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Writing a Compare-and-Contrast Essay about Presentation of Ideas — Unit test Answers

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Read the passage.The town council of Hopewell has proposed that the vacant lot at the end of Elm Street be converted into a parking lot. While this unused land may seem like a suitable location, the nearby residents have many objections. For example, the youth in nearby neighborhoods enjoy using the lot for recreation. Many pet owners appreciate the undeveloped land because it allows dogs a place to run. Adding cars and pavement to this cherished natural area would be a grave error. The town council should observe the lot and all its uses before taking action.

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suitable location
B
adding cars
C
grave error
D
take action
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Which pieces of textual evidence support the inference that the codebook was of high importance? Select 2 options.

A
On several occasions Room 40 received an unexpected but welcome gift when a German codebook was recovered after a sea battle and presented to the British code breakers.
B
One such gift was a codebook from the German ship Magdeburg, a light cruiser that ran aground on an island off of Finland.
C
When Russian ships quickly bore down on the cruiser, the captain of the stranded ship immediately did what all naval officers were taught to do: he ordered his signalman to bring him the ship's codebook so he could throw the book, wrapped in lead covers, into the sea.
D
But before the signalman could deliver the book to his captain, he was killed by Russian guns.
E
When the Russians recovered his body, the sailor was still clutching the codebook in his arms.
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historicaldangerousthrillingbarren

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historical
B
dangerous
C
thrilling
D
barren
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Read the excerpt from The Dark Game.As Montgomery and de Grey slowly made their way through the message, they noticed more and more oddities. For example, 97556 appeared near the end of the message; the 90000 family indicated important names that were not used very often in messages. We can imagine their shock when they realized that 97556 stood for Zimmermann. That single name fired the men with excitement as they began working on the message from the beginning.

A
The inference is supported by the fact that the men had to work very slowly to decipher the complicated message.
B
The inference is supported by the complicated codes that were used by the Germans to convey their messages across the Atlantic during the war.
C
The inference is supported by the fact that two men were involved in the deciphering of the message.
D
The inference is supported by the excitement the men feel when they discover that the message was sent by Zimmermann, the German foreign secretary.
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Read this paragraph from The Dark Game.It may seem surprising that no Confederate sympathizers took action against Van Lew, given her strong and public views on secession and slavery. Surely there were suspicions, especially among her upper-crust neighbors, but the matter never went beyond those suspicions. Historians have suggested that the secessionists were victims of their own cultural bias, believing that no aristocratic person, and certainly not a lady, would ever consider taking part in anything as impolite as spying. A true lady managed her servants, prepared parties and gatherings, and blindly supported her husband. Such attitudes worked in Van Lew's favor, diverting suspicion from her.

A
Elizabeth Van Lew did not follow the rules society set forth for ladies of her time and social class.
B
Elizabeth Van Lew was a successful spy because society did not expect a lady to serve in that role.
C
Elizabeth Van Lew was able to disguise her spying activities because she kept her views about the war to herself.
D
Elizabeth Van Lew created for herself an untrue but believable cover story: she was a wealthy lady living in a fancy neighborhood.
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A(n) ____ expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.

A
dependent clause
B
adverbial clause
C
independent clause
D
indefinite clause
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Read a student’s reaction to a nonfiction article.Summary:I read an article by Alfred Jenson about oil spills. Jenson has crossed the Arctic Ocean many times on vessels designed for exploration and research. He believes oil spills can be prevented with stricter international regulations governing oil transport.Controlling Idea:The controlling idea of Jenson’s article is that many oil spills have occurred in recent years in the Arctic Ocean.

A
Jenson’s viewpoint
B
expert testimony
C
Arctic Ocean statistics
D
specific dates
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opinionsideasevidencedescriptions

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opinions
B
ideas
C
evidence
D
descriptions
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Read this excerpt from The Dark Game.Another thing that changed very little in the years between the wars was the means of obtaining military intelligence. Although the use of photography and the telegraph brought some technological advances, the craft of spying on the enemy's army still relied on fieldwork.

A
by enhancing the reader’s understanding of which technological advances were used during fieldwork
B
by changing the reader’s perceptions about how fieldwork could help the Union cause
C
by including more detailed information about who did fieldwork for the Union and how it was done
D
by adding complexity to the topic by raising the moral issues involved in fieldwork and other espionage
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Read the sentence.Digestion is divided into four parts, ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.

A
add a colon after “divided”
B
add a colon after “is”
C
remove the comma after “absorption”
D
change the comma after “parts” to a colon
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Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles.Yet, by the time Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than American battle deaths in all other wars from the Revolution through the Vietnam War.

A
to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts
B
to persuade readers of the seriousness of the American Civil War
C
to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle
D
to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in Appomattox, Virginia
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Which sentences are punctuated correctly? Select 3 options.The cake (that I made for my mother’s birthday) was dark chocolate.The nurse, who was kind and compassionate, bandaged my thumb.F. Scott Fitzgerald was a famous writer—who inspired many great films.The coach with the red jacket just paid my brother a huge compliment.Leonardo da Vinci—painter and sculptor—was part of the Renaissance.

A
The cake (that I made for my mother’s birthday) was dark chocolate.
B
The nurse, who was kind and compassionate, bandaged my thumb.
C
F. Scott Fitzgerald was a famous writer—who inspired many great films.
D
The coach with the red jacket just paid my brother a huge compliment.
E
Leonardo da Vinci—painter and sculptor—was part of the Renaissance.
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Read the excerpt from The Dark Game.On February 24, when Hall sensed that the Zimmermann telegram would tip the balance in favor of the U.S. joining the Allied forces, the British home secretary presented the telegram to President Wilson. One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies.

A
As Hall sensed that the telegram would increase public outrage, the Americans joined the war against Germany.
B
When the British home secretary took the telegram to Washington, D.C., President Wilson was stunned by the message.
C
While the Americans declared war on Germany, the contents of the message were published on the front pages of the newspapers.
D
After the contents of the telegram were published on the front page of American newspapers, the US declared war on Germany.
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Read the sentence.The harsh wind scoured the scant remaining leaves from the trees, and a desolate landscape remained in its wake.

A
a coordinating conjunction.
B
a dependent clause.
C
an independent clause.
D
a subordinating conjunction.
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game.""You'll have a cocktail, Mr. Rainsford," he suggested. The cocktail was surpassingly good; and, Rainsford noted, the table appointments were of the finest—the linen, the crystal, the silver, the china.They were eating borsch, the rich, red soup with whipped cream so dear to Russian palates. Half apologetically General Zaroff said, "We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. Please forgive any lapses. We are well off the beaten track, you know. Do you think the champagne has suffered from its long ocean trip?"

A
civilized.
B
educated.
C
helpful.
D
trustworthy.

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