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1.
In the play Crossroads: A Sad Vaudeville, the use of stage directions better helps the reader to
observe the movements of a character.
envision inside the mind of a character.
understand how a character responds to a certain situation.
all of the above**
2.
Read the following sentences from “Day of the Butterfly.”
“I did not know what to do. I could not afford to be seen walking with her, and I did not even want to - but on the other hand, the flattery of those humble, hopeful turnings was not lost on me. A role was shaping for me that I could not resist playing.”
Which of the following best describes the speaker’s tone?
troubled but intrigued
friendly and outgoing
pleased but annoyed**
hesitant and shy
Read the following sentences from “Day of the Butterfly.”
“Oh,” said Miss Darling dubiously. “Well you ought to try to be nicer to her anyway. Don’t you think so? Don’t you? You will try to be nicer, won’t you? I know you will.” Poor Miss Darling! Her campaigns were soon confused, her persuasions turned to bleating and uncertain pleas.
When she had gone Gladys Healey said softly, “You will try to be nicer, won’t you? I know you will,” and then drawing her lip back over her big teeth she yelled exuberantly, “I don't care if it rains or freezes.” She went through the whole verse and ended it with a spectacular twirl of her Royal Stuart tartan skirt.
Use the passage to answer the question.
3.
In the selection from "Day of the Butterfly," how does the writer mostly reveal Gladys’s character?
through what she says**
through the narrator's description of her
through the perspective of other characters
through her interactions with other characters
4.
Read the following sentences from “Day of the Butterfly.”
“So Myra and Jimmy spent every recess standing in the little back porch between the two sides. Perhaps they watched the baseball games, the tag and skipping and building of leaf houses in the fall and snow forts in the winter; perhaps they did not watch at all. Whenever you happened to look at them their heads were slightly bent, their narrow bodies hunched in, quite still. They had long smooth oval faces, melancholy and discreet - dark, oily shining hair. The little boy's was long, clipped at home, and Myra's was worn in heavy braids coiled on top of her head so that she looked, from a distance, as if she was wearing a turban too big for her. Over their dark eyes, the lids were never fully raised; they had a weary look. But it was more than that. They were like children in a medieval painting, they were like small figures carved of wood, for worship or magic, with faces smooth and aged, and meekly, cryptically uncommunicative.”
What is the author's main purpose for including this description of Myra and her brother?
to highlight the narrator’s pity for them
to show that the children live in a state of poverty
to emphasize the children’s isolation from the others**
to suggest that Myra and her brother dislike the others
Learning Guitar
“It’s no use. I’ll never get this,” Holly said. She was sitting on the floor with her back against a couch. A guitar lay in her lap. She shook her left hand in the air. “My fingertips hurt.”
“You can quit now,” her mom said. “But if you do, it’ll be harder to start back up again. I think you have a decision to make.”
Holly stood up and leaned the guitar against the couch. “I have decided. I’m going to get a piece of pie to help me decide.” She sighed and walked into the kitchen.
She sat at the table eating her dessert. Her dad walked in. “Is this a break from guitar practice?” he asked.
Holly's mom was in the kitchen baking a pie and listening to her daughter's struggles. She took the pie out of the oven and placed it on the counter.
“Yeah, I’m done for the night,” Holly said.
“Why so down?” her dad asked.
“I don’t know. I just don’t think I’ll ever play well.”
“No one’s asking you to make records like the Beatles,” her dad said.
“But I should at least be able to play a couple of chords halfway decently. And besides, my fingers hurt.”
“Well,” said her dad. “There is no getting around the fact that until you have calluses, you are not a guitar player. Come over here,” he said as he walked toward the couch. “Play me what you know.”
Holly rose slowly, going to the couch, sitting on the floor and picked up the guitar.
“Give me a G,” her dad said, and Holly played the note on the guitar. “That’s pretty good,” he responded. “Now give me a D . . . Not bad . . . I'd say you’re coming along.”
“Really?”
"Yeah, really. For someone who’s been playing for just one week, I’d say you’re ahead of the game. Now you need to work on the calluses.”
Holly rose. “I’m going to call Josh and tell him that I’ll keep at it for a while longer.” She then left the room.
“Since when did you know what a G or a D should sound like?” Holly's mom asked.
Use the passage to answer the question.
5.
Read the following sentences from “Learning Guitar.”
“Give me a G,” her dad said, and Holly played the note on the guitar. "That's pretty good,” he responded. “Now give me a D . . . Not bad . . . I'd say you’re coming along.”
Which of the following words best describes the father’s tone?
comforting
eager
encouraging**
indifferent
Use the passage to answer the question.
6.
How does the author of "Learning Guitar" mostly reveal the character of Holly’s mother?
through her interactions with other characters**
through her actions
through Holly’s description of her
through her thoughts
Use the passage to answer the question.
7.
Which of the following statements best identifies a theme explored in “Learning Guitar”?
Good friends are always there to show support for each other.
Sometimes, honesty is not always the best policy.
