Writing Coherent Sentences — Unit test Answers

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One purpose of President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University was to

A
inform listeners about well-known Russian writers.
B
inform listeners about the importance of American history.
C
persuade listeners to vote President Reagan into office.
D
persuade listeners to embrace democratic freedoms.
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Read the passage from a student research paper.Research PaperThe Johnstone family of Cheyenne, Wyoming has created a "family economy” in which members barter their services and homemade goods. The teenager’s babysitting services are as valuable as dad’s breakfast crepes. Even the youngest member has found ways to contribute by bathing the dog and tidying rooms (Ramirez 109).Works CitedDunn, Clara. Sibling Rivalry. Toronto: Modern Press, 1999. Print.Ramirez, Ana. Examining the Family Dynamic. New York: Prestige Publishers, 2011. Print.Thornton, Davis. Teaching Children Independence. Boston: Society Press, 2002. Print.Vera, Nikko. Benefits of Household Chores. Providence: Union House, 2007. Print.

A
Sibling Rivalry.
B
Examining the Family Dynamic.
C
Teaching Children Independence.
D
Benefits of Household Chores.
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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?

A
positive
B
negative
C
abstract
D
neutral
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Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."The New York of my children is no more Balkanized, probably less so, than the Philadelphia of my father, in which Jewish boys would walk several blocks out of their way to avoid the Irish divide of Chester Avenue. (I was the product of a mixed marriage, across barely bridgeable lines: an Italian girl, an Irish boy. How quaint it seems now, how incendiary then.) The Brooklyn of Francie Nolan's famous tree, the Newark of which Portnoy complained, even the uninflected WASP suburbs of Cheever's characters: they are ghettos, pure and simple. Do the Cambodians and the Mexicans in California coexist less easily today than did the Irish and Italians of Massachusetts a century ago? You know the answer.

A
facts and statistics
B
neutral language
C
quotations from other people
D
vivid imagery
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A student has the following information that will be included in a works cited page for a website.Author: Dori UlmanName of Website: Healthy ChoicesOrganization: U.S. Department of AgricultureDate of Web Publication: May 25, 2009

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the page numbers
B
the web address
C
the access date
D
the city of publication
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Which citation correctly reflects MLA guidelines for a website without an author?

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N.A. The Land Down Under. Australia Department of Tourism, 1 February 2013. Net. 14 June 2013.
B
N.A. The Land Down Under. Australia Department of Tourism, 1 February 2013. Web. 14 June 2013.
C
The Land Down Under. Australia Department of Tourism, 1 February 2013. Net. 14 June 2013.
D
The Land Down Under. Australia Department of Tourism, 1 February 2013. Web. 14 June 2013.
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inform
B
persuade
C
entertain
D
educate
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Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."America is an improbable idea. A mongrel nation built of ever-changing disparate parts, it is held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider themselves better than someone. "Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody's image," the historian Daniel Boorstin wrote. That's because it was built of bits and pieces that seem discordant, like the crazy quilts that have been one of its great folk-art forms, velvet and calico and checks and brocades. Out of many, one. That is the ideal.

A
Quindlen uses the context of American diversity to help readers rethink the concept of American identity and understand that she supports the idea of unity among Americans of all cultures.
B
Understanding that Quindlen is the descendant of immigrants helps the reader realize that she supports the idea that some cultures are naturally better than others.
C
Quindlen uses the context of living in the United States during the 9/11 attacks to help the reader realize that she feels that unity among all Americans is impossible to achieve.
D
Understanding that Quindlen is an immigrant from another country helps readers realize that she understands societies like the United States more than most people.
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Why should a writer include a works cited page in a research paper? Check all that apply.

A
to organize source material
B
to summarize ideas
C
to avoid plagiarism
D
to direct readers to original sources of information
E
to criticize opposing viewpoints on researched topic
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Review the MLA citation.Sanchez, Maria. Suggestions for Accident Prevention. U.S. Department of Transportation, 12 July 2005, Web.

A
There are punctuation errors.
B
There are capitalization errors.
C
The date accessed has been omitted.
D
The medium type has been omitted.
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Read the excerpt from Obama's Second Inaugural Address.This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience. A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it -- so long as we seize it together.

