Mrs. Fairfax differs from the speaker in that Mrs. Fairfax

is more willing to take people at face value

One characteristic of metaphysical poetry is

Using paradoxes and puns as well as everyday language.

To be designated as literary text -- literature -- a text must

Reflect some universal aspect on life

The author of the following passage compares certain readers with "chocolate addicts" primarily in order to

Indicate the depth of certain readers' feelings about science fiction

Which of the following would be an effective way to introduce & integrate a source into a research paper?

Dr. Philip Stern, author of 20 books on the subject , concluded that "...

The author of the passage below argues that...

using language in a wide variety of situations improves grammar

Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage below?

author uses analogies to explain his experience of a particular action

Which of the following best identifies the intended audience of the passage from the National Park Service's Web site?

Families interested in visiting Lake McDonald

Which of the following is an example of persuasive speech?

A compaign manager's introduction of a mayoral candidate

When do English teachers require students to provide textual evidence?

To support an interpretation of a text

Which of the following assumptions about the website is correct?

This site might belong to a nonprofit agency

In a holistic evaluation of student essays, evaluations are made on the basis of the...

overall quality of each student's essay in relation to the topic

Roosevelt mentions construction of "great additional buildings for the business of government" to emphasize

The growth of the United States.

Which of the following is the best way of describing the last three sentences of the passage?

