END OF SEMESTER TEST
ENGLISH 11A EXAM WITH ALL
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The bpoems b"I bHear bAmerica bSinging" band b"I, bToo" bspeak bof bthe bAmerican
bidentity, bbut bthey bdiffer bin bmany bways. bWhich banalysis bcorrectly bpresents bthe
bcontrast bbetween bthe btwo bpoems? b- b bcorrect banswer- bIn bWhitman's bpoem, bthe
bworkers buse btheir bvoices bto bproclaim ban bAmerican bidentity bin bwhich beach
bperson bplays ban bequal bpart. bIn bcontrast, bin bHughes's bpoem, bthe bspeaker's
bvoice bis bstifled bwhen bhe bis bsent bto bthe bkitchen, bdemonstrating bthat bnot
beveryone bhas ban bequal bopportunity bto bbe bpart bof bthe bAmerican bidentity.
Why bdoes bthe bspeaker bin bthis bexcerpt bfrom bLangston bHughes's b"I, bToo" bwish
bto beat bat bthe btable?
Tomorrow,
I'll bbe bat bthe btable
When bcompany bcomes.
Nobody'll bdare
Say bto bme,
"Eat bin bthe bkitchen,"
Then. b- b bcorrect banswer- bThe bspeaker bresents bbeing bsent bto bthe bkitchen band
bwants ban bequal bseat bat bthe btable bwith bother bpeople.
Read bthis bexcerpt bfrom bthe bCherokee bcreation bstory b"How bthe bWorld bWas
bMade":
When ball bwas bwater, bthe banimals bwere babove bin bGalûñ'lati, bbeyond bthe barch;
bbut bit bwas bvery bcrowded, band bthey bwanted bmore broom. bThey bwondered bwhat
bwas bbelow bthe bwater, band bat blast bBeaver's bGrandchild, bthe blittle bWater-beetle,
, boffered bto bgo band bsee bif bhe bcould blearn. bHe bdarted bin bevery bdirection bover
bthe bsurface bof bthe bwater, bbut bcould bfind bno bfirm bplace bto brest. bThen bhe bdived
bto bthe bbottom band bcame bup bwith bsome bsoft bm b- b bcorrect banswer- bearth bdiver
band bemergence
Which bsix bsentences bfrom bthis bcreation bstory bbest bshow bthe belements bof ban
bearth bdiver bstory? b- b bcorrect banswer- b1) bThe bHoga bcame bdown bfrom babove
band bfound bEarth bcovered bwith bwater.
2)So bthey bsent bMuskrat bdown binto bthe bwater. b
3)Then bthey bsent bLoon bdown.
4)Then bthey bsent bBeaver bdown binto bthe bwater.
5)When bhe bcame bup bthere bwas ba blittle bmud bin bhis bclaws.
6)But bthe bpeople btook bthe bmud bout bof bhis bclaws band bmade bthe bland.
Which bphrase bin bthis bexcerpt bfrom bThe bRedeemed bCaptive bby bJohn bWilliams
bdemonstrates ba bPuritan binfluence? b- b bcorrect banswer- bhe bpulled boff ba bcrucifix
bfrom bhis bown bneck
Which bof bthese bthemes bare btypically bfound bin bcolonial bliterature?
I. bGod
II. breligious bpersecution
III. bthe bnobility
IV. binteraction bwith bAmerican bIndians
V. bscience b- b bcorrect banswer- bI, bII, band bIV
Read bthe bexcerpt bfrom b"Thoughts bon bthe bWorks bof bProvidence" bby bPhillis
bWheatley band bcomplete bthe bsentence bthat bfollows.
Arise, bmy bsoul, bon bwings benraptur'd, brise b
To bpraise bthe bmonarch bof bthe bearth band bskies,
Whose bgoodness band bbeneficence bappear b
As bround bits bcentre bmoves bthe brolling byear, b
Or bwhen bthe bmorning bglows bwith brosy bcharms,
Or bthe bsun bslumbers bin bthe bocean's barms: b
Of blight bdivine bbe ba brich bportion blent b
To bguide bmy bsoul, band bfavour bmy bintent.
The bexcerpt bhas bthe bcharacteristics bof b- b bcorrect banswer- bneoclassical
heroic bcouplets
elevated
Which bliterary bdevice bhas bbeen bused bin bthe bunderlined bline?
