The verb mood used in the sentence is indicative; a statement of fact.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
My dog insists that I throw the tennis ball by barking and jumping up and down.
What verb mood is used in the sentence, and what does that mood express?
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Responses
conditional; a result of an action
conditional; a result of an action
imperative; a command or request
imperative; a command or request
subjunctive; a demand or recommendation
subjunctive; a demand or recommendation
indicative; a statement of fact
indicative; a statement of fact
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Epidemiology’s Fight Against Ebola
by Carol Hand
Emile was a two-year-old boy living in Meliandou, a village in the West African nation of Guinea. In December 2013, Emile may have been bitten by a fruit bat, a common animal in West Africa. On December 26, he became ill. He died two days later. By January 14, his three-year-old sister, his mother, and his grandmother had also died. No one yet realized it, but researchers now believe Emile was patient zero—the first person to contract and begin spreading the Ebola virus during this outbreak. There have been more than two dozen Ebola outbreaks since the virus’s discovery in 1976. The 2014 outbreak quickly became by far the most devastating.
Excerpt from Epidemiology: The Fight Against Ebola & Other Diseases by Carol Hand published by ABDO Publishing © 2015 ABDO Consulting Group, Inc.
Question
Use the article excerpt to answer the question.
Which transition would best link this paragraph to a section about the effects of Ebola?
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Responses
Ebola cases affect people like Emile and his family because…
Ebola cases affect people like Emile and his family because…
Ebola has several effects on the body, including…
Ebola has several effects on the body, including…
When Emile got sick, he may have experienced symptoms such as…
When Emile got sick, he may have experienced symptoms such as…
Ebola’s ability to devastate populations is a result of…
Ebola’s ability to devastate populations is a result of…
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by Carol Hand
Emile was a two-year-old boy living in Meliandou, a village in the West African nation of Guinea. In December 2013, Emile may have been bitten by a fruit bat, a common animal in West Africa. On December 26, he became ill. He died two days later. By January 14, his three-year-old sister, his mother, and his grandmother had also died. No one yet realized it, but researchers now believe Emile was patient zero—the first person to contract and begin spreading the Ebola virus during this outbreak. There have been more than two dozen Ebola outbreaks since the virus’s discovery in 1976. The 2014 outbreak quickly became by far the most devastating.
Excerpt from Epidemiology: The Fight Against Ebola & Other Diseases by Carol Hand published by ABDO Publishing © 2015 ABDO Consulting Group, Inc.
Question
Use the article excerpt to answer the question.
Which transition would best link this paragraph to a section about the effects of Ebola?
(1 point)
Responses
Ebola cases affect people like Emile and his family because…
Ebola cases affect people like Emile and his family because…
Ebola has several effects on the body, including…
Ebola has several effects on the body, including…
When Emile got sick, he may have experienced symptoms such as…
When Emile got sick, he may have experienced symptoms such as…
Ebola’s ability to devastate populations is a result of…
Ebola’s ability to devastate populations is a result of…
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The transition that would best link this paragraph to a section about the effects of Ebola is:
Ebola has several effects on the body, including…
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The students were late to the meeting.
Which revisions would make the sentence more precise? Select the two correct answers.
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Responses
add “running a little” before “late”
add “running a little” before “late”
replace “late” with “delayed getting”
replace “late” with “delayed getting”
replace “students” with “twelfth grade class officers”
replace “students” with “twelfth grade class officers”
add “student council” before “meeting”
add “student council” before “meeting”
add “at the school” after “students”
add “at the school” after “students”
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The students were late to the meeting.
Which revisions would make the sentence more precise? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
add “running a little” before “late”
add “running a little” before “late”
replace “late” with “delayed getting”
replace “late” with “delayed getting”
replace “students” with “twelfth grade class officers”
replace “students” with “twelfth grade class officers”
add “student council” before “meeting”
add “student council” before “meeting”
add “at the school” after “students”
add “at the school” after “students”
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The two revisions that would make the sentence more precise are:
- replace “students” with “twelfth grade class officers”
- add “student council” before “meeting”
ELA 9 A Semester Exam
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Big Water
by Andrea Curtis
Henry and Eva fold the sails and get out oars. We are bumping up against the stone-filled cribs of a large, wide dock within minutes.
