Cumulative Exam Review -English Language Arts 11 CR Already Passed

Cumulative Exam Review -English Language Arts 11 CR Already Passed In "Wilson's War Message to Congress" the word "extraordinary" is repeated in order to D) emphasize the importance of the meeting and its special purpose. Which is a motif in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" that represents being trapped? D) the noose Read the quote from "My Heart Is Bursting." Two years ago I made peace with Generals Harney, Sanborn, and Colonel Leavenworth at the mouth of the Little Arkansas. That peace I have never broken. What cultural view is most reflected in this quotation? C) the value of promises Fill in the blank. I want ______ part in this group project because I want to do my own. D) no How does "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" relate to the Declaration of Independence? C) Douglass's speech proclaims that the treatment of African Americans directly contradicts the Declaration of Independence. Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall." Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder If I could put a notion in his head: "Why do they make good neighbours? Isn't it Where there are cows? But here there are no cows. Before I built a wall I'd ask to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offence. Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That wants it down." I could say "Elves" to him, But it's not elves exactly, and I'd rather He said it for himself. What is the speaker's mood in this excerpt? B) playful Which sentence is written correctly? C) Lita was devastated and started wailing when she heard the news. Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival. Which best describes the impact of the author's repetitive use of words that suggest similar ideas, such as "go," "search," and "roam"? A) They urge readers to take definitive and far-reaching action. Fill in the blank. My mom ______ me to go to the store. C) allowed In "Auspex," the phrase "dead leaves and snow" at the end of the first stanza implies that the speaker is experiencing B) an absence of love or passion. In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," what is the significance of the phrase "[Death] knew no haste"? D) The phrase characterizes Death as being removed from human concerns. Read the two excerpts from section 3 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." Then all at once, with terrible suddenness, the light about him shot upward with the noise of a loud splash; a frightful roaring was in his ears, and all was cold and dark. The power of thought was restored; he knew that the rope had broken and he had fallen into the stream. *** As he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! What does the motif of a loud sound represent in the story? B) the passage between dreams and reality Which source would best support an argumentative essay on the importance of protective gear for those playing sports? C) a case study of sports-related injuries In Walden, how is the excerpt from "Spring" mostly organized? A) It describes the order of events as winter turns to spring. Fill in the blanks in order. Serena wanted to _______ a novel _______ her favorite author. B) buy, by Read the sentence. Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit for the New York Yankees when he was thirty-seven years old in 2011 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Which is the best way to revise this complex sentence? A) In 2011, Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. He was thirty-seven years old. Read the final paragraph of "How We Entered World War I." In April 1917 the illusion of isolation was destroyed. America came to the end of innocence, and of the exuberant freedom of bachelor independence. That the responsibilities of world power have not made us happier is no surprise. To help ourselves manage them, we have replaced the illusion of isolation with a new illusion of omnipotence. That screen, too, must fall. Which best explains the purpose of repeating the word "illusion" in the paragraph? A) to emphasize that the United States was never completely isolationist nor will it ever be all powerful Which statement best describes the main idea of the third paragraph of "How We Entered World War I"? B) US citizens were proud of themselves for ignoring the problems going on in Europe. Read the paragraph, which is a summary of a slave narrative by Olaudah Equiano. [1] Robert King was a Quaker merchant and a kind man, and he treated Equiano well. [2] He used Equiano to work at a number of jobs for him, yet he also hired him out to other merchants. [3] A certain boat captain of King's, Thomas Farmer, often traveled between the West Indies and North America, so he needed Equiano's services. [4] Because Equiano had sea-going experience, he could be quite useful to Farmer. Which sentence in the paragraph is structured differently than the others? D) sentence 4 Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall," by Robert Frost. Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. What is Frost describing that "doesn't love a wall"? C) ice Read this excerpt from chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter. Standing on that miserable eminence, she saw again her native village, in Old England, and her paternal home; a decayed house of gray stone, with a poverty-stricken aspect, but retaining a half-obliterated shield of arms over the portal, in token of antique gentility. What is the effect of the underlined words in this excerpt? C) They portray a former setting with humility and dignity. Read the statement. The government of England is subjecting the American colonists to laws that take away their unalienable rights. This statement is the Declaration of Independence's B) minor premise. How are the speakers of "Auspex" and "A Psalm of Life" similar? B) Both contemplate a kind of loss. Read the line from "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church." I just wear my Wings - What does this line illustrate about the speaker's view of spirituality? D) that her personal beliefs are all she needs How does the passionate tone adopted by Satanta within the speech "My Heart Is Bursting" most help him achieve his purpose? A) It strengthens his ability to persuade through emotions.