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Speaking and Listening: Formal Debate — Cumulative exam Answers

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The Harvesters by Bruegel

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the laborers involved in the corn harvest
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the profit gained from the corn harvest
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the land owner’s management of the harvest
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the steps involved in the harvesting of corn
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What details can be observed in the painting? Select 3 options.

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an unclean floor
B
injured men
C
surgical tables
D
dazed expressions
E
concerned relatives
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What components should be included in a persuasive letter? Select four answers. an apologya claimsupporting reasonsa legal disclaimersupporting evidencea counterclaim and a rebuttal

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an apology
B
a claim
C
supporting reasons
D
a legal disclaimer
E
supporting evidence
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a counterclaim and a rebuttal
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Read the persuasive conclusion.Gardening can enhance lives and provide nourishment. Time spent outside in a garden boosts the body’s immune system, and a garden’s harvest can be a healthy, cost-saving supplement to any diet.

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The sun is a natural source of vitamin D, an essential nutrient for good health.
B
When tending your garden, use natural pesticides instead of chemicals.
C
Consider starting your own garden with some of your favorite vegetable seeds.
D
Despite the challenges of insects and blight, gardening is a simple hobby.
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Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.that began with Caedmon’s raceless dew, and is endingin the alleys of Brixton, burning like Turner’s ships.

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The speaker thinks Turner was a bad artist.
B
The speaker knows a lot about historical ships.
C
The speaker has knowledge of famous British artists.
D
The speaker dislikes most paintings by Turner.
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looks at an objectresearches an objectperceives a topicprovides evidence for a topic

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looks at an object
B
researches an object
C
perceives a topic
D
provides evidence for a topic
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Read the excerpt from "Early Victorian Tea Set.” Among the upper classes, tea had been popular since before 1700. It received celebrity endorsement from Charles II’s queen, Catherine of Braganza, and from Queen Anne. It came from China, it was expensive, refreshingly bitter and drunk in tiny cups without milk or sugar. People kept their tea in locked tea caddies, as if it were a drug; for those who could afford it, it often was. In the 1750s Samuel Johnson confessed himself a happy addict:A hardened and shameless tea drinker, who has for twenty years diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant, whose kettle scarcely has time to cool, who with Tea amuses the evening, with Tea solaces the midnights, and with Tea welcomes the morning.

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The author explains how tea was popular among the upper class. He quotes Samuel Johnson to illustrate its popularity.
B
The author explains how addictive tea can become. He quotes Samuel Johnson to warn against tea addiction.
C
Tea is bitter but can be improved with milk and sugar.
D
Tea should be locked in caddies for a longer shelf life.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.The slit drum began its life in Central Africa, in the region where Sudan and the Congo share a frontier, and it would have been part of the court orchestra of a powerful chief... The flanks of the drum have been carved to different thicknesses, so that a skilled drummer with a traditional drumstick can produce at least two tones and as many as four distinct pitches.

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It would signal to the listener that more important ideas about the slit drum’s history would be coming in the next section.
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It would emphasize to the listener how different drums and other musical instruments sounded like in the past.
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It would make the listener more able to feel the same emotions as the people who had heard the drums in the past.
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It would make it easier for the listener to duplicate the sounds the drums made on his or her own musical instruments.
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Read the graph.

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cashiers
B
registered nurses
C
waiters and waitresses
D
customer service representatives
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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 . . .
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Everyone’s career path is different, and there is no “right” way to start a career.
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counterclaimdebaterebuttalresolution

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counterclaim
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debate
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rebuttal
D
resolution
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In "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," Williams describes the scene in a painting. How does Auden treat the same subject in "Musée des Beaux Arts"?

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Auden offers more background information about Icarus in mythology.
B
Auden offers criticism of Icarus’s self-centered behavior and demise.
C
Auden’s offers other literary examples of egotistical characters.
D
Auden offers multiple examples of people ignoring momentous events.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.This suffragette coin stands for all those who fought for the right to vote. Recent objects have been about nineteenth-century mass production and mass consumption – this one is about the rise of mass political engagement.

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after "This suffragette."
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after "Recent objects."
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before "mass consumption."
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before "this one is about."
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Which excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring shows an element of fantasy?

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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 excerpt from "Hokusai's The Great Wave” by Neil MacGregor.Here’s a snatch of the letter from the president of the United States that Perry delivered to the Japanese emperor:Many of the large ships-of-war destined to visit Japan have not yet arrived in these seas, and the undersigned, as an evidence of his friendly intentions, has brought but four of the smaller ones, designing, should it become necessary, to return to Edo in the ensuing spring with a much larger force. But it is expected that the government of your imperial majesty will render such return unnecessary, by acceding at once to the very reasonable and pacific overtures contained in the president’s letter . . .This was textbook gunboat diplomacy, and it worked. Japanese resistance melted, and very quickly the Japanese embraced the new economic model, becoming energetic players in the international markets they had been forced to join. They began to think differently about the sea that surrounded them, and their awareness of the possible opportunities in the world beyond grew fast.

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to show how strongly the American president insisted Japan participate in international trade
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to show how the Japanese government isolated the country from trade with other nations
C
to educate readers about traditional art in Japan
D
to educate readers about American ships near Japan
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Which statement about Pat Mora’s essay "The Leader in the Mirror" is correct?

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Mora’s essay reports on a local speech she heard.
B
Mora’s essay reports on education in El Paso.
C
Although only a small number can read Mora’s essay, many listeners were able to attend the speech in person.
D
Although only a small number personally attended Mora’s speech, many more people can access her written essay.
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What is the purpose of a persuasive letter?

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to demonstrate the steps in a process
B
to inform readers about meaningful research
C
to convince readers to take action or support a cause
D
to explain a societal problem that needs to be addressed
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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”
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“spiritual”
C
“kingdom”
D
“concerned”
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Read the table of contents and sample page from a procedural text.

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shop on a budget.
B
obtain a job as a chef.
C
write a cookbook.
D
become a better cook.
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Which sentence contains the best example of alliteration?

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Ten pieces of paper were placed upon the platter.
B
Each child stood up as the teacher entered the room.
C
At the break of day, the hikers packed their backpacks.
D
Elton parked his car away from the busy market.

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