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auto = "self"crat/cracy = "rule"dem = "people"Which sentence uses the underlined word correctly?

A

As the sole decision maker, the CEO considered himself the democratic leader of his company.

B

Since the leader consolidated all the power for his own use, the country is now essentially an autocracy.

C

The solitary queen ruled the democracy with an iron fist and allowed no interference with her decisions.

D

The autocratic government was particularly popular for its habit of implementing citizens’ suggestions.

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auto = "self"crat/cracy = "rule"dem = "people"Which sentence uses the underlined word correctly?

A

As the sole decision maker, the CEO considered himself the democratic leader of his company.

B

Since the leader consolidated all the power for his own use, the country is now essentially an autocracy.

C

The solitary queen ruled the democracy with an iron fist and allowed no interference with her decisions.

D

The autocratic government was particularly popular for its habit of implementing citizens’ suggestions.

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Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato. Let us then consider, first of all, what will be their way of life, now that we have thus established them. Will they not produce corn . . . and clothes, and shoes, and build houses for themselves? And when they are housed, they will work, in summer, commonly, stripped and barefoot, but in winter substantially clothed and shod. They will feed on barley-meal and flour of wheat, baking and kneading them, making noble cakes and loaves; these they will serve up on a mat of reeds or on clean leaves, themselves reclining the while upon beds strewn with yew or myrtle. And they and their children will feast . . . wearing garlands on their heads, and hymning the praises of the gods, in happy converse with one another. And they will take care that their families do not exceed their means; having an eye to poverty or war.

A

logos; the speaker appeals to logic by describing how much work the people would need to do

B

logos; the speaker appeals to reason by describing the different roles of people in society

C

pathos; the speaker appeals to the emotions by describing the various foods and festivities that will bring about happiness

D

pathos; the speaker appeals to strong emotions by describing how unfulfilling people’s lives would be

2

Read the excerpt from Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.So a 50% risk is simply not acceptable to us—we who have to live with the consequences.To have a 67% chance of staying below a 1.5 degrees global temperature rise—the best odds given by the [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]—the world had 420 gigatons of CO2 left to emit back on January 1, 2018. Today that figure is already down to less than 350 gigatons.How dare you pretend that this can be solved with just "business as usual” and some technical solutions? With today’s emissions levels, that remaining CO2 budget will be entirely gone within less than 8 1/2 years.

A

by presenting a solution to the problems of not addressing CO2 emissions sooner

B

by emphasizing that the audience is not trying hard enough to reduce CO2 emissions

C

by highlighting the pattern in global temperature rises that cause CO2 emissions to increase

D

by focusing on methods that would be most effective at immediately reducing CO2 emissions

3

Which is the prefix in disappointedly?

d

dis-

a

appoint

-

-ed

-

-ly

3

Read the excerpt from Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.There will not be any solutions or plans presented in line with these figures here today, because these numbers are too uncomfortable. And you are still not mature enough to tell it like it is.You are failing us. But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal. The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us, I say: We will never forgive you.We will not let you get away with this. Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up. And change is coming, whether you like it or not.

A

abductive, because the speaker makes a generalization about climate change

B

inductive, because the speaker starts with specific observations about the responsibility of youth

C

inductive, because the speaker moves toward a broad conclusion about older generations

D

abductive, because the speaker starts with a specific trend in CO2 usage

3

Read the excerpt from Utopia by Sir Thomas More. But the time appointed for labour is to be narrowly examined, otherwise you may imagine that since there are only six hours appointed for work, they may fall under a scarcity of necessary provisions: but it is so far from being true that this time is not sufficient for supplying them with plenty of all things, either necessary or convenient, that it is rather too much; and this you will easily apprehend if you consider how great a part of all other nations is quite idle.

A

It prohibits the audience from devoting too much time to pleasure.

B

It shames the audience for believing that they can be lazy workers.

C

It allows the audience to understand his personal working schedule.

D

It encourages the audience to worry about wasting productive time.

