#1 (Book Fair) Paragraphs 2 and 3 are mainly about
B - the narrator’s feelings about his working relationship with Charlie.
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#2 (Book Fair) Using knowledge of word parts, what does unforeseeable mean? (Paragraph 4)
C - not able to see ahead
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#3 (Book Fair) The author’s use of hyperbole in paragraph 7 helps the reader understand
B - the extent of the problem.
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#4 (Book Fair) How is Mr. Egan important to the plot?
A - He helps the narrator understand the value of cooperating with others.
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#5 (Book Fair) Which characteristic of the passage shows that it is fiction?
C - It has a conflict and a resolution.
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#6 (Wang Yani) In paragraph 1, what does culprit mean?
C - offender
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#7(Wang Yani) See Picture
A - Wang Shiqiang wanted his daughter’s art to be unique.
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#8 (Wang Yani) How does the sequential structure of paragraphs 2–4 best support the author’s purpose of informing readers about how Wang Yani’s talent became widely recognized?
C - by revealing the places Wang Yani exhibited her art.
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# 9 (Wang Yani) A student is creating a paraphrase of paragraph 8. Drag two sentences into the boxes in the correct order to complete the paraphrase.
C & D - Yani used her art to share her thoughts and feelings with others. Once, Yani painted food to tell her mom she wanted something to eat.
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#10 (Wang Yani) Complete the analogy. Artist is to exhibition as actor is to ________ .
A - play
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#11 (Wang Yani) Which sentence from the passage contains an opinion?
C - Amazingly, Yani has never had any formal art training or painting classes.
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#12 (Wang Yani) Which characteristic of the passage best classifies it as nonfiction?
C - It tells about the life of a real person.
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#13 (Wang Yani) There are many steps in the writing process. One of them is to revise a first draft. Explain why this step is an important part of the writing process.
Student Response
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#14 (Making Candles Part 1) Where is the best place to add the prepositional phrase "for over 5,000 years" in lines 1 and 2?
D - after the word “around”
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#15 (Making Candles Part 1) What change, if any, should be made to are in line 3?
C- were
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#16 (Making Candles Part 1) What change should be made to fat oil gel or waxy substance in line 7?