"The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
"Burning a Book" by William Stafford
Revision Practice
Vocabulary Skills
Random Knowledge
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Read the following paragraph from the passage.
The police, of course, but what a rare, incredible thing; in a city of three million, there was only one police car left, wasn't that correct? Ever since a year ago, 2052, the election year, the force had been cut down from three cars to one. Crime was ebbing; there was no need now for the police, save for this one lone car wandering and wandering the empty streets.
In this paragraph, the word "ebbing" most nearly means-
declining, slowing, decreasing
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In line 12, the word desolate most nearly means
deserted, empty
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote and authored the famous fictional stories about detective Sherlock Holmes.
a) wrote and authored
b) was the author who wrote
c) was the writer who authored
d) was the author of
d) was the author of
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Use the word conclude in a sentence.
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100
What is the official food for the state of Texas?
Chili
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How does Mr. Mead's interaction with the police car contribute to the plot of the story?
a) It indicates that he is unable to follow laws.
b) It shows that his career choice was not very popular.
c) It proves that he does not fit in with the rest of society.
d) It reveals that exercise is no longer needed to be healthy.
c) It proves that he does not fit in with the rest of society.
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Which of the following best summarized the theme of this poem?
a) Ignorance and lack of new ideas are greater threats to society than burning books.
b) Book burning creates ignorance and chaos in societies; free speech should be encouraged.
c) The worst threat of censorship is its ability to erase prominent writers from history.
d) We are all guilty of censorship when we reject ideas that do not align with our own.
a) Ignorance and lack of new ideas are greater threats to society than burning books.
200
What change, if any, should be made to the underlined portion below?
At most high schools, School Resource Officers (SROs) are on campus to protect students from harm and investigating violations of criminal law.
a) to protect students from harm and investigating violations of criminal law.
b) to protect students from harm and investigate violations of criminal law
c) to protecting students from harm and investigating violations of criminal law
d) to protect students from harm, and investigate violations of criminal law.
b) to protect students from harm and investigate violations of criminal law
200
Use the word imply in a sentence.
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200
Which Dallas, TX native and "Yeah!" singer will be performing at the 2024 Super Bowl half-time show?
Usher
300
Read the following excerpt from paragraph one.
He would stand upon the corner of an intersection and peer down long moonlit avenues of sidewalk in four directions, deciding which way to go, but it really made no difference; he was alone in this world of A.D. 2053, or as good as alone, and with a final decision made, a path selected, he would stride off, sending patterns of frosty air before him like the smoke of a cigar.
What is Bradbury trying to convey with the quote " ...but it really made no difference; he was alone in the world of A.D. 2053, or as good as alone"?
Bradbury suggests that although Mead may be physically alone in his surroundings, he is surrounded by other people who are in some ways more isolated from one another than he is.
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The word "unthought" in line 13 means lacking ideas. Which line(s) from the poem best supports the meaning of "unthought" in this context?
a) "trying to character/ but just faking it" (Lines 9-10)
b) "whole libraries that no one/ got around to writing" (Lines 11-12)
c) "terrorized countryside" (Line 14)
d) "where wild dogs/ own anything that moves" (Lines 14-15)
b) "whole libraries that no one/ got around to writing" (Lines 11-12)
300
What change, if any, should be made to the sentence below?
The hours Mrs. Hall spent jumping around at the Harry Styles concerts was causing knee pain the following week.
a) The hours Mrs. Hall spent jumping around at the Harry Styles concerts was causing knee pain the following week.
b) The hours Mrs. Hall spent jumping around at the Harry Styles concerts caused knee pain the following week.
c) Because of the hours Mrs. Hall spent jumping around at the Harry Styles concerts, caused knee pain the following week.
d) The hours Mrs. Hall spent jumping around at the Harry Styles concerts was caused knee pain the following week.
b) The hours Mrs. Hall spent jumping around at the Harry Styles concerts caused knee pain the following week.
300
Use the word glimpse in a sentence.
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300
An episode of the tv show Mythbusters examined the effect of music on plant growth. According to their experiment, what music genre resulted in the most plant growth?
rock/metal
400
Throughout the text, the author creates tension. Which structural choice contributes most directly to tension?
a) The author describes a quiet setting and then describes Mr. Mead's interaction with the police car.
b) The author describes Mr. Mead's life as a writer and then describes how he is arrested by the police car.
c) The author describes how ghosts haunt the city and then describes Mr. Mead's interaction with the police car.
d) The author describes how the city changed during MR. Mead's lifetime and then describes how he is arrested by the police car.
a) The author describes a quiet setting and then describes Mr. Mead's interaction with the police car.
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400
What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences?
All teachers at Hendrickson High School are amazing. Ms. Williams is a valuable member of the Hawk staff because she is an engaging teacher and sponsors the Hendrickson BSU.
a) All teachers at Hendrickson High School are amazing; Ms. Williams is a valuable member of the Hawk staff because she is an engaging teacher and sponsors the Hendrickson BSU.
b) All teachers at Hendrickson High School are amazing, yet Ms. Williams is a valuable member of the Hawk staff because she is an engaging teacher and sponsors the Hendrickson BSU.
c) All teachers at Hendrickson High School are amazing, Ms. Williams is a valuable member of the Hawk staff because she is an engaging teacher and sponsors the Hendrickson BSU.
d) Although all teachers at Hendrickson High School are amazing, Ms. Williams is a valuable member of the Hawk staff because she is an engaging teacher and sponsors the Hendrickson BSU.
d) Although all teachers at Hendrickson High School are amazing, Ms. Williams is a valuable member of the Hawk staff because she is an engaging teacher and sponsors the Hendrickson BSU.
400
Use the word infer or inference in a sentence.
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400
What colorful candy was named after their creators Forrest E. Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie?
M&M's
500
At the end of the story, Mead is being taken to the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies. A regressive tendency is when an individual reverts to an earlier and less advanced stage of development. What regressive tendency does Mead exhibit?
He has reverted to walking around outside for no purpose other than to get some fresh air and look around.
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What visual image is created in the first stanza?
a book burning from its outermost layers inwards
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500
Use the word context in a sentence.
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500
Which musical group placed 3rd in the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010 and went on to become one of the best-selling boy groups of all time?
One Direction
