Question

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Answer 1

1.Which suffix would you add to the verb persevere to make the word into a noun? (1 point)–ate

–itic

–ance

–ous

2.The fire alarm bell rang at irregular intervals throughout the day. (1 point)constant
predictable
highly inconvenient
following no set pattern

3.Identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence. (1 point)Rehearsing for the performance,

Alison lost track of the time.
a.Learning her lines had been challenging.
b.Realizing that it was getting late, she called home from the lobby.
d.Performing in front of an audience, does not make her nervous.

4. What would be the least effective detail for a description about a lazy summer evening in the country? (1 point)

The old, frayed hammock swung gently from side to side in the light summer breeze.
Fallen leaves frantically chased after each other in swirling gusts of wind.
The two old men quietly sipped iced tea under a massive oak tree.
They could hear the crickets chirping serenely in the distance.

5.Identify the choice that best describes each sentence
The Cause Club, which is a community service group, is holding a dance. (1 point

)simple
compound
complex
compound-complex

6.Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word or phrase (that she is holding)

The basket that she is holding is made from palm fronds. (1 point)

independent clause
adjective clause
adverb clause
noun clause

7.
Identify the choice that best describes the problem
27. Holding her books, her purse, and two packages. (1 point)

misplaced modifier
dangling modifier
phrase fragment
none of the above

8. Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word or phrase(a golf pro)
Raoul’s sister, a golf pro, gave him basic instructions.

adjective phrase
appositive phrase
adverb phrase
infinitive phrase

9.Which of these is direct characterization of ted from my brother’s keeper
a. im your kind of brother. Five years younger than you are and all the time, all through the years I had to act like I was the older brother.
b. “ I got scared. Scared. I wasn’t myself. I wasn’t”
c. And Jaime thought how on the football field ted loomed large, so very large.
d, Ted looked fearfully at him and didn’t speak.

11.which E.E cummings's poem "springs is like a perhaps hand" best sums of the theme of the grace of nature.
a.arranging a window
b.without breaking anything
c.moving new and old things
d.while people stare carefully.

12.the primary purpose of A1 Gores An inconvenient truth is
a. to inform readers there is an environmental hazard in burning fossil fuels.
b. to entertain the readers with stories from his college days and professors quotations.
c. to persuade the readers that by taking steps now they can help fight the damage done to the earth’s atmosphere.
d. to express the authors personal opinion about his feelings toward the beauty of earth and his desire to share it with his children

13.A narrator who is not part of the story and only knows particular portion of thoughts and feelings is

A. first person

B. second person

C. third person limited

D. third person omniscient

14.which of the following best describes the setting of Maya Angelou's "I know why the caged bird sings"

A) The girls often held hands and no longer bothered to speak to the lower students

B) parents who could afford it had ordered new shoes and ready- made clothes for themselves from Sears and Roebuck or Montgomery Ward

C) The high school seniors would wait in empty classrooms to make their dramatic entrance

D) there was a large expanse to the left of the school, which was used alternately as a baseball diamond or a basketball court.

15.In " The secret life of walter mitty," Walter uses fantasies to escape the constant scolding of his wife. What type of conflict is this?

a. character vs. nature

b. character vs. society

c. character vs. character

d. character vs. himself

16. It seems only yesterday I used to believe there was nothing under my skin but light.

If you cut me I could Shine.

But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,

I skin my knees. I bleed.

17.Which theme does this excerpt from the poem "On Turning Ten" express.

A.joy in the simplicity of youth

B.anger at the unfairness of youth

C.regret for promises unkept

D.sadness at the loss of youth

18. In, "The Sound of Thunder," the butterfly symbolizes

a) The fragility of life

b) Spring, rebirth, renewal

c) Changing into a new being

d) Flying toward one's dreams

19. Which two poetic devices are used in the title of E.E. Cummings’s poem “Spring is like a perhaps hand”? (1 point)

simile and metaphor

metaphor and imagery

personification and simile

imagery and alliteration

20.in " The Scarlet Ibis," in which character trait of the narrator most leads to his regret at the death of his brother?

A) generosity

B) creativity

C) cruelty

D) pride

21.feature article about a plane crash would be more likely than a hard news article to include ?
A)the date, time, and location of the crash.

B)a profile of one of the survivors of the crash.

C)statistics about other crashes involving the same airline.

D)comments from top executives at the airline involved.

22.which line from the poem "Briches" best develops it's nostalgic tone?

A."And so I dream of going back to be."
B."When I see birches bend to left and right"
C."Where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs"
D."Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells"

23.Ira was sitting in the shade because it was over ninety degrees in the sun, which beat down with a fierce vengeance.

a. simile

b. metaphor

c. alliteration

d. personification

24. ___ is a memory sequence that interrupts the chronological order of events for the purpose of telling what happened at some time in the past. (1 point)

Flashback

Point of view

Setting

Chronological order

25.identify the part of speech for the underlined word or phrase

"the staff" took the day off and went to lunch together.

proper noun

common noun

collective noun

compound noun

26.identify the part of speech for the underlined word or phrase

He "was" deeply in love with janine.

action verb

helping verb

linking verb

none of the above

27.Identify the most vivid verb in the following sentence.
Donald is glad that he gave the tickets to Erin, because she shrieked with surprise when he did so.
a.is
b.gave
c.shrieked
d.did

28.*When your finished, *please lock the door. When your finished is a/an
adverb phrase
adjective phrase
infinite phrase
appositive phrase

29.*He read the book* that his aunt had recommended.

a)noun clause

b)adverb clause

c)independent clause

d)subordinate clause

30.*This is a battle* about which little is know.

A.noun clause

b.adverb clause

c.adjective clause

d. independent clause

31.Choose the term that best describes the type of sentence shown.

John was late to dinner and I was late to the movies.
simple
complex
compound
compound-complex

32.Choose the term that best describes the type of sentence shown

The price of admission is a can of food or a childs toy

simple

compound

complex

compound-complex

33.Which of the following topics is the clearest example of the informative purpose?

A. a short essay describing a recent trip to New Zealand

B. a eulogy for a deceased friend

C. a glowing movie review

D. a dialogue between two characters in a play.

Answer 2

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