ACT Henry David Thoreau

Do one measure success by how much money someone earns?

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• Does we

• Do you

• Did one

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When I told you about a man who worked as a teacher, a land surveyor, and a factory worker (never holding any of these jobs for more than a few years), would that man sound like a success to you?

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• If

• Despite the fact that

• Before

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If I told you that he spent two years living alone in a small cabin that he built for himself, would you think of him as a celebrity or an important figure?

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• two solitary years all by himself

• he spent two years living alone

• he spent a couple of years alone living in solitude

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What if I told you that he rarely ventured far from the town where he was born - that he was thrown in jail for refusing to pay his taxes, and that he died at the age of 45?

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• born that he was thrown in jail for refusing to pay his taxes and

• born-that he was thrown in jail for refusing to pay his taxes and

• born, that he was thrown in jail for refusing to pay his taxes, and

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His name was, Henry David Thoreau, and he was, in addition to the jobs listed above, a poet, an essayist, a naturalist, and a social critic.

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• was Henry David Thoreau he

• was, Henry David Thoreau; and he

• was Henry David Thoreau, and he

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Although the facts listed about him may not seem to add up to much, he was, in fact a tremendously influential person.

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• was, in fact, a

• was in fact a

• was in fact, a

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Thoreau helped to create the first literature and philosophy that most people identify as uniformly American.

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• uniquely

• obliquely

• deplorably

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In 1845 Thoreau, built a cabin near Walden Pond and remained there for more than two years.

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• In 1845, Thoreau built a cabin,

• Thoreau in 1845 built a cabin

• In 1845, Thoreau built a cabin

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Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

He kept scrupulous notes in his diary, which he wrote in daily; he later distilled those notes into his most famous work titled Walden.

• daily - he

• daily, and he

• daily. He

• daily, he

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the most logical order of sentences in this paragraph?

[1] To protest slavery, Thoreau refused to pay his taxes in 1846. [2] Thoreau was a firm believer in the abolition of slavery, and he objected to slavery's extension into the new territories of the West. [3] For this act of rebellion, he was thrown in the Concord jail.

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• 3, 2, 1

• 2, 1, 3

• 3, 1, 2

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