EOC Review 1

Multiple Choice

"Her eyes took in each element, and then she set to work, uncreating and then creating it again." (Wecker 131)

• direct

• indirect

Multiple Choice

"No. He pushed her away, and she stumbled. A small bottle fell between them." (Wecker 162)

• direct

• indirect

Multiple Choice

"He was striding from a basement shop, his face a mask of anger." (Wecker 247)

• direct

• indirect

• Flashback

• Foreshadow

Multiple Choice

John wished he could get rid of the dread he felt in the pit of his stomach that told him something terrible was about to happen and happen today.

• Allusion

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

Multiple Choice

Craig thought high school was his best school years. But with a smile, he thought back to that first day in 9th grade. He was so nervous he got off at the wrong school, spilled icing on his shirt, and dropped his notebook in a puddle. Hie chuckled and shook his head, then ran to catch up with his friends yelling, "Hey, wait for me!"

• Allusion

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

Multiple Choice

What type of conflict is described in the scenario below?

Thea was camping in the woods when a black bear stumbled upon her campsite.

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Nature

• Character vs. Self

Multiple Choice

The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm, a steady pattern of light thumps. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. These sounds filled my head. I thought of nothing other than the next step and keeping my tempo. I soared over the sidewalks like concrete clouds.

• Third Person

• First Person

• Second Person

Multiple Choice

Jeremiah squinted from the sun. He was thinking about the game. They could have won. He could have won the game for them. All he needed to do was catch the ball, but he didn't. He dropped it. His coach talked to him. "Jeremiah, we had a great season. Nobody's perfect," he said. Jeremiah smiled at the coach, but he couldn't forgive himself so easily.

• Third Person Limited

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

What is the tone of this headline?

• Negative

• Hopeful

• Disappointed

• Disinterested

Multiple Choice

What is the mood of the writer behind this headline?

• Annoyed

• Frustrated

• Optimistic

• Angry

Multiple Choice

A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?

• Be honest.
• Don't be greedy.
• Always share your things with others.
• Be respectful to others.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

Multiple Choice

Read line 2 from the poem "Mother to Son"

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

 The poet includes this metaphor most likely to:

• Suggest life is not always easy

• Help the reader imagine what crystal stairs look like

• Suggest that life can is beautiful

• Identify the speaker’s future

Multiple Choice

1. There were always clouds in that dingy little valley. It rained. It always rained. This is an example of

• Understatement
• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

2. The ocean has a decent amount of water in it. This is an example of

• Understatement
• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Identify the paradox. 

• Whose turn is it?
• Robert carefully built a model of the ship.
• Remember to take out the trash.
•  If you want peace, you must prepare for war.

Multiple Choice

Identify the paradox.

• The best advice I have for you is: don’t listen to advice.
• The rains came.
• Parting is such sweet sorrow.
• She cared for him all his life.

Multiple Select

The color red symbolizes what two emotions?

• sadness

• happiness

• love

• anger

Multiple Choice

Which type of irony is this?

• verbal

• situational

• dramatic

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of satire?

• only to make people laugh

• only to make people feel uncomfortbale

• only to mention societal issues

• to draw attention to societal issues, often using humor

Multiple Choice

What is an objective summary?

• A brief explanation of the main points of most of the text (without spoiling the ending); it should contain some opinions and bias

• A brief explanation of the main points of the entire text; it should not contain any opinions or bias

• A brief explanation of the main points of most of the text (without spoiling the ending); it should not contain any opinions and bias

• A brief explanation of the main points of the entire text; it should contain some opinions and bias

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is the most objective (the least biased or opinionated)?

• "Bye Bye Bye" is a song by N*SYNC from their album No Strings Attached, and most people seem to like it.

• "Bye Bye Bye" is a song by N*SYNC from their album No Strings Attached, and it is SO good.

• "Bye Bye Bye" is a song by N*SYNC from their album No Strings Attached, and it was released in the year 2000.

• "Bye Bye Bye" is a song by N*SYNC from my favorite album of theirs, No Strings Attached, and it was released in the year 2000.

​Sample Test Items

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences from the excerpt

. . . . quite deliberately, Julia had given her heart to the young man.

It didn’t relate what the final disposition of the organ was, but I didn’t really care.

How do the words final disposition of the organ impact the tone of the excerpt?

• They create a tranquil tone by suggesting that Julia’s heart has been laid peacefully to rest

• hey create an uncomfortable tone by grotesquely detailing the fate of Julia’s heart.

• hey create a mysterious tone by hinting that Julia’s heart may not have been removed after all

• They create a humorous tone by literally interpreting a figurative phrase about Julia’s heart

Multiple Choice

What does the last line of the excerpt reveal about the narrator’s point of view?

• He is suggesting that his point of view is unimportant.

• He is adopting a point of view similar to the one he has criticized.

• He is providing an example of why other characters mock his point of view.

• He is highlighting how his point of view is different from other characters’.

Multiple Choice

Which idea BEST describes why the author uses multiple settings?

• to suggest both joy and sorrow

• to suggest both light and shadow

• to suggest both motion and tranquility

• to suggest both connection and isolation

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts.

Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.

Part A

How does the book the narrator is reading make him feel?

• content

• doubtful

• frightened

• thankful

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the excerpt BEST supports the answer in Part A?

• As yet, I haven’t done anything about it; I can’t think of anything to do.”

• B. “Anyhow, the whole thing is known; I’m not the first to discover it.”

• C. “After I’d comprehended, it seemed odd I hadn’t noticed it right away.”

• D. “My heart pounded and my breath choked in my windpipe.”

​The correct response in the first column is “At first, the narrator is minorly concerned; as the excerpt progresses, the narrator becomes horrified.” The narrator’s behavior changes from indifferent to appalled throughout the excerpt as he continues to read and make conclusions about the book he has found. The correct responses in the second column are “For a moment I didn’t respond.” and “I joined them and played with frantic fervor, brow feverish, teeth chattering.” The narrator’s lack of response to the content of the book at first demonstrates that he is only minorly concerned at the beginning of the excerpt. The fact that the narrator feels frantic and feverish at the end of the excerpt demonstrates how his attitude has changed to one of horror. NOTE: The response order does not affect scoring.