Interim Assessment- English

Read these sentences from the speech. There is no cause for pride in what has happened in Selma. There is no cause for self-satisfaction in the long denial of equal rights of millions of Americans. But there is cause for hope and for faith in our Democracy in what is happening here tonight. How do these sentences convey Johnson's viewpoint? He is disappointed in America's actions, but is confident the country will learn from its mistakes and make changes. He is confused by America's choices, and questions whether the country is capable of repairing the damage done. He feels outraged by America's indifference, but not surprised as the country has a history of discriminatory behavior. He is troubled by America's poor behavior, and wonders if the country will be receptive to his demands for justice.

He is disappointed in America's actions, but is confident the country will learn from its mistakes and make changes.

Which sentence uses a colon correctly? I need an assistant who can do the following: answer the phone, type, and schedule meetings. The campers need to bring: sleeping bags, lanterns, and cooking utensils. Jake excelled in baking: French bread, garlic bread, and croissants. The three things I like to do most are: spend time with family, ride horses, and play video games.

I need an assistant who can do the following: answer the phone, type, and schedule meetings.

Which revision fixes the misplaced modifier in the sentence? Dominic reads an article about the upcoming election relaxing on the couch. An article about the upcoming election relaxing on the couch, Dominic reads. Dominic reads an article relaxing on the couch about the upcoming election. About the upcoming election relaxing on the couch, Dominic reads an article. Relaxing on the couch, Dominic reads an article about the upcoming election.

Relaxing on the couch, Dominic reads an article about the upcoming election.

Part A How does Lincoln's use of the words offenses, woe, and scourgeaffect Paragraph 3? They create a righteous and superior tone. They convey a condemnatory and judgmental tone. They shift the tone from one of anger to one of pity. They reinforce the speech's aggressive and unforgiving tone.

They convey a condemnatory and judgmental tone.

How does Lincoln convey his view that the South was mainly to blame for starting the Civil War? He claims that four years earlier, Southern agents were in Washington, D.C. seeking to start a war. He says that slavery in the South was the reason the war began. He reminds the audience that the South did not want to negotiate a solution before the war began. He contrasts the South's desire to break up the Union with the North's desire to save the Union.

He contrasts the South's desire to break up the Union with the North's desire to save the Union.

What is the central idea of this passage? People who are passionate about flying should get their pilot's license, but they should get the proper training. Flying all over the United States is a typical, but ambitious, goal for a privately licensed pilot. There are differences between going to classes to become a pilot and going to school to become a flight instructor. People who come from a family of pilots have an advantage when they learn to fly planes and teach other pilots to fly.

People who are passionate about flying should get their pilot's license, but they should get the proper training.

Part B Which quotation from the story best develops the response to Part A? ""Bring water," the old woman commanded fiercely and with a thrust of her foot sent the child, who had reached the door by that time, reeling in the direction of a large brass water pot which stood in a corner of the mud porch." "At the time of Mundra's wedding the people had been anxious because rain had not come and the crops were dying." "At first their death had meant little to the child for she was no longer a part of their household." "The small, dark, thin figure walked very straight because of the jar on the head, not from any sense of pride, for what had Mundra to be proud of?"

""Bring water," the old woman commanded fiercely and with a thrust of her foot sent the child, who had reached the door by that time, reeling in the direction of a large brass water pot which stood in a corner of the mud porch."

Part B Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A? "And heard well up from the deep dark wood / A mocking-bird's passionate song." "Of my mind so weary and sick and wild, / Of my heart too sad to sing." "As out of the gloom of the cypress grove / The mocking-bird sings at night." "In a strain to soothe his bleeding heart, / And he smiled at the sound of my voice and lyre,"

"In a strain to soothe his bleeding heart, / And he smiled at the sound of my voice and lyre,"

Which quotation from the speech best develops the central idea that America was founded on the belief in equal rights? "In their name Americans have fought and died for two centuries and tonight around the world they stand there as guardians of our liberty risking their lives." "I urge every member of both parties, Americans of all religions and of all colors, from every section of this country, to join me in that cause." "But about this there can and should be no argument: every American citizen must have an equal right to vote." "There is no cause for self-satisfaction in the long denial of equal rights of millions of Americans."

"In their name Americans have fought and died for two centuries and tonight around the world they stand there as guardians of our liberty risking their lives."

Part B Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A? "And I thought of myself so sad and lone, / And my life's cold winter that knew no spring;" "Of my mind so weary and sick and wild, / Of my heart too sad to sing." "In trying to soothe another's woes / Mine own had passed away." "My cot was down by a cypress grove, / And I sat by my window the whole night long,"

"In trying to soothe another's woes / Mine own had passed away."

Which quotation from the speech best develops the central idea that slavery is an unfair institution? "The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all." "It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged." "To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it." "Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword,..."

"It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged."

