AnswersHS BCS Literature and Composition I 25-26Unit Test

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Read the paragraph from Liz’s essay.Light pollution is causing navigation problems for migrating flocks. Last month, birds landed in the pond behind city hall, surprising town residents. Local animal specialists believe that lights from the annual state fair, which were pointed up toward the sky, confused the flock and caused them to land.

A
“birds”
B
“pond”
C
“residents”
D
“fair”
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Which statement best shows someone who is trying to reach a compromise?

A
“Sal, I like your suggestion to add a quote from an expert; it will work well on Abe’s slide.”
B
“Katia, your first paragraph could be improved by adding a specific example.”
C
“Marcia, if we agree to use your suggestion, how can we still include our own slides?”
D
“Gabe, I think that is a great idea. Who else agrees that we should add music to our presentation?”
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Which group of students demonstrates effective collaboration skills?

A
Josephine has the best grade in history, so she comes to the group with a plan to divide the writing and presents an outline of their final essay on the Homestead Act. The students spend their time writing their own paragraphs.
B
The group members begin by talking about who they think was the most influential poet of the 21st century, and they narrow it two options. They spend most of their time debating which poet to use in their essay and finally decide to vote.
C
Two members arrive at their group meeting without having read the short story they are supposed to write about. The other members help them catch up by summarizing the story's plot and giving their opinions about the characters.
D
The group begins with each member expressing their ideas about why books are better than their movie adaptations. Then, they evenly divide the writing tasks. While reviewing each other’s work, they provide helpful suggestions and thank one another for their work.
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Read the sentence from Steve’s essay.At the end of the day, the final decision was made by the court, not by the land developer.

A
In the end, the final decision was made by the court, not the land developer.
B
Finally, the final decision was made by the court, not the land developer.
C
The court made the final decision, not the land developer.
D
The court, not the land developer, made the decision at last.
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Read the excerpt from Chapter 2 of Wheels of Change."Bicycling by young women has helped to swell the ranks of reckless girls who finally drift into the standing army of outcast women of the United States," wrote Smith in a resolution issued by her group, the Women's Rescue League.

A
Women should not cycle until they are older.
B
Women should learn to cycle properly.
C
Women should avoid cycling.
D
Women should cycle only as a hobby.
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Read this excerpt from Leah Missbach Day’s foreword to Wheels of Change.It is a challenge for many African girl students to remain in school. A myriad of obstacles often stand in their way. They have so many chores to do in the morning they often cannot get to school or start their lessons on time. Or, their parents need them to take care of younger siblings while they go work in the fields—a job they would never bestow on their boy children. It used to take Lewanika an hour to walk to and from school. Now her biking commute is 20 minutes. Lewanika is able to get her chores done, make it to school on time, and feel refreshed enough to pay attention in class.

A
African girls have many chores to do in the morning.
B
The chores assigned to African girls hinder their ability to go to school.
C
Bicycles enable African girls to attend school despite their busy schedules.
D
Commuting to school and work by bicycling is becoming an African tradition.
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Read the two ideas from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change.Idea 1: Many people worried that the traits between the sexes were being “blurred” and that the bicycle would create “a new kind of equality between men and women.”Idea 2: To address the concern of the blossoming equality of women, authors began writing short stories aimed to “reassure men that women's love of the wheel made them even better companions.”

A
a t-chart that separates ideas into two different categories
B
a problem-solution graphic that presents a problem and a solution
C
a chronology that shows a sequence of several events
D
a cause-and-effect graphic that shows how one idea led to another
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Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights.”Since the passage of the constitutional amendments, women and African American leaders have continued to struggle for the rights of their constituents. This has meant seeking greater access to elected office as well as reducing obstacles to voting that still exist.

A
by noting that in modern times there are fewer leaders than there were in the late 1800s
B
by explaining that since the late 1800s little has changed in terms of people’s right to vote
C
by mentioning that even today citizens face barriers to exercising their right to vote
D
by making the case that since the 1800s oppressive voting laws have become even stronger
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Which best describes the author’s purpose in "A History of Voting Rights”?

A
to persuade readers to exercise their right to vote
B
to entertain readers with stories about voting-rights activists
C
to inform readers about the history of voter oppression
D
to educate readers about the current state of voting laws
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Which details are essential to an objective summary of this excerpt? Check all that apply.

