WorksheetsSem 2 Module 2 Kindling Emotions
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 22mins
You are watching a commercial that encourages viewers to send money to build wells in poor villages in Africa. The commercial contains text that states, "Water is a basic human right. Yet, in this village, only 15% of residents have access to drinking water within a mile of their residence."
Which is best represented by the highlighted text?
rhetorical question
fact
bandwagon appeal
persuasive language
Read the passage from "Veterans Appreciate Our Gratitude, But What They Need Most Is Our Help."
After the trumpet was sounded and the flag folded, a member of the honor guard knelt in front of my frail, aging mother, looked her directly in the eye and in a soft voice, thanked her--and my father--for his service.
Which best explains how word choice establishes tone?
The words trumpet, honor, and guard create a tone of ferocity.
The words frail, aging, and soft create a sense of weakness.
The words trumpet, honor, and knelt create a tone of respect.
The words mother, honor, and service create a tone of patriotism.
Which word means "many legs"?
plentiful
regenerate
millipede
pedestrian
What would you do if you had an extra $5 million to spend? That's what the City Council has found in its budget, and it's turning into a big problem because each branch of our city services wants to have it for its own. Last week, you recommended spending the budget surplus on street repair. One reader suggested expanding the library. I have a better suggestion: Let's improve the zoo!
Which best represents the author's main argument?
What would you do if you had an extra $5 million to spend?
I have a better suggestion: Let's improve the zoo!
Last week, you recommended spending the budget surplus on street repair.
That's what the City Council has found in its budget, and it's turning into a big problem because each branch of our city services wants to have it for its own.
Which word means "not speaking clearly"?
subordinate
incoherent
unfathomable
impede
Consider the text from an advertisement for Ivory Soap.
You need only one soap: Ivory Soap ... will wash anything.
Which persuasive technique is being used in this text?
bandwagon appeal
loaded language
circular reasoning
overgeneralization
Review the example.
You shouldn't trust his argument because he is a dishonest, deceitful, scoundrel!
Which best identifies the logical fallacy that is represented by the example?
overgeneralization
stereotyping
circular reasoning
name-calling
Which contains a correctly formed comparison?
She skates more smoothly than Ross.
She skates most smoothly than Ross.
She skates smoothlier than Ross.
She skates more smoothlier than Ross.
Review the thesis.
Young people should be required to wear school uniforms.
Which source would be most useful for an essay with this thesis?
A government website on the benefits and drawbacks of uniforms for middle school and high school students.
An anonymous website article on the topic of uniforms.
The opinion of one of your best friends about how she feels about school uniforms.
A newspaper article about the popularity of school uniforms in Tokyo, Japan.
Review the scenario.
Khianna wishes to change her research question.
Which describes the best revision she can make to her research process?
Look for sources of information that help answer the new question
Focus on Internet sources instead of print sources
Figure out how her existing sources of information can be modified to fit the new question
Edit and proofread while she rewrites her draft
Read the sentence.
You should allow your opponent to share his side of the argument, congressman Watts.
Which additional word in the sentence should be capitalized?
Congressman
Opponent
Your
Argument
Review the sentence.
Mr. Palmer, a museum curator, got to see the original declaration of independence.
Which additional word or words in the sentence should be capitalized?
museum, curator, declaration, independence
declaration, of, independence
declaration, independence
museum, curator, declaration, of, independence
Which best identifies an unsupported claim in the letter to the editor "Improve the Zoo!"?
Central City Zoo is small and outdated.
To those who want the $5 million to be a good investment, I say that a better zoo will draw more tourists to Central City.
Any visitor can see the big cats pacing unhappily back and forth, day after day, and the apes prowling hopelessly in search of something interesting to climb.
[Animals] suffer. And it is in our power to ease their suffering.
Which best describes the effect of adding the prefix un- to a word?
It strengthens the meaning.
It weakens the meaning.
It makes the opposite meaning.
It changes a word from an adjective to a noun.
