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Read the short speech.Operating a motor vehicle requires a driver’s undivided attention. Navigating the roads, attending to road signs, and anticipating the behavior of others demands focus. Young drivers must ignore distractions that hinder their concentration, such as texting. Texting while driving is a blindfold that obstructs views and destroys caution. In the worst situations, it leads to destruction and can be fatal.

A
“a driver’s undivided attention”
B
“anticipating the behavior of others”
C
“young drivers must ignore distractions”
D
“texting while driving is a blindfold”
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Read the sentence.Digestion is divided into four parts, ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.

A
add a colon after “divided”
B
add a colon after “is”
C
remove the comma after “absorption”
D
change the comma after “parts” to a colon
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.He had seen the island from the far ledges, standing with his father and Sheriff Elwell and Deacon Hurd and everyone else important in the town. A stony beach, a stony ledge or two, some pines—a few toppled over with their heads in the water, a few tilted, most of them still straight. There had seemed nothing on the island that would set anyone but a gull to wishing that he could live there.But coming on it now, from the water, with Lizzie stroking and angling her way to the point, Turner felt as if he was on the brink of a discovery. . . . Turner felt the world moving slowly and anciently beneath him, and he began to sway back and forth with the waves, with the trees, with the rolling globe itself.

A
the Phippsburg townspeople, who do not think much of Malaga Island, and Turner, who comes to love the island.
B
Turner’s father, the sheriff, and the deacon, who all have opposing views of Malaga Island.
C
the townspeople who live on the side of Phippsburg facing Malaga Island and the townspeople who live on the other side of the town.
D
Turner, who lives in the town of Phippsburg, and Lizzie Bright, who lives with her grandfather on Malaga Island.
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Which transitional words show cause and effect? Select 4 options.sothusfirstfinallythereforeconsequently

A
so
B
thus
C
first
D
finally
E
therefore
F
consequently
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Read the excerpt from The Code Book.A theoretical breakthrough would be a fundamentally new way of finding Alice's private key. Alice's private key consists of p and q, and these are found by factoring the public key, N. The standard approach is to check each prime number one at a time to see if it divides into N, but we know that this takes an unreasonable amount of time.

A
The author uses a narrative style to explain encryption.
B
The author includes several historical narratives.
C
The author adds many interesting descriptive details.
D
The author writes with great scientific detail.
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Which pieces of textual evidence support the inference that the codebook was of high importance? Select 2 options.

A
On several occasions Room 40 received an unexpected but welcome gift when a German codebook was recovered after a sea battle and presented to the British code breakers.
B
One such gift was a codebook from the German ship Magdeburg, a light cruiser that ran aground on an island off of Finland.
C
When Russian ships quickly bore down on the cruiser, the captain of the stranded ship immediately did what all naval officers were taught to do: he ordered his signalman to bring him the ship's codebook so he could throw the book, wrapped in lead covers, into the sea.
D
But before the signalman could deliver the book to his captain, he was killed by Russian guns.
E
When the Russians recovered his body, the sailor was still clutching the codebook in his arms.
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.He spread his arms wide against the ocean sounds: the rush of the waves, the manic giggles of the gulls, the sighing of the sea breeze against the granite. He put his back to all of Phippsburg—Lord, to the entire continent—till with a shrug he sloughed off its heavy stillness and looked for a way to climb down to the water. . . . [F]inally he was down on the beach, breathing hard and deep, like something that was only just coming alive and drinking in the liquid air for the first delicious time.

A
Turner feels stifled in the town but free in the open air of the beach.
B
Turner feels used to the town but unsure of himself on the beach.
C
Turner feels there is a lot to do in the town but not much to do at the beach.
D
Turner feels criticized by people in the town but criticized by God at the beach.
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deviceopinionreasonfallacy

A
device
B
opinion
C
reason
D
fallacy
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Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".Pyramus had lefta little later than his Thisbe had,and he could see what surely were the tracksof a wild beast left clearly on deep dust.His face grew ashen. And when he had foundthe bloodstained shawl, he cried: "Now this same nightwill see two lovers lose their lives: she wasthe one more worthy of long life: it's Iwho bear the guilt for this.

