Practice PACE questions
A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The
Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams.
"JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out
fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her.
Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not
have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The
only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your
number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date."
During which of the following American literary periods was the play written?
A. Transcendental
B. Enlightenment
C. Romantic
D. Modern - ANS-D
A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The
Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams.
"JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out
fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her.
Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not
have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The
only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your
number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date."
The many dashes, or pauses, in the speech indicate that Jim is...
A. holding back intense feelings for Laura.
B. hiding his true thoughts and intentions.
C. nervous and careful about saying the right thing.
D. angry and uncomfortable at be - ANS-C
A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The
Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams.
"JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out
fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her.
Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not
have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The
only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your
number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date."
, Which of the following best states the meaning of "call" as used in the sentence, "Maybe I've got
no call to be saying this"?
A. A specific need or occasion
B. A visit to someone's house
C. Using the telephone to contact
D. Contacting from - ANS-A
A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The
Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams.
"JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out
fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her.
Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not
have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The
only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your
number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date."
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the excerpt?
A. Jim believes he is the right type of boy for Laura.
B. Laura was never romantically interested in Jim.
C. Jim does not have a good relationship with his sister.
D. Tom - ANS-D
A high school teacher has assigned a novel for students to read outside of class. Which of the
following strategies will be most helpful for a student who struggles with basic reading
comprehension?
A. Working with a partner while reading the novel
B. Watching the film version of the novel before reading the novel
C. Having extra time to finish reading the novel
D. Choosing a different novel that is at a lower reading level for the class - ANS-B
A high school teacher reads a text aloud to students daily while students follow along with their
own copies of the text. By hearing the text read aloud, students gain an understanding of how
which of the following elements contributes to the quality of writing?
A. Themes and motifs
B. Text structure
C. Setting and characterization
D. Sentence structure - ANS-D
A primary reason for the allusion in sentence 2 is to...
A. explain a purpose for the subject that follows.
B. demonstrate that the speaker is well-read.
C. compare the lives of the speaker and Wordsworth.
D. characterize the speaker's native country. - ANS-A
A seventh-grade class of advanced readers is reading the novel Moment Comes (2013) by
Jennifer Bradbury, which is about the partition of India in 1947. During the novel unit, the
teacher has the following learning objectives.
A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The
Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams.
"JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out
fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her.
Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not
have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The
only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your
number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date."
During which of the following American literary periods was the play written?
A. Transcendental
B. Enlightenment
C. Romantic
D. Modern - ANS-D
A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The
Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams.
"JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out
fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her.
Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not
have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The
only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your
number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date."
The many dashes, or pauses, in the speech indicate that Jim is...
A. holding back intense feelings for Laura.
B. hiding his true thoughts and intentions.
C. nervous and careful about saying the right thing.
D. angry and uncomfortable at be - ANS-C
A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The
Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams.
"JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out
fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her.
Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not
have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The
only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your
number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date."
, Which of the following best states the meaning of "call" as used in the sentence, "Maybe I've got
no call to be saying this"?
A. A specific need or occasion
B. A visit to someone's house
C. Using the telephone to contact
D. Contacting from - ANS-A
A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The
Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams.
"JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out
fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her.
Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not
have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The
only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your
number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date."
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the excerpt?
A. Jim believes he is the right type of boy for Laura.
B. Laura was never romantically interested in Jim.
C. Jim does not have a good relationship with his sister.
D. Tom - ANS-D
A high school teacher has assigned a novel for students to read outside of class. Which of the
following strategies will be most helpful for a student who struggles with basic reading
comprehension?
A. Working with a partner while reading the novel
B. Watching the film version of the novel before reading the novel
C. Having extra time to finish reading the novel
D. Choosing a different novel that is at a lower reading level for the class - ANS-B
A high school teacher reads a text aloud to students daily while students follow along with their
own copies of the text. By hearing the text read aloud, students gain an understanding of how
which of the following elements contributes to the quality of writing?
A. Themes and motifs
B. Text structure
C. Setting and characterization
D. Sentence structure - ANS-D
A primary reason for the allusion in sentence 2 is to...
A. explain a purpose for the subject that follows.
B. demonstrate that the speaker is well-read.
C. compare the lives of the speaker and Wordsworth.
D. characterize the speaker's native country. - ANS-A
A seventh-grade class of advanced readers is reading the novel Moment Comes (2013) by
Jennifer Bradbury, which is about the partition of India in 1947. During the novel unit, the
teacher has the following learning objectives.
