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Read the short speech.Operating a motor vehicle requires a driver’s undivided attention. Navigating the roads, attending to road signs, and anticipating the behavior of others demands focus. Young drivers must ignore distractions that hinder their concentration, such as texting. Texting while driving is a blindfold that obstructs views and destroys caution. In the worst situations, it leads to destruction and can be fatal.

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“a driver’s undivided attention”
B
“anticipating the behavior of others”
C
“young drivers must ignore distractions”
D
“texting while driving is a blindfold”
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Which phrase from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I have a Dream” speech contains the strongest emotional connotations?

A
“I am happy to join with you today”
B
“seared in the flames of withering injustice”
C
“the greatest demonstration for freedom”
D
“signed the Emancipation Proclamation”
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Read this paragraph from The Dark Game.When the war began, Elizabeth Van Lew was considered a southern "spinster." She was in her early forties and unmarried. What could she do, she wondered, to serve her country? The answer came to her when she recalled her father's aunt Letitia telling her how she had ministered to the captured troops of the Continental army during the American Revolution, especially those who had been wounded in action.

A
Elizabeth Van Lew was an unmarried woman in her forties who wanted to serve her country but did not know how.
B
Elizabeth Van Lew asked herself what she wanted to do to help the Northern cause during the Civil War.
C
Elizabeth Van Lew was called a spinster in the South during the time of the Civil War because she had been unmarried for such a long time.
D
Elizabeth Van Lew wanted to help during the Civil War and drew inspiration from a relative who had taken care of wounded Revolutionary soldiers.
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Look at the frames from One War Ends, Another Begins.In these frames, the author emphasizes the challenges Clara faced by showing

A
the excitement others felt around Clara
B
the image of Clara feeding the cat
C
the worried expression the doctor’s face
D
the varied expressions on Clara’s face
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Read the excerpt from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: If they do see thee, they will murder thee.Romeo: Alack, there lies more peril in thine eyeThan twenty of their swords: look thou but sweet,And I am proof against their enmity.Juliet: I would not for the world they saw thee here.Romeo: I have night's cloak to hide me from their sight;And but thou love me, let them find me here:My life were better ended by their hate,Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love

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Both address the cruelty of war.
B
Both present forbidden love.
C
Both discuss life after death.
D
Both show sibling rivalries.
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A teacher assigns the following prompt to a student and then directs the student to create a presentation.Research the current proposal for a baseball park in downtown Huntington. Use news releases and county documents. Determine the benefits and drawbacks of the proposal and take a position on the issue. Convince your classmates whether it should be constructed or not.

A
to demonstrate
B
to entertain
C
to persuade
D
to inform
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Which sentence is the best hook for a speech about saving sea turtles?

A
Some sea turtles have yellow shells, while others have green or black shells.
B
In which ocean can sea turtles be found?
C
Sea turtles have populated Earth’s oceans for more than 100 million years.
D
Are shellfish part of the sea turtle’s diet?
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Cynthia is writing a fictionalized story about the real life of a nurse. She used a scene from her favorite television sitcom as the source material for her research on the life of nurses.

A
The teacher will say that Cynthia did not make a good choice in source material because a nonfiction source would be more reliable.
B
The teacher will say that Cynthia made a good choice in source materials because a fictional source is reliable.
C
The teacher will say that Cynthia did not make a good choice in source material but it doesn’t matter because fiction doesn’t require source material.
D
The teacher will say that Cynthia made a good choice in source materials but it doesn’t matter because fiction doesn’t require nonfiction source material.
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Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".Pyramus had lefta little later than his Thisbe had,and he could see what surely were the tracksof a wild beast left clearly on deep dust.His face grew ashen. And when he had foundthe bloodstained shawl, he cried: "Now this same nightwill see two lovers lose their lives: she wasthe one more worthy of long life: it's Iwho bear the guilt for this.

