Question

Can anyone see if these are Africa unit test the * are the answers I got.

Answer 1

For questions 1–6, choose the letter of the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
1. During the long spelling bee, the young contestant was indefatigable.
unbeatable
*inexhaustible
optimistic
single­minded

2. The fashion show was an ostentatious presentation.
*showy
loud
tasteful
rude

3. The servant could only cower before the powerful king.
cringe
plead
sob
*bow

4. If you persevere with your practice, you might actually become very good at playing violin.
*improve
interrupt
insist
study

5. New York is a cosmopolitan city where all cultures and traditions meet.
*worldly
large
interesting
complicated

6. Mrs. Fuller’s fastidiously listed every possible consequence of the dam’s construction.
quickly
meticulously
powerfully
*passionately

7. After reading "The Pin" the reader can most likely conclude that school elections are?
*popularity contests for students.
avoided by the majority of students.
an opportunity for students to act silly.
fairly decided on and won by the students.

8. Read the following paragraph from "The Pin."
First, I made a list of my goals. They included making new friends, getting to know my
teachers, and keeping busy in a positive way. As I was walking through the hall, I saw a
poster announcing the upcoming election for school officers. Suddenly, it all fell into place. I
would run for freshman class president! The idea seemed a little crazy, even to me. How
could a newcomer, an unknown, get elected?
Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the ideas in this paragraph?
The narrator sets some goals for himself, which include getting to know others by
running for a position on the student council.
*The narrator resolves to make new friends by being more involved in school and
decides to run for the office of freshman class president.
The narrator decides to run for freshman class president after realizing that he needs to
actively make new friends because he has not been very positive.
The narrator sees a poster advertising the office of class president and decides to run
for office because he feels like he needs to meet new friends and get to know his teachers.

9. Read the following paragraph from "The Pin."
My old school had just one class at each grade. It was a reallife Little House on the Prairie. I
was wellknown and popular. Other kids looked up to me and wanted to be my friend. You
might say that I was a big fish in a small pond. When I started at my new school, I had to
make a lot of adjustments.
Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the ideas in this paragraph?
The narrator enjoys being the most popular kid at his old school. He doesn't really like
the idea of having to change.
The narrator comes from a very small school that resembles Little House on the Prairie
and was used to being admired by others. He was excited about starting at a new school
that was bigger.
The narrator enjoyed his former school, which was small enough for him to earn the
admiration and respect of others. However, his new school was different and he needed
to get used to it.
*The narrator liked the fact that his old school was small enough for him to be known
and liked by almost everyone in it. His new school gave him the uneasy feeling of being a
little fish in a much bigger pond.

10. Read the following sentences from "The Pin."
That all changed when my family moved. My new school is three times bigger than my old
school. At first, no one here knew me. The kids were polite, but they did not treat me like a
good friend. For a few days, I felt sad and homesick. Then I decided to change my attitude. I
could and would work hard to improve my situation.
Which of the following words would the narrator most likely use to describe the students at school?
conceited
*cordial
standoffish
wary

11. Read the following lines from Sunjata.
God is with the just.
Everybody does what he wants,
But God makes the final decision.
The chick destined to be a rooster will eventually crow,
No matter what is laid in its path.
It will overcome.
Which word best describes the tone created by these lines?
encouraging
*determined
stern
uplifting

12. Which detail from "Telephone Conversation" best contributes to its humorous tone?
*"Madam," I warned, "I hate a wasted journey—I am African."
Silence. Silenced transmission of pressurized good breeding.
Red booth. Red pillar­box. Red double­tiered omnibus squelching tar.
"Facially, I am brunette, but madam, you should see the rest of me."

13. Read the following sentences from "Marriage is a Private Affair." In these sentences, Nene writes
a letter to the father­in­law she has never met and who refuses to meet her.
"...Our two sons, from the day they learnt that they have a grandfather, have insisted on being
taken to him. I find it impossible to tell them that you will not see them. I implore you to allow Nnaemeka to bring them home for a short time during his leave next month. I shall
remain here in Lagos..."
Which of the following words best expresses the speaker's attitude toward her father­in­law?
demanding
*earnest
formal
hostile

14. Read the following sentences from "Marriage is a Private Affair." In these sentences, Nnaemeka
shares a letter from his father with his new wife, Nene.
It amazes me that you could be so unfeeling as to send me your wedding picture. I would
have sent it back. But on further thought I decided just to cut off your wife and send it back to
you because I have nothing to do with her. How I wish that I had nothing to do with you
either.
Which of the following words best expresses the speaker's attitude toward his son?
formal
reserved
strict
*stiff

