Orwell's 1984
1. what phrase does winston repeatedly write in his diary while unaware that he is writing it?
a. the proles are the only hope.
b. down with big brother.
c. long live the brotherhood!
d. we are the dead.

2. why is winston shocked and troubled to see the phrase "down with big brother" written repeatedly in his diary?
a. he thinks that someone else has written in his diary.
b. he was not aware that he had written these words
c. he had great admiration for big brother.
d. he is afraid the words are visible to the telescreen.

3. before winston meets julia, why does he fear and hate her?
a. he thinks she wants his job.
b. he thinks she hates big brother.
c. he thinks she is a party agent.
d. he thinks she is in love with him.

4. winston's job at the ministry of truth requires him to
a. write fiction books, a task for which he is not suited
b. spy on coworkers, work that makes him proud
c. alter history, an act that disturbs him
d. lead physical exercises, which worsens his cough

3.06 unit assessment: critical skills practice 1 answers?

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." those tests were constructed around items like fill-in-the-blank sentence completion, such as “even though tom was mary thought he was ” and the correct answer always seemed to be the most bland combinations of thoughts, for example, “even though tom was foolish, mary thought he was ridiculous.” well, according to my mother, there were very few limitations as to what tom could have been and what mary might have thought of him. so i never did well on tests like that. how does tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? tan discusses the types of questions on achievement tests to support the idea that the tests limit students’ ability to write well. tan explains a question on a language achievement test to support the idea that the tests should include more interesting content. tan gives an example of her experience with achievement tests to support the idea that they are not always accurate measures of language ability. tan considers how her mother might answer a question on a test to support the idea that nonstandard english limits a person’s ability to communicate.

At the end of “raymond’s run,” squeaky has a different attitude about running and about her rival, gretchen. describe the actions that demonstrate these changed feelings. what role does conflict play in squeaky’s changed attitude? use events and details from the story to support your answer.