Eng 7 Sem 2 Unit 1 Test Review

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Review the scene from "President Cleveland, Where Are You?":

Armand asks Jerry for money for their father's birthday present.

Which best explains how this scene develops the plot of the story?

• It shows that it is their father's birthday tomorrow.

• It shows how important trading cowboy cards is to Jerry and his friends.

• It shows how torn Jerry is between buying cowboy cards and helping pay for his father's gift.

• It shows that Jerry's sisters are selfish.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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Review the scene from "President Cleveland, Where Are You?":

Jerry learns he cannot buy any more cowboy cards.

Which best explains how this scene develops the plot of the story?

• It shows that it is their father's birthday tomorrow.

• It allows Jerry to realize what is important.

• It shows how torn Jerry is between buying cowboy cards and helping pay for his father's gift.

• It shows that Jerry's sisters are selfish.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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Which best identifies a main theme of "President Cleveland, Where Are You?"

• Being a good brother is difficult.

• Growing up means becoming less selfish.

• Collections can be difficult to maintain.

• Hard work is worth it.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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Which best identifies a theme in "President Cleveland, Where Are You?"

• Being a good brother is difficult.

• There are a lot of presidents.

• Collections can be difficult to maintain.

• There are many painful realizations along the road to maturity.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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Which best identifies an example of free verse?

• Row, row, row your boat,

  Gently down the stream.

  Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

  Life is but a dream.

• Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

  How I wonder what you are!

• Star light, star bright,

  First star I see tonight.

• Wind

  Blowing briskly

  Leaves fall

  From

  The

  Trees

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

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Read the stanza.

Wind

Blowing briskly

Leaves fall

From

The

Trees

Which best identifies the form of poetry represented by the stanza?

• free verse

• iambic pentameter

• sonnet

• quatrain

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

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Which is the best definition of denotation?

• the meaning of a word in a different language

• the dictionary meaning of a word

• the additional meaning that comes from the feelings one gets from a word

• the meaning of irony

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Which is the best definition of connotation?

• the meaning of a word in a different language

• the dictionary meaning of a word

• the additional meaning that comes from the feelings one gets from a word

• the meaning of irony

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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Which sentence uses the italicized vocabulary word correctly?

• The poet paid homage to the great artist by eulogizing him in an epic poem.

• The short story was written in iambic pentameter.

• The painting, an authentic work, was copied from Picasso's sketch book.

• Blake showed his maturation when he snuck a piece of pie from the kitchen.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

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Read the passage:

The golden brooch my mother wore

She left behind for me to wear;

I have no thing I treasure more:

Yet, it is something I could spare.

Which best determines the meter used in this passage?

• iambic monometer

• trochaic dimeter

• iambic tetrameter

• iambic pentameter

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10