English 4 Trailer Semester Exam Review Fall 2024

Which of the following should be avoided in professional correspondence?

• Slang

• Deceitful Language

• Biased Language

• All of the Above

What is tone in business writing?

• Refers to the writer's attitude toward the reader and subject of the message.

• Refers to the writer's attitude toward the reader and subject of the message.

• Refers to the writer's word choice.

• Refers to the writer's level of business manners.

What is one important element of email etiquette? 

• making jokes.

• using all CAPS.

• opening with a greeting.

• using exclamation points!

Which is NOT a basic part of an email?

• Dates

• Greeting

• Background info

• Questions or Requests

What part of nature brings the speaker the most joy in the poem, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud?"

_{For oft, when on my couch I lie}

_{In vacant or in pensive mood,}

_{They flash upon that inward eye}

_{Which is the bliss of solitude;}

_{And then my heart with pleasure fills,}

_{And dances with the daffodils.}

• loneliness

• clouds

• daffodils

• waves

In the poem "Kubla Khan," what does the "pleasure-dome" most likely represent?

_{...Kubla heard from far}

_{Ancestral voices prophesying war!}

_{The shadow of the dome of pleasure}

_{Floated midway on the waves;}

_{Where was heard the mingled measure}

_{It was a miracle of rare device,}

_{A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!}

• Imaginative creation

• The lure of love

• The dangers of reason

• The conquest of China

What do most Romantic poets believe about nature?

• It does not have any power.

• It can feed the soul.

• It can feed the soul.

• It is the inspiration for all technology.

What is the primary effect that Coleridge achieves in the poem "Kubla Khan?"

• A realistic portrayal

• A fragmented dream

• A tormented love story

• A memorable melody

What does Mrs. Bennet consider to be her mission in life?

_{Mr. Bennet was so odd... that the experience of 23 years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character. Her mind was less difficult to develop. When she was discontented, she fancied herself nervous. The business of her life was to get her daughters married: its solace was visiting and news.}

• Being a good wife.

• Working to support her family.

• Taking care of the household.

• Making sure her daughters get married

What prevents Fitzwilliam from getting married?

_{In her kind schemes for Elizabeth, she sometimes planned her marrying Colonel Fitzwilliam. He was, beyond comparison, the pleasantest man: he certainly admired her, and his situation in life was most eligible; but, to counterbalance these advantages, Mr. Darcy had considerable patronage in the church, and his cousin could have none at all.}

• He does not. He is happily married.

• He has been married and divorced once already.

• He is too old and no lady wants him.

• He is the youngest and will not inherit an estate.