1st Semester ELA Exam Review - Advanced 2019-2020

The TV marathon not only garnered __________ amounts of money for Africa’s starving millions but also yielded an unexpectedly rich__________ of publicity for their plight.

• a. myriad . . . rubble

• b. legendary . . . allotment

• c. prodigious . . . bonanza

• d. bountiful . . . banter

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

“If he weren’t so rude, I’d be glad to __________ with him on the project,” I said. “But I don’t think I can work with someone who always behaves in such a __________ manner.”

• a. wrangle . . . servile

• b. collaborate . . . churlish

• c. banter . . . relevant

• d. vie . . . congested

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

“A person has to expect a little accidental bumping and pushing in a crowded bus,” I observed to my companion. “It’s just not possible to avoid __________ another passenger when the center aisle is __________ with people.”

• a. maiming . . . devoid

• b. grappling . . . elite

• c. minimizing . . . glutted

• d. jostling . . . congested

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It isn’t wise to give very young children toys that will break easily. They need playthings that are __________ because they haven’t yet learned to handle fragile items _______________.

• a. servile . . . churlishly

• b. durable . . . gingerly

• c. frugal . . . willfully

• d. prodigious . . . wantonly

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

He was a man of great energy and __________. In no time at all, he rose from relatively humble beginnings to the very __________ of power.

• a. enterprise . . . citadels

• b. compliance . . . perspectives

• c. longevity . . . antics

• d. audacity . . . durables

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If you are careless with your money, you will always be penniless. But if you are __________, you may be able to __________ a sizable personal fortune.

• a. bountiful . . . evolve

• b. enterprising . . . maim

• c. frugal . . . amass

• d. audacious . . . preclude

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The clownish __________ of cartoon characters, both animal and human, have won the hearts and __________ of many generations of delighted children.

• a. banter . . . bonanzas

• b. antics . . . plaudits

• c. adages . . . vigils

• d. tethers . . . decrees

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The first part of the plot that gives the audience the basic information about the conflict is called the ___________________.

• a. conflict

• b. resolution

• c. climax

• d. exposition

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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

Once the conflict in a story is set in motion, the events that occur are called the _____________________.

• a. falling action

• b. resolution

• c. rising action

• a. exposition

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The events following the climax of a story are called the _________________ .

• a. falling action

• b. resolution

• c. rising action

• a. exposition

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9