English II EOC

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is its...

• theme

• author's purpose

• personification

• tone

What is the tone of the letter?

• affectionate

• irreverent

• irreverent

• apologetic

I'm captain of the soccer team And scored the winning goal. I'm strong and smart and good at math And I'm on the honor roll. I have perfect, chiseled cheekbones, And I dress the latest fads. You can see my flawless, handsome face On several TV ads. This year, I won the talent show And was homecoming king And got the lead in the school play And won lots of other things. The girls think I'm the coolest guy. My rank is understood. Do you wonder why I always win? It's cuz I'm just that good. What is the tone of the poem?

• arrogant

• dejected

• ashamed

• respectful

A Boy with Dreams

by A. Gautam

Willy waited every night to wake up and turn into Batman.

He had the jaw that looked intimidating in a cowl,

and the perfect chin with a hint of toughness—

full lips—an embodiment of strength.

But he had the eyes of a poet—searching meaning,

and looking beyond what is seen.

When he looked at the city from his balcony,

he was learning to swim in the world—

growing up to be a man was tougher than it seemed.

He was a boy with dreams.

He wanted wings.

Which statement best describes the purpose of this passage?

• A. It's a persuasive selection on how to sleep and dream.

• B. It's an entertaining piece about a young boy's dreams.

• C. It's an instructive work on how to live and dream big.

• D. It's an informative article about a confused dreamer.

If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all! Which word is a synonym of "curtail"?

• A. reduce

• B. follow

• C. behind

• D. buy

Direct characterization

• The author tells you explicitly when a character is like

• A character who undergoes a deep change from within the story

• a character who remains the same throughout the story

• adjectives that describe a character on the inside

Mother _____ to the grocer twice a day.

• is going

• goes

• went

I _____ that boy is wonderful

• think

• am thinking

• thinks

• thought

Sarai can't believe whose coming to dinner tonight.

• change whose to who's

• change tonight to tonite

• change dinner to diner

• make no change

Didn't Danny remind Josue and I about our upcoming STAAR test next week?

• make no change

• change Josue and I to Josue and me

• change upcoming to up-coming

• change Didn't to Doesn't