Question 1

What transition would be the most appropriate to use at the beginning of sentence 6?

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For this reason among others

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For further evidence

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To wipe away any doubt

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As a matter of concern

Question 2

Candice needs a more effective thesis statement for her paper. Which sentence should replace sentence 8 to serve as the thesis statement?

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The Great Barrier Reef of Australia is a supreme example of the mysteries of the natural world because of its wide variety of plant and animal life.

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There are other barrier reefs in the oceans of the world, but only the Great Barrier Reef is so well known.

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A coral reef like the Great Barrier Reef can grow only in shallow, warm water because it needs light from the sun to survive.

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Some scientists believe the Great Barrier Reef first began to grow about 18 million years ago.

Question 3

Candice needs a topic sentence for the third paragraph (sentences 19–21). Which of the following sentences should be inserted before sentence 19 to introduce the ideas in this paragraph?

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Over time a vast array of creatures has come to inhabit the Great Barrier Reef.

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The waters along the Great Barrier Reef provide a habitat for marine animals that researchers study.

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The biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef ensures its long-term existence.

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Marine animal species that are threatened are protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Question 4

Candice may have a redundant sentence in the fourth paragraph (sentences 22–26). Which sentence, if any, should be deleted?

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Sentence 26

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No sentence should be deleted.

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Sentence 25

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Sentence 24

Question 5

Candice would like to improve her concluding sentence by summing up the ideas she has presented. Which sentence should she use to replace sentence 35?

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Attracting visitors from around the world, the Great Barrier Reef has a beauty that is perhaps unequaled anywhere on Earth.

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Finally, we must protect the Great Barrier Reef from being destroyed so future generation scan enjoy it.

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How much still remains to be discovered about the Great Barrier Reef of Australia is anybody’s guess.

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Researchers should explore the oceans further to try to find other natural wonders like the Great Barrier Reef.

Question 6

Melody’s opening sentence is unclear. What change should she make in sentence 1 to clarify her introductory paragraph?

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Change They to Teachers and leaders at our school

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Change continually to always

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Change telling us to instructing us

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Change community to surrounding neighborhood

Question 7

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 6 and 7?

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My own sister, who attends one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school, is having a hard time in math.

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My own sister attends one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school, she is having a hard time in math.

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My own sister attends one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school although she is having a hard time in math.

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My own sister is having a hard time in math attending one of the elementary schools that feeds into our high school.

Question 8

Melody needs a better transition into the third paragraph (sentences 12–17) of her essay. Which of the following could she add before sentence 12 to improve this transition?

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In researching mentoring programs, I learned of several promising results.

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Because I believe in the mentoring concept, I’d like to see it at our school.

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As I think about a mentoring program, I have many ideas on how it should work.

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If struggling youngsters get the help they need, it could benefit teachers, too.

Question 9

Melody would like to add the following counterargument to her essay.

Where is the best place for her to insert this sentence?

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Before sentence 21

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Before sentence 5

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Before sentence 10

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Before sentence 13

Question 10

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 4?

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Change benefitial to beneficial

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Change healthier to healthiest

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No change is needed in sentence 4.

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Insert a comma after people

Question 11

What is the correct way to write sentence 9?

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People feel safe when confiding in their pets; without being judgmental, a pet will often sit compassionately by its owner’s side for as long as is needed.

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People feel safe when confiding in their pets; without being judgmental. A pet will often sit compassionately by its owner’s side for as long as is needed.

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People feel safe when confiding in their pets. Without being judgmental, a pet will often sit compassionately; by its owner’s side, for as long as is needed.

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People feel safe when confiding in their pets, without being judgmental; a pet will often sit compassionately by its owner’s side for as long as is needed.

Question 12

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 26?

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Delete the comma after appropriate

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Change are to were

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Change minimal to minamal

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No change is necessary.

Question 13

What change should be made in sentence 30?

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Change until to Until

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Change remains to remained

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Change one’s to ones’

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Change poet to Poet

Question 14

What is the correct way to write sentence 8?

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She promised her mother that she would succeed. Consequently, she walked the four-mile distance daily between her home and school.

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She promised her mother that she would succeed consequently, she walked the four-mile distance daily, between her home and school.

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She promised her mother that she would succeed consequently she walked the four-mile distance daily between her home and school.

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She promised her mother that she would succeed. Consequently, she walked; the four-mile distance daily between her home and school.

Question 15

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 10?

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Change have run to ran

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Make no change

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Delete the comma after year

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Change was forced to is forced

Question 16

What change should Gena make in sentence 17?

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Change whom to who

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Change proficient to proficiant

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Insert a comma after September

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Change came to comes

Question 17

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 25?

