Read the excerpt from "Charles." With the third week of kindergarten Charles was an institution in our family ; the baby was being a Charles when she cried all afternoon; Laurie did a Charles when he filled his wagon full of mud and pulled it through the kitchen; even my husband, when he caught his elbow in the telephone cord and pulled telephone, ashtray, and a bowl of flowers off the table, said, after the first minute, "Looks like Charles." What does the phrase "Charles was an institution in our family" imply about Charles?

Charles has become a very big part of the family's day-to-day life.

The personalities of Laurie's family members are just as difficult as Charles'.

Charles has begun spending a great deal of time with Laurie's family.

Charles's influence has caused the family to act in ways that are disruptive or destructive.

How is the character of Laurie similar in the text to Laurie in the film version of "Charles"?

In both versions, Laurie tests the authority of his parents and teacher.

In both versions, Laurie retains the qualities of a nursery-school tot.

In both versions, Laurie gets along better at school than at home.

In both versions, Laurie clashes with his mother but gets along well with his father.

Which scene differs between the text and film version of "Charles"?

In the film version, the viewer sees "Charles" sitting on a stool in the corner of the classroom.

In the text version, readers understand that Laurie speaks insolently toward his father.

In the film version, viewers hear "Charles" speaking freshly to the PE teacher.

In the text version, readers understand that Laurie's parents laugh at Laurie's stories about "Charles."

Why is Laurie's rude behavior at home more obvious in the film version of "Charles" than it is in the text version?

The actor who plays Laurie in the film uses his tone of voice and facial expressions to illustrate the words and actions in the story.

The producers of the film version add scenes that better illustrate Laurie's rudeness.

The actors who play the parents in the film don't laugh at Laurie's behavior like the characters in the story do.

The story line in the film includes Laurie's parents complaining to the school about Laurie's bad behavior at home.

In "The Necklace" how does Mathilde feel about her financial circumstances?

She feels ashamed that she is not wealthier.

She feels grateful for what her husband can provide for her.

She feels superior to people who have less money than she has.

She feels that if she works hard she can gain the wealth she hopes for.

Which sentence best supports how Mathilde feels about her financial circumstances?

"'No; there's nothing more humiliating than to look poor among other women who are rich.'"

"But one evening her husband came home with a triumphant air and holding a large envelope in his hand."

"She came to know what heavy housework meant and the odious cares of the kitchen."

"But sometimes, when her husband was at the office, she sat down near the window and she thought of that happy evening long ago, of that ball where she had been so beautiful and admired."

Read the excerpt from "The Necklace." She was one of those pretty and charming young girls who sometimes are born, as if by a mistake of destiny , into a family of clerks. What does the phrase "a mistake of destiny" imply about Mathilde?

She was born to a family and financial circumstances to which she does not seem to fit.

She was mistakenly adopted into the wrong family.

Those who believed Mathilde to be pretty and charming were mistaken.

Mathilde comes to believe it was a mistake to borrow the necklace.

Read the excerpt from "The Necklace." She was one of those pretty and charming young girls who sometimes are born, as if by a mistake of destiny , into a family of clerks. What does the phrase "a mistake of destiny" imply about Mathilde?

She was born to a family and financial circumstances to which she does not seem to fit.

She was mistakenly adopted into the wrong family.

Those who believed Mathilde to be pretty and charming were mistaken.

Mathilde comes to believe it was a mistake to borrow the necklace.

Which statement best analyzes how this conflict develops the plot? In "The Necklace," Mathilde does not have any appropriate jewels to wear to the ball.

It serves as a complicating incident because it leads Mathilde to borrow the infamous necklace.

It resolves the main conflict of the story by showing that Mathilde is vain.

It serves as the falling action of the story because it shows that Mathilde will have to get used to her place in life.

It is the climax of the story since the reader is most excited at this point.

Which statement best analyzes the role this event plays in the plot? In "The Necklace" Mathilde realizes too late that the necklace is a fake.

It leads to the conclusion where Mathilde and the reader learn a lesson about the downfall that can come from vanity and greed.

It is the climax of the story since the reader is most excited at this point.

It serves as the falling action because it shows that Mathilde will have to get used to her place in life.

It serves as a complicating incident because Mathilde will have to suffer the consequences of her actions.

In "The Necklace," how does Mathilde's social status help develop the plot?

Mathilde's social status leads her to borrow the necklace to appear that she has wealth.

Conflict grows between Mathilde and her husband because Mathilde wants the family to be of a higher social status.

Concern over Mathilde's social status leads Madame Forestier to allow Mathilde to borrow the necklace.

