Practice Test

Question 1

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

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A: Marjane has a star around her face.; C: Several people kneel at Marjane's feet.; E: Marjane says she is the last prophet.

Question 2

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.

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A: “need guts”; D: “so exposed”; E: “no way I had the courage”

Question 3

When participating in a group discussion, a good group member maintains a balance between

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B: speaking and listening.

Question 4

Which quotation from a Shakespearean sonnet is a couplet?

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A: “And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare, / As any she belied with false compare.”

Question 5

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.

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A: She could summarize the ideas from the source.; D: She could paraphrase the ideas from the source.; E: She could directly quote the ideas from the source.

Question 6

Study the editorial cartoon by John Branch. Expand Image What is the cartoonist’s purpose in this editorial cartoon?

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D: to make a satire about how many reporters cover bad weather

Question 7

Study the cartoon by James Silk. Expand Image How do the ice floe and the text create meaning?

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B: The image and the text work together to show the destructive consequences of human activity.

Question 8

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?

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D: How are drones currently used, and how will drone technology and legislation affect their future?

Question 9

Which statements describe iambic pentameter as it is used in Shakespearean sonnets? Choose two correct answers.

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B: In a group of two syllables, the second is stressed.; D: Each line contains five metrical feet.

Question 10

What are the characteristics of a successful group discussion? Choose two correct answers.

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A: The discussion allows all group members to share their points of view.; D: The discussion encourages group members with conflicting views to speak up.

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