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Read the following lines from Marge Piercy’s “To Be of Use”:
The people I love the best
jump into work head first
without dallying in the shallows
and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.
They seem to become natives of that element,
the black sleek heads of seals
bouncing like half-submerged balls.
Which language best contributes to the enthusiastic tone of the poem?
A. “jump into work head first”
B. “without dallying in the shallows”
C. “the black sleek heads of seals”
D. “bouncing like half-submerged balls.”
I think either A or D... Anyone else know?!
I agree with you about A.
Is it right or not?
Read the following lines from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”:
And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
And the lamplight o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted—nevermore!
Which of the below words best helps create the mood of despair in the poem?
A. dreaming
B. chamber
C. shadow
D. nevermore
D. nevermore.
Why might an author use a metaphor to enhance the meaning of fiction or poetry?
A. to create an image in readers’ minds
B. to represent a larger thought or idea
C. to give a story or poem a song-like quality
D. to help set the mood of the story or poem
B. to represent a larger thought or idea.
Which of the following shows the correct parenthetical citation for a quote from page 111 of an article in the December 2012 issue of Veterinarian Today magazine called “New Toy Breeds,” written by Stephen R. Fielding?
A. (Fielding 111)
B. (New Toy Breeds 111)
C. (Veterinarian Today 111)
D. (“New Toy Breeds,” 111)
A. (Fielding 111)
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
One of the girls left ____ tennis shoes in the gym.
A. her
B. hers
C. their
D. them
A. her.
Matt studied all afternoon with Marcus and
A. I.
B. me.
C. they.
D. we.
B. me.
Though they were hungry, both Mara Lee and Roman stayed for _____ meeting.
A. her
B. his
C. his or her
D. their
D. their.
Latanya and _____ are getting ready to go camping at the lake.
A. he
B. him
C. me
D. us
D. us.
Identify the sentence in which the underlined verb does not agree with its subject.
A. Everyone on the team works together well.
B. Both of them are looking forward to the field trip.
C. Neither of the boys is excited about playing football.
D. One of the girls are going to enter the singing contest.
D. One of the girls are going to enter the singing contest.
Identify the sentence in which the underlined verb does not agree with its subject.
A. Chance and Martina are listening to the radio.
B. Most of the television shows are entertaining.
C. There are no information to support those ratings.
D. France and Italy are two places I would like to visit.
C. There are no information to support those ratings. (It should be "there is no information...")
This new magazine about computers is very colorful.
A. positive
B. comparative
C. superlative
D. none of the above
D. none of the above (It is not a degree of comparison.)
The end product is more colorful than the colors in the initial prototype.
A. positive
B. comparative
C. superlative
D. none of the above
B. Comparative.
Ray hopes to earn a nursing scholarship to go to Alabama state University.
A. nursing
B. state
C. University
D. no error
D. no error.
Did you know that the largest lake in North America is Lake Superior?
A. North
B. America
C. Superior
D. no error
D. no error.
Identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence.
A. Fred slipped on the ice, spraining his finger, and his wrist.
B. He cannot take part in the bowling tournament, but he is going anyway.
C. He can hand out tickets, organize teams, and keep scores.
D. Fred will lend his bowling ball and his team shirt to Caitlin.
A. Fred slipped on the ice, spraining his finger, and his wrist. (There should be a comma after "finger" to separate the two items in the list.)
Identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence.
A. Several new books, albums, and DVDs are on sale today.
B. The door is hanging by its rusty iron hinge, and it may fall at any moment.
C. I had a busy, industrious day at work today.
D. The lime, green walls have not been painted.
D. The lime, green walls have not been painted. (There should be a hyphen between "lime" and "green" to make it clear that they are describing the same thing.)
On a Works Cited page, which of the following should be in italics?
A. title of a book
B. title of a webpage
C. title of a short story
D. title of a newspaper article
A. Title of a book.
Identify the correctly punctuated sentence in each group.
A. Who borrowed Celeste biology books?
B. Who borrowed Celeste's biology books?
C. Who borrowed Celestes' biology books?
D. Who borrowed Celestes’s biology books?
B. Who borrowed Celeste's biology books?
Identify the correctly punctuated sentence in each group.
