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Grade 8 Final Exam

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