Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of The Travels of Marco Polo.Now that I have described the ships in which merchants voyage to and from India, let us change the subject and pass on to India itself. But first I will tell you of many islands that lie towards the east in this Ocean at which we have now arrived. We shall begin with an island that is called Japan.Japan is an island far out at sea to the eastward, some 1,500 miles from the mainland. It is a very big island. The people are fair-complexioned, good-looking, and well-mannered. They are idolaters, wholly independent and exercising no authority over any nation but themselves.
What purposes does the author’s use of setting support? Select two options.
Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.Most freight cars have two ladders on a side, each next to a set of wheels. Enrique always chooses a ladder at the front. If he misses and his feet land on the rails, he still has an instant to jerk them away before the back wheels arrive. But if he runs too slowly, the ladder will yank him forward and send him sprawling. Then the front wheels, or the back ones, could take an arm, a leg, perhaps his life. "Se lo comió el tren,'' other migrants will say. "The train ate him up."
Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of Night by Elie Wiesel.There was a woman among us, a certain Mrs. Schächter. She was in her fifties and her ten-year-old son was with her, crouched in a corner. Her husband and two older sons had been deported with the first transport, by mistake. The separation had totally shattered her.
Which quotation from chapter 2 of Night by Elie Wiesel best demonstrates the author’s viewpoint about the dehumanization of the passengers?
Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of The Travels of Marco Polo.This, then, I would have you know, is how they are made. They are built of the wood called spruce and of fir. They have one deck; and above this deck, in most ships, are at least sixty cabins, each of which can comfortably accommodate one merchant. They have one steering-oar and four masts. Often they add another two masts, which are hoisted and lowered at pleasure. The entire hull is of double thickness: that is to say, one plank is fastened over the top of another, and this double planking extends all the way round. It is caulked outside and in, and the fastening is done with iron nails.
Which statement defines denotation?
Read this paragraph from Yves's analysis of Enrique's Journey.(1) Nazario draws on Enrique's experience to illustrate what children face in their attempt to escape difficult conditions. (2) She describes the dangers he faces on his journey northward. (3) The threat of extortion and violence from gangsters illustrates how vulnerable such children are. (4) But gangsters do not pose the only threat. (5) Even the police, whose job is to uphold and enforce the law, steal from the migrants. (6) What I find most unsettling, though, is Enrique's temporary alliance with an MS gangster.
Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Night.We all got up. We all pulled our soaked blankets tighter around our shoulders. And we tried to take a few steps, to shuffle back and forth, in place.Suddenly, a cry rose in the wagon, the cry of a wounded animal. Someone had just died.Others, close to death, imitated his cry. And their cries seemed to come from beyond the grave. Soon everybody was crying. Groaning. Moaning. Cries of distress hurled into the wind and the snow.The lament spread from wagon to wagon. It was contagious. And now hundreds of cries rose at once. The death rattle of an entire convoy with the end approaching. All boundaries had been crossed. Nobody had any strength left. And the night seemed endless.
Which statement best defines a travelogue?
Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars.”To ensure this isn’t a sham process, asylum officers and judges must be trained in child-sensitive interviewing techniques to help elicit information from fearful, traumatized youngsters. All children must also be represented by a volunteer or government-funded lawyer. Kids in Need of Defense, a nonprofit that recruits pro bono lawyers to represent immigrant children and whose board I serve on, estimates that 40 percent to 60 percent of these children potentially qualify to stay under current immigration laws—and do, if they have a lawyer by their side. The vast majority do not. The only way to ensure we are not hurtling children back to circumstances that could cost them their lives is by providing them with real due process.
The following sentence has a misplaced modifier.The group members met on Saturday working on the project together.Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?
Which details from the text best support the author's purpose to inform the reader that the islands are amazing to him? Select three options.
Read the paragraph.Volunteering at the animal shelter in my neighborhood has been a very rewarding experience. I started volunteering with a good friend of mine during summer vacation last year. Volunteering at the shelter is a lot of hard work, and it isn’t always fun. Volunteers spend a lot of time cleaning out cages.
Read the sentences.Alaskan brown bears are known to be fierce and protective parents. Encountering a bear and its cub could be dangerous, and hikers should be particularly cautious.Which phrase is a gerund phrase?
Read the sentence.Writers use verbal phrases containing gerunds, infinitives, and participles to add variety and interest to their writing.What type of phrase is the underlined phrase in the sentence?
What are the main purposes of a travelogue? Select three options.to inform readers about a place, landscape, or cultureto persuade readers to visit a certain locationto convince readers that something is trueto describe the ideas of a famous historical figure to readersto entertain readers with stories of a journey
Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.He was five years old when his mother left him. Now he is almost another person.Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars."Children from Central America have been making that journey, often without their parents, for two decades.
Read the sentence.The teacher offered to lend me the book as often as needed.Which word does the underlined phrase modify?
Read the sentence from Nikita's analysis of "The Children of the Drug Wars."Nazario feels that refugee kids totally shouldn't be sent back to the same dangerous things they've left.
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