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Speaking and Listening: Effective Group Discussions — Unit test Answers

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Look at the frames from One War Ends, Another Begins.Which best describes the author’s purpose in these frames of One War Ends, Another Begins?

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to show how Clara stood up to politicians
B
to show how Clara inspired others
C
to show how Clara cared for her family
D
to show how Clara felt about public speaking
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Read the e-mail.In the interest of public safety, Griffin Avenue should have a traffic light installed. There have been many traffic accidents recently at Griffin Avenue and 32nd Street. Statistics show that overall traffic in the area has also increased.Installing a traffic signal at Roman Avenue reduced accidents by ten percent, so it is likely that installing one at Griffin Avenue, which has similar conditions, will also result in fewer accidents. At your next council meeting, please consider my suggestion for making this intersection safer.

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Due to the number of accidents, the writer feels that Griffin Avenue needs a traffic light.
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Since Roman Avenue has a traffic light, the writer feels that Griffin Avenue also deserves one.
C
Due to the fact that 32nd Street and Roman Avenue have traffic lights, the writer wants one for Griffin Avenue.
D
Since the overall traffic has increased on Griffin Avenue and 32nd Street, putting a traffic light there will reduce traffic.
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Which is one difference between a graphic novel and a memoir?

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Only memoirs are about nonfiction, or true, events.
B
Only graphic novels use speech bubbles to show dialogue.
C
Only memoirs are meant to inform readers about world issues.
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Only graphic novels include conversations between people.
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Read the poem.Throat is dry;weather’s hot.I buy a canand pop the top.I lift the canto trembling lips,And find reliefWith one cool sip.

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1
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2
C
3
D
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Events that set up the conflict in the beginning of the story are called

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causes.
B
complications.
C
reactions.
D
resolutions.
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What is the author’s purpose in "Save the Coral Reefs”? Select two options. to convince readers that practices that destroy coral reefs must be stoppedto entertain readers with a dramatic tale about the destruction of coral reefsto inform readers about how the coral reefs are being destroyedto inform readers about which fishing companies damage the coral reefs the mostto persuade readers to try scuba diving before the coral reefs are destroyed

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to convince readers that practices that destroy coral reefs must be stopped
B
to entertain readers with a dramatic tale about the destruction of coral reefs
C
to inform readers about how the coral reefs are being destroyed
D
to inform readers about which fishing companies damage the coral reefs the most
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to persuade readers to try scuba diving before the coral reefs are destroyed
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Read the paragraph from The Hot Zone.Jerry Jaax was going to be the first man in, the point man. He had decided to take with him one of his officers, Captain Mark Haines, a former Green Beret. He was a short, intense man with a whipcord body who had been through the Green Berets' scuba-diving school. He had jumped out of airplanes at night into the open sea, wearing scuba gear. ("I'll tell you one thing," Haines once said to me. "I don't do scuba diving for fun as a civilian. The majority of my diving has been in the Middle East.") Captain Haines was not a man who would get claustrophobia and go into a panic in a space suit. Furthermore, Captain Haines was a veterinarian. He understood monkeys.

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persuade the reader that Captain Mark Haines was highly qualified to assist.
B
explain why Jerry Jaax chose Captain Mark Haines to accompany him inside.
C
create a vivid image of the men who are entering the hazardous building.
D
inform the reader that Jerry Jaax is a man who carefully considers his options.
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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins.Which excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross best reflects what is occurring in this frame?

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The direfulness of the news gathered as we proceeded on our journey, and delays were gotten over as quickly as possible.
B
The men who had been the fathers of the city, its business and its wealth, looked on aghast….
C
But that cordon of wreckage skirting the shore for miles it seemed, often twenty feet in height,….
D
The strongest buildings, half standing, roofless and tottering, told what once had been the make-up of a thriving city.
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Read the excerpt from "A Case for Waawaatesi."It’s not just owls. It’s things like frogs, who make it their business to croak at night, particularly when mating. Artificial lights disrupt their mojo and that means less frogs and reduced populations. Sea turtle babies get confused, and migrating birds get confused when they fly with the stars.

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The excerpt provides facts about animals, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.
B
The excerpt describes how birds migrate, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.
C
The excerpt uses examples of vulnerable animals, such as confused sea turtle babies, to make readers feel sympathetic.
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The excerpt explains how birds fly at night, which makes readers feel awed at the power of flight.
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EthosLogosPathosEros

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Ethos
B
Logos
C
Pathos
D
Eros

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