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Edouard de Laboulaye, a French writer and law professor, held the United States in high regard due to the freedoms they enjoyed. During the American Civil War, he was an advocate of the Union cause and the abolition of slavery. After the war, in 1865, he suggested that France present a statue to the U.S. The gift was meant to memorialize President Abraham Lincoln and celebrate the end of slavery. Laboulaye was also an opponent of his own government, which he thought was very undemocratic. The statue was also meant to shine light on the lack of liberty in France. Work began on the project in 1875. 20 years later, the statue, known as the Statue of Liberty, finally arrived in New York. What is the central idea of this passage?

• The Statue of Liberty took 20 years to create.

• Edouard de Laboulaye created the idea of the Statue of Liberty.

• Edouard de Laboulaye opposed slavery and admired Lincoln.

• The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States that was also created to inspire and celebrate freedom.

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Recycling things like paper, plastic, and metal is beneficial for our environment by cutting down on trash. Yet many people throw away their water bottles, shipping boxes, and cans instead of recycling them. An increased focus on getting more people to recycle is leading people to develop creative ways to make it easier for Americans. One way is to put bright colored recycling containers in more places. Seeing more recycling bins helps people remember to use them. Another idea that has been developed is reverse vending machines. These machines are the opposite of traditional vending machines since you give it a recyclable good and it gives you money or reward in return. Hopefully more places will introduce new and unique ways to get people to start recycling. What is the central idea of the passage?

• Bright colored collection bins will help encourage people to protect the environment.

• People need to start recycling in order to protect our environment.

• The amount of people who recycle will increase if innovative methods are implemented.

• Reverse vending machines that gives money for recyclable goods is a creative recycling solution.

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 The art of training and cutting plants and trees into ornamental shapes is called topiary work. This art dates back to the days of the Romans. They enjoyed training plants to grow in geometric shapes and, later on, created animal designs and designs that resembled furniture. The Romans were also a dominant empire during their time. Because of topiary work, the Romans had many beautiful gardens.

Which statement supports the idea that the Romans experimented with topiary work?

• The Romans were a dominant empire with beautiful gardens.

• Topiary work goes back to before the days of the Roman Empire.

• The Romans created geometric shapes and animal designs with plants.

• Topiary work includes training and cutting plants into shape

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Deer are beautiful creatures. 

They are so graceful to watch as 

they run through the forest.  It's 

hard to understand how anyone could do anything to harm these beautiful animals.

What is the author's perspective?

• The author favors deer hunting

• The author thinks there are too many deer

• The author does not favor deer hunting

• The author thinks deer harm the environment

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The deer population 

has grown tremendously in recent

years.  Each year at hunting season, hunters are able to help 

control the deer population and 

prevent many deer from starving.

What is the author's perspective?

• The author favors deer hunting

• The author thinks that deer are harmful to the environment

• The author does not favor deer hunting

• The author loves deer

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9  The audience knows everything from the start, the players know nothing. There is not a single detail to puzzle the audience. It is certainly not a whodunit for the simple reason that everyone out front knows who did it. No one on the screen knows who did it except the two murderers. The fact that the audience watches the actors go blithely through an atmosphere that is loaded with evil makes for real suspense.

10  These are the questions, now, that constantly pop up. Will the murderers break and give themselves away? When the victim does not show up for the party will his father suspect? Will Jimmy get killed before he discovers the actual crime? How long will that body lie in its wooden grave at a champagne party without being discovered? If we are successful, we’ll have the audience at such a pitch that they want to shout every time one of the players goes near that chest.     Based on Hitchcock’s explanation of suspense in paragraph 9, the reader can conclude that—

• The author thinks that suspense is stronger when the characters know everything.

• The author believes that whodunit films are not as suspenseful as thrillers.

• The author prefers to keep suspenseful details from his audiences

• The author likes building suspense by telling the audience when characters are in danger.

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9  The audience knows everything from the start, the players know nothing. There is not a single detail to puzzle the audience. It is certainly not a whodunit for the simple reason that everyone out front knows who did it. No one on the screen knows who did it except the two murderers. The fact that the audience watches the actors go blithely through an atmosphere that is loaded with evil makes for real suspense.

10  These are the questions, now, that constantly pop up. Will the murderers break and give themselves away? When the victim does not show up for the party will his father suspect? Will Jimmy get killed before he discovers the actual crime? How long will that body lie in its wooden grave at a champagne party without being discovered? If we are successful, we’ll have the audience at such a pitch that they want to shout every time one of the players goes near that chest.    

The questions Hitchcock includes in paragraph 10 reveal his point of view. He believes that suspense

builds when the audience—

• knows how the film will end.

• tries to guess what will happen.

• is confused about the movie.

• makes noise during the movie.

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9  The audience knows everything from the start, the players know nothing. There is not a single detail to puzzle the audience. It is certainly not a whodunit for the simple reason that everyone out front knows who did it. No one on the screen knows who did it except the two murderers. The fact that the audience watches the actors go blithely through an atmosphere that is loaded with evil makes for real suspense.

10  These are the questions, now, that constantly pop up. Will the murderers break and give themselves away? When the victim does not show up for the party will his father suspect? Will Jimmy get killed before he discovers the actual crime? How long will that body lie in its wooden grave at a champagne party without being discovered? If we are successful, we’ll have the audience at such a pitch that they want to shout every time one of the players goes near that chest.    

Based on the details Hitchcock gives in paragraphs 9 and 10, the reader can conclude that his purpose in

writing these paragraphs is—

• to explain how to create suspense

• to persuade the audience to use dramatic irony

• to make fun of whodunit mysteries

• to discourage the use of jump scares

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Select the meaning of the underlined word: Andy is a wonderful Soccer player. He is versatile; he can play different positions well.

• lacks skills

• is arrogant

• is boring

• has many skills

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Select the meaning of the underlined word: Britney could not see the building. It was shrouded with smoke and dust.

• covered

• colored

• ruined

• shown

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