Final Exam Review #1

Which sentence is expressed in an active voice?

• Many famous poems were written in the twentieth century.

• Many famous poems were written by poets in the twentieth century.

• In the twentieth century, many famous poems were written.

• Twentieth-century poets have written many famous poems.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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What is the best way to correct this sentence so that it is phrased in parallel structure?

The purpose of education is to convey information, to encourage critical thinking, and teaching practical skills.

• Change education to educating.

• Change to convey to conveying.

• Change encourage to encouraging.

• Change teaching to to teach.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which revision best uses parallelism to combine the underlined sentences into a single sentence with a strong impact?

The storm approached steadily overnight. By morning, I could hear the wind howling, causing the windowpanes to rattle. Hail was pounding the side of the house.

• By morning, I could hear the wind howling and the windowpanes rattling, while hail pounded the side of the house.

• By morning, I could hear the wind, the windowpanes, and the hail howling, rattling, and pounding the side of the house.

• By morning, I could hear the wind howling, the windowpanes rattling, and hail pounding the side of the house.

• By morning, I could hear the wind howling; the windowpanes were rattling and hail was pounding the side of the house.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence illustrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

• Did most of the players sink their three-point shots?

• Neither Martin nor Cesar made most of their foul shots.

• Everyone who tried out for the basketball team had their hearts set on playing center.

• Each of the players must provide their own uniforms.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Read the following paragraph and answer the following question.

"Elena hated reading class. She didn’t understand point of view or figurative language, and not knowing how to do the work frustrated her. She asked the teacher for help, but he spoke so fast and used such big words that she still couldn’t understand. The teacher asked if she understood, and she nodded her head, but she didn’t. Elena’s friend Katie knew that Elena was having trouble, and, rather than just giving her all of the answers, Katie explained to Elena how to solve the problems. Katie spoke clearly and at Elena’s level, and Elena was happy that she finally learned how to do the work. Later in the week, Katie was having trouble in math class. She didn’t understand coordinates and was really frustrated. Seeing that Katie was having problems, Elena, who understood math very well, taught Katie coordinates. Both girls made honor roll that quarter. "

How does the author introduce Elena's character? What is she like at the beginning?

• The audience knows that she is angry about her inability to do math.

• The audience knows that she doesn't like working with other people because she is arrogant.

• The audience knows that she is embarrassed and won't ask for help.

• The audience knows that she is the class clown.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Excerpt from The First Tears — Based on an Inuit Folktale

Elizabeth Kibler

Once, a very long time ago, a man named Amak awoke in the morning and was very hungry—he wanted some dinner. Before the sun rose over the mountains, he left his family and promised to bring food home to them. Amak, whose stomach growled, knew his family was famished—and so was he. As he trudged along, Amak realized he had been walking for a long time. He wanted to find food quickly and take it home to his family.

Amak walked through the forest to find food. He looked into the trees to find birds and scoured bushes hoping to find a rabbit. He became frustrated when he found nothing. Amak knew he had to keep searching, though, because his family was counting on him.

Which BEST identifies the main problem or conflict in this passage?

• Amak needs to find food for himself and his family.

• Amak cannot stop crying about the seal getting away.

• Amak's wife is afraid when she realizes there is no food.

• Amak's wife and son are frightened by Amak's sadness and tears.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?

• Marcia was a good listener and wonderful friend.

• Marcia was a nervous person.

• Marcia felt the knot in her stomach grow when she saw the number of questions on the test, and she tugged her hair anxiously.

• Marcia was an optimist who always believed the best about people.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Excerpt from Sympathy

Paul Laurence Dunbar

I know what the caged bird feels, alas!

When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;

When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,

And the river flows like a stream of glass;

When the first bird sings and the first bud opes, 5

And the faint perfume from its chalice steals--

I know what the caged bird feels!

I know why the caged bird beats his wing

Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;

For he must fly back to his perch and cling 10

When he fain would be on the bough a-swing;

And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars

And they pulse again with a keener sting--

I know why he beats his wing!

I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, 15

When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,--

When he beats his bars and he would be free;

It is not a carol of joy or glee,

But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core,

But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings-- 20

I know why the caged bird sings!

Which statement cites direct evidence from the passage to support its meaning MOST effectively?

• Dunbar claims that the bird is not in a real cage at all and is actually "free."

• Paul Dunbar's poem expresses great sadness and longing for finding romantic love.

• Paul Dunbar uses the metaphor of a bird that is in a cage to describe how others feel.

• Dunbar identifies strongly with a trapped animal: "I know what the caged bird feels, alas!".

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Excerpt from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant. I do not remember to have ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvest time, cherry-time, spring-time, or fall-time. A want of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege. I was not allowed to make any inquiries of my master concerning it. He deemed all such inquiries on the part of a slave improper and impertinent, and evidence of a restless spirit. The nearest estimate I can give makes me now between twenty-seven and twenty-eight years of age. I come to this, from hearing my master say, some time during 1835, I was about seventeen years old.

Based on paragraph 1, the reader can infer or predict that the speaker will

• continue to question and be aware of his situation.

• accept his situation and be a good worker.

• learn to read and write.

• become the head slave.

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Excerpt from How to Make a T-Shirt Memory Quilt

Rebecca Sparling

⁴Next, you’ll need a cotton fabric for the back of the quilt. Experts recommend using cotton fabric because it retains its shape while you sew. Substituting the cotton for a more delicate polyester blend only makes the project more difficult for amateur quilters. Fortify the flimsy t-shirt material by applying interfacing—a product that reinforces fabrics, making them easier to sew—to the back of each shirt square. Fuse the interfacing to the material following the manufacturer’s directions, which will usually instruct you to use a low-heat iron.

According to section four, what is the MOST LIKELY reason that a polyester blend fabric would make the project more difficult for amateur quilters?

• Polyester does not retain its shape as well as cotton does.

• Polyester does not feel as comfortable as cotton does.

• You cannot use a sewing machine on polyester.

• You cannot fuse interfacing to polyester.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5