CDA 3 Practice Questions

1. CDA 3Practice Questions

2. PASSAGE #1 • (1) What evidence demonstrates that the Leopard Man is brave? • A) He is a very boastful person. • B) He does not think his profession is very impressive. • C) He doesn’t sleep much. • D) He has earned numerous accolades for his bravery.

3. PASSAGE #1 • (2) What aspect of the Leopard Man’s physical appearance does the narrator emphasize? • A) how ugly he is • B) how tall he is • C) how he actually looks like a leopard • D) how he does not look brave

4. PASSAGE #1 • (3) Why does De Ville throw knives at the ring-master? • A) The ring-master slept with De Ville’s wife. • B) The ring-master wanted to fire De Ville for being a bad circus performer. • C) The ring-master did not payback some money he borrowed from De Ville. • D) The ring-master said mean things about De Ville.

5. PASSAGE #1 • (4) Which concept is a main theme in this passage? • A) the love of money • B) the hardships of a stressful job • C) the importance of a good night’s sleep • D) the desire for revenge

6. PASSAGE #1 • (5) Based on this passage, what does the handkerchief symbolize? • A) hard work • B) deception • C) kindness • D) sickness

7. PASSAGE #1 • (6) What bests describes the central theme of the passage? • A) A person’s reputation is everything. • B) A man’s job can become unbearable. • C) Love is the most important thing in life. • D) The need for revenge is a powerful emotion.

8. PASSAGE #1 • (7) What is the connection between Wallace and De Ville? • A) Wallace once looked at De Ville’s wife in a sensual way. • B) Wallace works for De Ville. • C) Wallace and De Ville perform the same circus act. • D) Wallace and De Ville both despise the Leopard Man.

9. PASSAGE #1 • (8) How does the author reveal that Wallace’s death was a murder? • A) He describes De Ville’s evil behavior. • B) He describes old Augustus’ good-natured disposition. • C) He describes what made old Augustus sneeze. • D) All are correct.

10. PASSAGE #2 • (9) What mood is created by the author in this scene? • A) comedic and frivolous • B) happy and exciting • C) gloomy and pessimistic • D) mysterious and enchanting

11. PASSAGE #2 • (10) Based on the passage, which statement best represents Egeus’s reflections on love? • A) True love does not really exist. • B) True love is one of the most important things in life. • C) True love can only exist between people with the same background. • D) True love depends on a father’s blessing.

12. PASSAGE #2 • (11) Which selection from the passage shows Theseus’ impatience to wed? • A) “…but, O, methinks, how slow / This old moon wanes!” (lines 3-4) • B) “Four days will quickly steep themselves in night” (line 7) • C) “Go, Philostrate” (line 12) • D) Turn melancholy forth to funerals” (line 15)

13. PASSAGE #2 • (12) Which is the best way to characterize the sentences in lines 1 and 2 of Egeus’s monologue? • A) Though flowery-sounding, it is just a simple statement. • B) The first line is a simple sentence, and the second is a complex sentence. • C) It contains the use of simile and personification. • D) The fancy language cannot disguise the fact that it is a fragment.

14. PASSAGE #2 • (13) Which best describes Lysander? • A) logical, shy, hesitant • B) rebellious, brazen, bold • C) romantic, flattering, amorous • D) handsome, melancholy, self-centered

15. PASSAGE #2 • (14) Which statement best characterizes the author’s attitude toward the characters in this scene? • A) The author presents them as evil. • B) The author presents them as likeable. • C) The author presents the women as happy and the men as sad. • D) The author presents everybody except Egeus as crass and calculating.

16. PASSAGE #2 • (15) Which word LEAST describes Theseus? • A) vexing • B) happy • C) romantic • D) trustworthy

17. PASSAGE #3 • (16) In paragraph 1, the author writes, “The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has been narrated through many works of Greek literature, most notably through Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.” Based on this quote, what can you assume about the author? • A) He believes the Trojan War is important. • B) He decides Homer’s poems were the best. • C) He thinks the events of the Trojan War have been exaggerated. • D) He does not like Greek literature.

18. PASSAGE #3 • (17) Why did the Trojan War begin? • A) due to an argument amongst three goddeses • B) due to a long-standing family feud • C) due to land disputes among neighboring kingdoms • D) due to Zeus’s need for revenge

19. PASSAGE #3 • (18) In paragraph 2, what can readers infer about Eris? • A) She was secretly in love with Zeus. • B) She was jealous of Aphrodite and Helen. • C) She likes to cause trouble. • D) She is one of the most beloved goddesses in all of Greek mythology.

20. PASSAGE #3 • (19) Which phrase from the passage best sums up the author’s attitude toward Helen? • A) “one of the most important events” • B) “for the fairest” • C) “sold as slaves” • D) “the most beautiful of all women”

21. PASSAGE #3 • (21) In paragraph 3, why does the author say, “Whether there is any reality behind the Trojan War is an open question”? • A) to show how little scientific evidence we have • B) to argue that archaeology should have developed sooner • C) to emphasize that there is not much physical evidence • D) to criticize Heinrich Scliemann’s findings

22. PASSAGE #3 • (22) In paragraph 2 when the author writes that Eris was “the goddess of strife and discord,” what does discord mean? • A) unpleasant music • B) type of fabric • C) disagreement • D) harmony

23. PASSAGE #3 • (23) What does the word “catastrophic” suggest about the burning of Troy? • A) Only a few things were destroyed. • B) Almost everything was destroyed. • C) Memories of the fire have survived to this day. • D) The fire was not historically significant.

24. PASSAGE #3 • (24) What is the main reason scholars dismiss historical aspects of the Trojan War? • A) The stories about the war are most likely a fusion of many tales. • B) All evidence of it was destroyed. • C) Homer states that the Iliad and Odyssey are fictional. • D) The oceans mentioned in the Iliad and Odyssey were not real.

25. NOT PASSAGE-BASED • (25) Which sentence has NO error in verb tense? • A) During the recent soccer games, Margaret will be cheering loudly. • B) Don’t forget to take your umbrella. It had been raining. • C) Yesterday, Stephanie will be skipping school. • D) Later tonight during the game, the cheerleaders will perform their new routine.

26. NOT PASSAGE-BASED • (26) Which correction would best replace the underlined part of this sentence? Five dollars is a lot of money I make a lot more than that per hour. • A) a lot of money, I make • B) a lot of money—I make • C) a lot of money. I make • D) a lot of money…I make

27. NOT PASSAGE-BASED • (27) In which sentence is the semi-colon used INCORRECTLY? • A) Mr. Adams teaches science; most of his students are Juniors. • B) Harmony’s classes include; Band, English, and Algebra. • C) Frank did well on his math exam; however, his Spanish project was terrible. • D) Joey’s chores include taking out the trash; feeding, washing, and walking the dog; and folding his laundry.