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Sojourner Truthby Joanna Evans The fight for suffrage drives a wedge between a spirited young woman and her mother. . . .
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Select the correct answers from the lists.(1 point)Playwrights use stage directions to introduce a setting, characters, and a
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Which dialogue is properly formatted for a play?(1 point)Responses Olivia said, “Like under your bed.” “Or in a closet,”
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What is exposition?(1 point)Responses what happens in the aftermath of the climax what happens in the aftermath of the climax
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What is imagery in the context of poetry?(1 point)Responses the location and time frame that a poem takes place in the location
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What is diction?(1 point)Responses the dictionary meaning of words the dictionary meaning of words the choice and use of words
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Like all literary texts, both “The Walrus and the Carpenter” and “The Cop and the Anthem” are products of the time in
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In Lord of the Flies, the narrator provides an omniscient, drone's-eye view of the boys on the island. How does that choice by
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Hope is the thing with feathersby Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings
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Select the correct answers from the lists.(1 point)Different poetic elements describe the repetition of sounds pick one
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What is the name for the pattern of rhyming words at the end of each line in a poem?(1 point)Responses poetic structure poetic
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How do poets choose what structure to use for a poem?(1 point)Responses based on the message they want to convey based on the
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What is a poem’s structure?(1 point)Responses how a poem is organized, including rhymes, rhythm, number of lines, and more how
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A poem that consists of 14 lines and uses a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG is most likely what poetic structure?(1 point)Resp
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Which of the following would be included in a description of a poem’s structure? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Respo
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What is a poem’s meter?(1 point)Responses a group of lines in a poem a group of lines in a poem a line in a poem that repeats
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Use the story summary to answer the question.A group of students are working together on a project for English class. At first,
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Use the story summary to answer the question.Two close friends, Nell and Hamish, are competing against each other in a
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What should the closing lines of a story accomplish?Select the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses Readers should
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A Fableby Mark Twain Once upon a time an artist who had painted a small and very beautiful picture placed it so that he could
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What are the characteristics of a well-written conclusion?Select the three correct answers. (2 points) Responses displays a
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.The music played so loud I knew my ears would be ringing for hours. The band rocked. We
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.There was something unknowable about her smile. Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.Laya waited to put the muffins in the oven. She knew as soon as they went in, the smell
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Decide whether each word is general or precise.(2 points)general precise walked ran galloped tip-toed
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Decide whether each word is general or precise.(2 points)general precise rose flower dog poodle
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Use the character descriptions and scene excerpt to answer the question.Character Descriptions: Marco is a brooding character
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Use the character description and scene excerpt to answer the question.Character Description: Casey is a lighthearted character
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How can dialogue help develop a character?Select the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses It can imply how the character
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Use the character description to answer the question.Aba entered the room and found four kittens. Which additional description
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Which additional description would best help develop the character?(1 point) Responses Sonny’s team had tryouts every year.
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Use the plot descriptions to answer the question.Plot line #1: A giant corporation is threatening the environment in Alaska.
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What is the main difference between fantasy and realistic fiction?(1 point)Responses In fantasy stories, there are often
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.You didn’t mean to come here, but you came anyway. Now that you’re here, you might
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.I walked along, crushing leaves under the soles of my hiking boots. I’d always loved
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What techniques can a writer use to engage readers at the beginning of a narrative? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)R
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What is the purpose of a strong hook at the beginning of a narrative? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses to
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.You didn’t mean to come here, but you came anyway. Now that you’re here, you might
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.I walked along, crushing leaves under the soles of my hiking boots. I’d always loved
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How is point of view used as a narrative technique?(1 point)Responses It allows the writer to tell what every character is
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What techniques can a writer use to engage readers at the beginning of a narrative? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)R
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What is the purpose of a strong hook at the beginning of a narrative? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses to
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Authors use the specific techniques of, and to establish the cultural setting of a story. 1. analysis 2.figurative language
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Why is cultural setting important to the context of a story?(1 point)Responses It helps readers understand the characters and
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What is a cultural setting?(1 point)Responses a place where an important building or structure used to stand that has since
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Use the sentence to answer the question.The storm kept the news from reaching town for weeks, and by the time it arrived it was
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Why do authors use sensory language to create imagery?(1 point)Responses Sensory language explains how readers should feel about
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.The puppy bound from its cage and sprang across the yard, exuding a giddy joy too
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What does nuance mean?(1 point)Responses the literal meaning of a word the literal meaning of a word the atmosphere or emotional
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Complete the analogy.Select the correct answer from the list. (1 point) keyboard : type : : pen 1.ink 2.write 3.messge 4.sign
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Complete the analogy.Select the correct answer from the list. (1 point) zester : lemon : : grate 1. cheese 2.chef 3. kitchen
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Complete the analogy.Select the correct answer from the list. (1 point) zester : lemon : : grate
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What is an analogy?(1 point)Responses a figure of speech that makes a point about an abstract idea by comparing it to something
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What is a simile?(1 point)Responses a figure of speech that substitutes an agreeable phrase in place of one that might be harsh
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What is a metaphor?(1 point)Responses a figure of speech that compares seemingly unlike things by saying one thing is the other
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Once upon a time an artist who had painted a small and very beautiful picture placed it so that he could see it in the mirror.
