Review 1

Read this assignment.

Plan a speech in which you encourage your school’s faculty to be environmentally responsible.

What would be an effective claim for this assignment?

• More frequent use of class blogs and on-line calendars would greatly decrease paper cost and waste.

• Teachers currently use paper handouts for all quizzes, tests, course syllabi, and newsletters.

• Copy machines are busy every morning, making paper copies for the 1,200 members of our student body.

• Our school has implemented a recycling program that ensures that no paper, glass, or aluminum is taken to the dump.

Which multimedia element would best clarify information for a presentation about lifeguarding basics?

• a map of neighborhood pool locations

• a video clip of a successful shallow-water rescue

• a logo for a local pool operations company

• a graph depicting pool attendance over a three-year period

Read the excerpt from "Wings."

We were born in flight, in motion

in front of screens and devices

meant to make life easier, faster.

Which societal change is the speaker referring to in this excerpt?

• Technology is used by many people to help others in the world.

• Technology is not as useful now as it was in earlier generations.

• Technology is a tool people use to disconnect from one another.

• Technology has become a more prominent part of our lives.

Which statement best explains why George Wallace claims in his inaugural address that Alabama has the right to continue policies of racial segregation?

• He refers to doctrine written by America’s forefathers suggesting that separate states can form their own laws.

• He refers to the concept that the American government does not have a king who can enforce integration.

• He gives facts proving that America would become a communist nation if it eliminated segregation.

• He provides quotes from America’s forefathers suggesting that Southerners should not be ashamed of their viewpoints.

Read this passage from "The American Dream."

One of the first things we notice in this dream is an amazing universalism. It does not say some men, but it says all men. It does not say all white men, but it says all men, which includes black men. It does not say all Gentiles, but it says all men, which includes Jews. It does not say all Protestants, but it says all men, which includes Catholics.

Which phrase helps create rhythm in the passage?

• “all men”

• “white men”

• “black men”

• “some men”

Read this excerpt from “1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County Times .”

The next, and three succeeding biennial elections, I was elected to the Legislature. I was not a candidate afterwards. During this Legislative period I had studied law, and removed to Springfield to practice it. In 1846 I was once elected to the lower House of Congress. Was not a candidate for re-election. From 1849 to 1854, both inclusive, practiced law more assiduously than ever before.

The information in this excerpt helps readers imagine that Lincoln was

• calm and peaceful.

• scholarly and dedicated.

• dull and weary.

• idle and boastful.

Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate – we cannot consecrate – we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

Which point is Lincoln trying to make?

• People cannot build upon the land, because it is considered sacred.

• It is up to the people to mark the importance of the land.

• Because so many people died, the land cannot be considered sacred.

• The sacrifices of the soldiers have already made the land sacred.

Read the excerpt from "Wings."

We feel connected to history, but our wings

won’t let us live in it. We’ve learned a lot

from our parents’ generation, and now we carry

those lessons forward in flight.

What does "flight" represent in the last line?

• birth

• history

• life

• education

Read the sentence.

As the sun sank in the west, I saw the birds take flight to the sky, the fireflies buzz in the garden, and the wind dance through the trees.

Which part of the sentence is an example of personification?

• As the sun sank in the west

• the birds take flight to the sky

• the fireflies buzz in the garden

• the wind dance through the trees

Read the sentence.

The suspect insisted the detectives were barking up the wrong tree. He explained that he’d been busy at the time of the crime. As a result, the suspect was annoyed when the detectives continued with the questioning anyway.

If the detectives are “barking up the wrong tree,” they should

• stop yelling at the suspect.

• question a different suspect.

• ask different questions of the suspect.

• continue questioning the suspect in another room.