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Cory is responding to the writing prompt below.Examine a Department of Education advertising campaign that promotes literacy. Analyze the campaign to discover the target audience and the advertising techniques used. Then evaluate the effectiveness of these advertising techniques. Write a formal essay in which you explain how the advertising campaign effectively promotes literacy to a range of audiences. Which is the best main topic for his response essay?

A
a summary of the goals of the Department of Education
B
a description of the advertising campaign’s target audience
C
an analysis of the impact of the advertising campaign
D
an argument for why literacy is important
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Use the following definitions to answer the question.emit:1. (verb) to produce, to voiceomit:1. (verb) to leave something out, to forgetWhich sentence contains correct word usage?

A
The alarms omit a frequency that cannot be heard by the human ear.
B
The teacher will omit the lowest score in order to increase the averages.
C
We are attempting to emit the last few chapters in order to save paper.
D
The movie emitted the offensive graphics that caused the boycott.
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Which event is described in both “Ambush” and “Facing It”?

A
a visit to a memorial
B
a discussion with a child
C
an interaction with the enemy
D
the death of a soldier
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Read the following writing prompt.Examine a Department of Education advertising campaign that promotes literacy. Analyze the campaign to discover the target audience and the advertising techniques used. Then evaluate the effectiveness of these advertising techniques. Write a formal essay in which you explain how the advertising campaign effectively promotes literacy to a range of audiences. Now, review the prompt for hints about the audience. Who will read your writing?

A
a general audience
B
fellow students
C
literacy specialists
D
only teachers
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Which excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron" best illustrates irony?

A
Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn’t think about anything except in short bursts.
B
There were tears on Hazel’s cheeks, but she’d forgotten for the moment what they were about.
C
And she had to apologize at once for her voice, which was a very unfair voice for a woman to use. Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody.
D
A buzzer sounded in George’s head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.
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Look at the advertisement.Which persuasive media technique is used in this advertisement?

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A
universal appeal
B
flattery
C
association
D
bandwagon
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Which of the following is the most effective thesis statement?

A
The Department of Education’s ad campaign promoting literacy is effective in a number of ways.
B
It uses a number of strong persuasive techniques to convince a wide audience of individuals that strong reading skills are of importance.
C
The literacy campaign by the Department of Education is effective because it appeals to a large general audience.
D
The Department of Education’s literacy advertising campaign uses several persuasive techniques to persuade a broad audience that strong reading skills are beneficial.
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Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." “I think I’d make a good Handicapper General.”“Good as anybody else,” said George.“Who knows better’n I do what normal is?” said Hazel.“Right,” said George. He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison, but a twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that.How does the dialogue between George and Hazel develop Kurt Vonnegut’s message that advanced technology dehumanizes individuals?

A
Hazel and George do not discuss their feelings about the arrest of their son.
B
George thinks about their son who was recently taken to jail.
C
George agrees that Hazel would be a good Handicapper General.
D
Hazel believes that the Handicapper General is average.
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Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General. Vonnegut uses satire in this excerpt by

A
describing a society that has taken the idea of equality too far.
B
depicting a dystopian setting where people live and think freely.
C
portraying an ideal society where everyone is equal in every way.
D
suggesting that the government take a more active role in society.
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How are the authors of “Ambush” and “Facing It” similar in their view of war?

A
Both authors glorify what happened during the war.
B
Both authors have painful and conflicted feelings.
C
Both authors fear America will repeat its mistakes.
D
Both authors look to the future for hope after the war.
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Read the excerpt from Anthem.Perhaps, in those days, there were a few among men, a few of clear sight and clean soul, who refused to surrender that word. What agony must have been theirs before that which they saw coming and could not stop! Which best describes how the words “clear sight and clean soul” reflect the philosophy of Objectivism?

A
They suggest that reality exists outside the mind, whether or not a person can perceive it.
B
They suggest that each person has a unique version of reality because it is based on individual perception.
C
They suggest that some people have supernatural abilities and can see the future.
D
They suggest that the ability to perceive reality does not exist in modern life because it was lost in the past.
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Which line from Anthem best illustrates how the author uses a dystopian setting to develop a theme?

A
I stand here on the summit of the mountain.
B
My hands . . . My spirit . . . My sky . . . My forest . . . This earth of mine . . .
C
I know not if this earth on which I stand is the core of the universe or if it is but a speck of dust lost in eternity.
D
But such has been the story, for I have lived in the City of the damned, and I know what horror men permitted to be brought upon them.
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What emotional truth is conveyed in both “Ambush” and “Facing It”?

A
Those who experienced or fought in the Vietnam War are forever affected by it in some way.
B
Denial of past experiences is often the best way in which to deal with them and move forward.
C
It is perplexing that not everyone is as affected by war as the veterans who fought in it.
D
One always experiences guilt and remorse after killing someone during a time of war.
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Use the following definitions to answer the question.emanate:1. (verb) to come from, originateeminent:1. (adjective) of high standing, well-knownimmanent:1. (adjective) within something, innateimminent:1. (adjective) about to occur, pendingRead the sentence.The fire burning out of control put the neighborhood in __________ danger.Which word best completes the sentence?

A
emanate
B
immanent
C
eminent
D
imminent
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What feeling is conveyed in both “Ambush” and “Facing It”?

A
confusion
B
fear
C
anger
D
hatred

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