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Read the excerpt from Persepolis . Expand Image Which details best help develop the central idea of the panels? Choose three correct answers.

A
Marjane has a star around her face.
B
The sky behind Marjane is dark.
C
Several people kneel at Marjane's feet.
D
All of the men look angrily at Marjane.
E
Marjane says she is the last prophet.
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Read the excerpt from Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah. At Hidaya the hijab was part of the uniform. But I used to take it off as soon as I stepped outside the school gates because man oh man do you need guts to get on public transportation with it on. At the end of the school day the trains would be absolutely packed with schoolkids. I could keep wearing it if I hopped on with a group of Hidaya students because I wouldn't feel so exposed. But the problem was that I had to change trains to get home and there was no way I had the courage to go the distance alone with it on. Which phrases from the text best show the narrator’s attitude? Choose three correct answers.

A
“need guts”
B
“outside the school gates”
C
“group of Hidaya students”
D
“so exposed”
E
“no way I had the courage”
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When participating in a group discussion, a good group member maintains a balance between

A
summarizing and elaborating.
B
speaking and listening.
C
taking notes and contributing.
D
stating facts and offering opinions.
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Which quotation from a Shakespearean sonnet is a couplet?

A
“And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare, / As any she belied with false compare.”
B
“Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so long / To speak of that which gives thee all thy might?”
C
“Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey, / If Time have any wrinkle graven there; / If any, be a satire to decay, / And make Time's spoils despised every where.”
D
“My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; / Coral is far more red, than her lips red: / If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; / If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.”
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Noemi is writing an essay on organic foods. She wishes to include properly cited information from a government source that details how organic farmers raise their crops. Which methods could she use to most effectively incorporate this information into one of her body paragraphs? Choose three correct answers.

A
She could summarize the ideas from the source.
B
She could list various ideas as bulleted points.
C
She could state her opinion about ideas in the source.
D
She could paraphrase the ideas from the source.
E
She could directly quote the ideas from the source.
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Study the editorial cartoon by John Branch. Expand Image What is the cartoonist’s purpose in this editorial cartoon?

A
to warn people about incoming bad weather
B
to tell readers that proper weather gear is important
C
to explain that reporters are forced to do risky work
D
to make a satire about how many reporters cover bad weather
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Study the cartoon by James Silk. Expand Image How do the ice floe and the text create meaning?

A
The image shows the increasingly cold temperatures of the Arctic, and the text blames this on humans.
B
The image and the text work together to show the destructive consequences of human activity.
C
The image and the text show that polar bears use ice floes as transport.
D
The image and the text show that polar bears try to avoid human communities.
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Read the writing prompt. Drones are becoming a bigger part of everyday life. The rules and regulations for using drones are not yet fully established. Write a research-based essay discussing the many uses of drones, the potential future uses of drones, and the laws that are being discussed to regulate their use. Which research question would be most effective for this topic?

A
Why does nobody know how to regulate drones or to create laws about their everyday use?
B
How are drones used in the United States by middle-class families, and what drone-specific laws are legislatures currently discussing?
C
How has drone technology changed, and how will the future be changed by drones and by those who govern their usage?
D
How are drones currently used, and how will drone technology and legislation affect their future?
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Which statements describe iambic pentameter as it is used in Shakespearean sonnets? Choose two correct answers.

A
A sonnet contains five rhyme schemes.
B
In a group of two syllables, the second is stressed.
C
In two-word pairs, the second word is stressed.
D
Each line contains five metrical feet.
E
There are five lines in every metrical foot.
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What are the characteristics of a successful group discussion? Choose two correct answers.

A
The discussion allows all group members to share their points of view.
B
The discussion focuses on some points of view more than on others.
C
The discussion focuses on only one or two points of view.
D
The discussion encourages group members with conflicting views to speak up.
E
The discussion is dominated by one or two well-prepared participants.

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