Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Read the
passage.
What is the purpose of this
passage?
a. | to describe how to milk the
cows | c. | to describe what life is like on a
farm | b. | to show how hard life is in the city | d. | to show that he hated doing
chores |
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Read the story and answer
the question.
What type of writing is this?
a. | autobiographical | c. | a tall tale | b. | a legend | d. | poetry |
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Read the
passage.
What type of writing is this?
a. | poetry | c. | folk tale | b. | non-fiction | d. | essay |
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Read the passage and answer
the question.
What does the author mean by the use
of the word “masterpiece”?
a. | When someone paints a fence, it is
always called a masterpiece. | c. | Masterpieces are usually artistic paintings found on
fences. | b. | Painted works of art are sometimes called masterpieces, when someone
considers
the piece a great model. | d. | he author used the word masterpiece incorrectly, because masterpieces are only
found in art museums. |
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Read the poem and answer the
question.
 The lines of this poem are an example
of:
a. | personification | c. | rhyme | b. | simile | d. | metaphor |
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Read the passage and answer
the question.
What does the author portray in this
paragraph?
a. | a science fiction
setting | c. | a tall tale
setting | b. | a historical fiction setting | d. | a mystery setting |
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Read the
passage.
What type of writing is this?
a. | essay | c. | book review | b. | newspaper article | d. | non-fiction |
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Read the
passage.
What was the author telling the reader about
Joshua’s future?
a. | Life in the future would be
grand. | c. | He would have a chance to run
away. | b. | He would be rich and famous. | d. | Life in the future would be filled with doom and
anguish. |
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Read the
passage.
What does the underlined figure of speech mean in this
passage?
a. | Alice is a funny
person. | c. | Jenny likes
cats. | b. | Alice told Jenny’s secret. | d. | Cats should not be kept in bags. |
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Read the
passage.
What can you guess about Marc’s
grandfather?
a. | He lacked confidence in Marc’s
ability to win because Marc was weak. | c. | He thought Marc was an ox. | b. | He had confidence in Marc’s ability to win because
Marc was strong. | d. | He thought Marc was wrestling an
ox. |
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Read the
passage.
What does the penny symbolize for
Frank?
a. | hope | c. | sadness | b. | despair | d. | death |
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Read the
passage.
How does his mother’s comment make Peter
feel?
a. | relaxed | c. | hopeless | b. | hopeful | d. | empathetic |
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Literary Response and
Analysis—Problem Resolution--RIT 211 – 220
Read the passage.
What should Sally do to stay safe?
a. | Go into the nearest house or store
and ask for help from an adult. | c. | Just keep walking and hope for the best. | b. | Stop walking and approach the strange
man. | d. | Go into the trees and
hide. |
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Word
Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 211 - 220
It was a cold and chilling
night, and the cattle were restless. As the sun dropped behind the mountain range, the animals
all started to come alive with anticipation. This was a night of the hunter and the hunted. The
wolves were on the prowl for a meal, and the cattle knew they were being watched.
Choose the
word that is an antonym for restless.
a. | excited | c. | tired | b. | anxious | d. | moving |
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Word
Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 211 - 220
“It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror.” She
raised her veil as she spoke, and we could see that she was indeed in a pitiable state of
agitation, her face all drawn and gray, with restless, frightened eyes, like those of some
hunted animal. Her features and figure were those of a woman of thirty, but her hair was shot with
premature gray, and her expression was weary and haggard. Sherlock Holmes ran her over with one of
his quick, all-comprehensive glances.
Copyright Info: Not enough
information. Detective Stories: The Speckled Band (page 10-11) (Teacher authors: Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).
In this paragraph, what does the word agitation
mean?
a. | upset | c. | confused | b. | mixed up | d. | tired |
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Suddenly he wished that he
hadn’t left his bed, that he’d stayed away from the Hatching Ground. Now everyone would
see his ignominious failure. So he scrambled as desperately to reach the shadowy walls of the
Hatching Ground as he had struggled to cross the bowl. He mustn’t be seen.
Copyright Info: Not enough information. The Smallest Dragonboy (Page 57)
(Teacher authors:Phillips, Blackman, Felts).
Which
word in this story means the same as shameful?
a. | ignominious | c. | struggled | b. | desperately | d. | shadowy |
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Stunned for only a moment, the
youth invented a tale that only giants, the most gullible creatures on the earth, would believe.
Unfortunately it is a quirk of supernature, a paradox of the cruelest kind, that whatever giants
believe becomes their truth. “What was your last job?” asked the boy, knowing full well
that giants never do manual work and haven’t the intellect or dexterity required for other
types of employment.Copyright Info: The Goatboy and the Giant (Page 252-253) (Teacher authors:
Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).
From the context of this passage, which pair of words are
opposites?
a. | invented,
truth | c. | giants,
paradox | b. | gullible, supernature | d. | cruellest, kind |
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Word
Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 211 - 220
. It was a cold and chilling
night, and the cattle were restless. As the sun dropped behind the mountain range, the animals
all started to come alive with anticipation. This was a night of the hunter and the hunted. The
wolves were on the prowl for a meal, and the cattle knew they were being watched.
Choose the
word that is an antonym for restless.
a. | excited | c. | tired | b. | anxious | d. | moving |
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Word
Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 211 - 220
“It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror.” She
raised her veil as she spoke, and we could see that she was indeed in a pitiable state of agitation,
her face all drawn and gray, with restless, frightened eyes, like those of some hunted animal. Her
features and figure were those of a woman of thirty, but her hair was shot with premature gray, and
her expression was weary and haggard. Sherlock Holmes ran her over with one of his quick,
all-comprehensive glances.Copyright Info: Not enough information.
Detective Stories: The Speckled Band (page 10-11) (Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman,
Felts).
In this paragraph, what does the word agitation
mean?
a. | upset | c. | confused | b. | mixed up | d. | tired |
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Stunned for only a moment, the
youth invented a tale that only giants, the most gullible creatures on the earth, would believe.
Unfortunately it is a quirk of supernature, a paradox of the cruelest kind, that whatever giants
believe becomes their truth. “What was your last job?” asked the boy, knowing full well
that giants never do manual work and haven’t the intellect or dexterity required for other
types of employment.Copyright Info: The Goatboy and the Giant (Page 252-253) (Teacher authors:
Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).
From the context of this passage, which pair of words are
opposites?
a. | invented,
truth | c. | giants,
paradox | b. | gullible, supernature | d. | cruellest, kind |
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Stunned for only a moment, the
youth invented a tale that only giants, the most gullible creatures on the earth, would believe.
Unfortunately it is a quirk of supernature, a paradox of the cruelest kind, that whatever giants
believe becomes their truth. “What was your last job?” asked the boy, knowing full well
that giants never do manual work and haven’t the intellect or dexterity required for other
types of employment.Copyright Info: The Goatboy and the Giant (Page 252-253) (Teacher authors:
Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).
From the context of this passage, which pair of words are
opposites?
a. | invented,
truth | c. | giants,
paradox | b. | gullible, supernature | d. | cruellest, kind |
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