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Mason is preparing a presentation for the school board about the need for new computers in the media center. Which tone is most appropriate for this purpose?

A
a formal tone, because his purpose is to persuade his audience
B
a formal tone, because his purpose is to educate his audience
C
an informal tone, because his purpose is to entertain his audience
D
an informal tone, because his purpose is to understand his audience
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Using multimedia appeals to an audience using logic, emotion, and

A
trust.
B
time.
C
data.
D
facts.
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How does the information in “Abraham Lincoln’s Boyhood Home at Knob Creek” contribute to the reader’s understanding of Lincoln?

A
It explains what Lincoln’s early career in law and politics was like.
B
It helps create a clear picture of what Lincoln’s childhood was like.
C
It develops the idea that Lincoln often felt unhappy as a child.
D
It explains how Lincoln’s sense of humor helped him succeed.
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Based on the passage, "What I Hope to Leave Behind,” what would Eleanor Roosevelt most likely think about the number of women who have careers today?

A
She would suggest that more women should pursue meaningful jobs.
B
She would feel that more women should learn new skills and values.
C
She would worry that too many women are concerned with making money.
D
She would be impressed by the number of women who have careers.
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Read the sentence.Nasi was a bird soaring through the sky as he flew over three defenders toward the basket.

A
the basket
B
a defender
C
a bird
D
the sky
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Read the excerpt from “ Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.”Just as you feel when you look on the river and sky, so I felt,Just as any of you is one of a living crowd, I was one of a crowd,Just as you are refresh'd by the gladness of the river and thebright flow, I was refresh'd,Just as you stand and lean on the rail, yet hurry with the swiftcurrent, I stood yet was hurried,Just as you look on the numberless masts of ships and thethick-stemm'd pipes of steamboats, I look'd.

A
The poet is expressing ideas through a loose structure with repetition.
B
The poet is expressing ideas using a strict structure with rhyme.
C
The poet is expressing ideas using repetition and a specific rhythm.
D
The poet is expressing ideas without any structural elements.
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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.

A
wanted to acknowledge the importance of motherhood while also encouraging women to pursue new opportunities.
B
believed that training for a career was important, but raising children was more important.
C
wanted to suggest that job skills must be learned, while motherhood is instinctual.
D
believed that women should pursue new fields, while her audience assumed that women should raise children.
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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?

A
ask listeners to remember what is taught in kindergarten.
B
encourage listeners to remember their own kindergarten classes.
C
challenge listeners to think about how they act in the world.
D
make listeners feel good about how children in the world are taught.
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Read these passages about Abraham Lincoln.He removed from Kentucky to what is now Spencer county, Indiana, in my eighth year. We reached our new home about the time the State came in the Union. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods.–“1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County Times”A spirit of restlessness, a love of adventure, a longing for new scenes, and possibly the hope of improving his condition, led Thomas Lincoln to abandon the Rock Spring farm, in the fall of 1816, and begin life over again in the wilds of southern Indiana. The way thither lay through unbroken country and was beset with difficulties. Often the travellers were obliged to cut their road as they went.–The Every-Day Life of Abraham Lincoln, Francis Fisher Browne

A
It had many farms and roads.
B
was beautiful and inviting.
C
It had steep mountains and cliffs.
D
It was rugged and untamed.
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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.

A
They were women who became friends with Eleanor Roosevelt.
B
They were three women who had pursued successful careers.
C
They were women who agreed to help Eleanor Roosevelt educate the public.
D
They were well-known examples of women who had worked to help others.
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Read these passages about Abraham Lincoln.Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher to the Rule of Three; but that was all. I have not been to school since. The little advance I now have upon this store of education. I have picked up from time to time under the pressure of necessity.–“1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County Times”[Lincoln’s] thirst for learning was not to be satisfied . . . . “There were no libraries and but few books in the back settlements in which Lincoln lived. If by chance he heard of a book that he had not read he would walk miles to borrow it.”–The Every-Day Life of Abraham Lincoln, Francis Fisher Browne

A
He learned enough from books that he no longer needed to go to school.
B
He felt pressured to educate himself by reading as much as possible.
C
He mostly taught himself by reading, because a formal education was unavailable.
D
He used what he learned from books to become a better student in school.
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What kind of evidence does Marion Anderson mostly use in “Gifts of Speech”?

A
her personal experience
B
stories about women
C
statistical information
D
quotations from women
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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."

A
they are doing the best they can.
B
they need to rethink what is truly important.
C
they should talk to their children honestly.
D
they need to comfort their children.
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While giving a presentation, a person should

A
revise and edit the speech.
B
time the speech in advance.
C
speak loudly and clearly.
D
practice using media.
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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?

A
to challenge listeners to visit children on the streets
B
to connect listeners to the topic of poverty
C
to challenge listeners to give a homeless child a home
D
to connect listeners to times when they have shared

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