Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Read the
passage.
She came out
pulling
at her gloves, face bright
with rouge. I smiled.
What is the mood of feeling of
the poem?
a. | joyful | c. | funny | b. | sad | d. | frightening |
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Read the
paragraph.
When I first got up
this morning, I knew it was going to be a terrible day. To begin with, my alarm clock didn’t
work, and there wasn’t any hot water for my shower. Then, I went downstairs to find out I
didn’t have time for breakfast, because the school bus was already stopped in from of my
house.
How is this paragraph organized?
a. | by
location | c. | by main
idea | b. | no organizational plan | d. | by sequence of events |
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Read the
passage.
Dear Terry,
Thanks for letting me borrow your book. I enjoyed reading it.
Your
friend,
Carrie
What type of writing is this?
a. | poem | c. | note | b. | story | d. | diary |
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Read the
passage.
Frankly, I
wasn’t too crazy about visiting a nursing home. They reminded me of hospitals, and hospitals
turn me off. I mean, the smell of ether makes me nauseous, and I feel faint at the sight of blood.
And as I approached Lawnrest—which is a terrible, cemetery kind of name, to begin with—I
was sorry I hadn’t avoided the trip. Then I felt guilty about it. I’m loaded with guilt
complexes. Like driving like a madman after promising my father to be careful. Like sitting in the
parking lot, looking at the nursing home with dread and thinking how I’d rather be with Cindy.
Then I thought of all the Christmas and birthday gifts my grandmother had given me and I got out of
the car, guilty as usual.
This passage is ________________.Copyright Info: Cormier, Robert. “The Moustache.” Elements of
Literature: Second Course.
Holt, Rinehart, Winston 1997.
a. | a folk
tale | c. | fantasy | b. | science fiction | d. | realistic fiction |
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Read the
passage.
Now, all the Crocketts
were big, but Davy was big even for a Crockett. He weighed two hundred pounds, fourteen ounces, and
he was as frisky as a wildcat. His ma and his Aunt Ketinah stood over Davy, trying to get him to
sleep.
Which is NOT true to Davy Crockett?Copyright Info:
Shapiro, Irwin. “Davy is Born”. Elements of Literature: Second Course. Holt,
Rinehart,
Winston 1997.
a. | He is a big
man. | c. | He was as frisky as a wild
cat. | b. | He was a city boy. | d. | He weighed 200 pounds and 14
ounces. |
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Read the
passage.
It had a green and
yellow tint of color with just a hint of red at the base. The tulip was just beginning to sprout and
had three tiny green leaves surrounding its bloom. The soil was built up in a mound, as if to protect
the delicate blossom.
What type of writing is this?
a. | poetry | c. | autobiography | b. | descriptive writing | d. | fantasy |
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Which is NOT an element of a
legend?
a. | A short story that teaches a moral
lesson. | c. | A story that may
have historical basis. | b. | A very old story handed down through
generations. | d. | A story that emphasizes traits
admired by a culture. |
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Read the
poem.
The fox ran swiftly
He
was after his dinner
Now he is sleepy.
This poem is an example of:
a. | a fable | c. | a Haiku | b. | a sonnet | d. | a parable |
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Read the
passage.
Today, while cooking
oatmeal she is Madame Butterfly until she sighs and points the wooden spoon at me. I
could’ve been somebody, you know? Esperanza, you go to school and study hard. That Madame
Butterfly was a fool. She stirs the oatmeal. Look at my comadres. She means Izaura whose husband left
and Yolanda whose husband is dead. Got to take care all your own, she says shaking her head.Copyright Info: Cisneros, Sandra. “A Smart Cookie”. Elements of
Literature. Holt, Rinehart,
Winston 1997.
The underlined sentence is
a:
a. | simile | c. | personification | b. | metaphor | d. | symbolism |
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Read the
passage.
Outside,
A few cars
hissing past,
Fog hanging like old
Coats between the trees.
