NYSTCE English Language Arts Exam-
Graded A
According to Robert Zajonc's drive theory, a cross country runner might - ANSWER-
perform better if he believes the task to be easy.
A student in a classroom is exhibiting social loafing by - ANSWER-not raising her hand
when the teacher asks a question.
While deciding on how to approach a battle, an army unit that is exhibiting groupthink
might - ANSWER-endanger themselves with a risky but agreed-upon plan.
A professional football player who plays better when his games are nationally televised
is exhibiting - ANSWER-social facilitation.
According to Yale psychologist Irving Janis, close-knit groups maintain solidarity by -
ANSWER-ignoring dissent.
What is visualization when reading? - ANSWER-Creating pictures in your mind as you
read.
How can visualization help with reading comprehension? - ANSWER-By supporting
recall of the text. Visualization creates stronger reading comprehension through images
and a movie.
What should you consider when visualizing? - ANSWER-Tastes, smells, sounds, sights,
and feels.
Janine has to read a chapter per night of a novel for her English class. When should
she use visualization as a reading strategy? - ANSWER-Before, during, and after her
reading each evening.
Why is visualization important? - ANSWER-It creates a more personal connection to the
story and makes it easier to understand the text.
What is the first step in literary analysis? - ANSWER-Reading once for basic
understanding.
How does the second phase in the literary analysis process differ from the first? -
ANSWER-The reader is examining things like literary devices and writing style; the
, reader is filling in the story gaps; the reader is pulling apart the elements of the plot; and
the reader is looking more closely at elements of the story that are implied.
What are the elements involved in basic comprehension? - ANSWER-Setting,
characters, plot
In examining author style and language, what is it that you need to already have a
working knowledge of? - ANSWER-Literary devices
Key literary figures of the Romantic period are: - ANSWER-William Wordsworth,
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, John Kets, Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters,
Herman Melville, Henry David Thoreau, and Walk Whitman.
Victorianism took place in the - ANSWER-late 19th Century
What aspect of literature became prominent during Victorianism? - ANSWER-the novel
Prominent Victorian authors include: - ANSWER-Charles Dickens and George Eliot
Victorian authors focused on - ANSWER-romance (in the sense of love), hard work, and
virtue
Modernism took place in the - ANSWER-early 20th Century
Postmodernism took place - ANSWER-in the late 20th century and beyond.
Postmodernists believe that - ANSWER-there's no world to break, there is no inherent
meaning to lose, things are subjective, there's no central truth, reality is a whole bunch
of subjective social contrasts.
Deconstruction is - ANSWER-the idea that you can look at a work and see all of the
inherent contradictions within it and all of the structures that we take for granted that you
can actually see as appearing in work after work.
Prevailing postmodern authors include - ANSWER-Kurt Vonnegut, Hunter S.
Thompson, Thomas Pynchon, Philip K. Dick, Bret Easton Ellis, and David Foster
Wallace.
What is often considered the first work of English literature? - ANSWER-Beowulf
Why does it matter what literary period a work is written in? - ANSWER-Knowing the
time of a work's creation can tell us a lot about the people who wrote and read it; most
literature always responds, at least in part, to prevailing cultural trends of its day; and
this makes it easier to compare and contrast the work with other texts.
Graded A
According to Robert Zajonc's drive theory, a cross country runner might - ANSWER-
perform better if he believes the task to be easy.
A student in a classroom is exhibiting social loafing by - ANSWER-not raising her hand
when the teacher asks a question.
While deciding on how to approach a battle, an army unit that is exhibiting groupthink
might - ANSWER-endanger themselves with a risky but agreed-upon plan.
A professional football player who plays better when his games are nationally televised
is exhibiting - ANSWER-social facilitation.
According to Yale psychologist Irving Janis, close-knit groups maintain solidarity by -
ANSWER-ignoring dissent.
What is visualization when reading? - ANSWER-Creating pictures in your mind as you
read.
How can visualization help with reading comprehension? - ANSWER-By supporting
recall of the text. Visualization creates stronger reading comprehension through images
and a movie.
What should you consider when visualizing? - ANSWER-Tastes, smells, sounds, sights,
and feels.
Janine has to read a chapter per night of a novel for her English class. When should
she use visualization as a reading strategy? - ANSWER-Before, during, and after her
reading each evening.
Why is visualization important? - ANSWER-It creates a more personal connection to the
story and makes it easier to understand the text.
What is the first step in literary analysis? - ANSWER-Reading once for basic
understanding.
How does the second phase in the literary analysis process differ from the first? -
ANSWER-The reader is examining things like literary devices and writing style; the
, reader is filling in the story gaps; the reader is pulling apart the elements of the plot; and
the reader is looking more closely at elements of the story that are implied.
What are the elements involved in basic comprehension? - ANSWER-Setting,
characters, plot
In examining author style and language, what is it that you need to already have a
working knowledge of? - ANSWER-Literary devices
Key literary figures of the Romantic period are: - ANSWER-William Wordsworth,
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, John Kets, Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters,
Herman Melville, Henry David Thoreau, and Walk Whitman.
Victorianism took place in the - ANSWER-late 19th Century
What aspect of literature became prominent during Victorianism? - ANSWER-the novel
Prominent Victorian authors include: - ANSWER-Charles Dickens and George Eliot
Victorian authors focused on - ANSWER-romance (in the sense of love), hard work, and
virtue
Modernism took place in the - ANSWER-early 20th Century
Postmodernism took place - ANSWER-in the late 20th century and beyond.
Postmodernists believe that - ANSWER-there's no world to break, there is no inherent
meaning to lose, things are subjective, there's no central truth, reality is a whole bunch
of subjective social contrasts.
Deconstruction is - ANSWER-the idea that you can look at a work and see all of the
inherent contradictions within it and all of the structures that we take for granted that you
can actually see as appearing in work after work.
Prevailing postmodern authors include - ANSWER-Kurt Vonnegut, Hunter S.
Thompson, Thomas Pynchon, Philip K. Dick, Bret Easton Ellis, and David Foster
Wallace.
What is often considered the first work of English literature? - ANSWER-Beowulf
Why does it matter what literary period a work is written in? - ANSWER-Knowing the
time of a work's creation can tell us a lot about the people who wrote and read it; most
literature always responds, at least in part, to prevailing cultural trends of its day; and
this makes it easier to compare and contrast the work with other texts.