I watch the men on the docks with their untamed beards and callused hands, their frayed wool pants and faded hats. They are young and old and move about like a kind of machine, few of them speaking but working together without need of words. Moving cargo, hauling wood, cleaning boats. Picking up, passing, carrying. I hear one call to another in French, someone respond in English. A thick-necked tabby cat sneaks down the dock, sniffing here and there. It rubs its long orange-and-white striped side along one burly man’s boot. The man reaches down and scratches the old cat behind its ear, and it leans in toward him.
These men pay us little attention until we are banging up against the high dock. Their faces flicker with confusion, then disbelief as Daniel calls out, “We were on the Asia. The boat is sunk. We are survivors! Help us.” He holds up the pillowcase with S.S. Asia stenciled along the hem.
Excerpt from Big Water by Andrea Curtis. Printed with permission by Orca Book Publishers
Question
Use the excerpt below from “Big Water” to answer the question.
What detail from the text explicitly supports the analysis that the men on the dock work well together? Select the two correct answers.
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Responses
They work without need of words.
They work without need of words.
They move cargo, haul wood, and clean boats.
They move cargo, haul wood, and clean boats.
They pick up, pass, and carry things.
They pick up, pass, and carry things.
They speak to each other in different languages.
They speak to each other in different languages.
They move like a kind of machine.
They move like a kind of machine.
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Big Water
by Andrea Curtis
Henry and Eva fold the sails and get out oars. We are bumping up against the stone-filled cribs of a large, wide dock within minutes.
I watch the men on the docks with their untamed beards and callused hands, their frayed wool pants and faded hats. They are young and old and move about like a kind of machine, few of them speaking but working together without need of words. Moving cargo, hauling wood, cleaning boats. Picking up, passing, carrying. I hear one call to another in French, someone respond in English. A thick-necked tabby cat sneaks down the dock, sniffing here and there. It rubs its long orange-and-white striped side along one burly man’s boot. The man reaches down and scratches the old cat behind its ear, and it leans in toward him.
These men pay us little attention until we are banging up against the high dock. Their faces flicker with confusion, then disbelief as Daniel calls out, “We were on the Asia. The boat is sunk. We are survivors! Help us.” He holds up the pillowcase with S.S. Asia stenciled along the hem.
Excerpt from Big Water by Andrea Curtis. Printed with permission by Orca Book Publishers
Question
Use the excerpt below from “Big Water” to answer the question.
What detail from the text explicitly supports the analysis that the men on the dock work well together? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
They work without need of words.
They work without need of words.
They move cargo, haul wood, and clean boats.
They move cargo, haul wood, and clean boats.
They pick up, pass, and carry things.
They pick up, pass, and carry things.
They speak to each other in different languages.
They speak to each other in different languages.
They move like a kind of machine.
They move like a kind of machine.
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The two details from the text that explicitly support the analysis that the men on the dock work well together are:
- They work without need of words.
- They move like a kind of machine.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Mati skidded into the door and jabbed a combination into the keypad. The door stubbornly remained locked. Mati pounded it with his fist. He couldn’t fathom how his calculations could be wrong. He snatched the paper from his pocket and frantically checked his math. The clock over the escape room door continued to tick mockingly closer to zero.
How did the author use word choice to affect tone?
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Responses
The author used words like stubbornly and mockingly to create a bitter tone.
The author used words like stubbornly and mockingly to create a bitter tone.
The author used words like locked and escape to create an adventurous tone.
The author used words like locked and escape to create an adventurous tone.
The author used words like jabbed and pounded to create an angry tone.
The author used words like jabbed and pounded to create an angry tone.
The author used words like skidded and snatched to create an urgent tone.
The author used words like skidded and snatched to create an urgent tone.
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Mati skidded into the door and jabbed a combination into the keypad. The door stubbornly remained locked. Mati pounded it with his fist. He couldn’t fathom how his calculations could be wrong. He snatched the paper from his pocket and frantically checked his math. The clock over the escape room door continued to tick mockingly closer to zero.
