What is the purpose of transition words such as “first,” “second,” and “third” in a piece of persuasive writing?

They help the speaker to logically organize her claims.

They signal that the speaker has many points to discuss.

They demonstrate the speaker’s credibility as an expert.

They signal that the speaker will present the opposing view.

Which quotation from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?

“Taxation without representation is tyranny . . .”

“Behold him again, welcoming the boys of twenty-one . . .”

“Behold our Uncle Sam floating the banner . . .”

“He denies that fundamental right to thousands . . .”

Which statement best reflects the central idea of Catt’s speech?

Women as citizens and taxpayers must have the right to vote.

Young men and immigrants discriminate against American women.

The United States is the only country that does not have female suffrage.

Women earn as much money as men and should be able to vote.

Which piece of textual evidence best reflects the answer to Part A?

"How can the nation escape the logic it has never failed to follow, when its last unenfranchised class calls for the vote?"

"Political leaders have declared unabated faith in their truth. Not one American has arisen to question the logic in the 141 years."

"From the beginning of things, nations have been ruled by kings and for kings, while the people served and paid the cost."

"The maxims of the Declaration of Independence … are now called 'American principles' or even 'Americanisms.'"

Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

“Whenever meat was so spoiled it couldn’t be used for anything else, [it was customary] either to can it or to chop it into sausage.”

“Such were the new surroundings in which Elzbieta was placed, and such was the work she was compelled to do.”

“Under the system of rigid economy which the packers enforced, there were some jobs that it only paid to do once in a long time.”

“Yet the soul of Ona was not dead—the souls of none of them were dead, but only sleeping; and now and then they would awaken.”

John Steinbeck, an American writer of social commentary who wrote about the struggles of workers during the Great Depression, notes that the basic purpose of pathos is “to hit the reader below the belt.” In using this imagery of landing an unfair blow, what point is Steinbeck making about authors of social commentary?

They use emotional language to bypass people’s defense mechanism of indifference.

They use emotional language to disseminate false information about a problem.

They use the language of ethos to make people feel helpless about a current problem.

They use the language of appeals to reason to spur intelligent people to immediate action.

Which of these quotations is an example of pathos-laden imagery?

“She was part of the machine she tended, and every faculty that was not needed for the machine was doomed to be crushed out of existence.

“With one member trimming beef in a cannery, and another working in a sausage factory, the family had a first-hand knowledge of . . . Packingtown swindles.”

“A machine consisting of a hollow needle attached to a pump; by plunging this needle into the meat . . . a man could fill a ham with pickle in a few seconds.”

“This is no fairy story and no joke; the meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man . . . would not trouble to lift out a rat.”

“He worked in the steaming pit of hell”

"there was not an organ in his body that did its work without pain”

“day after day, week after week”

“there was respite, deliverance--he could drink!”

“a man again, and master of his life.”

"there was not an organ in his body that did its work without pain”

“He worked in the steaming pit of hell”

“day after day, week after week”

“there was respite, deliverance--he could drink!”

“a man again, and master of his life.”

“day after day, week after week”

“He worked in the steaming pit of hell”

"there was not an organ in his body that did its work without pain”

“there was respite, deliverance--he could drink!”

“a man again, and master of his life.”

“He worked in the steaming pit of hell”

"there was not an organ in his body that did its work without pain”

“day after day, week after week”

“there was respite, deliverance--he could drink!”

“He worked in the steaming pit of hell”

"there was not an organ in his body that did its work without pain”

“day after day, week after week”

“a man again, and master of his life.”

What reason does the narrator provide for why Jurgis began to drink excessively?

He found his work mentally and physically unbearable.

He was having marital difficulties with his wife Ona.

He felt marginalized as an immigrant in his community.

He was frustrated by his inability to provide for his family.

Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

“There was not an organ in his body that did its work without pain.”

“He was expected to bring home every penny; he could not … go with the men.”

“The conscious life of Jurgis consisted of a struggle with the craving for liquor.“

“The thing was not fair, for Ona had not tasted drink, and so could not understand.”

Which two quotations provide context clues that the characters in the story are new immigrants to the United States?

“She would meet Jurgis and Ona . . . and the three would walk home together . . . ”

“They had dreamed of freedom; of a chance to look about them and learn . . . ”

“He had never spoken of it, nor would he allow anyone else to speak of it . . . ”

“That was not always his mood, of course; he still loved his family . . . ”

“Each one stretched out a hand to him, each one had a personality of its own . . . ”

Which statement best summarizes the central idea of The Jungle, Chapter 14?

The meatpacking industry’s practices are destroying the lives of the industry’s workers.

