8ELA Unit 4 Exam Review (K12)

Which statement best describes how the author of "The Glass of Milk" created an original theme while drawing from classic tradition?

• Rojas creates a theme of blind love by drawing on the theme in Romeo and Juliet.

• Rojas's theme of friendship is drawn from the theme in the story of Moses and his brother.

• The theme of the negative power of greed is drawn from the theme of Hamlet.

• Rojas creates a theme of having too much pride from the Oedipus Rex story.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which statement best describes how the author of "The Glass of Milk" created an original character type while drawing from classic tradition?

• Rojas draws on the prideful wanderer in the classic tradition of the Prodigal Son, but his character finds a welcome from strangers.

• Rojas draws on a selfish character in the tradition of Julius Ceasar, but his character is not killed.

• Rojas draws on the comical character in the tradition of Shakespeare's Falstaff, but his character has no friends.

• Rojas draws on an intellectual character similar to Moses, but his character does not become a leader.

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

Read the excerpt from "To Build a Fire."

The result was that a crystal beard of the color and solidity of amber was increasing its length on his chin. If he fell down it would shatter itself, like glass, into brittle fragments.

Which statement best interprets the phrase shatter itself, like glass?

• It's a simile that helps describe that the beard is made of ice.

• It's a metaphor, explaining how fragile the man is in the cold.

• It's a simile that explains how painful the man's beard is.

• It's a metaphor that shows the man's incompetence in the wilderness.

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Read the excerpt from "To Build a Fire."

There was nobody to talk to and, had there been, speech would have been impossible because of the ice muzzle on his mouth.

Which statement best interprets the phrase ice muzzle on his mouth?

• It's imagery, showing how frozen over the man's mouth has become.

• It's a simile that explains why the man is unable to speak.

• It's a metaphor that shows how alone the man is.

• It's a metaphor that shows that the man has nothing worthwhile to say.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which statement best identifies the relationship between the words boisterous and obnoxious and explains how it influences their meaning?

• They are synonyms; their meanings are nearly the same.

• They are cognates; their meanings are connected because they developed from the same Greek root words.

• They are synonyms; their meanings are exactly the same.

• They are antonyms; their meanings are the exact opposite of each other.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which statement best identifies the relationship between the words outgoing and reclusive and explains how it influences their meaning?

• They are synonyms; their meanings are nearly the same.

• They are cognates; their meanings are connected because they developed from the same Greek root words.

• They are synonyms; their meanings are exactly the same.

• They are antonyms; their meanings are the opposite of each other.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

An Analogy:

• comparison between two things

• is the indicator of inconsistency

• disputable facts

• arguments to help an essay

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which statement best describes how the man’s personality affects his decisions in “To Build a Fire”?

• He is overconfident about his ability to hike in the wilderness alone, which leads him to a series of mistakes that become fatal for him.

• His nonchalant attitude about the old-timer's instructions leads the man to be surprised at how unprepared he is in the severe cold in the wilderness.

• The man’s arrogance is diminished when he realizes he is in over his head and wishes that he had hiked with the others to the claim.

• The man's inability to understand the significance of details, such as the impact of freezing temperatures, leads him to think the trek to the claim will be a quick one.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Which statement best describes the role the dog plays in "To Build a Fire"?

• The dog acts as a foil to the man, showing how the dog's instincts help him survive while the man, despite his intelligence, dies.

• The dog represents nature, and when the dog leaves after the man dies, it represents how uncaring nature can be.

• The dog is the man's only companion and relies on him for food and fire and is lost when the man dies.

• The dog acts as the only means for the man's survival after the man cannot start another fire.

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

How does the structure of "Gumption" differ from that of "To Build a Fire"?

• The structure of "Gumption" is cause and effect, while the structure of "To Build a Fire" is sequential.

• The structure of "Gumption" is descriptive, while the structure of "To Build a Fire" is sequential.

• The structure of "Gumption" is cause and effect, while the structure of "To Build a Fire" is compare and contrast.

• The structure of "Gumption" is sequential, while the structure of "To Build a Fire" is problem and solution.

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7