AmLit IA 1 Review Questions

Examine the definitions of the following terms:

• extricate: to free or remove someone or something from a difficult or tangled situation (verb)

• extravagant: excessive, spending more than is necessary or reasonable (adjective)

• extraneous: irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with (adjective)

• extraterrestrial: originating or existing outside Earth or its atmosphere, often referring to beings or objects from space (adjective)

• The archaeologist made an astonishing discovery when he unearthed an ________ artifact that appeared to be of alien origin. Which of the following terms would correctly complete the blank in the sentence?

• extricate

• extravagant

• extraneous

• extraterrestrial

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How has the meaning of the word "awful" transformed over time?

• The word's original meaning has remained consistent.

• The word has shifted from describing something positive to something negative.

• The word has expanded its meaning to encompass both positive and negative contexts.

• The word has become obsolete and is no longer in use.

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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

Which revision best combines these sentences to improve sentence variety and style?

• The entrepreneur started a new tech company and secured funding from venture capitalists, and the business grew rapidly in its first year.

• Starting a new tech company, the entrepreneur secured funding from venture capitalists, and the business grew rapidly in its first year.

• The entrepreneur started a new tech company, secured funding from venture capitalists, and experienced rapid growth in the first year.

• In its first year, the entrepreneur started a new tech company and secured funding from venture capitalists, leading to rapid growth.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How does the rhetoric in these sentences support the speaker's central message?

• By suggesting that change is unnecessary and maintaining the status quo is the best option.

• By emphasizing the difficulty of the journey, the speaker discourages people from pursuing their rights.

• By urging action and emphasizing the need for freedom, the speaker encourages people to demand their rights despite the challenges.

• By highlighting the inevitability of oppression, the speaker argues that it is futile to seek rights.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What inference can you make about the situation in the room before Detective Anderson arrived?

• There was a power outage in the building, causing the room to be dimly lit.

• The room had been recently cleaned and aired out.

• A struggle or disturbance had occurred in the room.

• The room had been vacant for an extended period.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What specific emotions and motivations can you infer about Victor Frankenstein from the information presented in the passage?

• Victor Frankenstein is primarily motivated by scientific curiosity and the desire for discovery, as indicated by his careful preparation and anxiety.

• Victor Frankenstein is motivated by a desire for fame and recognition, as evidenced by his description of his accomplishments.

• Victor Frankenstein is driven by a sense of duty to create life and has no emotional attachment to the experiment.

• Victor Frankenstein's emotions are inconsistent, and it is unclear whether he is motivated by curiosity or fear.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What impact do the lines of dialogue have on the overall understanding of the text?

• The dialogue illustrates the characters' mutual admiration for each other.

• The dialogue highlights the characters' disagreement about the performance.

• The dialogue suggests that the characters are not on speaking terms.

• The dialogue indicates that the characters are not interested in each other's opinions.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What can you conclude or infer about Heathcliff from the information presented in the passage?

• Heathcliff is a character who undergoes significant transformation and redemption throughout the story.

• Heathcliff is a character who remains morally pure and uncorrupted by the events of the narrative.

• Heathcliff is a character who is ultimately beyond redemption and remains unchanged by the events in the story.

• Heathcliff is a character who is initially flawed but ultimately redeemed by the end of the story.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement best identifies a central idea of the text?

• The desire for true, unconditional love.

• The gap between science and human emotion.

• The quest for physical perfection at any cost.

• The pursuit of happiness and stability through societal conditioning and the suppression of individuality.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" most clearly indicates the protagonist's growing unease and apprehension as he ventures into the forest with the mysterious stranger?

• "Young Goodman Brown felt himself justified in making more haste on his present evil purpose."

• "He had taken a dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest, which barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind."

• "They went on, and, still making progress, began to be sensible of a change in the atmosphere."

• "There may be a devilish Indian behind every tree," said Goodman Brown to himself; and he glanced fearfully behind him as he added, "What if the devil himself should be at my very elbow!"

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4