15. Read the following sentences from the story "Loyalties." The father speaks to his son about the
recent Biafran victory.
"What was I telling you the other day? That Ojukwu is a real man, just the sort of leader we
need to get things moving. Those dirty Nigerians will taste pepper if they try to attack us, let
me tell you," my father was saying.
Which type of humor does the father use when speaking to the boy?
hyperbole
*incongruity
irony
sarcasm

16. The maid in "Black Girl" is delighted when she has a chance to live in
Nairobi.
*Senegal.
France.
Capetown

17. Which of the following lines from “Telephone Conversation” contains an example of imagery?
“Nothing remained / But self­confession.”
“I hate a wasted journey—I am African.”
“Facially, I am brunette, but madam, you should see / The rest of me”
“Her receiver rearing on the thunderclap / Around my ears”

18. Which of the following is the main internal conflict suffered by the protagonist of “The Moment
Before the Gun Went Off”?
He is sad for the death of the young boy, but he also feels his white­man privileges are
legitimate.
He will be condemned for premeditated murder, but the shooting was an accident.
He killed his own son, yet no one in the black or white community will believe him.
He never spoke against apartheid, but inside he believes it is inhuman.
Grammar
For questions 16–21, choose the word or group of words that belongs in the underlined space.

19. After this summer we ___ for nine years straight.
*will have gone
went
go
have gone

20. We all ___ to swim and canoe there.
had learned
will have learned
*learned
were learning

21. If someone ______ in favor of the project last month, it would have passed now.
spoke
speaks
has spoken
*had spoken

22. The doctor told me he ______ of a new therapy for this condition.
hears
will hear
*has heard
has been hearing

23. If Emma _____ just a little older, she could watch that scary movie alone.
is
be
*was
were

24. I am pretty sure Ms. Apple’s birthday _____ last week.
is
be
*was
had been

Answer 2

@cwrw238 @Directrix

Answer 3

Did you ever get these? @Alice2112

Answer 4

@Bpgrace @Alice2112 did you get the answers?

Answer 5

did you ever get the answers please answer I am on a time limit @Alice2112 @Bpgrace @Lexilove13

Answer 6

nope

Answer 7

@Lexilove13 @NaomiBell1977 @Bpgrace @Alice2112 did you ever get any of the essay questions?

Answer 8

Anyone have the answers?

Answer 9

Anybody have the answers?

Answer 10

@toloaf did you ever get the answers? c:

Answer 11

@ghostie
1. During the long spelling bee the young contestant was indefatigable. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) unbeatable
Correct answer (1 pt) inexhaustible
Unselected answer (0 pts) optimistic
Unselected answer (0 pts) single-minded
1 /1 point
2. The invincible athlete won three gold medals. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) courageous
Unselected answer (0 pts) arrogant
Correct answer (1 pt) unbeatable
Unselected answer (0 pts) demanding
1 /1 point
3. Even though it was clear she did not understand the concepts, she dementedly rambled about her failed math test. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) loudly
Unselected answer (0 pts) sadly
Unselected answer (0 pts) endlessly
Correct answer (1 pt) madly
1 /1 point
4. The fashion show for celebrity impersonators was an ostentatious presentation. (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) showy
Unselected answer (0 pts) loud
Unselected answer (0 pts) tasteful
Unselected answer (0 pts) rude
1 /1 point
5. When the school's mascot danced up and down the hallway the children were oblivious to their teacher's wishes. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) responsive
Unselected answer (0 pts) obnoxious
Unselected answer (0 pts) considerate
Correct answer (1 pt) unaware
1 /1 point
Read the passage below. Then, answer the questions that follow.
The Pin

1 My old school had just one class at each grade. It was a real-­life Little House on the Prairie. I was well­-known and popular. Other kids looked up to me and wanted to be my friend. You might say that I was a big fish in a small pond. When I started at my new school, I had to make a lot of adjustments.

2 That all changed when my family moved. My new school is three times bigger than my old school. At first, no one here knew me. The kids were polite, but they did not treat me like a good friend. For a few days, I felt sad and homesick. Then I decided to change my attitude. I could and would work hard to improve my situation.

3 First, I made a list of my goals. They included making new friends, getting to know my teachers, and keeping busy in a positive way. As I was walking through the hall, I saw a poster announcing the upcoming election for school officers. Suddenly, it all fell into place. I would run for freshman class president! The idea seemed a little crazy, even to me. How could a newcomer, an unknown, get elected?

