Passage 1
The Two Friends
Once upon a time, in a jungle, there lived two very unusual friends—a tiger and a lion. They had been together since they were cubs and did not think it strange that they were friends. In that same jungle, there also lived an old monk. Many animals would come to the monk for guidance and all of them would go back satisfied with his wise advice.

One evening, the lion and tiger were strolling through the forest when the tiger saw the moon in the sky. The previous night had been a full moon night. The tiger noticed that the moon had decreased in size from the previous night. He turned to the lion and said, "Looks like we're in for some cold weather, the moon is smaller tonight." The lion looked up at the waning moon and replied, "Who told you that a waning moon indicates cold weather? A waxing moon indicates that we are in for cold days ahead." The tiger laughed at the lion and told him that he had gotten his facts wrong. The lion retorted that the tiger was ignorant. He told the tiger that he should check his facts before getting into an argument. Thus, the tiger and the lion continued to argue, both of them sure that the other was wrong.

The argument between the tiger and the lion would have continued, but then they decided to consult the monk. When the monk heard what they were arguing about, he laughed at their folly. He told them that cold weather did not depend on the waxing or waning of the moon but on the direction from which the wind was blowing. On hearing this, the tiger and the lion were satisfied that they both were wrong.


Passage 2
The Party
It was Ryan's fiftieth birthday the coming month and Ryan's wife, Paula, was helping him plan a grand birthday party. Paula had invited Ryan's parents, brother, two sisters, school friends, and colleagues. She had even managed to track down some of Ryan's old childhood friends. She decided to have a theme-based party. Ryan loved doing crosswords and Paula decided that nothing could be better than having a crossword-themed birthday party.

She spoke to Ryan's friends and they all loved the idea. The highlight of the party would be the cake. Paula got in touch with a famous cake artist and requested the artist and his team to make a crossword-themed cake. Paula and Ryan's friends came up with a crossword made up of clues about Ryan's favorite authors and singers, movies, and memorable events in his life including Ryan and Paula's first date, their first holiday together, their kids' graduations, and other little details about Ryan's life. Finally, the much-awaited day arrived and Paula was excited to see how Ryan would react on seeing the cake.

When Ryan saw the cake, he was speechless. He was extremely touched that Paula had taken so much time to think of something so unique and special for him. Paula asked him to solve the crossword imprinted on his cake before cutting it. As he read the clues and thought of the answers, Ryan couldn't help but feel nostalgic as all the fond memories and experiences associated with the clues came back to him. Everyone had a great time and the day created many new memories for Paula and Ryan.
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How does the text structure in passage 1 contribute to the plot?
A.
The text structure shows the cause of worry for a lion and a tiger living together in a jungle, and how it affects their lives and relationship.
B.
The text structure shows the problem faced by the tiger and the lion in determining who is right, and then resolving it by asking the monk for advice.
C.
The text structure shows a sequence of events that starts with the tiger and the lion being good friends.

Answer:

The Answer is B.

Explanation:

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The text structure used in the above paragraph is:

A)Sequence
B)Compare and Contrast
C)Cause and Effect
D)Problem and Solution
Description

Using literary terms can ____. Select all that apply.

be confusing and should not be overdone
make talking about literature easier
show your reader you know what you’re talking about
summarize textual evidence

A large section of which region is protected for a national park because of its diverse environments, including highlands, rain forests, woodlands, and coasts?

A: Puget Lowlands
B: Cascade Mountains
C: Olympic Mountains
D: Willapa Hills

Malala's mother says "you didn't send malala thieving or killing or committing crimes it was a noble cause" what do these words tell the reader about the impact Malala's shooting has had on her parents?

Do you believe in superstitions? What about the superstitions about the Macbeth “curse” that surrounds this play? Explain your answer.

What are some things you will want to avoid in your formal writing? Select two answers.

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What was the significance of the Civil War as it relates to the U.S. Army's camel project in "An Army Corps Like No Other"?

The war helped initate the project.

The Civil War was mostly fought using camels.

Camels couldn't adapt to the Southeastern climate.