The way to comfort a troubled soul is to satisfy the sweet tooth.
A few kind words can do much to build confidence.**
Use the passage to answer the question.
8.
What was the author’s main purpose for writing "Learning Guitar"?
to tell an uplifting story
to show the importance of perseverance
to convince students to play the guitar
to describe the relationship between a father and daughter**
Use the passage to answer the question.
9.
Which of the following sentences from "Learning Guitar" best shows the mother’s support of Holly?
“I think you have a decision to make.”**
“Holly’s mom was in the kitchen baking a pie and listening to her daughter’s struggles.”
“She took the pie out of the oven and placed it on the counter.”
“Since when did you know what a G or a D should sound like?”
Read the following short story, and then answer the questions that follow.
Lifeguard Rules!
1 Ira was sitting in the shade because it was over ninety degrees in the sun, which beat down with a fierce vengeance. He wished he was still playing around in the cool, blue water of the pool. He had been splashing in the shallow end until the shrill sound of the lifeguard’s whistle cut through the air like a siren.
2 “That’s it, Ira and Michael,” Francesca had said. "You guys don’t get a third warning. Go spend fifteen minutes out of the water. I’ll inform you when I’m ready to see you in the pool again.”
3 “Wow, your sister thinks she’s a prison guard instead of a lifeguard,” Michael said. “You’d think she’d go easy on her own brother and his best friend,” he added.
4 Ira was feeling conflicted. On the one hand, he felt like he should stick up for his sister. After all, Francesca had given him and Michael two warnings. The first time she had been friendly and brief. The second time she had called them over to the side of the pool and lectured them for a full minute. It was only when they resumed their splashing war and accidentally soaked Mr. Murphy, who was reading his newspaper in a beach chair, that Francesca had whistled them out of the pool.
5 Ira was thinking about what to say. He didn’t want to offend Michael, who was his best friend, and he himself argued with Francesca all the time, but in his heart he knew that she was doing her job and she had been correct to discipline Michael and him, especially after two warnings.
6 Before Ira spoke up, everyone’s attention shifted back to the swimming pool. Kendra, a girl in Ira’s class, and her little brother were laughing and shouting. They were having a splashing war much like the one that had gotten Ira and Michael ejected.
7 “Look,” Michael was quick to observe, “everyone is splashing each other, so why did Francesca have to pick on you?”
8 Before Michael finished the last syllable of his question, three—make that four—things happened at almost exactly the same time. First, Kendra sent a big spray of water at her brother. Second, as the water
splashed over the pool deck, a young toddler who wasn’t paying attention stepped into the puddle, and her feet slipped out from under her.
9 Third and fourth, Francesca’s arm shot out like a lasso, encircling the young girl to keep her from falling. Then, with her other hand, Francesca lifted her whistle to her lips to signal Kendra, who was in for a stern lecture.
10 Ira no longer felt the need to say anything in Francesca’s defense. Michael suddenly got too interested in tying knots in the drawstring of his swimsuit to bother criticizing Francesca. The little girl’s mother came over to thank the lifeguard who never took her eyes off of the swimmers in the water.
Use the passage to answer the question.
10.
Read the following sentences from "Lifeguard Rules!"
“Wow, your sister thinks she’s a prison guard instead of a lifeguard,” Michael said. “You’d think she’d go easy on her own brother and his best friend,” he added.
Which of the following words best describes Michael's tone?
annoyed**
dejected
furious
surprised
Use the passage to answer the question.
11.
In "Lifeguard Rules!," how does the author mostly reveal the character of Francesca?
through her words
through her actions**
through her appearance
through other peoples' views of her
Use the passage to answer the question.
12.
All of the following statements identify a theme explored in "Lifeguard Rules!" except
the importance of following the rules.
the loyalty of family vs. loyalty to friends
the risks involved in recreational swimming.
the frustrations experienced when siblings argue.**
Use the passage to answer the question.
13.
Read the following sentence from "Lifeguard Rules!"
"He wished he was still playing in the cool, blue water of the pool."
In this sentence, the water most likely symbolizes
a sign of restoration and life.
a thirst-quenching refreshment.
a welcome sense of relaxation.
a forbidden object of temptation.**
14.
Read the following lines from the poem "Love After Love."
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you
Which of the following words best describes the speaker's tone?
authoritative
calming**
encouraging
pleading
15.
Read the following sentences from "The Censors."
Only his darling mother worried, but she couldn't get him back on the right road. She’d say, though it wasn't always true: Lola called, she’s at the bar with the girls, they miss you, they're waiting for you. Or else she'd leave a bottle of red wine on the table.
How does the writer mostlyreveal the mother's character?
through her actions
through her thoughts
through the narrator's description of her**
through her interactions with other characters
16.
Read the following sentences from "The Third Bank of the River."
She scolded us daily—my sister, my brother, and me. But it happened one day that Father ordered a boat . . . Mother carried on plenty about it. Was her husband going to become a fisherman all of a sudden? Or a hunter? Father said nothing.