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No change should be made.

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Change mechanical to machanical

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Insert a comma after performance

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Change the comma after 1926 to a semicolon

Question 18

How does sentence 28 need to be changed?

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Change Similar to Similarly

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Change started to would start

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Change female to females

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Insert a comma after Club

Question 19

Which sentence from “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” best supports the main idea of the article?

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Most players here won’t ever put on a big-league uniform, but they come to IMG trying to find and reach their potential.

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Tuition, room and board here for the combined academic and sports program is about $70,000 a year.

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He remembers being fascinated by how the players and coaches talked and how fans reacted to the game.

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Ketch doesn’t think about the numbers.

Question 20

Based on the article, the coaches at IMG can best be described as —

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caring about the future success of the students

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dismissive of the mistakes students make

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concerned about the effectiveness of their coaching ability

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focused on becoming coaches at a professional level

Question 21

Read this quotation from paragraph 13.

What evidence does the author present in the article to support the opinion expressed in this quotation?

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A reference to Marsh’s work ethic

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A description of Marsh’s training regimen

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An anecdote about Marsh’s time as a batboy

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Information about Marsh’s future plans

Question 22

The author wrote “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” primarily to —

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inform readers about a unique school and the students who attend it

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persuade readers to support schools that specialize in training student-athletes

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highlight the reasons people pursue a career in sports

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convince student-athletes to enroll in a specialized school for sports

Question 23

Read paragraph 21.

What does this sentence suggest?

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Determination and grit could get a player to the big leagues.

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Baseball players understand their potential at an early age.

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Legends about baseball frequently inspire players to improve.

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Most major-league players come from humble circumstances.

Question 24

What does the graphic best suggest about the different levels of baseball competition?

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Baseball leagues become more selective as players advance.

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Playing Little League baseball is necessary to becoming a major-league player.

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More athletes prefer playing college baseball than minor-league baseball.

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Most Little League baseball players participate in multiple sports when they reach high school.

Question 25

What can the reader conclude from the interaction between the pitching coach and Cameron Varga in paragraphs 17 through 20?

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The pitching coach wants his players to always strive to improve.

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Varga’s number of pitches will decrease as his speed increases.

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The pitching coach is mainly concerned about winning games quickly.

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Varga is confident in his ability to succeed in Florida.

Question 26

What is the author’s purpose for mentioning the children’s race through the house?

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To illustrate that some children value fun above competition

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To emphasize that his child is athletically superior to her friends

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To show that children lack concerns about safety when competing

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To highlight that children often disregard household rules

Question 27

Based on the information presented in the essay, what is one message the reader can infer?

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Satisfaction comes from being dedicated and doing your best.

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Persistence ensures that a loser will eventually become a winner.

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Avoiding competition is better than participating when failure is certain.

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Being rewarded simply for participating belittles the efforts of the winners.

Question 28

Read the following dictionary entry.

Which definition best matches the use of the word validated in paragraph 3?

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Definition 2

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Definition 3

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Definition 1

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Definition 4

Question 29

The author includes quotations in paragraph 8 primarily to —

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emphasize Cyrus’s noncompetitive nature

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reveal Naomi’s and Kean’s athletic abilities

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highlight that Naomi and Kean rarely agree

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point out the author’s concern for Cyrus

Question 30

Which quotation best expresses the author’s viewpoint about being an “also-ran”?

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I believe in celebrating those that finish third in a three-horse race.

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Our family enjoys a large house with a great running track.

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At school I was fortunate to win enough to balance all the times I lost, and I began to believe in this idea.

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Naomi and Kean have always been fast runners and very evenly matched, too.

Question 31

What can the reader conclude from paragraph 3?

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The author’s education did not fully prepare him for living in the real world.

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Students in England are required to attend school through the university level.

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The author was better at sports than at academics while growing up.

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Educational priorities at elite schools differ from those in public schools.

Question 32

What is the main idea of the selection?

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People should celebrate their best efforts even if they don’t always succeed.

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People who consistently win competitions as children have lifelong advantages over those who don’t.

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Parents should encourage their children to be active because fitness is important.

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Children usually develop friendships with others who have similar abilities.

Question 33

Both Ketchum Marsh in “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” and the author of “I Believe in the Also-Rans” —

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have attended exclusive schools that focus on achievement

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are natives of the same geographic location

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are frustrated by their limited athletic abilities

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have families that emphasize the importance of athletics

Question 34

Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of “I Believe in the Also-Rans.”

Which sentence from “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” contrasts with the attitude expressed in the sentence from “I Believe in the Also-Rans”?

