English 12A - Unit Exam Five/ English 12A - Unit Five:
For the Sake of Argument/ English 12A unit 1 exam
Ques ons and answers New!! 2025/2026
If a law is intended to establish an equitable system for taxing ci zens, what is it likely to do? -
Ans The law is likely to ensure that everyone pays a fair share of tax.
You look up the word anarchy in the dic onary so you can make sure to correctly explain its
meaning to your sister.
Which defini ons are you most likely to give her as you explain this word?
Select all that apply. - Ans A place with no laws is experiencing anarchy.
A society without a government is in anarchy.
Read the sentence.
Players can be disqualified for arguing with the officials, neglec ng to obey the rules, or if they
act in an unsportsmanlike manner.
Which op on best revises the sentence? - Ans Players can be disqualified for arguing with the
officials, neglec ng to obey the rules, or ac ng in an unsportsmanlike manner.
Read the sentence.
,Soon everyone knew that Laney would be traveling to Paris for the interna onal art compe on
and had won the art contest.
Which is the best way to revise the sentence? - Ans Soon everyone knew that Laney had won
the art contest and would be traveling to Paris for the interna onal art compe on.
Read the sentence.
The Canary Islands are a popular vaca on spot for people from Finland, a chain of seven islands
off the coast of Africa.
What is the best way to rewrite the sentence? - Ans The Canary Islands, a chain of seven
islands off the coast of Africa, are a popular vaca on spot for people from Finland.
Which sentence correctly omits hyphens in a phrase? - Ans The equipment that the IT
department ordered was state of the art.
Read the excerpt from the ar cle "Gun Debate? What Gun Debate?
"I'm confident that in the next few weeks there will be another school shoo ng. I'm confident
because there have been 74 shoo ngs on or around schools or colleges in the year and a half
since the Sandy Hook massacre. That's averaging one a week.
Which op on most accurately explains why the author uses a specific claim to convey the
argument that gun violence is widespread in America? - Ans Making a deliberately shocking
claim that a school shoo ng will occur soon is a tac c used to shake the audience out of
complacency about the issue.
Read the excerpt from Shirley Chisholm's speech "Equal Rights for Women.
, "Let me note and try to refute two of the commonest arguments that are offered against this
amendment...
An argument that Chisholm establishes is that legal workplace protec ons for women have not
created substan al change in women's daily reali es.
Which op on best evaluates how effec vely Chisholm uses an an cipated counterclaim to
support her argument? - Ans Chisholm predicts her opposi on's argument that women already
have legal protec ons, which successfully helps Chisholm discredit her opposi on's claims by
countering them in advance.
Which response most effec vely explains how author Mark O'Mara aims to improve society in
the ar cle "Gun Debate? What Gun Debate?" - Ans O'Mara puts sta s cs about gun deaths in
a new light in order to shock readers into acknowledging the devasta on of gun violence.
Read the text of the Barack Obama speech "Remarks by the President at the 50th Anniversary
of the Selma to Montgomery Marches."
Which op ons best explain Obama's rhetorical purpose in the speech?
Select all that apply. - Ans to inspire and mo vate his audience to exercise their right to vote
to celebrate an important milestone in the history of civil rights
Read the excerpt from Shirley Chisholm's speech "Equal Rights for Women."
More than half of the popula on of the United States is female. But women occupy only 2
percent of the managerial posi ons...
For the Sake of Argument/ English 12A unit 1 exam
Ques ons and answers New!! 2025/2026
If a law is intended to establish an equitable system for taxing ci zens, what is it likely to do? -
Ans The law is likely to ensure that everyone pays a fair share of tax.
You look up the word anarchy in the dic onary so you can make sure to correctly explain its
meaning to your sister.
Which defini ons are you most likely to give her as you explain this word?
Select all that apply. - Ans A place with no laws is experiencing anarchy.
A society without a government is in anarchy.
Read the sentence.
Players can be disqualified for arguing with the officials, neglec ng to obey the rules, or if they
act in an unsportsmanlike manner.
Which op on best revises the sentence? - Ans Players can be disqualified for arguing with the
officials, neglec ng to obey the rules, or ac ng in an unsportsmanlike manner.
Read the sentence.
,Soon everyone knew that Laney would be traveling to Paris for the interna onal art compe on
and had won the art contest.
Which is the best way to revise the sentence? - Ans Soon everyone knew that Laney had won
the art contest and would be traveling to Paris for the interna onal art compe on.
Read the sentence.
The Canary Islands are a popular vaca on spot for people from Finland, a chain of seven islands
off the coast of Africa.
What is the best way to rewrite the sentence? - Ans The Canary Islands, a chain of seven
islands off the coast of Africa, are a popular vaca on spot for people from Finland.
Which sentence correctly omits hyphens in a phrase? - Ans The equipment that the IT
department ordered was state of the art.
Read the excerpt from the ar cle "Gun Debate? What Gun Debate?
"I'm confident that in the next few weeks there will be another school shoo ng. I'm confident
because there have been 74 shoo ngs on or around schools or colleges in the year and a half
since the Sandy Hook massacre. That's averaging one a week.
Which op on most accurately explains why the author uses a specific claim to convey the
argument that gun violence is widespread in America? - Ans Making a deliberately shocking
claim that a school shoo ng will occur soon is a tac c used to shake the audience out of
complacency about the issue.
Read the excerpt from Shirley Chisholm's speech "Equal Rights for Women.
, "Let me note and try to refute two of the commonest arguments that are offered against this
amendment...
An argument that Chisholm establishes is that legal workplace protec ons for women have not
created substan al change in women's daily reali es.
Which op on best evaluates how effec vely Chisholm uses an an cipated counterclaim to
support her argument? - Ans Chisholm predicts her opposi on's argument that women already
have legal protec ons, which successfully helps Chisholm discredit her opposi on's claims by
countering them in advance.
Which response most effec vely explains how author Mark O'Mara aims to improve society in
the ar cle "Gun Debate? What Gun Debate?" - Ans O'Mara puts sta s cs about gun deaths in
a new light in order to shock readers into acknowledging the devasta on of gun violence.
Read the text of the Barack Obama speech "Remarks by the President at the 50th Anniversary
of the Selma to Montgomery Marches."
Which op ons best explain Obama's rhetorical purpose in the speech?
Select all that apply. - Ans to inspire and mo vate his audience to exercise their right to vote
to celebrate an important milestone in the history of civil rights
Read the excerpt from Shirley Chisholm's speech "Equal Rights for Women."
More than half of the popula on of the United States is female. But women occupy only 2
percent of the managerial posi ons...
