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Creating a Blog — Unit test Answers

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Read the excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us to behave in the world. You teach us . . .• not to hurt other creatures,• to share – not be greedy.Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do?

ask listeners to remember what is taught in kindergarten.

encourage listeners to remember their own kindergarten classes.

challenge listeners to think about how they act in the world.

make listeners feel good about how children in the world are taught.

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Which paragraph would best set the mood for a story about three friends who are camping in the haunted woods?

We unpacked our gear, whistling the entire time to raise our spirits. We had packed a wide variety of food, and we looked forward to eating it for dinner. I unpacked my fishing pole and set off for the local pond to catch our main course. After our long hike, we were very hungry.

We slowly unpacked our gear and set up our tents. The sun was slowly setting in the west, and we saw a line of pink-tinted clouds through the trees. I finished staking the tent. Soon we would start a campfire, if the wood wasn’t too wet from the recent rains.

With trembling fingers, we slowly unpacked our gear. The woods seemed unusually quiet. There were no animal noises, no twittering of birds or scurrying of animals, only a dead, dull silence. The surrounding woods were strangely watchful, as if the gloomy trees were waiting for us to fall asleep.

Slowly and carefully, we unpacked our gear and began to set up camp. First, we unrolled the tents and set them up near a cluster of dark boulders. We set out the food we would need for dinner and, ever mindful of bears, put the rest in a bag that we hung from a tree. A cool breeze blew and made the surrounding pines sigh.

Read the excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”Two days ago here in Brazil, we were shocked when we spent some time with some children living on the streets. And this is what one child told us: "I wish I was rich and if I were, I would give all the street children food, clothes, medicine, shelter, and love and affection."If a child on the street who has nothing is willing to share, why are we who have everything still so greedy?

to challenge listeners to visit children on the streets

to connect listeners to the topic of poverty

to challenge listeners to give a homeless child a home

to connect listeners to times when they have shared

Read this excerpt from a speech that Maurice is writing about the topic of football in middle school.The sport of football should be banned in middle school. Many people disagree with this position. They think football is popular and should continue to be played. _____ I don’t think children in middle school should be given the choice about possibly harming their health.

I’ve watched a lot of football with my dad and brother, and I understand why people like football, as it can be really exciting.

I’ve always thought football was a silly sport, with the players trying to knock each other down all the time.

I understand that people love football, just as they love baseball and all other ball sports, but not everyone loves football.

I respect that people love football, but doctors are saying now that many players get head injuries, and the helmets don’t help prevent those very well.

Read this excerpt of a speech that Javier is writing about the topic of a longer school day.I don’t think we should have a longer school day. Children already spend 7 hours in school. _____ If parents and teachers want students to do better in school, they should make smaller classes and pay teachers more money instead of extending the school day.

The school day now lasts from early in the morning to late in the afternoon, which is long enough for children to have to sit in school.

With a longer school day, students would not get a chance for free play, which studies prove helps students develop the creative thinking skills they need.

I’ve heard that some countries have longer school days and not as much homework, which seems to suit those students well.

I have a really long school day because I go to after-school programs until my dad comes to pick me up after he finishes his workday.

Read the passage.Hugh the Mostly Fearless ran down the alley and stopped short. A tall stone wall blocked his escape, and on either side tightly shuttered houses loomed above him. No one was going to help him get out of this one. He turned around, and as he expected, his three pursuers started closing in. Why hadn’t he taken his father’s advice and become a plumber instead of a knight? He sighed, put his head down, and drew his _______.

spear

sword

knife

axe

Read this excerpt from a blog.Many of our local schools are facing tough budget cuts. As a result, music and art programs are disappearing. Now the school board is considering dropping all after-school programs. This would be a huge mistake. After-school programs keep kids active, and they help keep kids in school. Research shows that the graduation rate for schools with after-school programs is sixty-five percent higher than that of schools without them. My friends and I all participate in after-school programs, and we are working hard to keep them in place. Please sign the petition at http://www.afterschool.org to show your support for after-school programs!

a university study about how after-school programs help kids

a student poll that asks kids if they want after-school programs

a blog quiz that asks kids what they like to do after school

a state study about how kids spend their time after school

To develop a claim in a blog, a student should

include related facts and details.

discuss several different topics.

avoid the use of multimedia.

avoid the use of quotations from experts.

