Informational
Based on information in Document B, which is true of the city of Burlington?
a. The city wants a more direct route.
b. The city wants the transit nearby but no too close.
c. The city believes the cost of the approved route is too much.
d. The city believes that Shoreline is treating it unfairly.
What is B. The city wants the transit nearby but not too close.
At the end of the passage, how did Deirdre feel about her experience in Mr. McCurdy's class?
a. disappointed
b. optimistic
c. bored
d. angry
What is b. optimistic?
Which group of words from the example is an infinitive?
The employers who came to the Job Fair brought information to distribute.
a. who came to
b. brought information
c. to the Job Fair
d. to distribute
What is d. to distribute.
Read the following line from the poem.
"like long pale fingers reaching for a glass of water:"
The author uses this language to describe
a. people arriving at work in the fog.
b. lines of cars moving through the fog.
c. the dampness of the fog.
d. the appearance of the fog.
What is d. the appearance of the fog?
What is the term for the sentence that tells the reader the topic of the essay?
a. paragraph
b. main idea
c. topic sentence
d. thesis statement
What is D. thesis statement.
What is most likely the biggest drawback to the "alternate solution" favored by the city of Burlington?
a. It would cost more money than the approved route.
b. It would mean higher taxes for the residents.
c. It would interfere with the revitalization of Duncan Boulevard.
d. It would cause the Shoreline Transit line to veer along Riverview Road.
What is A. It would cost more money than the approved route.
a. He began writing poetry in the eighth grade.
b. He was born in the U.S. in Jophlin, Missouri.
c. He lived with his grandmother for most of his childhood.
d. He was a poet of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s.
e. He wrote both a poem and a book called "The Weary Blues."
What is
b. He was born in the U.S. in Jophlin, Missouri.
d. He was a poet of the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s.
e. He wrote both a poem and a book called "The Weary Blues."
Alone at her desk, a woman deliberated about how to achieve her fortune.
Which is a synonym of deliberated as it is used in the above sentence?
a. talked
b. discussed
c. thought
d. debated
What is C. thought
In lines 12 and 13 of the poem, the author creates an image that
a. signals a transition to a humorous tone.
b. emphasizes the concealing nature of the fog.
c. suggests that the people have a happy nature.
d. describes the movement of the fog among buildings.
What is b. emhasizes the concealing nature of the fog?
Which line from the poem "Morning Fog" contains personification?
a. An eerie white quietness descends and disguises:
b. their motors muffled and mute.
c. hushed voices murmur, as if confiding secrets.
d. behind the curtain of fog
What is a. An eerie white quietness descends and disguises:?
According to the passage, the proposed route of the Shoreline Rapid Transit line is most likely to create conflict between...
a. residents and business owners
b. rail officials and business owners
c. residents and environmental experts
d. rail officials and environmental experts
What is B. rail officials and business owners.
The italicized description of the setting at the beginning of the passage explains
a. why the students treat Deirdre differently.
b. how difficult it is to be in a new place.
c. that classrooms vary throughout the country.
d. where Deirdre's new home is located.
What is a. why the students treat Deirdre differently?
The word revitalization comes from the Latin root vita, which means
a. art
b. freedom
c. life
d. building
What is C. life.
Which line provides the best evidence that the fog is mysterious?
a. Behind the soft and silent whiteness
b. Rolling inland from the expansive sea
c. Stretching between and round tall buildings
d. An eerie white quietness descends and disguises
What is d. An eerie white quietness descends and disguises?
Read the lines from the poem "Morning Fog".
"Rolling inland from the expansive sea
like sails billowing in a full wind;
Draping over leafless and stark trees
like sheets blanketing old furniture in distant attics;"
The italicized words in each line are examples of
a. rhyme.
b. imagery.
c. contrast.
d. metaphor.
What is b. imagery?
Both Document A and Document B address how a new Shoreline Rapid Transit line, if constructed, could affect
a. the safety of people who live in Burlington.
b. the purity of Burlington's soil.
c. the federal funding for a previously planned project.
d. the specific clean up costs.
What is A. the safety of people who live in Burlington.
How does the exchange of dialogue between Deirdre and Mr. McCurdy advance the plot of the passage?
a. The students are jealous of Deirdre's instant connection with Mr. McCurdy.
b. Deirdre is able to reveal something about herself to her classmates.
c. Mr. McCurdy is offended that Deirdre knows almost as much as he does.
d. Deirdre wants to continue talking so she can keep the attention of her classmates.
What is b. Deirdre is able to reveal something about herself to her classmates?
Read the sentence from Paragraph 22 of "Hold Fast to Dreams".
"Mr. McCurdy gestured toward my camera."
What does the Latin root gest mean as found in the word gestured?
a. bend
b. form or shape
c. place
d. carry forward
What is D. carry forward.
Which words describe the tone used in Lines 10 through 14?
a. quiet and silly
b. upset and critical
c. anxious and bitter
d. gloomy and serious
What is a. quiet and silly?
When writing an essay, it is important to incorporate this to support your claim.
a. thesis statement
b. text evidence
c. quotations
d. central ideas
What is B. text evidence.
Which statement from Document B best reinforces a logical appeal by the author?
a. Edwin Snyder, Burlington City Councilman, said the council wants Shoreline Rapid Transit to help develop the city.
b. He contends that the approved route cuts right through the middle of Burlington and thus divides the city.
c. Parents and teachers have expressed concern about the approved route passing only two blocks from H.J. Williams Middle School and a half-mile from Burlington High School.
d. Snyder said his staff is presently drawing up a report to present to the Shoreline Rapid Transit for further review.
What is A. Edwin Snyder, Burlington City Councilman, said the council wants Shoreline Rapid Transit to help develop the city.
Which sentence best represents and accurate summary of the passage?
a. A famous African-American poet named Langston Hughes was very popular in the 1920s and 1930s and shaped the Harlem Renaissance.
b. Langston Hughes was an African-American poet who was born in Joplin, Missouri, and lived in Mexico for a year.
c. A new student in an English class talks about famous poets, exhibits her camera, and is noticed by a red-haired girl.
d. A student is given the opportunity to express her admiration for her favorite poets by speaking in front of her English class.
What is d. A student is given the opportunity to express her admiration for her favorite poets by speaking in front of her English class?
Which is the best way to change the voice in the following sentence from active to passive without changing the meaning?
The committee chose three students to attend Science Camp.
a. Science Camp was chosen for three students to attend.
b. Three students were chosen by the committee to attend Science Camp.
c. Science Camp was chosen for three students by the committee.
d. Three students who attended Science Camp were chosen by the committee.
What is A. Science Camp was chosen for three students to attend.
What is the theme of the poem "Morning Fog"?
a. Fog is an unpleasant aspect of nature.
b. Fog makes the world seem soft and slow.
c. Though there may be challenges in life, tomorrow brings new hope.
d. In life, people often look for ways to hide from or avoid their problems.
What is b. Fog makes the world seem soft and slow?
When writing quotations, the writer must use these to give credit to the original author.
a. parenthetical citations
b. text evidence
c. quotation marks
d. a separate paragraph
What is A. parenthetical citations.