Unit 5 Exam Review (#16-30)

Read the passage.

"Come here, Lincoln," said Mr. Stewart. "Here we are, out of sight of the works of man. Not a house in sight--climb up here and see."

Which detail helps the reader visualize the prairie setting?

• "Come here, Lincoln," said Mr. Stewart.

• "Here we are,"

• "Not a house in sight..."

• "...climb up here and see."

Read the passage.

"Come here, Lincoln," said Mr. Stewart. "Here we are, out of sight of the works of man. Not a house in sight--climb up here and see."

Which detail shows that Mr. Stewart is excited about sharing the setting with Lincoln?

• "...out of sight of the works of man..."

• "Here we are,"

• "Not a house in sight..."

• "...climb up here and see."

Review the passage.

I have seen whence came the expression, "the glassy surface of a lake." When you invert your head, it looks like a thread of finest gossamer stretched across the valley, and gleaming against the distant pine woods, separating one stratum of the atmosphere from another. You would think that you could walk dry under it to the opposite hills, and that the swallows which skim over might perch on it. Indeed, they sometimes dive below this line, as it were by mistake, and are undeceived.

Which is the best inference one could draw from the passage?

• Thoreau is a tailor.

• Thoreau is interested in language.

• Thoreau is very independent.

• Thoreau has good vision.

Read the passage.

Many a forenoon have I stolen away, preferring to spend thus the most valued part of the day; for I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days, and spent them lavishly; nor do I regret that I did not waste more of them in the workshop or the teacher's desk.

Which is the best inference one could draw from this passage?

• Thoreau is lonely.

• Thoreau thinks formal education is useless.

• Thoreau is very independent.

• Thoreau is a hermit.

Read the passage.

In such a day, in September or October,

Walden is a perfect forest mirror

Which best analyzes how the metaphor in the passage creates meaning?

• The metaphor explains how Walden was able to see so much--by looking at the forest through the pond.

• The metaphor suggests that the pond and the forest are interconnected: the health of one reflects upon the health of the other.

• The metaphor suggests the extreme isolation Thoreau faces: he is so far from civilization that he must use the pond's surface as a mirror.

• The metaphor reflects that the best season at Walden Pond is Fall, because it is then that the forest is most alive.

Read the passage.

...for I was rich

, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days, and spent them lavishly...

Which best analyzes how the metaphor in the passage creates meaning?

• The author uses this metaphor to illustrate his love of nature.

• The author uses metaphor to create imagery.

• The author develops the idea of isolation.

• The author illustrates the idea that formal education is overrated.

Read the passage.

"...The spirit vanished from his eyes as if

snuffed

."

Which best explains how the use of the underlined term adds to the meaning of the passage?

• It creates the image of a calm death.

• It allows the reader to imagine what death is like.

• It shows how quickly and violently death occurs in nature.

• It illustrates the author's use of alliteration.

Read the passage.

"...it illuminated

within itself the six- or eight-foot-long bodies of twisting sharks."

Which best explains how the use of the underlined term adds to the meaning of the passage?

• It creates a calm image.

• It allows the reader to imagine what death is like.

• It brings beauty to a passage dedicated to danger and fear.

• It illustrates the author's use of alliteration.

I cannot

__________ this expensive necklace.

Which uses the best word to complete the sentence?

• accent

• accept

• exception

• except

The girls feel horrible when they

__________ a volleyball game.

Which uses the best word to complete the sentence?

• loose

• lose

• loosen

• losed