Mathilde and Madame Forestier come into conflict because the two women come from different social backgrounds.

Which statement explains how the word agitate contributes to the meaning of the sentence? Daphne had the ability to agitate her sister to the point that fists would fly.

It means "irritate"; it shows that Daphne's behavior causes her sister's reaction.

It means "tickle"; it shows that Daphne's sister is extremely ticklish.

It means "delight"; it shows that the author is using a very sarcastic tone.

It means "help"; it shows that Daphne's sister has anger-management issues.

Which statement explains how the word flabbergast contributes to the meaning of the sentence? Daphne had the ability to flabbergast her sister with her surprising ideas.

It means "shock"; it shows that Daphne came up with some wild things.

It means "help"; it shows that Daphne was a great tutor for her sister.

It means "tickle"; it shows that Daphne was very clever and comical.

It means "delight"; it shows that Daphne was always telling outrageous stories.

Which statement explains how the word tempestuous contributes to the meaning of the sentence? Despite their tempestuous relationship, Daphne and her sister are actually very good friends.

It means "full of conflict"; it shows that their tempers are short-lived.

It means "confusing"; it shows that the sisters don’t understand each other.

It means "loving"; it shows that the sisters rarely fight.

It means "quiet"; it shows that the sisters wish their lives were more exciting.

Which sentence uses the word denouement correctly?

The conflict was resolved in the denouement of the story.

The climax occurred in the denouement of the story.

The conflict was introduced in the denouement of the story.

The mood was stated in the denouement of the story.

Which sentence uses the word suspense correctly?

My favorite movie is full of tension and suspense.

I went to the movie theater, but it was suspense.

What is the suspense of that short story?

Which sentence uses the word dialogue correctly?

That story had really funny dialogue between the mother and daughter.

I am going to dialogue my room after school.

I want to add a bit of dialogue to my sculpture.

Can you dialogue the speech later tonight?

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

The granola bar had a shiny wrapper that she ate.

It was the thunder that scared the dog.

I am studying for the test that I will take tomorrow.

The sunset that she saw yesterday was full of reds and yellows.

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

The dogs know several commands that take the obedience class.

The teacher shared the poems that her students wrote.

The children are in the art class that is held at the recreation center.

My brother ate the candy that I had hidden in my dresser.

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

The fire hydrant flooded the street that was hit yesterday.

During the three-day hike, he walked nearly eight hours a day.

The backyard was decorated with lights for the family reunion.

On Sundays, he serves salmon on a porcelain plate to his pet cat.

Which sentence contains an inappropriate shift in verb tense?

Mark decides to cut his own hair, but he hates the results, which made him look nearly bald.

Mark decided to cut his own hair, but he hated the results, which made him look nearly bald.

Mark decides to cut his own hair, but he hates the results, which make him look nearly bald.

Mark decided to cut his own hair, but he hated the results because he looked nearly bald!

Which sentence contains an inappropriate shift in verb tense?

Maria, thinking about her dance solo, fails to see the bus as it came around the corner.

As Maria thought about her dance solo, she failed to see the bus as it came around the corner.

Maria, thinking about her dance solo, failed to see the bus as it came around the corner.

Maria was thinking about her dance solo and failed to see the bus as it came around the corner.

Which sentence contains an inappropriate shift in verb tense?

Medicine makes remarkable advances in the 20th century, as technology entered the operating theater and new antibiotics become available.

Medicine continues to make remarkable advances as technology enters the operating theater and new antibiotics become available.

Medicine made remarkable advances in the 20th century, as technology entered the operating theater, and new antibiotics became available.

Medicine continued to make remarkable advances in the 20th century, as technology entered the operating theater and new antibiotics became available.

Which answer is the best revision of the inappropriate shift in verb tense? Dorothy wanders along the yellow brick road with Toto sitting in her basket, searches for clues about how to find the Emerald City.

Dorothy wanders along the yellow brick road with Toto sitting in her basket, searching for clues about how to find the Emerald City.

Dorothy wanders along the yellow brick road with Toto sitting in her basket, searched for clues about how to find the Emerald City.

Dorothy wandered along the yellow brick road with Toto sitting in her basket, searches for clues about how to find the Emerald City.

Dorothy wandering along the yellow brick road with Toto sitting in her basket, searches for clues about how to find the Emerald City.

Which answer is the best revision of the inappropriate shift in verb tense?

Which answer is the best revision of the inappropriate shift in verb tense? When Dorothy arrived at the Emerald City, the glare was so bright she needed to wear special sunglasses, which the Guardian of the Gates hands to her.