How did the author use word choice to affect tone?
(1 point)
Responses
The author used words like stubbornly and mockingly to create a bitter tone.
The author used words like stubbornly and mockingly to create a bitter tone.
The author used words like locked and escape to create an adventurous tone.
The author used words like locked and escape to create an adventurous tone.
The author used words like jabbed and pounded to create an angry tone.
The author used words like jabbed and pounded to create an angry tone.
The author used words like skidded and snatched to create an urgent tone.
The author used words like skidded and snatched to create an urgent tone.
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The correct response is:
The author used words like stubbornly and mockingly to create a bitter tone.
The Crow-Child
by Mary Mapes Dodge
Midway between a certain blue lake and a deep forest there once stood a cottage, called by its owner “The Rookery.”
The forest shut out the sunlight and scowled upon the ground, breaking with shadows every ray that fell, until only a few little pieces lay scattered about. But the broad lake invited all the rays to come and rest upon her, so that sometimes she shone from shore to shore, and the sun winked and blinked above her, as though dazzled by his own reflection. The cottage, which was very small, had sunny windows and dark windows. Only from the roof could you see the mountains beyond, where the light crept up in the morning and down in the evening, turning all the brooks into living silver as it passed.
But something brighter than sunshine used often to look from the cottage into the forest, and something even more gloomy than shadows often glowered from its windows upon the sunny lake. One was the face of little Ruky Lynn; and the other was his sister’s when she felt angry or ill-tempered.
They were orphans, Cora and Ruky, living alone in the cottage with an old uncle. Cora—or “Cor,” as Ruky called her—was nearly sixteen years old, but her brother had seen the forest turn yellow only four times. She was, therefore, almost mother and sister in one. The little fellow was her companion night and day. Together they ate and slept, and—when Cora was not at work in the cottage—together they rambled in the wood, or floated in their little skiff upon the lake.
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Use the story to answer the question.
What plot device refines the story’s theme?
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Responses
a magic event forces a character to accept responsibility
a magic event forces a character to accept responsibility
a resolution allows a character to find happiness
a resolution allows a character to find happiness
a second chance allows a character to rethink a decision
a second chance allows a character to rethink a decision
a dream teaches a character about their own feelings
a dream teaches a character about their own feelings
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by Mary Mapes Dodge
Midway between a certain blue lake and a deep forest there once stood a cottage, called by its owner “The Rookery.”
The forest shut out the sunlight and scowled upon the ground, breaking with shadows every ray that fell, until only a few little pieces lay scattered about. But the broad lake invited all the rays to come and rest upon her, so that sometimes she shone from shore to shore, and the sun winked and blinked above her, as though dazzled by his own reflection. The cottage, which was very small, had sunny windows and dark windows. Only from the roof could you see the mountains beyond, where the light crept up in the morning and down in the evening, turning all the brooks into living silver as it passed.
But something brighter than sunshine used often to look from the cottage into the forest, and something even more gloomy than shadows often glowered from its windows upon the sunny lake. One was the face of little Ruky Lynn; and the other was his sister’s when she felt angry or ill-tempered.
They were orphans, Cora and Ruky, living alone in the cottage with an old uncle. Cora—or “Cor,” as Ruky called her—was nearly sixteen years old, but her brother had seen the forest turn yellow only four times. She was, therefore, almost mother and sister in one. The little fellow was her companion night and day. Together they ate and slept, and—when Cora was not at work in the cottage—together they rambled in the wood, or floated in their little skiff upon the lake.
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Use the story to answer the question.
What plot device refines the story’s theme?
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Responses
a magic event forces a character to accept responsibility
a magic event forces a character to accept responsibility
a resolution allows a character to find happiness
a resolution allows a character to find happiness
a second chance allows a character to rethink a decision
a second chance allows a character to rethink a decision
a dream teaches a character about their own feelings
a dream teaches a character about their own feelings
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The plot device that refines the story’s theme is:
a magic event forces a character to accept responsibility.
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