Unit 2 ELA Review

Writers use figurative language instead of literal language to

• make their writing easier to visualize

• make their writing more straightforward.

• remove descriptive details from their writing.

• describe things in their writing exactly as they are.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When an author uses hyperbole, the author

• exaggerates for effect.

• lends human qualities to objects.

• compares two things using “like” or “as.”

• uses a phrase specific to a certain region.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Read the sentence.

From the start, he felt like a fish out of water at the new school. The other students had been there for at least a year. They knew where all the classrooms were. They knew the routines the teachers liked them to follow. He, however, was learning everything for the first time.

The author is most likely using the simile to suggest that

• the boy was happy at his new school.

• the boy was scared by his new school.

• the boy felt excited about his new school.

• the boy felt out of place at his new school.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Read the passage.

The wind sang to them softly, as the couple watched a sunset blossom like a rose unfolding across the sky. They thought it was the most special sunset in the history of sunsets. They floated on water that was a smooth mirror, refusing to return to the shore until the light show was over. Years later, when they were long in the tooth, they would still remember that evening.

Which best describes the effect the author intended to create with the figurative language in this passage?

• to create a beautiful image

• to explain the events of the evening

• to discuss the importance of nature

• to illustrate the relationship of the couple

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which statement is an example of a similarity between “A Smart Cookie” and “An Hour with Abuelo”?

• Both have characters who disliked going to school.

• Both have characters who write about their life stories.

• Both have characters who brag about their experiences.

• Both have characters who discuss the consequences of their choices.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

In “A Smart Cookie,” Esperanza’s mother quit high school, but in “An Hour with Abuelo,” Arturo’s abuelo finished high school.

This is an example of

• a contrast.

• an inference.

• a perspective.

• a point of view.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Read the passages from “A Smart Cookie” by Sandra Cisneros and “An Hour with Abuelo” by Judith Ortiz Cofer.

Today while cooking oatmeal she is Madame Butterfly until she sighs and points the wooden spoon at me. I could’ve been somebody, you know? Esperanza, you go to school. Study hard.

For four years I boarded with a couple she knew. I paid my rent in labor, and I ate vegetables I grew myself. I wore my clothes until they were thin as parchment. But I graduated at the top of my class!

In these passages, the purpose of both authors most likely is to emphasize the importance of

• family.

• hard work.

• education.

• healthy eating.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Read the passages from “A Smart Cookie” by Sandra Cisneros and “An Hour with Abuelo” by Judith Ortiz Cofer.

I could’ve been somebody, you know? my mother says and sighs. She has lived in this city her whole life. She can speak two languages. She can sing an opera. She knows how to fix a TV. But she doesn’t know which subway train to take to get downtown.

When I came back to the island, things had changed. You had to have a college degree to teach school. . . . I became a farmer. I married a good woman who gave me many good children. I taught them all how to read and write before they started school.

The passages provide evidence to support the conclusion that

• Esperanza’s mother is happier about the consequences of her choices than Arturo’s abuelo is.

• Arturo’s abuelo is happier about the consequences of his choices than Esperanza’s mother is.

• Esperanza’s mother and Arturo’s abuelo are both happy about the consequences of their choices.

• Esperanza’s mother and Arturo’s abuelo are both unhappy about the consequences of their choices.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Read the excerpt from “The Monkey's Paw.”

"Might drop on his head from the sky," said the frivolous Herbert.

"Morris said the things happened so naturally," said his father, "that you might if you so wished attribute it to coincidence."

"Well, don't break into the money before I come back," said Herbert as he rose from the table. "I'm afraid it'll turn you into a mean, avaricious man, and we shall have to disown you."

His mother laughed, and following him to the door, watched him down the road; and returning to the breakfast table, was very happy at the expense of her husband's credulity. All of which did not prevent her from scurrying to the door at the postman's knock, nor prevent her from referring somewhat shortly to retired sergeant-majors . . . when she found that the post brought a tailor's bill.

How does Mrs. White’s reaction to wishing on the monkey’s paw compare to Mr. White’s?

• Mrs. White does not believe in the magic, but Mr. White does.

• Mrs. White believes in the magic, but Mr. White does not.

• They both believe in the magic.

• Neither believes in the magic.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the excerpt from “The Monkey's Paw.”

Even his wife's face seemed changed as he entered the room. It was white and expectant, and to his fears seemed to have an unnatural look upon it. He was afraid of her.

"Wish!" she cried, in a strong voice.

"It is foolish and wicked," he faltered.

"Wish!" repeated his wife.

He raised his hand. "I wish my son alive again."

The talisman fell to the floor, and he regarded it fearfully. Then he sank trembling into a chair as the old woman, with burning eyes, walked to the window and raised the blind.

Which word in the excerpt best shows Mr. White’s reaction to meeting his wife’s demand?

• changed

• faltered

• wish

• trembling

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4