WorksheetsENG I EOC REVIEW!
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
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1.
Which best explains why the author includes the following statement at the beginning of the selection?
“There you are sitting on the side of a muddy Paraguayan road, waiting for a bus, when you bite into a broccoli-filled tortilla and realize that you’ve made a difference.”
“There you are sitting on the side of a muddy Paraguayan road, waiting for a bus, when you bite into a broccoli-filled tortilla and realize that you’ve made a difference.”
a)
to describe the location of her Peace Corps assignment
b)
to emphasize the difficult conditions she faced in Paraguay
c)
to establish the fact that she hoped to improve nutrition in Paraguay
d)
to emphasize the significance of the experience she is about to describe
2.
Based on the words that Spider-Man speaks, what might the quote be that the Kingpin is probably referring to in his first word balloon?
a)
"A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar."
b)
"A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape."
c)
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
d)
"The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."
3.
Read the passage from All Quiet on the Western Front by Remarque:
"I open my eyes- my fingers grasp a sleeve, an arm. A wounded man? I yell at him- no answer- a dead man. My hand gropes farther, splinters of wood- now I remember again that we are lying in the graveyard....I crawl still farther under the coffin, it shall protect me; though Death himself lies in it.”
What literary device is used to show the speaker's determination?
"I open my eyes- my fingers grasp a sleeve, an arm. A wounded man? I yell at him- no answer- a dead man. My hand gropes farther, splinters of wood- now I remember again that we are lying in the graveyard....I crawl still farther under the coffin, it shall protect me; though Death himself lies in it.”
What literary device is used to show the speaker's determination?
a)
alliteration
b)
irony
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
4.
Based on the selection, what does the word tranquilo mean?
And, of course, my goal was to do more than simply talk with the women. I wanted to see results. Tranquilo. Things cannot change overnight. Tranquilo. More people will show up for your next workshop. Tranquilo. We can talk about that later. Let’s have some tea first.
And, of course, my goal was to do more than simply talk with the women. I wanted to see results. Tranquilo. Things cannot change overnight. Tranquilo. More people will show up for your next workshop. Tranquilo. We can talk about that later. Let’s have some tea first.
a)
calm
b)
strong
c)
satisfied
d)
realistic
5.
Which best explains why the author includes the following statement at the beginning of the selection?
“There you are sitting on the side of a muddy Paraguayan road, waiting for a bus, when you bite into a broccoli-filled tortilla and realize that you’ve made a difference.”
“There you are sitting on the side of a muddy Paraguayan road, waiting for a bus, when you bite into a broccoli-filled tortilla and realize that you’ve made a difference.”
a)
to describe the location of her Peace Corps assignment
b)
to emphasize the difficult conditions she faced in Paraguay
c)
to establish the fact that she hoped to improve nutrition in Paraguay
d)
to emphasize the significance of the experience she is about to describe
6.
What does the phrase “delusions of grandeur” refer to in paragraph?
I took one bite and all my delusions of grandeur slipped away. I let go of my timeline and my rigid agenda. Suddenly the heat and the disappointments and the pigs in my garden and the times when nobody showed up for a workshop and the crowded buses and the total frustration with the slower pace were all worth it
I took one bite and all my delusions of grandeur slipped away. I let go of my timeline and my rigid agenda. Suddenly the heat and the disappointments and the pigs in my garden and the times when nobody showed up for a workshop and the crowded buses and the total frustration with the slower pace were all worth it
a)
Rachel’s hopes for the future
b)
Rachel’s basic self-confidence
c)
Rachel’s inflated sense of self-importance
d)
Rachel’s feelings of anger
7.
What change should be made to correct sentence?
The following Saturday morning she opened it up and was very pleased with it’s looks.
The following Saturday morning she opened it up and was very pleased with it’s looks.
a)
change up to up,
b)
change very to real
c)
change pleased to please
d)
change it’s to its
8.
What change should be made to correct sentence?
We, my father and I both took a look at it, and it did the same thing for us.
We, my father and I both took a look at it, and it did the same thing for us.
a)
change We, to We
b)
change father to father,
c)
change I to I,
d)
change both to both;
9.
Which change should be made to correct sentence?
Every day while my parents studied the land crabs that swarm the beaches and golf courses of Bermuda, my brother Nate and me swam in the swimming hole and fed grass to the horse behind our horse.
Every day while my parents studied the land crabs that swarm the beaches and golf courses of Bermuda, my brother Nate and me swam in the swimming hole and fed grass to the horse behind our horse.
a)
change Ever day to Everyday
b)
change parents to parents'
c)
change me to I
d)
change swam to were swimming
10.
Which change should be made to correct sentence?
It's fragrance was heavenly.
It's fragrance was heavenly.
a)
change It's to Its
b)
change fragrance to fragrances
c)
change was to is
d)
change heavenly to Heavenly
11.
Which change should made to correct sentence?
On weekends, evenings, and afternoons when they wasn't working, my parents took us for special field-trips around the islands.
On weekends, evenings, and afternoons when they wasn't working, my parents took us for special field-trips around the islands.
a)
change wasn't to weren't
b)
change parents to parent's
c)
change us to them
d)
change islands to Islands
12.
Which change should be made to correct sentence?
This is the kind of unusual entertainment you can expect if you're parents are marine biologists.
This is the kind of unusual entertainment you can expect if you're parents are marine biologists.
a)
change This is to These are
b)
change kind to kinds
c)
change if to because
d)
change you're to your
13.
Which change should be made to correct sentence?
As the story continues, Gene's trouble's such as his jealousy of Phinea's ability to talk himself out of anything, extend to the more personal issue of the fatal accident.
As the story continues, Gene's trouble's such as his jealousy of Phinea's ability to talk himself out of anything, extend to the more personal issue of the fatal accident.
a)
change continues to continued
b)
change troubles, to troubles
c)
change extend to extends
d)
change issue to issue:
14.
Which change should be made to correct this sentence?
Gene's personal evolution fro naive teen to an enlistee in the army are a lot like what adolescents sometimes experience now.
Gene's personal evolution fro naive teen to an enlistee in the army are a lot like what adolescents sometimes experience now.
a)
change Gene's to Genes'
b)
change evolution to evolutions
c)
change enlistee to enlisting
d)
change are to is
15.
Which would best replace "unfolds" in this sentence?
As the story unfolds its conslusion, Gene's issues can be looked at objectively.
As the story unfolds its conslusion, Gene's issues can be looked at objectively.
a)
states in
b)
progresses toward
c)
comes from
d)
twists around
16.
Which change should be made to correct the sentence?
If you walk into my families study, you'll see gleaming, artistic-looking CompZone computers on each person's desk, not the ugly box some other PC.
If you walk into my families study, you'll see gleaming, artistic-looking CompZone computers on each person's desk, not the ugly box some other PC.
a)
change walk to walked
b)
change failies to family's
c)
change computers to Computers
d)
change person's to persons'
17.
Which change should be made to correct the sentence?
People who's PCs run other software have to install anti-virus software, spyware, and security patches every few days or their computers crash and die.
People who's PCs run other software have to install anti-virus software, spyware, and security patches every few days or their computers crash and die.
a)
change who's to whose
b)
change have to had
c)
change patches to Patches
d)
change their to his or her
18.
Which change should e made to correct this sentence?
They offered thousand's of dollars in prize.
They offered thousand's of dollars in prize.
a)
change thousand's to thousands
b)
change prize money to prize-money
c)
change was to were
d)
change able to unable
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