Part B Which quotation from the text best supports the response to Part A? "Down came the hot tongs a second time upon the tender, though dark, skin and Mundra fell in a faint beside the mill." "She knew not what might await her there, but, childlike, she had faith to believe that even unknown people would not treat a beggar more cruelly than she, a widow, had been treated by her own." "An old blue rag, the remnants of a sari, lay on the floor near her. Mundra picked it up quickly. As quickly and silently she slipped across the street, and—unholy act!" "When Mundra's tired hand relaxed its hold upon the handle of the grinding-stones and the strength in her little body gave out, with one swing of the arm, down upon the child's bare back came the tongs."

"She knew not what might await her there, but, childlike, she had faith to believe that even unknown people would not treat a beggar more cruelly than she, a widow, had been treated by her own."

Part A What is a central idea of this story? A young woman works to do all that she can to gain acceptance from her community. Mundra and her mother-in-law struggle to build a relationship. Mundra has difficulty adjusting to life after she loses her parents. A young woman demonstrates tremendous strength while enduring cruel treatment.

A young woman demonstrates tremendous strength while enduring cruel treatment.

What concept does Johnson develop in Paragraph 10? More African Americans will be encouraged to participate in the vote if special accommodations are made. African Americans are some of the most informed voters in recent elections. African Americans are being illegally prevented from voting. Fewer African Americans are choosing to vote because they feel their votes make little difference in affecting change.

African Americans are being illegally prevented from voting.

Part B How do the tone identified in Part A and the allusion Lincoln uses in Paragraph 3 advance his purpose? Both identify the dwindling strength of the country. Both suggest the need for persistence in the fight for a worthy cause. Both convey the idea that suffering is a consequence of injustice. Both work to elevate the belief that all people are equal.

Both convey the idea that suffering is a consequence of injustice.

Which statement most accurately describes how the language in the essay serves Gandhi's purpose? By using the anecdote of the merchant, Gandhi reveals the type of people traveling on the train, which makes the trip relatable to readers. By using imagery, Gandhi helps readers picture the conditions on the Indian railway system, which evokes a strong emotion. By using a formal tone, Gandhi demonstrates the seriousness of the situation and establishes his credibility. By using a simile, Gandhi helps readers visualize the people on the train, which adds a little humor to a tense situation.

By using imagery, Gandhi helps readers picture the conditions on the Indian railway system, which evokes a strong emotion.

How does Lincoln's word choice in Paragraph 2 affect the meaning of the speech? Lincoln repeats the word "war" to emphasize the severity of the conflict and the need for resolution to prevent further loss. By using words like "all," and "both," Lincoln tries to avoid placing blame on or showing favoritism toward one side of the conflict or another. Lincoln includes words like "dissolve" and "divide" to suggest that the severity of the conflict has made it impossible for the country to remain whole. By using words like "insurgent agent," Lincoln suggests that sources outside of the country are to blame for dividing the nation.

By using words like "all," and "both," Lincoln tries to avoid placing blame on or showing favoritism toward one side of the conflict or another.

What aspect of Mundra's culture is revealed in Paragraph 6 of the story? People of similar social classes share the same resources. It is customary for women to shave their heads up to a certain age. Women are responsible for the majority of household chores. People of different social classes avoid contact with one another.

People of different social classes avoid contact with one another.

Read these sentences from the speech. With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. Why does Lincoln conclude the speech with these words? He appeals to the audience's sense of community to support his purpose to show that both sides are equally affected by the war and should work together for resolution. He plays on the audience's fear of God to support his purpose to convince the nation they are being punished for challenging the existence of slavery. He calls on the audience's sense of duty to advance his purpose in rallying the nation to support the war effort regardless of which side they are on. He calls on the audience's respect for God to advance his purpose to persuade both sides that war is wrong, and there will be a price to pay if the country continues fighting.

He appeals to the audience's sense of community to support his purpose to show that both sides are equally affected by the war and should work together for resolution.

Part A How does Dunbar's word choice affect the tone of the poem? He suggests a tone of resignation by accepting the futility of seeking relief from his sadness. He creates an encouraged tone by describing how he found joy in helping others. He develops a troubled tone by describing ways he and those around him suffer. He sets a tone of relief by explaining how he finds solace in spending time in nature.

He creates an encouraged tone by describing how he found joy in helping others.

Part A How does Mundra develop a theme of the story? Her attempt to defend herself develops the theme that resisting punishment may often lead to further abuse. Her decision to accept her fate develops the theme that people eventually abandon hope when faced with regular abuse. Her choice to take something that does not belong to her develops the theme that continual abuse leads many to a life of crime. Her decision to escape her situation develops the theme that there is only so much abuse a person will tolerate.

Her decision to escape her situation develops the theme that there is only so much abuse a person will tolerate.

Read this sentence from the speech in which Lincoln describes his perspective about why each side chose to go to war. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. How does this sentence advance Lincoln's viewpoint? It shows Lincoln believes that both sides are equally to blame for leading the country to war because they refused to cooperate. It indicates that Lincoln believes one side made every effort to resolve differences to avoid war, but the other side only wished to fight to exert its influence over the other. It shows that Lincoln believes that both sides are to be acknowledged for their efforts to avoid war despite the fact it happened anyway. It demonstrates Lincoln feels one side placed personal interest before the good of the country as a whole, while the other side was willing to fight to keep the country intact.

