The author is bored.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
The leafless trees were like plain toothpicks sticking out of a flavorless pastry. Cars hummed by, each one just as uninteresting as the last. It was no wonder most of the residents left for the winter.
What conclusion can you draw about the tone of the text based on the sensory language?
(1 point)
Responses
The author is amused.
The author is amused.
The author is bored.
The author is bored.
The author is confused.
The author is confused.
The author is content.
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The group opted to make a video blog about baking for their final assignment. They started the camera, and Ben announced that flour was the first ingredient. He dumped a cup of flour into the bowl—but he did it so quickly the flour hit and bounced back up in a brilliant cloud. It coated Ben’s face, the counter, and the camera lens.
“We’re off to a good start,” Kelly said, turning off the camera.
Question
Use the story excerpt to answer the question.
What does Kelly really mean when she says, “We’re off to a good start”?
(1 point)
Responses
Ben ruined the whole project.
Ben ruined the whole project.
Ben did a good job.
Ben did a good job.
This is already going wrong.
This is already going wrong.
This is a good thing despite the mess.
“We’re off to a good start,” Kelly said, turning off the camera.
Question
Use the story excerpt to answer the question.
What does Kelly really mean when she says, “We’re off to a good start”?
(1 point)
Responses
Ben ruined the whole project.
Ben ruined the whole project.
Ben did a good job.
Ben did a good job.
This is already going wrong.
This is already going wrong.
This is a good thing despite the mess.
This is a good thing despite the mess.
ELA 9 A Semester Exam
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Yamanba of the Mountain
by Cathy Spagnoli
No one spoke. Even the bravest men and women were silent. Everyone had helped to make the mochi, but no one wanted to face that frightful yamanba.
Finally, a small woman stepped up. "I'm the oldest here," she said. "I've lived a good life, and I'm ready to die if I must. I will go and try."
Voices suddenly wrapped round her, thanking her again and again. Two young men who knew the mountain were chosen to guide her, and they all set off the next day. Higher and higher and higher they climbed. Soon, the wind howled and pushed against them.
"We can't take anymore," cried the two men as the wind bounced them around.
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Question
Use the passage to answer the question
What is the effect of the author’s use of figurative language in this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
It explains why mountains play such a significant role in the cultural setting.
It explains why mountains play such a significant role in the cultural setting.
It reveals the importance of gender in the cultural context of the story.
It reveals the importance of gender in the cultural context of the story.
It helps the reader understand the cultural context behind the men’s decision to run away.
It helps the reader understand the cultural context behind the men’s decision to run away.
It emphasizes how important being brave is to characters in this cultural setting.
It emphasizes how important being brave is to characters in this cultural setting.
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Feature
Yamanba of the Mountain
by Cathy Spagnoli
No one spoke. Even the bravest men and women were silent. Everyone had helped to make the mochi, but no one wanted to face that frightful yamanba.
Finally, a small woman stepped up. "I'm the oldest here," she said. "I've lived a good life, and I'm ready to die if I must. I will go and try."
Voices suddenly wrapped round her, thanking her again and again. Two young men who knew the mountain were chosen to guide her, and they all set off the next day. Higher and higher and higher they climbed. Soon, the wind howled and pushed against them.
"We can't take anymore," cried the two men as the wind bounced them around.
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Question
Use the passage to answer the question
What is the effect of the author’s use of figurative language in this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
It explains why mountains play such a significant role in the cultural setting.
It explains why mountains play such a significant role in the cultural setting.
It reveals the importance of gender in the cultural context of the story.
It reveals the importance of gender in the cultural context of the story.
It helps the reader understand the cultural context behind the men’s decision to run away.
It helps the reader understand the cultural context behind the men’s decision to run away.
It emphasizes how important being brave is to characters in this cultural setting.
It emphasizes how important being brave is to characters in this cultural setting.
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It emphasizes how important being brave is to characters in this cultural setting.
How can a writer effectively use the technique of setting out a problem in a narrative hook?(1 point)
Responses
Make the problem complicated.
Make the problem complicated.
Make the problem frightening.
Make the problem frightening.
Make the problem interesting.
Make the problem interesting.
Make the problem large in scale.
Responses
Make the problem complicated.
Make the problem complicated.
Make the problem frightening.
Make the problem frightening.
Make the problem interesting.
Make the problem interesting.
Make the problem large in scale.
Make the problem interesting.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Practically everyone in the school had come to the game. Katya felt their eyes on her as she lined up the kick. If she made it—if she managed to impress them all—maybe everything would change.
What did the writer do to establish a point of view?
(1 point)
Responses
used limited perspective to focus on a particular character
used limited perspective to focus on a particular character
used first-person pronouns to tell the story from the character’s perspective
used first-person pronouns to tell the story from the character’s perspective
used second-person pronouns to bring the reader into the story
used second-person pronouns to bring the reader into the story
used omniscient perspective to show the narrator knows everything there is to know
Practically everyone in the school had come to the game. Katya felt their eyes on her as she lined up the kick. If she made it—if she managed to impress them all—maybe everything would change.
What did the writer do to establish a point of view?
(1 point)
Responses
used limited perspective to focus on a particular character
used limited perspective to focus on a particular character
used first-person pronouns to tell the story from the character’s perspective
used first-person pronouns to tell the story from the character’s perspective
used second-person pronouns to bring the reader into the story
used second-person pronouns to bring the reader into the story
used omniscient perspective to show the narrator knows everything there is to know
used limited perspective to focus on a particular character.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Sylvia woke up exactly when she should have been walking out the door to the bus stop. She bolted out of bed, threw on her school clothes, and rushed out the door. She could not be late today. Not today of all days. Just as she rounded the corner to the bus stop, hoping she hadn’t missed it, she felt a sharp tug at her back. A strap of her backpack was tangled in a broken fence. Not today! Sylvia thought to herself.
What effect does the phrase “She could not be late today” have on the story?
(1 point)
Responses
It creates surprise because Sylvia did not expect to wake up late.
It creates surprise because Sylvia did not expect to wake up late.
It builds tension because the reader does not know everything the character knows.
It builds tension because the reader does not know everything the character knows.
It is a flashback that tells readers something new about Sylvia.
It is a flashback that tells readers something new about Sylvia.
It relieves tension because it explains what Sylvia wants.
Sylvia woke up exactly when she should have been walking out the door to the bus stop. She bolted out of bed, threw on her school clothes, and rushed out the door. She could not be late today. Not today of all days. Just as she rounded the corner to the bus stop, hoping she hadn’t missed it, she felt a sharp tug at her back. A strap of her backpack was tangled in a broken fence. Not today! Sylvia thought to herself.
What effect does the phrase “She could not be late today” have on the story?
(1 point)
Responses
It creates surprise because Sylvia did not expect to wake up late.
It creates surprise because Sylvia did not expect to wake up late.
It builds tension because the reader does not know everything the character knows.
It builds tension because the reader does not know everything the character knows.
It is a flashback that tells readers something new about Sylvia.
It is a flashback that tells readers something new about Sylvia.
It relieves tension because it explains what Sylvia wants.
It builds tension because the reader does not know everything the character knows.