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Study the cartoon More Beaches Reported with Unhealthy Contaminants by Don Landgren Jr.© Don Landgren – USA TODAY NETWORK.

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The cartoonist compares a seal to a meal to show the importance of the food chain.
B
The cartoonist compares the ocean to a restaurant to show the importance of food safety.
C
The cartoonist compares the shark's illness to food poisoning to show that pollution affects wildlife.
D
The cartoonist compares the sharks to human beings to show that sharks are as intelligent as people.
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Study the editorial cartoon by John Branch.

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to warn people about incoming bad weather
B
to make a satire about how many reporters cover bad weather
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to tell readers that proper weather gear is important
D
to explain that reporters are forced to do risky work
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Which excerpt is an example of situational irony in Saki’s "The Storyteller”?

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“Most of the aunt’s remarks seemed to begin with ‘Don’t,’ and nearly all of the children’s remarks began with ‘Why?’ The bachelor said nothing out loud. ‘Don’t, Cyril, don’t,’ exclaimed the aunt, as the small boy began smacking the cushions of the seat, producing a cloud of dust at each blow.”
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“The frown on the bachelor’s face was deepening to a scowl. He was a hard, unsympathetic man, the aunt decided in her mind.”
C
“She repeated the line over and over again in a dreamy but resolute and very audible voice; it seemed to the bachelor as though some one had had a bet with her that she could not repeat the line aloud two thousand times without stopping.”
D
“‘It’s the stupidest story I’ve ever heard,’ said the bigger of the small girls, with immense conviction. “‘I didn’t listen after the first bit, it was so stupid,’ said Cyril.”
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Study the cartoon by James Silk.

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The image and the text show that polar bears use ice floes as transport.
B
The image and the text show that polar bears try to avoid human communities.
C
The image shows the increasingly cold temperatures of the Arctic, and the text blames this on humans.
D
The image and the text work together to show the destructive consequences of human activity.
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Read the excerpts from Does My Head Look Big in This? and Persepolis.Excerpt from Does My Head Look Big in This?:Forget sanity if you're the only one with a pass to sit in the back of church during service. Well, not every time. I remember once when I attended confession. I was in fourth grade. I was standing with my class in line to take the Eucharist. I wasn’t supposed to be in line but I didn’t feel like sitting like a loner in the back pew till the end of the service.Excerpt from Persepolis:Which statement is true about the narrators’ different perspectives?

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It is exciting to do new and different things, even when you do not understand them.
B
It is easy to do things that people tell you to do, even when you do not understand why.
C
It can be difficult and confusing when you do not know why you need to do certain things.
D
It is easy to make friends at a new school when you are different from everyone else.
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Read the scenario, then answer the question.A city planner thinks that reconfiguring the business district’s busy downtown streets to allow for bike lanes is important and is worth the large cost. The lanes will help drivers and cyclists avoid accidents, and they will make the downtown area more attractive to bike commuters.

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Designated bike lanes have reduced traffic-related accidents by 43 percent in other cities.
B
A nearby city’s business district has bike lanes and a much higher population of commuters.
C
The cost of roadwork in the region has reduced the cost of similar projects by more than 12 percent.
D
Research has proven that bike commuters are healthier and happier than car commuters.
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What excerpts from "The Storyteller” indicate that the aunt is unaware of her flaws? Select two options.

A
“An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat, and the further corner seat on the opposite side was occupied by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party, but the small girls and the small boy emphatically occupied the compartment.”
B
“‘Come over here and listen to a story,’ said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord.”
C
“‘It’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,’ she said stiffly.“‘I don’t agree with you,’ said the bachelor.“‘Perhaps you would like to tell them a story,’ was the aunt’s retort.”
D
“The aunt suppressed a gasp of admiration.”
E
“A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.”
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What are the characteristics of a successful group discussion? Select two options.

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The discussion focuses on only one or two points of view.
B
The discussion focuses on some points of view more than on others.
C
The discussion is dominated by one or two well-prepared participants.
D
The discussion allows all group members to share their points of view.
E
The discussion encourages group members with conflicting views to speak up.
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Which instances of situational irony occur in the passage? Select two options.

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“Whoever it was who had made the wager was likely to lose his bet.”
B
“‘Come over here and listen to a story,’ said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord.”
C
“The children moved listlessly towards the aunt’s end of the carriage.”
D
“Evidently her reputation as a story-teller did not rank high in their estimation.”
E
“In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant questionings from her listeners, she began an unenterprising and deplorably uninteresting story about a little girl who was good.”
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Read the excerpt from Persepolis.Which elements does the author use most to develop the central idea of these panels?

