use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking: (i) verbs (perfect and progressive tenses) and participles, (ii) appositive phrases, (iii) adverbial and adjectival phrases and clauses, (iv) relative pronouns (e.g., whose, that, which), (v) subordinating conjunctions (e.g., because, since)
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Read these lines from the poem. Which sentence from the story relates a similar idea?
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Behind my drum set was the one place I felt completely like myself.
This was because I had never been part of any particular group.
Janis had seemed so confident, but she was just as self-conscious as me.
It was the perfect place to practice my drumming without anyone bothering me or judging me.
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Unlike the speaker in “Thumbprint,” Cassie in “Finally Home” expresses —
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a strong sense of self-worth
a fear of being judged
pride in her physical appearance
a desire for personal change
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Read these lines from the poem. Which sentence from the story relates a similar idea?
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Unlike the speaker in “Thumbprint,” Cassie in “Finally Home” expresses —
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Cassie in “Finally Home” and the speaker in “Thumbprint” both —
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Which line from the poem best expresses Cassie’s feelings at the end of the story?
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One difference between Cassie in the story and the speaker in the poem is that the speaker —
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Both the author of the letter and the speaker in the poem would most likely consider a blank page to be a —
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Read lines 6 through 10 from the poem. Which sentences from the letter express the same idea as these lines from the poem?
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How does the author’s purpose for writing in “Dear Fellow Writer” differ from the poet’s purpose in “What the Page Says”?
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Read these excerpts from the letter and the poem. Based on these excerpts, the reader can conclude that both the author and the poet share a similar belief that —
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What is one difference between the author of the letter and the speaker in the poem?
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One difference between the selections “Breaking Out of the Box” and “A Bountiful Billboard” is that “A Bountiful Billboard” —
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What is one important benefit of shipping container apartment buildings and the billboard in Lima?
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Read this sentence from “Breaking Out of the Box.” Which sentence from “A Bountiful Billboard” is related to this idea?
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Both selections explore ideas that involve —
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What is one difference between Noah’s mother in the excerpt and the author of the article?
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Read this sentence from paragraph 4 of “A Little Common Courtesy, Please.” Which event from “The View from Saturday” best demonstrates this message?
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How are Noah’s mother in the excerpt and the mother of the child in the article similar?
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How does Noah in the excerpt act like the texting grocery shopper in the article?
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Read this sentence from “A Little Common Courtesy, Please.” Which character from “The View from Saturday” holds a similar belief?
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How are the descriptions of space travel different in the selection and the poem?
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With which statement would both the author of the selection and the poet most likely agree?
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One difference between the selection and the poem is that only the selection presents the idea that —
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Which idea about humankind is expressed in both the selection and the poem?
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Read this line from the poem. This idea is most closely related to the ideas of which person discussed in the selection?
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