Unit Test Review
Read the excerpt from Dispatches. By autumn, what had begun as an adventurous expedition had turned into an exhausting, indecisive war of attrition in which we fought for no cause other than our own survival. Which statement best explains the paradox in the excerpt? It is odd that war should ever be viewed as an adventurous expedition. It is unusual that soldiers should ever be forced to fight merely to survive. It is surprising that the expedition turned out to be so exhausting and difficult. It is unfortunate that the soldiers did not have the easy time they had anticipated.
a) It is odd that war should ever be viewed as an adventurous expedition.
What is the most likely social effect of the Click It or Ticket Mobilization Media Campaign? More people will consider wearing seat belts. More people will get tickets for violating seat belt laws. More people will get injured while driving. More people will consider driving without passengers.
a) More people will consider wearing seat belts.
Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War.The discovery that the men we had scorned as peasant guerrillas were, in fact, a lethal, determined enemy and the casualty lists that lengthened each week with nothing to show for the blood being spilled broke our early confidence. According to the excerpt, the soldiers felt that their efforts were not successful. failed because of their lack of self-belief. showed no apprehension about facing the enemy. were proud of their own strength and determination.
a) felt that their efforts were not successful.
Read the following passage, which is modeled after an encyclopedia entry about tortillas.A tortilla is a round flatbread that appears in most Mexican dishes, including tacos, enchiladas, and tostadas. Tortillas are made with cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour. Traditionally, the corn or wheat grains are ground on a stone. Next, the meal from these grains is formed into small pieces of dough and patted into thin circles by hand. Finally, the tortilla is baked on a griddle. Today, tortilla dough is usually mixed by machine, flattened into shape, and passed on a conveyor belt to cook over a flame. Tortillas can be purchased at most major grocery stores. Which best describes the purpose of this passage? to inform audiences about the production and types of tortillas to persuade audiences that producing and purchasing tortillas is easy to entertain audiences with a delightful and enjoyable description of tortillas to argue that tortillas are the top choice among traditional foods
a) to inform audiences about the production and types of tortillas
What is the effect of including the State Traffic Safety Law Chart in the Click It or Ticket Mobilization Media Campaign? to inform people about how laws affect whether people wear seat belts to inform people about how many lives could have been saved by seat belts to inform people about how to get a seat belt law passed in their area to inform people about the time of day seat belt laws are enforced
a) to inform people about how laws affect whether people wear seat belts
Read the excerpt from Amy Tan's essay "Mother Tongue."I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother's "limited" English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. What is the purpose of this text? to inform readers based on Tan's childhood experience to persuade readers to speak a different way to inform readers of Tan's mother's feelings to persuade readers that Tan's mother is intelligent
a) to inform readers based on Tan's childhood experience
Use the following definitions to answer the question.emit:1. (verb) to produce, to voiceomit:1. (verb) to leave something out, to forget Which sentence contains correct word usage? The alarms omit a frequency that cannot be heard by the human ear. The teacher will omit the lowest score in order to increase the averages. We are attempting to emit the last few chapters in order to save paper. The movie emitted the offensive graphics that caused the boycott.
b) The teacher will omit the lowest score in order to increase the averages.
Read the excerpt from Dispatches. You came to love your life, to love and respect the mere fact of it, but often you became heedless of it in the way that somnambulists are heedless. Being good meant staying alive, and sometimes that was only a matter of caring enough at any given moment. Based on the excerpt, which best describes a good soldier? a soldier who fights honorably a soldier who is always vigilant a soldier who accepts his fate a soldier who is superstitious
b) a soldier who is always vigilant
Read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass's speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival. Which of the following best describes Douglass's word choice in this excerpt? pleasant clever casual lighthearted
b) clever
Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. Why does the Supreme Court conclude that the plaintiffs have been denied their rights? The plaintiffs' schools have neglected their responsibilities. The Fourteenth Amendment fails to reference education. Segregation is inherently unequal and unfair. The plaintiffs' children have endured racial stereotyping.
c) Segregation is inherently unequal and unfair.
Which best explains how the title of A Rumor of War can be considered a paradox? Those who experienced the war are the only ones who know the truth. Stories that are told during times of war should never fully be believed. Wars are far too real and large scale to ever be considered merely rumors. Rumors about the war were everywhere before the war officially began.
c) Wars are far too real and large scale to ever be considered merely rumors.
Use the following definitions to answer the question.emerge:1. (verb) to come up, appearimmerge:1. (verb) to sink into, immerse Which sentence contains correct word usage? Be sure to emerge the beaters into the bowl before turning on the mixer. The boat immerged from the fog so quickly that it nearly collided with us. The frog immerged among the water lilies to show its bulging eyes. A beautiful rainbow emerged from behind the storm clouds.
d) A beautiful rainbow emerged from behind the storm clouds.
Use the following definitions to answer the question.conscience:1. (noun) the sense of right and wrong2. (noun) inner thoughtsconscious:1. (adjective) aware2. (noun) area of the mind aware of surroundings Which sentence contains correct word usage? The patient was conscience after surgery. His conscious told him to tell the truth about the window. Matilda's conscience mind focused on a lush forest. I was not conscious after my head hit the ground.
d) I was not conscious after my head hit the ground.
Use the following definitions to answer the question.emanate:1. (verb) to come from, originateeminent:1. (adjective) of high standing, well-knownimmanent:1. (adjective) within something, innateimminent:1. (adjective) about to occur, pendingRead the sentence.The fire burning out of control put the neighborhood in __________ danger. Which word best completes the sentence? emanate immanent eminent imminent
d) imminent
Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.[T]here are findings below that the Negro and white schools involved have been equalized, or are being equalized, with respect to buildings, curricula, qualifications and salaries of teachers, and other "tangible" factors. The Supreme Court is most likely interested in these findings because it hopes to determine whether outdated schools can compete in modern society. students of varying races have similar aptitudes. teachers treat students of varying races equally. separate systems of education can be equal.
d) separate systems of education can be equal.