English II EOC

What grade would this constructed response receive on the EOC?

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What grade would this constructed response receive on the EOC?

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Dear Ms. Langston,

Ever since I hit your car in the parking lot last week, I've felt really bad. I know that my accident inconvenienced you and ruined your plans for a vacation. I hope that you can forgive me. From now on, I promise to be more careful when driving through a busy parking lot. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you or your family.

What is the tone of the letter?

• affectionate

• irreverent

• scornful

• apologetic

Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research. What does “esteemed” mean?

• A. held over boiling water

• B. very old

• C. unable to chew gum

• D. greatly admired

As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her. In the above passage, the word “frozen” means _______

• very cold

• visible

• not moving

• not melted

Which statement best describes the purpose of this passage?

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

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

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

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

Once when I saw a cripple Gasping slowly his last days with the white plague, Looking from hollow eyes, calling for air, Desperately gesturing with wasted hands In the dark and dust of a house down in a slum, I said to myself I would rather have been a tall sunflower Living in a country garden Lifting a golden-brown face to the summer, Rain-washed and dew-misted, Mixed with the poppies and ranking hollyhocks, And wonderingly watching night after night The clear silent processionals of stars. Which statement best describes the main theme of the poem?

• Escape in nature's beauty.

• Pity the unfortunate.

• Take care of the disabled.

• Life is like a sunflower.

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

What grade would this constructed response receive on the EOC?

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What is the Climax

• The most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist a turning point in the story

• The author interrupts the plot to re-create an event of earlier time

• A comparison that uses the words like or as

• A folktale that explains something about the world such as frightening or mysterious natural forces