2023 11B U5 Exam Prep

In poetry, what is the speaker called?

• orator

• the dude

• speaker

• broadcaster

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, assonance, and consonance are considered______.

• word nuances

• sound devices

• consonant patterns

• poetic patterns

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is alliteration?

• the repetition of initial sounds

• the repetition of vowel sounds

• repetition of consonant sounds in the middle of words

• the repetition of final sounds

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In Act 4, Part 1 of The Crucible, who is Rev. Hale counseling and why?

• John Proctor, to get him to testify against Abigail so the courts see her as a liar.

• Elizabeth Proctor, to convince her to tell John to lie about the affair so he can save his reputation.

• Rebecca Nurse, to convince her to confess to witchcraft so she won't hang.

• Giles Corey, to convince him to tell who told him about Putnam so he can save himself from being crushed to death.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is an allusion?

• a comparison between two things in order to clarify or explain something

• the repetition of vowel sounds in closely situated words

• a story with a hidden meaning, usually about politics or morality

• a passing reference to a person, place, or event in history or literature

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

What is the allusion in this passage from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe?

  “Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!—Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,    Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted—    On this home by Horror haunted—tell me truly, I implore—Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!”            Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”

• The speaker pleads to the raven for mercy by referencing a Bible story about healing.

• The speaker emphasizes how evil the raven is by referencing a Shakespeare story about a villain.

• The speaker recalls his dead lover by referring to her as an ancient Greek goddess.

• The speaker asks for answers to a mystery by referencing a famous detective.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read the sentence.

The school treasury at Midway High, as a result of several successful fundraisers, has increased, even though it is below the amount needed to buy furniture for the student lounge.

Which is the most effective revision of this sentence?

• As a result of being below the amount needed to buy furniture for the student lounge, several successful fundraisers has increased the school treasury at Midway High.

• As a result of several successful fundraisers, the school treasury at Midway High is below the amount needed to buy furniture for the student lounge.

• As a result of the school treasury at Midway High increasing because of several successful fundraisers, it is still below the amount needed to buy furniture for the student lounge.

• As a result of several successful fundraisers, the school treasury at Midway High has increased, yet it is still below the amount needed to buy furniture for the student lounge.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the sentence.

As the afternoon sun warmed the bedroom, a single tired rose [blank] over the edge of its vase.

Which word most effectively completes the sentence?

• twined

• drooped

• hunched

• bent

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A _______________ is a situation where a person is faced with a choice where either option is equally unpleasant. 

• quandry

• predicament

• pickle

• dilemma

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What motivations contribute to Rev. Hale's moral dillemmas in The Crucible?

• He needs to go back to Andover, but chaos has ensued there and he doesn't feel he'd be welcome.

• He doesn't want to oppose Danforth and Parris, but he thinks they are being dishonest.

• He feels guilt about the convictions and no longer believes in the court's justice.

• He has lost his faith in God and wants to leave the ministry, but he has nothing else to turn to.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3