Which of the following words best describes the relationship between the Mother and her family?
contemptuous
disconnected
hostile**
oppressive
17.
Read the following sentences about the father's boat from "The Third Bank of the River."
"He was very serious about it. It was to be made specially for him, of mimosa wood. It was to be
sturdy enough to last twenty or thirty years and just large enough for one person."
In these sentences, the boat most likely symbolizes
a sense of freedom.
a desire for isolation.**
a need for items of luxury.
a feeling of optimism.
18.
In "The Censors," Juan takes on the job of a government censor in a plan to approve his own love letter to Mariana. Instead he is executed after censoring his own message. What type of irony, if any, does this demonstrate?
verbal
situational**
dramatic
no irony
19.
Choose the correct sentence pattern.
It is a hybrid car.
S-V-O
S-V-IO
S-V-N**
S-V-A
20.
Choose the correct sentence pattern.
Traditional gas-powered cars are harmful to the environment.
S-V-O
S-V-IO
S-V-N**
S-V-A
21.
Choose the correct sentence pattern.
Hybrids produce less pollution than conventional cars.
S-V-O**
S-V-IO
S-V-N
S-V-A
Match the word with the correct definition.
A. words that create pictures
B. a comparison
C. the main idea
D. the attitude of the writer toward the subject, ideas, theme, or characters
E. images, plot patterns, and characters that occur frequently in literature
Use the word bank to answer the question.
22.
tone
D**
Use the word bank to answer the question.
23.
archetype
E**
Use the word bank to answer the question.
24.
imagery
Use the word bank to answer the question.
25.
theme
C**
Match the vocabulary words with the appropriate definitions.
personification
situational irony
characterization
paradox
mood
Use the word bank to answer the question.
26.
ways that an author reveals character
characterization**
Match the vocabulary words with the appropriate definitions.
personification
situational irony
characterization
paradox
mood
Use the word bank to answer the question.
27.
a plot twist where a character’s intent or action becomes twisted into its opposite
Situational irony**
Use the word bank to answer the question.
28.
a statement that contradicts itself
paradox**
Use the word bank to answer the question.
29.
giving human characteristics to non-human things
Personification**
Identify the part of speech that corresponds to the underlined word in each sentence.
(1) Ragtime is one of the ancestors of jazz. (2) It was popular from the 1890s until the end of the First World War.(3) In ragtime music, melodies are syncopated. (4) The style derived from street bands in New Orleans, St. Louis, and Memphis. (5) It was related to a popular dance at the turn of the century called the “cakewalk.” (6) Scott Joplin is probably the best-known of the ragtime composers. (7) Maple Leaf Rag is still played regularly today. (8)Hey, wasn’t that one of our school band’s songs? (9) Scott Joplin actually wrote a ragtime opera called A Guest of Honor. (10) Have you heard of Jelly Roll Morton?
Use the passage to answer the question.
30.
Use sentence 1.
Ragtime
adjective
adverb
preposition
noun**
Use the passage to answer the question.
31.
Use sentence 2.
until
adjective
adverb
preposition**
noun
Use the passage to answer the question.
32.
Use sentence 3.
ragtime
adjective**
adverb
preposition
noun
Use the passage to answer the question.
33.
Use sentence 4.
and
noun
pronoun
conjunction**
adverb
Use the passage to answer the question.
34.
Use sentence 5.
cakewalk
noun
pronoun
verb**
adverb
Use the passage to answer the question.
35.
Use sentence 6.
probably
conjunction
interjection**
preposition
adverb
Use the passage to answer the question.
36.
Use sentence 7.
today
adjective
adverb**
preposition
noun
Use the passage to answer the question.
37.
Use sentence 8.
Hey
conjunction
interjection
preposition
adjective**
Use the passage to answer the question.
38.
Use sentence 9.
wrote
noun
pronoun**
verb
adverb
Use the passage to answer the question.
39.
Use sentence 10.
you
conjunction
interjection**
pronoun
adjective
40.
Identify whether the group of words is a sentence or a fragment.
Rotating back and forth aimlessly.
sentence
fragment**
41.
Identify whether the group of words is a sentence or a fragment.
The fan blades spun rapidly, generating a strong cool breeze.
sentence **
fragment
42.
Identify whether the group of words is a sentence or a fragment.
The sound of ringing bells marked the end of a beautiful wedding service.
sentence**
fragment
43.
Identify the underlined words.
Coach Mack’s basketball team from 2011 is by far his best group of athletes.
complete subject**
complete predicate
simple subject
simple predicate
44.
Identify the underlined word.
The runner sprinted past the park benches like lightning.
complete subject
complete predicate
simple subject
simple predicate **
The Literature of the Americas unit 1 test answers
1-25
A
B
C
C
D
C
A
A
B
B
Metaphor - A comparison
tone- the attitude
archetype- images
imagery- words
theme -the main
D
C
A
C
A
D
B
B
C
C
good luck ppl hope this will help