Figurative Language
"I'm an old cardigan under someone's bed / You put me on and said I was your favorite." - Taylor Swift
Metaphor
Which word has the same connotation as steadfast as it is used in paragraph 3? A. Unwavering B. Still C. Unresponsive D. Shallow
A. Unwavering
Direct quotes are required in order to receive a good score on your SCR and ECR. (True/False)
TRUE!!!!!!!
Author's Purpose Question #2:
The author most likely wrote this selection to A) highlight the importance of agriculture. B) emphasize why people grow crops C) illustrate how farmers plant crops D) explain the history of agriculture
D: explain the history of agriculture
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?
(2) Three hundred miles isn’t hardly that far, so you would probably expect the island to be home to the same sorts of plants and animals found on the mainland.
A. Change hardly to really B. Delete so C. Insert a comma after plants D. No change is needed
A. Change hardly to really
"Balancing on breaking branches" - Taylor Swift
Alliteration
Read this sentence from paragraph 4. A miniature world rose here, all for my single, lonely, faded soldier, who had nothing in the world except me. What does this sentence convey about the narrator?
D. He feels a strong sense of responsibility to the soldier he discovered.
What are the required elements of a complete argumentative essay?
A thesis that picks a side, organized paragraphs, evidence from the text, counter-argument
Author's Purpose Question #3
The author most likely wrote this selection to A) highlight the differences between golden raisins and regular raisins B) explain the similarities between two types of raisins C) convey the benefits of eating raisins. D) convince the reader to eat golden-raisins instead of regular raisins
B: explain the similarities between two types of raisins
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 30?(30) It is a place that deserves protection, a true Oasis of life.
A. Change deserves to deserved B. Delete the comma C. Change Oasis to oasis D. No change should be made in sentence 30.
C. Change Oasis to oasis
"Smallest man who ever lived" - Taylor Swift
Hyperbole
Which statement best explains the irony in paragraphs 2 and 3?
C. The narrator hates that the soldier was buried for so long, but then he keeps it hidden in his own pocket.
Because this is a computer-based test, your eyes (and brain!) might get tired. Which of the following is NOT a RECOMMENDED way to re-energize during the test?
A.Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds B. Get a drink of water or have a snack C. Take a full-on, hour-long nap as soon as the test begins
C. Take a full-on, hour-long nap as soon as the test begins
Author's Purpose Question #1
1. The author most likely wrote this selection to A) reveal the problem with Starlink satellites B) compare the Starlink satellites to Space X satellites C) explain the purpose of the Starlink satellites D) highlight how satellites can harm other orbiting objects In space
A: reveal the problem with Starlink satellites
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2? (2) In this environment it can be hard to stand out, especially if your relatively new.
A. Change environment to enviroment B. Delete the comma C. Change your to you’re D. No change should be made in this sentence
C. Change your to you’re
"Forgive me, Peter, my lost fearless leader" -Taylor Swift
Allusion
Which quotation from the story shows that the narrator is recalling a time from earlier in childhood?
A. over there is the big tree that I now know is going to die in a few years and fall down' (paragraph 1)
How is an ECR (the essay) scored?
Organization & Development of Ideas (3, 2, 1, 0) + Conventions & Mechanics (2, 1, 0) = max score of 5 or TODEC (Thesis, Organization, Development, Evidence, Conventions)
Author's Purpose Question #5
The author most likely wrote this selection to A) inform the reader about the origin of Tootsie Rolls B) illustrate how Tootsie Rolls were invented C) explain what’s made Tootsie rolls so successful and popular D) reveal how Tootsie Rolls are made
C: explain what's made Tootsie Roll's so successful and popular
Excerpt from Great Expectations (1) It was not in the first few moments that I saw all these things, though I saw more of them in the first moments than might be supposed. (2) But I saw that everything within my view which ought too be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its lustre and was faded and yellow. (3) I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken eyes. (4) I saw that the dress had been put upon the rounded figure of a young woman, and that the figure upon which it now hung loose had shrunk to skin and bone.
What change should be made to sentence 2? A. Add a comma after But B. Add a semicolon after view C. Change too to to D. Make no change
C. Change too to to
"And I fell from the pedestal. Right down the rabbit hole. Long story short, it was a bad time" -Taylor Swift
Idiom
In paragraph 3, the narrator describes an imaginary flashback to the time the soldier was buried. Which idea in the excerpt does the flashback help explain?
D. Why the narrator treats the soldier kindly
What are the required elements of a complete correspondence essay?
Salutation, Developed thesis, Organized paragraphs, evidence from the text, and closing
Author's Purpose Question #4:
The author most likely wrote this selection to A) suggest that college athletes are being taken advantage of B) reveal the amount scholarship money that athletes receive C) highlight the importance of college athletes D) argue that college athletes should be paid
D: argue that college athletes should be paid
Excerpt from The Story of my Life (1) I cannot recall what happened during the first months after my illness. (2) I only know that I sat in my mothers lap or clung to her dress as she went about her household duties. (3) My hands felt every object and observed every motion, and in this way I learned to know many things. (4) Soon I felt the need of some communication with others and began to make crude signs. (5) A shake of the head meant "No" and a nod, "Yes," a pull meant "Come" and a push, "Go."
What change should be made to sentence 2? A. Add a comma after know B. Change mothers to mother’s C. Add a comma after lap D. Change duties to duty’s
B. Change mothers to mother’s