AnswersKS-English Language Arts 9 CRComparing Argumentative Texts: Silent Spring and "A Case for Waawaatesi"

Comparing Argumentative Texts: Silent Spring and "A Case for Waawaatesi" — Cumulative exam Answers

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Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

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Homer writes that Odysseus and his men “were left to groan and wait for morning.” (Homer, 218)
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Homer writes “that Odysseus and his men were left to groan and wait for morning” (Homer: 218).
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Homer writes that Odysseus and his men “were left to groan and wait for morning” (218).
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Homer writes “that Odysseus and his men were left to groan and wait for morning” (218)
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What events were occurring during the same time period?

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Pope traveled to England to study the bicycle’s popularity there.
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Pope used various literary sources to promote the bicycle.
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Pope changed the name of his monthly magazine to appeal to women.
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Pope used experts’ testimonies to explain the positive effects of cycling.
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Pope spoke out against laws that prohibited cycling in public places.
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Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Select three options.

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The storm was a direct result of Zeus’s fury at the men.
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For two days and nights, Zeus created a storm at sea.
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Odysseus and his men feared greatly for their lives.
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The sails on the ship cracked in the heavy winds.
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The men felt grief as they lay offshore and waited.
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Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best supports the conclusion that Odysseus’s fate is doomed?

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The Cyclops bellowed and the rock roared round him,and we fell back in fear.
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But I kept thinking how to win the game:death sat there huge; how could we slip away?
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Ahead of our black prow it struck and sankwhelmed in a spurning geyser,
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But Zeus disdained my offering;destruction for my ships he had in store
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Said Odysseus:"Run then, while I hold them off with arrowsas long as the arrows last. When all are goneif I'm alone they can dislodge me."

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to run quickly when in dangerous battle
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to make arrows with few materials
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to lead confidently in times of distress
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to give orders without self-assurance
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Read this excerpt from the introduction to Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.“To men, the bicycle in the beginning was merely a new toy, another machine added to the long list of devices they knew in their work and play. To women, it was a steed upon which they rode into a new world.”—"Woman and the Wheel," Munsey’s Magazine, May 1896

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It will highlight nineteenth-century toys and machines.
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It will compare horses and bicycles, as they are used for transportation.
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It will compare the speed of men and women on bicycles.
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It will highlight the historical significance of bicycles for women.
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Read the paragraph from The Hot Zone.There was not a uniform in the group, although a few members of the ambulance team wore camouflage fatigues. The caravan crossed the Potomac River at Point of Rocks and hit Leesburg Pike just as rush hour began. The traffic became bumper to bumper, and the officers began to get frustrated. It took them two hours to reach the monkey house, contending the whole way with ill-tempered commuters. Finally the column turned into the office park, which by that time was filling up with workers. The supply van and the ambulance were driven along the side of the monkey house, up onto a lawn, and were parked behind the building, to get them out of sight. The back of the building presented a brick face, some narrow windows, and a glass door. The door was the insertion point. They parked the supply van up close to the door.

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Withholding information from the public is routine policy.
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Choosing a point of entry can be extremely tricky.
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The military always takes many safety precautions.
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Great care was taken to keep the truth from the public.
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freedomoppressionsurroundingsworld

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freedom
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oppression
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surroundings
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world
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Read the paragraph from The Hot Zone.At six-thirty, he gave an order to move out, and the column of vehicles left Fort Detrick's main gate and headed south, toward the Potomac River. It consisted of a line of ordinary automobiles—the officers' family cars, with the officers inside wearing civilian clothes, looking like commuters. The line of cars followed behind two unmarked military vehicles. One was a supply van and the other was a snow-white ambulance. It was an unmarked Level 4 biocontainment ambulance. Inside it there were an Army medical-evacuation team and a biocontainment pod known as a bubble stretcher. This was a combat medical stretcher enclosed by a biocontainment bubble made of clear plastic. If someone was bitten by a monkey, he would go into the bubble, and from there he would be transferred to the Slammer. The supply van was a white unmarked refrigerator truck. This was to hold dead monkeys and tubes of blood.

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to help the reader visualize the thorough precautions that were in place
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to persuade the reader that safety precautions should always be followed
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to inform the reader of what could happen if precautions were overlooked
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to explain in great detail why such precautions were needed for the situation
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Read the lines from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;

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Both lines use alliteration as a sound device.
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Both lines use assonance as a sound device.
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The first line contains alliteration, and the second line contains assonance.
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The first line contains assonance, and the second line contains alliteration.
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Read the excerpt from The Hot Zone.Nancy took a breath and gathered her thoughts. She imagined that passing through the gray-zone door into Level 4 was like a space walk, except that instead of going into outer space, you went into inner space, which was full of the pressure of life trying to get inside your suit. People went into Level 4 areas all the time at the Institute, particularly the civilian animal caretakers. But going into a containment zone to perform a necropsy on an animal that had died of an amplified unknown hot agent was something a little different. This was high-hazard work.

