Read the excerpt below and then select one prompt. You will choose to write either a narrative essay or an informational response paragraph.

The Railway Children
By Edith Nesbit

Chapter I, The Beginning of Things

They were not railway children to begin with. I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways except as a means of getting to Maskelyne and Cook's, the Pantomime, Zoological Gardens, and Madame Tussaud's. They were just ordinary suburban children, and they lived with their Father and Mother in an ordinary red-brick-fronted villa, with coloured glass in the front door, a tiled passage that was called a hall, a bath-room with hot and cold water, electric bells, French windows, and a good deal of white paint, and 'every modern convenience', as the house-agents say.

There were three of them. Roberta was the eldest. Of course, Mothers never have favourites, but if their Mother HAD had a favourite, it might have been Roberta. Next came Peter, who wished to be an Engineer when he grew up; and the youngest was Phyllis, who meant extremely well.

Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull calls to dull ladies, and sitting dully at home waiting for dull ladies to pay calls to her. She was almost always there, ready to play with the children, and read to them, and help them to do their home-lessons. Besides this she used to write stories for them while they were at school, and read them aloud after tea, and she always made up funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays and for other great occasions, such as the christening of the new kittens, or the refurnishing of the doll's house, or the time when they were getting over the mumps.

These three lucky children always had everything they needed: pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys, and a Mother Goose wall-paper. They had a kind and merry nursemaid, and a dog who was called James, and who was their very own. They also had a Father who was just perfect—never cross, never unjust, and always ready for a game—at least, if at any time he was NOT ready, he always had an excellent reason for it, and explained the reason to the children so interestingly and funnily that they felt sure he couldn't help himself.

You will think that they ought to have been very happy. And so they were, but they did not know HOW happy till the pretty life in the Red Villa was over and done with, and they had to live a very different life indeed.

The dreadful change came quite suddenly.


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Select only one prompt. You will choose to write either a narrative essay or an informational response paragraph.

Prompt Choice 1 (Narrative Essay)

Read the prompt below and write a well-developed narrative essay.

How would you describe a scene from your childhood? What colors and images do you remember most clearly? Write a narrative of an early childhood memory.

**Be sure that your narrative has a clear beginning, middle, and end. Use your mature voice, specific details, sensory descriptions, and dialogue. Proofread your work before submitting.



Prompt Choice 2 (Informational Response)

Review the excerpt above. Answer the following question in a well-developed paragraph.

How does the story describe the ideal life? What details create a sense of perfection? Be sure to use information and details from the excerpt to support and explain your answer.

**Be sure to re-state the question in your topic sentence and use specific examples and details from the story to support your answers. Proofread your work before submitting.

(100 points)

The above question wants to analyze your writing ability, in addition to wanting to read a personal account written by you. For that reason, I can't write this essay for you, but I'll show you how to write it.

First, you must know that a narrative essay is a text where you tell a story, in this case, you need to tell a story about yourself, about a memory from your childhood.

Based on this, you should write your essay as follows:

More information on writing an essay at the link:

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Which quote most likely would be included in the defense lawyer's closing statement?

“The evidence does not prove that bicycle that was found belonged to Lee Ling.”
“The evidence does not prove that Mark Greene has a history of committing a crime.”
“The evidence does not prove that the bicycle was stolen from the apartment complex.”
“The evidence does not prove that Mark Greene is the only one who could have stolen the bicycle.”

They hadn't told us _.

a.
when was the exam going to start

b.
how long would the exam last

c.
where was the exam

d.
what time the exam was​

1. Be quiet ! The baby (sleep) ...........................

8. In the last section, why does the author mention
Alexander Graham Bell?
a
to show how the categories we use to classify
people are changing
b to provide an example of the role immigrants
have played in the growth of the U.S.
to explain why the demographics of Yakima have
changed drastically in recent years
d to suggest that people in the future will have
a different perspective on changing demographics
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c

Identify the Object Pronoun: "Without hesitation, Peter picked the dynamite off the ground and threw it as far as he could."
• Peter
• Dynamite
• Ground
• It

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
1. Would you like _____ fried vegetables for lunch? ~ Yes, I’d love to.

