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Writing a Personal Narrative that Expresses Your Identity — Unit test Answers

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When writing the beginning of a personal narrative, it is important to

A
describe the lesson learned.
B
build the intensity of the story.
C
explain the significance of the experience.
D
introduce key people, places, and events.
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Which excerpt from “Seventh Grade” is an example of an internal expectation?

A
Teresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself as he left the gym full of students in their new fall clothes.
B
The principal, Mr. Belton, spoke over the crackling loudspeaker, welcoming the students to a new year, new experiences, and new friendships.
C
In English, they reviewed the parts of speech. Mr. Lucas, a portly man, waddled down the aisle, asking, "What is a noun?"
D
The teacher wet his lips and asked something else in French. The room grew silent. Victor felt all eyes staring at him.
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Read the sentence.She got soaked walking home in the rain yesterday because her umbrella was in her gym locker.Which part of this sentence is a clause?

A
"she got soaked walking"
B
"home in the rain yesterday"
C
"because her umbrella"
D
"was in her gym locker"
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A
The students line up in the afternoon to wait, for the buses to arrive.
B
The students, line up in the afternoon, to wait for the buses to arrive.
C
The students line up in the afternoon to wait for the buses to arrive.
D
The students line up in the afternoon, to wait for the buses to arrive.
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Read the sentence.I rode to my grandmother’s house on the bus.Which is the best revision of this sentence?

A
I, to my grandmother’s house, rode on the bus.
B
The bus to my grandmother’s house, I rode.
C
I rode the bus to my grandmother’s house.
D
To my grandmother’s house on the bus I rode.
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Read the sentences from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.I grabbed the chain with both hands and pulled. A small torrent of water gushed into the bowl, swirling and disappearing down the drain with a deep, sonorous gargle. I waited a few minutes and pulled the chain again.That night I got up several times to go to the toilet, until I was ordered to go to sleep.Why does Ernesto go to the toilet several times?

A
He has an upset stomach.
B
He is fascinated by the invention.
C
He drank a lot of water with his dinner.
D
He is trying to get his mother's attention.
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Read the following sentence. Then, answer the question.Ben wants to go to the zoo but his sister is not feeling well.Which statement is correct?

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No comma is needed because a dependent clause follows an independent clause in this sentence.
B
A comma is needed in this sentence after the word "but" to separate the two independent clauses.
C
No comma is needed because this is a simple sentence that expresses only one idea.
D
A comma is needed after the word "zoo" to separate the two independent clauses joined by the conjunction.
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Which answer choice would be the best topic for a personal narrative?

A
what I ate for breakfast
B
my favorite movie or TV show
C
the history of my hometown
D
a mistake I made
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Which example of dialogue is formatted correctly?

A
I said to her “Have fun on your summer vacation.”
B
I said to her, “Have fun on your summer vacation.”
C
I said to her “Have fun on your summer vacation”.
D
I said to her, “have fun on your summer vacation.”
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Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins.I ask them to take a poemand hold it up to the lightlike a color slideor press an ear against its hive.Which line from the excerpt contains a metaphor?

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"I ask them to take a poem"
B
"and hold it up to the light"
C
"like a color slide"
D
"or press an ear against its hive"
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Read the excerpt from "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" by Emily Dickinson.I’m nobody! Who are you?Are you nobody, too?Then there’s a pair of us—don’t tell!They’d banish us, you know.Which statement best explains the central idea of this stanza?

A
The poet has something to hide.
B
The poet identifies with private people.
C
The poet is afraid of authority figures.
D
The poet seeks fame and recognition.
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Which statement is punctuated correctly?

