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Which best describes the speaker of "London's Summer Morning"?

A
a lamplighter putting out the streetlights
B
a housemaid in a private home
C
a chimney-boy watching a market
D
a person walking through London’s streets
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Read the excerpt from "London's Summer Morning." Now pastry dainties catch the eye minute Of humming insects, while the limy snare Waits to enthrall them. What does this excerpt from the poem describe?

A
a bakery hoping to draw in customers
B
a rotting pastry surrounded by insects
C
a trap used to capture flying bugs
D
a group of people wearing bright colors
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Read this introductory sentence.Our county government has neglectfully ignored a national trend in child safety and must enact a bicycle helmet law immediately to right this wrong.Which best describes the tone?

A
engaging
B
critical
C
academic
D
impolite
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What is the purpose of President Woodrow Wilson’s speech "War Message to Congress"?

A
to compare the current war to other wars that were fought against Germany
B
to persuade Congress that the nation should enter the war against Germany
C
to inform Congress about the problems happening overseas
D
to explain an internal conflict among the people of the United States
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Read the paragraph from "Wilson's War Message to Congress."Gentlemen of the Congress: I have called the Congress into extraordinary session because there are serious, very serious, choices of policy to be made, and made immediately, which it was neither right nor constitutionally permissible that I should assume the responsibility of making.Wilson’s word choice in the paragraph supports the idea that

A
calling Congress into session has major consequences.
B
he is worried about making this decision on his own.
C
he understands the magnitude of the decision the country is faced with.
D
the president cannot make serious decisions without input from Congress.
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Which lines from "Mending Wall" best indicate that the speaker is amused while repairing the wall?

A
We wear our fingers rough with handling them.Oh, just another kind of out-door game,
B
No one has seen them made or heard them made,But at spring mending-time we find them there.
C
And he likes having thought of it so wellHe says again, “Good fences make good neighbours.”
D
We have to use a spell to make them balance:“Stay where you are until our backs are turned!”
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chron = "time"

c
chronograph
c
chronometer
g
geographic
g
geometric
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Which sentence is written correctly?

A
Mrs. Ellis, a petite woman, wore the finest dresses from Paris.
B
Mrs. Ellis a petite woman, wore the finest dresses from Paris.
C
Mrs. Ellis, a petite woman wore the finest dresses from Paris.
D
Mrs. Ellis a petite woman wore the finest dresses from Paris.
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Read the paragraph from "Wilson's War Message to Congress."We have no quarrel with the German people. We have no feeling towards them but one of sympathy and friendship. It was not upon their impulse that their Government acted in entering this war. It was not with their previous knowledge or approval. It was a war determined upon as wars used to be determined upon in the old, unhappy days when peoples were nowhere consulted by their rulers and wars were provoked and waged in the interest of dynasties or of little groups of ambitious men who were accustomed to use their fellow men as pawns and tools.How does Wilson organize the text to support the viewpoint in the paragraph?

A
He switches from specific reasons to general reasons.
B
He describes a clear cause-and-effect situation.
C
He states a main idea and offers details to make his point.
D
He details events in chronological order.
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What does the repetition of the word "neutral" throughout "How We Entered World War I" emphasize?

A
the author's lack of bias in researching the events that led the United States to enter World War I
B
the stance taken by the United States in its attempt to remain isolated from World War I
C
the fact that Wilson was unable to mobilize the United States into entering World War I
D
how a reader must view the facts presented in this account of the history of World War I
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Which is the word root in democratically?

d
de-
d
demo
-
-tical
-
-ly
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What does a typical dictionary entry include? Select 5 options.the number of syllables in the wordthe pronunciation of the wordthe parts of speechthe etymology of the wordthe foreign translationsthe definitions

A
the number of syllables in the word
B
the pronunciation of the word
C
the parts of speech
D
the etymology of the word
E
the foreign translations
F
the definitions
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Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall."Something there is that doesn't love a wall,That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,And spills the upper boulders in the sun;And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.The work of hunters is another thing:I have come after them and made repairWhere they have left not one stone on a stone,But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,No one has seen them made or heard them made,But at spring mending-time we find them there. Whom does the speaker blame for the gaps in the wall?

A
himself
B
his neighbor
C
nature and hunters
D
rabbits and dogs
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Read the paragraph from "How We Entered World War I."As ships piled up in home ports, American commerce threatened to come to a standstill affecting the entire national economy. The Cabinet grew seriously alarmed. Although Wilson possessed the executive authority to arm ships, he was reluctant to take the step that would inevitably start the shooting. He preferred to ask Congress for authorization, thus touching off the great debate and filibuster on the Armed Ship Bill. How does the author organize the text to support her viewpoint in the paragraph?

A
She compares and contrasts main details.
B
She states a main idea and offers details to make her point.
C
She uses repetition of the main point.
D
She details events in chronological order.
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What is the best summary of the first paragraph of "How We Entered World War I"?

A
The United States was not considered a great power until it entered World War I, thus beginning its continual involvement in world affairs.
B
The Spanish-American War gave the United States a basis of power so it could enter World War I as a great power.
C
The United States entered World War I as a great power but has not influenced world affairs in the same way since.
D
The United States has always been considered a great power, despite its desire to withdraw from world affairs.
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Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, “War Message to Congress.”On the 3rd of February last I officially laid before you the extraordinary announcement of the Imperial German Government that on and after the 1st day of February it was its purpose to put aside all restraints of law or of humanity and use its submarines to sink every vessel that sought to approach either the ports of Great Britain and Ireland or the western coasts of Europe or any of the ports controlled by the enemies of Germany within the Mediterranean.To appeal to the audience, this part of the speech mostly relies on

A
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character.
B
logos, an appeal based on logic or reason.
C
pathos, an appeal based on emotion.
D
force, an appeal based on the audience’s fear of harm.
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Read this excerpt from an argumentative essay.Community service must be added to the graduation requirements for our high school students. This will instill our youth a sense of duty that in-class lectures fail to convey. Students will be required to serve; and, they will recognize the needs of our county.Which transition word would best replace the underlined word?

A
however
B
finally
C
nevertheless
D
consequently
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cent

c
censational
c
centimental
s
sensational
s
sentennial
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Which word contains a suffix?

r
reverse
p
prewrite
h
happiness
d
disbelief
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Read the poem “Roses,” by George Eliot. You love the roses—so do I. I wishThe sky would rain down roses, as they rainFrom off the shaken bush. Why will it not?Then all the valley would be pink and whiteAnd soft to tread on. They would fall as lightAs feathers, smelling sweet; and it would beLike sleeping and like waking, all at once! What is the main style difference between “Roses” and "Night"?

A
“Roses” uses a more modern form.
B
“Night” uses a rhyme scheme.
C
“Night” uses trochaic pentameter.
D
“Roses” uses iambic pentameter.

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