Question

Read the passage below:

“The Keller homestead, where the family lived, was a few steps from our little rose-bower. It was called ‘Ivy Green’ because the house and the surrounding trees and fences were covered with beautiful English ivy. Its old-fashioned garden was the paradise of my childhood. Even in the days before my teacher came, I used to feel along the square stiff boxwood hedges, and, guided by the sense of smell, would find the first violets and lilies.”

How does Keller’s expository writing and organization of details impact this passage?

(5 points)
Responses

It highlights the vivid sensory and emotional richness of her childhood environment.

It highlights the vivid sensory and emotional richness of her childhood environment.

It creates a step-by-step guide for navigating the garden.
It creates a step-by-step guide for navigating the garden.

It shifts focus from her personal experience to historical family events.
It shifts focus from her personal experience to historical family events.

It emphasizes the architectural design of the homestead over personal memory.
It emphasizes the architectural design of the homestead over personal memory.
Question 11
Read the passages below.

Passage 1: “Educators at the time often argued that students who could not see or hear were incapable of meaningful academic learning.”


Passage 2: “My experiences proved that intellectual understanding can develop through alternative methods, even without sight or hearing.”

What is the main point on which the two passages differ?

(5 points)
Responses

Whether educators were trained to teach students with disabilities

Whether educators were trained to teach students with disabilities

Whether learning requires formal classroom settings
Whether learning requires formal classroom settings

Whether physical disabilities prevent academic learning
Whether physical disabilities prevent academic learning

Whether alternative teaching methods were available

Whether alternative teaching methods were available
Question 12
USE THIS PASSAGE FOR BOTH PART A AND B.

“Many believed that because I could neither see nor hear, learning would be impossible for me. I refused to accept that limitation. With my teacher’s guidance, I discovered that knowledge is boundless when one’s mind is engaged.”

Part A: Which argumentative technique does Keller primarily use in this passage?

(5 points)
Responses

Repetition, by restating key ideas about learning to emphasize that determination can overcome physical limitations
Repetition, by restating key ideas about learning to emphasize that determination can overcome physical limitations

Vivid description, by detailing sensory experiences to make learning challenges tangible

Vivid description, by detailing sensory experiences to make learning challenges tangible

Counterclaim, by introducing a commonly held belief about learning and disability
Counterclaim, by introducing a commonly held belief about learning and disability

Cause-and-effect, by showing that guidance from her teacher leads directly to intellectual growth
Cause-and-effect, by showing that guidance from her teacher leads directly to intellectual growth
Question 13


Part B: Which phrase from the passage best supports the answer in Part A?

(5 points)
Responses

“one’s mind is engaged”
“one’s mind is engaged”

“with my teacher’s guidance”
“with my teacher’s guidance”

“because I could neither see nor hear”
“because I could neither see nor hear”

“Many believed that because I could neither see nor hear, learning would be impossible for me”
“Many believed that because I could neither see nor hear, learning would be impossible for me”
Question 14

Answer 1

Question 10: It highlights the vivid sensory and emotional richness of her childhood environment.

Question 11: Whether physical disabilities prevent academic learning.

Question 12: Counterclaim, by introducing a commonly held belief about learning and disability.

Question 13: “Many believed that because I could neither see nor hear, learning would be impossible for me.”