English Cumulative Exam (2022/2023) Already Passed

ENGLISH CUMULATIVE EXAM (2022/2023) ALREADY PASSED What is group mentality or groupthink? D. It occurs when pressure to belong in a group overrides an individual's personal values, sense of reality, and reasoning. Which of the following statements is FALSE? Sensory details include the time of day, year, and location of a story. (?) Which literary element is being used in the passage below? Matt......... Situational Irony Which of the following statements is true? C. It is possible that a suspenseful story can have an ironic outcome. (?) One of the themes of this story is associated with __________. Greed Which of the following statements is FALSE? C. Etymology looks at changes in form and use over time. (?) Which of the statements below BEST explains the situation described? Mr. Tanner teaches social studies at Central High. His students are afraid of him because he holds very high standards for grading and often fails more than 50% of his students. If a student arrives late, Mr. Tanner will force the student to apologize to the entire class. Some students are so intimidated by Mr. Tanner's presence that they choose not to go to class if they do not have their homework completed. B. Mr. Tanner is a strict teacher. Which literary element is being used in the passage below? As Becky walked up the stairs, she heard a noise coming from the attic. She immediately froze and looked up at the ceiling. "Hello?" Becky nervously called out. Silence. Then she heard a faint scratching. It got louder and louder. Whatever was up there was getting closer to the attic door. A. Suspense Which of the following excerpts from the story does NOT help create suspense? C. "And people came to him from far and wide, taking him to their sick, and giving him so much money that he soon became a wealthy man." Which of the questions below is phrased assertively? A. May I ride shotgun? The reader often feels surprise when the author uses which type of literary element? C. Situational Irony In the story, the life-lights of mankind are __________. B. Candles The reader often feels anxiety when the author uses which type of literary element? A. Suspense Which of the following is a reason why people engage in bullying behavior? D. The bully wants to fit in with a group that agrees with bullying. Which of the following statements is FALSE? D. An example of irony from the story is that the devil wants to be the boy's godfather. Which of the following statements is FALSE? A. Death blew out the life-light candle of the physician even though it was very large. Which of the following is NOT an effect of bullying? A. high self-esteem Which of the following can help satisfy the need to belong? C. family and friends What is the best definition of situational irony? C. the outcome of a story is the opposite of what is expected All of the following characters offered to be the godfather for the thirteenth child EXCEPT: C. The king Which kind of victims do bullies tend to seek? A. victims who have passive personalities In the story, Death is personified as __________. D. An old man Which of the below is an example of a cyberbully using a direct attack? C. sending threatening instant messages or texts When should you (assertively) stand up for yourself against a bully? C. if you can see your bully, stand up for yourself To determine the meaning of the word distinction in this context, you could use all of the following contextual clues EXCEPT: D. identifying irony