Practice Exam

Question 1

Read the excerpt from The Dark Game . On several occasions Room 40 received an unexpected but welcome gift when a German codebook was recovered after a sea battle and presented to the British code breakers. One such gift was a codebook from the German ship Magdeburg, a light cruiser that ran aground on an island off of Finland. When Russian ships quickly bore down on the cruiser, the captain of the stranded ship immediately did what all naval officers were taught to do: he ordered his signalman to bring him the ship's codebook so he could throw the book, wrapped in lead covers, into the sea. But before the signalman could deliver the book to his captain, he was killed by Russian guns. When the Russians recovered his body, the sailor was still clutching the codebook in his arms. Which pieces of textual evidence support the inference that the codebook was of high importance? Choose two correct answers.

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C: When Russian ships quickly bore down on the cruiser, the captain of the stranded ship immediately did what all naval officers were taught to do: he ordered his signalman to bring him the ship's codebook so he could throw the book, wrapped in lead covers, into the sea.; E: When the Russians recovered his body, the sailor was still clutching the codebook in his arms.

Question 2

Read the passage from "Lather and Nothing Else." And so, which will it be? Murderer or hero? My fate hangs on the edge of this razor blade. I can turn my wrist slightly, put a bit more pressure on the blade, let it sink in. The skin will yield like silk, like rubber, like the strop. There is nothing more tender than a man’s skin, and the blood is always there, ready to burst forth. A razor like this cannot fail. It is the best one I have. How does the figurative language in the underlined sentence build a tense mood?

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B: It creates a visual image and shows how easily the barber could hurt the captain.

Question 3

Read the excerpt from The Code Book . A theoretical breakthrough would be a fundamentally new way of finding Alice's private key. If a theory is an idea, then something theoretical is

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D: unproven.

Question 4

Which theme is best expressed in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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A: True love is immeasurable.

Question 5

Based on the evidence provided in the excerpt, Rainsford most likely will

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C: search for the island’s inhabitants.

Question 6

Read the sentence. I had to prove my identity to gain entrance to the building I was required to fill out an impressive number of forms. What is the best way to revise the sentence?

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C: I had to prove my identity to gain entrance to the building; I was required to fill out an impressive number of forms.

Question 7

Read the paragraph. As the names for the honor roll were announced, Omar heard his name. His posture straightened . He nodded and stifled a smile as his legs bounced a subtle beat beneath his desk. He closed his eyes briefly, silently willing himself to save his reaction for later. The underlined words reveal Omar’s

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A: pride.

Question 8

Who tells the story and how it is told are known as

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D: point of view.

Question 9

What will be the purpose of this presentation?

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B: to persuade

Question 10

Read the excerpt from Act II, scene v of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet : The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse; In half an hour she promis’d to return. Perchance she cannot meet him: that’s not so. 5 O! she is lame: love’s heralds should be thoughts, Based on your knowledge of Juliet, why does she become impatient while waiting for the nurse in this scene?

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C: She is nervous because the nurse is bringing her big news about Romeo.

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