American Literature 3rd Short Cycle Assessment (2022-23)

Instructions

Selected-Response

Required

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Read the paragraph from a student’s argumentative essay.

Americans today are increasingly reluctant to leave home without their smartphones. Having access to digital information while on the go has made smartphones a critical necessity for many people in everyday life. These days, people use their mobile devices for everything from accessing maps to shopping, scheduling appointments, researching on the Internet, and communicating with peers on social media. However, despite the useful nature of smartphones, people are just using those things way too much.

Which revision of the underlined clause BEST maintains the formal style of the paragraph?

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Required

1

Read the paragraph from a student’s report.

1 Though California’s Sierra Nevada range is the site of America’s most well-known gold rush, the first significant gold strike in America occurred near Dahlonega, Georgia, in the late 1820s. 2 According to one legend, Benjamin Parks, a farmer and hunter, accidentally found the first gold nugget while traveling with a friend. 3 He picked up what he initially thought was a rock, but upon closer examination, he realized it was gold. 4 Word quickly spread that gold had been discovered. 5 _______________________ thousands of people flocked to the area, hoping to make the same profitable discovery.

Which transitional word or phrase should be placed at the beginning of sentence 5 to BEST clarify the relationship between ideas?

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Required

1

Read the paragraph from a student’s draft of a narrative.

1 I’ll never forget the day my family and I hiked nearly thirty minutes through brushy terrain on a humid afternoon to reach the campsite for our annual summer camping trip. 2 As everyone started to settle into the campsite, my stomach sank as I suddenly realized something that would surely make me an unpopular camper. 3 I remembered that I had left a box of graham crackers, chocolate bars, and marshmallows at home. 4 Unfortunately, in my excitement to get the best seat in the car for the upcoming trip, I forgot the box. 5 I prepared myself for everyone’s reaction once they knew that I had left the most important camping supplies at home.

Read the sentence. I had purposely placed the box of supplies near the front door so that I wouldn’t forget it.

Where should the sentence be placed to maintain a logical sequence of events in the narrative?

ELACC11-12W3a

Required

1

A student needs to answer the following research question for a science project:
What are the advantages of implementing a renewable energy plan?

The student took notes from various sources for the research project.

Choose the note that BEST answers the student’s research question.

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Required

1

A student is writing an essay about how desalination of salt water can produce fresh water for human consumption.

Which source would be the MOST credible and relevant to use for the essay?

ELACC11-12W8

Required

1

Read the sentence from the paragraph.

When he returned, he abused his whole subjectry for liars, and was in an unappeasable fury with the moral and mental blindness of the cat.

Which phrase BEST paraphrases the underlined portion of the sentence in contemporary English?

ELACC11-12L4a

Required

1

Read the paragraphs.

“It is a hole in the wall,” said the cat. “You look in it, and there you see the picture, and it is so dainty and charming and ethereal and inspiring in its unimaginable beauty that your head turns round and round, and you almost swoon with ecstasy.” The donkey had not said anything as yet; he now began to throw doubts. He said there had never been anything as beautiful as this before, and probably wasn’t now. He said that when it took a whole basketful of sesquipedalian adjectives to whoop up a thing of beauty, it was time for suspicion.

What is the MOST LIKELY meaning of the underlined word?

ELACC11-12L4a

Required

1

Read the definition and the sentence.

deteriorate v. 1. to become worse in value or quality over time
2. to wear away slowly After nearly forty years of wear and tear, the ______________ of the exterior of the house was significant.

Which form of deteriorate correctly completes the sentence?

ELACC11-12L4b

Required

1

Read the dictionary entry.

compound n. 1. a combination of two or more ingredients or parts 2. a substance formed by the chemical union of two or more elements 3. a word that consists either of two or more elements that are independent words 4. a building or buildings set off by an enclosed barrier
Now read the sentences.

In science we are learning about certain compounds that are essential to life, like water. Each water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

Which definition from the dictionary entry matches the meaning of compounds as it is used in the sentences?

ELACC11-12L4c

Required

1

Which sentence contains correct capitalization?

ELACC11-12L2c

Required

1

Read the sentence.

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and typically explored such themes as the limitations of social class and societal expectations.

Which revision BEST improves the syntax of the sentence?

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Required

1

Which sentence uses hyphenation correctly?

ELACC11-12L2a

Required

1

Read the sentence.

Teresa studied for an hour outlining her paper and then she took the afternoon off
from work.

Which revision BEST improves the syntax of the sentence?

ELACC11-12L3a

Required

1

Which is the correct use of a hyphen in the second sentence?

ELACC11-12L2a

Required

1

Read this sentence from the passage.

Moreover, Wheatley studied History, geography, Latin, and many other difficult
subjects.

Which word in the sentence contains an error in capitalization?

ELACC11-12L2c

Required

1

Read this sentence and answer the question that follows.

According to Beth, tickets to the poetry reading have gone on sale therefore,
you can buy them anywhere.

How should the sentence be correctly punctuated?

ELACC11-12L2c

American Literature 3rd Short Cycle Assessment (2022-23)

A student needs to answer the following research question for a science project:What are the advantages of implementing a renewable energy plan?The student took notes from various sources for the research project.Choose the note that BEST answers the student’s research question.

A student is writing an essay about how desalination of salt water can produce fresh water for human consumption.Which source would be the MOST credible and relevant to use for the essay?

