Creating a Multimedia Presentation — Cumulative exam Answers

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Read this introduction to a magazine article.Headphones are everywhere! People are locked in their worlds of downloaded music, relying on their private music libraries for entertainment. In doing so, they are ignoring a diverse world of radio offerings that could enrich and entertain. Local radio stations provide music and news, while National Public Radio (NPR) broadcasts discourse and entertainment for all tastes.

A
examples of radio programs
B
safety tips for headphones
C
suggestions for music downloads
D
historical radio broadcasts
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Nila is preparing for an oral presentation. Which guidelines should she follow in preparation for answering questions at the end of her presentation? Check all that apply.She should provide brief, to-the-point answers to questions.She should give comprehensive, long-form answers to each question.She should refuse to address questions that are difficult.She should offer a resource when she does not know the answer.She should anticipate possible questions beforehand.She should pretend to know the answer to every question.

A
She should provide brief, to-the-point answers to questions.
B
She should give comprehensive, long-form answers to each question.
C
She should refuse to address questions that are difficult.
D
She should offer a resource when she does not know the answer.
E
She should anticipate possible questions beforehand.
F
She should pretend to know the answer to every question.
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Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."Today the citizens of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack. Terrorism has led to devastation—and unity.

A
Knowing that Quindlen has an Italian and Irish heritage helps the reader better understand her viewpoint, which is that all immigrants are the same.
B
Knowing that Quindlen compares the American people to a quilt helps the reader better understand her viewpoint of America as a melting pot.
C
Knowing that Quindlen lives in New York helps the reader understand that she lives in a multicultural environment.
D
Knowing that Quindlen wrote this piece after the 9/11 attacks helps readers understand her viewpoint, which is that tragedy unites people.
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Why are some words and phrases bolded in the Social Media Policy for Widget Corp document?

A
to explain what a section is mainly about
B
to highlight every detail of the document
C
to show the steps of a specific procedure
D
to organize key concepts in the document
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connotationdenotationmetaphortone

A
connotation
B
denotation
C
metaphor
D
tone
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opinionssuspensefactsencouragement

A
opinions
B
suspense
C
facts
D
encouragement
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Read the excerpt from "Clara Barton’s Childhood.”For several weeks the sound of hammer and saw had been heard on the Barton farm where a new barn was being built. The framework was almost up. David Barton and his little sister Clara, with a group of friends, were eagerly watching the carpenters, who were just fixing the high rafters to the ridge-pole."I dare you to climb to the top, Dave!" suddenly challenged a boy in the group.Almost before the challenge had been given, his coat was off, and he had started toward the new building amid a chorus of cries: "Good for you, Dave!" from the group of young spectators who were always thrilled by his daring exploits.

A
Children often participated in building barns.
B
Barn-building was entertaining for children.
C
The barn was a safe environment for children.
D
The barn was being built too quickly.
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Events that take the conflict to its highest point help to develop

A
reactions.
B
complications.
C
the resolution.
D
the climax.
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What is included in the synthesis of a text? Check all that apply.a discussion based on one source of informationinformation gathered from various sourcesa basic overview of the text’s central ideasconclusions drawn from combining informationnew insights into the topic being addressed

A
a discussion based on one source of information
B
information gathered from various sources
C
a basic overview of the text’s central ideas
D
conclusions drawn from combining information
E
new insights into the topic being addressed
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Which excerpt from Winona LaDuke’s "A Case for Waawaatesi” best appeals to readers’ logic?

A
Think of it this way, your ancestors navigated by the stars, and today most people won’t walk outside without a GPS. That’s a crazy loss of direction or skill at some level for sure.
B
Nocturnal animals sleep during the day and are active at night. Light pollution radically alters their world by turning night into day.
C
It’s things like frogs, who make it their business to croak at night, particularly when mating. Artificial lights disrupt their mojo and that means less frogs and reduced populations.
D
Migratory birds depend on cues from properly timed seasonal schedules. Artificial lights can cause them to migrate too early or too late and miss ideal climate conditions for nesting, foraging and other behaviors.
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Why did the velocipede stop gaining popularity in the United States and Europe? Check all that apply.

