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Read this claim and counterclaim.Claim: Everyone should own a dog.Counterclaim: Allergic people cannot own a dog.Which evidence best addresses the counterclaim in an argumentative essay?

A
a personal experience of having an allergic reaction to a dog
B
facts about dogs for people with allergies
C
statistics on how many people have dog allergies
D
an article about allergy treatments done by medical doctors
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Which description is an example of direct characterization?

A
She was unfailingly generous, sharing her time and talents with others.
B
She volunteered at an urban community center teaching drama to young kids.
C
She was overheard saying, “Jenna, your performance was inspirational!”
D
She approached the center thinking, “I can make a difference here today.”
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Read this excerpt from "The People Could Fly."Toby come over and spoke words to the fallen one. The words of ancient Africa once heard are never remembered completely. The young man forgot them as soon as he heard them. They went way inside him. He got up and rolled over on the air. He rode it awhile. And he flew away.Which historical fact is supported by this excerpt?

A
Enslaved people knew how to fly.
B
Escaping slavery was not possible.
C
Enslaved people helped each other escape.
D
Flying was the only way to escape slavery.
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Which excerpt from "The People Could Fly" reflects the historical fact that enslaved people brought cultural elements of their country of origin with them to America?

A
He raised his arms, holding them out to her. “Kum . . . yali, kum buba tambe,” and more magic words, said so quickly, they sounded like whispers and sighs.
B
The folks were full of misery, then. Got sick with the up and down of the sea. So they forgot about flyin when they could no longer breathe the sweet scent of Africa.
C
Say that long ago in Africa, some of the people knew magic. And they would walk up on the air like climbin up on a gate.
D
The ones that could fly shed their wings. They couldn't take their wings across the water on the slave ships.
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Which repeated statement in "The Land of Laughter” introduces conflict in the story?

A
"Where are you going so fast, little boys?"
B
"How do you get to the Land of Laughter?"
C
"Why are you crying, little boys?”
D
"Come with me and I will. . ."
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Which statement best describes how listening to an audio recording of a story is similar to reading the text?

A
Both the audio and the text would show how uncommon words are spelled.
B
Both the audio and the text engage readers’ senses to bring the story to life.
C
Both the audio and the text explain how unique punctuation impacts a setting.
D
Both the audio and the text provide the author’s intended pronunciation of words.
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Consider these elements of the two stories in "A Fable” and "The Dog and the Clever Rabbit.”"A Fable”"The Dog and the Clever Rabbit”wolfelephantHow are these elements of the two tales similar?

A
Both the wolf and the elephant serve as initiators in the hero’s journey.
B
Both the wolf and the elephant offer assistance to the heroes.
C
Both the wolf and the elephant suggest new approaches for the heroes.
D
Both the wolf and the elephant benefit from the rewards of the journey.
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How does the wolf in "The Dog and the Clever Rabbit” behave similarly to the elephant in "A Fable”?

A
They use intelligence to win.
B
They delegate tasks to others.
C
They use trickery to fool the hero.
D
They celebrate the cleverness of others.
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Which statement from "The People Could Fly” reflects the historical fact that slaveholders and overseers treated enslaved people brutally?

A
“When they sat close before the fire in the free land, they told it. They did so love firelight and Free-dom, and tellin.”
B
“And they would walk up on the air like climbin up on a gate. And they flew like blackbirds over the fields. Black, shiny wings flappin against the blue up there.”
C
“There was a great outcryin. The bent backs straighted up. Old and young who were called slaves and could fly joined hands.”
D
“The Driver got his whip ready to curl around old Toby and tie him up. The slaveowner took his hip gun from its place.”
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Which claim could be used in an argumentative essay against football in middle school?

A
Football is the only sport that is played with an oddly shaped ball.
B
Football is sometimes played in bad weather.
C
Football involves running and kicking, passing, and catching a ball.
D
Football should not be played by young, growing people.
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Read this claim.Everyone should own a dog.Which evidence best supports this claim in an argumentative essay?

A
information about how to take care of a family dog
B
a story about a dog that runs away and how the dog is found
C
a magazine article about how dogs lower people’s blood pressure
D
a newspaper article that lists people’s favorite dog breeds
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Readers can tell that a text is nonfiction when it

A
describes real people and events.
B
uses a third-person point of view.
C
has characters that seem alive.
D
includes many elements of fantasy.
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How is the fictional text in "The People Could Fly” different from the nonfictional text in "Crossing the River”?

A
Only the fictional text shows the risks people took to gain their freedom.
B
Only the fictional text highlights events in a historical experience.
C
Only the fictional text uses imaginary people to discuss enslavement.
D
Only the fictional text shows the passion that people had for freedom.
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Read the excerpt from "Brer Rabbit’s Adventure.”After a long time, a man came to the box and took off the lid; then he took out the chair. "I am lost now," said Brer Rabbit, "for surely this is a two-footed animal come to gobble me up." So he huddled himself up in the corner, but it was so dark in the cellar that the man never saw him, and he took the chair away, and left Brer Rabbit all alone, and the lid off the box. "Now," said Brer Rabbit, "I am at least free of this box, but I will just wait awhile before I pop out in case any one should come in and see me." Which is an example of personification in the excerpt?

A
The box has magical qualities to hide the rabbit.
B
The rabbit is frightened of the box.
C
The rabbit explains his plan to wait in the box.
D
The rabbit hides in the corner of the box.
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Read the excerpt from "The People Could Fly.”Say the people who could fly kept their power, although they shed their wings. They kept their secret magic in the land of slavery. They looked the same as the other people from Africa who had been coming over, who had dark skin. Say you couldn’t tell anymore one who could fly from one who couldn’t.

A
She talks about secret magic.
B
She describes people who fly.
C
She creates a picture of Africa.
D
She begins sentences with “Say.”

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