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Selena, started playing hockey, her favorite sport when she was seven because her older sister was a star goalie.
B
Selena started playing hockey, her favorite sport when she was seven because her older sister was a star goalie.
C
Selena started playing hockey, her favorite sport, when she was seven because her older sister was a star goalie.
D
Selena started playing hockey her favorite sport, when she was seven, because her older sister was a star goalie.
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Read this excerpt from The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton.I love Soda more than I’ve ever loved anyone, even Mom and Dad. He’s always happy-go-lucky and grinning, while Darry’s hard and firm and rarely grins at all. But then, Darry’s gone through a lot in his twenty years, grown up too fast. Sodapop’ll never grow up at all. I don’t know which way’s the best. I’ll find out one of these days.

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Hardships are part of life’s journey.
B
Small things make a big difference.
C
Life can sometimes be unfair.
D
Life experiences shape character.
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Which excerpt from "Foreign Lands" contains a metaphor?

A
The dusty roads go up and downWith people tramping in to town.
B
I saw the next-door garden lie,Adorned with flowers, before my eye
C
I held the trunk with both my handsAnd looked abroad on foreign lands.
D
I saw the dimpling river passAnd be the sky's blue looking-glass;
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Read the first two stanzas of "Foreign Lands". Which excerpt contains hyperbole?

A
Up into the cherry treeWho should climb but little me?
B
I held the trunk with both my handsAnd looked abroad on foreign lands.
C
I saw the next-door garden lie,Adorned with flowers, before my eye,
D
And many pleasant places moreThat I had never seen before.
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Which statement best describes the central idea of "Foreign Lands"?

A
The speaker takes joy in climbing trees to look for a new place to live.
B
The speaker takes joy in climbing trees and imagining far-off places.
C
The speaker takes joy in climbing trees and observing other countries.
D
The speaker takes joy in climbing trees to spy on his neighbors.
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Read this excerpt from "Foreign Lands."To where the roads on either handLead onward into fairy land,Where all the children dine at five,And all the playthings come alive.What is the effect of Robert Louis Stevenson’s use of figurative language in this stanza?

A
It shows that the author has the ability to see the future.
B
It emphasizes the dreamlike world of the speaker’s imagination.
C
It highlights that the speaker has visited many far-off places.
D
It illustrates what the speaker sees looking down from the tree.
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Read the excerpt from A Girl from Yamhill.He does not faint. Somehow Mother boosts him along to the parlor couch. Later, after the doctor has gone, I learn that a sudden jerk on the reins by a team of horses has dislocated the arm, an accident that has happened before in his heavy farm work, for his shoulder sockets are too shallow for the weight of his muscles. Mother’s determination always supports him to the couch.Which universal theme is present in this excerpt?

A
Hard work often leads to injuries and suffering.
B
People sacrifice and work hard for those whom they love.
C
People who sacrifice for their families are rewarded.
D
A person who works too hard is forced to depend on others.
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Read this excerpt from A Girl from Yamhill.In the morning I descended from the bedroom by sliding down the banister railing, which curved at the end to make a flat landing place just right for my bottom. At night I climbed the long flight of stairs alone, undressed in the dark because I could not reach the light, and went to bed. I was not afraid and did not know that other children were tucked in bed and kissed good night by parents not too tired to make an extra trip up a flight of stairs after a hard day’s work.Based on this excerpt, how does the narrator feel about her home as a child?

A
She feels it is dark and cramped.
B
She feels it is warm and cozy.
C
She feels it is safe and comfortable.
D
She feels it is spacious and spooky.
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Read this excerpt from A Girl from Yamhill.Proud to be the bearer of astonishing news, I run back. "Daddy! There’s a tree in the sitting room!"I expect my father to spring from his chair, alarmed, and rush to the sitting room. Instead, my parents laugh. They explain about Christmas trees and decorations.Oh. Is that all? A Christmas tree is interesting, but I am disappointed. A tree slipping into the house at night had appealed to me. I want my father to charge into the sitting room to save us all from the intruder.Based on this excerpt, the reader can reasonably infer that the narrator is

A
looking for adventure and excitement.
B
excited to receive Christmas presents.
C
embarrassed that her parents are laughing at her.
D
confused about why her parents tricked her.

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