Paragraphs 1-2
What kind of rhetorical device is used in the second sentence of paragraph 1?
A. Simile
B. Logos
C. Irony
D. Rhetorical Question
D. Rhetorical Question
What is the purpose of paragraph three?
A. To explain what leaves are doing in preparation for winter when they will die.
B. To compare what is happening inside of a leaf in the summer to what is happening inside of it in the fall.
C. To compare what people look at leaves and see to what they should look more closely and see.
D. To explain the science of how leaves are created and how they come back.
B. To compare what is happening inside of a leaf in the summer to what is happening inside of it in the fall.
A. Candies named after trees.
B. Trees that like water
C. Tree species and their colors
D. Which trees are used to build teepees
C. Tree species and their colors
According to the passage, why do we call autumn, fall?
A. Because falling is extremely ancient
B. It comes from the leaves falling from the trees
C. It comes from the Old English faellan
D. Because watching people fall is hilarious
C. It comes from the Old English faellan
6. Read this sentence from the text and the word parts for the word semidecayed.
“A damp stuccolike mortar of semidecayed leaves protects the tender shoots with a roof until spring, and makes a rich humus.” (paragraph 10)
"Semi-" is a prefix of Latin origin, meaning "half" or "partially."
"Decayed" is the root word, derived from the Latin word "decadere," which means "to fall down," "to decay," or "to deteriorate."
Based on this information, what is the meaning of the word "semidecayed” as it is used in paragraph 10? (V.1.2)
A. A partial decay or deterioration.
B. A state of complete decay or deterioration.
C. The complete restoration of a deteriorated object.
D. The process of decay starting from the center outward.
A. A partial decay or deterioration.
What type of figurative language is "Keen eyed as leopards"
A. metaphor
B. Alliteration
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole
C. Simile
What is the topic of paragraph four?
A. What causes the colors that people see when leaves change
B. Colors of leaves in China and the Northeastern U.S.
C. Where you should go to see fall color tours
D. The pigment Anthocyanin
A. What causes the colors that people see when leaves change
Based on the text, what is the determining factor for what color leaves turn?
A. Sunny dry days and cool nights
B. If they live in water
C. Hay bales at the roots
D. Happy trees turn pink, duhhh.
A. Sunny dry days and cool nights
"As we say the word, we are reminded of that other Fall, in the Garden of Eden"
A. allusion
B. irony
C. symbolism
D. hyperbole
A. allusion
(The "Fall From Grace" from the story of Adam and Eve in the Christian Bible)
What two central ideas are developed throughout the text?
A. Fall colors are captivating yet deceptive, representing both life and impending death.
B. The seasonal changes in temperature and their effect on the color intensity of fall foliage.
C. The process of how leaves change colors in the fall and the impact of climate on leaf colors.
D. Leaves change colors in the fall and its effect on photosynthesis as leaves fall from the tree.
E. Fall colors symbolize the cycle of life and death in nature, reflecting on deeper philosophical meanings.
A. Fall colors are captivating yet deceptive, representing both life and impending death.
E. Fall colors symbolize the cycle of life and death in nature, reflecting on deeper philosophical meanings.
What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. It helps readers visualize the changes in nature that come with snow.
B. It shows the reader all the pretty colors
C. It gives the science of autumn and how it changes leaves.
D. It uses imagery to help the reader connect to the science in the coming paragraph in a nostalgic and emotional way.
D. It uses imagery to help the reader connect to the science in the coming paragraph in a nostalgic and emotional way.
What does the word "vexing" mean as used in this sentence?
"(a state of grace scientists find vexing to forecast)"
A. Worrisome
B. Difficult
C. Exciting
D. Exhausting
B. Difficult
True or False
The colors that leaves turn serve a very specific purpose.
False
(Paragraph 6)
Their purpose is unknown.
In paragraph 8 the text states, "Walk down a lane overhung with trees in the never-never land of autumn"
What story is the author alluding to?