A
Because Pyramus does not see the beast, readers fear confrontation.
B
Because Pyramus does not see the beast, he believes he is lost.
C
Because Pyramus is late, he misunderstands Thisbe’s situation.
D
Because Pyramus is late, readers question his devotion.
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game.""I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a grisly joke.""Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting.""Hunting? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder."The general laughed with entire good nature. He regarded Rainsford quizzically. "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war—""Did not make me condone cold-blooded murder," finished Rainsford stiffly.

A
Zaroff has no conscience, while Rainsford does have a conscience.
B
Zaroff is an enthusiastic hunter, while Rainsford is indifferent to hunting.
C
Zaroff is an inconsiderate host, while Rainsford is a very good guest.
D
Zaroff has little hunting experience, while Rainsford has a lot.
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Which are examples of an expository writing style? Select 3 options.More than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day, and they are all vulnerable to interception.Other attacks include the use of viruses and Trojan horses.But how can you bury a mountain of soil? Before long, the army engineers came up with a plan that would allow them to do just that.Only a small fraction of the information flowing around the world is securely encrypted.Hall well understood the gamble the Germans were taking.When the war began, Elizabeth Van Lew was considered a southern "spinster."

A
More than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day, and they are all vulnerable to interception.
B
Other attacks include the use of viruses and Trojan horses.
C
But how can you bury a mountain of soil? Before long, the army engineers came up with a plan that would allow them to do just that.
D
Only a small fraction of the information flowing around the world is securely encrypted.
E
Hall well understood the gamble the Germans were taking.
F
When the war began, Elizabeth Van Lew was considered a southern "spinster."
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Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech.In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

A
teach a lesson about financial responsibility.
B
illustrate the idea of demanding what one is due.
C
provide information about American economics.
D
suggest ways to pursue the American dream.
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Abigail is writing a comparative essay about two books. She would like to write an in-depth analysis of each book and then compare them.

A
point-by-point
B
blocking
C
chronological
D
numeric
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Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University.But I hope you know I go on about these things not simply to extol the virtues of my own country but to speak to the true greatness of the heart and soul of your land. Who, after all, needs to tell the land of Dostoyevsky about the quest for truth, the home of Kandinsky and Scriabin about imagination, the rich and noble culture of the Uzbek man of letters Alisher Navoi about beauty and heart? The great culture of your diverse land speaks with a glowing passion to all humanity.

A
Reagan uses allusion to remind his audiences of Russian authors whose writings support his argument.
B
Reagan uses a bandwagon appeal as he persuades his audience that great literature is popular worldwide.
C
Procatalepsis is used by Reagan as he counters arguments his audience may have against freedom.
D
Repetition is used by Reagan to convince his audience to read the works of classic Russian writers.
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Read the sentence.The harsh wind scoured the scant remaining leaves from the trees, and a desolate landscape remained in its wake.

A
a coordinating conjunction.
B
a dependent clause.
C
an independent clause.
D
a subordinating conjunction.
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Read the sentence.I had to prove my identity to gain entrance to the building I was required to fill out an impressive number of forms.

A
I had to prove my identity to gain entrance to the building, I was required to fill out an impressive number of forms.
B
I had to prove my identity to gain entrance to the building; I was required to fill out an impressive number of forms.
C
I had to prove my identity, to gain entrance to the building I was required to fill out an impressive number of forms.
D
I had to prove my identity: to gain entrance to the building I was required to fill out an impressive number of forms.
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Which sentence is the best hook for a speech about saving sea turtles?

A
Some sea turtles have yellow shells, while others have green or black shells.
B
In which ocean can sea turtles be found?
C
Sea turtles have populated Earth’s oceans for more than 100 million years.
D
Are shellfish part of the sea turtle’s diet?
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direct characterizationindirect characterizationdirect developmentindirect development

A
direct characterization
B
indirect characterization
C
direct development
D
indirect development
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Cynthia is writing a fictionalized story about the real life of a nurse. She used a scene from her favorite television sitcom as the source material for her research on the life of nurses.

A
The teacher will say that Cynthia did not make a good choice in source material because a nonfiction source would be more reliable.
B
The teacher will say that Cynthia made a good choice in source materials because a fictional source is reliable.
C
The teacher will say that Cynthia did not make a good choice in source material but it doesn’t matter because fiction doesn’t require source material.
D
The teacher will say that Cynthia made a good choice in source materials but it doesn’t matter because fiction doesn’t require nonfiction source material.
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President Reagan’s speech was mainly written to

A
persuade the audience.
B
educate the audience.
C
entertain the audience.
D
inform the audience.

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