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What excerpts from "The Storyteller” indicate that the aunt is unaware of her flaws? Select two options.

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“An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat, and the further corner seat on the opposite side was occupied by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party, but the small girls and the small boy emphatically occupied the compartment.”
B
“‘Come over here and listen to a story,’ said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord.”
C
“‘It’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,’ she said stiffly.“‘I don’t agree with you,’ said the bachelor.“‘Perhaps you would like to tell them a story,’ was the aunt’s retort.”
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“The aunt suppressed a gasp of admiration.”
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“A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.”
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Study the editorial cartoon by John Branch.

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to warn people about incoming bad weather
B
to make a satire about how many reporters cover bad weather
C
to tell readers that proper weather gear is important
D
to explain that reporters are forced to do risky work
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Study the cartoon by James Silk.

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The image and the text show that polar bears use ice floes as transport.
B
The image and the text show that polar bears try to avoid human communities.
C
The image shows the increasingly cold temperatures of the Arctic, and the text blames this on humans.
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The image and the text work together to show the destructive consequences of human activity.
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Read the excerpt from Persepolis.Which elements does the author use most to develop the central idea of these panels?

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facial expressions and speech balloons
B
thought bubbles and captions
C
captions and facial expressions
D
speech balloons and layout
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Study the cartoon More Beaches Reported with Unhealthy Contaminants by Don Landgren Jr.© Don Landgren – USA TODAY NETWORK.

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The cartoonist compares a seal to a meal to show the importance of the food chain.
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The cartoonist compares the ocean to a restaurant to show the importance of food safety.
C
The cartoonist compares the shark's illness to food poisoning to show that pollution affects wildlife.
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The cartoonist compares the sharks to human beings to show that sharks are as intelligent as people.
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Study the editorial cartoon by Signe Wilkinson.

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the traditional carrot nose, coal eyes, and buttons of the snowman
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the types of cars parked in front of the apartment
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the size of the snowman compared to the cars
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the body language and expression of the snowman
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Read the excerpt from Persepolis.Which details best help develop the central idea of the panels? Select three options.Marjane says she is the last prophet.The sky behind Marjane is dark.Several people kneel at Marjane's feet.Marjane has a star around her face.All of the men look angrily at Marjane.

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Marjane says she is the last prophet.
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The sky behind Marjane is dark.
C
Several people kneel at Marjane's feet.
D
Marjane has a star around her face.
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All of the men look angrily at Marjane.
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Read the excerpts from Does My Head Look Big in This? and Persepolis.Excerpt from Does My Head Look Big in This?:Forget sanity if you're the only one with a pass to sit in the back of church during service. Well, not every time. I remember once when I attended confession. I was in fourth grade. I was standing with my class in line to take the Eucharist. I wasn’t supposed to be in line but I didn’t feel like sitting like a loner in the back pew till the end of the service.Excerpt from Persepolis:Which statement is true about the narrators’ different perspectives?

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It is exciting to do new and different things, even when you do not understand them.
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It is easy to do things that people tell you to do, even when you do not understand why.
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It can be difficult and confusing when you do not know why you need to do certain things.
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It is easy to make friends at a new school when you are different from everyone else.
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Which phrases from the text best show the narrator’s attitude? Select three options.

A
“need guts”
B
“outside the school gates”
C
“group of Hidaya students”
D
“so exposed”
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“no way I had the courage”
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What evidence supports the conclusion that "The Storyteller” uses satire to impart the theme that adults should respect children’s intelligence? Select two options.

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“‘Come and look out of the window,’ she added.“The child moved reluctantly to the window. ‘Why are those sheep being driven out of that field?’ he asked.”
B
“‘Oh, look at those cows!’ exclaimed the aunt. Nearly every field along the line had contained cows or bullocks, but she spoke as though she were drawing attention to a rarity.”
C
“The smaller girl made no actual comment on the story, but she had long ago recommenced a murmured repetition of her favourite line.”
D
“The storyteller paused to let a full idea of the park’s treasures sink into the children’s imaginations; then he resumed.”
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“‘The story began badly,’ said the smaller of the small girls, ‘but it had a beautiful ending.’“‘It is the most beautiful story that I ever heard,’ said the bigger of the small girls, with immense decision.“‘It is the only beautiful story I have ever heard,’ said Cyril.”
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Which instances of situational irony occur in the passage? Select two options.

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“Whoever it was who had made the wager was likely to lose his bet.”
B
“‘Come over here and listen to a story,’ said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord.”
C
“The children moved listlessly towards the aunt’s end of the carriage.”
D
“Evidently her reputation as a story-teller did not rank high in their estimation.”
E
“In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good.”
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Which excerpt is an example of situational irony in Saki’s "The Storyteller”?

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“Most of the aunt’s remarks seemed to begin with ‘Don’t,’ and nearly all of the children’s remarks began with ‘Why?’ The bachelor said nothing out loud. ‘Don’t, Cyril, don’t,’ exclaimed the aunt, as the small boy began smacking the cushions of the seat, producing a cloud of dust at each blow.”
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“The frown on the bachelor’s face was deepening to a scowl. He was a hard, unsympathetic man, the aunt decided in her mind.”
C
“She repeated the line over and over again in a dreamy but resolute and very audible voice; it seemed to the bachelor as though some one had had a bet with her that she could not repeat the line aloud two thousand times without stopping.”
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“‘It’s the stupidest story I’ve ever heard,’ said the bigger of the small girls, with immense conviction. “‘I didn’t listen after the first bit, it was so stupid,’ said Cyril.”

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