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The poet says that hope "sings the tune without the words." Why might the poet have written that the tune has no words?

• To emphasize that hope does not need to be put into words to be felt
• to point out that it is very difficult for people to express whether they feel hopeful or not
• To suggest that people are usually unable to understand the feeling of hope
• To indicate that people who are always hopeful are also often forgetful

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What is a summary?

• a short explanation of a text
• a persuasive argument about a text
• a movie based off of a book
• a theme or universal lesson

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Which one of the following DOES NOT contain a message the author wanted to teach in this story?

• Spoiled children can be violent.
• The children of the future should be allowed to create without restrictions.
• Humans should not allow technology to control them.
• Parents must have and maintain rules for their children.

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Why did Maleeka freeze up when she was taking her placement test for the school across town?

• She didn't feel like she belonged there
• She didn't know the answers to the questions
• She didn't want to be there with Sweets because she was acting fake
• She didn't want to make the long commute

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Read the selection and determine the theme of the story.

Derek was doing his homework on his computer one night when he saw an ad banner for a free Gamebox 9000. He clicked on the ad with great interest and was taken to a webpage with details about the offer. It seemed simple enough. All he had to do was post some content to his social networking pages and complete a few offers. Derek didn't really approve of the content that he was required to share, but he really wanted the new Gamebox, so he shared the required links with all of his friends and family. Then Derek began completing the offers. According to the website, he had to complete three offers, and then he would get his Gamebox for free. So Derek started completing the offers in the first tier, which required him to create accounts on a bunch of websites that he had no interest in joining. The second tier required Derek to become a member at more websites and to get three of his friends to sign up to the program. Getting his friends (who thought the offer was a scam) to participate in the program was much harder, but Derek finally found three freshman who agreed to participate. Unfortunately, the third tier required him to sign up for satellite television service, change his phone service provider, and get approved for several credit cards. Derek finally did what he should have done from the beginning and walked away from these offers.

• Don't sign up for offers without your parents' permission.

• Everything that glitters is not gold.

• Something that seems too good to be true usually isn't true.

• Sometimes you win; sometimes you loose.

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Which of the following best fits a theme of The Outsiders?

• Rich people and poor people will never understand each other.

• You should get to know someone before you judge them.

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Pony writes his theme for English to help people understand the Greasers and other boys like them.

• True

• False

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One hot summer day, a weary fox padded down a dusty road, desperate for food and drink. He had traveled for miles without finding so much as a berry to nibble or a puddle of water to sip from.

Suddenly, a beautiful aroma filled the air. The fox sniffed and sniffed, his mouth watering in anticipation. Then he looked up. Several feet above him, trailing along a trellis, was a vine full of juicy grapes.

The fox jumped up, but he could not reach them. Then he backed up, took a running start, and leaped as high as he could. Still, the grapes remained out of reach. Again and again, he tried, with no success.

Finally, exhausted and faint from his efforts, the fox gave up and went on his way. "Oh, well," he sneered, "no big loss. I could tell those grapes were sour anyway."

In this passage, the grapes symbolize—

• something that a person wants but can't have

• a desire to be happy and independent

• a delicious, satisfying meal

• a decision that is difficult to make

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Where is the theme of a story usually found?

• at the beginning

• in the middle

• at the end

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In the movie "Snow White," the witch tries to sell Snow White an apple and says, "One bite and all your dreams will come true." In this story, the apple most likely symbolizes...

• Love

• War

• Temptation

• Peace

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