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Once upon a time an artist who had painted a small and very beautiful picture placed it so that he could see it in the mirror.
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How can readers tell the difference between complex and static characters?(1 point)Responses A complex character will have more
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What I should be, really, is frightened. Everything about this situation is alarming. I can almost hear the opening strains of
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Use the story description to answer the question.A story is told from a detective’s perspective. The detective is
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What is a subplot?(1 point)Responses a scene that interrupts the story’s chronological flow to tell events from the past a
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Which element of plot structure is usually the longest?(1 point)Responses falling action falling action climax climax exposition
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Midway between a certain blue lake and a deep forest there once stood a cottage, called by its owner “The Rookery.”The
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Once upon a time an artist who had painted a small and very beautiful picture placed it so that he could see it in the mirror.
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.One day Ruky’s “Cor! Cor!” had sounded oftener than usual. His rosy face had bent
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Midway between a certain blue lake and a deep forest there once stood a cottage, called by its owner “The Rookery.”The
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Midway between a certain blue lake and a deep forest there once stood a cottage, called by its owner “The Rookery.”The
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Which summary is objective?(1 point)Responses As Erin and Carlos were setting up for the party, a bird flew in through the open
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Which piece of information is included in an objective summary?(1 point)Responses opinions about characters’ actions opinions
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What is a summary?(1 point)Responses a brief statement that includes the main points and elements of a story a brief statement
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In which type of writing do paradoxes most often occur? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)Responses Humorous texts
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What is a paradox?(1 point)Responses a set of two contradictory words that appear next to each other in a literary text a set of
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What is sarcasm?(1 point)Responses irony used to give the reader information a character does not have irony used to give the
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Use the sentence to answer the question.“I’m amazing at this,” John said with a chuckle as he cleaned up the fallen
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The journalism industry is severely lacking in leadership by women and racial minorities, according to the Nieman Reports story
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The journalism industry is severely lacking in leadership by women and racial minorities, according to the Nieman Reports story
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The average person uses a typical plastic bag for as short a time as 12 minutes before throwing it away, never thinking of where
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The average person uses a typical plastic bag for as short a time as 12 minutes before throwing it away, never thinking of where
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The journalism industry is severely lacking in leadership by women and racial minorities, according to the Nieman Reports story
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Everyone wants to save the bees. But as populations decline every year, we may be saving them to death.Human efforts to breed
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Barbie Parker is a rock star sign language interpreter. When a guitarist starts a riff, Parker plays air guitar. When the
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In 1850, Glacier National Park had 150 living glaciers — that’s six times more than it has now. Since at least that time,
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Use the dictionary definition to answer the question.etcetera (et ‘se tә rә) n. a Latin word meaning an unspecified number
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Use the sentence to answer the question.He became class president by promising the electorate he would extend recess time. Based
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.Everyone has different names for the kind of play we just witnessed. My team calls it a
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All of the honeybee colonies tested by the researchers were positive for both viruses, an unfortunate but common occurrence for
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Use the sentence to answer the question.I crossed the marathon finish line and immediately veered off the trail to collapse,
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What is hyperbole?(1 point)Responses a figure of speech that that gives human characteristics or traits to an inanimate object
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.Tom is a pretty okay guy. Sure, he’s a bit style-challenged, and his humor leaves a
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What is a word’s connotation?(1 point)Responses a word that has the exact same meaning a word that has the exact same meaning
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Midway between a certain blue lake and a deep forest there once stood a cottage, called by its owner “The Rookery.”The
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What is a complex character?(1 point)Responses a character who has limited motivations and does not change significantly over
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Which sentence is an example of indirect characterization?(1 point)Responses Heather looked in the mirror and noticed how rested
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What is direct characterization?(1 point)Responses when the reader must deduce a character’s traits through actions, dialogue,
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What I should be, really, is frightened. Everything about this situation is alarming. I can almost hear the opening strains of
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What is a story’s theme?(1 point)Responses when and where the story takes place when and where the story takes place the
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What is context in a story?(1 point)Responses the message the author is trying to convey the message the author is trying to
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What can you infer about setting if a character comes inside wearing a hat, coat, gloves, and scarf?(1 point)Responses The story
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What best describes the structure of a story?(1 point)Responses the way characters act and speak in a story the way characters
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Why do authors introduce subplots?(1 point)Responses to appeal to readers who enjoy different things to appeal to readers who
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