Most people who work in the meatpacking industry are downtrodden immigrants.

The food produced by the meatpacking industry may be disgusting, but it is sterilized.

The workers who violate good health practices are responsible for epidemics of sickness.

Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

“It was the life she had to live, the accursed work she had to do, that was killing her by inches.”

“The family had a first-hand knowledge of the great majority of Packingtown swindles.”

“The packers were always originating schemes—they had what they called ‘boneless hams.'"

“It was a battle that had no end, that never could have one. But Jurgis did not realize that."

Think about the text “A Fable for Tomorrow,” in Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson to answer the next two questions. Which statement best describes the author’s purpose in writing Silent Spring?

to raise an alarm about the effects of pesticides like DDT on the environment

to call attention to the fact that America is filled with beautiful towns and farms

to argue that pesticides saved millions of lives in WWII from insect-borne disease

to warn that DDT may be a necessary evil for producing sufficient crop yields

Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

“Between the shingles of the roofs, a white granular powder still showed a few patches.”

“The countryside was, in fact, famous for the abundance and variety of its bird life.”

“Along the roads, laurel . . . and alder, great ferns and wildflowers delighted the traveler’s eye.”

“I know of no community that has experienced all the misfortunes I describe.”

Which of the following is an example of figurative language used to inspire pathos ?

“Everywhere was a shadow of death. The farmers spoke of much illness among the families.”

“The birds, for example—where had they gone? Many people spoke of them, puzzled and disturbed.”

“The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides.”

“This town does not actually exist, but it might easily have a thousand counterparts in America.”

Why does Thomas Paine believe it is impossible to reconcile with Great Britain?

Great Britain has already killed colonists in the first battle of the war.

Great Britain is at war with France, and France is the colonists’ ally.

Great Britain will no longer defend the colonies against invaders.

Great Britain has refused to stop taxing the colonists’ imported tea.

Which of the following arguments made by Thomas Paine is an appeal to logos?

Saying that Great Britain is America’s mother country is to misunderstand the facts.

The distance of the colonies from Great Britain proves it is not the mother country.

The men of the colonies need to show some bravery and disown their mother country.

Kings become only more entrenched in their views when they are continually petitioned.

Which quotation best supports the answer to Part A?

“Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make war upon their families.”

“We have long been led away by ancient prejudices and made large sacrifices to superstition.”

“As Europe is our market for trade, we ought to form no partial connection with any part of it.”

“The commerce by which she hath enriched herself are the necessaries of life.”

Read the excerpt from “Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs” by Thomas Paine, then answer the question that follows. As much hath been said about the advantages of reconciliation, which like an agreeable dream, hath passed away and left us as we were, it is but right that we should examine the contrary side of the argument, and inquire into some of the many material injuries which these colonies sustain, and always sustain, by being connected with and dependent on Great Britain. To examine the connection and dependence, on the principles of nature and common sense, to see what we have to trust to, if separated, and what we are to expect, if dependent. The central idea of the text is expressed in the last sentence of the excerpt. Which statement best summarizes the central idea?

Americans need to examine the pros and cons of separating from England.

Americans need to realize that it is better to separate from England.

Americans need to understand that separating from England has its risks.

Americans need to use common sense to understand independence.

Think about the war posters the United States used as propaganda to rally the country after it declared war on Japan, then answer the following question. Which of the following slogans is an example of propaganda that uses patriotic emotion to encourage people to work together to win the war?

“Every man, woman and child is a partner.”

“Pass the ammunition: the army needs more lumber.”

“Rationing safeguards your share.”

“I found a job where I fit best!”

Why is President Roosevelt asking Congress to declare that a state of war exists between the United States and Japan?

The power to declare war is given to Congress by the U.S. Constitution.

The president wants to be certain Congress does not oppose declaring war.

The president does not want the sole responsibility for dragging the nation into war.

The president is not sure that declaring war on Japan is the best course of action.

Why was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu an act of war?

The Japanese bombed American warships and killed American citizens.

The Japanese gave no warning to the Americans that they were attacking.

The Japanese had claimed to want to maintain peace in the Pacific islands.

The Japanese had already allied themselves with Germany at the time of the attack.

What assertion made by Roosevelt best supports the answer to Part A?

“Many American lives have been lost . . . [and] American ships have been . . . torpedoed.”

“With the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph.”

“It [is] obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago.”

“This reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations.”

Which line from President Roosevelt’s speech best supports the answer to Part A

“The American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory.”

“Japan has therefore undertaken a surprising offensive extending throughout the Pacific.”

