Question 1

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt\'s \"Four Freedoms\" speech.  This nation has placed its destiny in the hands and heads and hearts of its millions of free men and women; and its faith in freedom under the guidance of God.  In this excerpt, Roosevelt uses an appeal to____ to make the listeners feel that they are patriotic Americans.

Accepted Answer

emotion

Question 2

A___ phrase is necessary to the meaning of a sentence.

Accepted Answer

restrictive

Question 3

Read this paragraph from The Dark Game.  It may seem surprising that no Confederate sympathizers took action against Van Lew, given her strong and public views on secession and slavery. Surely there were suspicions, especially among her upper-crust neighbors, but the matter never went beyond those suspicions. Historians have suggested that the secessionists were victims of their own cultural bias, believing that no aristocratic person, and certainly not a lady, would ever consider taking part in anything as impolite as spying. A true lady managed her servants, prepared parties and gatherings, and blindly supported her husband. Such attitudes worked in Van Lew\'s favor, diverting suspicion from her.  What central idea is implied in this paragraph?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Van Lew was a successful spy because society did not expect a lady to serve in that role.

Question 4

Which are some effects of telling the story Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy primarily from the perspectives of children? Check all that apply.

Accepted Answer

a less-biased insight into what is happening between the towns a stronger emphasis on the emotional aspect of the racial conflict

Question 5

Read the short speech made by a hopeful candidate for class president.  The class of 2018 needs a president who will get every student involved in our activities. Last year\'s class carnival was attended by only fifteen percent of our freshman class! If we continue at this rate, our prom will be the worst-attended event in school history. As a student athlete, environmental club leader, and honor society member, I am a candidate who represents a wide range of classmates. If you are frustrated because your ideas fall on deaf ears, then I encourage you to vote for me and allow me the opportunity to speak for you.  Which sentence from the speech includes an appeal to ethos?

Accepted Answer

As a student athlete, environmental club leader, and honor society member, I am a candidate who represents a wide range of classmates.

Question 6

Read the excerpt from a student\'s essay.  As the narrative opens, Rainsford and Whitney are discussing Ship-Trap Island, approaching in the dark distance. Rainsford strains to see the mysterious place, but cannot, while Whitney relates how the sailors feel about the island. Rainsford dismisses the sailors\' worries as silly superstitions, while Whitney admits that he will be glad when they have passed the place, as he too feels a bit nervous.  Which revision would help expand the ideas in the excerpt?

Accepted Answer

adding more specifics about the sailors\' beliefs about the island

Question 7

Read the paragraph.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote great speeches. He often included well-known American songs and documents in his writing. These words encouraged listeners to connect his ideas to their own experiences.  Which revisions for the underlined phrase make the writing more precise? Check all that apply.

Accepted Answer

created powerful speeches crafted meaningful speeches

Question 8

A nonfiction text told from a first-person point of view most likely includes_

Accepted Answer

how the author feels about the experience

Question 9

Some speakers will use  ___ , or more than one form of communication (graphics, charts, and video clips) to connect with the audience.

Accepted Answer

multimedia

Question 10

Read Romeo\'s dialogue from Act V, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.  How fares my Juliet? That I ask again; For nothing can be ill if she be well.  Which of Romeo\'s tragic flaws does this dialogue reveal?

Accepted Answer

He has juvenile ideas about love.

Question 11

Which sentences contain reciprocal pronouns? Check all that apply.

Accepted Answer

Kara and Lavon work to help each other finish the yardwork The coworkers congratulated one another on a job well done.

Question 12

Read the excerpt from Lincoln\'s Second Inaugural Address.  Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease.  Which idea does Lincoln emphasize through the use of parallel structure?

Accepted Answer

the common ground between the opposing sides

Question 13

Which are traits of a fixed verse poem? Check all that apply

Accepted Answer

a set number of lines per stanza lines similar in length a clear rhyme scheme

Question 14

Read this excerpt from \"The Gift of the Magi\" by O. Henry.  Pennies saved one and two at a time by bull-dozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one\'s cheeks burned.  What inference can be made about Della from this excerpt?

Accepted Answer

Della bargains well in order to save money.

Question 15

Read the claim about \"The Most Dangerous Game,\" by Richard Connell.  During \"the hunt,\" Rainsford proves to be a challenge for Zaroff.  What is the most effective concluding statement?

Accepted Answer

Rainsford\'s hunting experience and clever defenses surprise and challenge Zaroff.

Question 16

Review the statement by Karin Slaughter in her NPR interview.  And you have to make sure that the reader cares enough about these characters so that when bad things happen, they want to read along.  What comparison can be made between Slaughter\'s idea and Lee Child\'s views in \"A Simple Way to Create Suspense\"?

Accepted Answer

Child is less concerned with character development than Slaughter.

Question 17

Read this stanza from \"The Raven.\"  Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, Soon again I heard a tapping something louder than before. \"Surely,\" said I, \"surely that is something at my window lattice; Let me see, then, what thereat is and this mystery explore- Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;-  \'Tis the wind and nothing more.\"  This stanza contributes to the suspense of the poem because

Accepted Answer

the speaker and the reader wait again to find out what is making the noise.

Question 18

Which sentence is the best hook for a speech about saving sea turtles?

Accepted Answer

Sea turtles have populated Earth\'s oceans for more than 100 million years.

Question 19

Read the excerpt from The Code Book.  A theoretical breakthrough would be a fundamentally new way of finding Alice\'s private key.  If a theory is an idea, then something theoretical is

Accepted Answer

unproven

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