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What is an example of online discourse?

A
attending a lecture at the local library
B
responding to a post on social media
C
watching a news report on television
D
writing an essay about a political candidate
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What is the definition of a compromise?

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an acknowledgment that neither side of an argument is correct
B
an agreement about which side is right and which side is wrong
C
an acknowledgment that both sides feel strongly about their opinion
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an agreement in which people collaborate to solve a problem
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Which example describes face-to-face communication?

A
reading a letter from a family member
B
responding to someone on social media
C
having a discussion with a friend in class
D
watching a politician give a speech on TV
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Read the quotation from a 2018 live interview with Mitt Romney when he was running for the US Senate. There are times in politics you look back and say, "You know what? I compromised my principles there. I wish I wouldn’t have.” And you admit that honestly . . . but on policies, policies we think are consistent with those principles . . . on policy, we learn, as time goes on, "Gee, circumstances are different than I thought. Maybe this thing I didn’t like is working better than I imagined.” And so . . . you can learn and see if there’s a way to find common ground. –Mitt Romney, October 1, 2018

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Politicians should compromise their principles if that would help them politically.
B
Politicians should not compromise their principles or the policies they supported in the past.
C
Politicians should not compromise their principles, but they can try to collaborate on policies.
D
Politicians should always try to work with others, even if that means compromising their principles.
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Which idea is most important in discourse?

A
All ideas must be easy to accomplish.
B
All ideas must be heard and discussed.
C
One idea must be proven to be correct.
D
One person’s idea must be labeled as wrong.
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Stacey’s good friend Nick has posted something on social media that she finds offensive. The comments on Nick’s post are turning ugly. What is the best way for Stacey to respond to her friend?

A
Stacey should agree with Nick online for the sake of their friendship.
B
Stacey should call or text Nick privately to discuss what he said in his post.
C
Stacey should respond to Nick’s post online and tell him that what he said is wrong.
D
Stacey should respond to Nick’s post and tell the other commenters what she thinks of them.
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Read the quotation from Barack Obama’s 2016 address to the graduates of Howard University. If you think that the only way forward is to be as uncompromising as possible, you will feel good about yourself, you will enjoy a certain moral purity, but you’re not going to get what you want. –President Barack Obama, May 7, 2016

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Compromise is often necessary to bring about change.
B
People should not compromise if they want to bring about change.
C
People should not compromise if they want to remain morally pure.
D
Compromise makes people feel good about themselves and their actions.
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Review the photograph.

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It is an effective form of discourse because one student is obviously winning the argument.
B
It is an effective form of discourse because both students are clearly arguing about a topic.
C
It is an ineffective form of discourse because both students have very definite opinions.
D
It is an ineffective form of discourse because one student is angry and the other seems upset.
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What must happen for true compromise to occur?

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Everyone must pick a side.
B
Everyone’s voice must be heard.
C
The strongest argument must win.
D
Someone must admit they are wrong.
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Read the passage. Anika and Mateo are on the planning committee for the Valentine’s Day dance. Their task is to set the price for the tickets. Mateo wants to offer tickets at a lower price if couples buy them together. Anika, who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, asks, "We’re going to discount tickets for LGBTQ+ couples too, right? We have an equal right to come to the dance as couples. Why should we pay more?” "No, let’s compromise.” Mateo replies. "We should have the LBGTQ+ students buy tickets at the regular price and then meet up at the dance.”

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It is an effective compromise because LGBTQ+ couples can still buy tickets.
B
It is an effective compromise because LBGTQ+ students can still come to the dance.
C
It is not an effective compromise because LBGTQ+ students are the only ones giving up something.
D
It is not an effective compromise because no LGBTQ+ student is part of the decision-making process.
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Read the passage. Sofia’s creative writing club is entering a local writing contest. The writing topic is a recent hurricane that struck the city. Sofia wants each club member to write one verse about something that happened to them during the hurricane. The group will then put the verses together to create a poem to submit. Isabella has a different idea. "Why can’t we each send our own entries to the contest?” Isabella asks. "I’ve already written an essay about what happened on my block.”"No way—that’s not going to work,” Sofia replies. "I’m the president of this club! We are going to send in something as a group.”

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It is ineffective because Isabella’s idea is clearly better than Sofia’s.
B
It is effective because different people are sharing their points of view.
C
It is ineffective because Sofia is not willing to listen to other people’s ideas.
D
It is effective because Sofia, as president, gets to make the final decision.
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Review the photograph.

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The students are paying attention to the speaker and are enjoying the presentation.
B
The students do not seem very engaged with the speaker and are being disrespectful.
C
The students are laughing at the speaker, which is not helpful behavior for the classroom.
D
The students seem bored by the speaker and are not paying attention to the presentation.
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Read the quotation by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. That is why everyone in politics . . . must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution. –Chancellor Angela Merkel, July 20, 2005

A
Compromises are better when everyone participates in the solution.
B
Compromises are better when one interest group leads the way.
C
Politicians should focus their attention on the most powerful interest group.
D
Politicians should not make compromises that would make any interest group upset.
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Why is listening important in discourse?

A
Each side needs to listen so they can understand who is right.
B
All voices need to be heard and understood for discourse to occur.
C
Each side needs to listen so they can argue against what they hear.
D
One person needs to prove which idea is correct for discourse to occur.
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Read the passage. Jasmine biked to school each day, but she worried that it was dangerous because of the traffic. She worked with her cycling club to create a plan for bike paths throughout the town. When the club presented the plan to the town council, they stressed how much safer this would be for all the students who rode their bikes to school. After considering the plan, the council decided that it was too costly for the town’s budget. Instead, they agreed to begin work on one bike path on the busiest street.

A
It is good because the town protected the budget and bike riders got one path.
B
It is good because the town council did not have to listen to the cycling club’s plan.
C
It is bad because the town could have used the money spent on the bike path elsewhere.
D
It is bad because the cycling club wanted bike paths all over the town but only got one path.

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