TEST REVIEW

"The crowd cheered loudly at the basketball game, which was held indoors."

Which of these best replaces the underlined word to provide more precise
detail?

• A. inside at night

• B. at the inter-Lakes High School gym

• C. on a court

• D. in Laconia, New Hampshire

"The island itself is made up of ridges, rivers, valleys, and tropical forests sectioning off

the different regions of the landscape, with scattered trees and tall grasses on one side,
and narrow, coastal plains and low plateaus on another."

Select the option below that best completes the statement below.

The clarity of the sentence can be improved by changing the words sectioning off to

• A. splitting up

• B. separating

• C. breaking up

• D. detaching

"Susan preferred riding the school bus and thought it an inconvenience when she

occasionally had to walk to school."

What does the word inconvenience mean in the sentence?

• A. bother

• B. coincidence

• C. opportunity

• D. helpful

"Migeuel was dissatisfied with his own performance in last night’s basketball

game, although his team won."

What does the word dissatisfied mean in the sentence?

• A. encouraged

• B. impressed

• C. unhappy

• D. overcome

The cereal goes “snap, crackle, and pop.”

Which literary device is used in this sentence?

• A. personification

• B. onomatopoeia

• C. simile

• D. imagery

“When choosing your friends,” my mother said, “never judge a book by its cover.”

The underlined phrase most nearly means

• A. do not choose friends who cannot read books.

• B. choose books with attractive covers.

• C. do not choose friends based on outward appearances.

• D. friends are like good books.

What does the figurative language in the highlighted line mean?

LIFE IS BUT A DREAM

A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear

Long has paled that sunny sky;
Echoes fade and memories die;
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die;

Ever drifting down the stream
Lingering in the golden gleam
Life, what is it but a dream?

• A. The weather is better in the fall.

• B. It is the end of summer.

• C. The children dislike the fall.

• D. It is snowing outside.

What does the word consensus mean in the context?

• A. opinion

• B. approval

• C. conclusion

• D. agreement

LIFE IS BUT A DREAM

A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear

Long has paled that sunny sky;
Echoes fade and memories die;
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die;

Ever drifting down the stream
Lingering in the golden gleam
Life, what is it but a dream?


"Eager eye and willing ear"
The line means that the children

• A. agree with the author.

• B. want to hear the story

• C. are looking all around.

• D. dislike what they see and hear.

Which is an example of a compound-complex sentence?

• A. Standing on the deck beside the captain, we watched the sunset peacefully.

• B. A small rowboat designed with great care was set to sail, however, it was delayed.

• C. On the main road under the railway bridge by the huge oak tree stood a beautiful deer

• D. While we ate lunch, the club members watched the demonstration; they loved it.