CUMULATIVE EXAM REVIEW,
ENGLISH CUMULATIVE EXAM
REVIEW, UNIT TEST 2, UNIT REVIEW
ENGLISH. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What inference can be made about Clover's motivation to tell Boxer to stop working so hard? -
ANS d. Clover thinks that if Boxer continues working so hard he will wear himself out and be
harmed.
Which quotation from a Shakespearean sonnet is a couplet? - ANS a. "And yet by heaven, I
think my love as rare, / As any she belied with false compare."
Which statement best compares how the two authors address this topic? - ANS d. Memmott
presents facts about the dictatorship objectively, while Alvarez gives details about how it
affected people.
Which central ideas are developed in chapters 3 and 4 of Animal Farm? Select two options. -
ANS c. The pigs use language and propaganda as tools.
d.Only the pigs are able to learn to read and write.
What is the cartoonist's purpose in this editorial cartoon? - ANS b. to make a satire about
how many reporters cover bad weather
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,What is the best evaluation of Ahmad's reasoning? - ANS a. It is illogical because it relies on
faulty reasoning.
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.
Sugar is a taste we all want, a taste we all crave. People throughout the planet everywhere have
been willing to do anything, anything at all, to get that touch of sweetness. We even know
exactly how thrilling it was to taste sugar for the first time. When the Lewis and Clark Expedition
met up with the Shoshone, who had little previous contact with Old World products, Sacagawea
gave a tiny piece of sugar to a chief. He loved it, saying it was "the best thing he had ever
tasted." Sugar created a hunger, a need, which swept from one corner of the world to another,
bringing the most terrible misery and destruction, but then, too, the most inspiring ideas of
liberty.
The text structure of this passage is - ANS c. cause and effect.
How does the illustration relate to the description of a Great House in the text? - ANS c. The
illustration shows what a Great House looked like from the outside, while the text explains what
a Great House looked like from the inside.
What can a writer describe about two characters to help develop their personalities? - ANS a.
their communication
When participating in a group discussion, a good group member maintains a balance between -
ANS a. speaking and listening
Which elements does strong narrative writing always contain? Check all that apply. - ANS a. a
connection to an outline
c.. a clear point of view.
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,e. a description of events
Which aspects of Russian history does the passage most reflect? Select three options. -
ANS a. the corruption of those in power
b. propaganda spread to induce confusion.
c. Stalin's attempt to expand industry.
Read the sentence.
The students found the grammatical rules incredibly simple to understand and use.
Which word does the underlined phrase modify? - ANS c. rules
Which evidence best supports the authors' claim and purpose? - ANS a. "Simple enough; but
this trade up and down the Atlantic coast was part of a much larger world system."
Which details do the authors include to support the claim in this passage? Select two options. -
ANS b. explanations of how revolutionary ideas spread to Saint Domingue
d. examples of revolutionary ideas from other countries
Which inference does this passage support? - ANS c. as sugar became increasingly available
to the English, they wanted to acquire even more of it.
What is the best way to revise the paragraph to connect ideas? - ANS d. by combining
sentences 4 and 5 with the transition word so
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, Which is the authors' purpose for writing this passage? - ANS b. to inform readers about the
cultural and historical significance of honey
The fisherman's motivation is to - ANS b try to find a way to stay alive.
Which text evidence best supports the authors' claim and purpose that enslaved people were
more than mercilessly treated workers? - ANS b. "They were not just labor, not just bodies
born to work and die."
Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars."
To permanently stem this flow of children, we must address the complex root causes of violence
in Honduras, as well as the demand for illegal drugs in the United States that is fueling that
violence.
What device supports the author's purpose, which is to show what has led to the refugee crisis?
- ANS b. repetition
Read the sentence.
Because of the high winds, the fire may spread rapidly, and we have been ordered to evacuate.
What type of sentence is this? - ANS c. a compound sentence
How does Orwell use irony in this excerpt? - ANS c. The text shows that the animals expected
a different outcome than the reality they are facing.
How does the cartoonist use an analogy to express his viewpoint in this cartoon? - ANS c. The
cartoonist compares the shark's illness to food poisoning to show that pollution affects wildlife.
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ENGLISH CUMULATIVE EXAM
REVIEW, UNIT TEST 2, UNIT REVIEW
ENGLISH. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What inference can be made about Clover's motivation to tell Boxer to stop working so hard? -
ANS d. Clover thinks that if Boxer continues working so hard he will wear himself out and be
harmed.
Which quotation from a Shakespearean sonnet is a couplet? - ANS a. "And yet by heaven, I
think my love as rare, / As any she belied with false compare."
Which statement best compares how the two authors address this topic? - ANS d. Memmott
presents facts about the dictatorship objectively, while Alvarez gives details about how it
affected people.
Which central ideas are developed in chapters 3 and 4 of Animal Farm? Select two options. -
ANS c. The pigs use language and propaganda as tools.
d.Only the pigs are able to learn to read and write.
What is the cartoonist's purpose in this editorial cartoon? - ANS b. to make a satire about
how many reporters cover bad weather
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,What is the best evaluation of Ahmad's reasoning? - ANS a. It is illogical because it relies on
faulty reasoning.
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.
Sugar is a taste we all want, a taste we all crave. People throughout the planet everywhere have
been willing to do anything, anything at all, to get that touch of sweetness. We even know
exactly how thrilling it was to taste sugar for the first time. When the Lewis and Clark Expedition
met up with the Shoshone, who had little previous contact with Old World products, Sacagawea
gave a tiny piece of sugar to a chief. He loved it, saying it was "the best thing he had ever
tasted." Sugar created a hunger, a need, which swept from one corner of the world to another,
bringing the most terrible misery and destruction, but then, too, the most inspiring ideas of
liberty.
The text structure of this passage is - ANS c. cause and effect.
How does the illustration relate to the description of a Great House in the text? - ANS c. The
illustration shows what a Great House looked like from the outside, while the text explains what
a Great House looked like from the inside.
What can a writer describe about two characters to help develop their personalities? - ANS a.
their communication
When participating in a group discussion, a good group member maintains a balance between -
ANS a. speaking and listening
Which elements does strong narrative writing always contain? Check all that apply. - ANS a. a
connection to an outline
c.. a clear point of view.
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,e. a description of events
Which aspects of Russian history does the passage most reflect? Select three options. -
ANS a. the corruption of those in power
b. propaganda spread to induce confusion.
c. Stalin's attempt to expand industry.
Read the sentence.
The students found the grammatical rules incredibly simple to understand and use.
Which word does the underlined phrase modify? - ANS c. rules
Which evidence best supports the authors' claim and purpose? - ANS a. "Simple enough; but
this trade up and down the Atlantic coast was part of a much larger world system."
Which details do the authors include to support the claim in this passage? Select two options. -
ANS b. explanations of how revolutionary ideas spread to Saint Domingue
d. examples of revolutionary ideas from other countries
Which inference does this passage support? - ANS c. as sugar became increasingly available
to the English, they wanted to acquire even more of it.
What is the best way to revise the paragraph to connect ideas? - ANS d. by combining
sentences 4 and 5 with the transition word so
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Which is the authors' purpose for writing this passage? - ANS b. to inform readers about the
cultural and historical significance of honey
The fisherman's motivation is to - ANS b try to find a way to stay alive.
Which text evidence best supports the authors' claim and purpose that enslaved people were
more than mercilessly treated workers? - ANS b. "They were not just labor, not just bodies
born to work and die."
Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars."
To permanently stem this flow of children, we must address the complex root causes of violence
in Honduras, as well as the demand for illegal drugs in the United States that is fueling that
violence.
What device supports the author's purpose, which is to show what has led to the refugee crisis?
- ANS b. repetition
Read the sentence.
Because of the high winds, the fire may spread rapidly, and we have been ordered to evacuate.
What type of sentence is this? - ANS c. a compound sentence
How does Orwell use irony in this excerpt? - ANS c. The text shows that the animals expected
a different outcome than the reality they are facing.
How does the cartoonist use an analogy to express his viewpoint in this cartoon? - ANS c. The
cartoonist compares the shark's illness to food poisoning to show that pollution affects wildlife.
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