AnswersExpository Reading and Writing - ELA3013 AConnecting to an Informational Text: Steve and Bindi Irwin

Connecting to an Informational Text: Steve and Bindi Irwin — Unit test Answers

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opinions
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suspense
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facts
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encouragement
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Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference.Neto was waiting by Andy's locker the next morning. "He had tears in his eyes," Andy remembers. "He said that adult fans were swearing at the Mexican players and that it wasn't fair. He was really hurting. He said, 'Is there any way you can help?' I told him I'd try."When Neto left, Andy walked into the principal's office and repeated Neto's story. He asked for the school's support in dealing with the crowd. "The principal told me he hadn't heard adults say those things," Andy recalls. "He said some of the parents would have to call him and complain before the school administration could get involved. He said Neto had probably heard it out of context anyway." Andy stormed out angrily.

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He does not believe Neto but decides to talk to the principal anyway.
B
He sympathizes with Neto and decides to try to help.
C
He does not want to get involved but feels that he should help Neto.
D
He sympathizes with Neto but knows there’s nothing he can do.
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conversationalfamiliarsophisticatedrelaxed

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conversational
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familiar
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sophisticated
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relaxed
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Which sentence uses an objective tone?

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We will plant the best garden of any school in the area.
B
The new campus garden will surely be envied by other schools.
C
A garden would provide numerous benefits to the students.
D
You will probably agree that gardens have many benefits.
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Identify the reason that best explains why the director of Moving Windmills might have wanted to share William Kamkwamba’s story through film rather than through writing.

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He wants to visually show the people of Malawi.
B
He wants to show firsthand the condition of Malawi.
C
He wants the audience see how many inhabitants Malawi has.
D
He wants the audience to see that Malawi is a rural community.
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Read the sentence.Recycling stops waste from going to landfills.What would make the best revision of this detail?

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Recycling stops thousands of tons of aluminum from going to landfills.
B
Recycling stops a lot of waste from going to landfills.
C
Recycling saves a lot of waste from being in landfills.
D
Recycling prevents waste from ending up in landfills.
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Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry.Just before the court hearing where Governor Faubus would be called to account, the nine of us were summoned to Mrs. Bates's house to meet with the press. Nothing had changed since our last meeting. The troops were still in place around the school, and every morning the crowd of segregationists grew larger. Governor Faubus was still predicting violence.Several very dignified and important-looking men sat in her living room. One was the NAACP attorney, Wiley Branton. I recognized another man whose picture I'd seen in the newspapers: the famous lawyer Thurgood Marshall, the man who had delivered the argument that resulted in the Supreme Court's 1954 school integration ruling.

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to entertain readers with related stories
B
to entertain readers with colorful descriptions
C
to inform readers about historical context
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to inform readers about her town’s violent past
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Identify the reason that best explains why the director of Moving Windmills might have wanted to share William Kamkwamba’s story through film rather than through writing.

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He wants to visually show the windmill to prove it works.
B
He wants to show Kamkwamba talking about the windmill as it works.
C
He wants the audience to visually see the windmill and how it works.
D
He wants the audience to see how a windmill operates.
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Events that take the conflict to its highest point help to develop

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reactions.
B
complications.
C
the resolution.
D
the climax.
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Read the opening paragraph from a formal e-mail.The Nature Center was founded to preserve three hundred acres of woods and wetlands. Our miles of nature trails provide hours of hiking pleasure to our visitors. Our Nature’s Classroom has helped countless children gain an understanding of and appreciation for the importance of nature. Each year, we strive to earn enough donations to maintain this local treasure.This year, in honor of the Nature Center’s fiftieth birthday, our annual fundraiser will be even more elaborate and elegant than usual.

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It contains language that suggests that the general audience is officially connected to the Nature Center.
B
It assumes that the general audience already knows a lot about the Nature Center and its annual fundraiser.
C
It assumes that the general audience is in a position to effect big changes in the Nature Center.
D
It contains background information about the Nature Center that a general audience would need.
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When writing for a general audience, the writer should keep in mind that a general audience most likely

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knows little about the topic.
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knows a lot about the topic.
C
is interested in the situation.
D
has the power to effect change.
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When revising an essay, you should make sure your examples and details are

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engaging and humorous to a general audience.
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relevant and relate back to the topic sentence.
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based on opinions and views that most people share.
D
focused on your own personal experience.
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One way a reader can connect text evidence to an idea is to

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reread the passage to locate information.
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summarize the text in a short paragraph.
C
watch the film version to identify differences.
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look for details that are implied or stated directly.
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speaker
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listener
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moderator
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overseer
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Alex is writing an informative essay about the benefits of recycling. What detail would best help strengthen their essay?

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information about the dangerous holes in the ozone layer
B
quotes about the destruction of the rain forest
C
information about how recycling keeps waste out of landfills
D
instructions on how to recycle different types of material

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