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quiz 1 national
the new face of america
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Identifying Sentence Errors: If a sentence below contains a grammar or usage error, select the one underlined part that
must be changed to make the sentence correct. If there is no error, select choice E. In choosing answers, follow the requirements
of standard written English.
1 The demographic shift is monumental for a nation that
3 After Mitt Romney’s loss, Republicans began reassessing
a
a
was founded by white, English-speaking Europeans and
its position on immigration reform. The party “needs
b
B
C
has long wrestled with issues of race and ethnicity.
messages and policies that appeal to a broader audience,”
It also has broad implications for the country’s economy,
says media adviser Mark McKinnon. No error
D
c
E
it’s political life, and its identity. No error
D
E
4
Moises Morales, 23, moved to the U.S. from Mexico when
a
he was 12. He says that when he started high school, he
2 The number of mixed-race marriages—and, as a result,
a
B
C
initially had only Latino friends. No error
mixed-race children—are on the rise. Multiracial and
B
D
E
multiethnic Americans are among the fastest-growing
5
C
demographic groups in the U.S. No error
D
ssay: How do you think Americans’ perceptions of race
E
and ethnicity will change in the next 20 years? Explain.
E
quiz 2 national
obama’s in-box
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Sentence Completion: Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the
sentence as a whole.
1 Members of both political parties have expressed hope
3
ith Iran in ____ of the United Nations over its suspected
W
nuclear weapons program, the U.S. and much of the
international community have imposed harsh economic ____
to try to force Iran back to the bargaining table.
a
b
c
d
e
advance ... blockades
awe ... penchants
defense ... invectives
pursuit ... stimuli
defiance ... sanctions
4
bama’s place in history will be determined ____ by his
O
ability to get things done before he leaves office in 2017.
That’s no small task in a Washington ____ gridlock.
a
b
c
d
e
solely ... fearful of
inexorably ... striving for
largely ... mired in
minutely ... resistant to
proximately ... obliterated by
that some of the ____ can be toned down now that the
election is over.
a
b
c
d
e
blasphemy
dexterity
urbanity
rancor
diffidence
2
he Dream Act, which would have provided a path
T
to citizenship for young people brought to the U.S.
illegally as children, failed in Congress in 2010 because
it lacked enough Republican support. But Obama acted
on his own to ____ some of its ____ last summer.
a
b
c
d
e
lampoon ... precepts
implement ... provisions
abrogate ... variants
transcribe ... archetypes
repudiate ... patrons
5 Essay: What is the “second term curse”? Do you think
President Obama will be able to avoid it? Explain.
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quiz 3 international
india at a crossroads
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Passage-Based Reading: Reread the first two sections of the article: the introduction and the section under the heading
“Rising Global Powerhouse.” Then answer the following questions.
1 The purpose of the first six paragraphs of the article
3
aragraph four of the article uses the literary device of
P
____ to describe the root of Ashtok Khade’s success.
a
b
c
d
e
foreshadowing
irony
simile
metaphor
alliteration
4
I n paragraph four of the section under the heading
“Rising Global Powerhouse,” the word partitioned most
closely means
a
b
c
d
e
divided.
opened up.
liberated.
colonized.
pulverized.
is to
a
b
c
d
e
2
a
b
c
d
e
xplain why caste discrimination persists in large parts
e
of India.
show the growth of India’s economy in the past decade.
contrast Ashtok Khade’s childhood as an “untouchable”
with his success as a businessman today.
document Ashtok Khade’s unprecedented rise to
political power in India.
share the history of India as a colony of Great Britain.
ou can infer that the article’s title refers mostly to a
Y
crossroads between
usiness and politics.
b
poverty and progress.
India and China.
agriculture and trade.
Dalits and “untouchables.”
5 Essay: What are some of the factors in India’s two-
decades-long economic boom? Do you think the boom
will continue? Why or why not?
quiz 4 times past
1863: the emancipation proclamation
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Passage-Based Reading: Reread the first two sections of the article: the introduction and the section under the heading
“Secession & Civil War.” Then answer the following questions.
1 The main idea of the article’s first three paragraphs
3
What distinguished Delaware from South Carolina?
a
b
elaware banned slavery in its state constitution.
D
Delaware joined the Confederacy before
South Carolina.
Delaware refused to abide by the Confiscation Acts.
Delaware recognized Jefferson Davis as Confederate
president, but South Carolina did not.
Delaware never seceded from the Union.
is that
a
b
c
d
e
2
ccording to the article, which of these events
A
occurred first?
a
b
c
outh Carolina seceded from the United States.
S
Abraham Lincoln publicly took a stand against slavery.
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at
Fort Sumter.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated.
d
e
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t he Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the
U.S. once and for all.
President Lincoln was uncertain about issuing the
Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
President Lincoln’s advisers pressured him to issue
the Emancipation Proclamation.
although the Emancipation Proclamation had
limitations, it helped transform the nation.
the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery but
prolonged the Civil War.
c
d
e
4
ou can infer from the last two paragraphs of the
Y
section “Secession & Civil War” (the end of p. 25 and the
beginning of p. 26) that Lincoln’s main goal in 1863 was
a
b
c
d
e
t o create a lasting legacy for himself.
to save the Union.
to end slavery throughout the United States.
to regain the border states.
to placate abolitionsists.
5 Essay:
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change
the Civil War?
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