Review the scenario.
You want to look up information about your city's population.
Which source will provide the most relevant information?
A personal blog entry from the mayor
A travel book about the city published in 2005
Information from the city's official website published in that calendar year
A wiki article published yesterday
Which best identifies a characteristic of a credible source?
It is published in books.
It is written by experts in their field of study.
It is written anonymously.
It is full of facts and statistics.
Review the clue.
The root of the word evacuate is vacuus, or "empty."
Based on this clue, which identifies the best meaning of the word evacuate?
to disprove
to find a new job
to leave a place
to destroy something
Which line from "Nothing Gold Can Stay" contains an allusion?
Nature's first green is gold,/ Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;/ But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf./ So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day./ Nothing gold can stay.
That was the best pizza I have ever eaten.
Which best identifies the degree of comparison of the highlighted adjective or adverb?
imperative
superlative
positive
comparative
Review the theme.
Beauty exists within each person.
Which line from "Beauty" best communicates this theme?
Beauty is heard
In the night,
Wind sighing, rain falling,
Beauty is in yourself.
Good deeds, happy thoughts
That repeat themselves
Beauty is seen
In the sunlight,
The trees, the birds,
... a singer chanting
Anything in earnest.
Which sentence uses its conjunctive adverb correctly?
I studied hard for my English exam; consequently, I earned an excellent grade.
You will find your grades improve if you study more; likewise, you will have less free time.
We weeded the garden Tuesday; then, it will not be necessary to do it Wednesday.
We wondered why she was so angry; hence, we baked her a cake.
Read the poem.
"There Is No Frigate Like a Book" (1263)
by Emily Dickinson
There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away,
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry--
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll--
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human soul.
Which best analyzes the meaning created by the metaphor in this poem?
The poem compares a book to a cold land; this shows that books can transport you to unfamiliar territories.
The poem compares a book to ship; this shows that books can transport you to unfamiliar territories.
The poem compares a book to a chariot; this shows that reading a lot can make you as smart as a god.
The poem compares a toll to a book; this shows that it is worth the effort of striving to learn new things.
Review the passage.
There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry–
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll–
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human soul.
Which best explains the function of the dashes that end lines 4 and 6?
They are meant to confuse readers.
They give her writing its humor.
They are very ordinary and similar to other poets' work.
They help readers know when to slow down their reading.
Review the passage from "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Which best identifies the mood created in this passage?
triumph
puzzlement
sadness
amusement
Which best explains the purpose for the organization of Shakespeare's "All the World's a Stage"?
It is organized in order of each age's importance.
It is organized in chronological order, just like life.
It is organized in reverse order to make it original.
It is organized in random order.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THIS ONE! IT'S A "GIMME"
Which line of poetry contains personification?
So Eden sank to grief,
Nature's first green is gold,
Her early leaf's a flower;
There came one drop of Giant Rain
What is one effect of the rhyme in "Barter"?
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children's faces looking up
Holding wonder like a cup.
It gives the poem a distinct rhythm.
It makes it seem like the speaker is reciting a list.
It makes the poem seem heavy and grave.
It seems like the speaker is thinking out loud.
Which sentence uses the word subordinate correctly?
The ice cream is in the freezer, subordinate to the popsicles.
The vice president is the president's subordinate.
I told my little brother I couldn't play video games because my homework is subordinate.
Subway tunnels are subordinate to the ground.
Which sentence uses the word infamous correctly?
I have no idea who he is; he must be infamous.
He's infamous for stealing stuff from his friends' lockers.
I was wildly excited to see my favorite infamous band at the concert.
An infamous story about a man rescuing a child from a burning building appeared in the newspaper.
Which sentence uses the word uncertainty correctly?
I was filled with uncertainty and confusion on my first day of high school.
The delighted puppy wagged its tail and bounded toward me with uncertainty.
His brash, swaggering tone made his uncertainty clear.
There's a lot of uncertainty concerning the color of grass in springtime.
