G8 ELA Unit 2.1 Savvas Review

Multiple Choice

What leads Mrs. Hale to wish she had visited the house more often?

• She has always been close to the Wrights.

• She wants to keep Mrs. Peters from feeling lonely

• She realizes that Mrs. Wright could have used her company

• She recognizes that she could have saved Mr. Wright from death.

Multiple Choice

Which line of dialogue is the best evidence for the answer to Part A?

• I wish if they’re going to find any evidence they’d be quick about it. I don’t like this place. (paragraph 9)

• It would be lonesome for me sitting here alone. (paragraph 10)

• But of course you were awful busy, Mrs. Hale—your house and your children. (paragraph 12)

• I stayed away because it weren’t cheerful—and that’s why I ought to have come. (paragraph 13)

Multiple Choice

What does Mrs. Hale’s dialogue in paragraph 15 reveal about Mrs. Wright’s character?

• She was a happy and carefree person

• She had changed drastically over the years.

• She had found happiness in married life.

• She had always been an unhappy person.

Multiple Choice

When does dramatic irony occur?

• When the audience knows something a character does not

• When someone says the opposite of what he or she means

• When a character displays a high level of emotion

• When a work of literature has multiple themes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lines of dialogue from the passage is an example of dramatic irony?

• One hinge is pulled apart. (paragraph 5)

• Not till they brought her yesterday. (paragraph 14)

• It’s the bird. (paragraph 22)

• We think the—cat got it. (paragraph 27)

Open Ended

What inference can you make about Mrs. Hale’s motivations for not showing the county attorney the bird? Include at least two quotations from earlier in the passage to support your answer.

Multiple Choice

What is an example of external motivation in the passage?

• Mrs. Wright did not have a cat because she is afraid of cats

• The criminal investigation causes Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale to feel protective of Mrs. Wright

• The bird is found because Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale were looking for sewing things

• Mrs. Hale feels badly for Mrs. Wright because she knew Mrs. Wright when she was young.

Multiple Choice

Passage 2: What is President Kennedy’s main purpose for writing and delivering this speech?

• to inform the nation about the situation that unfolded at a university

• to persuade the nation to support the movement toward racial justice

• to entertain the nation with an exciting moment of triumph for civil rights

• to explain to the nation the legal process behind desegregation of admissions

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the speech best supports the answer to Part A?

• That order called for the admission of two clearly qualified young Alabama residents who happened to have been born Negro. (paragraph 2)

• That they were admitted peacefully on the campus is due in good measure to the conduct of the students of the University of Alabama, who met their responsibilities in a constructive way. (paragraph 2)

• This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. (paragraph 3)

• A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all. (paragraph 4)

Multiple Choice

What is the President’s point of view on how best to remedy racial inequality?

• through meetings and discussions

• through integration of students

• through legislative and personal action

• through demonstrations

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the speech best supports the answer to Part A?

• We face, therefore, a moral crisis as a country and a people. (paragraph 4)

• It is a time to act in the Congress, in your State and local legislative body and, above all, in all of our daily lives. (paragraph 4)

• A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all. (paragraph 4)

• Those who act boldly are recognizing right, as well as reality. (paragraph 4)

Open Ended

Write a brief paragraph explaining the central idea of paragraph 4. Identify the central idea, explain whether it is stated or implied, and list two details that support it.

Multiple Choice

Passage #3: What is the author’s primary purpose for writing this letter?

• to persuade the student council to approve a solar energy program for the school

• to explain her true position on the proposed solar energy program for the school

• to inform students about new technology being developed for solar panels

• to explain why putting solar panels on the school roof is not a good idea

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the letter best supports the answer to Part A?

• The panels would reduce the school’s electric bills—and its carbon footprint. (paragraph 3)

• First, solar panels themselves can add to pollution. (paragraph 6)

• By using perovskite in place of silicon, manufacturers can avoid some of the environmental costs and risks of silicon-based solar cells. (paragraph 7)

• As I hope I have made clear, I support the program—with a few vital tweaks. (paragraph 8)

Multiple Select

What is the author’s point of view on solar energy? Choose all that apply.

• Solar energy has environmental benefits.

• The pros and cons of installing solar panels are confusing

• Manufacturing solar panels will destroy the environment.

• Use of new materials may have long-term benefits for solar energy.

• Even a small-scale use of solar energy aids the effort to help the environment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most clearly one of the author’s purposes for writing this letter?

• to help readers understand that even “green” measures may have environmental drawbacks

• to position herself favorably with readers so that she can be re-elected to the student council

• to explain the pros and cons of a school partnership with a “green” nonprofit foundation

• to persuade readers to oppose the manufacture of silicon-based solar panels

Multiple Choice

Which choice best identifies the central idea of paragraph 3?

• The stated central idea is that students’ knowledge will benefit if solar panels are placed on the school’s roof.

• The stated central idea is that nonprofit foundations can help schools with their STEM education programs.

• The implied central idea is that the school is irresponsible for having such a large carbon footprint.

• The implied central idea is that there are multiple benefits to installing solar panels at the school.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the letter best supports the idea that the author approves of using silicon-based panels in some circumstances?

• The foundation would help pay for the installation, answering possible objections based on cost. (paragraph 2)

• Some of the electricity we use in this city comes from generators that burn coal or petroleum fuel. (paragraph 3)

• By using perovskite in place of silicon, manufacturers can avoid some of the environmental costs and risks of silicon-based solar cells. (paragraph 7)

• The technology is still developing, and for now, silicon-based solar panels are the only realistic option. (paragraph 8)

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary: What is one effect of the Latin suffix -ent?

• It turns a verb into an adverb

• It turns an adjective into a verb

• It turns an adjective into a noun

• It turns a verb into an adjective

Multiple Choice

Based on the meaning of -ent, what is the meaning of the word indulgent?

• one who indulges

• having a quality of indulging

• able to indulge

• the quality of indulging

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of information about a word will you most likely find in a thesaurus that you may not find in a dictionary?

• the definition of the word

• a list of synonyms

• the pronunciation of the word

• the word’s etymology

Multiple Choice

The word stricture is formed from the Latin root -strict-. Based on your knowledge of this root, what is most likely the meaning of stricture?

• movement through a passage

• distance through a passage

• narrowing of a passage

• opening of a passage