“As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be taken.”

“A state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.”

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address. Yesterday the Japanese Government also launched an attack against Malaysia. Last night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night the Japanese forces attacked Wake Island. And this morning the Japanese attacked Midway Island. What is Roosevelt’s purpose in using the repetitious phrase “last night”?

He wants to emphasize the unprovoked warlike violence of the Japanese.

He wants people to remember the attacks were all done at the same time.

He is emphasizing that the Japanese would rather attack by stealth

He wants people to understand that the Japanese have a large naval force.

Read the excerpt from “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation” by Franklin D. Roosevelt Indeed, one hour after Japanese squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States and his colleagues delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. And while the reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack. What is the impact on the audience of President Roosevelt’s word choice in the final sentence of the excerpt?

The audience understands the Japanese had planned a sneak attack, even as they kept their ambassador negotiating.

The audience understands the Japanese ambassador had been told weeks prior that the United States would be attacked.

The audience understands the Japanese had decided to go to war with the United States because negotiations had failed.

The audience understands the Japanese thought that Germany would declare war on the United States after Japan’s attack.

What two central ideas does Kennedy explore in the speech?

The U.S. space program will be high priority during his presidency; the U.S. space effort is worth its high cost.

The United States intends to win the space race; many satellites orbiting the earth have already proved their usefulness.

The high cost of the U.S. space effort presents the country with a challenge; the U.S. will not allow a hostile force to rule in space.

Exploring space will bring benefits to everyone on Earth; the city of Houston will become the most important part of the U.S. space program.

What is the central purpose of President Kennedy’s speech?

to persuade the public to support the space program

to inform the American people of his desire to create a space program

to call attention to the advances in space exploration made by other nations

to justify the increasing expenditures made by the space program

Which sentence from the passage continues the metaphor used in founder in the backwash ?

“And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God’s blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked. . .” (paragraph 14)

“For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond . . .” (paragraph 2)

"Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic?” (paragraph 3)

“What was once the furthest outpost on the old frontier of the West will be the furthest outpost on the new frontier of science and space.” (paragraph 11)

Read this sentence from paragraph 11. What was once the furthest outpost on the old frontier of the West will be the furthest outpost on the new frontier of science and space. What is the most likely reason Kennedy included this image in the speech?

It appeals to the tradition of Houston, a city founded by adventurous pioneers.

It uses simple language that the people of Houston could all understand.

It reminds the people of Houston of the city’s relative youth and vitality.

It promises economic benefits for the city of Houston, the state of Texas, and the South.

Where else in the speech does the President show a similar awareness of his specific audience like he does in paragraph 11?

The sentence beginning, “The accuracy of that shot is comparable to firing a missile from Cape Canaveral and dropping it in this stadium between the 40yard lines. . .” (paragraph 8)

The sentence beginning, “Those who came before us made certain that this country rode the first waves of the Industrial Revolution . . .” (paragraph 2)

The sentence beginning, “Some 40 of them were made in the United States of America and they were far more sophisticated and supplied far more knowledge. . .” (paragraph 7

The sentence beginning, “The growth of our science and education will be enriched by new knowledge of our universe and environment. . .” (paragraph 10)

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a definition of logos?

an appeal to reason based on facts

an appeal to reason based on ethics

an appeal to logic based on emotion

an appeal to logic based on morality

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of the use of ethos?

flattering or praising the target audience

stoking the audience’s compassion

demonstrating knowledge of the subject

explaining difficult facts and statistics

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which quotation from Catt's speech to Congress is an example of ethos as defined in Part A?

"The maxims of the Declaration were once called 'fundamental principles of government.'"

"Woman suffrage … will eventually be ordained in all the nation. No one will deny it."

"[Can] a single man … justify such inequality of treatment, such outrageous discrimination?"

"As a party measure … why not put the amendment through Congress and the legislatures?"

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which two are examples of literary techniques that may be used as rhetorical devices?

metaphor

repetition

arrangement

invention

memorization

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following contains a strong signal verb?

He says that we need more research.

She urges us to gather more research.

He notes that we need more research.

She discusses the need for more research.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Petition

assigned

to request in writing

to address and set right

formal approval

provided with

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

designated

assigned

to request in writing

to address and set right

formal approval

provided with

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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English II midterm

Which of the following is a definition of logos?

Which of the following is an example of the use of ethos?

Which quotation from Catt's speech to Congress is an example of ethos as defined in Part A?

Which two are examples of literary techniques that may be used as rhetorical devices?

Which of the following contains a strong signal verb?

Petition

designated

redress

ratification

endowed

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