English 4 test review

What is the mood of this quote from “The Pedestrian” story? (a)  

• haunting and eerie
• cheerful and happy
• depressing
• calm

What is a quote from “Harrison Bergeron” that emphasizes the theme that striving for equality can hinder an individual from reaching his full potential?

• "Even as I stand here" he bellowed, "crippled, hobbled, sickened - I am a greater ruler than any man. Now watch me become what I can become!"

• "I am the Emperor! Do you hear? Everyone must do as I say"

• "There you are" said George, "THe minute you cheat laws, society goes crazy"

• "That's ok. He did his best. That is all we can ask of him"

"An armchair is in the centre, by its side a reading-desk – that is all the furniture. And in the armchair there sits a swaddled lump of flesh – a woman, about five feet high, with a face as white as a fungus. It is to her that the little room belongs."

What does the simile, "a face as white as fungus" suggest about the woman?

• she is fearful

• her face is puffy like a mushroom

• she depends on sometime to survive

What theme does the following passage from "The Machine Stops" suggest?

"'You talk as if a god had made the Machine,' cried the other. 'I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy.'"

• Technology leads to loss of human connection.

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• People who avoid real or actual experiences out of fear lead less fulfilling lives

• Overdependence on technology is dangerous.

• People worship what they depend on, including technology.

In “There Will Come Soft Rains,” what mood is created by a setting in which all domestic functions are performed by machines and none by human beings?

• cheerful

• impersonal

• exciting

• boring

How is Simone Biles’s situation in the article similar to the story, “Harrison Bergeron”?

• she was not allowed to earn a higher score despite her talents

• she was banned from the olympics

• the judges showed favoritism

• the judges made her wear handicaps

According to Todd Henry in “Everyone Gets a Trophy,” the practice of giving every participant a trophy began as a social effort to do what?

• to build self esteem

• to prevent bullying

• to end competition

• to stop keeping score

The author of "Everybody Gets A Trophy, and That's OK” feels what about giving everyone a trophy?

• rewarding effort and growth is important

• athletic scholarships are unfair

• everyone deserves equal playing time in sports

• children don't think trophies are important

To live in the city of Omelas, you must not feel any

• joy

• guilt

• craving for drugs

• boredom

Why is the child in “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” referred to as “it?”

• the child is a robot

• to dehumanize the child

• to keep the child's gender a secret

• the child has a genetic mutation