4

biblio = "book"circum- = "around"crypto = "hidden"graph = "written"hemi- = "half"scribe = "write"sphere = "ball"

c

cryptograph

h

hemisphere

b

bibliography

c

cercumscribe

4

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.And so at last, instead of loving contention and glory, men become lovers of trade and money; they honour and look up to the rich man, and make a ruler of him, and dishonour the poor man.They do so.They next proceed to make a law which fixes a sum of money as the qualification of citizenship; the sum is higher in one place and lower in another, as the oligarchy is more or less exclusive; and they allow no one whose property falls below the amount fixed to have any share in the government. These changes in the constitution they effect by force of arms, if intimidation has not already done their work.Read the excerpt from Utopia by Sir Thomas More.Even the Syphogrants, though excused by the law, yet do not excuse themselves, but work, that by their examples they may excite the industry of the rest of the people; the like exemption is allowed to those who, being recommended to the people by the priests, are, by the secret suffrages of the Syphogrants, privileged from labour, that they may apply themselves wholly to study; and if any of these fall short of those hopes that they seemed at first to give, they are obliged to return to work; and sometimes a mechanic that so employs his leisure hours as to make a considerable advancement in learning is eased from being a tradesman and ranked among their learned men.

A

Plato draws on their inherent virtue, while More elaborates on their commitments to studying.

B

Plato exposes their harm to good society, while More describes how they will contribute.

C

Plato praises their extreme loyalty, while More writes that they should connect with citizens.

D

Plato tries to remedy the social divide, while More provides a plan for their governing style.

4

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato. Let us then consider, first of all, what will be their way of life, now that we have thus established them. Will they not produce corn . . . and clothes, and shoes, and build houses for themselves? And when they are housed, they will work, in summer, commonly, stripped and barefoot, but in winter substantially clothed and shod. They will feed on barley-meal and flour of wheat, baking and kneading them, making noble cakes and loaves; these they will serve up on a mat of reeds or on clean leaves, themselves reclining the while upon beds strewn with yew or myrtle. And they and their children will feast . . . wearing garlands on their heads, and hymning the praises of the gods, in happy converse with one another. And they will take care that their families do not exceed their means; having an eye to poverty or war.

A

logos; the speaker appeals to logic by describing how much work the people would need to do

B

logos; the speaker appeals to reason by describing the different roles of people in society

C

pathos; the speaker appeals to the emotions by describing the various foods and festivities that will bring about happiness

D

pathos; the speaker appeals to strong emotions by describing how unfulfilling people’s lives would be

5

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

5

Read the excerpt from Utopia by Sir Thomas More. But the time appointed for labour is to be narrowly examined, otherwise you may imagine that since there are only six hours appointed for work, they may fall under a scarcity of necessary provisions: but it is so far from being true that this time is not sufficient for supplying them with plenty of all things, either necessary or convenient, that it is rather too much; and this you will easily apprehend if you consider how great a part of all other nations is quite idle.

A

It prohibits the audience from devoting too much time to pleasure.

B

It shames the audience for believing that they can be lazy workers.

C

It allows the audience to understand his personal working schedule.

D

It encourages the audience to worry about wasting productive time.

5

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.And so at last, instead of loving contention and glory, men become lovers of trade and money; they honour and look up to the rich man, and make a ruler of him, and dishonour the poor man.They do so.They next proceed to make a law which fixes a sum of money as the qualification of citizenship; the sum is higher in one place and lower in another, as the oligarchy is more or less exclusive; and they allow no one whose property falls below the amount fixed to have any share in the government. These changes in the constitution they effect by force of arms, if intimidation has not already done their work.Read the excerpt from Utopia by Sir Thomas More.Even the Syphogrants, though excused by the law, yet do not excuse themselves, but work, that by their examples they may excite the industry of the rest of the people; the like exemption is allowed to those who, being recommended to the people by the priests, are, by the secret suffrages of the Syphogrants, privileged from labour, that they may apply themselves wholly to study; and if any of these fall short of those hopes that they seemed at first to give, they are obliged to return to work; and sometimes a mechanic that so employs his leisure hours as to make a considerable advancement in learning is eased from being a tradesman and ranked among their learned men.

A

Plato draws on their inherent virtue, while More elaborates on their commitments to studying.

B

Plato exposes their harm to good society, while More describes how they will contribute.

C

Plato praises their extreme loyalty, while More writes that they should connect with citizens.

D

Plato tries to remedy the social divide, while More provides a plan for their governing style.

6

Which word shares a word root with remember?

r

revisit

r

reenter

m

medical

m

memory

6

Read the excerpt from Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.So a 50% risk is simply not acceptable to us—we who have to live with the consequences.To have a 67% chance of staying below a 1.5 degrees global temperature rise—the best odds given by the [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]—the world had 420 gigatons of CO2 left to emit back on January 1, 2018. Today that figure is already down to less than 350 gigatons.How dare you pretend that this can be solved with just "business as usual” and some technical solutions? With today’s emissions levels, that remaining CO2 budget will be entirely gone within less than 8 1/2 years.

