End of Semester Test: English 11B | Questions and Correct Answers

End of Semester Test: English 11B | Questions and Correct Answers Which of these excerpts from Dr. Seuss's book Bartholomew and the Ooobleck uses onomatopoeia? 1.) But before Bartholomew could stop him, the Captain was leaning out the window, scooping up some oobleck on the end of his sword. 2.) As he ran he could hear the "Plop! Plop!" of the oobleck on the windowpanes. It was pelting against the palace walls as big as greenish cup-cakes now! 3.) "And it's going to keep on falling," he shouted, "until your whole great marble palace tumbles down! So don't waste your time saying foolish magic words." 4.) "I don't know. And I hate to leave you stuck to your horn. But if you can't warn the people of the kingdom, I've got to find someone who can!" 5.) "I mean," said Bartholomew, "this is all your fault! Now, the least you can do is say the simple words, 'I'm sorry.'" - ANSWER -2.) As he ran he could hear the "Plop! Plop!" of the oobleck on the windowpanes. It was pelting against the palace walls as big as greenish cup-cakes now! What sound device is used in this excerpt from "How the Animals Lost Their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat"? There were sixty-six representatives on the committee and they decided to call it the Committee of Sixty-Six. It was a distinguished committee and when they all sat together holding their mouths under their noses and cleaning their ears and scratching themselves under the chin looking thoughtful (just like a distinguished committee) then anybody would say just to look at them, "This must be quite a distinguished committee." - ANSWER -NOT B. alliteration 1. Greg had finished his book report; now he just had to do the ___________. 2. Bella did not like to ___________ her coach, but she knew she was right. 3. Sam enjoyed reading ____________ works from the 1800s. 4. Jana's job at the publishing house involves reading ____________ sent in by aspiring writers. - ANSWER -bibliography contradict literary manuscripts Here is an excerpt from Marianne Moore's "Poetry" in which Moore expresses her dislike for poorly written poems. What does Moore mean when she says "imaginary gardens with real toads in them" in this excerpt? - ANSWER -E. Poets must be able to inject real emotion into abstract concepts. 1.) They decided to leave the cabin in the mountains because there was not enough __________________ there to get them through the winter. 2.) The _______________ appearance of his home contrasted with his easygoing personality. 3.) The alchemist tried to _____________ the iron into gold. 4.) The town was so ______________ that no one had heard of it. - ANSWER -sustenance austere transmute obscure What effect does Ezra Pound achieve by excluding the phrase "are like" in favor of a semicolon in this poem, turning the lines into a metaphor instead of a simile? - ANSWER -C. It reflects the imagist ideal of separate images that overlap to present one clear idea. Which excerpt represents the call-and-response format derived from jazz music? Deferred by Langston Hughes (excerpt) Maybe now I can have that white enamel stoveI dreamed about when we first fell in loveeighteen years ago.But you know,rooming and everythingthen kids,cold-water flat and all that.But now my daughter's marriedAnd my boy's most grown--quit school to work--and where we're movingthere ain't no stove--Maybe I can buy that white enamel stove! Island by Langston Hughes (excerpt)