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facial expressions and speech balloons
B
thought bubbles and captions
C
captions and facial expressions
D
speech balloons and layout
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Which phrases from the text best show the narrator’s attitude? Select three options.

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“need guts”
B
“outside the school gates”
C
“group of Hidaya students”
D
“so exposed”
E
“no way I had the courage”
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Study the editorial cartoon by Signe Wilkinson.

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the traditional carrot nose, coal eyes, and buttons of the snowman
B
the types of cars parked in front of the apartment
C
the size of the snowman compared to the cars
D
the body language and expression of the snowman
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Read the excerpt from Persepolis.Which details best help develop the central idea of the panels? Select three options.Marjane says she is the last prophet.The sky behind Marjane is dark.Several people kneel at Marjane's feet.Marjane has a star around her face.All of the men look angrily at Marjane.

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Marjane says she is the last prophet.
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The sky behind Marjane is dark.
C
Several people kneel at Marjane's feet.
D
Marjane has a star around her face.
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All of the men look angrily at Marjane.
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What evidence supports the conclusion that "The Storyteller” uses satire to impart the theme that adults should respect children’s intelligence? Select two options.

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“‘Come and look out of the window,’ she added.“The child moved reluctantly to the window. ‘Why are those sheep being driven out of that field?’ he asked.”
B
“‘Oh, look at those cows!’ exclaimed the aunt. Nearly every field along the line had contained cows or bullocks, but she spoke as though she were drawing attention to a rarity.”
C
“The smaller girl made no actual comment on the story, but she had long ago recommenced a murmured repetition of her favourite line.”
D
“The storyteller paused to let a full idea of the park’s treasures sink into the children’s imaginations; then he resumed.”
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“‘The story began badly,’ said the smaller of the small girls, ‘but it had a beautiful ending.’“‘It is the most beautiful story that I ever heard,’ said the bigger of the small girls, with immense decision.“‘It is the only beautiful story I have ever heard,’ said Cyril.”
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Why is it helpful to examine the tone of a sonnet?

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Determining how the poet feels about the subject of the sonnet is the main purpose of interpretation.
B
Identifying the tonal patterns of rhyme and rhythm in a sonnet enables readers to correctly interpret it.
C
Determining the speaker's attitude toward the topic of a sonnet is essential to an accurate interpretation.
D
Identifying the emotional impact the sonnet has on the reader or listener allows readers to interpret it accurately.
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Read the sentences.Focused on helping his neighbors, Mark began rebuilding after the storm. He organized a team of volunteers after a local hardware store began delivering donated supplies. To watch the town come back to life was incredible.

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focused on helping his neighbors
B
he organized a team of volunteers
C
after a local hardware store
D
to watch the town come back to life
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What can Reggie do to be a successful moderator? Select three options.

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ask contributors questions in order to get clarification
B
encourage all group members to contribute
C
help focus the conversation on the best point of view
D
provide an agenda that helps keep the discussion on track
E
use the meeting to share other experiences with fundraising
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Noemi is writing an essay on organic foods. She wishes to include properly cited information from a government source that details how organic farmers raise their crops. Which methods could she use to most effectively incorporate this information into one of her body paragraphs? Select three options.

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She could summarize the ideas from the source.
B
She could state her opinion about ideas in the source.
C
She could paraphrase the ideas from the source.
D
She could directly quote the ideas from the source.
E
She could list various ideas as bulleted points.
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Which underlined phrase is a prepositional phrase?

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Test-takers were asked not to use their notes, books, or calculators.
B
Before passing out the test, the teacher asked students to close their books.
C
Neither of the tests this week had questions about the Pythagorean theorem.
D
The teacher and the students thought that the test took longer than expected.
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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130.”My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,But no such roses see I in her cheeks;And in some perfumes is there more delightThan in the breath that from my mistress reeks.I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound:I grant I never saw a goddess go,—My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,As any she belied with false compare.

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The speaker gives his mistress roses and perfume.
B
The speaker’s mistress is like a rose—beautiful and fragrant.
C
His mistress’s cheeks are not pink, and her breath is not sweet.
D
Roses do not look and smell as sweet as the speaker’s mistress.

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