ENGLISH 11A EXAM WITH ALL
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The bpoems b"I bHear bAmerica bSinging" band b"I, bToo" bspeak bof bthe bAmerican
bidentity, bbut bthey bdiffer bin bmany bways. bWhich banalysis bcorrectly bpresents bthe
bcontrast bbetween bthe btwo bpoems? b- b bcorrect banswer- bIn bWhitman's bpoem, bthe
bworkers buse btheir bvoices bto bproclaim ban bAmerican bidentity bin bwhich beach
bperson bplays ban bequal bpart. bIn bcontrast, bin bHughes's bpoem, bthe bspeaker's
bvoice bis bstifled bwhen bhe bis bsent bto bthe bkitchen, bdemonstrating bthat bnot
beveryone bhas ban bequal bopportunity bto bbe bpart bof bthe bAmerican bidentity.
Why bdoes bthe bspeaker bin bthis bexcerpt bfrom bLangston bHughes's b"I, bToo" bwish
bto beat bat bthe btable?
Tomorrow,
I'll bbe bat bthe btable
When bcompany bcomes.
Nobody'll bdare
Say bto bme,
"Eat bin bthe bkitchen,"
Then. b- b bcorrect banswer- bThe bspeaker bresents bbeing bsent bto bthe bkitchen band
bwants ban bequal bseat bat bthe btable bwith bother bpeople.
Read bthis bexcerpt bfrom bthe bCherokee bcreation bstory b"How bthe bWorld bWas
bMade":
When ball bwas bwater, bthe banimals bwere babove bin bGalûñ'lati, bbeyond bthe barch;
bbut bit bwas bvery bcrowded, band bthey bwanted bmore broom. bThey bwondered bwhat
bwas bbelow bthe bwater, band bat blast bBeaver's bGrandchild, bthe blittle bWater-beetle,
, boffered bto bgo band bsee bif bhe bcould blearn. bHe bdarted bin bevery bdirection bover
bthe bsurface bof bthe bwater, bbut bcould bfind bno bfirm bplace bto brest. bThen bhe bdived
bto bthe bbottom band bcame bup bwith bsome bsoft bm b- b bcorrect banswer- bearth bdiver
band bemergence
Which bsix bsentences bfrom bthis bcreation bstory bbest bshow bthe belements bof ban
bearth bdiver bstory? b- b bcorrect banswer- b1) bThe bHoga bcame bdown bfrom babove
band bfound bEarth bcovered bwith bwater.
2)So bthey bsent bMuskrat bdown binto bthe bwater. b
3)Then bthey bsent bLoon bdown.
4)Then bthey bsent bBeaver bdown binto bthe bwater.
5)When bhe bcame bup bthere bwas ba blittle bmud bin bhis bclaws.
6)But bthe bpeople btook bthe bmud bout bof bhis bclaws band bmade bthe bland.
Which bphrase bin bthis bexcerpt bfrom bThe bRedeemed bCaptive bby bJohn bWilliams
bdemonstrates ba bPuritan binfluence? b- b bcorrect banswer- bhe bpulled boff ba bcrucifix
bfrom bhis bown bneck
Which bof bthese bthemes bare btypically bfound bin bcolonial bliterature?
I. bGod
II. breligious bpersecution
III. bthe bnobility
IV. binteraction bwith bAmerican bIndians
V. bscience b- b bcorrect banswer- bI, bII, band bIV
Read bthe bexcerpt bfrom b"Thoughts bon bthe bWorks bof bProvidence" bby bPhillis
bWheatley band bcomplete bthe bsentence bthat bfollows.
Arise, bmy bsoul, bon bwings benraptur'd, brise b
To bpraise bthe bmonarch bof bthe bearth band bskies,
Whose bgoodness band bbeneficence bappear b
As bround bits bcentre bmoves bthe brolling byear, b
Or bwhen bthe bmorning bglows bwith brosy bcharms,
Or bthe bsun bslumbers bin bthe bocean's barms: b
Of blight bdivine bbe ba brich bportion blent b
To bguide bmy bsoul, band bfavour bmy bintent.
The bexcerpt bhas bthe bcharacteristics bof b- b bcorrect banswer- bneoclassical
heroic bcouplets
elevated
Which bliterary bdevice bhas bbeen bused bin bthe bunderlined bline?
