Craft & Grammar
DOUBLE QUESTION!!!!
Which sentence is in active voice?
A. The checklist was reviewed by Jameel
B. The plan was created by Jameel
C. Jameel reviewed the checklist
D. The schedule was followed by him
What is the BEST reason this sentence is in active voice?
A. It makes Jameel seem less important
B. It emphasizes Jameel’s direct control over his actions
C. It removes all detail from the sentence
D. It confuses the reader intentionally
What is C. Jameel reviewed the checklist AND What is B. It emphasizes Jameel’s direct control over his actions
What does rehearsal mean?
A. performance
B. practice session
C. competition
D. evaluation
What is B. practice session
Tone of Passage 1 is:
A. joyful and celebratory
B. humorous and light
C. reflective and pressured
D. chaotic and angry
What is C. reflective and pressured
What is Jameel’s main challenge?
A. choosing between drama club and sports
B. balancing responsibilities and expectations
C. avoiding schoolwork
D. preparing for a test only
What is B. balancing responsibilities and expectations
Double Points!! Where does Jonas work?
A. library
B. school
C. radio station
D. hospital
Why is the setting of Passage 2 important?
A. It creates a controlled scientific laboratory environment
B. It emphasizes isolation and close observation of signals
C. It shows Jonas works in a busy public newsroom
D. It suggests the station is unreliable and constantly breaking down
What is C. radio station and What is B. It emphasizes isolation and close observation of signals
Which word best replaces absorbing?
A. destroying
B. taking in mentally
C. ignoring
D. repeating aloud
What is B. taking in mentally
Double point!!!!!
What does irregular distortion mean?
A. predictable signal
B. structured language
C. consistent music
D. inconsistent signal disruption
Why is “irregular” important?
A. It shows predictable repetition
B. It suggests complete randomness with no structure
C. It hints at possible hidden structure in the signal
D. It shows silence in the system
What is D. inconsistent signal disruption and what is C. It hints at possible hidden structure in the signal
DOUBLE POINTS!! “Color-coded calendar” symbolizes:
A. control and organization
B. artistic expression
C. emotional instability
D. confusion
What is the BEST interpretation of the color-coded calendar?
A. It shows Jameel is overwhelmed and disorganized
B. It shows Jameel is preparing for a single major event
C. It represents structured attempts to manage multiple responsibilities
D. It shows he is avoiding all responsibilities
What is A. control and organization AND C. It represents structured attempts to manage multiple responsibilities
What does Thomas’s feedback most likely do for Jameel?
A. it confuses him completely
B. it replaces all his plans
C. it challenges his perspective
D. it makes him quit drama
What is C. it challenges his perspective
What does Jonas first assume about the signal issue?
A. it is intentional communication
B. it is equipment failure
C. it is weather interference
D. it is human sabotage
What is B. it is equipment failure
What is the effect of:
“He chose neither. He simply nodded.”
A. Emotional detachment & controlled restraint
B. Creates humor through exaggeration
C. Slows pacing without purpose
D. Emphasizes confusion only
What is A. It shows emotional detachment and controlled restraint
What does containment suggest?
A. emotional or structural restriction
B. freedom of movement
C. celebration
D. confusion without pattern
What is A. emotional or structural restriction
What effect does the mood shift create?
A. It emphasizes external relief vs internal tension
B. It removes conflict entirely
C. It creates humor
D. It slows pacing unnecessarily
What is A. It emphasizes external relief vs internal tension
Double Point!!!
What can be inferred from Jameel “nodding, absorbing it like he did everything else”?
A. He avoids emotional confrontation and internalizes pressure
B. He is uninterested in others
C. He is angry and aggressive
D. He is unaware of expectation
What does Jameel’s reaction MOST suggest?
A. He becomes emotionally unpredictable
B. He openly challenges authority
C. He ignores all feedback completely
D. He suppresses emotion instead of expressing it
What is A. He avoids emotional confrontation and internalizes pressure and What is D. He suppresses emotion instead of expressing it
DOUBLE POINT!!!! What does Jonas’s decision to start recording suggest?
A. he is unconcerned
B. he stops caring about the station
C. he wants proof and begins investigating systematically
D. he ignores the problem
What does Jonas’s shift to recording everything show?
A. He is giving up on the problem
B. He is actively trying to understand the pattern
C. He is relying on others for interpretation
D. He is avoiding responsibility
What is C. he wants proof and begins investigating systematically and What is B. He is actively trying to understand the pattern
Why does the author use fragmented sentences in emotional moments?
A. To simplify grammar rules for readability
B. To reflect internal tension and controlled emotional breakdown
C. To confuse the reader intentionally
D. To speed up exposition
What is B. To reflect internal tension and controlled emotional breakdown
What does “collapsed into silence” imply?
A. intentional meaningful absence after communication attempt
B. normal quiet environment
C. broken sound system
D. music fading out
What is A. intentional meaningful absence after communication attempt
“Felt less like control and more like containment” suggests:
A. organization improves efficiency
B. structure becomes emotionally restrictive
C. planning is unnecessary
D. containment is literal confinement
What is B. structure becomes emotionally restrictive
What does the contrast between “control” and “ease” suggest about Jameel’s perspective?
A. He prefers chaos over order
B. He believes structure always guarantees success
C. He feels excluded from the emotional freedom others experience
D. He thinks planning is unnecessary
What is C. He feels excluded from the emotional freedom others experience
What is the effect of the signal sometimes responding to attention?
A. it proves the ocean is causing static
B. it suggests the phenomenon may be reactive or communicative in nature
C. it confirms equipment failure
D. it removes all mystery
What is B. it suggests the phenomenon may be reactive or communicative in nature
What is the rhetorical effect of contrasting “control” and “containment”?
A. It suggests structure always leads to success
B. It emphasizes scheduling systems in school settings
C. It highlights how organization can become emotionally restrictive
D. It shows literal physical confinement
What is C. It highlights how organization can become emotionally restrictive
What does “wanted attention” most strongly suggest?
A. The signal is physically calling Jonas
B. The pattern feels intentional rather than random
C. The equipment is broken
D. The ocean is interfering
What is B. The pattern feels intentional rather than random
Big idea across both passages:
A. Systems always fail completely
B. Humans should avoid structure
C. Meaning is always obvious
D. Patterns can feel meaningful but are often ambiguous under pressur
What is D. Patterns can feel meaningful but are often ambiguous under pressure
What is the most complex interpretation of Jameel’s realization at the end?
A. He is physically tired from rehearsal
B. He questions whether identity is shaped by performance or lived experience
C. He is ready to quit school activities
D. He misunderstands the rehearsal process
What is B. He questions whether identity is shaped by performance or lived experience
What is the author’s purpose in leaving the signal unresolved?
A. to suggest uncertainty is more realistic than closure when interpreting patterns
B. to end the story quickly
C. to show Jonas is wrong
D. to explain radio mechanics
What is A. to suggest uncertainty is more realistic than closure when interpreting patterns