A. some
B. any
C. a
D. an

2. Pho is always served _____ fresh herbs, bean sprouts, sliced – up chilies, and lime.

A. for
B. with
C. in
D. on

3. The statues _____ by the Ha Noi People’s Committee in 2003.

A. were built
B. were build
C. was built
D. was build

4. How much _____ should I use to make the cake?

A. pineapple
B. flour
C. egg
D. carton of milk

5. My sister hates rock music, and she hates rap _____.

A. either
B. neither
C. also
D. too

6. Which is the national anthem of Viet Nam?
A. Tieu Doan 307 B. Chien si Viet Nam C. Tien Quan Ca D. Tien ve Ha Noi
7. All of us enjoy _____ to pop music.

A. listen
B. listened
C. listening
D. listens

8. This camera isn’t _____ expensive as I thought at first.

A. from
B. more
C. same
D. as

9. I was late for class _____ the bus was late.

A. so
B. because
C. but
D. or

10. I _____ that book already. It’s really fantastic.

11.: Please wake me _____ at 6 and we will leave at 7 in the morning.

A. up
B. on
C. over
D. in

12. _____ the omelette in half.

A. pour
B. heat
C. fold
D. beat

13. Tom Holland is a famous _____ who starred in Spider – Man.

A. musician
B. actor
C. actress
D. singer

14. She bought a _____ of bread so we can make sandwiches.

A. bowl
B. bar
C. can
D. loaf

15. The broth for _____ is made by stewing the bones of cows for a long time in a large pot.
A. beef noodle soup B. chicken noodle soup C. eel soup D. sweet soup
16.You can see many interesting ____ in that art gallery.
A. paints B. colours C. portraits D. paper
17. I never watch ballet, and my sister doesn’t ____
A. too B. so C. either D. like that
17. A lot of people enjoy _____________ things such as dolls, stamps or bottles.
A. collecting B. making C. arranging D. doing
18. Can you ride a horse? - Of course. It's a piece of _________.
A. horse B. cake C. collage D. art
19. I never watch horror films and my bother doesn't _________.
A. neither B. too C. either D. so
20. _________ water is there in the bottle?
A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How far
21. Smoke or dirt can make us __________.
A. sunburnt B. toothache C. sneeze D. runny nose
22. Eat __________high-fat food to avoid obesity.
A. more B. much C. many D. less
23.Teenagers in Viet Nam like K-pop, and they like Korean films ____
A. too B. either C. so D. however
24.This film is not ____ long as the film I watched last week.
A. as B. but C. either D. too
25.My brother’s taste in art is quite different ____mine.
A. than B. as C. to D. from
26.My village is not ____it was ten years ago.
A. same as B. the same C. the same as D. the same like
27. The Japanese eat healthily, _____ they live for a long time.

A. but
B. and
C. or
D. so

28. He keeps sneezing and coughing. I think hs has _____.

A. stomachache
B. headache
C. sunburn
D. flu

29. Your taste in art is quite different _____ mine.

A. as
B. same
C. than
D. from

30. _____ apples are there in the fridge?

A. How much
B. How many
C. How far
D. How long

31.Can you tell me ____ this dish?
A. to cook B. how to cook C. cooking D. how to cooking
32.What ____ do I need to cook an omelette?
A. food B. material C. menu D. ingredients
33.“What is your ____ dish for breakfast?” - “It’s beef noodle soup.”
A. favourite B. most C. best D. liking
34.The eel soup that your father has just cooked tastes very ____
A. well B. best C. healthy D. delicious
35. She_______ many new friends since she joined this English club.
A. making B. made C. has made D. makes
36. __________ your frying fan first and then add the cooking oil.
A. Heat B. Add C. Pour D. Fold
37____bottles of milk does your family need for a week?
A. How much B. How many C. How D. How often
38.There is ____tofu, but there aren’t ____ sandwiches.
A. some - some B. any - any C. some - any D. any – some
39. _____ is considered the first university in Viet Nam.
A. The Imperial Academy B. The Temple of Literature
C. Khue Van Pavilion D. Doctors’ stone tablets
40. The band _____ live at the Central Park tomorrow.

