Standards: Below
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
Author's Point of View must be about perspective.
How an author distinguishes themselves from other authors must be about their specific style.
Additionally, origami is an excellent way to exercise the mind. It locates focus, concentration, and spatial reasoning, all of which help improve brain function. Studies have shown that practicing origami can improve hand-eye coordination, memory, and problem-solving skills. It is a great way to unwind and relax while creating something beautiful. Origami can also be used to create unique gifts for friends and family, from simple paper cranes to complicated origami flowers.
Which change is the best revision to the underlined text?
locates
A orders
B projects
C requires
D No change
C requires
There are some origami masters who have dedicated their lives to the art of origami. They have mastered the processes and intricacies of folding and are known for their complex designs. Some origami masters have even created their own styles and schools of origami, passing on their knowledge and techniques to future generations. These masters have played important roles in advancing the art form, pushing the boundaries of what is possible with a single sheet of paper. Their designs inspire and challenge other origami enthusiasts, and their contributions have helped make origami the vibrant and diverse art form that it is today.
Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?
inspire and challenge other origami enthusiasts, and their contributions
A inspire and challenge other origami enthusiasts; and, their contributions
B inspire and challenge, other origami enthusiasts, and their contributions
C inspire, and challenge other origami enthusiasts and their contributions
D No change
D No change
Paraphrase what the standard below means based on the key phrases we have studied.
Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw logical inferences; support an interpretation of a text by citing relevant textual evidence.
Inferences must have something to do with educated guesses about what will occur next in a text based on what we already know about the text.
Textual evidence is information from a piece of literature that supports specific claims.
Identify Superman's secret identity.
Clark Kent or Kal-El
Determine the difference between the following three words:
Their
There
They're
Their must be about possession.
There must be about location.
They're must be about the contraction "they are."
Read the sentence from paragraph 6.
In addition to mathematicians, Bletchley Park also recruited linguists and chess champions and attracted talent by approaching winners of a complex crossword puzzle tournament held by The Daily Telegraph.
What is the impact of the words champions, talent, and complex in the sentence?
A It stresses the intelligence and skill of the codebreakers at Bletchley Park.
B It highlights the strict requirements around applying for a job at Bletchley Park.
C It shows that people who worked to break military codes during WWII were famous.
D It reveals that the process for breaking ENIGMA was the same as solving a crossword puzzle.
A It stresses the intelligence and skill of the codebreakers at Bletchley Park.
8 Poland was actually the first to realize that the solution to breaking ENIGMA would most likely be discovered by a mathematician. Polish cryptanalysts as early as 1932 could decode German ciphers. By 1939, they were able to successfully decipher messages written with an earlier version of ENIGMA using a replica machine like “the bombe” that could emulate the way ENIGMA worked. When Poland was overrun by Germany in September 1939, the Polish as well as French cryptanalysts shared what they knew about ENIGMA with the UK. This allowed the cryptanalysts at Bletchley Park, including Turing, to finally crack the ENIGMA ciphers.
What is the meaning of the word emulate as it is used in paragraph 8?
A accept
B copy
C destroy
D spread
B copy
Read the sentences from paragraph 11.
He took a sharp dive toward the water. Ah, how good it felt! He made a swoop toward the sun. He thrilled at the warmth and the danger
What do the sentences reveal about Icarus’s character?
A He is uncoordinated and lacks discipline.
B He is confident and seeks adventure.
C He is exhausted and wants to rest.
D He is intelligent and understands physics
B He is confident and seeks adventure.
Identify the award winning song from KPop Demon Hunters.
"Golden"
Which quotation supports how the Inca used knotted strings to record information?
