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Which ideas from the excerpt would be most appropriate to include in a summary? Select two options.

“Art is the foundation of what it means to be a human.”

“We should not cut the funding to the school's art department, because the students will suffer.”

“We need to refocus ourselves and reevaluate our priorities.”

“Everyone thinks that art class is just fun and games.”

“But it is everything else that will suffer when we lack art and beauty in our lives.”

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Read the stanza from "Sonnet in Primary Colors” by Rita Dove.Each night she lay down in pain and roseto the celluloid butterflies of her Beloved Dead,Lenin and Marx and Stalin arrayed at the footstead.And rose to her easel, the hundred dogs pantinglike children along the graveled walks of the garden, Diego’slove a skull in the circular windowof the thumbprint searing her immutable brow.

It describes the reason for Frida’s pain and suffering.

It indicates that the love Frida once felt has died.

It shows that Frida continues to think of politics.

It suggests that Frida prefers to be around nature.

Which image would be the best choice for convincing a middle school audience to clean up litter on a local waterway?

A photo of a close up of water rippling over stones in a pond.

A photo of 2 older boys gathering water samples on a beach.

A photo of 2 kids holding garbage bags and picking up litter in a forest.

An illustration of a clean stream surrounded by meadows, trees, and mountains.

Read the passage.(1) Wearing school uniforms has a positive impact on students’ attitudes toward their education. (2) Both recent studies and interviews with school administrators demonstrate that uniforms have a direct impact on school pride. (3) Some researchers have found that uniforms do not improve attendance or academic achievement. (4) Regardless, having a uniform could boost students’ confidence and reduce their stress, two factors that will inevitably make their learning more productive. (5) Eliminating a focus on appearance will help students focus on what truly matters.

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Read the sentence.Some of the items on my shopping list _ chanterelle mushrooms, white asparagus, and eel _ were impossible to find.Which punctuation should be added in the underlined spaces?

colons

commas

dashes

parentheses

Read Ahmad's argument in favor of changing the minimum driving age from 16 to 15.Every year, millions of teenagers look forward to the freedom of earning their driver's license. It has been proven over time that teenagers are fully responsible by the time they are 15, and making teens wait until they are 16 to obtain a driver's license is wrong. Many teenagers play sports, work jobs, and have an active social life when they are 15. It would be beneficial to the functioning of society if these people were able to independently drive themselves around. Parents agree, too. Most people believe that the streets would be safer if the minimum driving age were reduced to 15.

It is illogical because it relies on faulty reasoning.

It is logical because it stays on topic.

It is illogical because it shows no bias.

It is logical because it gives true statistics.

When revising an essay, how can a writer best connect ideas more clearly?

by using transitions to create logical relationships among the claim, reasons, and evidence

by removing logical fallacies that may be causing reasons and evidence to be compromised

by summarizing the overall argument in a conclusion that succinctly restates the main points

by crafting a call to action that encourages readers to link the ideas in the essay to the real world

Read the passage from an argumentative essay.Healthcare costs are becoming an issue for many Americans. In just two years, the average family has seen an increase of 3 percent in insurance costs. The increase rises to 25 percent when you include families who buy insurance on an exchange. At this rate, health care will soon be completely unaffordable for most Americans. Therefore, lowering the cost of health insurance must be a priority for lawmakers.

The argument incorporates empirical and anecdotal evidence.

The argument includes a strong counterclaim and a fair rebuttal.

The argument contains relevant reasons supported with facts and data.

The argument includes a personal experience as an emotional appeal.

Which phrases or sentences best build the ideas about why women often choose to remain unknown? Select two options.

“Anonymity runs in their blood. The desire to be veiled still possesses them.”

“They are not even now as concerned about the health of their fame as men are.”

“They . . . will pass a tombstone or a signpost without feeling an irresistible desire to cut their names on it.”

“. . . as Alf, Bert or Chas. must do in obedience to their instinct.”

“Here the psychologists of Newnham and Girton might come to our help.”

Read the sentence.Gregor watched, assessing how Sasha reacted to his news.Which statement best explains how the underlined clause conveys meaning?

It is an adverbial clause explaining Sasha’s behavior.

It is a noun clause indicating what Gregor was observing.

It is a noun clause describing what Sasha was responding to.

It is a relative clause specifying the information Gregor gave Sasha.

Read this prompt.Create a multimedia presentation about the risk to farmers using standard farming methods such as pesticides, as compared to organic farming techniques. Use research and evidence to support your opinion. Use persuasive techniques and a variety of visual aids in your presentation.

a quote from a farmer discussing the difficult process of applying chemicals

a chart showing how commonly used chemicals negatively affect farmers' health

a map showing the number and locations of organic farms around the country

a photo of people enjoying fruits and vegetables grown on an organic farm

Which statements provide the best evidence to support his claim? Select two options.

Buses and other public transportation run more frequently between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m.

If classes begin later, high schools will have to cut sporting activities.

When teenagers get enough sleep, fewer use drugs or become depressed.

Students who drive to school when tired are more likely to have accidents.

