Creating a Blog — Unit test Answers

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Read this excerpt from "What I Hope to Leave Behind.”As I see it we can have no new deal until great groups of people, particularly the women, are willing to have a revolution in thought; are willing to look ahead, completely unconscious of losing the house on Fifth Avenue as long as somewhere they have a place to live which they themselves may gradually make into a home; are willing to give up constant competition for a little more material welfare and cooperate in everything which will make all those around them acquire a little more freedom and graciousness in life.

A
You could quickly summarize the main points for an audience who may not know about Eleanor Roosevelt.
B
You could use the names of contemporary women to illustrate how Eleanor Roosevelt’s words apply today.
C
You could keep the original ideas while updating some of the older references.
D
You could rearrange the sequence of information so that it would be easier for your audience to understand.
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Read the sentence.Cy listened intently as the speaker rallied the crowd from the stage, a wise owl perched on a strong branch.

A
a stage
B
a branch
C
an owl
D
a lecture
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Read this excerpt from “What I Hope to Leave Behind.”For a number of years it took so much vitality to keep the home going, and that home represented so many different kinds of activities, that none of us had any urge to go outside of this sphere.

A
You could analyze the key themes while also staying true to the original language.
B
You could summarize the key ideas, which would shorten the length of the excerpt.
C
You could use your own ideas and concepts, which would add important information.
D
You could rephrase it in your own words, which might clarify the meaning of the excerpt.
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Read the paragraph.Tanya leaned forward again and pulled back on the oars. With each pull she moved them a bit closer to the opposite shore, but it still seemed impossibly far. Her friend Valentina sat a few feet away, up in the bow, dabbling fingers in the water. She didn’t seem to have any idea how hard Tanya was working.

A
a speed boat
B
a ship
C
a watercraft
D
a rowboat
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Which website most likely provides reliable information about climate change?

A
http://www.climatestudies.com/
B
http://www.earthchanges.org/
C
http://www.climatechange.wiki/
D
http://www.careforearth.blog.com/
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Brazilian children should be more like Canadian childrenpoor children are less willing to share than wealthy childrenprivileged people should be willing to share with othersall Canadians should travel to Brazil and help those with less

A
Brazilian children should be more like Canadian children
B
poor children are less willing to share than wealthy children
C
privileged people should be willing to share with others
D
all Canadians should travel to Brazil and help those with less
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Someone who wants to write a blog about water pollution should research

A
information from other people’s blogs.
B
quiz and poll results from a personal website.
C
facts and statistics from a state's website.
D
online comments about a newspaper article.
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Read this excerpt from a blog.Community members, friends, and neighbors, please mark your calendars. This Saturday at 8:00 p.m., city council members are holding an open meeting in the high school auditorium to discuss plans for a new sports park. The park will be built on the west side of town, facing Bass Lake. This area is a popular nesting ground for the Lucy’s warbler, a threatened bird species. Removing trees and changing the landscape of this area will destroy the warblers’ habitat. We must make our voices heard and do what we can to protect these lovely, rare birds.

A
Its primary purpose is to inform; its secondary purpose is to persuade.
B
Its primary purpose is to entertain; its secondary purpose is to inform.
C
Its primary purpose it to entertain; its secondary purpose is to persuade.
D
Its primary purpose is to persuade; its secondary purpose is to inform.
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Read the introduction from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”Hello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O.—The Environmental Children's Organisation.We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada trying to make a difference: Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and me. We raised all the money ourselves to come six thousand miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming here today, I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future.

A
worried and confused
B
disappointed and upset
C
satisfied and happy
D
honest and direct
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Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” is a fact?

A
. . . what a wonderful place this Earth would be!
B
All this [destruction] is happening before our eyes. . . .
C
I'm only a child, yet I know we are all part of a family. . . .
D
. . . borders and governments will never change that.
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Which image does Walt Whitman create by repeating language in “I Hear America Singing”?

A
an image of people who are bored with their work
B
an image of people who are united in their joy
C
an image of people who are putting on a concert
D
an image of people who are competing for attention
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In “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes,” what is the most likely reason Suzuki speaks about herself as “only a child”?

A
to admit that although adults are older, they may not be wiser than she
B
to warn adults that she is going to offend them in her speech
C
to state that she is young; therefore, she has more answers than adults
D
to make sure that adults do not take her thoughts too seriously
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Read the excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”In my country, we make so much waste, we buy and throw away, buy and throw away, and yet northern countries will not share with the needy. Even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to lose some of our wealth, afraid to share.

A
they prefer to waste their money.
B
they think sharing is only for the needy.
C
they buy a lot of material goods.
D
they are afraid to lose what they have.
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Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” expresses an opinion?

A
In Canada, . . . we have watches, bicycles. . . .
B
. . . here in Brazil, we were shocked. . . .
C
. . . we spent some time with some children. . . .
D
. . . these children are my age. . . .
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Which statement best describes the structure of “I Hear America Singing”?

A
The poem is loosely structured and contains rhyme.
B
The poem is loosely structured and contains repetition.
C
The poem has a strict structure, including a specific rhythm.
D
The poem has a strict structure, including repetition.
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Read the sentence.In my _______ opinion, we should change our school mascot from a rabbit to a bear.

A
correct
B
modest
C
brilliant
D
inferior
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Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” is a fact?

A
In Canada, we live the privileged life. . . .
B
We cannot afford to be not heard.
C
I am afraid to breathe the air. . . .
D
. . . animals and plants going extinct every day . . .
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How does the structure of “I Hear America Singing” reflect the period in which it was written?

A
The poem creates an image of people who are rebelling against their bosses.
B
The poem creates an image of people too excited to focus on their work.
C
The poem creates an image of people working themselves to exhaustion.
D
The poem creates an image of people enjoying their lives as they work.
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Which line from “Educate Yourself” by Marcus Garvey is a fact?

A
“Your language being English you should study the English language thoroughly.”
B
“There is no use reading a page or paragraph of a book or even a sentence without understanding it.”
C
“If you are sitting down waiting for somebody, have something in your pocket to read until the person comes.”
D
“He knew the different parts of speech, he could paraphrase, analyze and construct sentences.”
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Read this excerpt from “Educate Yourself” by Marcus Garvey.As stated before, books are one's best companions. Try to get them and keep them. A method of doing so is every time you have ten cents or twenty five cents or a dollar to spend foolishly[,] either on your friends or yourself[,] think how much more useful that ten or twenty five cents or dollar would be invested in a book and so invest it. It may be just the thing you have been looking for to give you a thought by which you may win the heart of the world. The ten cent, twenty five cent or a dollar, therefore, may turn out to be an investment of worth to the extent of a million dollars. Never lend anybody the book that you want. You will never get it back. Never allow anybody to go to your bookshelf in your absence because the very book that you may want most may be taken from the shelf and you may never be able to get one of the kind again.

A
A book may be worth a million dollars.
B
Never lend anyone a valuable book.
C
Books are a treasure to be valued.
D
Keep books on a special bookshelf.

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