vivid way of describing the ease & authority the sitters feel in evening

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Mrs. Fairfax differs from the speaker in that Mrs. Fairfax
is more willing to take people at face value
has more interest in the complexities of people's personalities
judges people by their social station in life
has more positive opinion of Mr. Rochester
2
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.
Sonnet
Epic
Haiku
Free Verse
3
Which of the following best describes the organization of the paragraph below?
Chronological order
Spatial order
Order of importance
Cause and effect
4
Noted for their insightful portrayals of middle class families; wrote "Pride & Prejudice" and "Sense & Sensibility"
Willa Cather
Emily Dickenson
Maya Angelou
Jane Austen
5
American transcendentalist who was against a government that supported slavery. He wrote down his beliefs in Walden.
Andrew Marvell
George Hebert
Henry David Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
6
How many lines are in a sonnet?
12
14
10
16
7
The description of the sun in the second sentence contains which of the following literary devices?
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Irony
Personification
8
The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
Imagery
Foreshadowing
Cliche
Dialect
9
Methods a writer uses to develop characters
Dialect
Diction
Tone
Characterization
10
One characteristic of metaphysical poetry is
Using a serious, stern tone.
Using paradoxes and puns as well as everyday language.
Addressing the value of scientific discoveries.
Addressing the practical, everyday concerns of life.
11
General name for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Pronoun
Collective noun
Common noun
Proper noun
12
To be designated as literary text -- literature -- a text must
Advance a belief system
Have an effect on the reader
Reflect some universal aspect on life
Use literary devices
13
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Imagery
Foreshadowing
Irony
Mood
14
The author of the following passage compares certain readers with "chocolate addicts" primarily in order to
Explain why some readers consider science fiction to be dangerous
Suggest that science fiction is not a serious literary genre
Contrast characteristics of science fiction with those of other genres
Indicate the depth of certain readers' feelings about science fiction
15
What is one way to develop their characters?
Through the literary context
Directly
With verifiable facts
By assigning roles
16
Narrative handed down from the past, containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements.
Myth
Fairy Tale
Folk Tale
Legend
17
Which of the following would be an effective way to introduce & integrate a source into a research paper?
I don't know how to say this, but this author says it best: "...
Dr. Philip Stern, author of 20 books on the subject , concluded that "...
Some people think...
This quotation says it well: "...
18
The author of the passage below argues that...
formal study of grammar improves writing ability
good judgement can be improved by studying the rules of formal grammar
analyzing & diagramming provide exercise in logical thinking
using language in a wide variety of situations improves grammar
19
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
Mark Twain
Countee Cullen
John Donne
John Keats
20
Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage below?
author makes comparison with his own experience & that of others
author chronicles the various phases of his work in a particular discipline
author provides several explanations for taking a certain corse of action
author uses analogies to explain his experience of a particular action
21
Which of the following best describes the organization of the paragraph below?
Spatial Order
Order of importance
Chronological order
Cause and effect
22
A teacher asks students to write about what they think Roosevelt will discuss in the rest of the speech, that's what?
Clarifying
Visualizing
Predicting
Summarizing
23
Writer of science fiction , which deal with moral dilemas, including The Martian Chronicles and Farenhait 451
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Stephen Crane
John Keats
Ray Bradbury
24
The underlined portion can best be described as...
a relative clause
an adjective clause
an independent clause
a subordinate clause
25
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Analogy
Allusion
Alliteration
Characterization
26
Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
Preposition
Adjective
Conjunction
Adverb
27
Essays written by Jonathan Swift, John Locke, and Jean Jacques Rousseau express ideas of
The Enlightenment
The Victorian Period
The Renaissance Period
The Romantic Period
28
American author, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, as well as his reclusive nature.
George Orwell
J.D. Salinger
Herman Melville
C.S. Lewis
29
Which of the following text features should a student examine first when determining the main idea in an informal text?
Headings
Italicized Words
Table of Contents
Captions
30
Which of the following best identifies the intended audience of the passage from the National Park Service's Web site?
Teachers interested in creating virtual park field trips
Scientists researching glacier development
Academics studying the historical context of national parks
Families interested in visiting Lake McDonald
31
The passage below discusses...
Thomas Pynchon's V
E.M. Foster's A Passage to India
Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away
George Orwell's 1984
32
A worn-out idea or overused expression
Diction
Cliche
Foreshadowing
Dialect
33
A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun (ex: Your friend (Bill) is in trouble).
Conjunction
Prepositional Phrase
Clause
Appositive
34
Which of the following is an example of persuasive speech?
A company president's yearly sales report
A compaign manager's introduction of a mayoral candidate
A professor's lecture on the structure of the heart
A tour guide's discussion of an art museum installation
35
When do English teachers require students to provide textual evidence?
During creative writing
During a quick write
To make a reasoned argument about a social issue
To support an interpretation of a text
36
which would be an appropriate assignment for assessing how well students can integrate evidence into an argument
debate
think-pair-share
speech
Socratic seminar
37
Two words that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning or spelling or both (ex: bare and bear)
Homophone
Homograph
Homonym
38
Which of the following assumptions about the website is correct?
The author of the site is well respected in his or her field
All of the information on the site is current
The site has been evaluated for bias
This site might belong to a nonprofit agency
39
A memoir written by a person about his/her life or about verifiable events they experienced in an artistic way is
Fiction
Naturalistic fiction
Creative nonfiction
Poetry
40
In a holistic evaluation of student essays, evaluations are made on the basis of the...
number and variety of errors made by each student
overall quality of each student's essay in relation to the topic
average sentence length and the complexity demonstrated in each essay
ability of each student to communicate in a variety of discourse modes
41
Poetry that conforms to a specific shape or form in terms of the number of lines, meter, and rhyme scheme is
Open form poetry
Blank verse
Closed for poetry
Traditional poetry
42
Tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk; story told by common people used mainly to entertain.
Fairy Tale
Legend
Folk Tale
Myth
43
The poem below is written in which of the following poetic forms?