4 I wore a corny-looking straw hat like old-­time politicians used to wear at conventions. I boldly walked up to people and introduced myself. I engaged students and teachers in conversations. I was honest about what I was doing and why. I felt like a character in an old Jimmy Stewart movie. I promised that if I were elected, I would work just as hard to improve the school as I had to win the office

5 Last week, I achieved my goal. Now, I wear a pin on my lapel that says “Freshman Class President.” I wear it proudly. I am very busy trying to keep my campaign promises, and I am very happy.
6. After reading "The Pin" the reader can conclude that the speaker is most likely someone who (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) enjoys being the center of attention.
Unselected answer (0 pts) projects an air of self-assurance to others.
Correct answer (1 pt) is determined to make the best of any situation.
Unselected answer (0 pts) is unafraid of being embarrassed in front of others.
1 /1 point
7. Read the following paragraph from "The Pin."
My old school had just one class at each grade. It was a real­life Little House on the Prairie. I was well­known and popular. Other kids looked up to me and wanted to be my friend. You might say that I was a big fish in a small pond. When I started at my new school, I had to make a lot of adjustments.
Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the ideas in this paragraph?

(1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) The narrator enjoys being the most popular kid at his old school. He doesn't really like the idea of having to change.
Unselected answer (0 pts) The narrator comes from a very small school that resembles Little House on the Prairie and was used to being admired by others. He was excited about starting at a new school that was bigger.
Correct answer (1 pt) The narrator enjoyed his former school, which was small enough for him to earn the admiration and respect of others. However, his new school was different and he needed to get used to it.
Unselected answer (0 pts) The narrator liked the fact that his old school was small enough for him to be known and liked by almost everyone in it. His new school gave him the uneasy feeling of being a little fish in a much bigger pond.
1 /1 point
8. Read the following paragraph from "The Pin."
First, I made a list of my goals. They included making new friends, getting to know my teachers, and keeping busy in a positive way. As I was walking through the hall, I saw a poster announcing the upcoming election for school officers. Suddenly, it all fell into place. I would run for freshman class president! The idea seemed a little crazy, even to me. How could a newcomer, an unknown, get elected?
Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the ideas in this paragraph?

(1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) The narrator sets some goals for himself, which include getting to know others by running for a position on the student council.
Correct answer (1 pt) The narrator resolves to make new friends by being more involved in school and decides to run for the office of freshman class president.
Unselected answer (0 pts) The narrator decides to run for freshman class president after realizing that he needs to actively make new friends because he has not been very positive.
Unselected answer (0 pts) The narrator sees a poster advertising the office of class president and decides to run for office because he feels like he needs to meet new friends and get to know his teachers .
1 /1 point
9. Which of the following sentences from "The Pin" best supports the optimistic tone in the story? (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) I could and would work hard to improve my situation.
Unselected answer (0 pts) I wore a corny-looking straw hat like old­-time politicians used to wear at conventions.
Unselected answer (0 pts) I boldly walked up to people and introduced myself.
Unselected answer (0 pts) Now I wear a pin on my lapel that says “Freshman Class President.”
1 /1 point
10. At which point in "The Pin" does the narrator decide to transform his attitude toward the situation? (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) Paragraph 1
Correct answer (1 pt) Paragraph 2
Unselected answer (0 pts) Paragraph 3
Unselected answer (0 pts) Paragraph 4
1 /1 point
11.. Which detail from "Telephone Conversation" best contributes to its humorous tone? (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) "Madam," I warned, "I hate a wasted journey—I am African."
Unselected answer (0 pts) Silence. Silenced transmission of pressurized good breeding.
Unselected answer (0 pts) Red booth. Red pillar-box. Red double-tiered omnibus squelching tar.
Correct answer (1 pt) "Facially, I am brunette, but madam, you should see the rest of me."
1 /1 point
12. Read the following lines from the poem “Africa”.
Impetuous son that tree young and strong
That tree there
In splendid loveliness amidst white and faded flowers
That is Africa Your Africa
That grows again patiently and obstinately
And its fruit gradually acquires
The bitter taste of liberty
Which word best describes the tone created by these lines.
(0 point) consoling
(1 point) firm
(0 point) resentful
(0 point) stubborn
1/1 point
13. Read the following sentences from "Marriage is a Private Affair." In these sentences, Nnaemeka shares a letter from his father with his new wife, Nene.
It amazes me that you could be so unfeeling as to send me your wedding picture. I would have sent it back. But on further thought I decided just to cut off your wife and send it back to you because I have nothing to do with her. How I wish that I had nothing to do with you either.
Which of the following words best expresses the speaker's attitude toward his son?

