ENGLISH 10 Second Term Exam Review

Multiple Choice

If a song can correctly be described as 'exquisite', then which of the following

must be true?

• The singing was quite nice.

• The band played okay.

• The music was strikingly beautiful.

• The lyrics recounted a fascinating story.

Open Ended

Use the word 'homage' in a sentence.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the meaning

of a 'windfall''?

• A hardworking woman asks for a raise in salary and gets it.

• A young man receives an expected inheritance from his grandfather.

• A poor man gets a large sum of money from a stranger to pay his debts.

• A business owner finds her shop is not earning more money than usual.

Open Ended

Use the word 'inestimable' in a sentence.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an 'intemperate' climate?

• harsh winters and hot summers

• warm and sunny weather year round

• mostly cool days with a short rainy season

• slight changes in temperature from season to season

Open Ended

Use the word 'marauding' in a sentence.

​LITERARY TEXTS

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of “The Necklace”, what is the most likely conclusion that

readers can draw about Madame Loisel’s character, based on the life she

desires?

• She enjoys working.

• She has simple needs.

• She cares primarily about her husband.

• She cares primarily about material things.

Multiple Choice

In “The Necklace”, what does Monsieur Loisel’s treatment of his wife most

clearly reveal about his character?

• He cares deeply about his wife’s happiness.

• He has grown tired of his wife’s complaints.

• He cares far too much about material things.

• He enjoys accompanying his wife to fancy receptions.

Multiple Choice

In “The Necklace”, what decision do the Loisels make after they fail to find the

lost necklace?

• They decide to replace it.

• They decide to flee the country.

• They decide to buy a cheap imitation.

• They decide to admit they lost the necklace.

Multiple Choice

Which event demonstrates the surprise ending in “The Necklace”?

• Madame Loisel tells Madame Forestier that she had lost the necklace that

  her friend had lent to her.

• Madame Forestier does not recognize her old friend Madame Loisel

  because Madame Loisel has aged so much.

• Madame Forestier tells Madame Loisel that the necklace that had been

  lost was a fake that was worth very little.

• Madame Loisel tells Madame Forestier that she had had a very hard life

  because she had to replace the lost necklace.

Multiple Choice

In “The Necklace”, what is the main effect of irony on the reader?

• It causes the reader to feel intense dislike for people like Madame Loisel.

• It causes the reader to feel sympathy for the harsh life Madame Loisel

  unnecessarily led.

• It evokes feelings of superiority in the reader because the reader knows

  he or she would never act so foolishly.

• It makes the reader realize that people who suffer and live miserable lives

  have largely brought it on themselves.

Multiple Choice

As shown in “Civil Peace”, what does Jonathan Iwegbu value most?

• his bicycle

• his money

• his family

• his house

Multiple Choice

In “Civil Peace”, why does Jonathan Iwegbu bury his bicycle?

• He no longer needs a bicycle to help him make a living.

• He is worried that his child may injure himself while riding it.

• He wants to get rid of the bicycle because it is broken and rusted.

• He is afraid that a person claiming to be a soldier will take the bicycle.

Multiple Choice

In “Civil Peace”, how does Jonathan Iwegbu feel when he finds his house

intact?

• He is ashamed of his poor shelter.

• He wants to boast to his neighbors.

• He feels as if he has won a valuable prize.

• He feels as if he has been punched in the stomach.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences best states a major theme of “Civil

Peace”?

• Crime must be stopped regardless of the cost.

• Problems can be solved if people take action.

• Poverty cannot be avoided after a war.

• Money is necessary for survival.

Multiple Choice

How does the difference between the thieves’ method of survival and

Jonathan Iwegbu’s method of survival illustrate a major theme of “Civil

Peace”?

• Both the thieves and Jonathan steal to survive, but the thieves threaten

  violence while Jonathan does not.

• The thieves survive by stealing, but Jonathan survives by letting money

  go and accepting his fate.

• The thieves find many ways to get money, but Jonathan knows only one way to earn a living.

