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Read the introduction from an argumentative essay.Think about the number of chores you do in any given week. According to a recent newspaper article, robots may soon be doing your chores for you. Robots also may be taking over more "human” roles like teaching children and caring for older people. On the plus side, robots could make room for people to spend their time doing more interesting things, but having robots doing all the work has disadvantages, too.

A
provide a clear viewpoint.
B
use more informal language.
C
offer an alternative solution.
D
address the counterclaim.
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Which pair of words best describes the setting of Bilbo Baggins’ party?

A
close and dark
B
dank and cheerless
C
private and exclusive
D
grand and inclusive
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biasclaimevidencereason

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bias
B
claim
C
evidence
D
reason
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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)

A
word positions
B
center justification
C
capital letters
D
short lines
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Which line from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore is an example of personification?

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“She has no pride of dress and decoration.”
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“My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.”
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“O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet.”
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“like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.”
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One theme in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is "It is important to trust one’s instinct.”

A
“You have not forgot, sir, that at the time of the murder he had still the key with him?”
B
“This is beyond me, Poole,” said the lawyer. “Let us go back to the cabinet.”
C
“I’m book-learned enough for that; but a man has his feelings, and I give you my bible-word it was Mr. Hyde!”
D
“That is the same drug that I was always bringing him,” said Poole.
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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

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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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True or False:

T
T
F
F
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Which line best highlights Frodo’s loyal nature?

A
Frodo was the only one present who had said nothing.
B
He had enjoyed the joke, of course, even though he had been in the know.
C
[H]e realized suddenly that he loved the old hobbit dearly.
D
Frodo did not want to have any more to do with the party.
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Which excerpt from "Career Planning for High Schoolers" best shows that the author’s purpose is to inform the reader?

A
“I’ve always had a pretty clear idea of what I want to do,” says Megan Lovely, a high school senior who hopes to become a director someday.
B
“All your life you’ve been asked what you want to do when you grow up,” says Steve Schneider . . .
C
About two-thirds of high school graduates from the class of 2013 enrolled in college that fall, according to BLS . . .
D
Everyone’s career path is different, and there is no “right” way to start a career.
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Read this excerpt from "Ritmo/Rhythm” by Margarita Engle.Older cousins show me how to shake the mule’s quijada, to make the blunt teeth rattle.Guitars. Drums. Gourds. Sticks.A cow bell. A washboard. Pretty soon, we have a whole orchestra.

A
It builds momentum by demonstrating how the speaker respects the “older cousins.”
B
It places an emphasis on the materials the speaker is using to construct the “orchestra.”
C
It signals time passing by showing how “pretty soon” the speaker is able to collect many items.
D
It characterizes the setting as absurd as the speaker is using a “washboard” to make sound.
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Read the passage.To write a friendly letter, follow these instructions.1. Choose a style of paper that is appropriate for the person you are writing to.2. Begin with an informal greeting.3. Write out the body, including information you would like to share with the recipient and any questions you may have for them.4. Finish with a closing, such as "Yours truly.”5. Sign your name.

A
What is an example of an informal greeting?
B
Where can I purchase stylized paper?
C
Why do people enjoy receiving friendly letters?
D
What types of information are people interested in?
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best

T
The radio adaptation shares more factual information than the novel.
T
The radio adaptation shares more humorous insight than the novel.
T
The radio adaptation is more frenzied than the novel.
T
The radio adaptation is more cheerful than the novel.
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expositionclimaxsuspenseconflict

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exposition
B
climax
C
suspense
D
conflict
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Based on Poole’s behavior in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, readers can infer that he

A
is a loyal servant to Dr. Jekyll.
B
is actually working for Mr. Utterson.
C
wants to learn to be a doctor like Dr. Jekyll.
D
wants to learn to be a lawyer like Mr. Utterson.
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What would be the first step to take in summarizing the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

A
Identify the main events of Lanyon receiving the letter and Lanyon traveling to Hyde’s house to get the drawer.
B
Identify the details of Hyde’s physical appearance at Lanyon’s house and the contents of the drawer Lanyon retrieves.
C
Identify the characters of Jekyll, Hyde, and Lanyon and the settings of Hyde’s house and Lanyon’s house.
D
Identify the details in the letter that was sent to Lanyon and Lanyon’s reaction to the request in the letter.
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A student is studying by watching videos online and reading chapters from a textbook. Which modalities is the student using to gain information? Select two options.auditorygustatoryolfactorytactilevisual

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auditory
B
gustatory
C
olfactory
D
tactile
E
visual
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Read the graph.

Question illustration
A
cashiers
B
registered nurses
C
waiters and waitresses
D
customer service representatives
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Read the excerpt from "Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye.We called her son, I spoke with him in English. I told him I would stay with his mother till we got on the plane and ride next to her. She talked to him. Then we called her other sons just for the fun of it. Then we called my dad and he and she spoke for a while in Arabic and found out of course they had ten shared friends. Then I thought just for the heck of it why not call some Palestinian poets I know and let them chat with her? This all took up two hours.(Naomi Shihab Nye, "Gate A-4" from Honeybee. Copyright © 2008 by Naomi Shihab Nye. Reprinted with permission. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)

A
meter, as the speaker uses a rhythm of syllables to stress her connection with the woman
B
refrain, as the speaker repeats an emotional sentiment to show her feelings for the woman
C
plot, as the speaker catalogues the different ways she interacts with the woman
D
rhyme, as the speaker uses a pattern to show her appreciation for the woman
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Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.The rosy man had grown pale; his flesh had fallen away; he was visibly balder and older; and yet it was not so much these tokens of a swift physical decay that arrested the lawyer’s notice, as a look in the eye and quality of manner that seemed to testify to some deep-seated terror of the mind.

A
Lanyon struggled with the burden of the information he had about Jekyll.
B
Lanyon worried about whether Utterson would prove trustworthy.
C
Lanyon feared that Jekyll would kill him before he could say anything.
D
Lanyon fought with Jekyll over whether to tell Utterson anything.

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