A. Mrs. Blount replied Our party will be at 2:00.
B. Mrs. Blount replied “Our party will be at 2:00.”
C. Mrs. Blount replied, “Our party will be at 2:00.”
D. Mrs. Blount replied, “Our party will be at 2:00”.
C. Mrs. Blount replied, “Our party will be at 2:00.”
Which sentence would make the best opening for a speech arguing for more nutritious school lunches?
A. Many students dislike the current lunch menus, and I feel they should be changed.
B. Evidence from a number of expert sources suggests that schools should design more nutritious lunch menus.
C. Spaghetti is my favorite school lunch, and I have read that it is nutritious.
D. Even though fruits and vegetables are not that popular with students, they are good sources of vitamins.
B. Evidence from a number of expert sources suggests that schools should design more nutritious lunch menus.
If you wished to make an explicit comparison of two dissimilar things without using like or as, you would use a
A. simile.
B. metaphor.
C. cliché.
D. literal comparison.
B. Metaphor.
Which of the following would not always require a citation in a research paper?
A. information from website
B. information from common knowledge
C. information from personal interview
D. information from television program
B. Information from common knowledge.
Which of the following parenthetical citations is placed and punctuated correctly?
A. The only casualty on Lewis and Clark's trip died from appendicitis (Davis 104).
B. (Davis, 104) Kenneth Davis explains that the only casualty on Lewis and Clark's trip died from appendicitis.
C. The only casualty on Lewis and Clark's trip died from appendicitis. (Davis 104)
D. The only casualty on Lewis and Clark's trip (Davis 104) died from appendicitis.
C. The only casualty on Lewis and Clark's trip died from appendicitis. (Davis 104)
A ____ includes all the works an author consulted but did not necessarily cite in the actual report.
A. Works Cited page
B. bibliography
C. footnote
D. parenthetical citation
B. Bibliography.
Which of the following is a specific word as opposed to a general word?
A. activity
B. athletics
C. football
D. sport
C. Football.
Choose the topic that best limits the broad subject history.
A. history of money
B. history of Irish music
C. history of the pirate Jean Lafitte
D. history of smugglers in the United States
D. History of smugglers in the United States.
The author mercifully decided to dignify the interviewer's silly question with a response.
A. award
B. make worthy
C. misunderstand
D. ignore completely
B. Make worthy.
Which of the following is the most negative connotation of the word absconded?
A. left
B. exited
C. fled
D. departed
C. Fled.
Which of the following is the denotation of the word ambitious?
A. power-hungry
B. driven and successful
C. determined to succeed
D. greedy and materialistic
C. Determined to succeed.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the italicized word in the sentence below.
After the CEO was found guilty in court, he had to pay retribution to his customers.
A. a reward given out of respect
B. a charitable donation
C. fees for services
D. compensation as punishment
D. Compensation as punishment.
Which prefix would you add to the noun Colonialism to make the word meaning “after the period of Colonialism?”
A. post-
B. ante-
C. pre-
D. mid-
A. Post-.
Which statement would be the best additional argument for the author of this letter?
A. Many high school teens are involved in extracurricular activities as well as jobs.
B. Driving a car can help a teenager develop maturity.
C. There are many alternative sources of transportation available to teens with jobs.
D. Teens with good grades often have safer driving records.
C. There are many alternative sources of transportation available to teens with jobs.
Jill wants to write an essay comparing books and the Internet.
She has made the following table
Internet
Books
Advantages It can be used to locate information They can be read anywhere.
Disadvantages
They take more space to store
Which statement belongs in the empty box?
A. Its influence is more recent.
B. It requires equipment that is more costly.
C. Its information is more widespread.
D. It involves less interaction with people.
B. It requires equipment that is more costly.
Which of the following lines from Marge Piercys poem "To Be of Use" best demonstrates the speaker's view that work is gratifying?
A."Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust."
B." Greek amphoras for wine or oil,"
C." The pitcher cries for water to carry"
D."and a person for work that is real."