Category: Writing

Italian Questions Write the singular form of the appropriate articolo determinativo.
il | lo | l’ | la
Esempio: un libro: il libro
1. una dottoressa:
enter answer
dottoressa
2. uno zaino:
your answer lo
lo
zaino
3. un caffè:
your answer il
il
caffè
4. un quaderno:
enter answer
quaderno
5. un esame:
enter answer
esame
6. un’edicola:
enter answer
edicola
Write the plural form of the appropriate articolo determinativo.
i | gli | le
Esempio: la statua: le statue
1. l’università:
enter answer
università
2. la regione:
enter answer
regioni
3. lo zaino:
enter answer
zaini
4. l’amico:
enter answer
amici
5. il libro:
enter answer
libri
6. l’auto:
enter answer
auto
Write the singular form of each noun, including the articolo determinativo.
Esempio:
i libri: il libro
1. le università:
enter answer
2. i professori:
enter answer
3. gli amici:
enter answer
4. i quaderni:
enter answer
5. le auto:
enter answer
6. gli studenti:
enter answer
Complete each question by writing the correct articolo determinativo.
gli | i | il | la | le | lo
1. Di dove sono
enter answer
uomini?
2. È bella
enter answer
città?
3. Dov’è
enter answer
zaino
4. Di dov’è
enter answer
turista?
5. Come stanno
enter answer
professoresse?
6. Dov’è
enter answer
cin

Responsible use of technology can include which of the following? Select all that apply.
A. tracking your physical fitness using an app
B. sitting alone playing a game on your phone all night
C. teaching a friend or family member how to navigate social media
D. responding to fellow users with compassion and dignity
A video doorbell can assist you by _____. Select all that apply.
A. monitoring fuel efficiency
B. alerting your phone when someone approaches the door
C. unlocking your car as you approach it
D. allowing you to talk to a visitor even if you’re not home

The Myth of the Latin Woman PART 1. Answer BOTH questions (2 – 3 sentences). 1. What do the incidents on the bus, in the hotel and at the poetry reading have in common? (2 – 3 sentences) 2. Why does Cofer consider herself to be “one of the lucky ones.” PART 2. Answer 2 questions (2 – 3 sentences) AND respond to ONE classmate response. 1. Why did Cofer mention ” Mammy From Gone with the Wind? 2. In the first paragraph on page 113 the author mentioned that women on the island used to dress provocatively because everyone would be close to defend their family’s honor. What does the author mean by that? 3. Why do people have this misconception of Latin women? Does it still exist? 4. Why doesn’t she tell people that they are being disrespectful to her?

Read the excerpt from “Clara Barton’s Childhood.” Clara put on the skates and was linked with a scarf to one of the boys. Faster and faster they skated, until they hit a patch of jagged ice and down she went! She tried for days to hide the cuts on her knees, but was eventually found out by her mother. Her mother soothed her as she cleaned and dressed the wounds, telling her, “I once persisted in riding a high mettled unbroken horse in opposition to my father’s commands, and was thrown from the horse.” What can be inferred from this excerpt? Clara’s mother was also daring as a young girl. Clara’s mother was angry at Clara for ice skating. Clara blamed the boys for her injuries. Clara’s mother blamed the boys for her injuries.

“The Daily Me” Is Neither New nor Bad By Eduardo Hauser New Huffington Post, May 2, 2009
1 Certain journalists have recently expressed fear of a “new” trend they believe threatens their already struggling institutions—the growing news personalization websites that Nicholas Negroponte of M.I.T. coined “The Daily Me.”
2 But they shouldn’t be scared. The trend isn’t bad, and it isn’t new. In fact, far from being an enemy to news media, The Daily Me trend stands to help save journalism.
3 Critics of the phenomenon believe giving us the power to “become our own editors” will encourage insulation and bias. But we have always been our own editors. Every time we consume media, we make choices, consciously or not. When we skip articles, choose one newspaper over another, switch television channels, or tune in to a radio station we decide what we want to consume. The Internet has simply provided tools to make the selection process broader, easier and better structured.
4 If and how you ‘personalize’ your news experience is simply a question of new methods, not new habits.
5 When readers actively select their own topics, as they do on DailyMe.com, for example, they are typically more

