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WorksheetsELA2Spring2017
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
READ the excerpt from "The Man who Knew Too Much" by G.K. Chesterton first.
Which evidence supports the idea that Micheal O'Neill is very clever?
"The name is that Michael O'Neill, popularly called Prince Michael, partly because he claimed descent from ancient Fenian princes, and partly because he was credited with a plan to make himself prince president of Ireland, as the last Napoleon did of France." (para 1)
"In the latter he seldom went beyond the sensational - pasting up seditious placards, tearing down official placards, making flamboyant speeches, or unfurling forbidden flags." (para 10
"On a cloudless summer morning he had come down a country road white wiht duts, and pausing outside a farmhouse, had told the farmer's daughter, with elegant indifference, that the local police were in pursuit of him." (para 1)
"She did not analyze the audacious trick by which the man had turned to his advantage the subtle effects of the expected and obvious; she was still under the cloud fo more individual complexities, and she noticed most of all that the vanishing scarecrow did not even turn to look at the farm." (para 1)
Part A
In the paragraph 2, the author describes the farmyard as being normal with everything in place. What effect does this description have on the passage?
It creates a sense of peace.
It creates a sense of gloom.
It creates a sense of victory.
It creates a sense of mystery.
Part B
Select the phrase that foreshadows what the farmer's daughter discovers about Michael at the end of paragraph 2.
"The kitchen garden was inclosed by a very low wall, and the cornfield beyond lay aslant like a square patch o the great green hill which he could still have been seen even as a dot in the distance. Everything stood solid in its familiar place; the apple tree was too small to support or hide a climber; the only shed stood open and obviously empty; there was no sound save the droning of summer flies and the occasional flutter of a bird unfamiliar enough to be surprised by the scarecrow in the field; there was scarcely a shadow save a few blue lines that fell from the thin tree; every detail was picked out by the brilliant day light as if in a microscope." (para 2)
the cornfield beyond lay aslant like a square patch o the great green hill which he could still have been seen even as a dot in the distance
the apple tree was too small to support or hide a climber
Everything stood solid in its familiar place
the occasional flutter of a bird unfamiliar enough to be surprised by the scarecrow in the field
Read the sentence from the passage.
"His most famous feats of escape, however, were due to his dexterity and not to violence." (para1)
Which two actions demonstrate Michael O'Neill's dexterity?
He leads the police to a farm.
He hides from the police in a well.
He disguises himself as a scarecrow.
He asks Mary to help him out of the well.
He persuades Bridget to let him hide on the farm.
Read the sentence from the passage.
"This girl's name was Bridget Royce, a somber and even sullen type of beauty, and she looked at him darkly, as if in doubt, and said, 'Do you want me to hide you?'" (para 1)
What does the word somber suggest?
She is a helpful person.
She is a serious person.
She is an agreeable person.
She is an indecisive person.
Select three details that reveal Michael O'Neill is arrogant.
"on a cloudless summer morning he had come down a country road white with dust, and, pausing outside a farmhouse, had told the farmers daughter, with elegant indifference, that the local police were in pursuit of him. The girl's name was Bridget Royce, a somber and even sullen type of beauty, and she looked at him darkly, as if in doubt, and said, 'Do you want me to hide you?' Upon which he only laughed, leaped lightly over the stone wall, and strode toward the farm, merely throwing over his shoulder the remark, 'thank you, I generally been quite capable of hiding myself.' In which proceeding he acted with a tragic ignorance of the nature of women; and there fell on his path in sunshine that was a shadow of doom." (para 1)
"had told the farmer's daughter, with elegant indifference, that the local police were in pursuit of him."
"Upon which he only laughed, leaped lightly over the stone wall, and strode toward the farm
"merely throwing over his should the remark, 'Thank you, I have generally been quite capable fo hiding myself."
In which proceeding he acted with a tragic ignorance of the nature of women; and there fell on his path in sunshine that was a shadow of doom."
What is the author's point of view about Michael O'Neill?
He is unusual and crafty.
He is stubborn and foolish.
He is angry and dangerous.
He is reliable and thoughtful.
Read this sentence form the passage.
"He was undoubtedly a gentleman of honorable pedigree and many accomplishments, but two of his accomplishments emerged from all the rest." (para 1)
What does the phrase undoubtedly a gentleman of honorable pedigree suggest about Michael O'Neill?
