Question 1 (1 point)
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Which best describes the purpose of Kari Forsee's article "Michael Oher's Inspiring Journey"?
Question 1 options:
Informative
Descriptive
Narrative
Argumentative
Question 2 (1 point)
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Using the context clues, how would you best define dismal in the following sentence:
With the Tuohys' encouragement, Michael got his dismal grade point average up and went out for football his junior year.
Question 2 options:
dark
promising
unsatisfactory
dreary
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In Forsee's article, Leigh Anne Tuohy compares the actress who played her in The Blind Side to a shadow. According to clues in the text, why was this comparison appropriate?
Question 3 options:
The comparison is appropriate because the actress perfectly portrayed Leigh Anne in the movie.
Shadows are dark, just as the actress portrays Leigh Anne during a dark time in her life.
Shadows change size from day to day just as Leigh Anne's feelings change throughout the movie.
Like Leigh Anne's shadow, the actress stayed close to Leigh Anne Tuohy while preparing for her role.
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Forsee's article is written from which perspective?
Question 4 options:
First person
Second person
Third person
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Which word best describes the tone of Foresee's article?
Question 5 options:
MAngry because the writer is frustrated that Oher's mother did not care for him properly.
Neutral because the author is writing an article that shares facts and quotes but not her own opinions.
Sarcastic because the writer doesn't really believe that the details are true.
Overjoyed because the writer had always dreamed of meeting a professional football player.
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Which best describes the purpose of Michael Freeman's article "Michael Oher Situation Highlights the Ever-Growing Fear of NFL Head Injuries"?
Question 6 options:
Informative
Descriptive
Narrative
Argumentative
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When Freeman says that football players "are nothing but helmets and shoulder pads and numbers," what does he mean?
Question 7 options:
He feels that football players' personal lives should not be important to football fans.
He doesn't think that football players have valuable skills outside of playing football.
He believes most sports fans have little regard for the health and safety of players.
He believes that the players should be judged by the team name on their helmets.
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Read the passage. Is this passage more fact-based or opinion-based?
We cheer them, we love them, we hate them. In most cases, we never get to truly know them, or understand, or care, what is happening to their bodies. This is especially true with offensive linemen like Oher. They are nothing but helmets and shoulder pads and numbers.
Question 8 options:
This is mostly opinion because the writer doesn't really know if the reader cares or doesn't care about the football players' health.
This is mostly factual because he provides evidence that people don't really know the football players.
This is mostly opinion because he can't prove that Oher is an offensive lineman.
This is mostly factual because football players really are just helmets, shoulder pads, and numbers.
Question 9 (1 point)
Why does Freeman include details about Oher being charged with assault?
Question 9 options:
To imply that Oher should not be respected as an athlete
To show that football players tend to be violent and impulsive anyway
To suggest that Oher's football injuries may have contributed to changes in his behavior
To argue that the media portrayal of Oher as a gentle giant was false
Question 10 (1 point)
Based on context clues in the sentence below, what is the best definition of sycophants?
Oher exemplifies a deal we all make with the NFL devil . . . The media makes it because we still, at times, glorify the violence of the sport, and too many of us in the media play the part of sycophants for the league, refusing to acknowledge the CTE issue.
Question 10 options:
people who investigate and report wrongdoing
people who pride themselves in always telling the truth
people who believe that violence in sports does not actually cause CTE
people who will sacrifice their integrity to gain someone's approval
Question 11 (1 point)
Which word best describes Freeman's tone in the article?
Question 11 options:
critical
hopeful
nostalgic
somber
Question 12 (1 point)
Why does Freeman choose to write from first-person plural point of view in parts of the article?
Question 12 options:
By using the pronoun "we," the writer suggests that the readers are his friends.
By using the pronoun "I," the writer shows that he is personally connected to the subject.
By using the pronoun "we," the writer makes the reader feel accountable and want to change.
By using the pronoun "I," the writer makes it clear that all sports fans are entitled to their own opinions.