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Research Workshop: Writing and Presenting the Argumentative Essay, Part 1 — Cumulative exam Answers

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Which best explains how the title of A Rumor of War can be considered a paradox?

Those who experienced the war are the only ones who know the truth.

Stories that are told during times of war should never fully be believed.

Wars are far too real and large scale to ever be considered merely rumors.

Rumors about the war were everywhere before the war officially began.

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Which excerpt from The Great Gatsby best indicates that Nick is not fully content with his life?

He didn’t say any more, but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that.

Father agreed to finance me for a year, and after various delays I came East, permanently, I thought, in the spring of twenty-two.

Instead of being the warm center of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go East and learn the bond business.

I had a dog—at least I had him for a few days until he ran away—and an old Dodge and a Finnish woman, who made my bed and cooked breakfast and muttered Finnish wisdom to herself over the electric stove.

Having a counterclaim in an argumentative essay allows the author of the essay to

provide background information on the topic.

support his or her claim with evidence.

state his or her opinion on the topic.

address any opposition to his or her claim.

According to the speaker’s perspective in the poem “The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica,” what is poetic about the deli?

the beauty of the woman who works behind the counter

the intellectual conversations that take place inside the deli

the emotional attachment to things that are reminders of heritage

the complaints about the high cost of imported products

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before

after

instead of

between

In a story, a comedian faces the problem that people no longer laugh at his jokes. Which paragraph would best set the stage for the story?

He told three of his favorite jokes and got some small laughs. He knew if he just kept going, he would win over the crowd. So, he decided to tell his favorite joke, the one about the time he camped in Central Park. But, when he delivered the punch line, he only heard polite laughing, not the belly laughs he had expected.

He told his three favorite jokes and then continued with some new material. He always found new material helped liven up his act. The old material got stale, both for him and the audience. Fresh material kept the night interesting and made him feel like he was breaking new ground.

His first three jokes didn’t get any laughs. So, he pulled out an old tried and true joke, the one about the moose. This joke always got them laughing. But, when he delivered the punch line, there was only silence. He squinted out into the crowd and was met with silent stares. Near the back, someone coughed.

He told three jokes, just to get the audience warmed up. He would build toward the truly funny material, which he always put in the middle of his set. But you had to gauge your audience. Sometimes an audience wanted the best material first. You had to keep on your toes, or you would never make it in this business.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Those tests were constructed around items like fill-in-the-blank sentence completion, such as “Even though Tom was ______, Mary thought he was _____.” And the correct answer always seemed to be the most bland combinations of thoughts, for example, “Even though Tom was foolish, Mary thought he was ridiculous.” Well, according to my mother, there were very few limitations as to what Tom could have been and what Mary might have thought of him. So I never did well on tests like that. Which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that achievement tests ignore imagination as an element of language ability?

Tan’s mother would not be able to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt.

Tan’s mother could think of several ways to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt.

Tan’s mother did not allow her to take tests with questions like the one described in the excerpt.

Tan’s mother was disappointed that Tan did poorly on tests with questions like the one described in the excerpt.

Cinta reviewed her notes about genealogical research before the class discussion. She was ready to share her information with her classmates and then answer questions. When Mr. MacGregor asked if she was ready, Cinta smiled and nodded her head.

to persuade

to entertain

to educate

to advertise

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." “I think I’d make a good Handicapper General.”“Good as anybody else,” said George.“Who knows better’n I do what normal is?” said Hazel.“Right,” said George. He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison, but a twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that.How does the dialogue between George and Hazel develop Kurt Vonnegut’s message that advanced technology dehumanizes individuals?

Hazel and George do not discuss their feelings about the arrest of their son.

George thinks about their son who was recently taken to jail.

George agrees that Hazel would be a good Handicapper General.

Hazel believes that the Handicapper General is average.

When a writer does not know who performed the action in a sentence, the writer can still write a grammatically correct sentence by

using the active voice.

using the passive voice.

ending the sentence with an infinitive.

ending the sentence with a preposition.

