English and language arts quiz by Lettice

Why is the gateway arch different from the other landmarks in the united states?

• It is the most important historical site along the Mississippi River.

• It was constructed in honor of then-President Thomas Jefferson.

• It is the tallest man made monument in the united states.

• It is the number one tourist attraction in all of St. Louis.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which statement should be included in a summary of the section "A Brief History of the Gateway Arch"?

• St Louis was a starting point for explorers setting off to the west.

• A catenary curve resembles a chain held at each end with the center weighed down by gravity.

• The wind is rarely strong enough to make the arch away.

• Architect Eero saarinen won a contest to design a landmark representing the role of St. Louis in westward expansion.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read lines 20 through 22

some city residents opposed the plans for the project. They objected to the need for dozens of buildings to be demolished and for a railroad to be moved?

Which statement best explains why the author includes this information?

• To point out that without sardines intervention the project would never have been completed.

• to describe some of the drawbacks of the project that are typically overlooked by historians.

• to explain why it took so long to begin the project after the design was selected.

• to explain why it took so long to begin the project after the design was selected.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

To communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance?

• synthesize

• emphasize

• convey

• infer

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The time, place and mood of a story

• setting

• exposition

• tone

• characterization

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The high point or the turning point of a story?

• denouement

• rising action

• crisis

• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

This action leads to the ending of the story

• resolution

• denouement

• falling action

• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Suspense builds here as action continues

• falling action

• rising action

• complications

• crises

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The place where the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up

• falling action

• resolution

• exposition

• crisis

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How many mistakes the are in following paragraph?

when i went home i was looking for my phone.I axed my sister and her friends and they said it wasnt there problem.As i was about to give up I heard it ring in my backpack I was so over over joyed to have my phone back.

• 0

• 5

• 7

• 8

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A