In a story, a comedian faces the problem that people no longer laugh at his jokes. Which paragraph would best set the stage for the story?

He told three of his favorite jokes and got some small laughs. He knew if he just kept going, he would win over the crowd. So, he decided to tell his favorite joke, the one about the time he camped in Central Park. But, when he delivered the punch line, he only heard polite laughing, not the belly laughs he had expected.

He told his three favorite jokes and then continued with some new material. He always found new material helped liven up his act. The old material got stale, both for him and the audience. Fresh material kept the night interesting and made him feel like he was breaking new ground.

His first three jokes didn’t get any laughs. So, he pulled out an old tried and true joke, the one about the moose. This joke always got them laughing. But, when he delivered the punch line, there was only silence. He squinted out into the crowd and was met with silent stares. Near the back, someone coughed.

He told three jokes, just to get the audience warmed up. He would build toward the truly funny material, which he always put in the middle of his set. But you had to gauge your audience. Sometimes an audience wanted the best material first. You had to keep on your toes, or you would never make it in this business.

Read these two short excerpts from “What I Hope to Leave Behind.”Most women dream first of a happy family. The instinct for reproduction is inborn in most of us.I find I have a sense of satisfaction whenever I learn that there is a new field being opened up where women may enter. A woman will rejoice in her freedom to enter on a new career.

wanted to acknowledge the importance of motherhood while also encouraging women to pursue new opportunities.

believed that training for a career was important, but raising children was more important.

wanted to suggest that job skills must be learned, while motherhood is instinctual.

believed that women should pursue new fields, while her audience assumed that women should raise children.

Read the sentence.I saw Sienna sprinting down the final stretch in long, graceful strides. The cheetah chased her prey, which, in this case, was a first-place ribbon.

Sienna ferociously looked for food to eat.

Sienna raced against a very fast animal.

Sienna looked everywhere for a prize.

Sienna ran quickly and with purpose.

Read this excerpt from “What I Hope to Leave Behind.”In all the ages there have been people whose hearts have been somehow so touched by the misery of human beings that they wanted to give their lives in some way to alleviate it. We have some examples of women like this today: Lillian Wald and Mary Simkhovitch in New York, Jane Addams in Chicago.

They were women who became friends with Eleanor Roosevelt.

They were three women who had pursued successful careers.

They were women who agreed to help Eleanor Roosevelt educate the public.

They were well-known examples of women who had worked to help others.

Read the excerpt from "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying, "Everything's going to be alright," "We're doing the best we can," and "It's not the end of the world."

they are doing the best they can.

they need to rethink what is truly important.

they should talk to their children honestly.

they need to comfort their children.

Read the sentence.Nasi was a bird soaring through the sky as he flew over three defenders toward the basket.

the basket

a defender

a bird

the sky

Read this entry from a blog about service dogs.Lexie, an eight-month-old black Labrador retriever, is sleeping quietly at my feet. I can’t help but think that her soft, velvety ears and alert brown eyes would make her the perfect “doggie model” for pet magazines and pet store ads. However, Lexie will soon have a much more important job to do. In a few months, she will become the loyal companion and service dog for a young man who has been blind since birth. She will help him board public transportation, such as buses, subways, and trains, and she will help him safely cross busy intersections. Lexie will even help the young man avoid obstacles, such as high curbs and low overhangs. Like all dogs in our organization, Lexie has undergone months of specialized training to help a visually impaired person lead an active and independent life.

to inform readers about seeing-eye dogs

to entertain readers with stories about Lexie

to persuade readers to support service dogs

to convince readers to adopt seeing-eye dogs

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