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FTCE ENGLISH 6-12 PRACTICE TEST 1
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
The English language is described as a living language because Ans: it
changes due to growth and decay. In a living language, words are added
and others cease to exist.
English has changed over time due to Ans: historical influences, new
science and medical discoveries and modifications in social attitudes.
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? Ans: 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.
Hamlin Garlin and Bret Harte used realism to create texts. Realism is best
defined as Ans: 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.
Who is the author attributed with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Ans: Scholars credit Homer, a Greek poet
In the construction of an effective persuasive argument, you must include
Ans: a full recognition and clear analysis of the counterargument
showing its strengths and weaknesses.
What American author is famous for such works as Life on the Mississippi
and Innocents Abroad: or The New Pilgrim;s Progess? Ans: Mark Twain
What is a topic sentence? Ans: A sentence usually located at the
beginning of a paper that states the main premise of the essay.
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What is the definition of grammar? Ans: The branch of language study
or linguistic study that deals with the means of showing the relationship
between words in use.
Approaches to instruction in grammar include Ans: transformational,
traditional and structural
The term alliteration means Ans: a repetitive consonant sound occuring
at the beginning of a word or of a stressed syllable within a word.
What does the narrator of Moby Dick mean when he says "This is my
substitute for pistol and ball"? Ans: If he doesn't get to the sea right
away, he will kill himself. In other words, it suggests that sailing is the
only cure for his depression.
When the narrator refers to "a damp, drizzly November in my soul," he is
using what type of figure of speech. Ans: metaphor, whereby symbols
replace literal representations.
For the purpose of continuity, historians and scholars divide the periods
of English literature into various segments. Ans: Old English, Middle
English, Renaissance, Neoclassical, Romantic, Victorian, Modern periods.
The term that denotes or classifies a recurring type of literature, also
called a literary form, is more commonly referred to as Ans: Genre is a
word of French that denotes the categorizing or classification of literary
works by subject. Genres can include but are not limited to such
categories as westersn, science fiction, horror, mystery, and detective
stories.
Keats, Shelly (Percy Bysshe and Mary), Coleridge, and Wordsmith are
names associated with which period of English Literature? Ans: The
authors are all associated with the Romantic period.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, one of the most famous authors in American
History, is know by a more familiar pen name. What is it? Ans: Mark
Twain, who took his pen name from the language of the river boats he so
loved.
FTCE ENGLISH 6-12 PRACTICE TEST 1
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
The English language is described as a living language because Ans: it
changes due to growth and decay. In a living language, words are added
and others cease to exist.
English has changed over time due to Ans: historical influences, new
science and medical discoveries and modifications in social attitudes.
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? Ans: 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.
Hamlin Garlin and Bret Harte used realism to create texts. Realism is best
defined as Ans: 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.
Who is the author attributed with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Ans: Scholars credit Homer, a Greek poet
In the construction of an effective persuasive argument, you must include
Ans: a full recognition and clear analysis of the counterargument
showing its strengths and weaknesses.
What American author is famous for such works as Life on the Mississippi
and Innocents Abroad: or The New Pilgrim;s Progess? Ans: Mark Twain
What is a topic sentence? Ans: A sentence usually located at the
beginning of a paper that states the main premise of the essay.
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What is the definition of grammar? Ans: The branch of language study
or linguistic study that deals with the means of showing the relationship
between words in use.
Approaches to instruction in grammar include Ans: transformational,
traditional and structural
The term alliteration means Ans: a repetitive consonant sound occuring
at the beginning of a word or of a stressed syllable within a word.
What does the narrator of Moby Dick mean when he says "This is my
substitute for pistol and ball"? Ans: If he doesn't get to the sea right
away, he will kill himself. In other words, it suggests that sailing is the
only cure for his depression.
When the narrator refers to "a damp, drizzly November in my soul," he is
using what type of figure of speech. Ans: metaphor, whereby symbols
replace literal representations.
For the purpose of continuity, historians and scholars divide the periods
of English literature into various segments. Ans: Old English, Middle
English, Renaissance, Neoclassical, Romantic, Victorian, Modern periods.
The term that denotes or classifies a recurring type of literature, also
called a literary form, is more commonly referred to as Ans: Genre is a
word of French that denotes the categorizing or classification of literary
works by subject. Genres can include but are not limited to such
categories as westersn, science fiction, horror, mystery, and detective
stories.
Keats, Shelly (Percy Bysshe and Mary), Coleridge, and Wordsmith are
names associated with which period of English Literature? Ans: The
authors are all associated with the Romantic period.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, one of the most famous authors in American
History, is know by a more familiar pen name. What is it? Ans: Mark
Twain, who took his pen name from the language of the river boats he so
loved.