(1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) formal
Unselected answer (0 pts) reserved
Unselected answer (0 pts) strict
Correct answer (1 pt) stiff
1 /1 point


14. Read the following sentences from "Marriage is a Private Affair." In these sentences, Nene writes a letter to the father-in-law she has never met and who refuses to meet her.
"...Our two sons, from the day they learnt that they have a grandfather, have insisted on being taken to him. I find it impossible to tell them that you will not see them. I implore you to allow Nnaemeka to bring them home for a short time during his leave next month. I shall remain here in Lagos..."
Which of the following words best expresses the speaker's attitude toward her father-in-law?

(1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) demanding
Correct answer (1 pt) earnest
Unselected answer (0 pts) formal
Unselected answer (0 pts) hostile
1 /1 point
15. Read the following sentences from the story "Loyalties."
I was twelve years old at the time. One afternoon my father came rushing home earlier than usual.

"Wife," he shouted to my mother who was out the back preparing food; "wife, have you not heard the news?" He was so excited he went rushing through the house. I followed him.

"Aren't you ashamed of yourself, a grown man like you rushing around like a small boy? What is it?" my mother said.

"Ojukwu has announced the new state of Biafra. We are no longer Nigerians, you hear? We are now Biafrans," he said and smiled.

"And what then?" my mother asked.

"Woman, don't you know what you are saying? Don't you realize that this is an important day, an historic occasion?"

My mother stood up and put her hands on her hips. Her face was streaming from the heat of the fire.

"Whether we are in Nigeria or whether we are in Biafra we are almost out of firewood," she said.

Using the ideas in these sentences, the reader can most likely conclude that the father

(1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) enjoys surprising his wife with news.
Correct answer (1 pt) is easily provoked into over-reacting.
Unselected answer (0 pts) does not hold high regard for Ojukwu.
Unselected answer (0 pts) does not respect his wife's political views.
1 /1 point
16. Read the following sentences from "Marriage is a Private Affair."
"I owe it to you, my son, as a duty to show you what is right and what is wrong. Whoever put this idea into your head might as well have cut your throat. It is Satan's work." He waved his son away.

"You will change your mind, Father, when you know Nene."

"I shall never see her," was the reply. From that night the father scarcely spoke to his son. He did not, however, cease hoping that he would realize how serious was the danger he was heading for. Day and night he put him in his prayers.

Using the ideas in these sentences, the reader can most likely conclude that the Father (1 point)
(0 point) resents Nene for the hold she has on his son.
(0 point) wishes his son were dead rather than foolish.
(1 point) believes his son has chosen a self-destructive path.
(0 point)rejects Nene because she does not share his religious beliefs.
1/1 point
17. Read the following sentences from the story "Loyalties." The father speaks to his son about the recent Biafran victory.
"What was I telling you the other day? That Ojukwu is a real man, just the sort of leader we need to get things moving. Those dirty Nigerians will taste pepper if they try to attack us, let me tell you," my father was saying.
Which type of humor does the father use when speaking to the boy?

(1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) hyperbole
Unselected answer (0 pts) incongruity
Unselected answer (0 pts) irony
Unselected answer (0 pts) sarcasm
1 /1 point
For questions 18–23, choose the word or group of words that belongs in the underlined space.

My family _(18)_ Sebago Lake in Casco, Maine, every year. We _(19)_ each summer for eight years now. After this summer we _(20)_ for nine years straight. All of us _(21)_ life at the lake. We all _(22)_ to swim and canoe there. This year we _(23)_ our new kayak.

18. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) will visit
Correct answer (1 pt) visits
Unselected answer (0 pts) will have visited
Unselected answer (0 pts) had visited
1 /1 point
19. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) went
Correct answer (1 pt) have been going
Unselected answer (0 pts) will have gone
Unselected answer (0 pts) go
1 /1 point
20. (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) will have gone
Unselected answer (0 pts) went
Unselected answer (0 pts) go
Unselected answer (0 pts) have gone
1 /1 point
21. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) will like
Correct answer (1 pt) like
Unselected answer (0 pts) liked
Unselected answer (0 pts) will have liked
1 /1 point
22. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) had learned
Unselected answer (0 pts) will have learned
Correct answer (1 pt) learned
Unselected answer (0 pts) were learning
1 /1 point
23. (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) will try
Unselected answer (0 pts) try
Unselected answer (0 pts) tried
Unselected answer (0 pts) had tried
1 /1 point

This is what I got. Hope it helps =)