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ELA 10 Unit 2 Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are Bobo and Walter shocked when they realize Willy is gone?

a)

Because Willy is usually so dependable

b)

Because they learned that Willy actually died

c)

Because Willy stole their money

d)

Because they think Willy left town, but don't know why

2.

Which of these choices shows the best theme for the scene in A Raisin in the Sun where Walter, Beneatha, and Ruth speak to Mr. Lindner?

a)

Showing respect for strangers is essential for resolving conflicts with them.

b)

People may speak to one another politely and still be divided by issues of race.

c)

Serious people struggle to develop relationships with easygoing people.

d)

People should use the same manners with strangers and their own families.

3.

Which of the below are examples of feminist criticism from Marriage is a Private Affair? Check ALL that apply.

a)

The father finds a young lady to arrange his son's marriage.

b)

The young man moves away to the city after growing up in a rural town.

c)

The men in the community think that the young man is ill because he wants to marry for love.

d)

The young man's new wife is judged by the other women in the city for being from another tribe.

e)

The father disowns his son and mother-in-law.

4.

Which of the below are examples of historical criticism from Marriage is a Private Affair? Check ALL that apply.

a)

The father finds a young lady to arrange his son's marriage.

b)

City and rural traditions are vastly different.

c)

The men in the community think that the young man is ill because he wants to marry for love.

d)

The young man's new wife is judged by the other women in the city for being from another tribe.

e)

The father disowns his son and mother-in-law.

5.

Which of these shows a mother's motivation for introducing her talented daughter to everyone they meet?

a)

She wants to share in her daughter’s accomplishments.

b)

She wants to adhere to the customs of the Chinese community.

c)

She wants to satisfy people’s curiosity about her daughter.

d)

She wants to exert control over her daughter.

6.

Which of the following conflicts occur in Two Kinds? Check all that apply.

a)

Internal conflict within the daughter trying to decide if she'll every amount to anything

b)

External conflict between daughter and mother, who wants to show her daughter how to be somebody

c)

Internal conflict within the mother who must decide who she will marry

d)

External conflict between the daughter and piano teacher who purposefully teaches her the wrong notes

7.

Why did the women in her community finally accept Nene and even become friends with her in A Marriage is a Private Affair?

a)

They liked her sense of fashion.

b)

They admired her for choosing her own husband.

c)

They realize her tribe is more powerful than theirs.

d)

They value strong housekeeping skills.

8.

Which sentence includes a restrictive clause?

a)

I often see my middle school English teacher shopping at the mall.

b)

The English novelist Charles Dickens also wrote plays and articles.

c)

The ceramic cups Birgit bought at the garage sale are all chipped.

d)

American literature, which we study in 11th grade, is my favorite subject.

9.

What is true about a nonrestrictive clause?

a)

It is set off by commas.

b)

It contains a subject and verb.

c)

It is not set apart by punctuation.

d)

It is essential to the meaning of the sentence.

e)

It adds nonessential information to the sentence.

10.

Which is the best definition of an appostive?

a)

a nonrestrictive phrase that modifies a noun

b)

a clause that modifies or explains a noun

c)

a noun or noun phrase that modifies a noun

d)

a noun clause that restricts the meaning of a noun

11.

My dog Faideaux won the county dog show.


What can you conclude about Faideaux?

a)

Faideaux is the speaker’s only dog.

b)

The speaker has more than one dog.

c)

Faideaux is the only one of the speaker’s dogs to compete in the show.

d)

Faideaux is among several of the speaker’s dogs to compete in the show.

12.

The children, who were well behaved, got presents.


Which of the following is true about the sentence? Check ALL that apply.

a)

The sentence contains a nonrestrictive clause.

b)

The sentence contains an appositive.

c)

The sentence makes sense without the added clause.

d)

All of the children got presents.

13.

Where do the commas belong in this sentence?


To begin our meal we ate shrimp cocktail and then my sister who showed up late made a speech.

a)

To begin our meal, we ate shrimp cocktail and then my sister who showed up late, made a speech.

b)

To begin our meal we ate, shrimp cocktail, and then, my sister who showed up late made a speech.

c)

To begin our meal, we ate shrimp cocktail, and then my sister, who showed up late, made a speech.

14.

When are commas used? Select THREE.

a)

After introductory phrases and clauses

b)

Around restrictive phrases and clauses

c)

Around nonrestrictive phrases and clauses

d)

Before the conjunction joining independent clauses

15.

Why are dashes used in a sentence?

a)

To emphasize particular information

b)

To introduce words or phrases

c)

To set off introductory words or phrases

d)

To indicate the importance of certain ideas

e)

To set off nonessential elements containing commas

16.

Which sentence uses colons correctly?

a)

At 10:30, we met to discuss the options for the play: Othello, Romeo and Juliet, or Hamilton.

b)

We met at 1030 to discuss options for the play, Othello: Romeo and Juliet, or Hamilton.

c)

Othello, Romeo and Juliet, or Hamilton: are all choices that we discussed for the play when we met at 10:30.

17.

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

a)

My son's afterschool routine is to put away his backpack, put his lunchbox in the cabinet, and put his computer on the charger.

b)

After school, my son's routine is to put away his lunchbox and backpack, and he has to put the computer on the charger.

c)

My son's routine after school is putting away his backpack, put his lunchbox in the cabinet, and charging his computer.

18.

Which option is a nonrestrictive appositive?

a)

My car that is ten years old broke down last week.

b)

My car, a ten-year old gas guzzler, broke down last week.

c)

My car Lady broke down last week.

19.

Which example is a clause and NOT a phrase?

a)

the purple elephant

b)

an earthquake in Rhode Island

c)

the end of the year

d)

The purple elephant caused an earthquake in Rhode Island.

20.

Which is an example of a complex sentence?

a)

The purple elephant, who appears in Dr. Seuss books, carried a flower to the top of a mountain.

b)

Jefferey Timpleton ate a pear.

c)

Dr. Seuss drew a purple elephant, and then he wrote about green eggs and ham.