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“We are not sending the message that every one of our players are going to wind up playing shortstop for the Mets.”

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“You kind of just don’t want to leave the field at the end of the night,” he says.

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Bolek, who has coached in the minors, the majors and college, says his job is not always about baseball.

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And there’s something else: Many of the coaches have given years to the game.

Question 35

Which sentence correctly describes the organizational pattern used by the authors of the two selections?

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Both selections include anecdotes as examples to support their main ideas.

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Both selections use quotations from experts to support the main ideas in the texts.

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Both selections use cause-and-effect to highlight the relationships between key ideas.

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Both selections provide definitions of key terms to add meaning to the texts.

Question 36

What do Ketchum Marsh in “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” and Cyrus in “I Believe in the Also-Rans” have in common?

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Neither is a natural-born athlete.

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Neither has supportive adults in his life.

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Both become easily frustrated by failure.

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Both hope to play professional sports.

Question 37

What is the purpose of paragraph 32 in “A Baseball School for Big-League Dreamers” and paragraph 3 in “I Believe in the Also-Rans”?

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To emphasize that the realities of adult life often differ from early experiences

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To point out the educational advantages of attending elite schools

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To specify the most important qualities needed to become a successful adult

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To explain that early disappointment can often lead to long-term failure

Question 38

What does the point of view used in the excerpt help the reader understand?

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How T. J.’s reactions differ from the reactions of the other boys

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How the boys agreed to help T. J. plant the garden

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How the adults found the garden

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How long the boys worked on the garden

Question 39

How is the first sentence of the excerpt important to the plot?

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It initiates the main conflict.

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It foreshadows the resolution.

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It introduces the main character.

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It presents an unanswered question.

Question 40

In paragraph 30, what does the word laboriously mean?

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Slowly and with difficulty

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For good reason

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At great cost

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Quietly and in secrecy

Question 41

Read this quotation from paragraph 20.

The irony of this quotation is that it calls attention to —

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the fact that T. J. does not have the right to use the rooftop despite creating the garden

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the love T. J. has for the outdoors while he is on a man-made structure

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the effort used to create a garden when it can be easily destroyed

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the rooftop being abandoned and the men still caring about its welfare

Question 42

What is a central theme of the excerpt?

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People take pride in their work.

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It is important to recognize the value of green spaces.

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Adults often lose their sense of accomplishment as they age.

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People rely on authority figures to maintain order.

Question 43

What does T. J.’s climb back up the fire escape in paragraph 28 reveal about him?

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He takes action once he makes up his mind.

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He behaves in ways that others consider immature.

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He has difficulty following rules.

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He enjoys being the leader of a group.

Question 44

In paragraph 25, why does Blackie say, “They own the building”?

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To convince T. J. that it is pointless to resist

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To indicate the limitations of what the men can do

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To help the men by supporting their claim

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To rally the boys to go against what T. J. has planned

Question 45

In paragraph 32, what does the blade of grass represent for T. J.?

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A final remnant of something precious

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The harvest he anticipated

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The new home he has found

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His friendship with the other boys

Question 46

Read lines 15 and 16.

In line 16, the word etched most closely means —

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imprinted

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perfected

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remembered

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tarnished

Question 47

What is a theme of the poem?

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Cherished objects can create connections between family members.

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Children desire what their parents value.

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What is extraordinary to some may seem ordinary to others.

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Old objects can be made new again by using imagination.

Question 48

What does the desk represent in the poem?

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The new beginnings that come with each generation

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The changes in style that happen over time

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The different ways creativity can be inspired in individuals

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The pride that is found in caring for possessions

Question 49

Which line from the poem best indicates that the speaker is ready to relinquish ownership of the desk?

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and paint it to match your bright green and lavender dreams. (line 35)

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Older than you by far, it sits in your room (line 28)

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piled high with crayon drawings, coins, trolls, and hot wheels cars. (line 29)

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You’re still too young to do algebra homework. (line 30)

Question 50

What tone is established in lines 22 through 25?

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Nostalgic, because the speaker warmly remembers the past

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Playful, because the speaker quickly lists random details

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Intellectual, because the speaker refers to academic matters

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Hopeful, because the speaker refers to her childhood dreams

Question 51

What do the speaker’s comments in lines 31 through 35 suggest?

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The speaker wants her child to find his or her own identity.

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The speaker believes her child deserves a new piece of furniture.

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The speaker wants her child to select a new color for the desk.

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The speaker believes her child will refuse to accept her offer.

Question 52

The repetition in lines 19 through 21 is used to emphasize that the desk —

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creates a timeless bond

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contains messages written long ago

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is worth a great amount of money

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is outdated in its appearance

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