I took my girl’s
hand
In mine for two blocks,
Then released it to let
Her unwrap the chocolate.
I peeled
my orange
That was so bright against
The gray of December
That, from some
distance,
Someone might have thought
I was making a fire in my hands.
Copyright Info: Soto, Gary. “Oranges”. Elements of Literature:
Second Course. Holt, Rinehart, Winston 1997.
The underlined sentence is a an example of
_________.
a. | metaphor | c. | interjection | b. | exclamation | d. | simile |
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Read the
passage.
Charles has football
practice at the same time as tryouts for the school play. He wants to do both.
What should he
do?
a. | quite
football | c. | ask his parents to
call the principal | b. | do not try out for the play | d. | talk to the football coach and drama teacher about his
conflict |
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Read the
passage.
They stepped out of
the cabin. Camp had been fun, but it was now over. They had loved swimming, hiking, and horseback
riding.
What is the setting?
a. | summer at
grandma’s | c. | summer
camp | b. | skiing at Aspen | d. | school recess |
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Read the
passage.
We couldn’t wait
for summer vacation to start! It was the last day of school, and we were so excited to get out and
start the games and fun of summer. My personal favorite thing about summer is getting to sleep in
late and stay the night at my friends’ houses for parties and sleepovers. I love school, but I
always look forward to summer!
The theme of this story is
_______________.
a. | School is
boring. | c. | Summer is coming
soon. | b. | I always look forward to summer. | d. | Parties are fun. |
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Literary Response and
Analysis—Problem Resolution--RIT 181 - 190
Read the passage.
“The biographer of Davy Crockett is
immediately confronted with a problem: Which Davy Crockett shall he write about? For if there ever
was a man of multiple identity, that man was Davy Crockett.
First of all there
was—or at least there exists some fairly reliable evidence to that effect— the
flesh-and-blood Crockett, the frontiersman and hunter of early Tennessee. There was the historical
Crockett, with his heroic exploits at the Alamo duly recorded in history. There was the political
Crockett, a figure alternately built up and deflated by the Jacksonites and anti-Jacksonites . . .
And then there was the mythical Crockett, the Crockett of legend and folksay, of all the tall takes
and fireside yearns and almanac stories—the veritable yaller blossom of the forest, half horse,
half alligator, with a little touch of snapping turtle, the ring-tailed roarer who could bring a coon
out of a tree, ride a streak of lightning, wade the Mississippi, and come down off the Peak o’
Day with a piece of sunrise in his pocket.
It was to this last Crockett,
in the grand American tradition of Paul Bunyan, John Henry, Old Stormalong, and Pecos Bill, that I
turned as being obviously the most credible, authentic, significant, and true.”Copyright Info: Shapiro, Irwin. “Meet the Writer” Focus. McGraw
Hill 1985.
Which of these describes the mythical Davy Crockett?
a. | He was a hero at the
Alamo. | c. | He could ride a streak of
lightning. | b. | He participated in politics. | d. | He was a frontiersman. |
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Jerry had to work hard to
finish mowing the lawn.
What is
the opposite of work?
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Choose the word pairs that
are opposites.
a. | look/see | c. | lost/found | b. | hot/warm | d. | pail/pale |
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We were playing in the house
when Mother was gone shopping. A lamp was accidentally broken. Mother was very angry when she saw
what had happened.
Choose a word
that means the same as angry.
a. | happy | c. | home | b. | tired | d. | mad |
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Word
Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 171 - 180
Sara has a new red velvet bonnet to wear on her head in
the Christmas program.
The word bonnet probably means:
a. | dress | c. | play | b. | hat | d. | green |
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Juan was very blue when his
puppy was missing.
In this
sentence, the word blue means:
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The class was surprised when
their teacher told them to “zip it up” when they
were too
noisy.
What does “zip it
up” mean in this sentence?
a. | go away | c. | coat | b. | it’s recess | d. | be quiet |
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