Poetry
Read the excerpt from "The Turtle.”
She’s only filled
with an old blind wish.
It isn’t even hers but came to her
in the rain or the soft wind,
which is a gate through which her life keeps walking.
How does the author’s word choice connect to the poem’s message?
A.) They show how determined the turtle is.
B.) They show that nature is guiding the turtle.
C.) They show the life cycle of the turtle.
D.) They show how the turtle feels about nature.
B.) They show that nature is guiding the turtle.
Read the sentence.
We took a long walk along the path beside the bubbling stream.
Which description of the sentence is correct?
A.) The sentence contains a single dependent clause.
B.) The sentence contains a single independent clause.
C.) The sentence contains both independent and dependent clauses.
D.) The sentence contains neither an independent nor a dependent clause.
B.) The sentence contains a single independent clause.
If you want to use a book as a source of information, which question would be most helpful in evaluating the credibility of the book?
A.) Who wrote the book?
B.) How long is the book?
C.) What is the subject of the book?
D.) Who else has read the book?
A.) Who wrote the book?
Which line from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is an example of a simile?
A.) During the whole trip I did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy.
B.) I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was.
C.) One day, while I was playing with my new doll, Miss Sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both.
D.) Child as I was, I at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared Dr. Bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.
B.) I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was.
Read this scene from The Miracle Worker Act 3.
(ANNIE is now alone on the stage. She turns, gazing around at the stripped room, bidding it silently farewell, impassively, like a defeated general on the deserted battlefield. All that remains is a stand with a basin of water. . . .)
How do these stage directions add meaning to the play?
A.) The stage directions show Annie’s manner of speaking.
B.) The stage directions illustrate the appearance of the room.
C.) The stage directions reveal the historical time period.
D.) The stage directions describe how characters react to Annie.
B.) The stage directions illustrate the appearance of the room.
Which element of "The Turtle” helps the reader determine that it is a free verse poem?
A.) the lack of regular rhyme and meter
B.) the poet’s use of words and phrases
C.) the length of the poem’s stanzas
D.) the lack of repeated vowel sounds
A.) the lack of regular rhyme and meter
Read the sentences.
The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy. It looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.
Which revision correctly uses a subordinating conjunction to combine the sentences?
A.) The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy, so that, it looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.
B.) The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy until it looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.
C.) The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy, and it looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.
D.) The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy; consequently, it looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.
B.) The wind whipped the branches into a frenzy until it looked like the tree was doing a crazy dance.
Read the sentence.
Miriam is using information from page 68 of a book titled Stories from My Childhood, by Elizabeth Gardener.
Which internal citation is correct?
A.) (“Stories” 68).
B.) (Gardener, p. 68).
C.) (Gardener 68).
D.) (“Stories”, p.68).
C.) (Gardener 68).
Read the excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller.
She had read his account of Laura Bridgman, and remembered vaguely that she was deaf and blind, yet had been educated. But she also remembered with a hopeless pang that Dr. Howe, who had discovered the way to teach the deaf and blind, had been dead many years. His methods had probably died with him; and if they had not, how was a little girl in a far-off town in Alabama to receive the benefit of them?
Which words from the excerpt best show the author’s use of imagery?
A.) hopeless pang
B.) deaf and blind
C.) had discovered
D.) been educated
A.) hopeless pang
Read this scene from The Miracle Worker Act 2.
HELEN in her customary unkempt state is tucking her doll in the bottom drawer as a cradle, the contents of which she has dumped out, creating as usual a fine disorder.
How do these stage directions add meaning to the play?
A.) The stage directions explain the historical time period.
B.) The stage directions describe Helen’s manner of speaking.
C.) The stage directions show how characters react to Helen.
D.) The stage directions provide characterization of Helen.
D.) The stage directions provide characterization of Helen.
Which element of poetry does the poet use to give structure and rhythm to "The Turtle”?
A.) repetition
B.) theme
C.) tone
D.) meter
A.) repetition
Which are independent clauses? Check all that apply.
A.) although we walked to the store
B.) they decided to take a long walk
C.) we were able to arrive on schedule
D.) since they will present their paper
E.) he was unsure how to proceed
B, C, E
Which source has the best credibility for a research paper about the Battle of Gettysburg?
A.) a website created by students
B.) a Hollywood movie
D.) an edited encyclopedia
D.) an edited encyclopedia
A comparison of two unrelated things using the words "like” or "as” is an element of imagery called a
A.) metaphor.
B.) simile.
C.) sensory detail.
D.) vivid verb.
B.) simile.
Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker.
(The lights begin to come up, down left, on a long table and chair. The table contains equipment for teaching the blind by touch – a small replica of the human skeleton, stuffed animals, models of flowers and plants, piles of books.)
Which element of drama does the author use in this excerpt?
A.) dialogue with background information
B.) stage directions that set the scene
C.) stage directions that reveal emotion
D.) dialogue with information about blindness
B.) stage directions that set the scene
The tone of a poem is the
A.) emotions a poem creates.
B.) author’s attitude about a subject.
C.) poem’s deeper meaning.
D.) structure of the stanzas.
B.) author’s attitude about a subject.
Which is an example of a dependent clause?
A.) generally she prefers baseball to soccer
B.) the game resumed later that afternoon
C.) as the storm approaches from the north
D.) comfortable uniforms were necessary
C.) as the storm approaches from the north
To determine if information from an article published on a .org site is credible, it would be most helpful to
A.) check the date of the article’s publication.
B.) click on the “About Us” link to learn more about the site.
C.) email the site’s editor to ask if the article is true.
D.) watch a movie about the same subject as the article.
B.) click on the “About Us” link to learn more about the site.
When writing a summary of a text, it is most important to
A.) identify the central ideas of the text.
B.) form an opinion about the text.
C.) list every detail that appears in the text.
D.) compare the text with other texts.
A.) identify the central ideas of the text.
Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker.
ANNIE: Oh, in grownups you have to, Mr. Anagnos. I mean in children it just seems a little – precocious, can I use that word?
ANAGNOS: Only if you can spell it.
Which element of drama does the author use in this excerpt?
A.) dialogue that reveals personalities
B.) stage directions that set the scene
C.) stage directions that reveal emotion
D.) dialogue with background information
A.) dialogue that reveals personalities
The emotional atmosphere that a poem creates is known as
A.) the theme.
B.) the tone.
C.) the mood.
D.) the meter.
C.) the mood.
Read the phrase.
meanwhile, with the golden and yellow
How should the writer revise the phrase to make it a clause?
A.) by adding a subject and a verb
B.) by deleting the coordinating conjunction
C.) by changing the conjunctive adverb
D.) by replacing the adjectives
A.) by adding a subject and a verb
Before using a source of information, you must first
A.) get the author’s permission to use the information.
B.) evaluate the credibility of the source.
C.) find another source that gives the other side.
D.) research the background of the author.
B.) evaluate the credibility of the source.
Which pronoun is used in the first-person point of view?
A.) he
B.) they
C.) them
D.) we
D.) we
Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker.
ANAGNOS: . . . It will no doubt be difficult for you there, Annie. But it has been difficult for you at our school too, hm? Gratifying, yes, when you came to us and could not spell your name, to accomplish so much here in a few years, but always an Irish battle. For independence.
Which element of drama does the author use in this excerpt?
A.) dialogue that reveals emotions
B.) stage directions that describe the scenery
C.) stage directions that describe emotions
D.) dialogue that reveals background information
D.) dialogue that reveals background information