Sem 1 Unit 1 Test Review

A central idea of "Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening" is that the speaker wants to admire the beauty of nature in the woods.

How does this idea develop over the course of the poem?

• The speaker stops to see the snowfall in the woods but knows his responsibilities won't allow him to stay long.

• The speaker wonders if his neighbor is aware of the beauty in his woods and wants to tell him.

• The woods fill with snow, and the speaker realizes he must go before it gets too deep.

• The snowy woods make the speaker feel lonely, and he becomes frightened and decides to leave.

How is the word agreeable related to the word petulant?

The petulant customer was not agreeable to any help offered by the store clerk.

• It is an antonym.

• It is a synonym.

• It is a cognate.

• It is an analogy.

Which hint is most useful in determining the meaning of the word despondent?

Louis was despondent after not winning the football scholarship.

• An antonym for the term is enthusiastic.

• A cognate for the term is the Spanish word desalentado.

• The word despondence is part of this word's family.

• Despondent is a noun.

Which answer best completes the analogy?

chick: downy ::

• joke: laughter

• cut: pain

• water: wet

• joy: awe

What is the function of the word before within the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

Before learning to ride a two-wheeler, my bike had training wheels.

• noun

• modifier

• preposition

• adverb

Which type of phrase is "in the woods" in the sentence?

On Saturdays, my Girl Scout troop goes camping in the woods.

• prepositional phrase

• adjective phrase

• appositive phrase

• adverb phrase

Which answer best identifies the adjective phrase and the word it modifies in the sentence?

My neighbors were so sick of receiving telemarketer calls that they actually changed their phone number!

• so sick; modifies neighbors

• telemarketer; modifies calls

• actually; modifies changed

• phone; modifies number

Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."

A dissentient opinion came from the aunt.

“A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.”

Which statement best explains the aunt's reaction to the bachelor in the excerpt?

• The aunt disapproves of the bachelor's story because the children like it better than the stories she tells.

• The aunt disapproves of the bachelor's story because she disagrees with the moral message it gives to the children.

• The aunt is displeased with the bachelor's story because it fails to entertain the children.

• The aunt is pleased with the bachelor's story because it entertains the children, but she disapproves of the story's message.