Semester Exam Review

Which tone is represented in the following passage?
"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"

• Annoying
• Excited
• Calm
• Scary

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.3A

"We have some important news for you, Mr. President. We have discovered a terrorist plot against the United States," said the CIA agent. The President closed the book, set it on the desk, and leaned forward, his eyes fixed straight ahead. "Tell me everything you know."

What is the tone of the dialogue?

• informal

• happy

• serious

• optimistic

Lana was bursting with excitement.  She paced up and down, and every few minutes headed to the window to check for the mail carrier.  When he finally showed up, she ran down the path and stretched out her hand for the mail.  She took a deep breath and, hands shaking, ripped open the envelope.  
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• humorous 
• persuasive 
• anxious 
• cheerful 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word best describes the mood of this passage?

• Lively

• Angry

• Ominous

• Amusing

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word would best describe the mood of the passage?

• Playful

• Threatening

• Lonely

• Calm

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which passage's tone can be best described as troubled?

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

• many abilities
• boring
• not skilled
• exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Animals live in DIVERSE and varied communities. What is the meaning of the word DIVERSE?
 

• very different
• the same
• weird
• muggy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

Cherrymars's mother was IRATE because she talked back to her and had a bad attitude all day long.
Based on the sentence above, IRATE probably means what?

• angry
• passive
• jolly
• pleased

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

When Americans think of earthquakes, they tend to think of California, a state known for its frequent seismic activity. In recent years, however, people in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas have been feeling the ground shake more often. An increase in oil and gas drilling in these states has led to "human-induced" earthquakes—those resulting from human activity. When wastewater is disposed of during gas and oil drilling, the water is forced deep underground. The resulting buildup of pressure can cause fault lines (cracks in the earth's crust) to shift. According to Mark Petersen, head of the U.S. Geological Survey's earthquake hazard mapping project, "In the past five years, the USGS has documented high shaking and damage in areas of these six states, mostly from induced earthquakes."

• An increase in oil and gas drilling has caused a corresponding increase in earth quakes in six states

• Residents of six U.S. states have experienced an increase in earth quake activity in recent years

• The resulting buildup of pressure can cause fault lines to shift

• Earth quakes in America happen primarily in the state of California, but can also happen in a few others

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2