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Read the passage. (1) Waking up to the sounds of the lawnmower outside the window confused Wilma at first, but then her eyes opened quickly as she remembered what was happening later that day. (2) She hopped from her bed and quickly dressed in clothes appropriate for yard work. (3) Toast had been prepared for breakfast, and Wilma grabbed a piece as she ran through the kitchen and into the yard. (4) They would need to make sure the grass was cut, leaves and branches were picked up, and the flowerbeds were weeded before they decorated for the party. (5) As her mother was mowing the yard, Wilma joined her father in the flowerbed. Which sentence is out of order in the paragraph? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 The things you learn in a writing class can make your life better in which of the following ways? Select whethe each situation is related to writing class skills or not. Hint: 4 are correct, and 2 are incorrect. You find a more ideal study environment, not just for writing, but for all of your college work. Yes You notice that you are suddenly taking more naps without being prompted because there is always required "nap time" in writing classes. You apply creative skills to learning tasks in other subjects. You notice that you can more quickly "tap into your brain" and generate ideas in situations outside the writing class. Select the correct answer. Which sentence best expresses Jack London's point of view in his essay "The Human Drift"? A. Nations wage wars to outdo each other in the race to become the most powerful. B. Hunger is the primary motive that drives humans to wander to greener pastures. C. The fear of death is the greatest of all human fears. D. All men wish to achieve immortality in some way. Naturalism and Society: Mastery Test Welect the correct answer. Which sentence best expresses Jack London's point of view in his essay "The Human Drift"? A. Nations wage wars to outdo each other in the race to become the most powerful. B. Hunger is the primary motive that drives humans to wander to greener paslores. C. The fear of death is the greatest of all human fears. D. All men wish to achieve immortality in some way. Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Kim was an extremely bright student. She had a prodigious memory and would always ace her quizzes. This ability stemmed from her predestined fortuitous voracious fortunate Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Kim was an extremely bright student. She had \[ \begin{array}{l}\text { (e) reading habit. }\end{array} \] \( \begin{array}{l}\text { apposite } \\ \text { incessant } \\ \text { prodigious } \\ \text { conjecture }\end{array} \) EXERCISE 1 Identify the italicized words in each sentence as adverbs of time, place, degree, manner, affirmation, or negation. 1. Bill was not able to recall the story recently. 2. He started quite calmly. 3. Allegedly, the lion had never been seen running away. 4. Walking confidently toward the lion, she talked steadily to it. 5. The lion undoubtedly was curious and slowly stood up. Next \( \odot \) Naturalism and Society: Mastery Test Select the correct answer. Based on structural elements, what type of expository text does this excerpt from a 1917 Congressional address by President Woodrow Wilson exemplify? I am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only of the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits which have always, even in the darkest periods of modern history, been deemed innocent and legitimate. Property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be. A. persuasive essay B. creative nonfiction C. news article D. personal memoir ead the excerpt trom "A Case for Waawaatesi. " mink of it this way your ancestors navigated by the tars, and todiy most people won't walk outside withouta GPS. That's a crazy loss of direction or skill at some level for sure. And whilie Indigenous peoples and many rural peoples can still see the stars, most of the word's population cannot. That's particularty an urban thing, where there's all this light. From my farm, trough the open skies, at night I can see the glow of Detoit Lakes, and that's 25 miles away. By adding a relatable personal experience, what does the author achieve in this excerpt? It establishes their credibility. It lays out a logical sequence of events. It makes the audience feel sorry for the author. It provides reasons for the reader to relocate. Select the correct text in the passage. Which two sentences contain Ronald Reagan's main argument in this excerpt from his 1964 speech "A Time for Choosing"? As for the peace that we would preserve, I wonder who among us would like to approach the wife or mother whose husband or son has died in South Vietnam and ask them if they think this is a peace that should be maintained indefinitely. Do they mean peace, or do they mean we just want to be left in peace? There can be no real peace while one American is dying some place in the world for the rest of us. We're at war with the most dangerous enemy that has ever faced mankind in his long climb from the swamp to the stars, and it's been said if we lose that war, and in so doing lose this way of freedom of ours, history will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening. Weil I think it's time we ask ourselves if we still know the freedoms that were intended for us by the Founding Fathers.
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