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Speaking and Listening: Planning a Multimedia Presentation — Quiz Answers

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Which image best supports the claim that community races are a great way to encourage people of all ages to exercise?

A
Image with description A man, woman, and children holding hands and running through grass.
B
Image with description A woman, child, and man are at the start line for a race.
C
Image with description Several pairs of feet running on a race track.
D
Image with description Several pairs of feet running during a race.
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Which image best supports the claim that young people can make improvements to the environment?

A
Image with description A pile of trash laying on grass.
B
Image with description A pair of hands holding dirt with a small tree growing.
C
Image with description A group of volunteers picking trash up outdoors.
D
Image with description People holding signs that spell out, "VOLUNTEER."
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A health teacher gives a class this assignment. Review your class notes about nutrition. Decide what you consider the most important rule of good nutrition for high school students. Write a claim and support it with reasons and evidence. Which statement best expresses a strong claim for this assignment?

A
Eating breakfast is the key to adolescent good health because it recharges energy levels, boosts brain function, and promotes healthy choices.
B
Breakfast is essential, and every adolescent can choose a favorite cereal or bagel to begin the day with carbohydrates.
C
If you ever find yourself yawning on the bus or dozing off in class, the key to waking up your teenage brain lies on your morning breakfast table.
D
Don’t push that snooze alarm one more time; you need to get out of bed and make time for a healthy breakfast to start your day right.
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Read the claim and reason. Claim: Our school should start a Shakespearean student society. Reason: Students are introduced to Shakespeare’s writing once they enter high school. What evidence best supports the student’s reason?

A
Our school offers a variety of clubs, ranging from foreign language to chess.
B
Three Shakespearean plays are studied in ninth grade, including the tragedy Romeo and Juliet.
C
Student clubs meet after school Monday through Thursday, and over seventy-five percent of the student body participates.
D
William Shakespeare’s plays were performed to enthusiastic audiences in sixteenth-century England.
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Which reasons support the claim that the study of a foreign language should be required for high school graduation? Choose three correct answers.

A
Knowledge of languages and cultures enhances students’ global knowledge.
B
Decoding foreign languages promotes greater understanding of English.
C
A wide range of course selections helps students discover their passions.
D
Learning foreign verbs is unimportant to a future engineer.
E
Specific course requirements ignore an individual’s strengths and weaknesses.
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Read the claim and reason. Claim: Our school cafeteria should offer more meatless main dishes. Reason: There are a significant number of vegetarians attending our school. What evidence best supports the student’s reason?

A
Though school food is funded by state and county governments, the menu is determined by school cafeteria staff.
B
Vegetarians rely on beans, nuts, and Greek yogurt as alternate sources of protein in their diets.
C
The results of a student survey suggest that twenty-three percent of the students consider themselves vegetarians.
D
Salads and meatless pasta dishes add variety to school menus and provide vegetarians with possible choices.
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Which image best supports the claim that community races are a great way to encourage people of all ages to exercise?

A
Image with description A man, woman, and children holding hands and running through grass.
B
Image with description A woman, child, and man are at the start line for a race.
C
Image with description Several pairs of feet running on a race track.
D
Image with description Several pairs of feet running during a race.
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Which is the most reliable source for a presentation about the history of Washington, DC’s Smithsonian museums?

A
visitdc.blogspot.com
B
dcmuseums.wikihow.com
C
smithsonianinstitute.edu
D
trolleytours.org/washingtondc
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A health teacher gives a class this assignment. Review your class notes about nutrition. Decide what you consider the most important rule of good nutrition for high school students. Write a claim and support it with reasons and evidence. Which statement best expresses a strong claim for this assignment?

A
Eating breakfast is the key to adolescent good health because it recharges energy levels, boosts brain function, and promotes healthy choices.
B
Don’t push that snooze alarm one more time; you need to get out of bed and make time for a healthy breakfast to start your day right.
C
Breakfast is essential, and every adolescent can choose a favorite cereal or bagel to begin the day with carbohydrates.
D
If you ever find yourself yawning on the bus or dozing off in class, the key to waking up your teenage brain lies on your morning breakfast table.
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How can the writer best strengthen the conclusion?

A
by telling a related joke
B
by issuing a call to action
C
by summarizing key points
D
by restating the claim

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