A
Because Pyramus does not see the beast, readers fear confrontation.
B
Because Pyramus does not see the beast, he believes he is lost.
C
Because Pyramus is late, he misunderstands Thisbe’s situation.
D
Because Pyramus is late, readers question his devotion.
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Read the sentence.Digestion is divided into four parts, ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.

A
add a colon after “divided”
B
add a colon after “is”
C
remove the comma after “absorption”
D
change the comma after “parts” to a colon
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DeSean is conducting research to support his claim that the penalty for texting while driving in his home state of California should be more severe than a $20 fine for first-time offenders. He finds this text in a reliable source.(1) In the United States, the punishment for driving while texting varies greatly from state to state. (2) For instance, in Alaska, there is a $1,000 fine for first-time offenders, while in California, the amount is $20, and in Montana, it’s not even illegal. (3) The bottom line is that texting while driving is extremely dangerous. (4) In fact, it makes the driver 23 times more likely to crash, and in 2010, eleven percent of drivers age 18–20 who crashed and lived admitted they were texting at the wheel.

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sentence 1
B
sentence 2
C
sentence 3
D
sentence 4
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Read the excerpts from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe" and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet."Pyramus and Thisbe"They owed their first encounters to their living close beside each other—but with time, love grows. Theirs did—indeed they wanted to be wed, but marriage was forbidden by their parents; yet there's one thing that parents can't prevent: the flame of love that burned in both of them.Romeo and JulietTwo households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.From forth the fatal loins of these two foesA pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;Whose misadventured piteous overthrowsDo with their death bury their parents' strife.

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Both works show a marriage denied; only Shakespeare offers background.
B
Both works show young people in love; only Shakespeare suggests limitations.
C
Both works show young people in love; only Shakespeare describes the setting.
D
Both works show a marriage denied; only Shakespeare mentions families.
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Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."What is the point of this splintered whole? What is the point of a nation in which Arab cabbies chauffeur Jewish passengers through the streets of New York—and in which Jewish cabbies chauffeur Arab passengers, too, and yet speak in theory of hatred, one for the other? What is the point of a nation in which one part seems to be always on the verge of fisticuffs with another, blacks and whites, gays and straights, left and right, Pole and Chinese and Puerto Rican and Slovenian? Other countries with such divisions have in fact divided into new nations with new names, but not this one, impossibly interwoven even in its hostilities.

A
America’s cultural differences have caused it to fracture.
B
America is a united country despite its cultural differences.
C
America’s cultural differences make it impossible to live peacefully.
D
America is always on the verge of civil unrest due to its multicultural citizens.
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A word’s denotation is

A
its literal meaning.
B
its figurative meaning.
C
any associated idea.
D
any associated feeling.
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Which sentence is written correctly?

A
Chase and McKay is visiting from Texas.
B
Milo’s puppies are still with their mother.
C
The bags of cookies is open on the table.
D
Either Hannah or Chloe are coming over.
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[BLANK]

A
historical
B
dangerous
C
thrilling
D
barren
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Read the excerpt from The Code Book.A theoretical breakthrough would be a fundamentally new way of finding Alice's private key. Alice's private key consists of p and q, and these are found by factoring the public key, N. The standard approach is to check each prime number one at a time to see if it divides into N, but we know that this takes an unreasonable amount of time.

A
The author uses a narrative style to explain encryption.
B
The author includes several historical narratives.
C
The author adds many interesting descriptive details.
D
The author writes with great scientific detail.
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Which best contrasts the way language is used in My Story and "On the Bus with Rosa Parks"?

A
The memoir uses everyday language; the poem uses literary language.
B
The memoir uses poetic language; the poem uses dialogue.
C
The memoir uses symbolic language; the poem uses legal language.
D
The memoir uses short sentences; the poem uses long sentences.
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Which literary elements define narrative poetry? Select 4 options.

A
rhythm and rhyme
B
paragraphs
C
figurative language
D
plot and setting
E
punctuated sentences
F
characters
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[BLANK]

A
restrictive
B
nonrestrictive
C
relative
D
appositive

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