4.4 Test Review

4.4 Test Review

By Bryce Hespe

Multiple Choice

What mood does the word bounded give this sentence?

Shana bounded down the stairs to meet her friends.

• Nervous

• Tense

• Joyful

• Comical

Multiple Choice

Which change to this sentence would most strongly contribute to an anxious mood?

After school, Sadia thought about what results she would receive on her test.

• Changing thought to worried

• Changing results to outcome

• Changing test to exam

• Changing receive to get

Multiple Choice

Which term most accurately describes the author's attitude toward the subject he or she is writing about?

• Voice

• Mood

• Tone

• Dialogue

Multiple Choice

The feeling a reader gets while reading a text is known as _____.

• Tone

• Voice

• Dialogue

• Mood

Multiple Choice

An author's style in a text is a major part of his or her _____.

• Tone

• Voice

• Dialogue

• Mood

Multiple Choice

Which answer best revises this sentence to use correct subject-verb agreement?

Sean and Logan is going to watch the dog while we're out of town.

• Change "out of town" to "on vacation."

• Change "Sean and Logan" to "Logan and Sean."

• Change "watch" to "watches."

• Change "is going" to "are going."

Multiple Choice

Paul was alone in the house. The night sky was darkening. He heard a scary noise. The phone rang. He jumped.

Which answer option best revises the passage by using a variety of sentence structures?

• Paul was alone in the house, and the night sky was darkening. As he heard a scary noise, the phone rang. He jumped.

• Paul was alone. In the house. The night sky was darkening. A scary noise. The phone rang. He jumped.

• Paul was alone in the house, and the night sky was darkening, then he heard a scary noise, and the phone rang, and he jumped.

• Paul was alone in the house, the night sky was darkening, he heard a scary noise, and the phone rang, and he jumped.

Multiple Choice

Identify the error in the following sentence and the best way to fix it.

The man in the truck waved we waved back.

• It is a run-on sentence and needs a period or semicolon.

• It is a fragment and needs a subject.

• It has a comma splice and needs a conjunction.

Multiple Choice

Which word in this sentence is a conjunctive adverb?

Suddenly, a flock of geese flew over our heads; consequently, we knew winter was coming and we enjoyed the rest of the summer day.

• Suddenly

• over

• consequently

• and

Multiple Choice

Which word in this sentence is a subordinating conjunction?

Although Becky's teacher didn't check homework often, she always managed to check it on the days that Becky didn't quite finish every problem.

• Although

• often

• always

• that

Multiple Choice

Which revision best uses coordinating conjunctions to make the passage clearer?

We should build a rocket. We should enter it in the science fair.

• We should build a rocket; however, we should enter it in the science fair.

• We should build a rocket and enter it in the science fair.

• We should build a rocket, but we should enter it in the science fair.

• When we build a rocket, we should enter it in the science fair.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best evaluates the effect of changing the pacing in the second version of the passage?

Passage 1: I lay on my back on the blanket and looked at the sky. It was very bright blue. The sun was out. I felt a breeze. I had to eat lunch in three hours.

Passage 2: Sprawled on my blanket, I lazily observed the sky. It was a cornflower blue, the color of long, unhurried summer days. A gentle, hypnotic breeze whispered in my ears as I bathed in the warmth of the sun. I had nowhere to be until lunch.

• The narrator's relaxed state of mind is reflected in the longer sentences.

• The narrator's lack of goals is revealed through the combination of short and long sentences.

• The narrator's appreciation of nature is shown through shorter sentences.

• The narrator's scientific way of observing is shown through the even length of the sentences.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best evaluates the effect of adding imagery in the second version of the passage?

Passage 1: In the early days of our business, we could not figure out what to sell. We discussed many ideas: perhaps selling shoes, or maybe picture frames. It took us several months of research before we made our final decision.

Passage 2: We had barely agreed to start a business before ideas were flying back and forth like tennis balls. We should sell shoes. We should sell picture frames. We should sell bubble bath, or wind chimes, or ladders.

• It makes the passage more frantic because the reader can feel how quickly different ideas are being considered.

• It makes the passage more realistic because the reader can feel how hard the narrator is trying to succeed.

• It makes the passage more confusing because the reader is not sure what the ideas are.

• It makes the passage more relatable because the reader can identify with the narrator's problem.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best evaluates the effect of changing the pacing in the second version of the passage?

Passage 1: I walked home from school along my usual route, taking my time. When I got to the front door, I reached into my purple backpack for my keys. I found them, finally, at the bottom of the bag, and I turned one in the lock, but the doorknob wouldn't turn. "That's funny," I thought, and I took the key out of the lock to examine it. "Maybe I had the wrong key," I thought, and I tried another one. I tried four additional keys, none of which worked, then rang the doorbell, but nobody answered. Finally, I looked up at the numbers over the door. It wasn't my address.

Passage 2: I dawdled on my way home, then put my key in the lock of the front door. The doorknob, unfortunately, did not turn. "How odd," I thought. "Was this the wrong key?" I tried another key, then another. Then every key. None worked. I rang the bell. No one answered. My heart beat faster. Then it hit me: This wasn't my house.

• The faster pace reflects the narrator's increasing panic.

• The faster pace shows the danger the narrator is in.

• The slower pace creates a feeling that everything will work out.

• The slower pace makes the story feel like the events are just a dream.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best evaluates whether the narrative has a clearly defined focus?

The crew had been at sea for two months now, and as they drew closer to their destination in the Caribbean Sea, a sense of dread filled each person. There were constant pirate attacks in these waters, and every crew member from the cook to the captain was jumpy and nervous. Every cloud that passed on the horizon startled each sailor, who imagined it, if only for an instant, to be a ship flying a skull and crossbones.

• The narrative does not have a clearly defined focus.

• The narrative has a clearly defined focus on the crew's feelings about pirates.

• The narrative has a clearly defined focus on the work that takes place on a ship.

• The narrative has a clearly defined focus on how people become pirates.

Multiple Choice

Which revision would most improve this excerpt from a narrative?

Tomorrow morning, Ollie had to work at his part-time job. He had gotten this job last month when a friend of his mother's said she might need some help at the café. Before the job, he had delivered flyers for a print-and-copy shop. He hoped to be manager of the café someday.

• Explaining why he no longer worked delivering flyers

• Introducing the character of his mother

• Showing the tasks Ollie did as his job

• Narrating the events in a chronological order

Multiple Choice

Which statement best evaluates this conclusion to a narrative?

Zachary didn't catch any fish that day, but he was still just as happy as could be. Rowdy was back with his owner, and his paw would be fine in no time. Now, whenever Zachary set out for the fishing hole, he brought along a treat for Rowdy and spent a few minutes playing fetch over the newly repaired fence. People should be more careful to not let their dogs get loose.

• It is weak because it doesn't explain how Rowdy got loose.

• It is strong because it gives good advice based on Zachary's experience.

• It is weak because it shifts the focus away from Zachary's friendship with Rowdy.

• It is strong because it helps readers compare the story with their own lives.