Ballad
Elegy
Sonnet
Ode
44
The excerpt below is an example of which of the following types of writing?
Narrative
Persuasive
Descriptive
Informative
45
Roosevelt mentions construction of "great additional buildings for the business of government" to emphasize
The power of the United States as a world leader
The growth of the United States.
The complexity of democratic principles
Changes that have taken place in the type of government
46
Traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Myth
Legend
Folk Tale
Fable
47
Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Characterization
Allusion
Analogy
Alliteration
48
Which activity would help a teacher collect data and plan a unit of study that addresses individual student needs?
K-W-L chart
Book pass
Concentric circles
Reciprocal teaching
49
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Dialect
Alliteration
Allusion
Analogy
50
Which of the following is the best way of describing the last three sentences of the passage?
vivid way of describing the ease & authority the sitters feel in evening
highlight the contrast between the feelings of the sitters & bossman
use to paint a picture of the way the sitters with they spent evenings
They emphasize the weariness the sitters feel after a long day's work
51
A writer's or speaker's choice of words
Foreshadowing
Narration
Diction
Dialect
52
When a teacher includes pictures and graphics as part of instruction in order to support learning, she is...
Visual aids
A research application
Metacognitive practices
Prior knowledge
53
John Donne and John Milton are British writers of the...
Romantic Period
Elizabethan Age
Victorian Era
Restoration Period
54
When a teacher provides information about the context of a poem, what is he or she doing?
Providing opportunities for discussion
Explaining the author's intentions
Building students' background knowledge
Analyzing the author's word choice
55
The lines "An Almanack," said he, "my dear;/You know we change them every year" are an example of a(n)
Truism
Annotation
Heroic couplet
Pun
56
Anna feels that she is confusing "who" and "whom" in her narrative. She wants to correct her error. Which would be best?
A grammar guide
A dictionary
A glossary
A thesaurus
57
What is one effective way to activate students' prior knowledge?
Rigor
Silent sustained reading
Quick writes
Reciprocal teaching
58
Which of the following wouldn't be a good choice for an authoritative digital source in a research project?
article retrieved from a general Google search that quotes from Wikipedia
peer-reviewed journal article retrieved from JSTOR with many listed sources
extensive study posted by a car company with dates, stats & long references
article from US dept of Edu. with stats that include number of hs drop outs
59
Which of the following best describes the instructional strategy below?
Discipline-based inquiry
Introduction-Body-Conclusion Strategy
Self-Regulated Strategy Development
Conferencing
60
Which of the following suggestions to the presenter would best address this problem below?
Emphasize your main points by reading them directly from a paper
Entertain your audience with exaggerating body language
Engage your audience by making eye contact with people in the back
Project your voice by relaxing the rib cage and maintaining good posture
61
What sound device is used in the line "With banners, by great gales incessant fanned"?
Tone
Mood
Symbolism
Assonance
62
What kind of writing is factual and verifiable, but written in an artistic way?
Fiction
Nonfiction articles
Poetry
Creative nonfiction
63
What describes primary source documents that include magazine/ newspaper articles, interviews, photographs, tv, radio
Literary nonfiction
Visual aids
Media sources
Testimonials
64
One literary device that enhances meaning is
Plot
Setting
Imagery
Characterization
65
What is an inference based on?
Details of the text and the reader's knowledge of the topic of the text
Facts and specific examples in the text
Understanding the author's purpose
Recognizing the author's tone
66
The advertisement primarily uses which of the following persuasive techniques to appeal to the audience?
Testimonial
Bandwagon
Card Stacking
Glittering Generalities
67
Which of the following is NOT true about the use of transitional expressions?
Writers should use them to transition from sentence to sentence
Writers should use them only at the end of each paragraph
Writers should use them to create the proper direction of thought
Writers should use them to transition from paragraph to paragraph
68
Which of the following is the most common purpose for a writing task?
to narrate a story
to persuade
to argue a point
to inform
69
The passage suggests that the speaker would describe the "account" mentioned in the first sentence as...
mystifying
erroneous
deficient
enlightening
70
The sentence "Every day was a happy day, and every night was peaceful." can be classified as...
Simple
Complex
Compound-Complex
Compound
71
What is the tone of the poem?
Irreverent
Satirical
Scornful
Mean-spirited
72
Which of the following strategies isn't appropriate for helping students comprehend new vocab in nonfictional text?
Providing frequent opportunities for students to use their new vocab words
Activate the students prior knowledge to develop framework for new vocab
Writing sentences on the board for the students to copy
Studying examples of texts that use the new vocabulary in context
73
Zora Neale Hurston is associated with which of the following literary movements?
Transcendentalism
New England Puritanism
Harlem Renaissance
Naturalism
74
To best encourage student engagement in the classroom, a teacher should select texts based on which of the following?
Topics that are interesting for the students
The culture of the local community
The instructional objectives
The instructional reading level of the class
75
Word used to show the relationship pf a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. (ex: in, near, under, to)
Conjunction
Preposition
Adjective
Adverb
76
When a student goes on to elaborate on her explanation by quoting lines from a poem. In doing so, she is...
Supporting her explanation with textual evidence
Analyzing the point of view
Demonstrating the perspective of the author
Showing the rhyme scheme
77
Written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables
Sonnet
Couplet
Elegy
Haiku
78
Creative text written about a realistic problem and that is relatable and relevant to readers
Realistic nonfiction
Constructivist writing
Young adult literature
American literature
79
A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things.
Proper noun
Pronoun
Common noun
Collective noun
80
Names a particular person, place, thing or idea.
Collective noun
Pronoun
Proper noun
Common noun
81
The scenario provided most accurately describes which of the following types of languages?
A pidgin
A creole
A regionalism
A dialect
82
Imaginary story about a hero overcoming a problem, often involving mystical creatures, supernatural power, or magic.
Fairy Tale
Legend
Folk Tale
Myth
83
What is an example of fallacious reasoning?
Using emotional language
Including facts
Including syllogisms
Using a red herring
84
A short moral story (often with animal characters)
Legend
Fable
Folk Tale
Myth
85
Five lines. First, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines form a rhymed couplet
Haiku
Limerick
Free Verse
Sonnet
86
A word that takes the place of a noun.
Pronoun
collective noun
Proper noun
Common noun
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Which of the following describes the organization of the paragraph below?
Order of importance
Chronological order
Cause and effect
Spatial order

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