The story of Peter Pan, Never-Never Land is a fantasy, he is saying that autumn is so beautiful it almost isn't real.
Which two quotes can support the central ideas selected in Part A?
A. "The fiercest colors occur in years when the fall sunlight is strongest and the nights are cool and dry." (Paragraph 4)
B. Fall is staggering in, right on schedule, with its baggage of chilly nights, macabre holidays, and spectacular, heart-stoppingly beautiful leaves. (Paragraph 1)
C. “...no new pigment is produced, and so we notice the other colors that were always there, right in the leaf, although chlorophyll’s shocking green hid them from view." (Paragraph 3)
D. "A corky layer of cells forms at the leaves’ slender petioles, then scars over. Undernourished, the leaves stop producing the pigment chlorophyll, and photosynthesis ceases." (Paragraph 2)
E. "We are predisposed to respond to their beauty, of course. They shimmer with the colors of sunset, spring flowers, the tawny buff of a colt’s pretty rump, the shuddering pink of a blush... It’s just one of the haphazard marvels the planet bestows every year. We find the sizzling colors thrilling, and in a sense they dupe us…” (Paragraph 6)
C. “...no new pigment is produced, and so we notice the other colors that were always there, right in the leaf, although chlorophyll’s shocking green hid them from view." (Paragraph 3)
E. "We are predisposed to respond to their beauty, of course. They shimmer with the colors of sunset, spring flowers, the tawny buff of a colt’s pretty rump, the shuddering pink of a blush... It’s just one of the haphazard marvels the planet bestows every year. We find the sizzling colors thrilling, and in a sense they dupe us…” (Paragraph 6)
What type of rhetorical appeal does the author use to provide information in paragraph 2?
A. Pathos
B. Logos
C. Ethos
D. Kairos
B. Logos
What type of figurative language does the author use in paragraph four to help the reader understand their meaning?
A. Antithesis
B. Rhetorical Questions
C. Imagery
D. Irony
C. Imagery
Based on this sentence,
"It's just one of the haphazard marvels the planet bestows every year"
Which word means lacking organization?
A. bestows
B. haphazard
C. marvels
B. haphazard
What type of figurative language is this?
"Leaping into soft unruly mattresses of them."
A. Imagery
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Analogy
B. Metaphor
Which rhetorical appeal does the author primarily use to establish the purpose of emphasizing the uniqueness of fall colors compared to other natural phenomena? (R.2.3)
A. by establishing their personal credibility as an expert on fall foliage
B. by appealing to readers' emotions with descriptions of the vibrant fall colors
C. by using repetitive sounds to create a poetic effect in the description of fall colors
D. by presenting logical explanations for the variations in fall foliage between different regions
D. by presenting logical explanations for the variations in fall foliage between different regions
Which word in that sentence means "to yield" or "to leave off"?
A. undernourished
B. cease
C. leaves
D. producing
B. cease
What type of fallacy is presented in paragraph three regarding the colors in leaves?
A. Red Hearing (tactic to distract)
B. Strawman (The person arguing doesn't like the idea)
C. Hasty Generalization (make a quick assumption without evidence)
D. False Dilemma (presented with a problem that doesn't actually exist)
C. Hasty Generalization
(We assume there is only green in the leaves when other colors have been there the whole time.)
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
"In time, they will become fragile and, like the body, return to dust."
A. Imagery
B. Assonance
C. Juxtaposition
D. Allusion
D. Allusion (biblical reference to "ashes to ashes, dust to dust")
What type of figurative language is used in the last line of paragraph 8?
A. Dialogue
B. Flashback
C. Description
D. Hyperbole
D. Hyperbole
"and you will forget about time and death, lost in the sheer delicious spill of color."
Exaggeration
Read this sentence:
Sometimes one finds in fossil stones the imprint of a leaf, long since disintegrated, whose outlines remind us how detailed, vibrant, and alive are the things of this earth that perish.
What does the word "perish" mean as used in this sentence?
A. Rot
B. Grow
C. Die
D. Worship
C. Die