AnswersOH-English Language Arts 10 AWriting an Essay to Compare the Presentation of Ideas across Genres

Writing an Essay to Compare the Presentation of Ideas across Genres — Unit test Answers

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details
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evidence
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examples
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a summary
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a thesis statement
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a topic sentence
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Which type of fallacy uses circular reasoning to support an argument?

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genetic fallacy
b
begging the claim
h
hasty generalization
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ad populum
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"Judges, who currently deny seven in 10 applications for asylum by people who are in deportation proceedings, must better understand the conditions these children are facing."
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"Of course, many migrant children come for economic reasons, and not because they fear for their lives. In those cases, they should quickly be deported if they have at least one parent in their country of origin."
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"Countries neighboring Syria have absorbed nearly 3 million people. Jordan has accepted in two days what the United States has received in an entire month during the height of this immigration flow—more than 9,000 children in May."
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"Enrique tries to stay clean by finding bits of cardboard to sleep on. When he gets a bottle of water, he saves a little to wash his arms."
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"Two of [the migrants] are too frightened to go into town. They offer Enrique 20 pesos and ask him to buy food. If he will bring it back, they will share it with him."
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"In Guatemala, soda is called agua. Here in Mexico, agua is water. A jacket is a chamarra, not a chumpa. A T-shirt is a playera, not a blusa."
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How does Machiavelli work to achieve his secondary purpose—to inform his readers? Select two options

A
He explains that principalities don’t know how to rule themselves.
B
He describes the steps people take when they join rebellions.
C
He describes the emotions of people in a conquered republic.
D
He shows the different roles within a royal family.
E
He argues why a prince should sometimes ruin a city.
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Which features of the passage are typical of a compare/contrast structure? Select three options.

A
It identifies two groups that will be discussed.
B
It explains the reasons invading forces did not succeed.
C
It uses the signal word nevertheless to indicate a difference.
D
It uses the signal phrase for example to introduce evidence.
E
It describes similar and different outcomes to similar actions.
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How are prefixes and suffixes alike? Select two options.Both are a type of affix.Both are the root of a word. Both can change a word’s meaning.Both can be added to the end of a word. Both can be added to the beginning of a word.

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Both are a type of affix.
B
Both are the root of a word.
C
Both can change a word’s meaning.
D
Both can be added to the end of a word.
E
Both can be added to the beginning of a word.
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To summarize the central idea in a text, readers should identify the topic and then identify

A
little-known facts about the topic.
B
the author's opinion about the topic.
C
other readers' opinions about the topic.
D
scientific facts about the topic.
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What is a counterclaim?

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a detail that supports reasons for a claim
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an opinion or belief that a claim is true
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a refutation of a claim, with evidence
a
an invalid or flawed claim, with reasons
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Read the sentence from Sara's analysis of Enrique's Journey.Enrique eyeballs his reflection in the store window, and it hits him that he's not a kid anymore.

A
When Enrique sees his reflection in a store window, he gets that he's a grown up.
B
Enrique examines his reflection in the store window and realizes that he is no longer a child.
C
When Enrique catches his reflection in a store window, he realizes he's totally not a kid anymore.
D
Enrique sees his reflection in the store window and realizes that he needs to leave that kid stuff behind.
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Which sentence from Reagan’s "Tear Down This Wall” speech is the best example of hyperbole?

A
“I find in Berlin a message of hope, even in the shadow of this wall, a message of triumph.”
B
“The sign read simply: ‘The Marshall Plan is helping here to strengthen the free world.’”
C
“Throughout the Pacific, free markets are working miracle after miracle of economic growth.”
D
“In Europe, only one nation and those it controls refuse to join the community of freedom.”

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