7.01 Semester Test English 9 Semester A
Test - Part 1 Questions and Answers
1.Select two sentences in the passage that best show how Mr. Auld appeals
to Mrs. Auld's concern for the well-being of the narrator, Frederick Douglass.
Answer "As to himself, it could do him no good, but a great deal of
harm" "it would make him discontented and unhappy"
2.Read these sentences from paragraph 4.
The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was
that of making friends of all the little white boys whom I met in the street.
As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers. With their kindly
aid, obtained at different times and in different places, I finally succeeded in
learning to read.
How are the ideas organized in the sentences?
Answer problem and solution
3.What would be the effect of an omniscient third-person narration?
Answer The reader would have a better understanding of the thoughts
and opinions of the Aulds.
4.Reread the first two paragraphs.
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, Which phrase best describes Douglass's purpose for including this particular
experience in the narrative of his life?
Answer to show the importance of education in changing his life
5.How does the conversation in paragraph 1 between Mr. and Mrs. Auld
contribute to the central idea of this passage?
Answer Douglass begins to understand the value of education for his
future.
6.Part A
Read these sentences from Paragraph 2 of the passage.
These words sank deep into my heart, stirred up sentiments within that lay
slumbering, and called into existence an entirely new train of thought. It was
a new and special revelation, explaining dark and mysterious things, with
which my youthful understanding had struggled, but struggled in vain. I now
understood what had been to me a most perplexing difficulty—....
Which definition best expresses the connotative meaning of the word youthful
as the author uses it in the second sentence?
Answer ignorant
7.Part B
What effect does the author's use of the word youthful have on the meaning of
this passage?
Answer It shows that Douglass's new awareness of how owners maintain
control over slaves allows him to better understand how to improve his
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Test - Part 1 Questions and Answers
1.Select two sentences in the passage that best show how Mr. Auld appeals
to Mrs. Auld's concern for the well-being of the narrator, Frederick Douglass.
Answer "As to himself, it could do him no good, but a great deal of
harm" "it would make him discontented and unhappy"
2.Read these sentences from paragraph 4.
The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was
that of making friends of all the little white boys whom I met in the street.
As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers. With their kindly
aid, obtained at different times and in different places, I finally succeeded in
learning to read.
How are the ideas organized in the sentences?
Answer problem and solution
3.What would be the effect of an omniscient third-person narration?
Answer The reader would have a better understanding of the thoughts
and opinions of the Aulds.
4.Reread the first two paragraphs.
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, Which phrase best describes Douglass's purpose for including this particular
experience in the narrative of his life?
Answer to show the importance of education in changing his life
5.How does the conversation in paragraph 1 between Mr. and Mrs. Auld
contribute to the central idea of this passage?
Answer Douglass begins to understand the value of education for his
future.
6.Part A
Read these sentences from Paragraph 2 of the passage.
These words sank deep into my heart, stirred up sentiments within that lay
slumbering, and called into existence an entirely new train of thought. It was
a new and special revelation, explaining dark and mysterious things, with
which my youthful understanding had struggled, but struggled in vain. I now
understood what had been to me a most perplexing difficulty—....
Which definition best expresses the connotative meaning of the word youthful
as the author uses it in the second sentence?
Answer ignorant
7.Part B
What effect does the author's use of the word youthful have on the meaning of
this passage?
Answer It shows that Douglass's new awareness of how owners maintain
control over slaves allows him to better understand how to improve his
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