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Which statements about Outcasts United express theme? Check all that apply.

A
Jeremiah’s mom is overprotective.
B
being new to a country
C
One person can help many others.
D
Luma is a very giving person.
E
playing sports
F
Sports can unite people.
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Who tells the story and how it is told are known as

A
theme.
B
first person.
C
point of view.
D
imagery.
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Which assignment is most likely to require a works cited page?

A
a business letter seeking employment opportunities
B
a demonstration speech about how to bait a hook
C
a research paper describing the effects of erosion
D
a personal narrative telling the story of a vacation
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Nila is preparing for an oral presentation. Which guidelines should she follow in preparation for answering questions at the end of her presentation? Check all that apply.She should provide brief, to-the-point answers to questions.She should give comprehensive, long-form answers to each question.She should refuse to address questions that are difficult.She should offer a resource when she does not know the answer.She should anticipate possible questions beforehand.She should pretend to know the answer to every question.

A
She should provide brief, to-the-point answers to questions.
B
She should give comprehensive, long-form answers to each question.
C
She should refuse to address questions that are difficult.
D
She should offer a resource when she does not know the answer.
E
She should anticipate possible questions beforehand.
F
She should pretend to know the answer to every question.
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A word’s denotation is

A
its literal meaning.
B
its figurative meaning.
C
any associated idea.
D
any associated feeling.
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Which guidelines should be followed when creating a works cited page using MLA format? Check all that apply.“Works Cited” is centered on the page.Citations are listed in chronological order.Citations are double spaced.A hanging indent is used for lengthy citations.The researcher’s name and address are included.

A
“Works Cited” is centered on the page.
B
Citations are listed in chronological order.
C
Citations are double spaced.
D
A hanging indent is used for lengthy citations.
E
The researcher’s name and address are included.
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Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University.But I hope you know I go on about these things not simply to extol the virtues of my own country but to speak to the true greatness of the heart and soul of your land. Who, after all, needs to tell the land of Dostoyevsky about the quest for truth, the home of Kandinsky and Scriabin about imagination, the rich and noble culture of the Uzbek man of letters Alisher Navoi about beauty and heart? The great culture of your diverse land speaks with a glowing passion to all humanity.

A
Reagan uses allusion to remind his audiences of Russian authors whose writings support his argument.
B
Reagan uses a bandwagon appeal as he persuades his audience that great literature is popular worldwide.
C
Procatalepsis is used by Reagan as he counters arguments his audience may have against freedom.
D
Repetition is used by Reagan to convince his audience to read the works of classic Russian writers.
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deviceopinionreasonfallacy

A
device
B
opinion
C
reason
D
fallacy
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Which action is an example of plagiarism?

A
forgetting to create a title for an original story
B
failing to cite references for a research paper
C
neglecting appropriate punctuation in an essay
D
ignoring grammatical rules on a writing test
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A science teacher gives the presentation assignment below.Let’s make our families earth-friendly. Consider whether or not your family respects the environment. Discuss your routines and practices with your parents, and determine your family’s "footprint.” Then, suggest to your peers one earth-friendly effort that every family should make.

A
Families ought to throw away those nasty canned vegetables in their pantries and embrace the new trend of buying local produce.
B
Every family should buy local produce because it is more nutritious, it requires less packaging, and it promotes energy conservation.
C
Families need to stop driving to super stores ten miles away to buy apples from another coast or oranges from five states south.
D
Every family should consider driving or walking to a local farm and selecting produce, such as cucumbers, carrots, and lettuce.
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Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."America is an improbable idea. A mongrel nation built of ever-changing disparate parts, it is held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider themselves better than someone. "Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody's image," the historian Daniel Boorstin wrote. That's because it was built of bits and pieces that seem discordant, like the crazy quilts that have been one of its great folk-art forms, velvet and calico and checks and brocades. Out of many, one. That is the ideal.The reality is often quite different, a great national striving consisting frequently of failure. Many of the oft-told stories of the most pluralistic nation on earth are stories not of tolerance, but of bigotry. Slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses and the ostracism of the other. Children learn in social-studies class and in the news of the lynching of blacks, the denial of rights to women, the murders of gay men. It is difficult to know how to convince them that this amounts to "crown thy good with brotherhood," that amid all the failures is something spectacularly successful. Perhaps they understand it at this moment [in the aftermath of 9/11], when enormous tragedy, as it so often does, demands a time of reflection on enormous blessings.

A
The first paragraph discusses the aspects of American culture that unify Americans. The second paragraph discusses the aspects of American culture that tear Americans apart and cause friction.
B
The first paragraph discusses the idea that Americans are united as one despite their differences. The second paragraph discusses the idea that acts of intolerance make it difficult to believe that Americans are united as one.
C
The first paragraph discusses possible benefits to living in a society like America. The second paragraph discusses the disadvantages of living in a society like America.
D
The first paragraph discusses the diversity of American society and its role in history. The second paragraph discusses the uniformity of American society and its role in history.

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