A “Now, scientific codebreakers are examining these strings more closely.” (paragraph 2)
B “Today, most surviving khipus are preserved in museum collections.” (paragraph 8)
C “Now, modern research is beginning to…show that these knotted strings could hold the names of Inca people and places.” (paragraph 10)
D “High in the Andes mountains in South America, a secret box…preserves an astonishing historical story.” (paragraph 12)
C “Now, modern research is beginning to…show that these knotted strings could hold the names of Inca people and places.” (paragraph 10)
3 "The nights are long, the days are dark"
What is the impact of the phrase “days are dark” in line 3?
A It conveys that the speaker has lost all sense of time.
B It conveys that the speaker has been misled.
C It conveys the speaker’s dislike for the short winter days.
D It conveys the speaker’s unrelenting sadness.
D It conveys the speaker’s unrelenting sadness.
11 Cracking “the Inca code” will require more effort. That’s partly due to its unique writing style. These knots that must be touched and counted are completely different from our own modern languages. Only braille might come close—and even that seems vastly different. Unraveling this lost way of writing could rewrite what we know about a lost civilization. It could let its people once again speak for themselves.
In paragraph 11, why does the author make a connection between reading khipus and reading braille?
A Both khipus and braille make it possible to record large numbers.
B Only a select population can easily read khipus, and only certain people can read braille.
C Both khipus and braille are difficult forms of communication to teach people.
D Khipus must be touched, which is similar to how braille is read.
D Khipus must be touched, which is similar to how braille is read.
Which phrase provides context for the meaning of endangered as it is used in the text?
A “…powerful birds have found a home…” (paragraph 2)
B “‘…unmatched by any other urban area.’” (paragraph 2)
C “…difficult to keep a whole species alive…” (paragraph 3)
D “…peregrines ate birds that ate plants and insects…” (paragraph 3)
C “…difficult to keep a whole species alive…” (paragraph 3)
Provide the name of the "Chocolate Capital of the U.S."
Hershey, Pennsylvania
1 "My soul is like a prisoned lark"
What is the effect of the simile in line 1?
A It emphasizes the consequences of the speaker’s poor choices.
B It conveys that the speaker was taken from home by force.
C It highlights the speaker’s surprising interest in birds.
D It reveals that the speaker feels trapped and alone
D It reveals that the speaker feels trapped and alone
Read the excerpt from paragraph 8.
Chris makes sure that the eggs in the nesting boxes will be safe too. He places gravel inside the box to cushion the eggs and keep them from falling out of the nest, and the box’s walls protect the eggs and the baby birds from the wind and sun and rain. The falcons love these nesting boxes so much that they return to them year after year.
How does the excerpt support the author’s purpose for the text?
A It reveals the tools needed for peregrine falcons to survive in order to reveal the difficulty of changing their environment.
B It shows examples of how to protect the falcons’ thin eggshells in order to prepare New Yorkers to care for the birds.
C It emphasizes the support peregrine falcons receive from humans in New York City in order to inform readers of the steps taken to protect the species.
D It describes the importance of the falcons’ natural habitat in order to show the necessity of returning there.
C It emphasizes the support peregrine falcons receive from humans in New York City in order to inform readers of the steps taken to protect the species.
7 Today practically every camera—and smartphone—has a flash. The first electric flashbulbs didn’t come into use until the 1930s. Before then, photographers used magnesium powder, called flash powder, to light their photos. The photographer ignited the powder, causing an explosion that made a bright flash and a lot of smelly smoke, at the moment the picture was taken. It sounds sort of dangerous. Sometimes it was.
How does paragraph 7 contribute to the development of the overall text?
A It reveals the dangers photographers experienced in the labs.
B It highlights the significance of innovation on the camera flash.
C It explores the effect that flash has on the outcome of photos.
D It reveals the process used to develop the smartphone flash.
B It highlights the significance of innovation on the camera flash.
Which two pieces of information from the text provide relevant and sufficient evidence to support the claim that the Inca built a grand empire?
A The Inca built their own homes.
B The Inca started their own gardens.
C The Inca built long suspension bridges.
D The Inca constructed an extensive highway system.
E The Inca had a language that researchers cannot understand.