Which of the following are examples of objective sources? Correct Answer(s) Drag appropriate answer(s) here
a newspaper article
a book by a university press
a newspaper op-ed
a book in the “Political Science” section of the bookstore
an article in a peer-reviewed journal
a YouTube show by a political commentator
Incorrect Answer(s) Drag appropriate answer(s) here

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate adjectives of nationality for the countries in parentheses. Question 6 with 1 blank (Japón) Akira Kurosawa fue uno de los directores más famosos del cine 1 of 1. Question 7 with 1 blank (Alemania) Los hermanos Grimm son dos hermanos 1 of 1 célebres por sus cuentos para niños. Question 8 with 1 blank (México) Frida Kahlo

Which of the following is a run-on sentence? Question 21 options:
a) I’ve noticed a pattern, though; this lack of focus tends to happen late at night.
b) I definitely work harder after taking a break, and I think this is something everyone should think about doing if they get stuck too.
c) Sometimes, my brain just can’t focus, it’s a good idea to take a break and listen to music.
d) Many times, stopping to get a snack, grab a drink of water, or play a quick game on my phone can get me back to work.

Question 1 (2 points)
(03.02 MC)
Read the following passage from “The Patient Cat” by Laura E. Richards. Then answer the question that follows.
When the spotted cat first found the nest, there was nothing in it, for it was only just finished. So she said, “I will wait!” for she was a patient cat, and the summer was before her. She waited a week, and then she climbed up again to the top of the tree, and peeped into the nest. There lay two lovely blue eggs, smooth and shining.
The bolded passage uses direct characterization to describe the cat.
a
True
b
False
Question 2 (2 points)
(03.02 MC)
Read the following passage from “The Patient Cat” by Laura E. Richards. Then answer the question that follows.
But when she looked again at the young birds, to see which one she should take first, she saw that they were very thin,—oh, very, very thin they were! The spotted cat had never seen anything so thin in her life. “Now,” she said to herself, “if I were to wait only a few days longer, they would grow fat. Thin birds may be good, but fat birds are much better. I will wait!”
The bolded passage uses direct characterization to describe the cat.
a
True
b
False
Question 3 (2 points)
(03.02 MC)
Read “The Patient Cat” by Laura E. Richards below and answer the question that follows.
When the spotted cat first found the nest, there was nothing in it, for it was only just finished. So she said, “I will wait!” for she was a patient cat, and the summer was before her. She waited a week, and then she climbed up again to the top of the tree, and peeped into the nest. There lay two lovely blue eggs, smooth and shining.
The spotted cat said, “Eggs may be good, but young birds are better. I will wait.” So she waited; and while she was waiting, she caught mice and rats, and washed herself and slept, and did all that a spotted cat should do to pass the time away.
When another week had passed, she climbed the tree again and peeped into the nest. This time there were five eggs. But the spotted cat said again, “Eggs may be good, but young birds are better. I will wait a little longer!”
So she waited a little longer and then went up again to look. Ah! there were five tiny birds, with big eyes and long necks, and yellow beaks wide open. Then the spotted cat sat down on the branch, and licked her nose and purred, for she was very happy. “It is worthwhile to be patient!” she said.
But when she looked again at the young birds, to see which one she should take first, she saw that they were very thin,—oh, very, very thin they were! The spotted cat had never seen anything so thin in her life.
“Now,” she said to herself, “if I were to wait only a few days longer, they would grow fat. Thin birds may be good, but fat birds are much better. I will wait!”
So she waited; and she watched the father-bird bringing worms all day long to the nest, and said, “Aha! they must be fattening fast! they will soon be as fat as I wish them to be. Aha! what a good thing it is to be patient.”
At last, one day she thought, “Surely, now they must be fat enough! I will not wait another day. Aha! how good they will be!”
So she climbed up the tree, licking her chops all the way and thinking of the fat young birds. And when she reached the top and looked into the nest, it was empty!!
Then the spotted cat sat down on the branch and spoke thus, “Well, of all the horrid, mean, ungrateful creatures I ever saw, those birds are the horridest, and the meanest, and the most ungrateful! Mi-a-u-ow!!!!”
Based on “The Patient Cat” as a whole, what type of character is the protagonist?
a
Direct
b
Dynamic
c
