Unit 1A Flashcards
Read the following quotation:
“We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.”
Which choice is the best paraphrase of this quotation?
a) A person can act on good or bad intentions, and that is fine because it true of everyone.
b) Everyone is good and bad, but a person cannot choose to act on both good and bad.
c) A person should choose to act only on good intentions.
d) A person can have good or bad thoughts, but he or she is ultimately defined by his or her actions.
d) A person can have good or bad thoughts, but he or she is ultimately defined by his or her actions.
Which choice best describes successful paraphrasing?
a) Paraphrasing uses most of the same language from a text.
b) Paraphrasing tells the ideas in a text in your own words.
c) Paraphrasing explains the main idea of a text.
d) Paraphrasing uses all of the specific details from a text.
b) Paraphrasing tells the ideas in a text in your own words.
Which statement best describes a theme shared by the two poems “The Road Not Taken” and “Choices”?
a) Making choices often leads to bitterness over the option that wasn’t selected.
b) It is important to think long and hard in order to make the right choice.
c) It is important to focus on the path you choose and not think of other paths.
d) Making a choice often involves some sort of compromise.
d) Making a choice often involves some sort of compromise.
Read this excerpt from “The Road Not Taken”:
“I shall be telling this with a sigh / Somewhere ages and ages hence: / Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, / I took the one less traveled by”
Read this excerpt from “Choices”:
“since i can’t go / where i need / to go … then i must go / where the signs point”
Which statement most likely describes the authors’ purpose for using figurative language in these lines?
a) The figurative language conveys the idea that life is similar to a journey.
b) The figurative language gives the poems a sad tone.
c) The figurative language helps warn the reader to be cautious when making choices.
d) The figurative language helps warn the reader to be cautious when making choices.
a) The figurative language conveys the idea that life is similar to a journey.
What purpose does the conversation between Martha and her grandfather best serve in the personal narrative “The Scholarship Jacket”?
a) It serves as a resolution to the main conflict; it shows that Martha will not get the jacket after all because she can’t afford it.
b) It serves as character development; it shows the difficult relationship between Martha and her grandfather.
c) It serves as a major turning point; it explains what causes Martha’s view of the situation to change.
d) It serves as suspense; it makes the reader question how the story’s conflict will ultimately be resolved.
c) It serves as a major turning point; it explains what causes Martha’s view of the situation to change.
Which choice best summarizes Martha’s immediate response to the central incident in the personal narrative “The Scholarship Jacket”?
a) Martha is upset and wants to do what the school asks so she can have the jacket.
b) Martha is angry and wants to demand the jacket because she feels she earned it.
c) Martha is embarrassed and wants to hide because the principal criticizes her.
d) Martha is indifferent and wants to tell the principal that someone else should have the jacket.
a) Martha is upset and wants to do what the school asks so she can have the jacket.
What evidence from the passage best supports the conclusion that the central conflict of “The Scholarship Jacket” is resolved in a positive way?
a) “Then if you pay for it, Martha, it’s not a scholarship jacket, is it? Tell your principal I will not pay the fifteen dollars.”
b) “Okay. We’ll make an exception in your case. I’ll tell the Board, you’ll get your jacket.”
c) “Grandpa didn’t say anything; he just gave me a pat on the shoulder and a smile.”
d) “I guess you’ll just have to give it to Joann.” I hadn’t meant to say that, it had just slipped out.
b) “Okay. We’ll make an exception in your case. I’ll tell the Board, you’ll get your jacket.”
Read the following sentence:
Her grades were the best in the class.
Which two options can correctly replace “her”?
a) Martha
b) Martha’s
c) Marthas’
d) Marthas’s
e) The girl’s
f) The girls’
b) Martha’s
e) The girl’s
Read the following sentence:
Martha overheard their argument about her.
Which phrase can correctly replace “their” in the sentence?
a) her teachers
b) her teacher’s
c) her teachers’
d) her teachers’s
c) her teachers’
Which two actions are included in the “Revise” step of writing?
a) outlining the narrative
b) evaluating feedback on a rough draft
c) publishing in a digital format
d) planning what to change to improve the draft
e) putting the narrative onto paper
b) evaluating feedback on a rough draft
d) planning what to change to improve the draft
Read this paragraph from a student essay:
“After years of struggle”, I’m able to run five kilometers from start to finish without stopping. “It wasn’t easy”, I can tell you. I wanted to quit training several times. I thought that I would always dislike running. “It turns out”, I love it more than ever “now”.
Which underlined (parentheses) word or phrase is an example of a transition that most likely improves external coherence?
a) now
b) It wasn’t easy
c) It turns out
d) After years of struggle
d) After years of struggle
Which three strategies can make a narrative introduction effective?
a) creating a sense of suspense
b) explaining each character’s background in depth before the story begins
c) having characters look in the mirror so the reader knows what they look like
d) telling enough about the setting and main character to create interest
e) setting stakes for the main character
f) satisfyingly resolving conflicts between characters
a) creating a sense of suspense
d) telling enough about the setting and main character to create interest
e) setting stakes for the main character
Read this paragraph about a character moving across the country and experiencing several problems along the way:
“Tara’s life was perfect. She had good grades, loved playing soccer, and had a bedroom all to herself. Then her mom asked if they could talk about a ‘new adventure.’”
Which revision most improves the narrative lead?
a) Changing the character’s introduction to include physical descriptions.
b) Changing the word “was” in the first sentence to “seemed.”
c) Adding a sentence that gives Tara’s mom’s point of view.
d) Adding this sentence to the end of the paragraph: “That’s when Tara’s life turned upside down.”
d) Adding this sentence to the end of the paragraph: “That’s when Tara’s life turned upside down.”
Read these sentences from the personal narrative “Why Couldn’t I Have Been Named Ashley?”:
There my name is not embossed on any pencil or vanity plate. It is etched in the minds of the people.
What does the author’s use of metaphor in this excerpt best convey about the speaker?
a) a realization that her connection to her roots is more important than having a common name
b) a realization that she should teach others about the meaning behind her name
c) a realization that her name is important to other people
d) a realization that other people might name their children uncommon names
a) a realization that her connection to her roots is more important than having a common name
Read the following sentence from a student’s personal narrative:
I never expected to win a race.
Which revision most effectively adds more detail to the sentence?
a) It was possible, but I never expected to win a race.
b) Even though I ran, I never expected to win a race.
c) When I started training, I never expected to win a race.
d) The trees were losing leaves, and I never expected to win a race.
c) When I started training, I never expected to win a race.
