SBAC Prep 10

“He ran through the streets to the king’s palace shouting, ‘Eureka! Eureka! Eureka!’ which in English means, ‘I have found it! I have found it! I have found it!’”

What effect does the author create by repeating the word “Eureka”?

Hint: The word Eureka comes from the old gold mining days. A miner, even one mining alone, would shout Eureka when he struck gold.

• It emphasizes the triumph (great success) he feels

• It demands everyone must admire him for his success

• It warns other of the danger.

• It shows the desperation (strong feeling of fear) he feels.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

First, read the sentence from “Cuisine and Etiquette in Zambia.”

Zambia's staple food is maize (corn), and Zambians eat maize in several ways.

Now read the sentence from “Cuisine and Etiquette in Uganda.”

In Uganda, the staple food is matoke (cooking bananas).

Which dictionary definition best defines staple as it is used in both texts?

HInt: Staple foods in America include milk, eggs and bread. Replace the word staple in the sentence.

Raw material for manufacture include milk, eggs and bread or an important part of the diet in America includes milk, eggs and bread

• a metal wire

• cloth fiber (thin thread)

• important part of the diet

• raw material for manufacture

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which detail from “Cuisine and Etiquette in Zambia” best shows that the father is at the top of the social structure in a family?

Hint:

• In a traditional setting, boys over seven eat with the man of the house

• This is because all of the children under the age of 7 are under the guidance (care) of the mother (does this answer even mention dad)

• The mother eats with the girls (does this answer even mention dad)

• Before eating, everyone washes their hands in the order of the status(a position compared to others) of the members of the family: father first, then mother, and other follow according to (based on) their ages.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;

It rains, and the wind is never weary;

The vine still clings to the moldering wall,

But at every gust the dead leaves fall,

5 And the day is dark and dreary.

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;

It rains, and the wind is never weary;

My thoughts still cling to the moldering past,

But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,

10 And the day is dark and dreary

What two things can be learned from the poem?

Hint: Check out the underlined parts. What do they say? What do they mean?

• The poet is comparing the dark and dreary day to a dark and dreary time in his life.

• The poet is a young man who is uncertain of his future.

• The poet is yearning for the days of his youth.

• The poet is sharing his thoughts on the changing seasons of nature.

• The poet is fondly remembering the best memories of his past.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Based on the passage, complete this.

The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;

It rains, and the wind is never weary;

The vine still clings to the moldering wall,

But at every gust the dead leaves fall,

5 And the day is dark and dreary.

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;

It rains, and the wind is never weary;

My thoughts still cling to the moldering past,

But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,

10 And the day is dark and dreary

Click the TWO pieces of evidence from the poem that most accurately describe the setting.

Hint: You don't even need the passage. Setting is about the weather and the person's surroundings.

Setting is not about their life or what they think.

• A. The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;

• B. My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;

• C. The vine still clings to the moldering wall,

• D. My thoughts still cling to the moldering past,

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4