AnswersEnglish IVCultural Reflections in Art and Artifacts

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A summary of an informational text must show the relationship between the author’s viewpoint and the

A
insignificant details.
B
illustrations provided.
C
information presented.
D
important characters.
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Which list represents the steps for analyzing visual art?

A
view, focus, observe, conclude
B
view, conclude, relate, critique
C
view, conclude, critique, create
D
view, focus, conclude, relate
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Which research question would be the most effective in researching the effects of text messaging on adolescents?

A
How many text messages does the average adolescent send each day?
B
Does text messaging affect adolescents’ ability to read and write?
C
What percentage of adolescents communicate using text messages?
D
Do adolescents prefer text messaging, e-mailing, or talking on the phone?
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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

A
using the passive voice.
B
ending the sentence with a preposition.
C
using the active voice.
D
ending the sentence with an infinitive.
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What is the purpose of the details in the paragraph?

A
to explain the importance of the students’ creations
B
to describe students’ cars to help readers visualize them
C
to establish the importance of learning higher-level science
D
to develop the central idea of the principles of friction
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What details can be observed in the painting? Choose three correct answers.

A
an unclean floor
B
surgical tables
C
concerned relatives
D
injured men
E
dazed expressions
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Which quotation from A History of the World in 100 Objects best reveals the cultural significance of the Benin plaque?

A
They and their Dutch and English competitors, who followed later in the sixteenth century, carried gold and ivory to Europe and in return brought commodities from all over the world.
B
All European visitors were struck by the Oba’s position as both the spiritual and the secular head of the kingdom, and the Benin brass plaques are principally concerned with praising him.
C
A British delegation seeking to enter Benin City during an important religious ceremony had been attacked and some of its members killed. The details of what actually happened are far from clear.
D
It is a bewildering fact that by the end of the nineteenth century the broadly equal and harmonious contacts between Europeans and West Africans established in the sixteenth century had disappeared from European memory.
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Read the excerpt from "Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans.” All European visitors were struck by the Oba’s position as both the spiritual and the secular head of the kingdom, and the Benin brass plaques are principally concerned with praising him. What context clue provides an antonym for the word secular ?

A
“visitors”
B
“spiritual”
C
“kingdom”
D
“concerned”

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