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Writing a Persuasive E-mail — Unit test Answers

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Read the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”The thirty-two chapters of a novel—if we consider how to read a novel first—are an attempt to make something as formed and controlled as a building: but words are more impalpable than bricks; reading is a longer and more complicated process than seeing.

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criticize.
B
entertain.
C
inform.
D
persuade.
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Read the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconceptions when we read, that would be an admirable beginning.

A
biography.
B
essay.
C
myth.
D
play.
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Read the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”Then turn from your blurred and littered pages to the opening pages of some great novelist—Defoe, Jane Austen, Hardy. Now you will be better able to appreciate their mastery.

A
The author might place Defoe, Austen, and Hardy in a setting on Jupiter.
B
The author might go into detail about the lives of Defoe, Austen, and Hardy.
C
The author might write a plot in which Defoe, Austen, and Hardy solve a crime.
D
The author might include dialogue for the roles of Defoe, Austen, and Hardy.
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Read the table of contents.The Traveler’s Guide to JapanTable of Contents1. Japan’s History: Then and Now…………..32. Itineraries for Must-See Cities…………..273. Getting Around…………………………...464. Basic Greetings………………………….635. Traveling on a Budget……………………89

A
Chapter 2: Itineraries for Must-See Cities
B
Chapter 3: Getting Around
C
Chapter 4: Basic Greetings
D
Chapter 5: Traveling on a Budget
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Read the excerpt from "Digging."The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft Against the inside knee was levered firmly.

A
It directs the reader’s attention back to the squat pen.
B
It suggests that the spade is too heavy for the father.
C
It emphasizes the speaker’s distaste for hard work.
D
It shows that the father works with skill and control.
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Which sentence uses transitions most effectively?

A
Reducing paper usage benefits the school; for example, money previously budgeted for paper could be spent on creative instructional materials.
B
Reducing paper usage benefits the school due to money previously budgeted for paper being spent on creative instructional materials.
C
Reducing paper usage benefits the school; however, money previously budgeted for paper could be spent on creative instructional materials.
D
Reducing paper usage benefits the school; also, money previously budgeted for paper could be spent on creative instructional materials.
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Identify reasons that support this claim. Select three answers.

A
Driving around cones in parking lots does not train the brain for road situations.
B
Many students study their state-issued manual before they take a road test.
C
On the road, students can learn to monitor speed and stopping distances.
D
Ages for driver licensure vary by state, and new laws are passed yearly.
E
Driving on local streets familiarizes students with traffic patterns and road signs.
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According to "How to Think Like a Researcher," a chapter from How to Find Out Anything, knowing how much information is needed is the second critical step in research. Malcolm is going on an interview and wants to do research about the company first.Based on the guidelines in the text, which information should he gather as research?

A
details about the development and construction of the building
B
all financial transactions that have occurred in the company
C
skills and experiences that are highly valued by the employer
D
every complaint that has ever been filed against the company
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Which statement best describes the purpose of a conclusion in a persuasive letter?

A
The conclusion should restate the claim and describe the research.
B
The conclusion should summarize the claim and call readers to action.
C
The conclusion should emphasize the claim and cite literary sources.
D
The conclusion should rebut the claim and offer alternative solutions.
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Read the graph from "Career Planning for High Schoolers."

Question illustration
A
People with less than a high school diploma can expect to earn at least $40,000 per year.
B
People with a master’s degree can expect to earn over $80,000 per year.
C
People with doctoral and professional degrees all earn in excess of $120,000 per year.
D
People with a degree beyond a high school diploma often earn more than $40,000 per year.
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Read the paragraph.North Run High School hosts a wide variety of clubs. Some clubs are academic, such as the debate club, foreign-language clubs, and the chess team. Other clubs are service-oriented, such as the Key Club. The most popular club at North Run is the Future Business Leaders of America, which boasts 165 members.

A
to persuade readers to join a high school club
B
to persuade readers that the business club is the best
C
to inform readers about North Run’s club offerings
D
to entertain readers with a story about club activities
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Read the excerpt from a letter.Parkour, also known as free running, is becoming a popular sport. The object of parkour is to navigate obstacles using fluid, efficient movement. Athletes run through urban areas using gymnastic-type leaps and jumps to move over and around walls, ledges, and other barricades. The sport’s name originates from parcours du combattant, an obstacle course used to train soldiers in the French army.

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to entertain the reader with an interesting story
B
to provide examples of parkour movements
C
to educate the reader about a popular sport
D
to persuade readers that parkour is dangerous
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Read the excerpt from "Digging."Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.

A
The positive connotation of the word does not clarify whether the writer enjoys holding his pen.
B
The negative connotation of the word highlights the idea that writing is a difficult profession.
C
The positive connotation of the word emphasizes how comfortable the speaker is holding his pen.
D
The negative connotation of the word shows how unpleasant the speaker finds the pen.
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How do the subheadings under "After High School” contribute to the organization of "Career Planning for High Schoolers."?

A
by informing readers of the education options being described
B
by defining key terms essential to college applications
C
by providing links to supplemental sources of information
D
by sharing students’ insights about life after graduation
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Which excerpt from "Ghost House" uses both alliteration and assonance to add emphasis?

A
Who share the unlit place with me—
B
Doubtless bear names that the mosses mar.
C
Though two, close-keeping, are lass and lad,—
D
As sweet companions as might be had.
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fearhappinesshopelonging

A
fear
B
happiness
C
hope
D
longing
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Based on the passage, what are the best ways to describe Tom Sawyer’s character? Select 3 options.

A
amusing
B
cunning
C
mischievous
D
naive
E
stupid
F
vicious
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Read the excerpt from "Ghost House."The whippoorwill is coming to shoutAnd hush and cluck and flutter about

A
to point out important ideas in the first line.
B
to create pleasing sounds in the second line.
C
to place emphasis on the word “shout” in the first line.
D
to link “coming” in the first line with “cluck” in the second line.
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Which excerpt from Tom Sawyer allows the reader to infer the time of year?

A
She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with.
B
She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines and “jimpson” weeds that constituted the garden.
C
“It’s mighty hard to make him work Saturdays, when all the boys is having holiday, but he hates work more than he hates anything else, and I've got to do some of my duty by him, or I'll be the ruination of the child.”
D
While Tom was eating his supper, and stealing sugar as opportunity offered, Aunt Polly asked him questions that were full of guile, and very deep—for she wanted to trap him into damaging revealments.
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creedssufficedharborenergy

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creeds
B
sufficed
C
harbor
D
energy

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