A. perform
B. performs
C. will perform
D. performing

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As a youth leader, write the speech you will
deliver at a youth forum on the topic The
need for reintroduction of teaching of higiene
in our school.

What is the answer to this math problem ? 2 + 6y = 3x + 4

They (live) here since July

Read the two passages and answer the question.

Passage 1

[1]Nothing that comes from the desert expresses its extremes better than the unhappy growth of the
tree yuccas.Tormented, thin forests of it stalk drearily in the high mesas, particularly in that
triangular slip that fans out eastward from the meeting of the Sierras and coastwise hills. The
yucca bristles with bayonet-pointed leaves, dull green, growing shaggy with age like an old
[5] man's tangled gray beard, tipped with panicles of foul, greenish blooms. After its death, which is
slow, the ghostly hollow network of its woody skeleton, with hardly power to rot, makes even
the moonlight fearful. But it isn't always this way. Before the yucca has come to flower, while
yet its bloom is a luxurious, creamy, cone-shaped bud of the size of a small cabbage, full of
sugary sap, the Indians twist it deftly out of its fence of daggers and roast the prize for their
[10] own delectation.

Passage 2

[1]I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
[5]Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
[10]Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
[15]A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
[20]In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

Both passages describe a plant. The yucca tree "stalks drearily" while the daffodil "dances." What does this word choice reveal about how the two passages view nature?

Passage 1 views nature as boring while Passage 2 views natures as exciting.
Passage 1 views nature as enlightening while Passage 2 views nature as depressing.
Passage 1 views nature as harsh while Passage 2 views nature as delightful.
Passage 1 views nature as intense while Passage 2 views nature as relaxing.

The author writes in paragraph 4 that he or she "spend[s]the winter dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter." On the other hand, many people would say that they have specific favorite seasons or times of year. How do you feel? Do you have a favorite season, or do you always look forward to whatever is to come? Why?​

How do Langston Hughes poem let Americans be American again talk about change and give evidence to support your answer.

If I like this girl and she likes me, should I tell her or save money to surprise her on Valentine's Day?

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Our toys are designed ____ for younger children.

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We have to ………… the meeting on Friday because the CEO is busy all day Thursday.

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Which statement best describes the author's point of view about the plague

Which quotation from the text best supports the inference that the
speaker admires the characteristics of dogs more than the
characteristics of humans?
"The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can
have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts
him, the one that never proves ungrateful or
treacherous, is the dog."
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"...there by his graveside will the noble dog be
found, his head between his paws and his eyes sad but
open, in alert watchfulness, faithful and true, even unto
death."
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"Gentlemen of the jury, a man's dog stands by him in
prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness."
"If fortune drives the master forth an outcast into the
world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks
no higher privilege than that of accompanying him....

Use suitable prefix to make verbs from each of the following noun.
1) danger
2)calm
3)joy
4)moan
5) smear
6) body
7)siege
8)trust
9) wail
10)slave​

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A. character
B. plot
C setting
D. cause and effect
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Based on what you read in "Tongue-Tied," in what way did the Chinese students' parents most likely experience language exclusion at their children's school?

Historical Perspectives When
Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales,
England was experiencing dramatic
political and social change as a
middle class began to emerge from
the feudal system. How is this
development reflected in the
Prologue?

The play about Romeo and Juliet is a drama because:

a) it dialogue between characters.
b) there are fictional characters in it.
c) it was written to be performed in front of an audience.
d) None of the choices are correct.

The poem as a whole provides
a commentary on impermanence
O a metaphor for the loss of faith
a precise description of a rural setting
O a celebration of the change of seasons
O an explanation of a religious perspective