ELA II OST

In a story, which sentence would NOT foreshadow the tragic end of a knight?

• The knight's wife has a vivid dream of his death.

• The knight returns victorious from an important battle.

• A seer warns the knight not to go to war.

• The knight breaks his favorite sword in battle.

Which word best describes the tone of this passage from "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe?

And now was acknowledged the presence of the Red Death. He had come like a thief in the night. And one by one dropped the revelers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in the despairing posture of his fall.

• angry

• confused

• grim

• annoyed

Which statement about the connotations of words is accurate?

• The connotations of words add layers of meaning to a text.

• Connotations are the literal meanings of words.

• Connotations of words are usually supplied in a dictionary.

• Words with similar meanings always have similar connotations.

Which synonym for the word protective has the most negative connotation?

• sheltering

• careful

• nurturing

• restrictive

Which sound device does this sentence illustrate?

Lola leaped into the lake.

• consonance

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

In a play, a young woman encounters a prince dressed as a beggar. The audience knows that he is a prince; the young woman does not.

Which literary technique does this situation illustrate?

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• paradox

Which sentence would best help the writer of a persuasive essay establish a concerned tone?

• It is of vital importance that we help people who are in dire need.

• Come on down to our open house this Saturday to hear about volunteer opportunities.

• I made a lot of friends while helping out at the local shelter last summer.

• The school is considering a volunteer program, and I think it's a great idea

To which senses do the images in these lines mainly appeal?

I follow a dark and twisting road.

My footsteps echo in the silence of the night.

• hearing and smell

• sight and touch

• sight and hearing

• touch and taste

Read this passage.

Then, answer the question(s).

Phoebus was the name of Apollo in his role as god of the sun. Each day, he would drive the chariot of the sun across the sky, moving in an arc from east to west until it dropped below the horizon to end the hours of daylight. He had several children, including a son named Phaeton, who was very proud and ambitious. "I can drive the chariot just like you, Father!" Phaeton boasted, and he nagged and badgered until Phoebus finally let him take over the chariot one day. Unfortunately, Phaeton's self-esteem was far superior to his actual driving skill. In fact, he drove so badly that the horses left their usual path and the chariot threatened to engulf the entire world in flames. Zeus, chief of the gods, saw the deadly danger and immediately took action to prevent it. He hurled one of his thunderbolts to strike Phaeton, who then fell into the river Eridanus (also called the Po River). Phaeton's sisters were deeply upset with the loss of their brother. They mourned him for so long, and with such great sorrow, that they eventually turned into trees. The tears they wept were turned into amber, a fossilized form of tree resin. Brownish gold in color, amber is used in jewelry.

What type of literature does this passage most clearly illustrate?

• parody

• myth

• anecdote

• epic

Read this passage. Then, answer the question(s).

Phoebus was the name of Apollo in his role as god of the sun. Each day, he would drive the chariot of the sun across the sky, moving in an arc from east to west until it dropped below the horizon to end the hours of daylight. He had several children, including a son named Phaeton, who was very proud and ambitious. "I can drive the chariot just like you, Father!" Phaeton boasted, and he nagged and badgered until Phoebus finally let him take over the chariot one day. Unfortunately, Phaeton's self-esteem was far superior to his actual driving skill. In fact, he drove so badly that the horses left their usual path and the chariot threatened to engulf the entire world in flames. Zeus, chief of the gods, saw the deadly danger and immediately took action to prevent it. He hurled one of his thunderbolts to strike Phaeton, who then fell into the river Eridanus (also called the Po River). Phaeton's sisters were deeply upset with the loss of their brother. They mourned him for so long, and with such great sorrow, that they eventually turned into trees. The tears they wept were turned into amber, a fossilized form of tree resin. Brownish gold in color, amber is used in jewelry.

From details in the passage, what can you infer about the civilization and era that produced the story of Phoebus and Phaeton?

• People in that time and place used solar power

• People in that time and place traveled by horse and carriage

• People in that time and place developed their own methods of home heating.

• People in that time and place never sailed their boats on rivers