Using Pronouns Correctly — Unit test Answers

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life and deathlogic and reasonemotion and naturescience and discovery

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life and death
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logic and reason
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emotion and nature
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science and discovery
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Which behaviors are characteristics of an effective speaker? Check all that apply.establishing eye contactmaintaining a lounging posturereferring to multimedia visual aidsusing a suitable volume and pacedisplaying indifference about the topic

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establishing eye contact
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maintaining a lounging posture
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referring to multimedia visual aids
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using a suitable volume and pace
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displaying indifference about the topic
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dictionlyricthemetone

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diction
B
lyric
C
theme
D
tone
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Consider this image.

Question illustration
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as an informative tool explaining how to transplant potted crops
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as a persuasive device showing the potential of a community garden
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as an informative tool providing the names and functions of plant parts
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as a persuasive device proving the importance of irrigation systems
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Read this conclusion.Many car accidents are preventable. Skilled motorists with minimal distractions can react quickly and avert danger. Highways, side streets, and driveways all present unpredictable hazards.

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Eating, drinking, adjusting the radio, and texting are examples of distractions.
P
Put your phone away when you drive, and keep your eyes on the road.
M
More than 40 states have banned texting because it is a serious distraction.
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Get your license at your local department of motor vehicles and drive on!
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Read the haiku by Bashō.Midfield,attached to nothing,the skylark singing.

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anxious and irritated
B
carefree and optimistic
C
remorseful and lonely
D
wistful and meditative
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In "A Defence of Poetry,” Shelley suggests that the only thing that lasts is change. Which line from "Mutability” can also be seen as a reflection of this idea?

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Or like forgotten lyres, whose dissonant strings
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One mood or modulation like the last
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We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep
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Nought may endure but Mutability
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Read the passage.H. G. Wells was a scientist and a writer. He used his knowledge of science to create realistic works of fiction that fascinated readers. His novel The War of the Worlds gained fame when it was adapted for radio.

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to entertain readers with a story about H. G. Wells
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to inform readers about H. G. Wells’s writing
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to entertain readers with an excerpt from a novel
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to persuade readers to read science fiction
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Read the excerpt from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.

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This excerpt shows influences of the Romantic movement because it hints at the speaker’s contempt toward the Industrial Revolution.
T
This excerpt shows influences of the Enlightenment period because it uses formal language to describe the speaker’s experience.
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This excerpt shows influences of the Romantic movement because it focuses on the awe-inspiring power of nature.
T
This excerpt shows influences of the Enlightenment period because it contains highly technical language.
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Alliteration is

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the repetition of themes and ideas.
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the implication of a word meaning.
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the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.
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the repetition of sounds.
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Which sentences contain vague pronouns? Check all that apply.Bernardo reads both fiction and nonfiction, and he likes it a lot.After the play, Henrique told Isadora that her solo was excellent. Hiroto prepared so well for the debate that he crushed the competition.Vivian met Laura at the coffee shop where she works after school.When Mariana and Rahul studied with Lisa and Nico, it helped them.

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Bernardo reads both fiction and nonfiction, and he likes it a lot.
B
After the play, Henrique told Isadora that her solo was excellent.
C
Hiroto prepared so well for the debate that he crushed the competition.
D
Vivian met Laura at the coffee shop where she works after school.
E
When Mariana and Rahul studied with Lisa and Nico, it helped them.
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Read this prompt.Create a presentation to convince the Hanover County School Board members that the county should add a fall break to next year’s school schedule, creating a week-long respite in October.

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to persuade the audience to add a vacation to a proposed calendar
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to persuade the audience to sponsor a festival for school children
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to inform the audience about school day requirements for a county
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to inform the audience about upcoming events in the school calendar

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