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English Cumulative Exam Review Latest 2023 Already Passed Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. In the 1400s, Spain and Portugal were competing to explore down the coast of Africa and find a sea route to Asia. That way, they could have the prized Asian spices they wanted without having to pay high prices to Venetian and Muslim middlemen. Spanish and Portuguese sailors searching for that sea route conquered the Canary Islands and the Azores. Soon they began building Muslim-style s...

English Cumulative Exam Review (100% Pass) Which statement gives evidence for Brutus's tragic flaw in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar? A. Brutus decides to join the conspirators to murder Caesar. Read the excerpts from two articles written about the same topic. Article 1 Taxpayers will fund most of the new arena, at a cost of $300 million. We will all be asked to share the burden of a facility that may well be replaced in 10 years, when the powers that be decide that we need yet another up...

ENGLISH CUMULATIVE EXAM (2022/2023) ALREADY PASSED What is group mentality or groupthink? D. It occurs when pressure to belong in a group overrides an individual's personal values, sense of reality, and reasoning. Which of the following statements is FALSE? Sensory details include the time of day, year, and location of a story. (?) Which literary element is being used in the passage below? Matt......... Situational Irony Which of the following statements is true? C. It is possible that ...

English cumulative review 1 latest 2023 already passed In "the birthday box" why does Katie's mother called V. Louise the great white shark? V. Louise dressed all in white and use lots of needles on Katie's mother What is the topic of "the letter a" A boy with cerebral palsy who makes his first controlled movement The word recompense means reward. What does the Lord Byron say was Prometheus' recompense? Suffering Prometheus'poem asked the question, "what was that pities recompen...

English II B Cumulative Review - 96% Already Passed Read the passage from "Marriage Is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe. In this passage, Nnaemeka speaks first, and Nene speaks second. Which statement correctly analyzes this passage in terms of its historical context? Nene is surprised how different her values are from people who live far from a city. What is a counterclaim? a refutation of a claim, with evidence Which sentence from Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech is the best...

English 1 (S2) Cumulative Exam Review Already Passed Read the excerpt from Iqbal. They grabbed him by the arms and dragged him into the courtyard. We followed, but stopped at the door like a group of frightened baby chicks. We saw Iqbal's knees scrape on the stones on the ground, his arm bang against the edge of the well. The master stopped at the rusty iron door and pulled it slowly open on rasping hinges. We saw him disappear down the steps into the dark, jerking Iqbal after him. Then ...

English 2 Cumulative Exam (86%) Already Passed Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." The other force is one of bitterness and hatred, and it comes perilously close to advocating violence. It is expressed in the various black nationalist groups that are springing up across the nation. Why does the author include these sentences? to provide a contrast to his group's nonviolent efforts Which sentence is written correctly? Summer produce, such as h...

English 2 final exam latest 2023 already graded A what is the primary source of conflict between Jing mei and her mother? Jing-Mei's mother doesnt accept or appreciate her why didnt Jing- Mei apply herself to the piano lessons she resents the pressure from her mother when did the mother give up her goals for Jing-mei after Jing-Mei compared herself to the dead twins how did the adult Jing-mei react when her mother offered to give her the piano she doesnt accept but she is pleased her m...

English 3 final exam answers with certified solutions Which sentence best paraphrases the following line? "the....dread sentence of death-was the last of distinct accentuation which reached my ears." the death sentence was the last thing i heard clearly Why do the torturers provide food and water when the narrator first succumbs to fatigue? to prolong the torture the narrator tries to determine the depth of the pit by dropping a fragment of masonry eventually the narrator is enabled to...

English 3B Cumulative Exam (2022/2023) Already Passed 80% Read the excerpt from "First Generation" of Dreaming in Cuban, by Cristina Garcia.She considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of El Líder, a star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in America. His wicked curveball attracted the major league scouts, and the Washington Senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds. Frustrated, El Líder went home, rested his pitching arm, and star...