Making A Difference

29 August 2022
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The author's purpose in this excerpt is to
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prompt an emotion in the reader.
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The conflict in this excerpt affects Jesse because he decides to
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avoid speaking publicly about the situation.
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Which idea from this excerpt further complicates Neto's conflict?
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The coach doesn't support Neto, Jesse, and the other teammate.
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In this excerpt, the author to persuade readers to believe in something.
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Express Opinions
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What detail in this excerpt further complicates Neto's conflict?
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The school board does not respond to Neto.
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Which idea best indicates that one of the purposes of the author of It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference is to persuade?
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Andy makes copies of the students' letters and ensures that the letters are passed out.
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The author's purpose in this excerpt is to
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encourage readers to do something about what they believe in.
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What detail from the excerpt causes Neto's conflict?
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He realizes that racist remarks are being made.
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What were the author's purposes in writing It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference? Check all that apply
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to inform readers about the ways young people are changing the world to entertain readers with a story about high schoolers who made a change
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Which statement best describes how Andy has been affected by the conflict?
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Andy is intent on making a change for the better and putting an end to the racist comments coming from the racist fans
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Which detail from the excerpt best characterizes Hussain as a cruel man?
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In his left hand he held a sack, and his right hand held the arm of a boy in an iron grip.
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Based on the words used to characterize Karim in this excerpt, what does the author reveal about him? Check all that apply.
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Karim used to make carpets. Karim is older than the other children. Karim is bigger than the other children.
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In this excerpt, the author uses words to characterize Hussain Khan as a man who
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is dishonest to foreign customers.
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How does the author best reveal that Iqbal is courageous?
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by describing actions such as "seemed to look each of us in the eye"
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Why did the author choose to provide this fictional account of Iqbal Masih, who was a real person? Check all that apply.
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to interpret and share real events to bring Iqbal to life through descriptive detail and dialogue to add details, such as characters' thoughts and feelings, to the story since some of these details are not known to engage the reader by sharing his point of view about the topic
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In this excerpt, the author characterizes Karim's actions to reveal that Karim
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is dependant on Hussain Khan.
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In order for a fictionalized story to be based on real events, the author should include
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historical material.
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What kind of nonfiction source did the author most likely use to help make the elements in the story realistic?
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a government website on space exploration
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Iqbal is best characterized in this excerpt when the author uses the
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actions of others to show that Iqbal is respected.
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An author fictionalizing a story should use which types of source materials to research the story's elements? Check all that apply.
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interviews news articles textbooks
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Which are characteristics of graphic novels? Check all that apply.
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Using speech bubbles Combing words and images Dividing the story into frames
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Which are characteristics of memoirs? Check all that apply.
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Telling a non-fiction story Using first-person perspective
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Which statement best describes a difference between the frame and the excerpt?
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Only the excerpt tells about the atmosphere in the room after Iqbal received the award.
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Which statement describes how the purpose of the frame and the excerpt are different?
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The excerpt informs the reader that there were likely inaccuracies in the report provided to the court.
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Which excerpt from the prologue of Free the Children reflects what is happening in this frame?
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In exchange, Iqbal, said to be only four years old at the time, was forced to join several other child weavers squatting before looms in the owner's factory.
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Which excerpt from the prologue of Free the Children reflects what is occurring in this frame?
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With the help of a human-rights organization, Iqbal was able to escape and go to school. Iqbal completed two grade levels that first year.
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Which best describes the author's primary purpose in the prologue of Free the Children?
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to educate readers about a serious issue
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What is the authors purpose in these frames
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To inform
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Which best describes the author's purpose in these frames of Iqbal?
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to show Iqbal's pain and confusion after his debt increased
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How does the author highlight Iqbal's impact on others in these frames?
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by showing a group of children intently listening to Iqbal
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What should the writer include in the second body paragraph of an e-mail that addresses a problem? Check all that apply.
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the importance of solving the problem A clear solution to the promblem
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Which is the correct format for a formal letter?
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heading, salutation, body, closing, signature
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What should be added to this paragraph to make the writer's argument more effective?
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the author's viewpoint
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Which part of a formal e-mail is optional?
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The contact information
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This sentence is an example of the writer's or perspective, on the topic.
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Viewpoint
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A formal letter that you print and mail begins with a
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Heading
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Which revision makes the tone of the sentence appropriate for a formal e-mail?
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Please review our suggestion for paving over the muddy area where students wait before school.
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What viewpoint is being expressed in the e-mail?
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Due to the number of accidents, the writer feels that Griffin Avenue needs a traffic light.
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Who is most likely the intended audience of the letter?
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The students parent
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Which viewpoint would be the best addition to the paragraph?
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The school library needs an update in order to be an effective resource for the students.