What is the purpose of Steve Jobs’s Commencement Speech?
A. to inform listeners of his latest innovation
B. to persuade listeners to pursue higher education^^^^^^^
C. to persuade listeners to thank their parents
D. to entertain listeners with stories and insights
Please check my answer it may be c but I'm not sure
^ = my answer
1. Which statement best describes a cause-and-effect relationship in We Beat the Street?
C. The program sets high expectations, and students’ habits improve.
2. Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street.
"You're right, man," George said. "But I don't want to teach—I want to be a doctor or nurse or something medical."
"I don't even know what you have to do to become something like that," Sampson said honestly.
"I don't either," George said.
How do the friends change after they attend the Seton Hall presentation?
B. They now have a clear direction for accomplishing their goals.
3. Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."
My friends, as we enter a new decade, it should be clear to all of us that there is an unfinished agenda, that we have miles to go before we reach the promised land.
Which persuasive element does Chavez most use in this passage?
A. creating a connection to the audience
4. Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street.
"You’re just plain lazy! You think this is hard? Wait until you’re pulling twenty-four-hour shifts as a resident in a hospital. Wait until you hold someone’s life in your hands and that person is depending on YOU to have the skill and knowledge to save his life.” She whipped back into her lecturing voice. "Strict personal discipline and adherence to rules are absolutely necessary for a doctor’s success!” She glared at him.
"I’m not lazy,” Rameck replied sullenly. "I’m just not used to all this discipline.”
"Get used to it!” Carla snapped back at him. "You’re one of the brightest young men I’ve ever met! Discipline won’t kill you. Carelessness will.”
Why does the author include this exchange?
B. to illustrate Carla’s high expectations
5. Read this excerpt from I Never Had it Made.
Winning his directors' approval was almost insignificant in contrast to the task which now lay ahead of the Dodger president. He made certain that word of his plans did not leak out, particularly to the press. Next, he had to find the ideal player for his project, which came to be called "Rickey's noble experiment." This player had to be one who could take abuse, name-calling, rejection by fans and sportswriters and by fellow players not only on opposing teams but on his own. He had to be able to stand up in the face of merciless persecution and not retaliate.
On the other hand, he had to be a contradiction in human terms; he still had to have spirit. He could not be an Uncle Tom. His ability to turn the other cheek had to be predicated on his determination to gain acceptance. Once having proven his ability as player, teammate, and man, he had to be able to cast off humbleness and stand up as a full-fledged participant whose triumph did not carry the poison of bitterness.
Which is the central idea of this excerpt?
B. Rickey needs a strong man of purpose to represent integration.
6. What is the purpose of Steve Jobs’s Commencement Speech?
D. to entertain listeners with stories and insights
7. Read this excerpt from Langston Hughes’s poem "Freedom’s Plow"
The plow plowed a new furrow
Across the field of history.
Into that furrow the freedom seed was dropped.
From that seed a tree grew, is growing, will ever grow.
That tree is for everybody,
For all America, for all the world.
What does the seed represent in this metaphor?
C. the idea of people living freely
8. What is the central idea of Langston Hughes’s poem “Dreams”?
A. Dreams provide hope for people’s lives.
9. Read these stanzas from the poem "Keep A-Pluggin’ Away" by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
I've a humble little motto
That is homely, though it's true,—
Keep a-pluggin' away.
It's a thing when I've an object
That I always try to do,—
Keep a-pluggin' away.
When you've rising storms to quell,
When opposing waters swell,
It will never fail to tell,—
Keep a-pluggin' away.
If the hills are high before
And the paths are hard to climb,
Keep a-pluggin' away.
And remember that successes
Come to him who bides his time,—
Keep a-pluggin' away.
From the greatest to the least,
None are from the rule released.
Be thou toiler, poet, priest,
Keep a-pluggin' away.
What message is conveyed by both this poem and "Mother to Son"?
A. Life requires perseverance.
10. Read this writing prompt.
Write an argumentative essay about whether kids should be allowed to bring cell phones to school.
Based on the prompt, which claim is the strongest?
C. Schools should not allow kids to bring cell phones because they are too much of a distraction.
11. Select the word that most precisely completes the sentence.
If a celebrity gets caught in a scandal, fans will ____ that the celebrity’s perfect image was false.
C. discover
12. Read the sentence.
I can’t help but roll my eyes whenever my sister tells a fib about eating her vegetables so that she can get dessert.
Why does the author most likely use the word fib in this sentence?
B. to show that the sister’s lie is harmless
13. Which sentence uses the connotative meaning of the word snake?
D. She is a snake who will do almost anything to get what she wants.
14. Read this excerpt from “Freedom’s Plow” by Langston Hughes.
Down into the earth went the plow
In the free hands and the slave hands,
In indentured hands and adventurous hands,
What theme does this excerpt support?
B. People of all social standings contributed to America’s success.
15. Read the paragraph from Carla’s personal narrative.
Raul and I argued about the science project. He crossed his arms over his chest and spoke in a strained voice. Clearly we had different ideas, but which one of us would have an idea about how to solve our differences? I tried to stay calm and see things from his point of view, but the way he was acting made it hard. Maybe it was time to talk to our science teacher.
Which line from the paragraph uses a narrative technique to paint a picture for readers?
B. He crossed his arms over his chest and spoke in a strained voice.
16. Quinton is writing a personal narrative about an argument that he had with his best friend. Which sentences best use details to show how he felt in the situation?
B. My blood raced through my body and prickled at my skin. If he didn’t stop yelling at me, I knew that I would explode.
17. Read this excerpt from “Freedom’s Plow” by Langston Hughes.
Labor! Out of labor came the rowboats
And the sailboats and the steamboats,
Came the wagons, and the coaches,
Covered wagons, stage coaches,
Out of labor came the factories,
Came the foundries, came the railroads.
What is happening in the excerpt?
A. Settlers are working to establish American industry.
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