A
It was hard to ride.
B
It was patented.
C
It was very heavy.
D
It had a strange nickname.
E
It had design flaws.
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Read the excerpt from "A Case for Waawaatesi."Nocturnal animals sleep during the day and are active at night. Light pollution radically alters their world by turning night into day.

A
logos and reason.
B
ethos and credibility.
C
pathos and ethos.
D
logos and pathos.
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Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”A free bird leapson the back of the windand floats downstreamtill the current endsand dips his wingin the orange sun raysand dares to claim the sky.

A
It creates images of freedom.
B
It creates images of oppression.
C
It emphasizes a sense of fantasy.
D
It emphasizes a sense of arrogance.
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Read this excerpt from the employee handbook for Carey’s Sandwiches. The sublist under Number 1 provides information about

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A
helping customers order.
B
how to record customers’ orders.
C
encouraging customers to spend more money.
D
how to make customers order faster.
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Read the excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross.The conditions were so new to them that it was a relief to meet persons who had seen such things before. We were asked not only to act with them, but to assume charge of the administration of relief. This, of course, we would not do, but that we would meet with, counsel, and aid them in every way in our power, is needless to affirm. That we did do this, through every day of our stay of three months, not only our own conviction, but the unasked and unexpected testimony of both Galveston and the Legislature of the State of Texas, go to assure.

A
to emphasize Clara’s mission to assist rather than control
B
to highlight Clara’s talent for public speaking
C
to show why Clara asked politicians for financial support
D
to illustrate how resilient people are in the face of danger
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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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Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference.That night, Neto, Jesse, and another teammate walked into the coach's office and handed him their uniforms and pads. They explained why they were leaving and expected him to understand, but they were disappointed. "The coach said, 'Quitting will just make it worse,'" Neto remembers. "He said the fans would call us losers and quitters instead of respecting us. Nothing could convince him. After a while we just walked out." Now there was no turning back.

A
Neto has begun to dislike his football coach, who is offering no support to Neto’s cause.
B
Neto is fully committed to putting an end to the racist comments coming from the fans.
C
Neto realizes that there is no way of preventing the fans from making racist comments.
D
Neto realizes that quitting the football team is not an effective way of taking a stand against racism.
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Read the excerpt from Outcasts United.Luma pulled her Volkswagen Beetle into the center's parking lot on a sunny June afternoon in 2004, before her team's first tryouts. She wasn't sure what kind of response her flyers had generated among the boys in the complexes around Clarkston. They were naturally wary.But on the other side of town, Jeremiah Ziaty had no doubt about his enthusiasm for the new team. His mother was still at work when he set out from the family's apartment, a small backpack on his shoulder, ready to play.When Jeremiah arrived at the center, he joined twenty-two other boys on the small field behind the building.

A
The author is describing two plots at the same time before moving on with the chronological order of the story.
B
The author is describing one plot of the story so he can move the events along chronologically.
C
The author is describing several plots at the same time to avoid telling the story in chronological order.
D
The author is describing one plot of the story but not moving the events along in chronological order.
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Which sources are considered the most reliable sources when conducting research? Check all that apply..edu sites.org sitesblog siteswiki sitesgovernment sites

A
.edu sites
B
.org sites
C
blog sites
D
wiki sites
E
government sites
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Look at the image of the high wheeler.Read the excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change.Pope was tantalized by these bicycles, called high wheelers, which had huge wheels in the front and tiny ones in the back. A Civil War veteran and entrepreneur, he wondered about the machine's possibilities as both a business venture and a means of transportation. If only it didn't seem so impossible to ride.

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A
the size and shape of the high wheeler
B
the health benefits of riding a high wheeler
C
the way a person rode on a high wheeler
D
the speed and efficiency of the high wheeler

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