AnswersKS-English Language Arts 12 BHaiku and Romantic Poetry

Haiku and Romantic Poetry — Unit test Answers

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Which image is the best choice for convincing high school students to plant a tree on Earth Day?

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A pair of adult hands holding a child's hands holding a small seedling.
Option A
B
A small boy planting seeds in a garden.
Option B
C
Two teenagers planting a small tree.
Option C
D
A young woman posed behind bushes.
Option D
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Read the sentence.Scheduled too hectically, the misbegotten tour zigzagging from state to state left the reporter weary from the road.

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scheduled too hectically
B
the misbegotten tour
C
from state to state
D
weary from the road
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dictionlyricodetopic

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diction
B
lyric
C
ode
D
topic
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Consider this image.

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T
This man is texting while driving and may not see obstacles in his path.
M
Many states have passed laws that prohibit texting and driving.
D
Distractions are dangerous; don’t text and drive.
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It is time for you to stop and think!
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Read the sentence.The administrator of the company, the woman overseeing the department, added new personnel to better augment the existing sales force.

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of the company
B
overseeing the department
C
to better augment
D
existing sales force
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To avoid confusion from a misplaced modifier, a participial phrase should be placed

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at the beginning of the sentence.
B
at the end of the sentence.
C
next to the noun it describes.
D
next to the verb it describes.
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Read this prompt.Create a presentation to convince the Hanover County School Board members that the county should add a fall break to next year’s school schedule, creating a week-long respite in October.

f
family
c
classmates
b
business owners
l
leaders
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best

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It seems like every day in class teachers say, “Get out your textbook.”
F
Frederick Douglas once said, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
A
A person’s ability to read impacts his success in every academic area.
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Strengthening reading skills in elementary school will improve all test scores.
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Consider this image.

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Here is a pile of trash washing up on a beach; it is an unattractive sight.
B
Billions of pounds of plastic trash litter the world’s oceans and beaches.
W
When people travel to the beach for vacation, they often encounter trash.
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Trash consists of many plastic items, including plastic milk and water bottles.
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Read the passage from "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles."So do these wonders a most dizzy pain,That mingles Grecian grandeur with the rudeWasting of old Time—with a billowy main—A sun—a shadow of a magnitude.Now, read the passage from "Ozymandias," another poem from the Romantic period.And on the pedestal these words appear:"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"Nothing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal wreck, boundless and bareThe lone and level sands stretch far away.

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Both passages have the theme "time erases everything."
B
"Elgin Marbles" has the theme "art outlasts even death," while "Ozymandias" has the theme "death comes to everything."
C
Both passages have the theme "nature is cruel."
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"Elgin Marbles" has the theme "decay is inevitable," while "Ozymandias" has the theme "fame survives death."
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Read the sentence.Materializing from the mist, the alarm warned the ship to steer quickly to the right of the rocks.

A
It uses a gerund to function as a participle.
B
It places the infinitive phrase in the wrong place.
C
It places the participial phrase in the wrong place.
D
It uses a prepositional phrase to function as an infinitive.
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Read the sentence.The teenagers went to town to muse over whether going to college or to university was the better choice.

A
to town
B
to muse
C
to college
D
to university
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Which line of poetry best imparts a sorrowful mood?

A
droplets keep a steady beat
B
summer showers refresh the scene
C
bare feet splash in puddled rain
D
branches droop as gray skies loom
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Which are examples of themes? Check all that apply.

A
Time heals even the deepest wounds.
B
True friendship knows no boundaries.
C
Vases can be considered a type of art.
D
Pride eventually leads to a downfall.
E
Many people have vibrant imaginations.
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Read the analysis of a theme from "Ode on a Grecian Urn."One theme in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is that art is an eternal and unchanging truth.Now, read the passage from "Solitary Reaper," another poem from the Romantic period.Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sangAs if her song could have no ending;I saw her singing at her work,And o'er the sickle bending;—I listen'd, motionless and still;And, as I mounted up the hill,The music in my heart I bore,Long after it was heard no more.

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"Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang"
B
"I saw her singing at her work"
C
"I listen'd, motionless and still"
D
"Long after it was heard no more"
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Read the haiku by Bashō.A crowhas settled on a bare branch—autumn evening.

A
crow
B
branch
C
autumn
D
evening
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Read the excerpt from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.

A
Both lines contain alliteration, which creates a cheerful tone.
B
Both lines contain alliteration, which draws attention to the speaker’s feelings.
C
The lines use rhyme to transition from deep thought to a joyful memory.
D
The lines use rhyme to show the speaker’s feelings of isolation.
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Read the haiku.In silent mid-nightour old scarecrow topples down . . .weird hollow echo

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pleasing sound.
B
foreboding tone.
C
positive connotation.
D
monotonous rhythm.
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Read the first haiku.Mountain-rose petalsfalling, falling, falling now . . .waterfall musicNow, read the second haiku.By that fallen housethe pear-tree stands full-blooming . . .an ancient battle-site

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Beauty endures, even among destruction.
B
Death is inevitable, conquering all.
C
Nature is the original creator of melody.
D
The scars of war never truly fade.
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Read the haiku.April’s air stirs inwillow-leaves . . . a butterflyfloats and balancesNow, read Gabriel’s analysis of the haiku.This haiku contains a kigo in addition to a motif.

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April’s
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willow-leaves
C
butterfly
D
balances

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