AnswersCA-Common Core English Language Arts 9 A-CRUnit Test

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In "The Caged Bird,” what is the speaker’s tone or attitude toward the subject of oppression? Choose three answers. angerconfusiondefianceindifferenceoutrage

A
anger
B
confusion
C
defiance
D
indifference
E
outrage
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Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase as an adverbial phrase?

A
The paintings of dragons were reproduced using new techniques.
B
The old, creepy house with the broken windows is haunted.
C
The questionnaire from the college took three days to complete.
D
The bumpy road jangled the carriage that we drove around the lake.
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connotationdenotationmetaphortone

A
connotation
B
denotation
C
metaphor
D
tone
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Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”Mrs. Bertha Flowers was the aristocrat of Black Stamps. She had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest weather, and on the Arkansas summer days it seemed she had a private breeze which swirled around, cooling her. She was thin without the taut look of wiry people, and her printed voile dresses and flowered hats were as right for her as denim overalls for a farmer. She was our side's answer to the richest white woman in town.

A
explain to the reader the way people dressed in Black Stamps.
B
instruct the reader on the local customs in Black Stamps.
C
inform the reader of Mrs. Flowers’s social position in Black Stamps.
D
teach the reader how Mrs. Flowers’s fashion affected Black Stamps.
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Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”A free bird leapson the back of the windand floats downstreamtill the current endsand dips his wingin the orange sun raysand dares to claim the sky.

A
It creates images of freedom.
B
It creates images of oppression.
C
It emphasizes a sense of fantasy.
D
It emphasizes a sense of arrogance.
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Read the following passage from "The Caged Bird.”But a bird that stalksdown his narrow cagecan seldom see throughhis bars of ragehis wings are clipped andhis feet are tiedso he opens his throat to sing.

A
the stem or main axis of a plant
B
the slender supporting part of anything
C
to pursue or approach prey stealthily
D
to walk with measured, stiff strides
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A is a group of words that work together to express an idea and can function as a noun, adjective, verb, or adverb.

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Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”The caged bird singswith fearful trillof things unknownbut longed for stilland his tune is heardon the distant hill for the caged birdsings of freedom.

A
Angelou contrasts fear with discrimination.
B
Angelou contrasts being caged with being poor.
C
Angelou equates using one’s voice with freedom.
D
Angelou equates facing the unknown with happiness.
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Read the dictionary entry.re • frain [ri-freyn]1. (verb) to resist doing something2. (noun) the chorus of a musical piece

A
The flight attendant requested that the passengers refrain from smoking.
B
Students should refrain from using their cell phones during the lecture.
C
Experienced audience members refrain from clapping until the end.
D
The haunting refrain stayed with the audience long after the show ended.
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Read the sentence.The skillful pilot maneuvered successfully during the training mission.

A
It’s a verb phrase acting as an object in the sentence.
B
It’s a verb phrase acting as the predicate of the sentence.
C
It’s a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial phrase.
D
It’s a prepositional phrase acting as an adjectival phrase.
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The author’s purpose is

A
the primary reason the author wrote the text.
B
the feelings the author has about the text.
C
the thoughts the author has about the text.
D
the conclusions the author draws in the text.
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Read the conversation that takes place between Mrs. Flowers and Momma Henderson from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”"I don't need to see the inside, Mrs. Henderson, I can tell . . ." But the dress was over my head and my arms were stuck in the sleeves. Momma said, "That'll do. See here, Sister Flowers, I French-seams around the armholes."

A
Mrs. Flowers’s actions
B
Mrs. Flowers’s thoughts
C
Mrs. Flowers’s viewpoint
D
Mrs. Flowers’s words

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