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Read the excerpt from Early Victorian Tea Set.In the eighteenth century Josiah Wedgwood had made some of the most expensive stoneware ceramics – in jasper and basalt – in Britain, but this tea set shows that by the 1840s, when Wedgwood produced it, the company was aiming at a much wider market. This is quite clearly mid-range pottery, simple earthenware of a sort that many quite modest British households were then able to afford. But the owners of this particular set must have had serious social aspirations, because all three pieces have been decorated with a drape of lacy hallmarked silver.

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some of the most expensive stoneware ceramics
B
aiming at a much wider market
C
quite clearly mid-range pottery
D
decorated with a drape of lacy hallmarked silver
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Read the poem "The Great Wave: Hokusai."It is because the sea is blue,Because Fuji is blue, because the bent blueMen have white faces, like the snowOn Fuji, like the crest of the wave in the sky the color of theirBoats. It is because the airIs full of writing, because the wave is still: that nothingWill harm these frail strangers,That high over Fuji in an earthcolored sky the fingersWill not fall; and the blue menLean on the sea like snow, and the wave like a mountain leansAgainst the sky.In the painter's seaAll fishermen are safe. All anger bends under his unity.But the innocent bystander, he merely'Walks round a corner, thinking of nothing': hiddenBehind a screen we hear his cry.He stands half in and half out of the world; he is the men,But he cannot see below FujiThe shore the color of sky; he is the wave, he stretchesHis claws against strangers. He isNot safe, not even from himself. His world is flat.He fishes a sea full of serpents, he rides his boatBlindly from wave to wave toward Ararat.

A
He uses humor to mock the subject.
B
He uses imagery to present the subject.
C
He uses structure to conceal the subject.
D
He uses tone to criticize the subject.
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Read the excerpt from Early Victorian Tea Set.Among the upper classes, tea had been popular since before 1700. It received celebrity endorsement from Charles II’s queen, Catherine of Braganza, and from Queen Anne. It came from China, it was expensive, refreshingly bitter and drunk in tiny cups without milk or sugar. People kept their tea in locked tea caddies, as if it were a drug; for those who could afford it, it often was. In the 1750s Samuel Johnson confessed himself a happy addict:A hardened and shameless tea drinker, who has for twenty years diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant, whose kettle scarcely has time to cool, who with Tea amuses the evening, with Tea solaces the midnights, and with Tea welcomes the morning.

A
explain why only the upper classes could afford to drink tea.
B
express his viewpoint on the importance of drinking tea often.
C
illustrate how celebrities preferred their tea with sugar and milk.
D
support his statement that people locked away their tea like it was a drug.
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mountainsnatureoceansweather

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mountains
B
nature
C
oceans
D
weather
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Look at the picture of John Harrison painted by artist Philippe Joseph Tassaert.

Question illustration
A
to make the text more engaging by putting a face with Harrison’s name
B
to emphasize that Harrison is the most important topic in the text
C
to help the reader understand Harrison’s chronometer better
D
to encourage the reader to appreciate Harrison’s genius
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What does pausing before a certain word in the middle of a sentence provide for the listener?

A
a signal that a sound effect will occur soon
B
a reason to go back and quickly reread the text
C
a cue that an important word might follow
D
a moment to look up new terms
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects. Power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both Europe and America the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the Civil War in America and, in Britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage.

A
The reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt.
B
The reader could visualize the description given.
C
The reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity.
D
The reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.
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Read the excerpt from"Early Victorian Tea Set.”What could be more domestic, more unremarkable, more British, than a nice cup of tea? You could of course put the question the other way round and ask what could be less British than a cup of tea, given that tea is made from plants grown in India or China and often sweetened by sugar from the Caribbean. It is one of the ironies of British national identity – or perhaps it says everything about our national identity – that the drink which has become

I
Indian tea is more delicious than tea from China.
D
Drinking tea is very popular in the Caribbean.
M
Many people around the world now drink tea, but Britain was the one to make it popular.
I
It is ironic that tea is the symbol of Britain when tea does not come from Britain at all.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.This object has on it the image of a king, but this particular example has been appropriated by women – disfigured by a slogan as an act of female protest against the laws of the state. It is a British penny with King Edward VII in elegant profile, but his image has been defaced in what was then a criminal act. Stamped all over the king’s head in crude capitals are the words VOTES FOR WOMEN. This suffragette coin stands for all those who fought for the right to vote.

