Test Prep 1

Conventions

100

Number 14

A; people:

200

Number 15

D; correct as is

300

Number 9

B; she names obstacles to progress and then cites positive signs of improvement

400

Number 19

B; speech; its goals

500

Number 16 (Two Part Question)

Part A: B; a sundog

Part B: B; halo;

Vocabulary and Themes

100

Number 18

D; correct as is

200

Number 17

B; Kennedy charmed the public with his natural gift of clear communication.

300

Number 2 (Two Part Question)

Part A: B; true love finds ways to overcome any obstacle

Part B: B; the structure of the wall

400

Number 3

D; it experiences the physical contact that Pyramus and Thisbe desire.

500

Number 10 (Two Part Question)

Part A: D; without deception

Part B: C; "in the light of day"

Ideas and Topics

100

Number 20

A: , an effective way to compel a large audience

200

Number 4

D; They emphasize the danger that Romeo faces if caught.

300

Number 7

D; "the benevolent affections and higher nature"

400

Number 8 (Two Part Question)

Part A: D; Artistic words can conceal ideas that limit the progress of equal rights.

Part B: A; more substantial literary works

500

Number 6 (Two Part Question)

Part A: B; "For stony limits cannot hold love out:..." (Section 7)

Part B: C; By changing the type of obstacle the characters face

Characters

100

Number 1

B "They were both inflamed with minds equally captivated" 

N "and the breath of their mouths had been mutually caught by turns"

200

Number 5

A and C; the various threats they face and the conflicting feelings they experience

300

Number 11 (Two Part Question)

Part A: A; to show how she handled the obstacles in the way of her goals

Part B: D; "cautiously but persistently"

400

Number 12 (Two Part Question)

Part A: A; both view women's rights as an ethical issue

Part B: A & F; "a more elevated position than that which custom for ages has allotted to her" and "It was my mind a moral crusade on which I had entered, a course of justice and common sense"

500

Number 13 (Three Part Question)

Passage 2: G; was discouraged from pursuing goals

Passage 3: B; received help from a mentor

Both Passages: F; found choice of schools limited

Wildcards

100

What do we call the lesson learned of the story?

Theme

200

Comparing two things with like or as

A simile

300

What is the purpose of repetition?

To emphasize a specific point the author is trying to make

400

Name the figurative language device found in the following sentence: "My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors." 

Parallelism

500

What is the proper format of Shakespearean iambic pentameter? (Seeking four different components)

14 lines; 10 syllables per line; 5 iambs comprised of 1 unstressed followed by a stressed syllable in each line; rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG