Comprehensive English 4A Exam with
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Lesson 1 --------------------------------- - ✔✔
Define the literary definition of the word theme. - ✔✔the main idea or underlying meaning of a
creative work
What is the theme of this Unit? ❌ - ✔✔comprehension
How might this definition of theme relate to your future goals? - ✔✔Written and oral
communication is important for survival and learning new skills is needed to compete and win.
Define annotate. - ✔✔to take notes alongside a text ?
What is a purpose for having a discussion? - ✔✔brainstorming ideas, being creative, and writing
Which is the best definition of the word immigrant according to the text? - ✔✔a person who
comes to live in a new country
Which is the best definition of the word trifle as it is used in the text? - ✔✔a small item
What do you think is the author's purpose for writing this text? - ✔✔to explain the immigrants'
point of view
Which of the following statements is correct about this text? - ✔✔The text is probably
nonfiction, relating true events.
,Which sentence would be evidence to support the answer in the previous question? ❌ -
✔✔The text does not have dates and facts that support it.
What might be a person's reason for reading this text? - ✔✔to understand experiences and
how people coped with them, and to learn about America's history
How do the ideas in this text relate to the survival theme? - ✔✔Immigrants have to learn how
to survive in a new country and learning a new language is survival.
Lesson 2 ---------------------------------------- - ✔✔
The English language has many _______ from groups or cultures. - ✔✔variations
If a reader does not pay attention to the context when looking up a word in a dictionary, it
could cause a(n) _______. - ✔✔misunderstanding
A reader must also know the _______—how the word is used in a sentence—to figure out the
meaning and use it correctly. - ✔✔part of speech
To determine nuance, the context, connotation, and ________ should be considered. -
✔✔subtext
A reader needs to understand how words are being used in a text to _______ the meanings. -
✔✔analyze
If a person says "You did great on that exam," when that person knows you failed, then that
person is being ______. - ✔✔sarcastic
,In the Disney movie, Beauty and the Beast, Belle dislikes Gaston intensely. He is always asking
to marry her, and she answers, "I don't deserve you." This is an example of _______. -
✔✔verbal irony
the primary meaning of a word
author's attitude
viewpoint
when words are not used for what they actually mean
circumstances or environment of an event or word meaning
underlying theme or intent
suggestive meaning of a word
slight difference in meaning, expression, or sound - ✔✔denotation
tone
perspective
verbal irony
context
subtext
connotation
nuance
The word ground means ________. - ✔✔item for study
The word trace means ________. - ✔✔investigate
The word transmutation means ________. - ✔✔complete change
The definition of steerage is ________. - ✔✔low-priced passage area in a ship
, The definition for armed is _______. - ✔✔gotten ready for
Tumult means ________. - ✔✔loud roar
Take the plunge is used _________. - ✔✔connotatively and negatively
Utter wretchedness is used ________. - ✔✔denotatively and negatively
What are the author and his wife's plans? - ✔✔to uncover truth and find out who are
mistreating the immigrants, and to disguise themselves as immigrants to explain their
experiences
Quiz 1 -------------------------------------- - ✔✔
Idle means ________. - ✔✔not busy
In the phrase, the iron of war had entered into their souls, the author is suggesting _______. -
✔✔the effects of war were coming upon them
Pierce in the phrase of paragraph 1 is used ______. - ✔✔connotatively and with a violent
nuance
This text is describing ________. - ✔✔a country at war and a realistic expression
Impalpable means ________. - ✔✔not noticeable
In context, mutilated means _______. - ✔✔in pieces
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Lesson 1 --------------------------------- - ✔✔
Define the literary definition of the word theme. - ✔✔the main idea or underlying meaning of a
creative work
What is the theme of this Unit? ❌ - ✔✔comprehension
How might this definition of theme relate to your future goals? - ✔✔Written and oral
communication is important for survival and learning new skills is needed to compete and win.
Define annotate. - ✔✔to take notes alongside a text ?
What is a purpose for having a discussion? - ✔✔brainstorming ideas, being creative, and writing
Which is the best definition of the word immigrant according to the text? - ✔✔a person who
comes to live in a new country
Which is the best definition of the word trifle as it is used in the text? - ✔✔a small item
What do you think is the author's purpose for writing this text? - ✔✔to explain the immigrants'
point of view
Which of the following statements is correct about this text? - ✔✔The text is probably
nonfiction, relating true events.
,Which sentence would be evidence to support the answer in the previous question? ❌ -
✔✔The text does not have dates and facts that support it.
What might be a person's reason for reading this text? - ✔✔to understand experiences and
how people coped with them, and to learn about America's history
How do the ideas in this text relate to the survival theme? - ✔✔Immigrants have to learn how
to survive in a new country and learning a new language is survival.
Lesson 2 ---------------------------------------- - ✔✔
The English language has many _______ from groups or cultures. - ✔✔variations
If a reader does not pay attention to the context when looking up a word in a dictionary, it
could cause a(n) _______. - ✔✔misunderstanding
A reader must also know the _______—how the word is used in a sentence—to figure out the
meaning and use it correctly. - ✔✔part of speech
To determine nuance, the context, connotation, and ________ should be considered. -
✔✔subtext
A reader needs to understand how words are being used in a text to _______ the meanings. -
✔✔analyze
If a person says "You did great on that exam," when that person knows you failed, then that
person is being ______. - ✔✔sarcastic
,In the Disney movie, Beauty and the Beast, Belle dislikes Gaston intensely. He is always asking
to marry her, and she answers, "I don't deserve you." This is an example of _______. -
✔✔verbal irony
the primary meaning of a word
author's attitude
viewpoint
when words are not used for what they actually mean
circumstances or environment of an event or word meaning
underlying theme or intent
suggestive meaning of a word
slight difference in meaning, expression, or sound - ✔✔denotation
tone
perspective
verbal irony
context
subtext
connotation
nuance
The word ground means ________. - ✔✔item for study
The word trace means ________. - ✔✔investigate
The word transmutation means ________. - ✔✔complete change
The definition of steerage is ________. - ✔✔low-priced passage area in a ship
, The definition for armed is _______. - ✔✔gotten ready for
Tumult means ________. - ✔✔loud roar
Take the plunge is used _________. - ✔✔connotatively and negatively
Utter wretchedness is used ________. - ✔✔denotatively and negatively
What are the author and his wife's plans? - ✔✔to uncover truth and find out who are
mistreating the immigrants, and to disguise themselves as immigrants to explain their
experiences
Quiz 1 -------------------------------------- - ✔✔
Idle means ________. - ✔✔not busy
In the phrase, the iron of war had entered into their souls, the author is suggesting _______. -
✔✔the effects of war were coming upon them
Pierce in the phrase of paragraph 1 is used ______. - ✔✔connotatively and with a violent
nuance
This text is describing ________. - ✔✔a country at war and a realistic expression
Impalpable means ________. - ✔✔not noticeable
In context, mutilated means _______. - ✔✔in pieces
