpt from “Digging” relies much more heavily on images of nature to convey its main idea than the haiku does.
B
The excerpt from “Digging” uses lines of equal length throughout, while the lines of the haiku are of varying lengths.
C
The excerpt from “Digging” discusses the relationship between writing and farming, while the haiku only discusses nature.
D
The excerpt from “Digging” focuses on sound devices to reveal its story, while the haiku focuses on visual imagery.
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Ari is revising her essay to include more precise language. Which words should she replace? Select 3 options.specific wordsmisused wordsrepeated wordsvague wordsscientific words

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specific words
m
misused words
r
repeated words
v
vague words
s
scientific words
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How do text features contribute to a text’s structure? Check all that apply.by offering supplemental informationby stating counterclaimsby providing organizationby offering a bibliographyby reinforcing ideas

A
by offering supplemental information
B
by stating counterclaims
C
by providing organization
D
by offering a bibliography
E
by reinforcing ideas
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Read the excerpt from "A Defence of Poetry.”There is this difference between a story and a poem, that a story is a catalogue of detached facts, which have no other connexion than time, place, circumstance, cause and effect; the other is the creation of actions according to the unchangeable forms of human nature, as existing in the mind of the Creator, which is itself the image of all other minds. The one is partial, and applies only to a definite period of time, and a certain combination of even

e
exists only in one’s mind.
c
contains a wealth of facts.
e
expresses a universal truth.
d
describes a specific event.

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