English Cumulative Exam Review Exam Questions And All Correct Answers.
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English 3B Cumulative
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English 3B Cumulative
Read the passage.
The headmistress of the boarding school was a buttoned-up, austere woman with a tightly wound, slate-gray bun at the top of her head and clunky black shoes on her feet. She made sure that our uniforms were complete at inspection every morning, and if one of us dared to wear a war...
English Cumulative Exam Review Exam
Questions And All Correct Answers.
Read the passage.
The headmistress of the boarding school was a buttoned-up, austere woman with a tightly wound, slate-
gray bun at the top of her head and clunky black shoes on her feet. She made sure that our uniforms
were complete at inspection every morning, and if one of us dared to wear a warmer pair of socks than
the thin, oatmeal-colored ones we were issued, there would be trouble.
What does the use of the word austere imply? - Answer that the headmistress is not a kind person
Read the passage from Animal Farm.
Once again it was being put about that all the animals were dying of famine and disease, and that they
were continually fighting among themselves and had resorted to cannibalism and infanticide. Napoleon
was well aware of the bad results that might follow if the real facts of the food situation were known,
and he decided to make use of Mr. Whymper to spread a contrary impression. Hitherto the animals had
had little or no contact with Whymper on his weekly visits: now, however, a few selected animals, mostly
sheep, were instructed to remark casually in his hearing that rations had been increased. In addition,
Napoleon ordered the almost empty bins in the store-shed to be filled nearly to the brim with sand,
which was then covered up with what remained of the grain and meal. On some suitable pretext
Whymper was led through the store-shed and allowed to catch a glimpse of the bins. He - Answer to
reveal that dictators manipulate others and use deception to further their ambitions
Study the editorial cartoon by John Branch.
"Everyone should stay inside to avoid being hit by-"
WHUMP!
"-T.V. Reporters..."
What is the cartoonist's purpose in this editorial cartoon? - Answer to make a satire about how many
reporters cover bad weather
Read the excerpt from Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah.
, At Hidaya the hijab was part of the uniform. But I used to take it off as soon as I stepped outside the
school gates because man oh man do you need guts to get on public transportation with it on. At the
end of the school day the trains would be absolutely packed with school kids. I could keep wearing it if I
hopped on with a group of Hidaya students because I wouldn't feel so exposed. But the problem was
that I had to change trains to get home and there was no way I had the courage to go the distance alone
with it on.
Which phrases from the text best show the narrator's attitude? Select three options. - Answer ~ "need
guts"
~ "so exposed"
~ "no way I had the courage"
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.
Sugar is a taste we all want, a taste we all crave. People throughout the planet everywhere have been
willing to do anything, anything at all, to get that touch of sweetness. We even know exactly how
thrilling it was to taste sugar for the first time. When the Lewis and Clark Expedition met up with the
Shoshone, who had little previous contact with Old World products, Sacagawea gave a tiny piece of sugar
to a chief. He loved it, saying it was "the best thing he had ever tasted." Sugar created a hunger, a need,
which swept from one corner of the world to another, bringing the most terrible misery and destruction,
but then, too, the most inspiring ideas of liberty.
The text structure of this passage is - Answer cause and effect.
Read the scenario about a formal discussion.
Reggie is acting as moderator for a group discussion about the marching band's fall fundraiser. The
students in attendance hope to raise enough money to travel to California and march in the Rose Parade.
What can Reggie can do to be a successful moderator? Select three options. - Answer ~ ask
contributors questions in order to get clarification
~ identify facts that help support members' opinions
~ provide an agenda that helps keep the discussion on track
Read the sentence.
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