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President Reagan’s speech was mainly written to

A
persuade the audience.
B
educate the audience.
C
entertain the audience.
D
inform the audience.
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Yosef is giving a slideshow presentation about a space launch for his science class.

A
clapping his hands to get people’s attention
B
pointing to the screen as needed
C
pacing in front of the room while speaking
D
choosing someone to make eye contact with
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Read the excerpt from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University.Even as we explore the most advanced reaches of science, we're returning to the age-old wisdom of our culture, a wisdom contained in the book of Genesis in the Bible . . .

A
procatalepsis to argue against an opposite view.
B
repetition to build rhythm and momentum.
C
allusion to give his speech more authority.
D
advanced science to prove his opinion.
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deviceopinionreasonfallacy

A
device
B
opinion
C
reason
D
fallacy
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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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Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."Today the citizens of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack. Terrorism has led to devastation—and unity.

A
Knowing that Quindlen has an Italian and Irish heritage helps the reader better understand her viewpoint, which is that all immigrants are the same.
B
Knowing that Quindlen compares the American people to a quilt helps the reader better understand her viewpoint of America as a melting pot.
C
Knowing that Quindlen lives in New York helps the reader understand that she lives in a multicultural environment.
D
Knowing that Quindlen wrote this piece after the 9/11 attacks helps readers understand her viewpoint, which is that tragedy unites people.
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In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,how does the time period of 1912 contribute to the main conflict in the novel?

A
Shipping was a new industry to the United States at that time period.
B
European people had first settled in the state of Maine at that time.
C
Racism against African Americans by whites was the norm at that time.
D
The idea of Christian charity had not been invented yet at that time period.
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In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, which characters are in conflict? Select 4 options.

A
Turner and the townspeople
B
Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Hurd
C
Lizzie and Turner
D
Lizzie and her grandfather
E
Mr. Stonecrop and the Malaga islanders
F
Turner and the Tripps
G
Turner and Reverend Buckminster
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Read the excerpt from "A Boat beneath a Sunny Sky” by Lewis Carroll. Still she haunts me, phantomwise,Alice moving under skiesNever seen by waking eyes.

A
by showing the speaker’s wish to see Alice again
B
by emphasizing how the speaker thinks of Alice
C
by explaining how Alice moves near the speaker
D
by suggesting that the speaker is frightened of Alice
13

How is the poem "On the Bus with Rosa Parks" different from the memoir My Story? Select five choices.

A
The poem describes a single scene; the memoir describes many scenes.
B
The poem uses few words; the memoir uses many words.
C
The poem has short lines and stanzas; the memoir is written in prose paragraphs.
D
The poem places the bus ride in historical perspective; the memoir does not.
E
The poem explains why Rosa Parks stayed seated; the memoir does not.
F
The poem shows an outsider’s point of view of Rosa Parks; the memoir does not.
G
The poem compares Rosa Parks’s gaze to a flame; the memoir does not.
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Which statement has a correctly placed modifier?

A
Your deadline is nearly approaching; you have 20 minutes.
B
You have 20 minutes; your nearly deadline is approaching.
C
Your deadline is approaching; you have nearly 20 minutes.
D
Your nearly deadline is approaching; you have 20 minutes.

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