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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..
    feel that they made a mistake in moving
    plan to return to their birth country
    want to try living in a different country
    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?
    lt takes a lot of hard work to succeed in the United States.
    Life in the U.S.A is a lot like what is shown in movies
    There is little respect for American laws and customs.
    They rarely see others from their birth countries.
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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
    technology makes it easier and cheaper.
    they are asking for money to pay expenses.
    they want to practice speaking English.
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  • A Place to Call Home: Which visual features did the authors use to present their ideas?
    Glosseries
    Questions
    Photos
    Graphs
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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 idea that America is a unique country
    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.
    the reasons St. Luke's is better than Newcomers High School
    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...
    want to become filmmakers.
    are recent immigrants to America.
    plan to return to their birth country.
    will later attend St. Luke's.
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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 they think of the students from St. Luke's
    what their lives were like in their birth countries
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  • New Immigrants Documentary: What makes the students from St. Luke's different from those at Newcomers?
    St. Luke's students live in New York.
    St. Luke's students were born in the United States.
    St. Luke's students are learning to speak English
    St. Luke's students are experienced filmmakers.
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  • New Immigrants Documentary: What is one purpose of the film?
    to share entertaining stories about students' lives
    to tell why students came to the United States
    to persuade viewers to donate money to Newcomers
    to express feelings about the importance of education
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  • The Monkey's Paw: What is this stories genre?
    Horror
    Historic
    Comedy/ humor
    Romance
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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
    Grief
    Peace
    Happiness
    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 wanted innocent people to die.
    The fakir was correct in his belief about fate.
    The fakir was a fraud/cheater.
    The fakir only imagined the power of the monkey’s paw and it
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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 doesn’t believe it is magical.
    He is afraid of it
    He thinks it is evil.
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