A

by presenting a solution to the problems of not addressing CO2 emissions sooner

B

by emphasizing that the audience is not trying hard enough to reduce CO2 emissions

C

by highlighting the pattern in global temperature rises that cause CO2 emissions to increase

D

by focusing on methods that would be most effective at immediately reducing CO2 emissions

6

Read the excerpt from Utopia by Sir Thomas More.The same trade generally passes down from father to son, inclinations often following descent: but if any man’s genius lies another way he is, by adoption, translated into a family that deals in the trade to which he is inclined; and when that is to be done, care is taken, not only by his father, but by the magistrate, that he may be put to a discreet and good man: and if, after a person has learned one trade, he desires to acquire another, that is also allowed, and is managed in the same manner as the former. When he has learned both, he follows that which he likes best, unless the public has more occasion for the other.

A

by explaining why a person should pursue a specific career

B

by exposing faults in the traditional method of job selection

C

by showing what happens if someone is unsuited for work

D

by describing why a society needs people to do certain jobs

7

What is an affix?

a

a word that sounds the same as another word

t

the beginning of a word

a

a word part added to the beginning or end of a word

t

the base part of a word

7

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.Do you observe that we were not far wrong in our guess that temperance was a sort of harmony?Why so?Why, because temperance is unlike courage and wisdom, each of which resides in a part only, the one making the State wise and the other valiant; not so temperance, which extends to the whole, and runs through all the notes of the scale, and produces a harmony of the weaker and the stronger and the middle class, whether you suppose them to be stronger or weaker in wisdom or power or numbers or wealth, or anything else. Most truly then may we deem temperance to be the agreement of the naturally superior and inferior, as to the right to rule of either, both in states and individuals.

A

It uses antithesis to establish a middle ground between opposing forces.

B

It uses metonymy to represent larger factors and values that are at play.

C

It uses pathos in the form of strong language to persuade the audience.

D

It uses ethos by drawing on life experiences that the speaker has had.

7

Read the excerpt from Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.There will not be any solutions or plans presented in line with these figures here today, because these numbers are too uncomfortable. And you are still not mature enough to tell it like it is.You are failing us. But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal. The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us, I say: We will never forgive you.We will not let you get away with this. Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up. And change is coming, whether you like it or not.

A

abductive, because the speaker makes a generalization about climate change

B

inductive, because the speaker starts with specific observations about the responsibility of youth

C

inductive, because the speaker moves toward a broad conclusion about older generations

D

abductive, because the speaker starts with a specific trend in CO2 usage

8

Looking at the gray sky, Beckie wondered ___________ the ___________ would ruin the class trip.Which words complete the sentence correctly?

w

weather, weather

w

whether, whether

w

whether, weather

w

weather, whether

8

Read the excerpt from Utopia by Sir Thomas More.The same trade generally passes down from father to son, inclinations often following descent: but if any man’s genius lies another way he is, by adoption, translated into a family that deals in the trade to which he is inclined; and when that is to be done, care is taken, not only by his father, but by the magistrate, that he may be put to a discreet and good man: and if, after a person has learned one trade, he desires to acquire another, that is also allowed, and is managed in the same manner as the former. When he has learned both, he follows that which he likes best, unless the public has more occasion for the other.

A

by explaining why a person should pursue a specific career

B

by exposing faults in the traditional method of job selection

C

by showing what happens if someone is unsuited for work

D

by describing why a society needs people to do certain jobs

8

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.Do you observe that we were not far wrong in our guess that temperance was a sort of harmony?Why so?Why, because temperance is unlike courage and wisdom, each of which resides in a part only, the one making the State wise and the other valiant; not so temperance, which extends to the whole, and runs through all the notes of the scale, and produces a harmony of the weaker and the stronger and the middle class, whether you suppose them to be stronger or weaker in wisdom or power or numbers or wealth, or anything else. Most truly then may we deem temperance to be the agreement of the naturally superior and inferior, as to the right to rule of either, both in states and individuals.

A

It uses antithesis to establish a middle ground between opposing forces.

B

It uses metonymy to represent larger factors and values that are at play.

