The following question has two parts. Answer Part A
first, and then Part B.
Reading Informati...
English, 17.12.2020 19:50 BaileyElizabethRay
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A
first, and then Part B.
Reading Informational Text: Historic Speech
Read this passage from a speech made by England's
Prime Minister Winston Churchill a few months after
France, Britain's ally in World War II, fell to Nazi
Germany. Then, answer the question(s).
Part A
Based on the word choice and other details in this
passage, what is the main purpose of this speech?
O A to define British rights and freedoms
O B. to confuse Britain's enemies
O C. to inspire the British public
O D. to inspire French resistance
Our task is not only to win the battle-but to
win the war. After this battle in France abates
its force, there will come the battle for our
Island - for all that Britain is, and all that Britain
means. That will be the struggle. In that
supreme emergency we shall not hesitate to
take every step, even the most drastic, to call
forth from our people the last ounce and the
last Inch of effort of which they are capable.
The interests of property, the hours of labor,
are nothing compared with the struggle for life
and honor, for right and freedom, to which we
have vowed ourselves.
Part B
Which words from the passage provides the
strongest evidence for the answer to Part A?
o A. After this battle in France abates its force,
there will come the battle for our island...
o B. In that supreme emergency we shall not
hesitate to take every
step, even the most
drastic..
C. ...call forth from our people the last ounce
and the last inch of effort of which they are
capable
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