AnswersSMSD ELA 2 Semester 1 2026-2027Unit Test

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Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Travels of Marco Polo.Hormuz is a great and splendid city on the sea, governed by a malik and with several cities and towns in subjection to it. The people are Saracens who worship Mahomet. The climate is excessively hot—so hot that the houses are fitted with ventilators to catch the wind. The ventilators are set to face the quarter from which the wind blows and let it blow into the house. This they do because they cannot endure the over-powering heat.

A
The author is confused by the hot climate and how the people handle it.
B
The author is impressed by the hot climate and the people's response to it.
C
The author wants to learn more about the worship of Mahomet in Hormuz.
D
The author is surprised by the religious practice of the people of Hormuz.
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Which quotation from "Little Red Riding Hood" explains the theme?

A
"As long as I live, I will never by myself leave the path, to run into the wood, when my mother has forbidden me to do so."
B
"But Red-Cap went joyously home, and no one ever did anything to harm her again."
C
"She is ill and weak, and they will do her good."
D
"He went straight to the grandmother’s bed."
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Read the passage.Paul seems to know everyone in this town, and is always amenable to a chat when I run into him. Paul's father, a docile man, works with him at the bookstore.Which statement best explains the nuance between amenable and docile?

A
Amenable and docile both imply a negative personality.
B
Amenable implies a positive personality, while docile implies a negative personality.
C
Amenable suggests that Paul is an open, social person, while docile implies that his father is kind but quiet.
D
Amenable suggests that Paul is a kind but quiet person, while docile implies that his father is very social and friendly.
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What is the author’s main purpose for writing the memoir Night?

A
to describe the terrible conditions of war
B
to explain why a group of people were terrorized
C
to provide facts about an important time in history
D
to make people aware of the horrors of the Holocaust
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What steps best help a reader determine the central idea of a text? Select three options.

A
distinguishing between key details and minor details
B
analyzing the organizational structure of the text
C
analyzing extra commentary in each paragraph
D
citing evidence from the text to support the conclusion
E
looking for repeated words and phrases

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