• The thieves maintain a good sense of humor, but Jonathan usually feels

  sorry for himself.

Multiple Choice

In “Civil Peace”, what effect does the author achieve by having the thief

speak in dialect while Jonathan speaks more standard English?

• The difference in speech shows that the thief is not a Nigerian.

• The difference in speech shows that Jonathan is not a native Nigerian.

• The difference in speech shows that Jonathan is probably richer than the thief.

• The difference in speech shows that the thief is probably less educated

  than Jonathan.

Multiple Choice

According to “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness”, why

do government officials rarely visit La Rinconada?

• There are no luxury hotels for visitors to stay in.

• Thin air and bitter cold make the place uninviting.

• Mining companies have made safe travel to the peak difficult.

• The people there are so angry that officials would feel unwelcome.

Multiple Choice

As explained in “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness”,

why did the locals that live below La Rinconada form furious protests?

• They wanted all mining operations to leave the area.

• They wanted mining operations to be safer for locals.

• They wanted the Peruvian military to leave their land.

• They wanted La Rinconada restored to its original beauty.

Multiple Choice

A reader of “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness”

can conclude that the company overseeing mining at La Rinconada does not

care about the workers there. Which detail from the text best supports this

conclusion?

• Electricity was installed only to fuel the mine machinery.

• The king’s mines from the 1700s collapsed under the weight of glaciers.

• Multinational companies are setting up mining operations in other places.

• The government of Peru hopes that gold mining will lift miners out of poverty.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best describes the personal feelings that the author of

“In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness” has toward the

people of La Rinconada?

• She blames them for not obtaining a formal education.

• She is angry with them for risking their children’s lives.

• She considers them naive for risking their lives for nothing.

• She admires them for remaining human in brutal conditions.

Multiple Choice

Read this excerpt from “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in

Ugliness”. What important idea do the sensory details in this excerpt convey most

clearly?

[G]old ripped from [Sleeping Beauty’s] entrails will glitter on Cartier and Tiffany

counters around the world.

• There is beauty to be found in all places.

• The demand for gold is leading to global violence.

• La Rinconada and its people pay a high price for others’ luxury.

• The government of Peru has abandoned the people of La Rinconada.

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence: The guests gathered around the table. The dinner was served.

Which sentence shows a semicolon correctly used to combine the sentences?

• The guests gathered; around the table the dinner was served.

• The guests gathered around; the table the dinner was served.

• The guests gathered around the table; the dinner was served.

• The guests gathered around the table and; the dinner was served.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence in which the semicolon has been correctly placed.

• Megan stood outside the movie theater; her friends were late again.

• Megan; stood outside the movie theater her friends were late again.

• Megan stood outside; the movie theater her friends were late again.

• Megan stood outside the movie theater her friends; were late again.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of the semicolon?

• Someone called for food a few minutes later, Bob; offered to pick it up.

• So many people came; that the line stretched all the way around the block.

• The performance was a wonderful success; people laughed long and

  loudly.

• Our group danced until late in the night; and enjoyed themselves

  completely.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence: I don't know why she is angry with me.

What kind of dependent clause is the underlined group of words?

• adjective clause

• adverb clause

• noun clause

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence: I wasn't surprised when he failed his exam.

What kind of dependent clause is the underlined group of words?

• adjective clause

• adverb clause

• noun clause

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence: All that glitters is not gold.

What kind of dependent clause is the underlined group of words?

• adjective clause

• adverb clause

• noun clause

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence: I closed the windows because it was too cold outside.

What kind of dependent clause is the underlined group of words?

• adjective clause

• adverb clause

• noun clause

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence: Suddenly, I remembered that I had not locked the door.

What kind of dependent clause is the underlined group of words?

• adjective clause

• adverb clause

• noun clause

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence: The children who belong to this generation are very smart.

What kind of dependent clause is the underlined group of words?

• adjective clause

• adverb clause

• noun clause

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