Vocabulary
meaning of the word prowess
a high level of skill or ability
Synonym for the word lineage?
origin
Which response most accurately defines pacing?
portrayal of the passage of time and framing throughout the story
Read the excerpt from Beowulf.
Came Wealhtheow forth,
queen of Hrothgar, heedful of courtesy,
gold-decked, greeting the guests in hall;
and the high-born lady handed the cup
first to the East-Danes’ heir and warden,
bade him be blithe at the beer-carouse,
the land’s beloved one.
Which option most accurately identifies the narrative element developed in the excerpt?
Beowulf
characterization
Which response most accurately explains the purpose of parallel plots within a work of fiction?
to present two or more plots or subplots that are usually connected by a character or a theme
Which response most accurately defines manifold?
many, various, and assorted
Which response correctly uses the word enmity?
Ever since I called her out for copying my speech, Cammy won’t talk to me and glares at me with complete enmity whenever she sees me.
Read the lines from Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 55.”
So till the judgment that your self arise,
You live in this, and dwell in lovers’ eyes.
Which response explains the speaker’s perspective in the lines?
This poem is the speaker’s way of keeping his beloved alive until the end of time.
Read the lines from the sonnet “Death Be Not Proud.”
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,
And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,
And better than thy stroake; why swell’st thou then?
Which response most clearly explains the impact of the words poyson, warre, and sicknesse?
They have unappealing connotations, which helps the speaker use a mocking tone to insult death by saying he is usually found in unappealing places.
Which responses accurately state a central idea of The Tempest?
The power of magic can be a force for good, but it is also complicated and too great a responsibility for any single person.
Which sentence correctly uses the word voracious?
Sharon’s voracious appetite for chocolate was satisfied only after she consumed the entire plate of cake.
The vindictive politician vowed revenge on his enemies as he was led away to prison.
What is the most accurate synonym of the word vindictive as it is used in the sentence?
spiteful
Read the lines from William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper” (Songs of Innocence).
And so Tom awoke, and we rose in the dark,
And got with our bags and our brushes to work.
Though the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm:
So, if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.
Which option most accurately describes the literary device used in the lines?
irony
Which options most effectively describe how pacing in Robinson Crusoe helps show the growth of Crusoe’s character?
Quick, factual accounts of daily work evolve into longer, more philosophical analysis of Crusoe’s past misdeeds and relationship with God, showing Crusoe’s spiritual rebirth after falling ill.
William Blake, author of “The Chimney Sweeper” (Songs of Innocence), chooses to narrate this poem from the point of view of the child chimney sweeper.
Which options most effectively demonstrate the implied meaning of using the child’s perspective in this poem?
impromptu is used, which response most accurately defines this word?
at the spur of the moment or without any advance notice or preparation
Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.
“It would take more than a few days, or weeks, or years, of wandering in the Wild to make you look like Strider,” he answered. “And you would die first, unless you are made of sterner stuff than you look to be.”
Pippin subsided; but Sam was not daunted, and he still eyed Strider dubiously. “How do we know you are the Strider that Gandalf speaks about?” he demanded. “You never mentioned Gandalf, till this letter came out. You might be a play-acting spy, for all I can see, trying to get us to go with you. You might have done in the real Strider and took his clothes. What have you to say to that?”
Which option provides the most accurate synonym for dubiously as it is used in the excerpt?
suspiciously
Read the lines from Rupert Brooke’s poem “The Soldier.”
A body of England’s, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
Which responses accurately explain the author’s purpose in using the words “Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home”?
Brooke uses simple, beautiful phrasing to further emphasize the pure goodness of England.
Read the lines from “The Soldier.”
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given; …
Which response accurately identifies the figurative language used in the lines?
“Heart” is a metaphor for an eternal part of the soldier’s identity, not just his literal, physical heart.
Reread “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke.
Which response most accurately explains how Brooke structured the poem to enhance its meaning?
The first eight lines introduce the topic by describing the resting place of the soldier’s physical body, and the last six lines build a more complicated message by describing the afterlife of the soldier’s soul.
Which sentence uses the word insidious correctly?
Insidious rumors about the presidential candidate’s personal problems began to spread slowly through the news media.
Reread “Piano” by D. H. Lawrence.
Which option most clearly explains the effect of the word choices on the poem’s ideas about the past?
“Tingling” and “tinkling” suggest sweet, sentimental memories of childhood.
The purpose of the letter from Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring is to __________ the plot.
provide background information for
Which option most clearly describes how the rising action in The Fellowship of the Ring is used to help establish tone?
Frodo and his friends are being followed by one or more mysterious strangers, which creates suspense and heightens tension.
Which options most accurately identify important characteristics of the ring in the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring?