1. The passage includes an allusion to the North Star. Which piece of information about the North Star would best help someone understand the allusion in the passage?
A. The North Star got its name because it sits almost directly above the Earth’s North Pole.
B. The North Star is part of a constellation called the Big Dipper, which is easy to locate.
C. The North Star helped enslaved people find their way to freedom in free states or Canada.
D. The North Star is different from other stars because it does not appear to move as much as other stars.
2. Which choice best explains how the anaphora in the speech excerpt advances the speaker’s purpose?
A. It presents the argument that people must look to the future instead of the past.
B. It serves as a call to action that appeals to diverse groups of people.
C. It shows that the speaker believes that people can affect positive change.
D. It shows that the speaker believes all people are created equal.
3. Near the end of the passage, why do the authors mention Tacoma, Fresno, Austin, and Cleveland?
A. to give examples of places where communities improved their high schools
B. to prove that increasing graduation rates leads to the development of new businesses
C. to encourage people in struggling communities to move to one of these cities
D. to suggest that these cities implement changes to their high schools
4. Which techniques does the author most use to advance their purpose? Select the two correct answers.
A. Ellipsis
B. Allusion
C. Connotation
D. point of view
E. description
5. Find the word in the text related to the word reproduce. Based on the context and syntax, what conclusion can you draw about the word part -ive?
A. It creates a noun that names a person.
B. It creates an adjective that tells what something is able to do.
C. It creates an adjective that tells what kind something is.
D. It creates an adverb that tells how something is done.
6. If the root metro means “mother” and polis means “city,” which sentence uses metropolis correctly?
A. I tell people I live in Atlanta, but I really live in the suburban metropolis nearby.
B. The family emigrated from their metropolis, or mother country.
C. Chicago, the metropolis of the Midwest, is my favorite city to visit.
D. The metropolis ruled over the city in a just and fair way.
7. What evidence does the author give to show that rocket emissions are a problem? Select the two correct answers.
A. Some people believe that money would be better invested in improving the planet than in space technology.
B. The ozone layer is harmed by the elements created from burning fuels.
C. Rocket emissions make it difficult for rockets to fly.
D. Substances that come out of rockets stay for a long time in the upper atmosphere.
E. Carbon emissions from rockets are small compared with the aircraft industry.
8. In the last paragraph, the author argues that trying to convince people to care about animals because animals are useful can get silly. How does the author show that this argument is valid?
A. He includes a funny personal observation.
B. He lists several strange real-life examples.
C. He lists credible sources.
D. He includes examples of animals with humorous names
9. How would the author describe the idea that “we can persuade people to save nature by making it possible for them to sell it”?
A. a bias, because choosing the value of nature over the value of money is a personal judgment
B. a slippery slope, because if people value money over animals, they might start valuing money over people
C. a fallacy, because if people’s motivation is money, they might sometimes choose money over preserving nature
D. a false dichotomy, because it presents the idea that there are two opposite choices
10. Which statement is an example of an appeal to authority fallacy?
A. This Olympic athlete personally uses our weighted blanket and says it is a scientifically advanced product.
B. Anyone who says our weighted blankets are ineffective clearly believes that getting good sleep is unnecessary.
C. Join the millions of people around the world who have discovered the benefits of our weighted blankets
D. You can either buy our weighted blanket or resign yourself to tossing and turning every night.
11. It is important to teach schoolchildren the skill of handwriting. Some people argue that in the computer age, handwriting is no longer important. However, it is a practical skill that involves coordination and concentration. If children are not taught to write, they will lose their ability to concentrate and fall behind in other subjects. Which sentence uses a slippery slope argument?
A. If children are not taught to write, they will lose their ability to concentrate and fall behind in other subjects.
B. However, it is a practical skill that involves coordination and concentration.
C. Some people argue that in the computer age, handwriting is no longer important.
D. It is important to teach schoolchildren the skill of handwriting.
12. Which of the following describes a difference in ideas between these excerpts?
A. The first speaker has hope for change, while the second speaker expects the situation to remain as it is.
B. The first speaker claims that there is no way forward for change, while the second speaker questions which path forward will work.
C. The first speaker claims that there is no way forward for change, while the second speaker questions which path forward will work.
D. The first speaker calls for change over time, while the second speaker calls for change at once.
13. What is the main purpose of each of these excerpts, which appear at the beginning of the Magna Carta and the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
A. to inform the reader of wrongs done to a group of people
B. to declare the intentions of the writers and their purpose for writing
C. to declare that the intention for writing is solely from God, not the writers themselves
D. to persuade the reader that the authors have thought carefully about what they have written
answer all of them
1. C. The North Star helped enslaved people find their way to freedom in free states or Canada.
2. B. It serves as a call to action that appeals to diverse groups of people.
3. A. to give examples of places where communities improved their high schools.
4. B. Allusion and C. Connotation.
5. B. It creates an adjective that tells what something is able to do.
6. C. Chicago, the metropolis of the Midwest, is my favorite city to visit.
7. B. The ozone layer is harmed by the elements created from burning fuels and D. Substances that come out of rockets stay for a long time in the upper atmosphere.
8. B. He lists several strange real-life examples.
9. C. a fallacy, because if people’s motivation is money, they might sometimes choose money over preserving nature.
10. A. This Olympic athlete personally uses our weighted blanket and says it is a scientifically advanced product.
11. A. If children are not taught to write, they will lose their ability to concentrate and fall behind in other subjects.
12. A. The first speaker has hope for change, while the second speaker expects the situation to remain as it is.
13. B. to declare the intentions of the writers and their purpose for writing.