WorksheetsMAAP Review English
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Read the following sentences.
(Item 2 from Mississippi Item Sampler)
"I was at first unable to answer these questions, but perpetual attention and time explained to me many appearances which were at first enigmatic."
What does enigmatic mean as it is used in the paragraph?
admirable
constant
depressing
mysterious
What can be inferred about the Woodhouses based on the phrase “first in consequence”?
The Woodhouses settled Highbury.
The Woodhouses governed Highbury.
The Woodhouses were the largest family in Highbury .
The Woodhouses were the most important family in Highbury.
Read the following sentences. (Adapted from EngageNY 2014)
“Yes, I have a turn both for observation and for deduction. The theories which I have expressed there, and which appear to you to be so chimerical, are really extremely practical—so practical that I depend upon them for my bread-and-cheese.”
As used the passage, the word “chimerical” most nearly means
unfair
unrealistic
aggravating
contradictory
Read the sentence.
"This was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it."
What does the word ardently mean as it is used in the sentence?
passionately
enviously
miserably
faithfully
The history of the present King of Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. What is the meaning of the word usurpations as it is used in this paragraph?
making objections to laws
creating unnecessary regulations
taking someone’s power or property by force
taking someone’s ideas and passing them as his own.
What does the word respite mean as it is used in this sentence?
a break from everyday worries
a desire for love to conquer all
a meal that would relax them
a dislike of the outside world
What is the meaning of stock as it is used in the sentence?
framework
estimate
share
supply
Read the sentences.
"Evidence of the scope of such an undertaking is the fact that after Shackleton’s failure, the crossing of the continent remained untried for fully forty-three years— until 1957– 1958."
Choose the word that would best replace the word scope as it is used in the original sentence from the text.
scan
extent
preview
liberty
How does the author use figurative language in the sentence to contribute to the meaning of the passage?
to convey a sense of beauty about the couple’s relationship
to emphasize the short time the couple experienced together
to illustrate how nature played a part in the couple’s relationship
to contrast the expectations of the couple with the reality they experience
What does the phrase his eyes closing in spite of him mean?
It implies that he is ill.
It describes that he is bored at work.
It shows his efforts to fight exhaustion.
It illustrates how he is pushed at work.
Read the sentences from the excerpt from Gift from the Sea. I turn the shell in my hand, gazing into the wide-open door from which he made his exit. Had it become an encumbrance? Why did he run away? What does the word encumbrance mean as used in these sentences?
a burden
a disaster
a desire
a failure
What does the word dissipating mean as it is used in this sentence?
detesting
diminishing
oppressing
pacifying
Blowing out the candle, which her husband had left burning, she slipped her bare feet into a pair of satin mules at the foot of the bed and went out on the porch, where she sat down in the wicker chair and began to rock gently to and fro. It was then past midnight. The cottages were all dark. A single faint light gleamed out from the hallway of the house. There was no sound abroad except the hooting of an old owl in the top of a wateroak, and the everlasting voice of the sea, that was not uplifted at that soft hour. It broke like a mournful lullaby upon the night.The author’s choice of language in these lines serve to emphasize Mrs. Pontellier’s sense of:
isolation
boredom
disbelief
inferiority
What is the meaning of the word 'perpetual' as used in the sentence: 'I was at first unable to answer these questions, but perpetual attention and time explained to me many appearances which were at first enigmatic.'
A) temporary
B) constant
C) rare
D) brief
In the context of the sentence, what does the word 'enigmatic' mean?
A) clear
B) mysterious
C) simple
D) obvious
What can be inferred about the Woodhouses based on the phrase 'first in consequence'?
A) The Woodhouses settled Highbury.
B) The Woodhouses governed Highbury.
C) The Woodhouses were the largest family in Highbury.
D) The Woodhouses were the most important family in Highbury.
As used in the passage, the word 'chimerical' most nearly means:
A) unfair
B) unrealistic
C) aggravating
D) contradictory
What does the word 'ardently' mean as it is used in the sentence: 'This was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it.'
A) passionately
B) enviously
C) miserably
D) faithfully
What is the meaning of the word 'usurpations' as it is used in the paragraph: 'The history of the present King of Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.'
A) making objections to laws
B) creating unnecessary regulations
C) taking someone’s power or property by force
D) taking someone’s ideas and passing them as his own.
What does the word 'respite' mean as it is used in this sentence?
A) a break from everyday worries
B) a desire for love to conquer all
C) a meal that would relax them
D) a dislike of the outside world
What is the meaning of 'stock' as it is used in the sentence?
A) framework
B) estimate
C) share
D) supply
Choose the word that would best replace the word 'scope' as it is used in the original sentence from the text: 'Evidence of the scope of such an undertaking is the fact that after Shackleton’s failure, the crossing of the continent remained untried for fully forty-three years— until 1957– 1958.'
A) scan
B) extent
C) preview
D) liberty
How does the author use figurative language in the sentence to contribute to the meaning of the passage?
A) to convey a sense of beauty about the couple’s relationship
B) to emphasize the short time the couple experienced together
C) to illustrate how nature played a part in the couple’s relationship
D) to contrast the expectations of the couple with the reality they experience
What does the phrase 'his eyes closing in spite of him' mean?
A) It implies that he is ill.
B) It describes that he is bored at work.
C) It shows his efforts to fight exhaustion.
D) It illustrates how he is pushed at work.
What does the word 'encumbrance' mean as used in these sentences: 'I turn the shell in my hand, gazing into the wide-open door from which he made his exit. Had it become an encumbrance? Why did he run away?'
A) a burden
B) a disaster
C) a desire
D) a failure
