Question 34: It makes their dreams seem insignificant.
Question 35: Although the giant squid is difficult to study because of its dwelling depth, evidence of how it lives is found in interesting places.
Question 36: Is used to separate hours and minutes
Question 37: Metaphor
Question 38:
- Answer for Blank 1: Lonely
- Answer for Blank 2: Setting
- Answer for Blank 3: The muffled lowing of the herds floated to him on the night wind in vanishing cadences, a mournful sound;
Question 39: "No small fry for me," he said. "Such scanty fare is not fit for a Heron."
Question 40: Munificent: larger or more generous than usual or necessary
Question 41: We made it to the game
Question 42: Metaphor
Question 43: Doctors say the most important systems in the body are the: circulatory, muscular, and nervous.
Question 44: There are two travel teams this year; the A team; the B team.
Question 34(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(01.01 MC)
A poet writes the following lines:
I'm folding up my little dreams
Within my heart tonight,
And praying I may soon forget
The torture of their sight.
What is the effect of the word little in this stanza?
It makes their dreams seem reachable.
It makes their dreams seem realistic.
It makes their dreams seem soothing.
It makes their dreams seem insignificant.
Question 35(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(01.07 MC)
Read the article and answer the question that follows.
Tales of the Deep: The Giant Squid
By Carter Madison
Have you ever wondered what swims in the deepest parts of the world's oceans? Well, we just got a better idea about one mysterious creature of the deep ocean: the giant squid.
Just recently a Japanese film crew managed to film a giant squid swimming in its natural habitat. They managed to lure it to their cameras with bait after many hours of waiting and searching two thousand feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
The giant squid is truly a giant. It can grow up to 50 feet in length, with tentacles making up most of this great length. For comparison, 50 feet is about as long as most school buses. Imagine meeting something the size of your school bus in the deep dark ocean and you might get an idea what it is like to meet a squid.
Over the centuries, many squid specimens have been found, but it's hard to get an idea of how the squid lives because it typically cruises in the deepest depths of the ocean. We know that the giant squid's main predator is the sperm whale. We know this because bits of giant squid have been found in the stomachs of sperm whales. We also know they feed on deep-sea fish and other squid. We know this because of all the giant squid that have washed ashore.
The giant squid lives in all the world's oceans, though few are found in the tropics or the Arctic waters. As a result, stories of giant squid were told among sailors for hundreds of years. These sightings must have been frightening and may be the source for the legend of the Kraken, a sea monster reputed to be as large as an island and capable of eating an entire ship.
Which of the following best states the central idea of the bolded paragraph?
Sometimes giant squid wash ashore.
It seems that giant squid have one primary enemy: the sperm whale.
Over the centuries, many squid specimens have been found, but it's hard to get an idea of how the squid lives because it typically cruises in the deepest depths of the ocean.
Although the giant squid is difficult to study because of its dwelling depth, evidence of how it lives is found in interesting places.
Question 36(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(03.03 LC)
Which of the following is not a function of a semicolon?
Is used to separate hours and minutes
Joins two independent clauses that share a related thought
Joins clauses with a conjunctive adverb
Separates items in serial lists
Question 37(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(01.01 LC)
Which type of figurative language is present in the following line of poetry?
Oh fair and sweet, for all your heart of stone.
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
Question 38 (Fill-In-The-Blank Worth 3 points)
(01.02 MC)
Read the following passage from The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.
Occasionally he caught the twinkle of a light—always far away, apparently—almost in another world; if he heard the tinkle of a sheep's bell, it was vague, distant, indistinct; the muffled lowing of the herds floated to him on the night wind in vanishing cadences, a mournful sound; now and then came the complaining howl of a dog over viewless expanses of field and forest; all sounds were remote; they made the little King feel that all life and activity were far removed from him, and that he stood solitary, companionless, in the centre of a measureless solitude.
Part A: Which of the following best summarizes the mood of the passage? Fill in blank 1 using A, B, or C.
Cheerful
Fearless
Lonely
Part B: Which literary element most impacts the mood of the passage? Fill in blank 2 using D, E, or F.
Conflict
Plot
Setting
Part C: Select one excerpt from the text that supports your answer to Part A. Enter your selection in blank 3 using G, H, or I.
Occasionally he caught the twinkle of a light …
Now and then came the complaining howl of a dog …
The muffled lowing of the herds floated to him on the night wind in vanishing cadences, a mournful sound;
Answer for Blank 1:
Answer for Blank 2:
Answer for Blank 3:
Question 39(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(01.03 MC)
Read the fable "The Heron." Then, answer the question that follows.
A Heron was walking sedately along the bank of a stream, his eyes on the clear water, and his long neck and pointed bill ready to snap up a likely morsel for his breakfast. The clear water swarmed with fish, but Master Heron was hard to please that morning.
"No small fry for me," he said. "Such scanty fare is not fit for a Heron."
Now a fine young Perch swam near.
"No indeed," said the Heron. "I wouldn't even trouble to open my beak for anything like that!"
As the sun rose, the fish left the shallow water near the shore and swam below into the cool depths toward the middle. The Heron saw no more fish, and very glad was he at last to breakfast on a tiny Snail.
A theme of the fable is "Accept a good opportunity or you may be left with nothing." Which of the following excerpts supports the development of the theme in the story?
A Heron was walking sedately along the bank of a stream, his eyes on the clear water …
… his long neck and pointed bill ready to snap up a likely morsel for his breakfast.
Now a fine young Perch swam near.
"No indeed," said the Heron. "I wouldn't even trouble to open my beak for anything like that."
Question 40(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(01.05 MC)
Spencer is making a poster for a school fundraiser and is using a thesaurus to find a synonym for showing a great amount of good will toward others. Which of the following entries would best fit?
Charitable: relating to others in need
Nice: pleasant or agreeable
Giving: caring or providing support
Munificent: larger or more generous than usual or necessary
Question 41(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(02.08 MC)
Which of the following is an independent clause?
Even though the traffic was bad
We made it to the game
While the players warmed up
As much as we like football
Question 42(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(01.01 LC)
Which type of figurative language is present in the following line of poetry?
Her soul, a bud, that never bloomed.
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
Question 43(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(03.06 MC)
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
According to doctors, the three most important systems in the body are: the circulatory, muscular, and nervous.
Circulatory, muscular, and nervous: most important systems in the body according to doctors.
Doctors say the most important systems in the body are the: circulatory, muscular, and nervous.
Out of the twelve systems in the human body, doctors have ranked the top three: circulatory, muscular, and nervous.
Question 44(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(03.03 MC)
Which sentence uses a semicolon incorrectly?
Morgan played goalie on the travel team; his friend Robbie played midfield.
The soccer team had a great staff consisting of Coach Smith, the head coach; Mr. Trent, the assistant coach; and Ms. Barton, the athletic trainer.
There are two travel teams this year; the A team; the B team.
Troy was looking forward to trying out for the team; unfortunately, he sprained his ankle the day before tryouts.
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