English II Test Prep Practice

English II

Test Prep

Practice

Multiple Choice

Read the passage.

We selected for our victim the only child of a prominent citizen named Ebenezer Dorset. The father was respectable and tight, a mortgage fancier and a stern, upright collection-plate passer and forecloser. The kid was a boy of ten, with freckles.

In the passage, what does the word prominent mean?

• mean-spirited

• well-known

• unnoticeable

• wealthy

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence.

Fran asked for a duplicate of the original letter.

Choose the best synonym for the underlined word.

• copy

• summary

• answer

• review

Multiple Choice

Yes, Utzel hated everybody and everything, but he adored his daughter. He daydreamed that a rich young man would fall in love with her, marry her, and provide for his wife and his father-inlaw. But not a young man in the village showed the slightest interest in poverty.

In the passage, what does the compound word daydream mean?

• terrible thoughts

• sleeping pictures

• pleasant thoughts

• daily pictures

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence.

I gave him the dog whistle and the key to the cabin and left sufficient food.

Which word means the same as sufficient?

• unfamiliar

• enough

• no

• delicious

Multiple Choice

Read the definitions of the prefixes.

anti-against

con-with

pre-before

Given these prefixes, which word would mean unfriendly or not wanting to be around others?

• antisocial

• predict

• context

• antidote

Multiple Choice

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area