C The Inca built long suspension bridges.
D The Inca constructed an extensive highway system.
Write the correct date of Kara and Mr. McAlpin's wedding.
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Create 1 example each of the following types of figurative language:
*MAKE SURE YOU ARE ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR EXAMPLES MEAN!*
Hyperbole
Idiom
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole must be an over exaggeration.
Idiom must be a commonly known phrase that has a different meaning than the literal terms.
Metaphor must compare two things without using like or as.
Personification must give human characteristics to inanimate objects.
Simile must compare two things with like or as.
1 Forget smartphones with their smart cameras. Forget digital cameras. Especially forget flashbulbs and film. The earliest camera was nothing but a box with a hole to let in the light. Technology sure has come a long way since then—and now everyone on Earth seems to be taking photos everywhere and of everything.
In paragraph 1, how does the repetition of the word forget impact the meaning of the text?
A by illustrating how quickly camera technology becomes outdated and flawed
B by describing the process researchers use to create photographs
C by showing the difficulty of teaching skills to amateur photographers
D by creating a contrast between today’s advanced camera technology and its simple beginning
D by creating a contrast between today’s advanced camera technology and its simple beginning
1 This modern world of science and invention is of particular interest to women, for the lives of women have been more affected by its new horizons than those of any other group. Profound and stirring as have been accomplishments in the remoter fields of pure research, it is in the home that the applications of scientific achievement have perhaps been most far-reaching, and it is through changing conditions there that women have become the greatest beneficiaries in the modern scheme.
2 Science has released them from much of the age-old drudgery connected with the process of living. Candle dipping, weaving, and crude methods of manufacturing necessities are things of the past for an increasing majority. Today, light, heat, and power may be obtained by pushing buttons and cunningly manufactured and appealing products of all the world are available at the housewife’s door. Indeed, beyond that door she need not go, thanks to the miracles of modern communication and transportation.
3 Not only has applied science decreased the toil in the home, but it has provided undreamed-of economic opportunities for women. Today, millions of them are earning their living under conditions made possible only through a basically altered industrial system. Probably no scientific development is more startling than the effect of this new and growing economic independence upon women themselves. When the history of our times is written, it must record as supremely significant the physical, psychic, and social changes women have undergone in these exciting decades.
In paragraphs 1-3, how is the speaker’s point of view of women displayed?
A The speaker uses hyperbole to express anger about the historical oppression of women.
B The speaker uses emotional appeal to emphasize that women prefer to work in the home.
C The speaker uses figurative language to convey appreciation for the sacrifices that women have made.
D The speaker uses contrast to illustrate how fortunate women are to be living during this time.
D The speaker uses contrast to illustrate how fortunate women are to be living during this time.
“Blight”
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Hard seeds of hate I planted
That should by now be grown,—
Rough stalks, and from thick stamens
A poisonous pollen blown,
5 And odors rank, unbreathable,
From dark corollas
thrown!
At dawn from my damp garden
I shook the chilly dew;
The thin boughs locked behind me
10 That sprang to let me through;
The blossoms slept,—I sought a place
Where nothing lovely grew.
And there, when day was breaking,
I knelt and looked around:
15 The light was near, the silence
Was palpitant with sound;
I drew my hate from out my breast
And thrust it in the ground.
Oh, ye so fiercely tended,
20 Ye little seeds of hate!
I bent above your growing
Early and noon and late,
Yet are ye drooped and pitiful,—
I cannot rear ye straight!
25 The sun seeks out my garden,
No nook is left in shade,
No mist nor mold nor mildew
Endures on any blade,
Sweet rain slants under every bough:
30 Ye falter, and ye fade.
Determine the central idea AND the theme of the poem.
Central idea must be about a poet comparing the act of planting seeds to the idea of letting hate be your main mindset.
Theme must be about how hatred diminishes over time.
Identify what the next THREE letters will be in the following sequence:
J F M A M J J A S _ _ _
O N D