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Which quotations from chapter 7 of Night convey an atmosphere of panic? Select two options.“Here or elsewhere, what did it matter?”“Suddenly, the evidence overwhelmed me: there was no longer any reason to live, any reason to fight.”“Then, two ‘gravediggers’ grabbed him by the head and feet and threw him from the wagon, like a sack of flour.”“Father! Father! Wake up. They’re going to throw you outside.”“And I started to hit him harder and harder.”

A
“Here or elsewhere, what did it matter?”
B
“Suddenly, the evidence overwhelmed me: there was no longer any reason to live, any reason to fight.”
C
“Then, two ‘gravediggers’ grabbed him by the head and feet and threw him from the wagon, like a sack of flour.”
D
“Father! Father! Wake up. They’re going to throw you outside.”
E
“And I started to hit him harder and harder.”
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Which underlined phrase is a prepositional phrase?

A
Test-takers were asked not to use their notes, books, or calculators.
B
Before passing out the test, the teacher asked students to close their books.
C
Neither of the tests this week had questions about the Pythagorean theorem.
D
The teacher and the students thought that the test took longer than expected.
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The following sentence has a misplaced modifier.Players must maintain good grades, meet all physical-fitness requirements, and attend regularly practices to play on the varsity team.Which revision corrects the error in this sentence?

A
Players must maintain good grades, meet all physical-fitness requirements, and attend practices regularly to play on the varsity team.
B
Players must regularly maintain good grades, meet all physical-fitness requirements, and attend practices to play on the varsity team.
C
Regularly, players must maintain good grades, meet all physical-fitness requirements, and attend practices to play on the varsity team.
D
Players must maintain good grades, meet all physical-fitness requirements, and attend practices to play regularly on the varsity team.
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What is a universal theme?

A
an idea that everyone can relate to in a text
B
a lesson that is included in a work of literature
C
the central topic in a work of literature
D
the reason an author writes a text
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Read the scenario, then answer the question.A city planner thinks that reconfiguring the business district’s busy downtown streets to allow for bike lanes is important and is worth the large cost. The lanes will help drivers and cyclists avoid accidents, and they will make the downtown area more attractive to bike commuters.

A
Designated bike lanes have reduced traffic-related accidents by 43 percent in other cities.
B
A nearby city’s business district has bike lanes and a much higher population of commuters.
C
The cost of roadwork in the region has reduced the cost of similar projects by more than 12 percent.
D
Research has proven that bike commuters are healthier and happier than car commuters.
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In this passage, the author suggests that cruelty can occur when people face horrible conditions. Which evidence best supports this viewpoint? Select two options.

A
“Anyway, I knew that I would not be strong enough to fight off dozens of violent men!”
B
“I saw, not far from me, an old man dragging himself on all fours. He had just detached himself from the struggling mob.”
C
“Then I understood: he was hiding a piece of bread under his shirt. With lightning speed he pulled it out and put it to his mouth.”
D
“A shadow had lain down beside him. And this shadow threw itself over him.”
E
“Meir, my little Meir! Don't you recognize me . . . You're killing your father . . . I have bread . . . for you too . . . for you too . . .”
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Read the passages from Lord of the Flies by William Golding.Passage 1They set off again, the hunters bunched a little by fear of the mentioned beast, while Jack quested ahead. . . . Ralph leaned against a tree and at once the daydreams started swarming up. Jack was in charge of the hunt and there would be time to get to the mountain—Once, following his father from Chatham to Devonport, they had lived in a cottage on the edge of the moors. . . .When you went to bed there was a bowl of cornflakes with sugar and cream. And the books—they stood on the shelf by the bed, leaning together with always two or three laid flat on top because he had not bothered to put them back properly. They were dog-eared and scratched. There was the bright, shining one about Topsy and Mopsy that he never read because it was about two girls; there was the one about the magician, which you read with a kind of tied-down terror, skipping page twenty-seven with the awful picture of the spider; there was a book about people who had dug things up, Egyptian things; there was The Boy’s Book of Trains, The Boy’s Book of Ships. Vividly they came before him; he could have reached up and touched them, could feel the weight and slow slide with which The Mammoth Book for Boys would come out and slither down . . . Everything was all right; everything was good-humored and friendly.Passage 2"I’m scared of him,” said Piggy, "and that’s why I know him. If you’re scared of someone you hate him but you can’t stop thinking about him. You kid yourself he’s all right really, an’ then when you see him again, it’s like asthma an’ you can’t breathe. I tell you what. He hates you too, Ralph—”"Me? Why me?”"I dunno. You got him over the fire; an’ you’re chief an’ he isn’t.”"But he’s, he’s, Jack Merridew!”"I been in bed so much I done some thinking. I know about people. I know about me. And him. He can’t hurt you: but if you stand out of the way he’d hurt the next thing. And that’s me.”

A
They both reinforce the idea that almost all people experience fear at times.
B
They both show that some experiences expose innocent people to the dark side of life.
C
They both suggest that it is better to have experiences than to be inexperienced.
D
They both emphasize that children have difficulty with new experiences.
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What can Reggie do to be a successful moderator? Select three options.

A
ask contributors questions in order to get clarification
B
encourage all group members to contribute
C
help focus the conversation on the best point of view
D
provide an agenda that helps keep the discussion on track
E
use the meeting to share other experiences with fundraising
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What are the characteristics of a successful group discussion? Select two options. The discussion focuses on only one or two points of view.The discussion focuses on some points of view more than on others.The discussion is dominated by one or two well-prepared participants.The discussion allows all group members to share their points of view.The discussion encourages group members with conflicting views to speak up.

A
The discussion focuses on only one or two points of view.
B
The discussion focuses on some points of view more than on others.
C
The discussion is dominated by one or two well-prepared participants.
D
The discussion allows all group members to share their points of view.
E
The discussion encourages group members with conflicting views to speak up.

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