Regents English Language Arts 5

Question 1

Which sentence best demonstrates active voice?

Accepted Answer

The committee wrote the report.

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The report was written by the committee.

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A report had been prepared by the members.

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It was decided that the report would be submitted.

Question 2

When two texts present conflicting information on the same topic, the reader's primary task is to:

Accepted Answer

Evaluate each source's evidence, credibility, and reasoning before drawing conclusions

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Accept the text written by the more famous author

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Dismiss whichever text contradicts their prior knowledge

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Average the two positions into a single moderate conclusion

Question 3

In poetry, a 'volta' refers to:

Accepted Answer

A shift or turn in the poem's argument, emotion, or perspective

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The repetition of a sound at the end of a line

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The meter or rhythmic pattern of the poem

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The speaker's direct address to an absent person or thing

Question 4

Which is the BEST example of a strong thesis statement for a literary analysis essay?

Accepted Answer

In Hamlet, Shakespeare uses Horatio's unwavering loyalty as a foil to highlight the prince's indecisiveness and moral paralysis.

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This essay will discuss the theme of loyalty in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare about a prince.

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Loyalty is an important theme in many of Shakespeare's plays.

Question 5

Which type of conflict is BEST illustrated when a character struggles to overcome their own fear of failure?

Accepted Answer

Character vs. self

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Character vs. character

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Character vs. nature

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Character vs. society

Question 6

A student writes a source-based argument. Which practice BEST avoids plagiarism while incorporating evidence?

Accepted Answer

Paraphrasing the source's ideas in original phrasing and citing it

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Copying sentences directly from the source without quotation marks

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Changing a few words from the source without citing it

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Only using ideas from sources without ever quoting directly

Question 7

Which best describes the purpose of a text structure that presents a problem followed by a solution?

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To identify an issue and propose a way to address it

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To show how two subjects are alike and different

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To explain causes and their resulting effects

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To present events in the order they occurred