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Which statement about facts in memoirs is not correct?

A
An author’s thoughts are used to indicate facts in a memoir.
B
Authors use the actions of individuals to illustrate facts in a memoir.
C
Authors incorporate the dialogue of others to portray facts in a memoir.
D
An author’s descriptions of actual events are a way to include facts in a memoir.
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Which statement best explains why comparing Lincoln to a ship captain is an appropriate comparison?

A
Being a ship captain is an important leadership position that takes dedication and hard work, much like being the president.
B
Being a ship captain is an adventurous job that allows you to spend a lot of time out at sea, much like being the president.
C
A ship captain’s job is much harder than being the president during a time of war.
D
Being the president is much harder than being a ship captain who just sails around in a ship.
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Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry.I had been patiently waiting, hoping that at any moment my grandmother would signal her approval of my grown-up outfit, upswept hairdo, and high-heeled black patent shoes. Layers of forbidden makeup and dark glasses completed what I thought was the perfect disguise. The white people would never, ever recognize me from any picture they might have seen.

A
The narrator longs to be unnoticed in public.
B
The narrator admires her grandmother’s style.
C
The narrator has learned new styles at school.
D
The narrator strives to shock her family.
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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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A
restrictive
B
nonrestrictive
C
relative
D
appositive
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Rina is creating a public service announcement to persuade people to fix leaks in their homes. Which evidence should she include to support her claim that fixing leaks helps prevent wasting water?

A
Even a minor leak in a sink can drip thousands of gallons of water in one year.
B
Leaking faucets and toilets can raise a family's water bill.
C
People often use too much water because they leave the sink on for too long.
D
There are many ways to conserve water, including taking shorter showers.
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Salim is creating a public service announcement to persuade people that speeding is dangerous. What evidence should he include to support his claim?

A
Sometimes people speed because they are in a hurry.
B
Over 13,000 lives are lost each year as a result of speeding.
C
Wearing a seatbelt is important because some people speed.
D
The speed limit varies in different areas of the country.
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Look at the photo of a community park.

Question illustration
A
another image showing people sitting happily on the park bench
B
a graphic showing all the activities people can do at the park
C
a graphic showing why people should recycle their trash
D
another image showing what the park would look like covered in trash
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Look at the frames from One War Ends, Another Begins.In these frames, the author emphasizes the challenges Clara faced by showing

A
the excitement others felt around Clara
B
the image of Clara feeding the cat
C
the worried expression the doctor’s face
D
the varied expressions on Clara’s face
10

Based on the descriptive details in the passage, what inferences can be made about the setting? Select three answers.

A
The fireplace is a focal point.
B
The room has many seating options.
C
The room is warm.
D
The room is cold.
E
The room was recently furnished.
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Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry."That's strange," Mama mumbled as she waved to people who didn't bother waving back. "No matter, maybe they didn't see me." Our neighbors had always been so friendly, but now they peered at us without their usual smiles. Then I saw Kathy and Ronda, two of my school friends, standing with their mothers. Anxious to catch their attention, I waved out the window with a loud "Hi." Their disapproving glances matched those of the adults.

A
The narrator’s mother is uncomfortable driving down busy roads.
B
The narrator is running late and is unable to greet her friends.
C
The narrator’s neighbors are not offering their usual greetings.
D
The narrator is eager to make friends at her new school.
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Which sentences are punctuated correctly? Select 3 options.

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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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins.Read the excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross.Yet these men, to the number of thirty or more, had, as one may say, pulled themselves together, and were even at that early date a relief committee, holding their meetings at the wrecked and half-ruined hotel, almost the only public house left standing. To this hotel we also went and reported to the committee. To say that we were kindly and gratefully received by them says nothing that would satisfy either ourselves or them.Which statement best describes a similarity in purpose between the frames and excerpt?

A
Both persuade the reader that Clara is unorganized as a manager.
B
Both entertain the reader with a romantic story of joy in the face of danger.
C
Both inform the reader of the appreciation felt toward Clara and her team.
D
Both convince the reader to offer support to services like the Red Cross.
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Read this line from "O Captain! My Captain!".The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;

A
The ship is Lincoln, who is home from a trip.
B
The ship is the army, who continues to fight the war.
C
The ship is the army, which is safe now that the war is over.
D
The ship that has arrived is anchored to the dock.
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What is one reason that an author may choose to relate events in memoir form?

A
to show dialogue using speech bubbles
B
to illustrate stories from one’s life in drawings
C
to present research on a historical figure
D
to tell significant stories from one’s life

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