It served as the catalyst that ended the project.
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What does paragraph 10 reveal about Yollie and her mother?
A) They were affectionate but would be angered at times.
B) They were affectionate and supportive in ones goal

Paragraph 10
Despite of their jokes, mother and daughter usually get along. They watched bargain matinees together, and played croquet in the summer and checkers in the winter. Mrs. Moreno encouraged Yollie to study hard because she wanted her daughter to be a doctor. She bought Yollie a desk, a typewriter, and a lamp that cut glare so her eyes would not grow tired from hours of studying.

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Compare and contrast the roles that crews of spotter planes and helicopters play in fighting wildfires.

In a campaign speech, the author's purpose is usually to:

A)Persuade
B)Inform
C)Entertain

Read the excerpt from the play Apple Picking:

Characters:
- Mischa
- Luke
- Mom
- Dad



Scene One


On an overcast autumn afternoon in the middle of a field with many apple trees. A brother and a sister have a ladder up against an apple tree. One is picking apples and placing them in a sack tied around her waist. The other is holding the ladder steady.


Mischa: (standing on the ladder and looking at an apple) I'm not so sure about these. They have a ton of spots and are not quite ripe.

Luke: That's alright, we're just making a pie for Sunday dinner anyway. No one will see the spots, and we can add sugar to sweeten them up.

Mischa: (Nodding in approval) Yeah, I guess you're right. Mom always likes her pie apples to be a little firm anyways.


Suddenly, the wind begins to blow strongly making the ladder tip back and forth slightly.


Mischa: (With an alarmed look on her face.) What's going on? There isn't supposed to be a storm today! We'll never make it back to our house before it hits!

Luke: (Holding onto the ladder as hard as he can) You need to come down! I can't hold the ladder much longer!

Mischa carefully but swiftly climbs down the ladder while the wind is still blowing. Luke holds on to the ladder as it sways back and forth. Mischa makes it to the bottom. They both look toward dark clouds rolling in quickly with thunder and lightning.


Luke: (Yelling over the storm) We'd better find some shelter! (Pointing toward a rundown old farmhouse.) I think there's an old farm house that way!

Mischa: (Also yelling) You lead the way. I'm too scared!

Luke: (Grabbing her by the hand) It's going to be okay! Run with me!

Both children run to the old farmhouse holding each other's hand. When they make it there, they enter through an open window.



Scene Two


In the kitchen of the old farmhouse. There is an old dusty table and chairs, but everything else including the stove is gone. The windows are broken, the curtains tattered, and the wallpaper peeling. The wind is picking up and blowing through. The children are calming down. Mischa looks out the broken window where a large dead tree sits close to the house, while Luke sits at the old table. The sack of apples sits on the table.


Mischa: It's almost here Luke. The branches on the trees are swaying all over the place.

Luke: (Looking at the old tree through the window) Come away from the window Mischa. It's a really bad storm, that's for sure.

Mischa: (sitting down in the chair opposite Luke.) I think it's a tornado.

Luke: It's not a tornado, but those are some heavy winds.


The wind picks up and the curtains sway violently. Something smacks up against the side of the house.


Luke: What was that? It's picking up.

Mischa: Where are Mom and Dad? Why aren't they here to help us?

Luke: Never mind that. We need to worry about ourselves right now. I think we should go down to the ...


Suddenly, a tree branch hits the window smashing it even more than it was. Luke and Mischa scream.


Mischa: (Yelling) To the basement!


The children run toward the basement when Mischa stops and turns back.


Luke: (Still yelling) What are you doing? Come back!

Mischa: (Still yelling) The apples! I need to grab the apples!

Luke: Mischa no!

Mischa runs to grab the apples. She gets a hold of the sack and turns around toward the basement again. As she gets to the basement door, the old large tree snaps, cracks, and falls through the kitchen wall. She is okay, but shaken.


How does the structure in scene one complement the events in scene two?