Classes at three-quarters of American public schools start before 8:30 a.m.

Read the two passages about school uniforms.Passage 1"What should I wear today? Will this help me fit in?” If we listen to recent studies, which reveal the impact that school uniforms have, our children no longer have to ask themselves those questions. Uniforms decrease fighting. Uniforms decrease drug use. Uniforms decrease vandalism. There is no other possible solution to fix our schools.Passage 2When schools introduce uniforms, students become complacent, no longer interested in individuality. When schools introduce uniforms, schools lose their identities, blending in to look the same as other schools. When schools introduce uniforms, what is the true cost? The unfortunate answer will come as no surprise.

Both passages use rhetorical questions and repetition.

Both passages use parallelism and understatements.

Passage 1 uses tricolon and an overstatement, while passage 2 uses anaphora and a rhetorical question.

Passage 1 uses an understatement and rhetorical questions, while passage 2 uses an overstatement and an allusion.

Read the sentence.Sami especially enjoyed the brownies, which were chewy, chocolatey, and jam-packed with crunchy walnuts.Which statement best explains how the underlined clause conveys meaning?

It is a noun clause stating what Sami likes about brownies.

It is an adverbial clause telling why Sami liked the brownies.

It is a relative clause describing the qualities of the brownies.

It is an independent clause explaining how brownies are made.

Poetry that does not follow a specific form and does not have a set rhyme pattern is known as

a haiku.

a villanelle.

free verse.

an Elizabethan sonnet.

What evidence could the authors use to support their claim in the last sentence of this excerpt? Select three options.

a blog post from someone who attended an Arab Spring demonstration

a firsthand account from someone involved in a previous uprising

statistics on Twitter use in Tunisia both before and during the uprisings

data about Facebook use from a research study on the Arab Spring

a short story about citizen journalism during uprisings in the Middle East

Read the line from Rita Dove’s poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors,” then study Frida Kahlo’s painting Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot.the thumbprint searing her immutable brow.

It suggests that the portrait is about anger.

It suggests that the painting is as bold and resilient as Kahlo was.

It suggests that Kahlo’s self-portrait reveals weakness.

It suggests that Kahlo had finally mastered painting self-portraits.

Which sentences should be removed or revised to eliminate logical fallacies and improve clarity? Select three options.

sentence 2

sentence 3

sentence 4

sentence 5

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Read the poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors” by Rita Dove.

It contains exactly 14 lines.

It has no set rhyme pattern.

It has a pattern of repeating lines.

It has a set number of syllables per line.

Read the passage.(1) State leaders must ensure the safety of all citizens by stopping the construction of landfills. (2) Piles of garbage in an area close to homes can cause harmful diseases. (3) My uncle lived very close to a landfill and recently became very ill. (4) I am certain that many of his neighbors have also suffered due to the harmful nature of the landfill.

The reason is logically sound, because the writer is expressing a fact that has been proven.

The reason is logically sound, because the writer validates the reason with empirical evidence.

The reason is not logically sound, because the writer does not include strong factual evidence.

The reason is not logically sound, because the writer does not connect the reason to the claim.

Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.Now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the Arab uprisings.In July 2012 a report was published by the United States Institute of Peace based on an extensive content analysis of bit.ly links from the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Bahrain. Bit.ly links, or short URLs, are predominantly used in social media such as Twitter. The authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.Instead, the study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings.

by explaining how to use social media in the same way that protesters used it during the Arab uprisings

by citing a report that examines why social media sites were a causal mechanism in the Arab uprisings

by examining the type of web links that were generated in nations that took part in the Arab uprisings

by describing how social media reported on events in the rest of the world during the Arab uprisings

Read the sentence.The English poet and playwright William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in the mid-1500s.Which terms describe the underlined portion of the sentence? Select three options.appositiveclausenonrestrictivephraserestrictive

appositive

clause

nonrestrictive

phrase

restrictive

Read the definitions. shear = v., to cut sheer = adj., thin soar = v., to fly at a great height sore = adj., feeling pain

sheer, soar

shear, sore

shear, soar

sheer, sore

Read the passage from A Room of One’s Own.Her mind must have been strained and her vitality lowered by the need of opposing this, of disproving that. For here again we come within range of that very interesting and obscure masculine complex which has had so much influence upon the woman's movement; that deep-seated desire, not so much that SHE shall be inferior as that HE shall be superior, which plants him wherever one looks, not only in front of the arts, but barring the way to politics too, even when the risk to himself seems infinitesimal and the suppliant humble and devoted.

The author’s use of overstatement exaggerates a well-known fact to emphasize men’s perceived superiority.

The author’s use of irony emphasizes that men’s desire to be superior is not an obscure or particularly interesting fact.

The author’s use of metaphor makes a creative and colorful comparison to emphasize the idea that men want to be superior.

The author’s use of allusion emphasizes that men’s desire to be superior is similar to women’s desire to be part of the women’s movement.

What kind of evidence should be presented in an argument? Select two options.accomplishedinterestingrelevantsufficientbiased

accomplished

interesting

relevant

sufficient

biased

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