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11 English. Spring Semester Sample Questions. Outline to Presentation . Context Clues Alliteration-Assonance- Consonance Personification Allusion Metaphors and Similes Foreshadowing and Flashback Symbols Idiom. Context Clues Questions. Context Clues 1.

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  1. 11 English Spring Semester Sample Questions

  2. Outline to Presentation • Context Clues • Alliteration-Assonance- Consonance • Personification • Allusion • Metaphors and Similes • Foreshadowing and Flashback • Symbols • Idiom

  3. Context Clues Questions

  4. Context Clues 1 Since the liquid in the test tube had turned ____________, light no longer passed through it. • A. authentic • B. noxious • C. deadly • D. opaque

  5. Answer CC1 • D. Opaque is correct- Unclear • A. Authentic means original or one of a kind • B. Noxious means deadly • C. Deadly and noxious mean the same thing and would be used to describe a clear liquid

  6. Context Clues 2 The building has not been changed since 1820; consequently, scholars believe its style to be _______________. A. authentic B. noxious C. deadly D. opaque

  7. Answer CC2 • A. Authentic means original or one of a kind- Since the building is in its original state, it is authentic.

  8. Context Clues 3 No one has been able to explain with certainty how the builders of Stonehenge moved the giant stones into place; therefore, it remains a(n) _____________. A. artifact B. enigma C. monument D. rudiment

  9. Answer CC 3 B. Enigma is correct- Something mysterious or misunderstood A. Artifacts are objects found by archaeologists to learn more about cultures; Artifacts can also be proof or documentation of an event (A program from a basketball game.) C. monument- Something built to honor someone D. rudiment- a primitive form

  10. Context Clues 4 Which phrase in the poem (next slide) indicates an increase in the snow fall? A....grey with scattered snow B....grass-leaves hardly emerge; C....mark the snow, and go D. On towards the pines...

  11. A Winter's Tale 1     Yesterday the fields were only grey with scattered snow 2     And now the longest grass-leaves hardly emerge; 3     Yet her deep footsteps mark the snow, and go 4     On towards the pines at the hill's white verge. D.H. Lawrence 1885-1930

  12. Answer CC 4 B....grass-leaves hardly emerge; Correct- The snow has covered the grass so you can barely see it

  13. Context Clues/Inference 5 Which two lines indicate the passage of time? (A Winter’s Tale Poem) A. Lines 1 and 2 B. Lines 2 and 3 C. Lines 2 and 4 D. Lines 3 and 4

  14. Answer CC 5 A. Lines 1 and 2 is correct “Yesterday” and “Now” are words associated with time.

  15. Context Clues 6 In the poem Fate, which line in the poem refers to varied languages? A. Line 2 B. Line 4 C. Line 6 D. Line 8

  16. Fate 1       Two shall be born the whole wide world apart, 2     And speak in different tongues, and have no thought 3     Each of the other's being, and no heed; 4     Yet these, o'er unknown seas to unknown lands 5     Shall cross, escaping wreck, defying death, 6     And all unconsciously shape every act 7     And every wandering footstep to this end, 8     That one day out of darkness they shall meet 9     And read life's meaning in each other's eyes. Washington Gladden -1909

  17. Answer CC6 A. Line 2 is correct “different tongues”

  18. Alliteration Questions Assonance Consonance

  19. Alliteration 1 If the final lines of "The Old Bridge" were: "And the little children shivered on the river banks." This would be an example of ______________. A. consonance B. assonance C. oxymoron D. alliteration

  20. Answer A1 B. Assonance is the best answer "And the little children shivered on the river banks.“ (i is a vowel)

  21. Alliteration 2 Which of the phrases below is an example of consonance? A. And home we brought you shoulder-high B. And round that early-laurelled head C. And hold to the low lintel up D. And the name died before the man

  22. Answer A2 B. “And round that early-laurelled head” is correct because there are 2 consonant sounds being repeated- r and l.

