11TH Grade November 8 ENG Mastery Review

Slavery and American Literature:

Choose the conjunctive adverb that best completes the sentence:

Marcos chopped onions for the soup; _____, Maria prepared the cheese plate.

• finally

• accordingly

• meanwhile

• otherwise

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Slavery and American Literature:

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence:

As the flood waters _____, people began to clean up the damage that had been done.

• abated

• induced

• implied

• vocation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Slavery and American Literature:

Which statement is true of slave narratives?

• They exist as historical documents that were recorded in writing in the 20^th century.

• They depict the thoughts, aspirations, and experiences of enslaved people.

• They were able to immediately bring about racial reconciliation in the country.

• They provided a limited glimpse into the systemic issues with slavery.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

American Realism:

What did realist authors strive to do?

• depict life as it really was

• use imagination more

• use figurative language

• depict the beauty of nature

American Realism:

Which sentence is correctly hyphenated?

• She decided to take the long-winding road.

• A tall-dark man approached the entrance with determination.

• The twentieth-century had the most tornadoes on record.

• The hikers spotted a red-tailed pheasant.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

American Realism:

To which literary movement did Ambrose Bierce belong?

• romanticism

• realism

• naturalism

• neoclassicism

American Realism:

What is a characteristic of realism?

• social equality and justice

• an honest depiction of life

• a subjective view of the world

• an ideal description of life

American Realism:

Antoine wants to write a story about a teenager who travels through time. But he doesn’t want the teenager to tell his own story. He also feels that describing every character's thoughts and actions would make his story too lengthy. Instead, he plans to stick to just describing the lead character's thoughts and actions. What point of view should Antoine use for his story?

• first-person point of view

• second-person point of view

• third-person limited point of view

• third-person omniscient point of view

Answer explanation

• Third-Person Limited: In this point of view, the outside narrator is able to see into the mind of one character from the story. The narrator can also tell readers everything that character observes. Here are more details about third-person limited point of view:

  • uses the pronouns he, she, it, and they

  • example: "Clara was exhausted from her run to the bus and wondered what Juan thought about her being late."

  • book example: Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

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Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6