A
Douglass was a strong supporter of women’s rights.
B
Douglass staunchly advocated for the abolition of slavery.
C
Douglass bravely ran a newspaper that supported his causes.
D
Douglass became friends with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Seneca Falls.
E
Douglass was a very intelligent man who gave inspiring speeches.
F
Douglass was a person who had escaped from slavery.
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Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights”It was not until 1924, with the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act, that most American Indians were guaranteed the right to vote. Even then, some state regulations did not allow certain American Indians to vote.

A
to demonstrate that discriminatory voting laws were widespread in the US
B
to highlight how difficult it is to pass voting legislation in the US
C
to demonstrate the impact of American activists who fought oppression
D
to highlight the reasons why certain groups were denied their rights
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Based on "A History of Voting Rights,” what prompted Elizabeth Cady Stanton to help organize the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls?

A
She was inspired to stand up for her rights after she was shut out of an event in London.
B
She was inspired by other activists’ speeches at an event in New York.
C
She was attempting to prove to her father that she was capable of studying law.
D
She was trying to promote the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment.
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Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights.”In 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution became law. The amendment established that the right of citizens of the United States to vote could not be denied by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

A
a development in world events
B
a change in society and its values
C
a development in technology
D
a change in national politics
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Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.”Today, ninety-seven percent of climate experts agree that humans are causing climate change. No scientific body of international or national standing dissents from this view. (A few maintain a non-committal position.) That is not to say that the research is universally accepted. As long as scientists have been positing that human emissions of greenhouse gases are heating up the planet, others have denied their arguments.

A
carbon emissions and climate change are not related.
B
scientists are divided about the impact of carbon emissions.
C
scientists and the general public disagree about carbon emissions.
D
carbon emissions are directly related to climate change.
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Which best describes the author’s overall purpose in "Climate Change: An Overview”?

A
to inform readers about people who deny the causes of climate change
B
to persuade readers that they should further study climate change
C
to explain to readers how they can combat the effects of climate change
D
to educate readers about the causes and effects of climate change
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Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.”By the early twentieth century, carbon emissions from fossil-fuel burning reached 1 billion tons a year. Automobiles, airplanes, and domestic and agricultural energy demands all contributed to the rising trend. In the 1950s, scientists used a new generation of equipment to confirm that carbon-dioxide concentrations were doubling and that this would have the effect of increased temperatures.

A
the increase in automobile usage from the early twentieth century through the 1950s
B
the changes in carbon dioxide emissions from the early twentieth century through the 1950s
C
the development of new technologies from the early twentieth century through the 1950s
D
the changes in popular modes of transportation from the early twentieth century through the 1950s
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Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.”Roger Revelle, an American oceanographer, wrote, "Human beings are now carrying out a large-scale geophysical experiment." Scientific consensus grew around the theory of global warming, and the first United Nations environment conference was held in 1972.

A
People are responsible for causing the earth’s climate to change.
B
People are not able to understand the magnitude of climate change.
C
People are purposefully trying to change the earth’s climate.
D
People are not responsible for changes in the earth’s climate.
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Based on "Climate Change: An Overview,” what are the effects of global climate change? Check all that apply.increasing temperatures in the Arcticmore-frequent forest firesextinction of different plant speciesextensive deforestationincreasing use of fossil fuelsrising sea levels

A
increasing temperatures in the Arctic
B
more-frequent forest fires
C
extinction of different plant species
D
extensive deforestation
E
increasing use of fossil fuels
F
rising sea levels
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Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.”One skeptic has often railed against "this whole global warming hoax," pointing to brutal winters in recent years as evidence. Neil Kagan, senior counsel for the National Wildlife Federation, mused that in no other area would journalists be covering so much of the minority viewpoint.

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railed
B
evidence
C
mused
D
covering
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Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.”By the early twentieth century, carbon emissions from fossil-fuel burning reached 1 billion tons a year. Automobiles, airplanes, and domestic and agricultural energy demands all contributed to the rising trend. In the 1950s, scientists used a new generation of equipment to confirm that carbon-dioxide concentrations were doubling and that this would have the effect of increased temperatures.

A
long-term effect of increasing carbon emissions.
B
long-term effect of decreasing temperatures.
C
short-term effect of decreasing the use of new technology.
D
short-term effect of increasing energy demands.

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