Knowledge
Which statement is not a characteristic of a personal narrative?
A. It is a fictional account.
B. It is told in first person.
C. It involves the narrator.
A. It is a fictional account.
Which text structure is generally used to organize a personal narrative?
A. cause and effect
B. chronological sequence of events
C. description
B. chronological sequence of events
The entire class was ecstatic about the announcement that school would be cancelled because of snow.
What is the meaning of ecstatic in the sentence?
A. disappointed, sad
B. thankful, content
C. very happy, thrilled
C. very happy, thrilled
Which detail about organizing this expedition best provides evidence that Powell is a responsible leader?
A. Standing on a high point, I can look off in every direction over a vast landscape.
B. In our four boats, we take with us rations to last ten months and abundant supplies of clothing.
C. Sumner was a soldier during the late war. He is a fair-haired, delicate-looking man, but a veteran in experience.
B. In our four boats, we take with us rations to last ten months and abundant supplies of clothing.
Which sentence uses the word spectrograph correctly?
A. Elizabeth carefully slid the puck in the spectrograph game.
B. Astronomers use a spectrograph to analyze a planet’s atmosphere.
C. A spectrograph prevents air from escaping the space shuttle.
B. Astronomers use a spectrograph to analyze a planet’s atmosphere.
The homemade turkey place mats waited patiently on the table for everyone to sit down and eat.
Does the sentence use the literary device of simile, personification, or anthropomorphism?
personification
Why does author Jennifer Lou call “Hello, My Name Is” a graphic essay?
A. She describes events from her life over a long period of time.
B. She uses images to add meaning to her words in the text.
C. She uses figurative language to describe events in her life.
B. She uses images to add meaning to her words in the text.
Ahmed’s realization about how to solve the problem came just in time.
What does the word realization mean in the sentence?
A. comfort
B. understanding
C. fulfillment
B. understanding
Based on the final paragraph of the passage, what can the reader infer about the narrator’s feelings at the end of the first day of the expedition?
A. cheerful
B. inspired
C. discouraged
B. inspired
Which sentence uses personification to describe flowers being moved by the wind?
A. The light wind blew through the flowers.
B. The flowers danced happily in the gentle breeze.
C. The wind caused the flowers to move back and forth.
B. The flowers danced happily in the gentle breeze.
That train rolled on all day long, to the song of the metal against the tracks, the blur of the towns and villages moving past my eyes. Bertie Bowman uses sensory details to describe what he sees and hears on his first trip to Washington. Why might he have used sensory details?
A. to show, not tell, the reader about his experience
B. to provide factual information about his experience
C. to explain a cause-and-effect relationship in his experience
A. to show, not tell, the reader about his experience
One repeating theme of Richard Blanco’s “The First Real San Giving Day” is the issue of conflicting American and Cuban cultures. Which two sentences best support that theme?
A. Blanco wants to have a traditional Thanksgiving meal to feel more like a “real American.”
B. Blanco’s family celebrates this San Giving Day with both American and Cuban dishes.
C. Blanco’s grandmother cooks only Cuban food for the San Giving Day dinner because that is what the family will expect.
A. Blanco wants to have a traditional Thanksgiving meal to feel more like a “real American.”
B. Blanco’s family celebrates this San Giving Day with both American and Cuban dishes.
What are vise grips designed to do?
A. attach items with a nail
B. hold things firmly in place
C. measure length and width
B. hold things firmly in place
What is the purpose of the paragraph in italics at the beginning of this passage?
A. to summarize the events that the author will share in the passage
B. to provide information about the passage author to activate the reader’s background knowledge
C. to compare and contrast the different text structures that will be used by the passage author
B. to provide information about the passage author to activate the reader’s background knowledge
Which sentence is NOT written with correct punctuation and
capitalization?
A. “Would you please close the door?” asked Jon.
B. Jon said, “please close the door”.
C. “Please close the door,” said Jon.
B. Jon said, “please close the door”.
When the train pulled into Washington, I had never seen so many lights. It was like the world was on fire. As I gathered my stuff, the porter asked me again if I wanted the train job. “No,” I said. “I am finally in the city. This is what I have been waiting for all my life.”
Which tone most closely describes the passage?
A. nervous
B. confident
C. calm
B. confident
So my full name is Jennifer Lou. No middle name. Nothing. Everyone else in my family has their Chinese name as their English middle name. It’s on official documents, passports, licenses, and in my brother’s case, his birth certificate. The middle name field on my birth certificate? Blank. Which words in the paragraph best show the author’s feeling of incompleteness and lack of belonging?
A. full name, everyone else, Chinese
B. no middle name, nothing, blank
C. passports, licenses, birth certificate
B. no middle name, nothing, blank
Which sentence uses the word incessantly correctly?
A. The phone incessantly rang all afternoon in the busy office.
B. Jorge incessantly takes the bus, usually riding his bike instead.
C. Thad and Tia incessantly argue and almost always get along well.
A. The phone incessantly rang all afternoon in the busy office.
Number these events from this excerpt in order from first (1) to last (4).
An oar is broken on one of the boats. ____
Powell climbs a cliff but returns to camp when the sun goes down. _____
The expedition team pushes off from shore. ____
The team camps for the night near an overhanging cliff. ____
2
4
1
3
Which sentence uses a metaphor to describe Lily’s eyes?
A. Lily’s eyes sparkled like the stars in the night sky.
B. Lily’s eyes closed tightly as she wished upon the first star.
C. Lily’s eyes were diamonds, sparkling in the bright sunlight.
C. Lily’s eyes were diamonds, sparkling in the bright sunlight.
“¡Ay, Dios mío! Come over here!” Abuela yelled for me. “What is that blue thing?” she asked, alarmed by the pop-up timer in the turkey, which she hadn’t noticed before and I had forgotten to point out. “Relax, Abuela. It’s nothing. It’s supposed to pop when the turkey is cooked,” I explained. “Really? Cómo inventan los americanos. They make everything so easy,” she said, relieved.
Describe the relationship between Richard Blanco and his grandmother based on the dialogue from The Prince of Los Cocuyos.
A. They have a close relationship and trust each other.
B. They are not very comfortable being around each other.
C. They depend on each other to complete household tasks.
A. They have a close relationship and trust each other.
An author’s perspectives might change over time. How did Jennifer Lou’s perspective change over time in “Hello, My Name Is”?
Fill in the blank with: child, high school student, adult
1. Jennifer has mostly neutral feelings about her name and her identity as a ________.
2. Jennifer has mostly positive feelings about her name and her identity as a ________.
3. Jennifer has mostly negative feelings about her name and her identity _______.
1. High School Student
2. Adult
3. Child
What is an article of clothing that might make someone easily discernible on a crowded beach?
A. a bathing suit
B. a pair of shorts
C. a winter coat
C. a winter coat
Which two details best support the idea that the expedition team is well prepared to survive a long and difficult journey?
A. We also have a large quantity of ammunition and two or three dozen traps.
B. To build cabins, repair boats, and for other needs, we have axes, hammers, saws, other tools, and a quantity of nails and screws.
C. We were to descend the Green River to the Colorado River. Then we would go down to the foot of the Grand Canyon.
A. We also have a large quantity of ammunition and two or three dozen traps.
B. To build cabins, repair boats, and for other needs, we have axes, hammers, saws, other tools, and a quantity of nails and screws.
Which sentence best uses strong verbs and adjectives to give the reader a clear picture of the action?
A. A gentle breeze rustled the colorful autumn leaves.
B. The old green tree grew tall in the dark forest.
C. The hot sun made the sandy beach feel warm.
A. A gentle breeze rustled the colorful autumn leaves.