Category: Writing

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.

Is sacerdos, sacerdotis an I-stem noun? Select the correct response below. Is sacerdos, sacerdotis an I-stem noun? Select the correct response below. It’s a neuter noun that ends in -al, -e, or -ar in the nominative singular. It’s not an i-stem. It’s a masculine or feminine noun that has 1 syllable in the nominative singular and ends in -s or -x. These nouns must also have a base than ends in two consonants. It’s a masculine or feminine noun that has the same number of syllables in both the nominative and genitive singular forms. The nominative of these nouns end in -is or -es.

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Complete these sentences about the setting of Wuthering Heights. Thrushcross Grange was quite different from Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff and Catherine went there on a Sunday to see how the Gimmerton Earnshaw Linton Lockwood children spent their time. The journey that was spurred by curiosity brought another dimension to the story. It exposed Catherine to the luxuries and refined manners of the residents of Thrushcross Grange. She became torn between her love for Heathcliff and her desire to become part of genteel society.

Fill in the definite and indefinite articles.
1 of 1 país (indefinite article)
1 of 1 cosa (indefinite article)
1 of 1 conductores (definite article)
1 of 1 nacionalidad (definite article)
1 of 1 computadoras (definite article)
1 of 1 mano (indefinite article)
1 of 1 lecciones (indefinite article)
1 of 1 pasajeros (indefinite article)
1 of 1 programa (definite article)
1 of 1 mapas (definite article)