Read this excerpt from "Choreographers of Matter, Life, and Intelligence."With Newton’s mechanics came powerful machines, and eventually the steam engine, the motive force which reshaped the world by overturning agrarian society, spawning factories and stimulating commerce. . . .What is the meaning of the underlined term?

individuals employed by Newton

tools utilized by Newton

ideas generated by Newton

engines built by Newton

Which excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron" best illustrates irony?

Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn’t think about anything except in short bursts.

There were tears on Hazel’s cheeks, but she’d forgotten for the moment what they were about.

And she had to apologize at once for her voice, which was a very unfair voice for a woman to use. Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody.

A buzzer sounded in George’s head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.

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grammatical

awkward

formal

clear

Which sentence must be revised to eliminate a split infinitive?

Jamar went to band practice and came home with a sunburn.

Lucas makes it a habit to only watch the stunts the skateboarders did.

Gabriela loves to noisily and cheerfully make breakfast for her family each day.

Samuel needs to regularly organize the papers and folders in his school bag.

The speaker in "The Weary Blues" is most likely

an audience member at a blues show.

a band member for a blues singer.

a contemporary blues critic.

a historian studying blues musicians.

Read the excerpt from “The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica.”plain ham and cheesethat would cost less at the A&P, but it would not satisfythe hunger of the fragile old man lost in the foldsof his winter coat, who brings her lists of items that he reads to her like poetry, or the others,whose needs she must divine, conjuring up productsfrom places that now exist only in their hearts—closed ports she must trade with.Which best describes how the author’s word choice affects the tone of the poem?

The tone is bitter because the woman who runs the deli tries to obtain items from “closed ports.”

The tone is sorrowful because “the fragile old man” cannot afford to pay for his food.

The tone is nostalgic because the people have “hunger” for items from “places that now exist only in their hearts.”

The tone is angry because the food would “cost less at the A&P,” making people feel cheated.

Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War.The discovery that the men we had scorned as peasant guerrillas were, in fact, a lethal, determined enemy and the casualty lists that lengthened each week with nothing to show for the blood being spilled broke our early confidence. According to the excerpt, the soldiers

felt that their efforts were not successful.

failed because of their lack of self-belief.

showed no apprehension about facing the enemy.

were proud of their own strength and determination.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by language in daily life. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.How does Tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt?

Tan references her writing career to build the idea that writing is the most satisfying career choice for Asian Americans.

Tan references her work with language to build the idea that all forms of English are purposeful and meaningful.

Tan references her fascination with language to build the idea that daily life is the best language source for writers.

Tan references her thoughts about language to build the idea that more people should think about their language usage.

Read this excerpt from "Talking Robots."Of course, neural networks still have a long way to go before they can model the human brain. As physicist Heinz Pagels has said: “The difference between a real neuron and the model neurons . . . is like the difference between a human hand and a pair of pliers.” But the fact that a simple neural network can speak at all is remarkable, indicating that perhaps human abilities can be simulated by electronics. . . . Which is the most accurate summary of Kaku’s argument?

The simulated speech of neural networks suggests the potential for other electronic simulations.

Neural networks are vastly inferior to the human brain, and critics question whether they can speak at all.

Neural networks are vastly different from the human brain, just as pliers are different from the human hand.

Electronic simulation of speech suggests that technological ability will eventually exceed human potential.

Which excerpt from Black Boy best reflects the way in which Wright’s knowledge of history and culture influence his views on his father?

When I awakened one morning my mother told me that we were going to see a judge who would make my father support me and my brother. An hour later all three of us were sitting in a huge crowded room.

For some reason the entire thing struck me as being useless; I felt that if my father were going to feed me, then he would have done so regardless of what a judge said to him. And I did not want my father to feed me.

My father and a strange woman were sitting before a bright fire that blazed in a grate. My mother and I were standing about six feet away, as though we were afraid to approach them any closer.

From far beyond the horizons that bound this bleak plantation there had come to me through my living the knowledge that my father was a black peasant who had gone to the city seeking life, but who had failed in the city; a black peasant whose life had been hopelessly snarled in the city.

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