1. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the conditional tense?
A. If the library had been open, I will borrow a book.
B. If the library is open, I would have borrowed a book.
C. If the library were open, I will borrow a book.
D. If the library is open, I will borrow a book.
2. How does the writer create cohesion between the first and second paragraph of this explanatory text?
A. by repeating the idea that the blues is a lyric form
B. by using the word but in the first paragraph
C. by using the word primarily in the second paragraph
D. by repeating the idea that the blues is a musical form
3. Which domain-specific term should a writer define in the sentence to clearly communicate ideas to a new student?
A. A writer should define the term application so students understand that the sentence is referring to a method, or way of doing something.
B. A writer should define the term dialectic so students understand that the sentence is referring to a method of discussion.
C. A writer should define the term study of writing so students understand that the sentence is referring a field of study.
D. A writer should define the term composition so students understand that the sentence is referring to writing.
4. Which piece of evidence shows that Gortsby is judgmental of the young man?
A. “‘To lose an hotel and a cake of soap on one afternoon suggests wilful carelessness,’ said Gortsby, but the young man scarcely waited to hear the end of the remark.”
B. He flitted away down the path, his head held high, with an air of somewhat jaded jauntiness.
C. “‘I must have lost it,’ he muttered angrily.”
D. The young man sat forward hurriedly, felt rapidly in the pockets of his overcoat, and then jumped to his feet.”
5. Which words from the text best reflect Denzel’s feelings of frustration? Select the two correct answers
A. Wondering
B. Dismay
C. Demanding
D. Shook
E. Exasperated
6. Which event helps develop theme of perception versus reality in the text? Select the three correct answers.
A. Gortsby finds the soap and concludes that the young man’s story was true.
B. Gortsby recalls a similar thing happening to him when he was in a foreign capital.
C. The young man gets up and walks down the path away from Gortsby.
D. Gortsby interprets the man’s actions as a performance intended to create sympathy.
E. The young man reaches into his pockets in search of the soap
7. The ending is a surprise because the men expect------ to find them but instead they are found by -----
Ulrich’s men
Ulrich
Georg
Georg relatives
Wolves
8. Why is it important that Vera is familiar with the setting and Nuttel is not?
A. Her familiarity allows her to know exactly when her aunt’s family will be returning; Nuttel is surprised by their return.
B. Her familiarity allows her to wait by the window for a prearranged signal with her uncle; Nuttel’s unfamiliarity keeps him from noticing it.
C. Her familiarity allows her to invent an otherworldly explanation for events she can easily predict; Nuttel’s unfamiliarity makes him believe this as truth.
D. Her familiarity gives her knowledge and insight into horrible family secrets; Nuttel’s unfamiliarity makes him receive this new information with horror.
9. Complete the statement about character interactions by selecting the correct word or phrase from the drop-down menus
When Jay and Grandpa Tony interact, they are----- each other, as seen when Grandpa Tony is---------- about Jay’s name and Jay takes over going on the step ladder to tape
respectful to
insensitive toward
curious with
hesitant with
reluctant
questioning
difficult
understanding
10. What might be the purpose of the hyperbole in this excerpt?
A. to emphasize the size of Jacob’s neighborhood
B. to emphasize Jacob’s loneliness
C. to emphasize how much Jacobs’ friends had changed
D. to emphasize Jacob’s excitement
11. Which choice best explains the use of the analogy comparing the band to a dog?
A. It shows how the band will likely improve as a result of the change.
B. It shows that the band is unlikely to succeed without a fourth member.
C. It shows how the band has to adjust to a new reality.
D. It shows how the members of the band are loyal to each other, like a dog’s loyalty to its owner.
12. Whose perspective is the passage mostly told from?
A. Mark’s
B. Sky’s
C. Teller’s
D. the narrator’s
13. What does the sarcasm Tom uses show about his attitude?
A. It shows that Tom always looks on the bright side.
B. It shows that Tom likes to tease the narrator.
C. It shows that Tom is frustrated with the situation.
D. It shows that Tom is thinking of a solution.
14. The ------------- shows that people who are part of the narrator’s culture--------------
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Idiom
place a high value on traditional remedies
often fail to look after their health
live in extended family households
show a great deal of respect to their elders
15. How would the mood of this scene change if this passage were written from a first-person point of view?
A. The point of view change would create a jarring feeling because it would shift from the main point of view in third person to another’s.