It demonstrates Lincoln feels one side placed personal interest before the good of the country as a whole, while the other side was willing to fight to keep the country intact.

Read these sentences from the speech. And even a college degree cannot be used to prove that he can read and write. For the fact is that the only way to pass these barriers is to show a white skin. What is the effect of the word choice on the tone of the sentences? It sets an accepting tone. It creates a concerned tone. It suggests a compassionate tone. It develops an outraged tone.

It develops an outraged tone.

So I sang a lay for a brother's ear In a strain to soothe his bleeding heart, What is the effect of the imagery in these lines? It conveys the idea that the speaker believes his friend is too sympathetic toward others. It clarifies that, like the speaker, his friend is an admirer of music and its benefits. It emphasizes that, like the speaker, his friend has experienced a painful life and is need of relief. It develops the idea that the speaker believes that misery is easily overcome with music.

It emphasizes that, like the speaker, his friend has experienced a painful life and is need of relief.

Part A What is a theme of the poem? Music creates a sense of companionship among strangers. In every song there is a lesson about the human experience. Music has the power to renew the human spirit. Songs convey emotions more accurately than words alone.

Music has the power to renew the human spirit.

Read this sentence from the story. Her body ached all over, from hard work and blows, even to her very heart, which really ached hardest of all. What is the effect of the word choice in the sentence? Readers understand the depth of physical pain Mundra experiences. Readers respect Mundra's emotional resilience. Readers sense Mundra's resentment of her situation. Readers feel sympathy for Mundra and all she must endure.

Readers feel sympathy for Mundra and all she must endure.

How has Mundra's experience affected her viewpoint about her culture? She is appalled that her own people would treat her so poorly and goes in search of a new way of life. She is devastated by their cruelty and assumes responsibility for turning them against her. She rejects their judgment and continuously rebels against their efforts to ruin her quality of life. She understands her community's reaction as part of their faith and works to redeem herself.

She is appalled that her own people would treat her so poorly and goes in search of a new way of life.

excerpt from a style manual Rules Capitalize proper nouns. Spell out the name of a place in running text. Form the possessive plural of a singular noun by adding an apostrophe followed by -s. Place titles of short works in quotation marks. Use italics for titles of long works. Select the sentence that contains an error according to the style manual. On January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, Zora Neale Hurston was born.On January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, Zora Neale Hurston was born. The fifth of eight children, Hurston would become one of the country's most prolific and celebrated writers.The fifth of eight children, Hurston would become one of the country's most prolific and celebrated writers. She published her first short story, John Redding Goes to Sea, in the Howard University campus literary society's magazine Stylus.She published her first short story, John Redding Goes to Sea, in the Howard University campus literary society's magazine Stylus.Most people, however, know Hurston as the author of the novel There Eyes Were Watching God, the powerful coming-of-age story of Janie, an African-American teenager.Most people, however, know Hurston as the author of the novel There Eyes Were Watching God, the powerful coming-of-age story of Janie, an African-American teenager.

She published her first short story, John Redding Goes to Sea, in the Howard University campus literary society's magazine Stylus.She published her first short story, John Redding Goes to Sea, in the Howard University campus literary society's magazine Stylus.

Read the passage. A panel of local judges awarded Mandeep Dulani first prize in the Montgomery County Youth Poetry Championships. Dulani, who lives in Silver Spring, read his original poem "Be the Change" in the competition's final round to beat runner-up Jackie Yuh of Germantown. Which sentence most likely comes next in the passage? The poem, a powerful free verse, poignantly asked youth to speak out against injustice. The poem was about youth and injustice. The free-verse poem called for youth to speak out against injustice. The poem pierced the room with its poignant message about youth and injustice.

The free-verse poem called for youth to speak out against injustice.

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier? This cake that has the chocolate icing is the bakery's best-selling item. The landlord put the key back on the counter that he uses to unlock the front door. The trainer whose dog obeys so well typically enters her dog in this competition. The artist from whom Mary bought the painting generally uses oils and pastels.

The landlord put the key back on the counter that he uses to unlock the front door.

Read this sentence from the speech. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." Which theme does this sentence develop? Every completed task merits some sort of compensation. With great effort comes great reward. Violence is never the solution. There may be grave consequences for taking advantage of others.

There may be grave consequences for taking advantage of others.

Which aspect of Mundra's culture is revealed in Paragraph 10? Women without support from parents or a husband become outcasts in society. Women shoulder the responsibility of caring for their parents. Children distance themselves from their parents after marriage. A bride becomes a permanent and respected member of her husband's family.

Women without support from parents or a husband become outcasts in society.

What does music symbolize for the speaker? an opportunity to escape from reality a means to bring joy to others an indication of a person's creativity a closer connection to nature

a means to bring joy to others