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Style in Poems by Rabindranath Tagore — Unit test Answers

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Read the paragraph.School administrators should be encouraged to increase funding for music education. Many feel that school music programs are expensive and time-consuming. However, participating in band, orchestra, or chorus has been shown to improve student learning. Studies show that children who participate in school music programs achieve higher grades than students who do not. They also perform better on standardized tests.

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The study supports the argument that school music programs are expensive.
B
The study supports the argument that school music programs improve student learning.
C
The study shows that children in school music programs do not achieve high grades.
D
The study shows that children in school music programs do not perform well on tests.
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Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen in a compound modifier?

A
My little sister was well-behaved throughout the entire ride.
B
The supplies that you brought were much-needed.
C
A newly-married couple moved into the apartment across the hall.
D
Enrique’s dream is to become a full-time singer.
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Read the sentence.Cora Emily and Elliot visited relatives in Boston, Massachusetts Durham, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine.

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They should be punctuated in the same way. Both lists should use commas to separate items.
T
They should be punctuated in the same way. Both lists should use semicolons to separate items.
T
They should be punctuated differently. The items in the first list should be separated by commas. The items in the second list should be separated by semicolons.
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They should be punctuated differently. The items in the first list should be separated by semicolons. The items in the second list should be separated by commas.
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compoundmodifyingnonrestrictiverestrictive

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compound
B
modifying
C
nonrestrictive
D
restrictive
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beforeafterinstead ofbetween

A
before
B
after
C
instead of
D
between
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grammaticalawkwardformalclear

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grammatical
B
awkward
C
formal
D
clear
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Read the sentence.The phone call, from the admissions office, made me ecstatic.

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The phone call from the admissions office made me happy.
T
The phone call from the admissions office, made me happy.
T
The phone call (from the admissions office) made me happy.
T
The phone call—from the admissions office—made me happy.
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Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. A bad usage can spread by tradition and imitation, even among people who should and do know better. The debased language that I have been discussing is in some ways very convenient. Phrases like a not unjustifiable assumption, leaves much to be desired, would serve no good purpose, a consideration which we should do well to bear in mind, are a continuous temptation, a packet of aspirins always at one’s elbow.

A
statistics
B
quotations
C
examples
D
hypotheticals
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Which sentence must be revised to eliminate a split infinitive?

A
Jamar went to band practice and came home with a sunburn.
B
Lucas makes it a habit to only watch the stunts the skateboarders did.
C
Gabriela loves to noisily and cheerfully make breakfast for her family each day.
D
Samuel needs to regularly organize the papers and folders in his school bag.
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When a writer does not know who performed the action in a sentence, the writer can still write a grammatically correct sentence by

u
using the active voice.
u
using the passive voice.
e
ending the sentence with an infinitive.
e
ending the sentence with a preposition.
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Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.To begin with, it has nothing to do with archaism, with the salvaging of obsolete words and turns of speech, or with the setting-up of a "standard-English” which must never be departed from. On the contrary, it is especially concerned with the scrapping of every word or idiom which has outworn its usefulness. It has nothing to do with correct grammar and syntax, which are of no importance so long as one makes one’s meaning clear, or with the avoidance of Americanisms, or with having what is called a "good prose style.” On the other hand it is not concerned with fake simplicity and the attempt to make written English colloquial.

A
Orwell’s purpose is to persuade readers to use simple language in political writing. He achieves this by arguing that grammar is important.
B
Orwell’s purpose is to persuade readers to use simple language in political writing. He achieves this by discouraging the use of worn-out words and phrases.
C
Orwell’s purpose is to entertain readers with humorous language. He achieves this by using unusual grammar.
D
Orwell’s purpose is to entertain readers with humorous language. He achieves this by using funny words and phrases.
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True or False:

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T
F
F
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A claim is an author’s

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imagined situation or example.
B
stated position on a topic.
C
reason for doing something.
D
logical support for an argument.
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Which literary device attaches human qualities or actions to animals, objects, or abstract concepts?

m
metaphor
s
simile
p
personification
i
imagery
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Read the lines from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore.My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet.Only let me make my life simple and straight,like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.

I
It allows the reader to visualize what the poet looks like.
I
It makes the imagined addressee feel more present to the reader.
I
It allows the reader to imagine what the music might sound like.
I
It makes the figurative language of the poem stand out more.

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