AnswersAZ-English Language Arts 11 A - ICSpeaking and Listening: Effective Group Discussions

Speaking and Listening: Effective Group Discussions — Unit test Answers

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conversational
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familiar
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sophisticated
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relaxed
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Which scenario shows a student demonstrating good listening skills during a class discussion?

A
Jeremy asks questions to better understand others.
B
Milo avoids eye contact with others.
C
Lily reads material while others speak.
D
Maya interrupts with personal opinions.
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Based on the descriptive details in the passage, what inferences can be made about the setting? Select three answers.

A
The fireplace is a focal point.
B
The room has many seating options.
C
The room is warm.
D
The room is cold.
E
The room was recently furnished.
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Read the excerpt from "The Gift of the Magi."Had the queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair hang out the window some day to dry just to depreciate Her Majesty’s jewels and gifts.

A
indirect characterization, because it is showing Della’s pride in her long hair
B
direct characterization, because it is describing Della’s skill for decorating
C
indirect characterization, because it is revealing Della’s cultural heritage
D
direct characterization, because it is describing Della’s prized possessions
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Cynthia is writing a fictionalized story about the real life of a nurse. She used a scene from her favorite television sitcom as the source material for her research on the life of nurses.

A
The teacher will say that Cynthia did not make a good choice in source material because a nonfiction source would be more reliable.
B
The teacher will say that Cynthia made a good choice in source materials because a fictional source is reliable.
C
The teacher will say that Cynthia did not make a good choice in source material but it doesn’t matter because fiction doesn’t require source material.
D
The teacher will say that Cynthia made a good choice in source materials but it doesn’t matter because fiction doesn’t require nonfiction source material.
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speakerlistenermoderatoroverseer

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speaker
B
listener
C
moderator
D
overseer
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Events that take the conflict to its highest point help to develop

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reactions.
B
complications.
C
the resolution.
D
the climax.
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What is one reason that an author may choose to relate events in memoir form?

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to show dialogue using speech bubbles
B
to illustrate stories from one’s life in drawings
C
to present research on a historical figure
D
to tell significant stories from one’s life
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Which details from the excerpt best indicate that Clara’s actions were risky? Select three answers.

A
The carriage moved very slowly when it was going forward
B
teetering logs at its most dangerous depths.
C
When this sport grew tame,
D
but it came back with violent rapidity.
E
the saw was eating its laborious way through the log,

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