C

It uses pathos in the form of strong language to persuade the audience.

D

It uses ethos by drawing on life experiences that the speaker has had.

9

Read the sentence.He is obsessed with completing his album; he eats, sleeps, drinks music.

A

metonymy

B

synecdoche

C

asyndeton

D

zeugma

9

Read the sentence.He is obsessed with completing his album; he eats, sleeps, drinks music.

A

metonymy

B

synecdoche

C

asyndeton

D

zeugma

10

dia- = "with"log = "word"pro- = "before"

E

Erika wrote a dialogue for the beginning of her book explaining what inspired her to become a novelist.

T

The prologue between the two main characters on stage provided hints about which one of them had committed the crime.

T

The prologue in the book club got very heated as the classmates debated which book to read next.

S

Shelly started a dialogue with her coworkers about how to handle the problems the company was facing.

10

Read the paragraph from Nick’s personal narrative.Standing alone in my family’s barn, I thought about how much hard work and time my parents had invested—how much hard work and time we had all invested—in maintaining a fully operational farm. I did not remember a time when my clothes had not reeked of manure or my hair had not held fast to brittle pieces of straw. What would happen if my parents had to sell the farm so we could move closer to my grandparents? Just as I was attempting to imagine a life in the city, a sudden commotion erupted and interrupted my thoughts. With animals squawking and dust flying, I scrambled to pinpoint the source of this unexpected intrusion. In seconds that felt more like minutes, I was successful . . . and I could scarcely believe what my eyes were seeing.

A

It allows Nick to include extra details as he develops the events that lead to the most exciting parts of his story.

B

It allows Nick to surprise the reader by disrupting the calm setting with unexpected excitement.

C

It allows Nick to omit the conclusion because he states his feelings at the beginning of the narrative.

D

It allows Nick to choose which events he will include and which events he would like to eliminate.

10

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.Let us then consider, first of all, what will be their way of life, now that we have thus established them. Will they not produce corn, and wine, and clothes, and shoes, and build houses for themselves? And when they are housed, they will work, in summer, commonly, stripped and barefoot, but in winter substantially clothed and shod. They will feed on barley-meal and flour of wheat, baking and kneading them, making noble cakes and loaves; these they will serve up on a mat of reeds or on clean leaves, themselves reclining the while upon beds strewn with yew or myrtle. And they and their children will feast, drinking of the wine which they have made, wearing garlands on their heads, and hymning the praises of the gods, in happy converse with one another. And they will take care that their families do not exceed their means; having an eye to poverty or war.Read the excerpt from Utopia by Sir Thomas More.Throughout the island they wear the same sort of clothes, without any other distinction except what is necessary to distinguish the two sexes and the married and unmarried. The fashion never alters, and as it is neither disagreeable nor uneasy, so it is suited to the climate, and calculated both for their summers and winters. Every family makes their own clothes; but all among them, women as well as men, learn one or other of the trades formerly mentioned.

A

They use kairos by establishing the importance of addressing their arguments now.

B

They use ethos by providing examples of how their suggestions have been successful.

C

They use pathos by stressing emotional language to convince others to agree with them.

D

They use logos by describing the practical importance and benefits of their arguments.

11

If omni means "all" and potent means "power," what is the best definition of omnipotent?

l

limited

m

mighty

a

average

t

tired

11

Read the excerpt from Spencer's narrative.As we waited for our new football coach to enter the locker room, we all secretly wondered what he would be like. Would he be tough but fair? Would he be demanding but understanding? Would he motivate us before each game with a rousing speech the way Coach Jackson always had? These thoughts were abruptly interrupted when our new coach entered the locker room, stood before us, and commanded our attention. "He" was a "she"! Our new coach was a female? Stunned, my mouth gaping, I barely heard what she said to the team next.

A

a paragraph that clearly establishes the narrative’s point of view

B

engaging dialogue that tells the reader what the coach says to the team

C

a thoughtful reflection that explains what the coach teaches Spencer

D

detailed descriptions of each player’s reaction to the new coach

11

Which sentence is an example of zeugma?

A

Regarding his accent, my father always said, “You can take the boy out of Georgia, but you can’t take Georgia out of the boy.”

B

On our family’s trip to South Africa, we tried many new, fantastic dishes we had never had before, including one called bobotie.

C

The general demanded more boots on the ground to assist with the aftermath of the hurricane.

