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Compare and Contrast: Myths and Cultures — Unit test Answers

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Why might a writer use the passive voice? Choose three answers. The writer wants to make the action livelier.The writer wants to emphasize the receiver of the action.The writer does not know who performed the action.The writer wants to make the action more specific.The writer does not think knowing who did the action is important.

A
The writer wants to make the action livelier.
B
The writer wants to emphasize the receiver of the action.
C
The writer does not know who performed the action.
D
The writer wants to make the action more specific.
E
The writer does not think knowing who did the action is important.
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conflictevidencesettingresolution

A
conflict
B
evidence
C
setting
D
resolution
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Read the paragraph.After the final battle, rumor had it that a few renegades had slipped off into the forest to avoid capture. These sneaky rogues have continually eluded capture. The leaders of the empire are worried that the rebels will form a resistance movement first.

A
Then the rebels overcame the empire’s troops and take the city.
B
Then the rebels will overcome the empire’s troops and take the city.
C
Then the rebels overcome the empire’s troops and take the city.
D
Then the rebels have overcome the empire’s troops and take the city.
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If a writer were writing a modern-day story based on the Theseus myth featured in "Cruel Tribute,” what would the story’s plot most likely include?

A
a young man beginning a political career in hopes of one day becoming head of the country
B
a young man learning the family business so he can take over for his father when he retires
C
a young man preparing to take a trip around the world with his friends and his family
D
a young man searching through a new city, trying to find his lost friends before they are harmed
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Read the sentence.While we could never prove it, we suspected him of duplicity, so we were never able to fully trust him despite his numerous good deeds.

A
counterfeiting
B
cunning
C
determination
D
dishonesty
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Read the passage from "Cruel Tribute.”Then every maiden, without looking, reached her hand into one of the vessels and drew forth a ball, and those who took the black balls were borne away to the black ship, which lay in waiting by the shore. The young men also drew lots in like manner, but when six black balls had been drawn Theseus came quickly forward and said:"Hold! Let no more balls be drawn. I will be the seventh youth to pay this tribute.”

A
Theseus sets himself up to become the ruler of Athens.
B
Theseus sets himself up to battle the Minotaur.
C
Theseus sets himself up to win Ariadne’s love.
D
Theseus sets himself up to win King Minos’s respect.
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An author has successfully created a suspenseful sequence of events when the reader asks which question?

A
Who are the important characters?
B
What will happen next?
C
Where is the setting located?
D
What is the background information?
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conflictingcause and effectfamilialevolutionary

A
conflicting
B
cause and effect
C
familial
D
evolutionary
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Based on the prefix, the word "extricate” most likely means

A
“to rule a situation.”
B
“without interest in a situation.”
C
“to get out of a situation.”
D
“filled with interest in a situation.”
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Which sentence uses the passive voice for the main verb?

A
If we use our cell phones during class, the teacher confiscates them.
B
When they can, students slide down the banister in the science wing.
C
When we can pick our reading, mythology is most often chosen in my class.
D
If they choose to participate, students perform their poems at the poetry slam.
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definitionexampleexplanationsynonym

A
definition
B
example
C
explanation
D
synonym
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By studying the suffix of "fallacy,” a reader can conclude it means

A
“without being false.”
B
“someone who does something false.”
C
“the state of being false.”
D
“having the misfortune of being false.”
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Read the sentence.Last night, I ________ my essay on the history of comic books.

A
revise
B
revised
C
am revising
D
will revise
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Read the passage from Perseus."Your child!” Acrisius cried in great anger. "Who is his father?”But when Danaë answered proudly, "Zeus,” he would not believe her.

i
identify the narrator of the story.
i
illustrate the feelings of the characters.
d
describe the actions of the characters.
i
identify the narrator’s point of view.
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She needs to add to the beginning and introduce what her challenge was.
S
She needs to add to the beginning and introduce the important people involved.
S
She needs to add to the middle and provide some of the obstacles she faced.
S
She needs to add to the end and provide some reflection on the challenge.

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