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to inform the American people about his plans for the future of the country
B
to highlight to the American people the importance of personal success
C
to inspire the American people to collectively work toward a better future
D
to show the American people that success is more fulfilling as a group
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Read the excerpt from Obama's Second Inaugural Address.But we have always understood that when times change, so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges; that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action. For the American people can no more meet the demands of today’s world by acting alone than American soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or communism with muskets and militias. No single person can train all the math and science teachers we’ll need to equip our children for the future, or build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our shores. Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation and one people.

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as fact
B
as a substantiated opinion
C
as evidence
D
as an unsubstantiated opinion
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Read the excerpt from "Finding Unity in the Alabama Coal Mines.”The southern state of Alabama was a stronghold for Jim Crow practices. Nevertheless, the UMWA was able to bridge the racial divide in that state, forming a powerful interracial labor union fifty years before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s would make racial integration the rule of the land.

A
supported the civil rights movement.
B
was a segregated organization.
C
was an interracial organization.
D
supported coal mining companies.
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Read the excerpt from "Finding Unity in the Alabama Coal Mines.”Nevertheless, the UMWA was able to bridge the racial divide in that state, forming a powerful interracial labor union fifty years before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s would make racial integration the rule of the land.

A
muscular
B
loud
C
energetic
D
influential
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Which excerpt from the letter to the editor includes an opinion?

A
Our city currently has a dense downtown area and then a massive amount of sprawl reaching out in every direction—the sprawl takes up seventy-five percent of the city’s land.
B
We need to ask for a change at this critical juncture, as our city rapidly expands at an unprecedented rate.
C
The residents who live in these faraway suburbs often work downtown, where the majority of businesses are still located.
D
Besides the business district, the city university, our two museums, and the most popular places to shop—including four grocery stores—are all in the center of the city, to name just a few key places.
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Read the excerpt from "American Indian Civil Rights.”One of the most sweeping blows to the American Indian community occurred in 1830 when President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. As a result, the government negotiated with tribes to move them to land west of the Mississippi River. The government then acquired their previously inhabited land. Some tribes reluctantly went along with the act.

A
sweeping blows
B
community occurred
C
government negotiated
D
reluctantly went
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Read the excerpt from "American Indian Civil Rights.”One of the most sweeping blows to the American Indian community occurred in 1830 when President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. As a result, the government negotiated with tribes to move them to land west of the Mississippi River. The government then acquired their previously inhabited land. Some tribes reluctantly went along with the act. However, many did not want to abandon their homelands.

A
creates a mood.
B
develops a character.
C
fuels the external conflict.
D
creates an internal conflict.
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Read the excerpt from "American Indian Civil Rights.”Over the years, American Indian activists have valiantly fought for reform and for the government to honor certain treaty obligations. Sarah Winnemucca, a member of the Northern Paiutes tribe, campaigned for better living conditions for her tribe in the late 1800s. She lectured around the country in an effort to increase support for her cause. Physician and lecturer Charles Eastman, who was part of the Sioux tribe, also strove to improve the circumstances of American Indians in the early 1900s through public speaking and serving in organizations such as the Society of American Indians.

A
The author uses words, such as “valiantly,” that have strong emotional connotations of courage and respect.
B
The author repeats the word “tribe,” which places American Indian communities in a positive light.
C
The author uses the metaphor “physician and lecturer,” which emphasizes a feeling of authority.
D
The author makes an allusion to “the early 1900s,” which creates a sense of the significance of American Indians.
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Read the excerpt from My Story.She took me up a flight of stairs (the cells were on the second level), through a door covered with iron mesh, and along a dimly lighted corridor. She placed me in an empty dark cell and slammed the door closed. She walked a few steps away, but then she turned around and came back. She said, "There are two girls around the other side, and if you want to go over there with them instead of being in a cell by yourself, I will take you over there.” I told her that it didn’t matter, but she said, "Let’s go around there, and then you won’t have to be in a cell alone.” It was her way of being nice. It didn’t make me feel any better.

A
by describing in detail the order of what happened to her
B
by comparing her feelings to those of other prisoners she met
C
by sharing the exact dimensions of the prison cell she was put in
D
by explaining how her feelings were expressed as pain in her body

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