D

The fire was finally extinguished, along with my dreams of opening a Mediterranean restaurant.

12

Which sentence uses principal correctly?

A

We learned the valuable principal of honesty from Dad.

B

Our school principal is respected in the community.

C

Madame Sofie taught her dancers the principals of ballet.

D

Responsibility is one of life’s fundamental principals.

12

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato. And our State must once more enlarge; and this time the enlargement will be nothing short of a whole army, which will have to go out and fight with the invaders for all that we have, as well as for the things and persons whom we were describing above.

A

ethos; the speaker appeals to credibility by suggesting he has the skills to protect society

B

kairos; the speaker appeals to time by showing the urgent need for a strong army presence

C

pathos; the speaker appeals to emotions by inspiring the audience to fear invaders

D

logos; the speaker uses logic and reasoning to convince others of why a large army is necessary

12

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato. But in reality justice was such as we were describing, being concerned however, not with the outward man, but with the inward, which is the true self and concernment of man: for the just man does not permit the several elements within him to interfere with one another, or any of them to do the work of others,—he sets in order his own inner life, and is his own master and his own law, and at peace with himself.

A

asyndeton

B

antithesis

C

chiasmus

D

synecdoche

13

chron = "time"

c

chronograph

c

chronometer

g

geographic

g

geometric

13

Pseudo is a word root that means "false."Which is the best definition of the word pseudonym in the sentence below?Many famous writers use pseudonyms to protect their true identities.

A

fictional names

B

family names

C

scientific names

D

symbolic names

13

Read the excerpt from Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit. The claim in this excerpt is that current efforts to reduce CO2 emissions are ineffective. So a 50% risk is simply not acceptable to us—we who have to live with the consequences. To have a 67% chance of staying below a 1.5 degrees global temperature rise—the best odds given by the [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]—the world had 420 gigatons of CO2 left to emit back on January 1, 2018. Today that figure is already down to less than 350 gigatons.

A

It creates logos by using data and evidence on climate change.

B

It creates kairos by including a specific date by which changes must be made in order to be effective.

C

It creates pathos by inciting an emotional response to the low levels of CO2 left to emit.

D

It creates ethos by revealing the speaker’s research on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

14

If tele means "far away" and gram means "something that is written," which is the best definition of the word telegram?

A

a scientific analysis of handwriting

B

a communication that is false

C

a message sent over a long distance

D

a sound that is far away

14

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato. Suppose then that we invite him to accompany us in the argument, and then we may hope to show him that there is nothing peculiar in the constitution of women which would affect them in the administration of the State.By all means.Let us say to him: Come now, and we will ask you a question:—when you spoke of a nature gifted or not gifted in any respect, did you mean to say that one man will acquire a thing easily, another with difficulty; a little learning will lead the one to discover a great deal; whereas the other, after much study and application, no sooner learns than he forgets; or again, did you mean, that the one has a body which is a good servant to his mind, while the body of the other is a hindrance to him?—would not these be the sort of differences which distinguish the man gifted by nature from the one who is ungifted?No one will deny that.

A

abductive reasoning, because the speaker explains how women make decisions

B

deductive reasoning, because the speaker provides examples of how women are qualified

C

kairos, because the speaker calls for immediate equality for women in government

D

ethos, because the speaker describes the women he thinks deserve to be leaders

14

biblio = "book"circum- = "around"crypto = "hidden"graph = "written"hemi- = "half"scribe = "write"sphere = "ball"

A

cryptograph

B

hemisphere

C

bibliography

D

cercumscribe

15

Which sentence uses aloud correctly?

K

Krista is not aloud to eat food with artificial coloring.

Y

You are aloud only one late assignment this term.

M

My parents aloud me to drive their new car this week.

J

Jorge’s cell phone gave him driving directions aloud.

15

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.On the other hand, the men of business, stooping as they walk, and pretending not even to see those whom they have already ruined, insert their sting—that is, their money—into some one else who is not on his guard against them, and recover the parent sum many times over multiplied into a family of children: and so they make drone and pauper to abound in the State.Yes, he said, there are plenty of them—that is certain. The evil blazes up like a fire; and they will not extinguish it, either by restricting a man's use of his own property, or by another remedy:What other?One which is the next best, and has the advantage of compelling the citizens to look to their characters:—Let there be a general rule that every one shall enter into voluntary contracts at his own risk, and there will be less of this scandalous money-making, and the evils of which we were speaking will be greatly lessened in the State.

