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Study the editorial cartoon Mars Probe by Mike Keefe.
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It suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport.B
It uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send.C
It shows how to cope with the surface of Mars, which is rocky and full of craters.D
It exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the Mars probe in the cartoon.2
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Study the editorial cartoon by Ann Telnaes.
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the sign on the fenceB
the size of the cow's signC
the cow holding the signD
the fence holding the cows in3
Study the editorial cartoon by John Branch.
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to show readers what type of weather they can expect to experience in autumnB
to persuade readers that plastic bags negatively affect people and the environmentC
to convince readers that leaves are just as annoying as plastic bagsD
to tell readers that they should be happy about fall and not annoyed by it4
Study the editorial cartoon by Signe Wilkinson.
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It shows that the cartoonist thinks Supreme Court justices are supposed to rely on their opinions.B
It shows that the cartoonist thinks the students in Ivy League schools are not working hard enough.C
It shows that the cartoonist thinks that many Supreme Court justices have Ivy League educations.D
It shows that the cartoonist thinks that classes in Ivy League colleges are conducted on computers.5
Study the editorial cartoon Total Eclipse 2017 by Nate Beeler.
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to show that today's kids are interested in learning about astronomical eventsB
to show that technology prevents people from directly experiencing major eventsC
to show how small computers have become with advances in technologyD
to show that children often do not realize what is going on around them6
Study the editorial cartoon Join, or Die by Benjamin Franklin.
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He compares the colonies to pieces of a snake because it uses a biblical allusion that most of his readers will be familiar with.B
He compares the colonies to pieces of a snake because they are treacherous and will never be able to help each other.C
He compares the colonies to pieces of a snake because he believes the colonies will be ineffective unless they work together.D
He compares the colonies to pieces of a snake because snakes can be poisonous and should be prevented from spreading.7
Study the cartoon Modern Window Shopping by Nate Beeler.
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Consumers are trading retail store shopping for online shopping.B
Consumers get their news online, not from newspapers.C
Consumers have an increasing desire to acquire new things.D
Consumers are always looking for better technology.8
Study the editorial cartoon Join, or Die, created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754.
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the American colonies’ cooperation with one anotherB
the weakness of American colonies when they operate separatelyC
the need of American colonies to rid themselves of predatorsD
Benjamin Franklin's personal opinion of snakes and other predators9
Which ideas do the people in the cartoon represent? Select two options.
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the use of the Internet for everythingB
the change from business to casual wearC
the young age of internet usersD
the benefits of shopping onlineE
the shift of retail from storefronts to devices10
Study the editorial cartoon by Bill Mauldin.
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The disarray in front shows that public schools have suffered harsh weather damages.B
The abandoned schoolhouse with an eerie background dramatizes the loss of public schools.C
The element of disrepair shows readers that this schoolhouse was not built well.D
The haunted theme makes the reader believe that public schools are ghostly places.Did you find these answers helpful?
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