Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

In "Broken Chain,” what happens as a result of Ernie’s denying Alfonso the use of his bike?

Read the excerpt from "Broken Chain."Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. And the guys would think he was tough, someone who could take a punch and give it back. He wanted "cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms.Why does Soto most likely open the story with this characterization of Alfonso?

Which sentence is subjunctive and conditional?

Fill in the blanks in order.Serena wanted to _______ a novel _______ her favorite author.

Read this student draft about The Land, Part 2In part 2 of The Land by Mildred D. Taylor, Paul covers for Mitchell by taking the blame for Mitchell’s mistake. This brings the two together. Paul explains, "Mitchell nodded, and that was as close as Mitchell Thomas came to thanking me and as close as I came to accepting his thanks. But after that, things began to change between Mitchell and me.”

It was said that my New York license plates would arouse interest and perhaps questions, since they were the only outward identifying marks I had. And so they did – perhaps twenty or thirty times in the whole trip. But such contacts followed an invariable pattern, somewhat as follows:Local man: “New York, huh?”Me: "Yep."Local man: “I was there in nineteen thirty-eight – or was it thirty-nine? Alice, was it thirty-eight or thirty-nine we went to New York?"Alice: "It was thirty-six. I remember because it was the year Alfred died.”Local man: "Anyway, I hated it. Wouldn't live there if you paid me.”

Writers use figurative language instead of literal language to

Read the excerpt from The Land by Mildred Taylor.She said she was there to serve his table, not to sit at it, though I think she was more concerned about how it would look to others if she sat at his table. People hearing that Edward Logan's children of color sat at his table was one thing. A colored woman with her children sitting at his table would have been another; that would have been too bold.Still, there were times when my mama and daddy did sit together, though not at meals. Sometimes when my daddy came into the kitchen, he would sit at the table and talk to my mama as she worked, and sometimes she would stop her work and join him.

Read the excerpt from The Land, Part 2."Whoa there, Wind," I said softly as I tried to get near the stallion. "It's me, boy. It's Paul." I extended my hand slowly. "Let me take a look at you now. It’s all right. It's all right." The stallion pulled back at first. I kept talking, and he finally allowed me to touch him. He whinnied just a bit, and I patted him gingerly, trying to make him know me; then, when he was still, I took a closer look at his leg.

Which sentence accurately uses the homophone “stationary”?

Read the paragraph.Climate change resulting from greenhouse gases is a serious issue that demands immediate action. Throughout the world, we can already see the significant effects of climate change on people and natural habitats.

Which part of the extended metaphor that exists within Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken” best represents the idea that one of the choices faced by the author looked particularly appealing?

Fill in the blank.I want ______ part in this group project because I want to do my own.

What type of information could a viewer get from both video and writing?

Daphne wrote a speech about equality that included relevant historical quotes, and Aayna wrote a speech about equality that included definitions of important vocabulary.Based on this scenario, which speech is more effective?

Which sentence accurately uses the homophone “elude”?

Which part of the extended metaphor that exists within Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken” best represents the idea that the speaker tried his best to predict the outcome of a particular choice?

Read the excerpt from part 2 of "Flowers for Algernon."Because of its importance to both you and Dr. Nemur (and need I say to myself, too?) I have checked and rechecked my results a dozen times in the hope of finding an error. I am sorry to say the results must stand. Yet for the sake of science, I am grateful for the little bit that I here add to the knowledge of the function of the human mind and of the laws governing the artificial increase of human intelligence.What does this excerpt from Charlie’s letter foreshadow about the outcome of his research?

Read the excerpt from "Fish Cheeks."On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu. She was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns. The kitchen was littered with appalling mounds of raw food: A slimy rock cod with bulging fish eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil. Tofu, which looked like stacked wedges of rubbery white sponges. A bowl soaking dried fungus back to life. A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires.

Charley sneezed and paced restlessly. "All right, mon cur, let's like your side of it. You want to go on. Suppose we do, and in the night a tree should crash down right where we are presently standing. It would be you who have the attention of the gods. And there is always that chance. I could tell you many stories about faithful animals who saved their masters, but I think you are just bored and I'm not going to flatter you.”