FTCE English 6-12 Practice Test 1 Questions with 100%
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1. The English language is described as a living language because
Answer it changes due to growth and decay. In a living language, words are added and others cease to exist.
2. English has changed over time due to
Answer historical influences, new science and medical discoveries and modifications in social attitudes.
3. Romantic poets feel that isolation and alienation are important components to the
creation of their poetry. What does alienation have to do with Romantic Ideology?
Answer To commune with nature, one needs to be alone with nature. As being with nature is a cathartic
experience to the Romantics, there needs to be a one-to-one relationship with no other distractions.
4. Hamlin Garlin and Bret Harte used realism to create texts. Realism is best defined as
Answer the literary technique of realistically representing the nature of life and the social world, as it would
appear to the common reader. Think of realism as a literary attempt at photography-a realistic approach as opposed
to a romantic one.
5. Who is the author attributed with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Answer Scholars credit Homer, a Greek poet
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, 6. In the construction of an effective persuasive argument, you must include
Answer a full recognition and clear analysis of the counterargument showing its strengths and weaknesses.
7. What American author is famous for such works as Life on the Mississippi and
Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrim;s Progess?
Answer Mark Twain
8. What is a topic sentence?
Answer A sentence usually located at the beginning of a paper that states the main
premise of the essay.
9. What is the definition of grammar?
Answer The branch of language study or linguistic study that deals with the means of showing the
relationship between words in use.
10. Approaches to instruction in grammar include
Answer transformational, traditional and structural
11. The term alliteration means
Answer a repetitive consonant sound occuring at the beginning of a word or of a stressed syllable within
a word.
12. What does the narrator of Moby Dick mean when he says "This is my sub-
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Verified Correct Answers
1. The English language is described as a living language because
Answer it changes due to growth and decay. In a living language, words are added and others cease to exist.
2. English has changed over time due to
Answer historical influences, new science and medical discoveries and modifications in social attitudes.
3. Romantic poets feel that isolation and alienation are important components to the
creation of their poetry. What does alienation have to do with Romantic Ideology?
Answer To commune with nature, one needs to be alone with nature. As being with nature is a cathartic
experience to the Romantics, there needs to be a one-to-one relationship with no other distractions.
4. Hamlin Garlin and Bret Harte used realism to create texts. Realism is best defined as
Answer the literary technique of realistically representing the nature of life and the social world, as it would
appear to the common reader. Think of realism as a literary attempt at photography-a realistic approach as opposed
to a romantic one.
5. Who is the author attributed with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Answer Scholars credit Homer, a Greek poet
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, 6. In the construction of an effective persuasive argument, you must include
Answer a full recognition and clear analysis of the counterargument showing its strengths and weaknesses.
7. What American author is famous for such works as Life on the Mississippi and
Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrim;s Progess?
Answer Mark Twain
8. What is a topic sentence?
Answer A sentence usually located at the beginning of a paper that states the main
premise of the essay.
9. What is the definition of grammar?
Answer The branch of language study or linguistic study that deals with the means of showing the
relationship between words in use.
10. Approaches to instruction in grammar include
Answer transformational, traditional and structural
11. The term alliteration means
Answer a repetitive consonant sound occuring at the beginning of a word or of a stressed syllable within
a word.
12. What does the narrator of Moby Dick mean when he says "This is my sub-
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