Indirect
d
Static
Question 4 (2 points)
(03.02 MC)
Read “The Patient Cat” by Laura E. Richards below and answer the question that follows.
When the spotted cat first found the nest, there was nothing in it, for it was only just finished. So she said, “I will wait!” for she was a patient cat, and the summer was before her. She waited a week, and then she climbed up again to the top of the tree, and peeped into the nest. There lay two lovely blue eggs, smooth and shining.
The spotted cat said, “Eggs may be good, but young birds are better. I will wait.” So she waited; and while she was waiting, she caught mice and rats, and washed herself and slept, and did all that a spotted cat should do to pass the time away.
When another week had passed, she climbed the tree again and peeped into the nest. This time there were five eggs. But the spotted cat said again, “Eggs may be good, but young birds are better. I will wait a little longer!”
So she waited a little longer and then went up again to look. Ah! there were five tiny birds, with big eyes and long necks, and yellow beaks wide open. Then the spotted cat sat down on the branch, and licked her nose and purred, for she was very happy. “It is worthwhile to be patient!” she said.
But when she looked again at the young birds, to see which one she should take first, she saw that they were very thin,—oh, very, very thin they were! The spotted cat had never seen anything so thin in her life.
“Now,” she said to herself, “if I were to wait only a few days longer, they would grow fat. Thin birds may be good, but fat birds are much better. I will wait!”
So she waited; and she watched the father-bird bringing worms all day long to the nest, and said, “Aha! they must be fattening fast! they will soon be as fat as I wish them to be. Aha! what a good thing it is to be patient.”
At last, one day she thought, “Surely, now they must be fat enough! I will not wait another day. Aha! how good they will be!”
So she climbed up the tree, licking her chops all the way and thinking of the fat young birds. And when she reached the top and looked into the nest, it was empty!!
Then the spotted cat sat down on the branch and spoke thus, “Well, of all the horrid, mean, ungrateful creatures I ever saw, those birds are the horridest, and the meanest, and the most ungrateful! Mi-a-u-ow!!!!”
Based on “The Patient Cat” as a whole, what type of character is the protagonist?
a
Direct
b
Flat
c
Indirect
d
Round
Question 5 (2 points)
(03.02 MC)
Read “The Patient Cat” by Laura E. Richards below and answer the question that follows.
When the spotted cat first found the nest, there was nothing in it, for it was only just finished. So she said, “I will wait!” for she was a patient cat, and the summer was before her. She waited a week, and then she climbed up again to the top of the tree, and peeped into the nest. There lay two lovely blue eggs, smooth and shining.
The spotted cat said, “Eggs may be good, but young birds are better. I will wait.” So she waited; and while she was waiting, she caught mice and rats, and washed herself and slept, and did all that a spotted cat should do to pass the time away.
When another week had passed, she climbed the tree again and peeped into the nest. This time there were five eggs. But the spotted cat said again, “Eggs may be good, but young birds are better. I will wait a little longer!”
So she waited a little longer and then went up again to look. Ah! there were five tiny birds, with big eyes and long necks, and yellow beaks wide open. Then the spotted cat sat down on the branch, and licked her nose and purred, for she was very happy. “It is worthwhile to be patient!” she said.
But when she looked again at the young birds, to see which one she should take first, she saw that they were very thin,—oh, very, very thin they were! The spotted cat had never seen anything so thin in her life.
“Now,” she said to herself, “if I were to wait only a few days longer, they would grow fat. Thin birds may be good, but fat birds are much better. I will wait!”
So she waited; and she watched the father-bird bringing worms all day long to the nest, and said, “Aha! they must be fattening fast! they will soon be as fat as I wish them to be. Aha! what a good thing it is to be patient.”
At last, one day she thought, “Surely, now they must be fat enough! I will not wait another day. Aha! how good they will be!”
So she climbed up the tree, licking her chops all the way and thinking of the fat young birds. And when she reached the top and looked into the nest, it was empty!!
Then the spotted cat sat down on the branch and spoke thus, “Well, of

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is an example of:
a black-and-white film.
a live-action film.
puppets and dolls playing characters.
trained animals playing characters.
cel animation.