WorksheetsUnit 5.18 Unit Test Study Guide
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the central idea in the article "Introduction to Found Poetry"?
A. Dada artists are known for creating art that breaks the rules and mocks traditional art.
B. Poets use a variety of sources and approaches to create found poems.
C. Most poems have a structure that includes lines and stanzas.
D. Some poets argue that found poems are not original works, but are plagiarized.
Read this excerpt from "Mowgli's Brothers."
A black shadow dropped down into the circle. It was Bagheera the Black Panther, inky black all over, but with the panther markings showing up in certain lights like the pattern of watered silk. Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody cared to cross his path, for he was as cunning as Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo, and as reckless as the wounded elephant. But he had a voice as soft as wild honey dripping from a tree, and a skin softer than down.
QUESTION: Which words from the excerpt best create a fearful tone?
A. cunning, bold, reckless
B. dripping, cross, inky
C. wild, wounded, down
D. shadow, dropped, markings
In "Primary Lessons" from Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood, what can the reader infer about the author's father?
He helps his children to fit into American culture.
He expects his children to be perfect.
He is too busy to spend very much time with his family.
He leaves important decisions to his wife.
In the short story "All Summer in a Day," what does the rain symbolize?
sameness
happines
rebirth
indifference
Which word best describes the tone of "Tears of Autumn"?
peaceful
humorous
ruthless
tense
petal: flower ::
Which pair of words has the same relationship to one another as petal and flower have to one another?
foot: hand
note: song
pen: paper
storm: thunder
We drove along the familiar route to the mountain cabin, but since the fire, the landscape looked so alien to me.
What is the relationship between the words alien and familiar and how does it affect their meaning?
They are synonyms; they are nearly the same.
They are cognates; their meanings are connected because they developed from the same Greek root words.
They are synonyms; their meanings are exactly the same.
They are antonyms; their meanings are the exact opposite of each other.
Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its subject?
Has the children come back from the playground?
There are a stack of books on the table.
My clean clothes were folded neatly on the bed.
Across the street there are a bookstore.
Which choice best symbolizes of the law of the jungle in "Law of the Jungle"?
the rights of the individual
the way societies crumble
the codes of society
violence and chaos
What do the wolves symbolize in "Law of the Jungle"?
all wild beasts
human beings
tigers
criminals
Read the excerpt from “Mowgli’s Brothers” as Mother Wolf speaks to Shere Khan.
"He shall live to run with the pack and to hunt with the pack; and in the end, look you, hunter of little naked cubs—frog-eater— fish-killer—he shall hunt thee!"
QUESTION: How does Mother Wolf’s statement develop the plot?
It increases the conflict between Shere Khan and Mowgli.
It forces the wolves to choose to make Mowgli part of the pack.
It violates the Law of the Jungle so Mother Wolf will be punished.
It demonstrates that Mother Wolf will eventually rule the pack.
In "A Difficult Path," how does the author convey Mrs. Li's viewpoint that it would be nearly impossible to find a wife for her son?
Bisi explains that Mrs. Li purchased Lingsi as a bride for her son because she knows no one else will have him.
Mrs. Li provides her son with a private tutor as he grows up with the hope it will improve his chances of marrying.
Shuwan tells Lingsi about the many women Mrs. Li has rejected as not good enough to marry her son.
Fuding is very picky and immature, so Mrs. Li believes he will never choose a wife.
How does Teacher's opinion regarding Lingsi's education change in "The Difficult Path"?
He begins to believe that girls should not be educated.
He begins to think FuDing has more education than Lingsi.
He becomes proud of her accomplishments in education.
He becomes interested in ensuring other girls are educated.
What does Cofer use to symbolize the process of growing more mature in "Primary Lessons"?
the month of September
rough play with cousins
the hill of the barrio
separation anxiety
What is the main conflict in "How a Cat Played Robinson Crusoe"?
The cat is hungry and doesn't know how to catch food.
Winter is coming, and the cat has no shelter.
The cat is abandoned on an island and must fight to survive.
The family is worried about the cat.
Which statement best describes how the chapters in "How a Cat Played Robinson Crusoe" develop the plot of the story?
Each chapter focuses on a new challenge or conflict that the cat faces while on the island; each smaller conflict helps to develop the main conflict.
Each chapter describes a season on the island; this sets the pace of the story and allows the reader to know how much time is passing.
Each chapter goes into great detail about the cat's feelings so we get to know the character better; this makes the reader care more about the cat.
Each chapter explains a hunting challenge the cat faces during her time on the island; this allows the reader to see that the cat never stops struggling.
What does the sun's splintering the sea describe In Lilian Moore's poem "Until I Saw the Sea"?
the ocean's water tasting salty
the wind blowing the ocean's water
the feeling of the breeze when it blows off the ocean
the sun's light making a streak through the blue ocean
What do the first two stanzas of Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" describe?
the different cities and towns that the speaker wanders to
the clouds floating overhead
the look of the daffodils next to the lake
the feeling the speaker has about what he has seen