When Dorothy arrives at the Emerald City, the glare was so bright she needed to wear special sunglasses, which the Guardian of the Gates hands to her.

When Dorothy arrived at the Emerald City, the glare is so bright she needs to wear special sunglasses, which the Guardian of the Gates hands to her.

When Dorothy arrives at the Emerald City, the glare is so bright she needed to wear special sunglasses, which the Guardian of the Gates hands to her.

Which answer is the best revision of the inappropriate shift in verb tense? When Dorothy arrived at the Emerald City, the glare was so bright she needed to wear special sunglasses, which the Guardian of the Gates hands to her.

Which answer is the best revision of the inappropriate shift in verb tense? When Dorothy arrived at the Emerald City, the glare was so bright she needed to wear special sunglasses, which the Guardian of the Gates hands to her.

When Dorothy arrives at the Emerald City, the glare was so bright she needed to wear special sunglasses, which the Guardian of the Gates hands to her.

When Dorothy arrived at the Emerald City, the glare is so bright she needs to wear special sunglasses, which the Guardian of the Gates hands to her.

When Dorothy arrives at the Emerald City, the glare is so bright she needed to wear special sunglasses, which the Guardian of the Gates hands to her.

Which answer is the best revision of the inappropriate shift in verb tense? Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sewed them neatly together.

Dorothy took a needle and thread and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sewed them neatly together.

Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cuts the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sewed them neatly together.

Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sews them neatly together.

Dorothy took a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cuts the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sews them neatly together.

Read the passage. The Ornithopter Many people know Leonardo da Vinci today as an artist, and it is true that he was indeed a great painter and sculptor, but he was also an inventor and one of the first individuals in recorded history to draft detailed plans for a flying machine. In order to make a living, Leonardo often depended upon wealthy individuals who would commission work from him. That means they would hire him and pay him to create specific work they wanted. In 1482, when he was 30 years old, Leonardo heard of an opportunity to work for Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan. The duke, however, did not want a painter; he wanted a military engineer to help him defend the city against its enemies. This was an excellent opportunity that would pay Leonardo well, but Leonardo was a peaceful man. He considered war to be “a beastly madness.” He preferred to make things of beauty. Leonardo made the decision that he could tolerate making weapons if the resources the duke could provide would also allow him to create things he loved. He sent a letter to the duke detailing his skills in designing and building weapons. “I will assemble catapults, mangonels, trebuchets and other instruments of wonderful efficiency…I will make an infinite number of items for attack and defense,” he wrote. Leonardo’s letter convinced the duke of his talents, and he got the job. He set about designing the weapons that the duke desired. But Leonardo was infinitely creative, always thinking of new things, new ideas—he could not be limited to weapons alone. One idea that he had not mentioned in his application was the ornithopter. It was not a weapon of war, and it was not something that the duke had asked for, but Leonardo went ahead and designed it anyway. Leonardo was fascinated by the idea of flight. The word “ornithopter” comes from two words meaning “bird” and “wings.” And on first inspection, his plans resembled a bird’s wings attached to a human being’s arms. He concluded that a human being’s arms were neither strong enough nor light enough to stay in the air for long. So, his design included sets of foot pedals and levers that were operated with the hands. He created detailed plans and presented them to the duke, uncertain of how the duke would react to a design for which he didn’t ask. As it turned out, the duke was very impressed with the ornithopter, but it wasn’t Leonardo’s innovation that excited him. He immediately thought of the ways this machine could be used in war. If a spy could fly over the enemy’s camp, imagine what information he could gather! This was not what Leonardo had intended for his beautiful flying machine. But how Leonardo felt about war turned out not to matter in the end. His ornithopter was never built—along with his designs for tanks, parachutes, diving suits, machine guns, and even robots that he created for the duke. The ideas of Leonardo da Vinci were centuries ahead of the technology needed to make them. What is a central idea of "The Ornithopter"?

Leonardo felt conflicted about building weapons of war for the duke.

The ornithopter was one of history's earliest flying machines.

The ornithopter was the result of da Vinci's fascination with flight.

What is a central idea of "The Ornithopter"?

Leonardo da Vinci was a creative genius.

Artists should make beautiful paintings instead of weapons of war.

The duke's plan for the ornithopter conflicted with that of da Vinci's.

Leonardo da Vinci was a creative genius.

What is a central idea of "The Ornithopter"?

Leonardo agreed to create weapons of war despite his principles.

Leonardo da Vinci worked on commission for wealthy men.

