10.B. Which line from the passage best supports your answer to part A?

C - He played with words until he got them to say just the right thing

10. A. In paragraph 11, the word medium means?

B - personal way of doing things

12. Which TWO ideas would the author most likely agree with?

E - Shakespeare's work has themes that still apply to today, B - Shakespeare's words may be challenging to read, but it is worth it.

13. Why did the author most likely write this passage?

B - to teach about the history of a famous author

15. "The language in Shakespeare's plays sounds strange to our modern ears" - How does the author support this claim?

B - by claiming that people's language and vocab was different

9. How does the author support the idea that Shakespeare was more than just a writer of sad plays?

C - She lists some of Shakespeare's funny plays as well

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What clue helped you answer question 11?
By 1594
Shakespeare's company opened the Globe Theatre
Rich people sat in the balconies because they could afford it
(His family stayed in Stratford)
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10.B. Which line from the passage best supports your answer to part A?
D - Before his death in 1616, Shakespeare had written 37 plays...
C - He played with words until he got them to say just the right thing
A- In Hamlet, the main character feels haunted by his father's murder
B - But people spoke differently 400 years ago
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14. Which claim does the author support with the ideas in the section "Real Characters"?
D
A -
B
C
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10. A. In paragraph 11, the word medium means?
A - Halfway between two things
C - not too big, or too small
D - a person who can talk to ghosts
B - personal way of doing things
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16. Read the paragraph. What can you tell is different about the theatre today?
B - Theatre is no longer performed in London
C - Women can now act in plays
D - The Lord Chamberlain's men are no longer active
A - People no longer perform any Shakespeare plays
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12. Which TWO ideas would the author most likely agree with?
E - Shakespeare's work has themes that still apply to today
B - Shakespeare's words may be challenging to read, but it is worth it.
D - Shakespeare mainly wrote sad plays
A -Shakespeare is too difficult to continue to read
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13. Why did the author most likely write this passage?
D - to explain why plays used to be so popular
C - to entertain people with the story of two people
A - to convince people that reading plays is fun
B - to teach about the history of a famous author
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11. What is the structure of paragraphs 3-5 in the passage?
C - Problem and Solution
B - Chronological
A - Cause and Effect
D - Compare and Contrast
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15. "The language in Shakespeare's plays sounds strange to our modern ears" - How does the author support this claim?
C - by explaining that people should not speak like Shakespeare anymore
B - by claiming that people's language and vocab was different
A - by decribing various words that people used in Shakespeares time
D - by warning readers they should not try to understand Shakespeare
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9. How does the author support the idea that Shakespeare was more than just a writer of sad plays?
A - She describes where Shakespeare and his actors performed
B - She warns the reader that Shakespeare's comedies are hard to understand
C - She lists some of Shakespeare's funny plays as well
D - She teaches the reader how to "speak Shakespearean" language

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