  23. Alliteration 3 Which line is an example of alliteration? A. The fleet foot on the sill of shade. B. The garland briefer than a girl's. C. And set you at your threshold down. D. And find unwithered on its curls.

  24. Answer A3 A. “The fleet foot on the sill of shade.” is correct

  25. Alliteration 4 Which of the following literary devices do the lines best demonstrate? (Lines on next slide) A. onomatopoeia B. allusion C. alliteration D. assonance

  26. And so, all the night tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride. ---Edgar Allen Poe "Annabel Lee"

  27. Answer A4 D. Assonance is the best answer – long i sound and i is a vowel. And so, all the night tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride.

  28. Alliteration 5 "And silence sounds no worse than cheers"   is an example of a(n) _________________. A. assonance B. alliteration C. rhyme D. onomatopoeia

  29. Answer A5 B. Alliteration is the best answer "And silence sounds no worse than cheers" S is a consonant and consonance is not a choice.

  30. Alliteration 6 "Whose woods these are I think I know."  This line is an example of a(n) ______________. A. onomatopoeia B. consonance C. metaphor D. simile

  31. Answer A6 B. Consonance is the best answer because of the w sounds “Whose woods these are I think I know."

  32. Personification Questions

  33. Personification 1 "Sorrow stands in his face“ is an example of personification because “stands” is something a person would do, not a feeling.

  34. Personification 2 Which of the following lines from the poem contains an example of personification? A. "Man and boy stood cheering by," B. "Eyes the shady night has shut" C. "The still-defended challenge-cup." D. "Smart lad, to slip betimes away"

  35. Answer P2 B. "Eyes the shady nighthas shut” is correct because the night does not have eyes as a human would.

  36. Personification 3 1 "Because I could not stop for Death 2      He kindly stopped for me--- 3      The Carriage held but just Ourselves--- 4      And immortality."                ---Emily Dickinson Which line contains the best example of personification?

  37. Answer P3 Line 2 is the best answer “Death stopped for me…” Death is not a person.

  38. Allusion Questions

  39. Allusion 1 Susie didn't like to spend. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities. Which phrase from the sentence best shows an allusion? A. Susie didn't like to spend. B. She was no Scrooge... C....she seldom purchased anything... D....except the bare necessities.

  40. Answer AU1 B. She was no Scrooge... Is the best answer because most people know Scrooge from AChristmas Carol did NOT like Christmas at the beginning of the story.

  41. Allusion 2 Which of the following words is an allusion? A. journey B. adventure C. voyage D. odyssey

  42. Answer AU2 D. Odyssey is correct; it refers to Greek mythology and Odysseus's trip home after the Trojan War.

  43. Metaphors and Similes

  44. Metaphors and Similes 1 "As the alarm clock continued to buzz in my ear like a colony of worker bees," is an example of _______________ . A. a simile B. a metaphor C. hyperbole D. prose

  45. Answer MS1 A. a simile is correct – key word “like”

  46. Metaphors and Similes 2 Why would an author compare the scene above deck to something from a disaster movie? A. to suggest that the girls were being overly dramatic actresses B. to prove that disaster movies only occur when there is a violent storm C. to emphasize that the deck and the scenery were in horrendous conditions D. to explain that the crew's absence was a mystery to the passengers

  47. Answer MS2 C. to emphasize that the deck and the scenery were in horrendous conditions- is correct. After natural disaster, homes and natural resources are left in ruins. The ship deck is also a mess in this comparison.

  48. Metaphors and Similes 3 Struggling to pull myself to my feet and open the cabin door for her and Vanessa, I was horrified at the sight of Monique and Vanessa's faces, white as sheets. The underlined phrase in the following sentence is an example of _______________ . A. a simile B. a metaphor C. foreshadowing D. recall

  49. Answer MS3 A. a simile is correct- Key word is “as”

  50. Metaphors and Similes 4 Calling bullfighting a "ballet" with "pageantry" has what effect? A. belittles and mocks the matador B. adds romance and allure to the sport C. makes the bulls seem gentler than they really are D. prevents animal rights activists from protesting

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