B. The point of view change would create an accusatory feeling because of the main character addressing the reader directly.
C. The point of view change would create a distant feeling with the introduction of other characters and what they are thinking.
D. The point of view change would create a more intimate and intense feeling because of the closeness of the narration.
16. ---------------------- I watched the weather forecast with a mixture of excitement and dread. Meteorologists were predicting that a huge snowstorm would bring a foot of snow to our state!
------------------------ I’m standing outside and letting the flakes accumulate on my jacket and hat.
--------------------- I’m sure I will need to do a lot of shoveling, but right now that doesn’t concern me in the least.
Now, last year in a few weeks tomorrow a few days ago
17. Which type of figurative language is used in this paragraph? Select the two correct answers.
A. Allusion
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
E. Simile
18. What tone will Amber most likely use in the conclusion?
A. Frightening
B. Tragic
C. Serious
D. Humorous
19. Drag each item to the correct location to show the elements of each type of poem
Villanelle or Ballad
Mostly three -line stanzas
Rhyme scheme of ABCB
second line of each stanzas
rhyme
All four-line stanzas
20. Which pair of words is an example of internal rhyme? Select the two correct answers.
A. rise, eyes
B. Lee, sea
C. sounding, sea
D. side, bride
E. beams, dreams
21. match the figurative language with its example
extended metaphor-----
metaphor----
simile
personification---
The sun winks and sends dappled light through forest trees
An entire section of a story compares how people move in a crowd to ants crawling through sand
My life is a tree beginning from a seed
The man's hair was as white as a snow-covered mountain
22. A playwright wrote a play that consists of a series of soliloquies delivered by different characters about their fondest childhood memories. Which choice best describes a downside of using this approach?
A. The characters’ stories are not interesting.
B. The characters are not fully developed.
C. There is no interaction between the characters.
D. There is no way to judge the characters’ honesty.
23. In the second part of the play, in which actors return as different characters and make short speeches, which two speeches emphasize the theme of immigrants coming to America to escape difficult situations?
A. Juanita Ramirez’s
B. Ty Smith’s
C. Max Littlefoot’s
D. Shana Bloomstein’s
E. Jane Bradford’s
1. D. If the library is open, I will borrow a book.
2. A. by repeating the idea that the blues is a lyric form
3. B. A writer should define the term dialectic so students understand that the sentence is referring to a method of discussion.
4. A. “‘To lose an hotel and a cake of soap on one afternoon suggests wilful carelessness,’ said Gortsby, but the young man scarcely waited to hear the end of the remark.”
5. C. Demanding and E. Exasperated
6. A. Gortsby finds the soap and concludes that the young man’s story was true, B. Gortsby recalls a similar thing happening to him when he was in a foreign capital, and D. Gortsby interprets the man’s actions as a performance intended to create sympathy.
7. Georg and wolves
8. B. Her familiarity allows her to wait by the window for a prearranged signal with her uncle; Nuttel’s unfamiliarity keeps him from noticing it.
9. respectful to, questioning
10. C. to emphasize how much Jacobs’ friends had changed
11. C. It shows how the band has to adjust to a new reality.
12. A. Mark’s
13. B. It shows that Tom likes to tease the narrator.
14. A. Metaphor and D. Hyperbole
15. C. The point of view change would create a distant feeling with the introduction of other characters and what they are thinking.
16. Tomorrow
17. B. Metaphor and C. Personification
18. C. Serious
19. Villanelle: Mostly three-line stanzas, rhyme scheme of ABCB, Ballad: All four-line stanzas, second line of each stanza rhyme
20. A. rise, eyes and D. side, bride
21. Personification - The sun winks and sends dappled light through forest trees, Extended metaphor - An entire section of a story compares how people move in a crowd to ants crawling through sand, Simile - My life is a tree beginning from a seed, Metaphor - The man's hair was as white as a snow-covered mountain
22. C. There is no interaction between the characters.
23. A. Juanita Ramirez’s and B. Ty Smith’s