A

by mentioning people he knows who have suffered

B

by detailing how these situations often unfold

C

by making a comparison to an uncontrollable fire

D

by explaining how the problem can be remedied

15

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.But with the judge it is otherwise; since he governs mind by mind; he ought not therefore to have been trained among vicious minds, and to have associated with them from youth upwards, and to have gone through the whole calendar of crime, only in order that he may quickly infer the crimes of others as he might their bodily diseases from his own self-consciousness; the honourable mind which is to form a healthy judgment should have had no experience or contamination of evil habits when young. And this is the reason why in youth good men often appear to be simple, and are easily practised upon by the dishonest, because they have no examples of what evil is in their own souls.

A

kairos, because he highlights how pressing this issue is

B

pathos, because he caters to readers’ emotions

C

ethos, because he relies on a respected figure

D

logos, because he presents a logical argument

16

-al = "pertaining to"inter- = "between, among"judge = "decide"ment = "mind"nation = "country"

n

nationel

j

jugement

m

mentil

i

international

16

Read the paragraph from Nick’s personal narrative.Standing alone in my family’s barn, I thought about how much hard work and time my parents had invested—how much hard work and time we had all invested—in maintaining a fully operational farm. I did not remember a time when my clothes had not reeked of manure or my hair had not held fast to brittle pieces of straw. What would happen if my parents had to sell the farm so we could move closer to my grandparents? Just as I was attempting to imagine a life in the city, a sudden commotion erupted and interrupted my thoughts. With animals squawking and dust flying, I scrambled to pinpoint the source of this unexpected intrusion. In seconds that felt more like minutes, I was successful . . . and I could scarcely believe what my eyes were seeing.

A

It allows Nick to include extra details as he develops the events that lead to the most exciting parts of his story.

B

It allows Nick to surprise the reader by disrupting the calm setting with unexpected excitement.

C

It allows Nick to omit the conclusion because he states his feelings at the beginning of the narrative.

D

It allows Nick to choose which events he will include and which events he would like to eliminate.

17

Which is the word root in democratically?

d

de-

d

demo

-

-tical

-

-ly

17

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.And so, when we hear persons saying that the tragedians, and Homer, who is at their head, know all the arts and all things human, virtue as well as vice, and divine things too, for that the good poet cannot compose well unless he knows his subject, and that he who has not this knowledge can never be a poet, we ought to consider whether here also there may not be a similar illusion. Perhaps they may have come across imitators and been deceived by them; they may not have remembered when they saw their works that these were but imitations thrice removed from the truth, and could easily be made without any knowledge of the truth, because they are appearances only and not realities? Or, after all, they may be in the right, and poets do really know the things about which they seem to the many to speak so well?

A

He uses rhetorical questions to challenge others’ opinions.

B

He uses antithesis to explain what poets do and do not know about.

C

He creates ethos by establishing an example of a famous writer.

D

He creates kairos by showing how people are presently wary of writers.

18

Which sentence uses stationery correctly?

T

The car remained stationery with the engine running.

T

Triathletes often train using stationery bicycles.

I

I received a gift set of personalized stationery.

T

The doctor said Grandpa’s condition was stationery.

18

Which pair of words shares the same suffix?

A

enjoyable, teachable

B

disappoint, disrepair

C

mistake, misery

D

angrily, angered

18

Which sentence uses stationery correctly?

A

The car remained stationery with the engine running.

B

Triathletes often train using stationery bicycles.

C

I received a gift set of personalized stationery.

D

The doctor said Grandpa’s condition was stationery.

19

beginningendmiddlebeginning or end

A

beginning

B

end

C

middle

D

beginning or end

19

Read the excerpt from Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit. The claim in this excerpt is that current efforts to reduce CO2 emissions are ineffective. So a 50% risk is simply not acceptable to us—we who have to live with the consequences. To have a 67% chance of staying below a 1.5 degrees global temperature rise—the best odds given by the [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]—the world had 420 gigatons of CO2 left to emit back on January 1, 2018. Today that figure is already down to less than 350 gigatons.

A

It creates logos by using data and evidence on climate change.

B

It creates kairos by including a specific date by which changes must be made in order to be effective.

C

It creates pathos by inciting an emotional response to the low levels of CO2 left to emit.