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amplified unknown hot agent; high-hazard work
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like a space walk; trying to get inside your suit
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going into a containment zone; perform a necropsy
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imagined that passing; civilian animal caretakers
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Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

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Homer writes that the men’s oars “sent the white foam scuddling by” (38).
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Homer writes “that the men’s oars sent the white foam scuddling by” (38)
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Homer writes “that the men’s oars sent the white foam scuddling by,” (38).
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Homer writes that the men’s oars “sent the white foam scuddling by.” (38)
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Their secret! as she heard it told, her knees grew tremulous and weak, her heart failed her. With eyes brimming tears she ran to him,throwing her arms around his neck, and kissed him

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Good leaders show personal responsibility.
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Overconfidence can lead one to danger.
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Help often comes to individuals who work hard.
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Love and family make a homecoming worthwhile.
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Which excerpt from Winona LaDuke’s "A Case for Waawaatesi” best appeals to readers’ logic?

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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.
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Nocturnal animals sleep during the day and are active at night. Light pollution radically alters their world by turning night into day.
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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.
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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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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.

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logos and reason.
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ethos and credibility.
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pathos and ethos.
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logos and pathos.
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Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey.Out of the cavethe mammoth Polyphemus roared in answer:‘Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me!’ To this rough shout they made a sage reply:‘Ah well, if nobody has played you foul there in your lonely bed, we are no use in pain given by great Zeus. Let it be your father, Poseidon Lord, to whom you pray.'

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Humor can relieve tense situations.
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It is important to be loyal to friends and family.
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Trickery is a valuable weapon in battle.
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Riddles are best solved with many minds.
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One theme found throughout The Odyssey is that good leaders take responsibility for those in their charge.

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“The wind that carried west from Iliumbrought me to Ismarus, on the far shore,a strongpoint on the coast of Cicones. I stormed that place and killed the men who fought.”
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“I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called the rest: All hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one tastethe Lotus, or you lose your hope of home.”
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He drew to his fist the cruel head of an arrow for Antinous just as the young man leaned to lift his beautiful drinking cup, embossed, two-handled, golden: the cup was in his fingers: the wine was even at his lips: and did he dream of death?
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“Spare your own people. As for ourselves, we'll makerestitution of wine and meat consumed, and add, each one, a tithe of twenty oxen with gifts of bronze and gold to warm your heart.”
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Read the passage from "The Beginnings of the Maasai.”In the very beginning of the world, Enkai was the only god: the guardian of rain, fertility, sun, and love. With that love, Enkai birthed three sons who became the Fathers of the three tribes. Enkai gave each tribe a gift to help them succeed in their new home. Upon the Father of the Kikuyu, Enkai bestowed a hoe to cultivate the plains. To the Father of the Kamba, Enkai gifted a bow and arrow so his people could hunt wild animals in the forests and plains. To my father, Neiterkob, the Father of the Maasai, Enkai gave a stick.

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to show why the tribes dislike each other
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to show why the tribes admire each other
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to show the Maasai’s view that each tribe has a purpose
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to show the Maasai’s view that some tribes are inferior
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Read the excerpt from "The Flood” by James Baldwin."What did he mean?” asked Pyrrha."Surely I do not know,” said Deucalion. "But let us think a moment. Who is our mother, if it is not the Earth, from whom all living things have sprung? And yet what could he mean by the bones of our mother?”"Perhaps he meant the stones of the earth,” said Pyrrha. "Let us go on down the mountain, and as we go, let us pick up the stones in our path and throw them over our shoulders behind us.”"It is rather a silly thing to do,” said Deucalion; "and yet there can be no harm in it, and we shall see what will happen.”And so they walked on, down the steep slope of Mount Parnassus, and as they walked they picked up the loose stones in their way and cast them over their shoulders; and strange to say, the stones which Deucalion threw sprang up as full-grown men, strong, and handsome, and brave; and the stones which Pyrrha threw sprang up as full-grown women, lovely and fair. When at last they reached the plain they found themselves at the head of a noble company of human beings, all eager to serve them.Read the excerpt from "Deucalion and Pyrrha” by Carla Nappi.The man and the woman found themselves in a library. And they began opening the books. They scooped out phrases like small stones and threw them out the window. As each one landed on the ground or in the water, or as it took flight, it grew into a being that could inhabit this new world and populate its then, its now, and its to-come.

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Baldwin describes the creation of many things, while Nappi focuses on the creation of humanity.
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Both describe how rulers can become tyrants if they do not stay humble.
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Both explain the creation of humans and other creatures, such as insects.
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Nappi shows the creators as independent, while Baldwin describes them as following orders.
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Read the poem.Instruments poised, chins highNot a blink, nor a sighAs every eye awaits her handTo cue the members of the band.

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aabb
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abab
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abcb
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abcd

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