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Grade 8 Final Exam

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  •  English    97     Public
    Review the semester material
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  • A Place to Call Home: Research shows that most immigrants to the United States..
    want to try living in a different country
    plan to return to their birth country
    feel that they made a mistake in moving
    say they are happy with their decision
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  • A Place to Call Home: Which of the following does the report say was surprising to many immigrants?
    They rarely see others from their birth countries.
    Life in the U.S.A is a lot like what is shown in movies
    lt takes a lot of hard work to succeed in the United States.
    There is little respect for American laws and customs.
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  • A Place to Call Home: The authors suggest that recent immigrants telephone friends and relatives in their birth countries more often because
    they want to practice speaking English.
    technology makes it easier and cheaper.
    most are planning to return to their birth countries
    they are asking for money to pay expenses.
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  • A Place to Call Home: Which visual features did the authors use to present their ideas?
    Graphs
    Questions
    Glosseries
    Photos
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  • A Place to Call Home: What is “American exceptionalism”?
    the idea that America is a unique country
    the idea that Americans think they are superior
    the policy of accepting everyone
    the policy of screening immigrants
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  • New Immigrants Documentary: The documentary shows...
    the steps to follow to make a video diary.
    the advantages that immigrants experience.
    St. Luke's students visit students at Newcomers High School
    the reasons St. Luke's is better than Newcomers High School
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  • New Immigrants Documentary: All of the students at Newcomers High School...
    will later attend St. Luke's.
    want to become filmmakers.
    plan to return to their birth country.
    are recent immigrants to America.
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  • New Immigrants Documentary: What do vou learn from students' video diaries?
    what their parents think about life in the United States
    what they need to do to get a good job
    what their lives were like in their birth countries
    what they think of the students from St. Luke's
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  • New Immigrants Documentary: What makes the students from St. Luke's different from those at Newcomers?
    St. Luke's students are learning to speak English
    St. Luke's students live in New York.
    St. Luke's students are experienced filmmakers.
    St. Luke's students were born in the United States.
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  • New Immigrants Documentary: What is one purpose of the film?
    to tell why students came to the United States
    to persuade viewers to donate money to Newcomers
    to share entertaining stories about students' lives
    to express feelings about the importance of education
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  • The Monkey's Paw: What is this stories genre?
    Horror
    Comedy/ humor
    Romance
    Historic
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  • The Monkey's Paw: In ''The Monkey's Paw'', how does the White family end up with the monkey's paw?
    A man from Herbert's work brings it to his parents.
    The family found it in their home.
    Sergeant-Major Morris brings it to the house.
    It appears in the fire.
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  • The Monkey's Paw: Sergeant-Major Morris suggests to the Whites that the monkey’s paw brings
    Happiness
    Peace
    Grief
    Good luck
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  • The Monkey's Paw: After making a wish, Mr. White swore the paw”
    Smiled
    Moved
    Changed size
    Said something
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  • The Monkey's Paw: What ca we infer about the fakir?
    The fakir only imagined the power of the monkey’s paw and it
    The fakir was correct in his belief about fate.
    The fakir was a fraud/cheater.
    The fakir wanted innocent people to die.
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  • The Monkey's Paw: How did Herbert feel about the paw at the beginning of the story?
    He is afraid of it
    He believes it will grant wishes.
    He thinks it is evil.
    He doesn’t believe it is magical.
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