AnswersWI-English Language Arts 8 ASetting Goals: Evaluating a Speech by Randy Pausch

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Read the sentences from Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.And I assure you I am not in denial. It’s not like I’m not aware of what’s going on.

A
He wants to convince them that they should stop focusing on his illness.
B
He wants them to remember that he is in a difficult situation.
C
He wants them to feel comfortable and accept his positive attitude.
D
He wants to encourage them to have sympathy for him.
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Read the sentence from Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.All right, so what we’re not talking about today, we are not talking about cancer, because I spent a lot of time talking about that and I’m really not interested.

A
he has chosen not to focus on his cancer.
B
he is only interested in things he has never talked about.
C
they will get what they are expecting from the speech.
D
speeches about cancer are not interesting.
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Read this excerpt from "An Address Delivered to the Oxford School of Science and Art at the Distribution of Prizes."Ladies and Gentlemen,You will not expect me, in complying with the custom which requires your Chairman to address a few words to you before distributing the prizes, to give you instruction about Art or Science. One who was educated, as I was, under the old system, can hardly see without a pang the improvement that has been made in education since his time. In a public school, in my day, you learned nothing of Science, Art, or Music. Having received nothing, I have nothing to give. Fortunately, the only thing of importance to be said this evening can be said without technical knowledge of any kind. The School of Art needs better accommodation.

A
cause and effect
B
compare and contrast
C
central ideas and supporting details
D
problem and resolution
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Which sentence from Last Lecture supports the idea that it's important to have far-reaching goals?

A
I was going back through the family archives, and what was really amazing was, I couldn’t find any pictures of me as a kid where I wasn’t smiling….
B
When you are 8 or 9 years old and you look at the TV set, men are landing on the moon, anything’s possible.
C
I did not dream of being an astronaut, because when I was a little kid, I wore glasses and they told me oh, astronauts can’t have glasses.
D
And he showed up for practice the first day, and you know, there’s big hulking guy, we were all scared to death of him.
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The overall structure of Pausch's Last Lecture supports his purpose of enabling the childhood dreams of others because it allows him to

A
explain the problems he had in realizing his dreams and how he solved them.
B
earn his audience's attention and then relay details about his experiences and learned wisdom.
C
illustrate why one's dreams need to be pursued in a logical order if success is to be obtained.
D
compare his dreams and successes to those of famous or respected people.

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