The duke was impressed with da Vinci's plans for the ornithopter.

Which example represents an individual vs. self conflict in “The Ornithopter”?

Leonardo struggles in making a decision about doing work for a purpose he does not agree with.

Leonardo designs the ornithopter, even though the duke did not ask for it.

Leonardo designs many inventions, but the technology to build them is not available during his lifetime.

The duke imagines the ornithopter as a weapon of war, while Leonardo imagines it as a thing of beauty and innovation.

Which example represents an individual vs. self conflict in “The Ornithopter”?

Leonardo struggles in making a decision about doing work for a purpose he does not agree with.

Leonardo designs many inventions, but the technology to build them is not available during his lifetime.

Leonardo designs the ornithopter, even though the duke did not ask for it.

The duke imagines the ornithopter as a weapon of war, while Leonardo imagines it as a thing of beauty and innovation.

Which example represents an individual vs. society conflict in “The Ornithopter”?

Leonardo designs many inventions, but the technology to build them is not available during his lifetime.

Leonardo struggles in making a decision about doing work for a purpose he does not agree with.

Leonardo designs the ornithopter, even though the duke did not ask for it.

The duke imagines the ornithopter as a weapon of war, while Leonardo imagines it as a thing of beauty and innovation.

Which example represents an individual vs. individual conflict in “The Ornithopter”?

The duke imagines the ornithopter as a weapon of war, while Leonardo imagines it as a thing of beauty and innovation.

The technology needed to make many of Leonardo's inventions is not available during his lifetime.

Leonardo has an opportunity to make a good living, but it involves making weapons of war, which he believes is "a beastly madness."

Leonardo struggles in making a decision about doing work for a purpose he does not agree with.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which evidence from "Charles" supports the inference that Laurie enjoys that his parents believe his stories about Charles?

"'Look down,' Laurie said. 'Look at my thumb. Gee, you're dumb.' He began to laugh insanely."

"'Well, he certainly likes kindergarten,' I said. 'He talks about it all the time.'"

"'Charles,' Laurie said. 'He gave the crayons around and he picked up the books afterward and the teacher said he was her helper.'"

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15 mins • 1 pt

Which evidence from "Charles" supports the inference that Laurie's stories about Charles are really about himself?

"'I've been so anxious to meet you,' I said. 'I'm Laurie's mother.'"

"'Charles?' she said. 'We don't have any Charles in the kindergarten.'"

"'Ask her what happened to Charles,' my husband said. 'I'd like to know.'"

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15 mins • 1 pt

Which evidence from "Charles" supports the inference that Charles doesn't exist?

"'I've been so anxious to meet you,' I said. 'I'm Laurie's mother.'"

“'We had a little trouble adjusting, the first week or so,' she said primly, 'but now he’s a fine little helper. With occasional lapses, of course.'”

"No one stood up in the meeting and apologized for the way her son had been acting. No one mentioned Charles."

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15 mins • 1 pt

In "Charles," how does Laurie’s mother feel about Laurie's first days in kindergarten?

She fears Laurie is being negatively impacted.

She is afraid he is unhappy with school.

She is glad that Laurie has made a new friend.

She believes the teacher is unable to handle the classroom.

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15 mins • 1 pt

In "Charles," how do Laurie’s parents feel about Charles's mother?

They dislike her because they blame her for Charles’s behavior.

They are curious about her, and they wonder how she deals with Charles’s behavior.

They are afraid of her because they think she must be just as bad a person as Charles.

They doubt whether she really exists.

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15 mins • 1 pt

Which sentence best supports about how Laurie's mother felt about his first days of kindergarten?

"'What word?' his father asked unwisely, and Laurie said, 'I’ll have to whisper it to you, it’s so bad.'"

"'What did he do?' I asked again, but Laurie slid off his chair, took a cookie, and left, while his father was still saying, 'See here, young man.'"

"'It’ll be all right,' my husband said reassuringly. 'Bound to be people like Charles in the world. Might as well meet them now as later.'"

"'Do you think kindergarten is too unsettling for Laurie? All this toughness, and bad grammar, and this Charles boy sounds like such a bad influence.'”

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15 mins • 1 pt

Which sentence best supports the way Laurie's parents feel about Charle's mother?

"'We’re all so interested in Laurie,' she said."

"'If only she’s there,' I said prayerfully."

"At the meeting I sat restlessly, scanning each comfortable matronly face, trying to determine which one hid the secret of Charles."

"'Wait and see,' my husband said cynically. 'When you’ve got a Charles to deal with, this may mean he’s only plotting.'"

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