D

It creates ethos by revealing the speaker’s research on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

19

Read the sentence from a personal narrative.My grandfather used to spend hours telling me stories I loved to hear.

A

My grandfather always had a lot of stories to tell, and I would always beg to hear them. He would talk for hours, and I did not even notice. I loved these stories, and I loved that my grandfather was willing to spend hours sharing them with me.

B

I used to love spending summers with my grandparents on their ranch. We did all sorts of fun things. One of my very favorite parts of those summers was listening to my grandfather tell me the cool stories that I always loved and begged to hear.

C

Years ago, my grandfather would spend hours telling me all kinds of stories. I always loved his stories because they were funny and he did a great job telling them. They were about all sorts of subjects, and I thought he was the best and coolest storyteller who had ever lived.

D

When I was younger, I would spend entire summers on my grandparents’ ranch. Every evening after dinner, Grandpa would tell me stories about what life on the ranch had been like for him when he was my age. I appreciated his stories because they let me get to know Grandpa better.

20

ac- = "to"cept = "take or receive"ex- = "leave out"

I

I will except no money because this is a gift.

E

Everyone went home accept Celia.

I

It is hard for Jason to except such high praise.

I

I am very happy to accept the summer job.

20

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.And if so, we must infer that all things are produced more plentifully and easily and of a better quality when one man does one thing which is natural to him and does it at the right time, and leaves other things.Undoubtedly.Then more than four citizens will be required; for the husbandman will not make his own plough or mattock, or other implements of agriculture, if they are to be good for anything. Neither will the builder make his tools—and he too needs many; and in like manner the weaver and shoemaker.True.Then carpenters, and smiths, and many other artisans, will be sharers in our little State, which is already beginning to grow? True.

A

He shares his ideas for establishing a viable standard of living.

B

He describes the services that a given society would need.

C

He converses with someone who agrees with him.

D

He asserts that the community will expand.

20

Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.In the honour given to rulers, in the abstinence of the warrior class from agriculture, handicrafts, and trade in general, in the institution of common meals, and in the attention paid to gymnastics and military training—in all these respects this State will resemble the former.True.But in the fear of admitting philosophers to power, because they are no longer to be had simple and earnest, but are made up of mixed elements; and in turning from them to passionate and less complex characters, who are by nature fitted for war rather than peace; and in the value set by them upon military stratagems and contrivances, and in the waging of everlasting wars—this State will be for the most part peculiar.Read the excerpt from Utopia by Sir Thomas More.Agriculture is that which is so universally understood among them that no person, either man or woman, is ignorant of it; they are instructed in it from their childhood, partly by what they learn at school, and partly by practice, they being led out often into the fields about the town, where they not only see others at work but are likewise exercised in it themselves. Besides agriculture, which is so common to them all, every man has some peculiar trade to which he applies himself; such as the manufacture of wool or flax, masonry, smith’s work, or carpenter’s work; for there is no sort of trade that is in great esteem among them.

A

Both use pathos by choosing words that heighten the importance of agriculture.

B

Both use kairos by arguing that a particular societal structure must be implemented.

C

Both use logos by describing the importance of certain professions in society.

D

Both use ethos by establishing that they have greater authority than the government in day-to-day life.

21

The principal objective of our booster club is to raise money for new marching band uniforms.Which definition best helps readers find the correct meaning of principal in this sentence?

A

first, highest in rank or importance

B

the head of a school or organization

C

a sum of money

D

a rule of action or conduct

21

Read the excerpt from Utopia by Sir Thomas More.Consider how few of those that work are employed in labours that are of real service, for we, who measure all things by money, give rise to many trades that are both vain and superfluous, and serve only to support riot and luxury: for . . . if all those who labour about useless things were set to more profitable employments, and if all they that languish out their lives in sloth and idleness . . . were forced to labour, you may easily imagine that a small proportion of time would serve for doing all that is either necessary, profitable, or pleasant to mankind, especially while pleasure is kept within its due bounds: this appears very plainly in Utopia; for there, in a great city, and in all the territory that lies round it, you can scarce find five hundred, either men or women, by their age and strength capable of labour, that are not engaged in it.

A

It is valid because it describes how people act when they feel fulfilled.

B

It is valid because it draws on the consequences of lacking productivity.

C

It is not valid because it attacks people for being lazy and unmotivated.

D

It is not valid because it relies on a trend that has not been proven.

21

Which sentence makes the best use of descriptive language?

