Practice #3

Use "From Great Expectations" to answer this question. Which of the following best states how the first two paragraphs affect the tone of the passage?

• By describing every detail precisely, the author creates a formal, scientific tone

• By slowly revealing how horrified Pip was upon first seeing Miss Havisham, the author creates a mysterious tone.

• By focusing the majority of the first two paragraphs on Miss Havisham's appearance, the author creates a cold, unfeeling tone.

• By emphasizing the pronoun “she” in the first paragraph and “I” in the second paragraph, the author creates a divisive tone.

Use "From Great Expectations" to answer the following question. Which of these excerpts from the text best achieve the tone identified in this selection?

• “She had not quite finished dressing, for she had but one shoe on—the other was on the table near her hand—her veil was but half arranged, her watch and chain were not put on, and some lace for her bosom lay with those trinkets, and with her handkerchief, and gloves, and some flowers, and a prayer-book all confusedly heaped about the looking-glass.” (paragraph 1)

• “It was not in the first minute that I saw all these things, though I saw more of them in the first minute than might be supposed.” (paragraph 2)

• “I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken eyes.” (paragraph 2)

• “Now, wax-work and skeleton seemed to have dark eyes that moved and looked at me” (paragraph 2)

What can the reader infer about Miss Havisham's view of males, based on the details in the passage?

• She feels that all males are untrustworthy.

• She wants to see them hurt as she was hurt.

• She desperately wants their admiration and love.

• She considers adult males dangerous and will have nothing to do with them.

Use "Superman and Me" to answer this question. The author makes a connection to the idea of paragraphs to demonstrate how he

• first made sense of the unknown words in the Superman comics

• started to see how common purpose and experiences linked individuals and groups

• understood how fences were used to separate his culture from mainstream American culture

• began to use academic vocabulary to describe how reading affected his thinking

Use "Superman and Me" to answer the following question. The author MOST LIKELY wrote the fifth paragraph in third-person in order to

• describe someone other than himself

• signal a flashback to his childhood

• distinguish it with an impersonal tone

• show that it does not relate to the essay’s topic

Use "Superman and Me" to answer the following question. The MOST LIKELY reason the author included paragraph 6 is to

• provide an example of how Native American kids balance expectations of two cultures

• show how violent the reservation school system was for studious Native American kids

• prove that he was smarter and more creative than other Native American kids at school

• to provide examples of when a Native American kid would need to be like Superman

Use "Superman and Me" to answer the following question. The author repeats the words “smart,” “arrogant,” and “lucky” from paragraph 7 in paragraph 8 to show that he

• has learned high self-esteem from his success as a reader and a writer

• understands that paragraphs should be connected by similar ideas to form an essay

• will do whatever it takes to help other Native American children succeed

• models positive words for Native American children to repeat until they feel motivated

Use "Superman and Me" to answer the following question. The author links Superman and reading in order to

• hint that kids would be willing to read if given comics instead of other types of reading

• suggest that teachers as strong as Superman are needed to bring hope to kids

• show that both Superman and reading have the ability to breakthrough and save lives

• demonstrate that books about Superman are more relevant to kids than novels