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Read this prompt.Create a presentation to convince school board members that district 16 should add a week-long October break to next year’s school calendar, like other districts in the state.Which reason best supports the claim in this prompt?

A
Schoolchildren need time in the fall to prepare for upcoming holidays.
B
The number of school days required by the board is too many for students.
C
Students need a break to study for their rigorous midterm exams.
D
There are too many fast-approaching events on the school calendar.
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Which quotations from the excerpt provide evidence to support the claim that governments have responded to criticism delivered through social media? Select three options.

A
“Security forces arrested three people who administered nearly two dozen Facebook pages.”
B
“It [Egypt] also detained activists who had been involved in prior protests.”
C
“Facebook’s Free Basics service . . . had offered free Internet services to Egyptians on mobile phones.”
D
“More than 3 million people had signed up for the program in just two months.”
E
“Meanwhile Turkey has made 805 requests for tweets to be removed since 2012.”
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Examine the excerpt from a public service campaign website. Which words from this campaign best indicate the target audience?

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A
“send kindness”
B
“I am a witness”
C
“someone getting bullied”
D
“something you could say”
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Read the excerpt from "Social Media Made the Arab Spring, But Couldn't Save It" by Jessi Hempel.Five years ago this week, massive protests toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, marking the height of the Arab Spring. Empowered by access to social media sites like Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, protesters organized across the Middle East, starting in December 2010 in Tunisia, and gathered together to speak out against oppression, inspiring hope for a better, more democratic future. Commentators, comparing these activists to the US peace protesters of 1968, praised the effort as a democratic dawn for an area that had long been populated by autocracies. In a photo collection published by the New York Times a few months later, Irish writer Colum McCann wrote: "The light from the Arab Spring rose from the ground up; the hope is now that the darkness doesn’t fall.”The darkness has fallen. Half a decade later, the Middle East is roiling in violence and repression. Activists are being intimidated into restraint by governments that are, with the exception of Tunisia, more totalitarian than those they replaced, if any government as such really exists at all. Meanwhile, militants have harnessed the same technology to organize attacks and recruit converts, catapulting the world into instability. Instead of new robust democracies, we have a global challenge with no obvious solution. The Arab Spring carried the promise that social media and the Internet were going to unleash a new wave of positive social change. But the past five years have shown that liberty isn't the only end toward which these tools can be turned.Activists were able to organize and mobilize in 2011 partly because authoritarian governments didn’t yet understand very much about how to use social media. They didn’t see the potential, says NYU professor of politics Joshua Tucker, a [principal] investigator at the Social Media and Political Participation Lab at New York University. "There are a lot of reasons the people in power were slow to pick up on this,” he adds. "One of the things about not have a free press is it is harder to learn what was going on in the world.”

A
The author uses verifiable facts and expert testimony to support her argument effectively, but the excerpt would be stronger if she deleted references to a past protest.
B
The author uses specific data, reasons, and quotations to support her argument effectively, but the excerpt would be stronger if she included eyewitness testimony or personal stories.
C
The author uses quotations and data about historical instances to support her argument effectively, but the excerpt would be stronger if she included verifiable facts.
D
The author uses eyewitness testimony and personal stories to support her argument, but the argument would be stronger if she deleted the quotations from experts.
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Read the first paragraph from an article in the local online newspaper.Local businesswoman Inés Garcia-Ruiz is joining the race for the state senate seat that is soon to be vacated by retiring senator Benjamin Hall. A long-time resident of this community, Garcia-Ruiz says that, if she is elected, she will "dive into projects that aid low-income families.” This should be obvious to most constituents because she is well known for her impressive charity work. Time and time again, she has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of those living in poverty in our community.

A
by removing the reference to Garcia-Ruiz being a local businesswoman
B
by removing idioms, such as “dive into” and “time and time again”
C
by eliminating the reference to projects that aid low-income families
D
by eliminating emotional language used to describe the charity work
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Which source would be most appropriate for researching the question "How does social media affect personal relationships?”

A
a blog post discussing the blogger’s large number of followers
B
a journal article by a psychologist who is studying social media
C
a social media site showing the process of connecting to other users
D
a wiki page discussing appropriate interactions on the internet
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Read the excerpt from a newspaper article.Last night, Fairview police arrested six university students for involvement in an illegal gambling ring. Today, community leaders and university officials are claiming that Professor Shuman, the students’ academic advisor, should also be arrested. Dr. Harris, the department chairperson, reports that Schuman has recently started holding group tutoring sessions in his campus office in the evenings. Video footage from security cameras outside the campus building shows him exiting on several occasions with some of the accused students. Although Shuman denies the gambling ring allegations, he was most likely involved with this illegal activity.

A
by including direct quotations from the professor about his knowledge of the gambling ring
B
by interviewing the department chairman and the professor to get both sides of the story
C
by removing the commentary that the professor is most likely involved in the gambling ring
D
by deleting the department chairman’s and professor’s names from the article
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Read the passage from a debate speech.The current trade situation in this nation is unacceptable. We continue to lose money to other nations, while those nations prosper. I have a detailed plan to get our country—and its people—back on the right track. My opponent, who uses her time to spread lies and rumors while eating nice dinners bought by you taxpayers, does not even have a plan. I question her priorities.

