Unit Test Answers

Read the passage from A Raisin in the Sun.BOBO: Man . . . I didn't go to no Springfield, yesterday.WALTER (halted, life hanging in the moment): Why not?BOBO (the long way, the hard way to tell): 'Cause I didn't have no reasons to . . .WALTER: Man, what are you talking about!BOBO: I'm talking about the fact that when I got to the train station yesterday morning—eight o'clock like we planned . . . Man—Willy didn't never show up.WALTER: Why . . . where was he . . . where is he?BOBO: That's what I'm trying to tell you . . . I don't know . . . I waited six hours . . . I called his house . . . and I waited . . . six hours . . . I waited in that train station six hours . . . (Breaking into tears.) That was all the extra money I had in the world . . . (Looking up at WALTER with the tears running down his face.) Man, Willy is gone.

Read the passage from A Raisin in the Sun.BENEATHA goes to the door and opens it as WALTER and RUTH go on with the clowning. BENEATHA is somewhat surprised to see a quiet-looking middle-aged white man in a business suit holding his hat and a briefcase in his hand and consulting a small piece of paper.MAN: Uh—how do you do, miss, I am looking for a Mrs.— (He looks at the slip of paper.) Mrs. Lena Younger? (He stops short, struck dumb at the sight of the oblivious WALTER and RUTH.)BENEATHA (smoothing her hair with slight embarrassment): Oh—yes, that's my mother. Excuse me. (She closes the door and turns to quiet the other two.) Ruth! Brother! (Enunciating precisely but soundlessly: "There's a white man at the door!" They stop dancing. RUTH cuts off the phonograph, BENEATHA opens the door. The man casts a curious quick glance at all of them.) Uh—come in please. MAN (coming in): Thank you.

Read the excerpt from a newspaper article.Last night, Fairview police arrested six university students for involvement in an illegal gambling ring. Today, community leaders and university officials are claiming that Professor Shuman, the students’ academic advisor, should also be arrested. Dr. Harris, the department chairperson, reports that Schuman has recently started holding group tutoring sessions in his campus office in the evenings. Video footage from security cameras outside the campus building shows him exiting on several occasions with some of the accused students. Although Shuman denies the gambling ring allegations, he was most likely involved with this illegal activity.

Which source would be most appropriate for researching the question "How does social media affect personal relationships?”

Read the first paragraph from an article in the local online newspaper.Local businesswoman Inés Garcia-Ruiz is joining the race for the state senate seat that is soon to be vacated by retiring senator Benjamin Hall. A long-time resident of this community, Garcia-Ruiz says that, if she is elected, she will "dive into projects that aid low-income families.” This should be obvious to most constituents because she is well known for her impressive charity work. Time and time again, she has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of those living in poverty in our community.

Read this prompt.Create a presentation to convince school board members that district 16 should add a week-long October break to next year’s school calendar, like other districts in the state.Which reason best supports the claim in this prompt?

Which image is the best choice for convincing high school students to plant a tree on Earth Day?

Read the scenario.A pilot is being investigated after an air-traffic accident led to many passengers being injured and hospitalized. Reports about a cover-up by the airline are surfacing, and people have accused the pilot of negligence.The editor-in-chief of the local newspaper has just assigned the story to the most experienced investigative reporter in the newsroom. However, the reporter’s uncle is the pilot being investigated. No one in the newsroom knows about this connection.

Read the passage from A Raisin in the Sun.BENEATHA (laughingly noticing what her mother is doing): Mama, what are you doing?MAMA: Fixing my plant so it won't get hurt none on the way . . .BENEATHA: Mama, you going to take that to the new house? MAMA: Un-huh—BENEATHA: That raggedy-looking old thing?MAMA (stopping and looking at her): It expresses ME!RUTH (with delight, to BENEATHA): So there, Miss Thing!

Which connotations are associated with the phrase "worked up”? Select three options.

Which situations are best suited for the passive voice? Select three options.when you are talking about a general truthwhen the performer of the action is unknownwhen you want to emphasize the action directlywhen you want to emphasize the receiver of the actionwhen you want to be clear about who performs the action

Read the two passages from A Raisin in the Sun.Passage 1:RUTH: Why don't you answer the door, man?WALTER (suddenly bounding across the floor to embrace her): 'Cause sometimes it hard to let the future begin! (Stooping down in her face.)I got wings! You got wings! All God's children got wings!He crosses to the door and throws it open. Standing there is a very slight little man in a not-too-prosperous business suit and with haunted frightened eyes and a hat pulled down tightly, brim up, around his forehead. . . . WALTER leans deep in the man's face, still in his jubilance.When I get to heaven gonna put on my wings, Gonna fly all over God's heaven . . . Passage 2:WALTER (turning madly, as though he is looking for WILLY in the very room): Willy! . . . Willy . . . don't do it . . . Please don't do it . . . Man, not with that money . . . Man, please, not with that money . . . Oh, God . . . Don't let it be true . . . (He is wandering around, crying out for WILLY and looking for him or perhaps for help from God.) Man . . . I trusted you . . . Man, I put my life in your hands . . . (He starts to crumple down on the floor as RUTH just covers her face in horror. MAMA opens the door and comes into the room, with BENEATHA behind her.) Man . . . (He starts to pound the floor with his fists, sobbing wildly.) THAT MONEY IS MADE OUT OF MY FATHER'S FLESH—

Which sentence uses the imperative mood?

A high school student has just won a science award from NASA, and the local paper is reporting on this accomplishment. Which headline would best indicate that the priority of the news source is to maintain credibility?

Which sentence uses the conditional mood correctly?

Which journalistic decisions would violate the code of ethics set by the Society of Professional Journalists? Select two options.A newspaper places an ad on the page opposite an article about foreign policy.A journalist reports on a series of robberies that occurred in his own neighborhood.A reporter writes a story about his wife’s company without revealing their relationship.A magazine runs a series of articles speculating about a celebrity’s medical history.An editor refuses to publish an article about a politician due to questionable sources.

Read the paragraph.The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Naguib Mahfouz in 1988. He was the first Arabic writer to win the prize. Mahfouz was born in Cairo, Egypt, and many of his novels are set in that city.Which revision puts the underlined sentence into the active voice?

Read this prompt.Create a multimedia presentation claiming that teaching children more than one language is beneficial to their brain development. Use research and evidence to support your opinion. Use persuasive techniques and a variety of visual aids in your presentation.

Which verb moods would be best to combine in an essay on what life would be like if all wars were ended?

Read this prompt.Create a multimedia presentation for the claim that countries around the world need to increase food production to support a continually growing population. Use research and evidence to support your opinion. Use persuasive techniques and a variety of visual aids in your presentation.