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Speaking and Listening: Effective Group Discussions — Unit test Answers

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In an e-mail that addresses a problem, the writer should express a viewpoint in the

A
salutation.
B
first body paragraph.
C
second body paragraph.
D
closing.
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Read the excerpt from "A Case for Waawaatesi."Nocturnal animals sleep during the day and are active at night. Light pollution radically alters their world by turning night into day.

A
logos and reason.
B
ethos and credibility.
C
pathos and ethos.
D
logos and pathos.
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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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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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Events that take the conflict to its highest point help to develop

A
reactions.
B
complications.
C
the resolution.
D
the climax.
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Which statements describe the poem? Select three options.

A
The poem has an abcb rhyme scheme.
B
Every line length is the same.
C
Each stanza is a quatrain.
D
The poem contains two stanzas.
E
The meter is fixed throughout the poem.
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Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference.That night, Neto, Jesse, and another teammate walked into the coach's office and handed him their uniforms and pads. They explained why they were leaving and expected him to understand, but they were disappointed. "The coach said, 'Quitting will just make it worse,'" Neto remembers. "He said the fans would call us losers and quitters instead of respecting us. Nothing could convince him. After a while we just walked out." Now there was no turning back.

A
Neto has begun to dislike his football coach, who is offering no support to Neto’s cause.
B
Neto is fully committed to putting an end to the racist comments coming from the fans.
C
Neto realizes that there is no way of preventing the fans from making racist comments.
D
Neto realizes that quitting the football team is not an effective way of taking a stand against racism.
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opinionssuspensefactsencouragement

A
opinions
B
suspense
C
facts
D
encouragement
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Read the opening paragraph from a formal e-mail.The Nature Center was founded to preserve three hundred acres of woods and wetlands. Our miles of nature trails provide hours of hiking pleasure to our visitors. Our Nature’s Classroom has helped countless children gain an understanding of and appreciation for the importance of nature. Each year, we strive to earn enough donations to maintain this local treasure.This year, in honor of the Nature Center’s fiftieth birthday, our annual fundraiser will be even more elaborate and elegant than usual.

A
It contains language that suggests that the general audience is officially connected to the Nature Center.
B
It assumes that the general audience already knows a lot about the Nature Center and its annual fundraiser.
C
It assumes that the general audience is in a position to effect big changes in the Nature Center.
D
It contains background information about the Nature Center that a general audience would need.
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Which sentence uses an objective tone?

A
We will plant the best garden of any school in the area.
B
The new campus garden will surely be envied by other schools.
C
A garden would provide numerous benefits to the students.
D
You will probably agree that gardens have many benefits.
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Which details from the excerpt best indicate that Clara’s actions were risky? Select three answers.

A
The carriage moved very slowly when it was going forward
B
teetering logs at its most dangerous depths.
C
When this sport grew tame,
D
but it came back with violent rapidity.
E
the saw was eating its laborious way through the log,
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What is one reason that an author may choose to relate events in memoir form?

A
to show dialogue using speech bubbles
B
to illustrate stories from one’s life in drawings
C
to present research on a historical figure
D
to tell significant stories from one’s life
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Read the excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross.The conditions were so new to them that it was a relief to meet persons who had seen such things before. We were asked not only to act with them, but to assume charge of the administration of relief. This, of course, we would not do, but that we would meet with, counsel, and aid them in every way in our power, is needless to affirm. That we did do this, through every day of our stay of three months, not only our own conviction, but the unasked and unexpected testimony of both Galveston and the Legislature of the State of Texas, go to assure.

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to emphasize Clara’s mission to assist rather than control
B
to highlight Clara’s talent for public speaking
C
to show why Clara asked politicians for financial support
D
to illustrate how resilient people are in the face of danger
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opinionssuspensefactsencouragement

A
opinions
B
suspense
C
facts
D
encouragement
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Read the excerpt from Silent Spring.There had been several sudden and unexplained deaths, not only among adults but even among children, who would be stricken suddenly while at play and die within a few hours.

A
The sentence proves that the author is knowledgeable.
B
The sentence creates an image of children at play.
C
The sentence discusses the death of children.
D
The sentence offers facts about diseases adults contract.
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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins.Read the excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross.Yet these men, to the number of thirty or more, had, as one may say, pulled themselves together, and were even at that early date a relief committee, holding their meetings at the wrecked and half-ruined hotel, almost the only public house left standing. To this hotel we also went and reported to the committee. To say that we were kindly and gratefully received by them says nothing that would satisfy either ourselves or them.Which statement best describes a similarity in purpose between the frames and excerpt?

A
Both persuade the reader that Clara is unorganized as a manager.
B
Both entertain the reader with a romantic story of joy in the face of danger.
C
Both inform the reader of the appreciation felt toward Clara and her team.
D
Both convince the reader to offer support to services like the Red Cross.

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