Read the sentence from the paragraph.When he returned, he abused his whole subjectry for liars, and was in an unappeasable fury with the moral and mental blindness of the cat.Which phrase BEST paraphrases the underlined portion of the sentence in contemporary English?

Read the definition and the sentence.deteriorate v. 1. to become worse in value or quality over time2. to wear away slowly After nearly forty years of wear and tear, the ______________ of the exterior of the house was significant.Which form of deteriorate correctly completes the sentence?

Which sentence contains correct capitalization?

Read the sentence.Edith Wharton was an American novelist, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and typically explored such themes as the limitations of social class and societal expectations.Which revision BEST improves the syntax of the sentence?

Which sentence uses hyphenation correctly?

Read the sentence.Teresa studied for an hour outlining her paper and then she took the afternoon offfrom work.Which revision BEST improves the syntax of the sentence?

Which is the correct use of a hyphen in the second sentence?

Read this sentence from the passage.Moreover, Wheatley studied History, geography, Latin, and many other difficultsubjects.Which word in the sentence contains an error in capitalization?

Read this sentence and answer the question that follows.According to Beth, tickets to the poetry reading have gone on sale therefore,you can buy them anywhere.How should the sentence be correctly punctuated?

A student needs to answer the following research question for a science project:What are the advantages of implementing a renewable energy plan?The student took notes from various sources for the research project.Choose the note that BEST answers the student’s research question.

A student is writing an essay about how desalination of salt water can produce fresh water for human consumption.Which source would be the MOST credible and relevant to use for the essay?

Read the sentence from the paragraph.When he returned, he abused his whole subjectry for liars, and was in an unappeasable fury with the moral and mental blindness of the cat.Which phrase BEST paraphrases the underlined portion of the sentence in contemporary English?

Read the definition and the sentence.deteriorate v. 1. to become worse in value or quality over time2. to wear away slowly After nearly forty years of wear and tear, the ______________ of the exterior of the house was significant.Which form of deteriorate correctly completes the sentence?

Which sentence contains correct capitalization?

Read the sentence.Edith Wharton was an American novelist, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and typically explored such themes as the limitations of social class and societal expectations.Which revision BEST improves the syntax of the sentence?

Which sentence uses hyphenation correctly?

Read the sentence.Teresa studied for an hour outlining her paper and then she took the afternoon offfrom work.Which revision BEST improves the syntax of the sentence?

Which is the correct use of a hyphen in the second sentence?

Read this sentence from the passage.Moreover, Wheatley studied History, geography, Latin, and many other difficultsubjects.Which word in the sentence contains an error in capitalization?

Read this sentence and answer the question that follows.According to Beth, tickets to the poetry reading have gone on sale therefore,you can buy them anywhere.How should the sentence be correctly punctuated?

A student needs to answer the following research question for a science project:
What are the advantages of implementing a renewable energy plan?

The student took notes from various sources for the research project.

Choose the note that BEST answers the student’s research question.

A student is writing an essay about how desalination of salt water can produce fresh water for human consumption.

Which source would be the MOST credible and relevant to use for the essay?

Read the sentence from the paragraph.

When he returned, he abused his whole subjectry for liars, and was in an unappeasable fury with the moral and mental blindness of the cat.

Which phrase BEST paraphrases the underlined portion of the sentence in contemporary English?

Read the definition and the sentence.

deteriorate v. 1. to become worse in value or quality over time
2. to wear away slowly After nearly forty years of wear and tear, the ______________ of the exterior of the house was significant.

Which form of deteriorate correctly completes the sentence?

Read the sentence.

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and typically explored such themes as the limitations of social class and societal expectations.

Which revision BEST improves the syntax of the sentence?

Read the sentence.

Teresa studied for an hour outlining her paper and then she took the afternoon off
from work.

Which revision BEST improves the syntax of the sentence?

Read this sentence from the passage.

Moreover, Wheatley studied History, geography, Latin, and many other difficult
subjects.

Which word in the sentence contains an error in capitalization?

Read this sentence and answer the question that follows.

According to Beth, tickets to the poetry reading have gone on sale therefore,
you can buy them anywhere.

How should the sentence be correctly punctuated?

A student needs to answer the following research question for a science project:
What are the advantages of implementing a renewable energy plan?

The student took notes from various sources for the research project.

Choose the note that BEST answers the student’s research question.

A student is writing an essay about how desalination of salt water can produce fresh water for human consumption.

Which source would be the MOST credible and relevant to use for the essay?

Read the sentence from the paragraph.

When he returned, he abused his whole subjectry for liars, and was in an unappeasable fury with the moral and mental blindness of the cat.

Which phrase BEST paraphrases the underlined portion of the sentence in contemporary English?

Read the definition and the sentence.

deteriorate v. 1. to become worse in value or quality over time
2. to wear away slowly After nearly forty years of wear and tear, the ______________ of the exterior of the house was significant.

Which form of deteriorate correctly completes the sentence?

Read the sentence.

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and typically explored such themes as the limitations of social class and societal expectations.

Which revision BEST improves the syntax of the sentence?

Read the sentence.

Teresa studied for an hour outlining her paper and then she took the afternoon off
from work.

Which revision BEST improves the syntax of the sentence?

Read this sentence from the passage.

Moreover, Wheatley studied History, geography, Latin, and many other difficult
subjects.

Which word in the sentence contains an error in capitalization?

Read this sentence and answer the question that follows.

According to Beth, tickets to the poetry reading have gone on sale therefore,
you can buy them anywhere.

How should the sentence be correctly punctuated?