English 10b end of semester test with Verified Answers Graded A+
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English 10b end of semester test with Verified
Answers Graded A+
1. Choose the correct form of the missing words based
on the context of the sentence.
(1) memorable (2)
develop (3) collec-
There are as many reasons to like a character as there tively (4) charac-
are characters. A combination...
English 10b end of semester test with Verified
Answers Graded A+
1. Choose the correct form of the missing words based (1) memorable (2)
on the context of the sentence. develop (3) collec-
There are as many reasons to like a character as there tively (4) charac-
are characters. A combination of elements works to- terization
gether to make a character's memory memorize mem-
orization memorable. Writers also use different writ-
ing techniques to developing develop development
developmental their characters. All these elements
are collectible collectability collectivization collec-
tively known as character characterized characteriza-
tion characteristics.
2. The Open Boat-Based on the contextual information Nature is indiffer-
provided about author Stephen Crane, what theme ent to humans.
does the last sentence of this excerpt from his short
story "The Open Boat" likely reflect?
3. The school arranged for a minibus to all transport
the students to and from the museum.
4. Realistic fiction depicts life and society in a comic- 1. True to life 2. Dy-
true-to-lifefrivolousglorifiedone-of-a-kind manner. Its namic?3. Relate to
main characters are flatstaticlarger than life dynamic 4. Daily struggles
heroic. They grow and transform with their experi-
ences, making it easier for readers to relate to dis-
connect from compete with fight with break from
them. This genre primarily focuses on the heroic ex-
ploitsmetaphysical conflicts political agendaspower
dynamics daily struggles of ordinary people, validat-
ing their experiences.
5. Read the following excerpt from Kate Chopin's "The Nature; staring out
Story of an Hour," in which the protagonist, Louise the window helps
Mallard, is contemplating her life after learning of the Louise reconnect
death of her husband. with nature and,
No; she was drinking the very elixir of life through in the process, re-
that open window. Her fancy was running riot along discover her fam-
those days ahead of her. Spring days, and summer ily's identity now
days, and all sorts of days that would be her own. She
, English 10b end of semester test with Verified
Answers Graded A+
breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was that she's without
only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that a husband.
life might be long.
Based on the excerpt, what does the open window
come to symbolize for Louise?
6. Which of the following themes are reflected in Kate freedom and inde-
Chopin's "The Story of an Hour?" pendence.
7. Historical fiction is a branch of fiction that deals with (1) realistic (2)
historical plots, characters, and setting. Not every de- fresh light
tail in a work of historical fiction is true, but the work
as a whole is a branch of the modernistrealisticab-
surdistrevolutionist genre. Authors generally use this
genre to depict historical events in
8. Which detail from "Behold the Brooklyn Bridge" the sickness of the
most clearly demonstrates the danger of building the workers
bridge?
9. The eager students sought out the approbation of a favorable opin-
their teacher. This was especially true because the ion about some-
term was ending, and report cards would soon be thing or someone
issued.
Based on the context of the sentences, which defini-
tion most clearly fits the word approbation?
10. Which lines in this excerpt from War of the Worlds If the Martians can
by H.G. Wells suggest a future in which humans will reach Venus, there
inhabit distant planets? is no reason to
suppose that the
thing is impossible
for men, and when
the slow cooling
of the sun makes
this earth uninhab-
itable, as at last
it must do, it may
be that the thread
, English 10b end of semester test with Verified
Answers Graded A+
of life that has be-
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