He acts confidently.
He is a trustworthy person.
He has refined social behaviors.
He comes from a respected family.
Part A
How does Bridget's disposition change after her first interaction with Micael O'Neill in para 1?
She becomes irritated with him.
She becomes suspicious of him.
She becomes worried for his safety.
She become comfortable in his presence.
Part B
Which two details from the passage support the answer in Part A?
"While he disappeared through the farmhouse the girl remained for few moments looking up the road, and two perspiring policemen came plowing up to the door where she stood. Though still angry, she was still silent, and a quarter of an hour later the officers had searched the house and were already inspecting the kitchen garden and cornfield behind it. In the ugly reaction of her mood she might have been tempted even to point out the fugitive, but for a small difficulty that she had no more notion than a policemen had of where he could possibly have gone."
but for a small difficulty that she had no more notion than a policemen had of where he could possibly have gone."
the girl remained for few moments looking up the road,
In the ugly reaction of her mood she might have been tempted even to point out the fugitive
Though still angry, she was still silent
STOP READ "Address Announcing Resignation" by Richard Nixon & "Address to the Nation Pardoning Richard Nixon" by Gerald Ford before continuing.
"After years of bitter controversy and divisive national debate, I have been advised, and I am compelled to conclude that many months and perhaps more years will have to pass before Richard Nixon could obtain a fair trial by jury"
What does For mean by "bitter controversy and divisive national debate"?
misunderstandings between the two political parties
arguments between Ford supporters and Nixon supporters
Congressional debate over the meaning of the Constutution
public dispute and disagreement over the Watergate scandal
Select two sentences from Passage 1 that convey Nixon's rationale for his resignation.
1. In all the decisions I have made in my public life, I have always tried to do what was best for the Nation. Throughout the long and difficult period of Watergate, I have felt it was my duty to persevere, to make every possible effort to complete the term of office to which you elected me.
2. In the past few days, however, it has become evident to me that I no longer have a strong enough political base in the Congress to justify continuing that effort. As long as there was such a base, I felt strongly that it was necessary to see the constitutional process through to its conclusion, that to do otherwise would be unfaithful to the spirit of threat deliberately difficult process and a dangerously destabilizing precedent for the future.
3. But with the disappearance of that base, I now believe that the constitutional purpose has been served, and there is no longer a need for the process to be prolonged.
As long as there was such a base, I felt strongly that it was necessary to see the constitutional process through to its conclusion, that to do otherwise would be unfaithful to the spirit of threat deliberately difficult process and a dangerously destabilizing precedent for the future.
In the past few days, however, it has become evident to me that I no longer have a strong enough political base in the Congress to justify continuing that effort.
I have always tried to do what was best for the Nation. Throughout the long and difficult period of Watergate
But with the disappearance of that base, I now believe that the constitutional purpose has been served, and there is no longer a need for the process to be prolonged.
Which statement explains how Nixon and Ford begin their speeches in Passages 1 and 2?
Nixon begins by appealing to expert testimony, while Ford begins by citing the law.
Nixon begins with a forecast of what he expects to happen in the future, while Ford recounts recent events
Nixon begins by appealing to values he thinks a citizen should have, while Ford begins with an emotional appeal.
Nixon begins by talking about his past political career, while Ford begins by reminding the audience of a solemn vow.
Part A
In Passage 1, what does Nixon suggest he would rather do?
remain in office
return to private life
negotiate with Congress
seek a pardon from Ford
Part B
Which quotation supports the answer to Part A"
". . . I have always tried to do what was best for the Nation." (para 1)
". . . there is no longer a need for the process to be prolonged." (para 3)
"I would have preferred to carry through to the finish whatever the personal agony it would have involved. . ." (para 4_
"But as President, I must put the interest of America first." (para 6)
In paragraph 11, how does Nixon bring his speech to an end?
by calling on his fellow citizens to support his successor and look to the future
by apologizing for his wrongdoings and calling on his listeners to move forward
by praising his successor and then warning his successor against the dangers of office
by scholding his listeners for forcing him from office and making him return to private life
How does Ford develop his argument in paragraph 15?
He speculates about the future, then recalls the past.
He recalls a personal experiences from his early career.
He states an uncertainty and follows it with certainty.
He aska a rhetorical question, then poses possible answers.
