FTCE ENGLISH 6-12 PRACTICE TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
The English language is described as a living language because - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)Scholars credit Homer,
a Greek poet
In the construction of an effective persuasive argument, you must include - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)Mark Twain
What is a topic sentence? - (ANSWER)A sentence usually located at the beginning of a paper that states
the main premise of the essay.
What is the definition of grammar? - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)transformational, traditional and structural
, FTCE ENGLISH 6-12 PRACTICE TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
The term alliteration means - (ANSWER)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"? -
(ANSWER)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. - (ANSWER)metaphor, whereby symbols replace literal representations.
For the purpose of continuity, historians and scholars divide the periods of English literature into various
segments. - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)Mark Twain, who took his pen name from the language of the
river boats he so loved.
A noun formed from a verb by the addition of -ing, as in run to running, is known as a (an) - (ANSWER)A
gerund is fromed by adding -ing to a verb, resulting in a word that functions as a noun.
When two independent clauses are NOT joined correctly, the sentence is known as a - (ANSWER)A run-
on sentence
The English language is described as a living language because - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)Scholars credit Homer,
a Greek poet
In the construction of an effective persuasive argument, you must include - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)Mark Twain
What is a topic sentence? - (ANSWER)A sentence usually located at the beginning of a paper that states
the main premise of the essay.
What is the definition of grammar? - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)transformational, traditional and structural
, FTCE ENGLISH 6-12 PRACTICE TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
The term alliteration means - (ANSWER)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"? -
(ANSWER)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. - (ANSWER)metaphor, whereby symbols replace literal representations.
For the purpose of continuity, historians and scholars divide the periods of English literature into various
segments. - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)Mark Twain, who took his pen name from the language of the
river boats he so loved.
A noun formed from a verb by the addition of -ing, as in run to running, is known as a (an) - (ANSWER)A
gerund is fromed by adding -ing to a verb, resulting in a word that functions as a noun.
When two independent clauses are NOT joined correctly, the sentence is known as a - (ANSWER)A run-
on sentence
