Grade 10 February Literacy Level Up Challenge

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This is a two-part question:

(5) Part A: What is the central idea of paragraph 1 of passage one?

• A) God has blessed America with national independence.

• B) America still has time to prove itself a just nation.

• C) Freedom for all is worth fighting for.

• D) Time is running out for many slaves.

(6) Part B: How does Dougles develop the central idea?

• A) By comparing the age of the nation to the age of a human

• B) By highlighting the effect of the American dream

• C) By describing America as an innocent child

• D) By outlining America as a Godly nation

(7) Read the following excerpt:

“[Independence day], to you, is what the Passover was to the emancipated people of God. It carries your minds back to the clay, and to the act of your great deliverance; and to the signs, and to the wonders, associated with that act that day.” 

How is the mood developed in the excerpt?

• A) repeating the "d" sound in the excerpt creates a feeling of desperation

• B) highlighting the work of ancient people creates a feeling of determination

• C) exaggerating the events of the historic Exodus creates a feeling of disappointment

• D) comparing the freedom of the Exodus to America's freedom creates a feeling of duty

(8) What is the impact of the shift from chronologizing the bravery and honor of America’s forefathers (paragraphs 2-4) to presenting the problem of inequality for all people in America (paragraphs  5-6)

• A) it focuses the reader's attention on the strong foundation of America

• B) it focuses the reader's attention on the future of America

• C) it separates the values of the people in attendance

• D) it separates the stature of the Northern and Southern slaves

(9) What is the impact of the rhetorical questions in paragraph 5 of passage 1?

• A) Dougles established himself as an authoritative voice of independence.

• B)   Dougles established slaves as equal partakers in American freedom.

• C) Dougles reveals his desire for equality in America.

• D) Dougles reveals his want of supremacy in America

(10)

Which word in the following excerpt comes from the root word meaning rejoicing?

 

“Who so obdurate and dead to the claims of gratitude, that would not thankfully acknowledge such priceless benefits? Who so stolid and selfish, that would not give his voice to swell the hallelujahs of a nation's jubilee, when the chains of servitude had been torn from his limbs?”

• A) Obdurate

• A) Stolid

• C) Swell

• D) Jubilee