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Whose perspective does an editorial cartoonist use to create a cartoon?

• the readers’ perspective

  
  

• politicians’ perspective

  
  

• their boss’s perspective

  
  

• their own perspective

  
  

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 19.”

Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws,
And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;
Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,
And burn the long-liv'd phoenix, in her blood;
Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleets,
And do whate'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time,
To the wide world and all her fading sweets;
But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:
O! carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,
Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen;
Him in thy course untainted do allow
For beauty's pattern to succeeding men.
Yet, do thy worst old Time: despite thy wrong,
My love shall in my verse ever live young.

Which features make this an example of a Shakespearean sonnet? Select three options.

• the abab, cdcd, efef, gg rhyme scheme

  
  

• the groupings of two stressed syllables

  
  

• the widespread use of iambic pentameter

  
  

• the use of three quatrains followed by a couplet

  
  

• the fact that the final lines summarize the preceding lines

  
  

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 19.”

Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws,
And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;
Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,
And burn the long-liv'd phoenix, in her blood;
Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleets,5
And do whate'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time,
To the wide world and all her fading sweets;
But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:
O! carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,
Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen;10
Him in thy course untainted do allow
For beauty's pattern to succeeding men.
Yet, do thy worst old Time: despite thy wrong,
My love shall in my verse ever live young.

Which is the best paraphrase of the line 9?

• Keep time from passing.

  
  

• Time cannot alter my love.

  
  

• My love has beautiful brows.

  
  

• Do not make my love look older.

  
  

Which statements are true of realistic fiction? Select three options.

• The conflicts are common problems with believable outcomes.

  
  

• The characters are historical figures or people living today.

  
  

• The setting is an environment that reflects the real world as it is.

  
  

• The theme provides relatable messages about everyday life.

  
  

• The tone is developed through the reader's perspective.

  
  

Read the excerpt from "The Open Window."

"Her great tragedy happened just three years ago,” said the child; "that would be since your sister’s time.”

"Her tragedy?” asked Framton; somehow in this restful country spot tragedies seemed out of place.

"You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon,” said the niece, indicating a large French window that opened on to a lawn.

"It is quite warm for the time of the year,” said Framton; "but has that window got anything to do with the tragedy?”

"Out through that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day’s shooting. They never came back. In crossing the moor to their favourite snipe-shooting ground they were all three engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog. It had been that dreadful wet summer, you know, and places that were safe in other years gave way suddenly without warning. Their bodies were never recovered. That was the dreadful part of it.” Here the child’s voice lost its self-possessed note and became falteringly human. "Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back some day, they and the little brown spaniel that was lost with them, and walk in at that window just as they used to do. That is why the window is kept open every evening till it is quite dusk. Poor dear aunt, she has often told me how they went out, her husband with his white waterproof coat over his arm, and Ronnie, her youngest brother, singing, ‘Bertie, why do you bound?’ as he always did to tease her, because she said it got on her nerves. Do you know, sometimes on still, quiet evenings like this, I almost get a creepy feeling that they will all walk in through that window—”

She broke off with a little shudder. It was a relief to Framton when the aunt bustled into the room with a whirl of apologies for being late in making her appearance.

"I hope Vera has been amusing you?” she said.

"She has been very interesting,” said Framton.

"I hope you don’t mind the open window,” said Mrs. Sappleton briskly; "my husband and brothers will be home directly from shooting, and they always come in this way. They’ve been out for snipe in the marshes today, so they’ll make a fine mess over my poor carpets. So like you men-folk, isn’t it?”

She rattled on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the prospects for duck in the winter. To Framton it was all purely horrible.

What is an example of situational irony in the excerpt?

• “‘Her great tragedy happened just three years ago,’ said the child; ‘that would be since your sister’s time.’”

  
  

• “‘Her tragedy?’ asked Framton; somehow in this restful country spot tragedies seemed out of place.”

  
  

• “She rattled on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the prospects for duck in the winter. To Framton it was all purely horrible.”

  
  

• “‘I hope you don’t mind the open window,’ said Mrs. Sappleton briskly; ‘my husband and brothers will be home directly from shooting, and they always come in this way.’”

  
  

A student is writing a conclusion for a research-based informative essay on the possibility of exploring and inhabiting Mars. What should he include in his conclusion? Select two options.

• a restatement of his main thesis 

  
  

• new evidence to support his main thesis

  
  

• citations for the research cited in the essay

  
  

• a review of evidence used to support the thesis

  
  

Read the writing prompt.

Drones are becoming a bigger part of everyday life. The rules and regulations for using drones are not yet fully established. Write a research-based essay discussing the many uses of drones, the potential future uses of drones, and the laws that are being discussed to regulate their use.

Which research question would be most effective for this topic?

• Why does nobody know how to regulate drones or to create laws about their everyday use?

  
  

• How are drones currently used, and how will drone technology and legislation affect their future?

  
  

• How has drone technology changed, and how will the future be changed by drones and by those who govern their usage?

  
  

• How are drones used in the United States by middle-class families, and what drone-specific laws are legislatures currently discussing?

  
  

Which rules must be followed for an MLA citation to be correct? Select four options.

• The author’s name, if known, must be included.

  
  

• Both opening and closing quotation marks must be used when quoting directly from a text. 

  
  

• The complete citation must be added to the works cited page.

  
  

• The author’s name can be placed either before the quotation or within parentheses. 

  
  

• A closing quotation mark should be eliminated if the quotation is longer than one line.

  
  

Read another excerpt from Colleen’s research-based essay on trends in education. 

(1) One trend certain to remain, and even expand, is the trend toward integrating technology into the classroom. (2) In many districts, the classroom has been transformed into a high-tech zone, other districts are lagging, due to a lack of either resources or vision. (3) According to research, the most successful districts incorporate technology at a much higher rate of computer equipment per student than the least successful districts (Pellegrin 14).

What is the best way for Colleen to revise the paragraph to effectively use transitions?

• by adding the transition For example to the beginning of sentence 1

  
  

• by adding the transition though before the phrase other districts in sentence 2

  
  

• by replacing the phrase According to research with the transition Indeed in sentence 3

  
  

• by replacing the word than with the transition as well as in sentence 3