A. Scene one describes only two of the characters that will appear in the next scene. Nothing tells the reader about their relationship in scene one.
B. Scene one describes the setting, introduces the characters, and introduces a storm that calms down in in the scene.
C. The first scene describes the setting, introduces the characters, and introduces the storm that the characters will face in scene two.
D. Scene one introduces the characters, and introduces the outdoor setting that the characters interact in throughout the play.

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She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon." What is the author's purpose?

A)Persuade
B)Inform
C)Entertain

What's the theme in chapter 10 lightning thief and what is the evidence?

Which sentences have the infinitives correctly underlined? Check all that apply.

We’ve always wanted to jump from a plane.
Selling the car to pay for our daughter’s education is our only option.
She wanted to buy the dress and give it to me tonight.
Although the issue was presented to the board, members have not yet voted on it.
The players on the soccer team wanted to win.

Lesperance knew how the safari would turn out.

true

false

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When reading, Talia often encounters words she does not know and cannot understand. Which would be the best way to improve her reading fluency?

She could use vocabulary games and flashcards.
She could check her reading rate often.
She could pay more attention to punctuation.
She could focus on expression as she reads.
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Deer are beautiful creatures.They are so graceful to watch as they run through the forest. It's hard to understand how anyone could do anything to harm these beautiful animals. The author's viewpoint is:

A)The author favors deer hunting.
B)The author thinks there are too many deer.
C)The author does not favor deer hunting.
D)The author thinks deer harm the environment.

Read the sentence.

Walking the dog through the field, mud covered their shoes.

Which option best revises the sentence to correct the dangling modifier?


Their walking the dog through the field got the shoes covered with mud.

While walking the dog, the shoes got covered with mud through the field.

On a walk with the dog through the field, their shoes got covered with mud.

Their shoes, while walking the dog through the field, got covered with mud.

Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house. What is the author's purpose?

A)Persuade
B)Inform
C)Entertain

The name of the company Eckels uses for his safari is _____ _____ ______
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Blank 2:

Blank 3:

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Identify the misplaced modifier in the sentence.

I returned orange socks to the department store that my mother gave me.

that my mother gave me
to the department store
returned orange socks
orange socks

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Word: Inhabited
Prefix:
Root:
Suffix:
Definition:

Read the paragraph.

Football and soccer are team sports played with a ball. There are eleven players on the field per team in a football game. __1__, there are eleven players on the field per team during a soccer game. A football is oval, __2__ a soccer ball is round. Football players use their hands to throw and catch the ball. _3__, soccer players use their feet to kick and pass the ball. Either way, players in _4__ sports must be able to run often and with speed.

Which lists the correct order of the transition words needed to complete the paragraph?

on the contrary, and, likewise, neither
nevertheless, so, on the contrary, many
however, for, likewise, some
likewise, but, on the contrary, both

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Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman. Now the examinations began. First, the immigrants were examined by two doctors of the United States Health Service. One doctor looked for physical and mental abnormalities. When a case aroused suspicion, the immigrant received a chalk mark on the right shoulder for further inspection: L for lameness, H for heart, X for mental defects, and so on. The second doctor watched for contagious and infectious diseases. He looked especially for infections of the scalp and at the eyelids for symptoms of trachoma, a blinding disease. Since trachoma caused more than half of all medical detentions, this doctor was greatly feared. He stood directly in the immigrant's path. With a swift movement, he would grab the immigrant's eyelid, pull it up, and peer beneath it. If all was well, the immigrant was passed on.
Which detail best supports the idea that only immigrants with good health were allowed entrance into the United States?
(a) One doctor drew chalk marks on immigrants with health problems.
(b) The two doctors worked for the United States Health Service.
(c) An H mark on an immigrant meant he or she had heart problems.
(d) Trachoma is a blinding and very contagious eye disease.

Read the following excerpt from President Obama's 2009 speech on education, and then write an objective summary of it in the space provided.

Passage: Maybe you could be a great writer, maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper — but you might not know it until you write that English class paper assigned to you. Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor — maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine — but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice — but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. The future of America depends on you. What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.
—President Barack Obama, "Remarks by the President in a National Address to America's Schoolchildren"

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