A
The speaker uses anecdotal evidence with phrases like “back on the right track.”
B
The speaker uses a bandwagon statement by complaining that other nations prosper.
C
The speaker uses an ad hominem argument by attacking an opponent’s honesty.
D
The speaker uses a false dilemma by claiming to have the ideal plan.
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Read the two passages.Passage 1Violence in video games is unavoidable. More than half of the top video games contain some element of violence. Does this lead to violence in the real world? Logical people know the answer, and the facts prove it. Between 1994 and 2004, video game sales increased by 204 percent. During that same time period, the arrest rate for juveniles committing violent crimes decreased by 63 percent. These facts make it obvious that video games are not a problem.Passage 2The majority of video games contain violence. Children playing these games leads directly to acts of violence. Several studies, including a 2014 study by the Journal of the American Medical Association, have shown a correlation between persistent video game use and aggressive behavior. While my own children play video games, they do not play games labeled "Mature.” Simply avoiding these games and allowing children to play the thousands of other available games is a logical way to avoid a potential problem.

A
Passage 1 is more effective because passage 2 relies on personal anecdotes as the main evidence.
B
Passage 1 is more effective because it uses overstatement for extra emphasis, and passage 2 does not.
C
Passage 2 is more effective because it contains logical and anecdotal, while passage 1 contains a bandwagon appeal and a false dilemma.
D
Passage 2 is more effective because it presents data as empirical evidence, and passage 1 does not.
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Examine the public service ads. This first ad is from 1985.This second ad is from 2015.

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A
Both ads feature ethical appeals.
B
Both ads target automobile manufacturers.
C
Both ads promote a culture of safety.
D
Both ads use humor to convey a message.
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Read the scenario.A pilot is being investigated after an air-traffic accident led to many passengers being injured and hospitalized. Reports about a cover-up by the airline are surfacing, and people have accused the pilot of negligence.The editor-in-chief of the local newspaper has just assigned the story to the most experienced investigative reporter in the newsroom. However, the reporter’s uncle is the pilot being investigated. No one in the newsroom knows about this connection.

A
investigate the claims without revealing that the pilot is her uncle; the fact that he is a relative will not affect her reporting
B
tell the editor-in-chief about her relationship to the pilot, and ask that the story be assigned to another reporter
C
convince the editor-in-chief not to run the story, because the reporter knows that her uncle is a skilled pilot and believes that the allegations are false
D
research and write the article, but have a colleague edit it before it is submitted to make sure there are no signs of bias
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Which image is the best choice for convincing high school students to plant a tree on Earth Day?

A
A photo of a young boy and an adult planting a tree.
Option A
B
An illustration of the planting process for planting an apple tree.
Option B
C
A photo of a group of young people gardening.
Option C
D
An illustration of a young boy and adult male planting a tree.
Option D
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How does the writer best use evidence to support the claim? Select three options.

A
The writer uses empirical evidence by including specific data about student debt and loans.
B
The writer uses empirical evidence by referring to the amount of money that his daughter and her friends owe in student debt.
C
The writer uses logical evidence by claiming that his daughter owes a significant amount of money.
D
The writer uses logical evidence by explaining a reasonable theory about paychecks being less.
E
The writer uses anecdotal evidence by sharing a personal connection to the student debt problem.
F
The writer uses anecdotal evidence by discussing how his daughter’s debt is more than his was.
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What reasons does the author give to support the claim that it is difficult for a message to move people to take action? Select two options.

A
an opinion from an expert on what types of messages inspire people to make changes
B
a description of how the Islamic State and other militant groups fail to effect change
C
an explanation of why social media messages that are not extreme are sometimes ineffective
D
a quotation from an expert on why postings without religious elements work in the short term
E
a clarification that social media outlets such as Twitter generally help create positive changes
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Examine the public service ads. This first ad is from 1944. This second ad is from 2013.

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A
They have different sponsors.
B
They have different appeals.
C
They have different purposes.
D
They have different target audiences.
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Read the scenario.The editor-in-chief of a magazine emails this list to her entire staff:Seek the truth without bias.Always fact-check your information.Never compromise your principles.

A
This list is a set of laws, because the guidelines were shared in written form.
B
This list is a set of laws, because it includes mandatory rules for the staff.
C
This list is a code of ethics, because it is a set of guidelines based on ideals.
D
This list is a code of ethics, because everyone on the staff agreed to follow it.
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Read the two headlines.Protestors Continue Rally Despite Police Requests to StopAttempts to Shut Down Rally Met with Civil Disobedience

A
Headline 1 is biased, but headline 2 is objective.
B
Headline 1 has a neutral tone, but headline 2 is negative.
C
Headlines 1 and 2 both use emotional, subjective language.
D
Headlines 1 and 2 both use clear, objective language.
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What is the claim in an argumentative text?

A
the facts and data that support a statement of opinion in the text
B
the statement that takes a position on an issue or controversy
C
the explanation of how the evidence in the text supports a reason
D
the quotations from primary sources that are used to validate a fact
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The image shows a glass of dirty water with a straw in it.

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A
“Although many people drink water that looks like this, it is still safe to drink.”
B
“If our water supply is not cleaned up, your next glass could look like this.”
C
“Too many people around the world do not have access to clean water.”
D
“A clean water supply ensures that an area’s population remains healthy.”
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Which quotations give specific evidence in support of the claim? Select three options.

A
“Social media indeed played a part in the Arab uprisings.”
B
“Networks formed online were crucial in organizing a core group of activists, specifically in Egypt.”
C
“Civil society leaders in Arab countries emphasized the role of ‘the internet, mobile phones, and social media’ in the protests.”
D
“Additionally, digital media has been used by Arabs to exercise freedom of speech and as a space for civic engagement.”
E
“Now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the Arab uprisings.”

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