Vocabulary
Central Idea
Author's Choice/Techniques
Rhetoric
Miscellaneous
100

What is meant by legacy, as mentioned in the passage?

What is tradition?

100

How do the doors described in paragraph 4 relate to a central idea of passage 1?

They represent a fading connection to a childhood long past.

100

How does Poe mainly develop suspense in paragraph 7?

by establishing the narrator’s increasing conflict with the family doctor

100

How does the author use rhetoric in paragraphs 1–2 to advance his purpose?

He uses a personal story to explain an unexpected discovery

100

What does foray mean as it is used in paragraph 21?

excursion

200

What does the word populous mean as used in the passage?

What is crowded? 

200

Which sentence states a central idea of passage 2?

A box of tea triggers the speaker’s recollection of a special trip.

200

Which statement about passage 2 best describes how the author’s choice of structure affects the meaning of the story?

By adopting a slow pace with only a few events, the author emphasizes the remoteness of the setting

200

Which type of rhetoric appeals to the reader's emotion? 

Pathos

200

Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?

sailor: “Water,

300

What does oppressively mean as it is used in paragraph 6?

What is depressively?

300

Which sentence best states a central idea from passage 1?

As Jane walks through the house, she finds her feelings affected by its different features.

300

What is the primary claim in paragraph 18?

Taking notes by hand is more effective than taking notes on a laptop because it requires students to process information as they write it down.

300

What types of rhetoric deals with the contributor's credibility?

Ethos

300

Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text? 

In fact, most people would not be able to survive to make it much longer than two or three days without having water.

In fact, most people would not survive longer than two or three days without it.

400

What does livelier mean in paragraph 4?

What is more cheerful? 

400

Which sentence best states the central idea of passage 2?

The gloom of the House of Usher creates feelings of dismay in the narrator

400

When the stars threw down their spears,/and water'd heaven with their tears.  

This is an example of what kind of figurative language?

Personification

400

What types of rhetoric only deals with facts, logic, things that have to make complete sense?

Logos

400

Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text? 

and it helps keep kidneys healthy.

and keeping kidneys healthy.

500

What does intuition mean as it is used in paragraph 4?

What is insight? 

500

Which theme do both passages have in common?

Setting can have a strong influence on a person’s mood

500

But words are things, and a small drop of ink, 

Falling, like dew, upon a thought produces. 


What figurative language is here? 

Simile

500

"Dentists all over the world are telling their patients the same things.  You must floss regularly"

Which type of rhetoric is this? Ethos? Logos? or Pathos? 

Ethos

500

Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text? caused by an array

No change