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that the laws of the state only applied to women
B
that women were often breaking laws to make a point
C
that the penny was not considered a useful form of currency
D
that women wanted to change existing laws and gain the right to vote
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Consider this painting entitled The Astronomer by Vermeer.

Question illustration
T
The room suggests he is confined or imprisoned.
T
The objects in the room suggest he is curious or academic.
H
His clothing suggests he is a modern, twenty-first century individual.
H
His belongings suggest that he lives in poverty.
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Read the excerpt from "Ship's Chronometer from HMS Beagle.”As a maritime nation, the British were concerned with one problem in particular: they could make clocks that kept very good time as long as they stayed perfectly still but not when they were shaken about, and particularly not on board a rolling ship. If you wanted to sail, it was impossible to keep a precise record of time.

b
bordering the sea; nautical
o
over-scheduled
c
characterized by calm; restful
a
accurate or specific
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What must students use when summarizing an informational text? Select 3 options.a casual toneinformal languageacademic languagean objective, formal tonea variety of sentence types

A
a casual tone
B
informal language
C
academic language
D
an objective, formal tone
E
a variety of sentence types
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"The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos Williams

t
the amount of work accomplished
t
the coworkers’ enjoyment
t
the need for rest after work
t
the desire to find a new job
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"The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos Williams

W
Williams is complimentary toward the workers, but Frost is critical.
W
Williams’s characters are eager to return to work, but Frost’s are not.
W
Williams explains the challenges of the harvest, but Frost only mentions the fruit.
W
Williams speaks as an observer, but Frost speaks as a participant in the harvest.
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Consider the painting entitled Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Vermeer.

Question illustration
A
The fabrics and accessories indicate the woman’s wealth.
B
The woman’s gestures suggest her compassion for others.
C
The woman’s facial expressions signal strong emotion.
D
The painting’s color scheme suggest a mournful occasion.
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Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.The drum was found by Kitchener’s army near Khartoum after the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the city. Once again it was re-carved – or re-branded – to make a political statement: near the tail of the bush calf Kitchener added the emblem of the British Crown. It was then presented to Queen Victoria.

A
The emblem of the British crown was carved onto all artifacts found by the British army.
B
The carving on the slit drum was viewed as an unimportant addition by Kitchener’s army.
C
The carving on the slit drum is representative of British rule over African territories.
D
The emblem of the British crown was commonly found already engraved on foreign artifacts.
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Read the excerpt from "Early Victorian Tea Set” by Neil MacGregor.As it got cheaper, tea also spread rapidly to the working classes. By 1800, as foreigners remarked, it was the new national drink. By 1900 the average tea consumption per person in Britain was a staggering 6 lbs (3 kilograms) a year. In 1809 the Swede Erik Gustav Geijer commented:Next to water, tea is the Englishman’s proper element. All classes consume it . . . in the morning one may see in many places small tables set up under t

I
It describes the way tea became popular in Great Britain.
I
It shows how many wars were started as tea became desired.
I
It illustrates the popularity of tea in Britain during the 1800s.
I
It argues that tea is not originally from Great Britain.
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Read the poem entitled "The Poison Tree" by William Blake.I was angry with my friend:I told my wrath, my wrath did end.I was angry with my foe:I told it not, my wrath did grow.And I watered it in fearsNight and morning with my tears,And I sunned it with smilesAnd with soft deceitful wiles.And it grew both day and night,Till it bore an apple bright,And my foe beheld it shine,And he knew that it was mine, —And into my garden stoleWhen the night had veiled the pole;In the morning, glad, I seeMy foe outstretched beneath the tree.

A
Blake uses images of plants to show nature’s bounty.
B
Blake reveals emotions being cultivated like a garden.
C
Blake presents ripe fruit to question the duration of beauty.
D
Blake explains the planting process to suggest man’s hard work.
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Which excerpt from Early Victorian Tea Set best expresses MacGregor’s viewpoint about tea?

A
“[W]hat could be less British than a cup of tea, given that tea is made from plants grown in India or China and often sweetened by sugar from the Caribbean.”
B
“[T]he drink which has become the worldwide caricature of Britishness has nothing indigenous about it, but is the result of centuries of global trade and a complex imperial history.”
C
“[R]uling classes had a real interest in promoting tea drinking among the growing urban population, who were poor, vulnerable to disease and perceived as prone to disorderly drunkenness.”
D
“[S]laves in the Americas worked on sugar plantations, the start of the long and terrible triangular trade that carried European goods to Africa.”
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drink increasedeighteenth centurygovernment taxestrade developed

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drink increased
B
eighteenth century
C
government taxes
D
trade developed

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