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English 3B Cumulative ExamQuestions and Solutions A+
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Read the excerpt from "First Generation" of Dreaming in Cuban, by Cristina
Garcia.She considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of El Líder, a
star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in America. His
wicked curveball attracted the major league scouts, and the Washington
Senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds. Frustrated,
El Líder went home, rested his pitching arm, and started a revolution in the
mountains.Which best explains how Garcia's word choice helps establish her
voice in the excerpt?
Garcia uses short, forceful words to assert a pessimistic opinion on fate.
Garcia uses formal, academic language and location words to suggest a
theory about fate.
Garcia uses American baseball terminology to suggest fate's defeat.
Garcia uses words with positive connotations to suggest an optimistic
outlook on fate. - -C
-Read the passage from President Barack Obama's address on Syria.
On August 21st, these basic rules were violated, along with our sense of
common humanity. No one disputes that chemical weapons were used in
Syria. The world saw thousands of videos, cell phone pictures, and social
media accounts from the attack, and humanitarian organizations told stories
of hospitals packed with people who had symptoms of poison gas.
What evidence does Obama mostly rely on in this excerpt?
experiments and expert opinions
analogies and testimonials
visual evidence and anecdotes
personal observations and facts - -C
-Which statement best explains why a moral dilemma often creates conflict?
There are always two characters who want completely different things to
happen.
There are no good reasons for choosing the solutions that will resolve the
dilemma.
A character always has only one option to adequately resolve the dilemma.
A character has to make a choice that will likely have some undesirable
consequences. - -D
-Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Lately, I've been giving more
thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have
, described it to people as "broken" or "fractured" English. But I wince when I
say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no other way to
describe it other than "broken," as if it were damaged and needed to be
fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness.What can be inferred
from the excerpt?
Tan is embarrassed by the nonstandard form of English that her mother
speaks.
Tan believes that nonstandard forms of English are legitimate languages in
their own right.
Tan wishes that she did not have to think about the English that her mother
speaks.
Tan is angry that people are not taught nonstandard English languages in
school. - -B
-Which statement best compares the structure of "Harlem" and "The Weary
Blues"?
"Harlem" is short and happy, while "The Weary Blues" is longer and lyrical.
"Harlem" is short and urgent, while "The Weary Blues" is longer and lyrical.
"Harlem" is short and content, while "The Weary Blues" is longer and
unhappy.
"Harlem" is short and curious, while "The Weary Blues" is longer and
unhappy. - -A
-Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Lately, I've been giving more
thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have
described it to people as "broken" or "fractured" English. But I wince when I
say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no other way to
describe it other than "broken," as if it were damaged and needed to be
fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness.How does Tan build a
central idea of her story in the excerpt?
Tan discusses her thoughts about language to build the idea that the English
language does not have words to match some Chinese terms.
Tan discusses her relationship with her mother to build the idea that mothers
and daughters in all cultures often have misunderstandings.
Tan discusses her mother's use of English to build the idea that a form of
language can be purposeful and meaningful even if it is nonstandard.
Tan discusses the English language - -C
-Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.Reargument was
largely devoted to the circumstances surrounding the adoption of the
Fourteenth Amendment in 1868.The Supreme Court studies the Fourteenth
Amendment to determine
the primary authors of the document.
whether its intent has been compromised.
how it has been interpreted in each state.
whether it needs to be repealed. - -B
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