A

Malia grabbed her suitcase and purse and headed to the nearby airport.

B

The piercing squeal of tires on asphalt startled Katrina from a deep sleep.

C

Tara wanted a job so she could save enough money to buy a new bike.

D

In the morning, it was windy enough to fly the kite Johnny had purchased.

22

Which word contains a suffix?

r

reverse

p

prewrite

h

happiness

d

disbelief

22

Read the excerpt from Spencer’s narrative.As we waited for our new football coach to enter the locker room, we all secretly wondered what he would be like. Would he be tough but fair? Would he be demanding but understanding? Would he motivate us before each game with a rousing speech the way Coach Jackson always had? These thoughts were abruptly interrupted when our new coach entered the locker room, stood before us, and commanded our attention. "He” was a "she”! Our new coach was a female? Stun

R

Readers are able to share in Spencer’s surprise at discovering that his new coach is female because this fact is not revealed at the beginning of the story.

R

Readers are able to understand the conflict more easily because Spencer reveals what is bothering him at the very beginning of the story.

R

Readers do not understand Spencer’s surprise because they had no idea what Spencer was thinking before the new football coach arrived.

R

Readers do not have to read the entire story because they are now able to predict what will happen once the new football coach speaks to the team.

22

Read the paragraph from Liam’s narrative.1I had never been more frightened in my entire life. 2As I stepped onto the diving platform, I waited for instructions from my diving coach. 3Only because his directions were so clear, and because he was so nice, was I able to do it. 4It had all been worth it, I thought, as I changed from my bathing suit back into clothes. 5I had achieved what I had set out to do.

A

I was able to accomplish the goal I had set for myself.

B

I had finally managed to dive from the highest platform.

C

I had surprised myself by being able to do what I didn’t think I could.

D

I truly owed a lot to Coach Wilkerson for all the help he had given me.

23

Read the sentence.I could tell by the mischievous gleam in their eyes and the sneaky looks they were exchanging that my little brother and sister had been planning to deceive me in some way.

A

arranging

B

preparing

C

conniving

D

organizing

23

Read the reflection from Kara’s narrative.1 Ironically, it is from my much younger—and, I used to think, less wise—brother that I learned the value of being honest even when a lie may seem far more tempting at the time. 2 I knew that what he did that day must have been extremely difficult for him. 3 Yet there he stood, taking responsibility for his actions with not a glimmer of hesitation. 4 It is this determination and resolve to do what is right—even when what is right is not what is easy—that I remembered many years later in college when faced with a similar predicament of my own.

A

When deciding how honest to be about the role I had played in the situation, I kept thinking of my little brother and how he had the wisdom, even at his young age, to do what was right.

B

After unintentionally breaking my roommate’s treasured figurine, I squared my shoulders and took responsibility for my actions, much like my little brother had done all those years ago.

C

Even though it had been an accident, I was afraid to admit what had happened and found myself wishing that my younger brother could be there to bolster my courage.

D

To this day, I still remember the incident as vividly as if it had happened yesterday, and I know it is a valuable lesson I will one day share with children of my own.

24

Read the excerpt from Greta Thunberg’s speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.So a 50% risk is simply not acceptable to us—we who have to live with the consequences. To have a 67% chance of staying below a 1.5 degrees global temperature rise—the best odds given by the [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]—the world had 420 gigatons of CO2 left to emit back on January 1, 2018. Today that figure is already down to less than 350 gigatons. How dare you pretend that this can be solved with just "business as usual” and some technical solutions? With today’s emissions levels, that remaining CO2 budget will be entirely gone within less than 8 1/2 years.

A

She moves from a general premise about climate risks to a generalization about solutions.

B

She moves from a general premise about CO2 usage to a specific prediction about emissions.

C

She moves from a specific observation about the climate to a general conclusion about CO2.

D

She moves from a specific pattern in global temperature rise to a generalization about emissions.

24

Which pair of words shares the same suffix?

A

enjoyable, teachable

B

disappoint, disrepair

C

mistake, misery

D

angrily, angered

25

cent

c

censational

c

centimental

s

sensational

s

sentennial

25

Which sentence uses principal correctly?

A

We learned the valuable principal of honesty from Dad.

B

Our school principal is respected in the community.

C

Madame Sofie taught her dancers the principals of ballet.

D

Responsibility is one of life’s fundamental principals.

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