Practice CDA #3

1. Practice CDA #3 [Questions]

2. PASSAGE #1QUESTIONS

3. Passage #1 • Which best summarizes the plot of the passage? • An unknown narrator tells of his travels and adventures with a group of circus performers. • An unknown narrator witnesses a lion-tamer named Wallace get murdered by a sneaky circus performer named De Ville. • An unknown narrator realizes a leopard trainer has lied to him and is an evil serial killer and retaliates by killing him. • An unknown narrator listens to a leopard-trainer’s story about two lion-tamers he saw get their heads crunched off.

4. Passage #1 (2) What is the main conflict in the passage? • man vs. lion • man vs. man • man vs. nature • man vs. himself

5. Passage #1 (3) Based on the passage, how did the author, Jack London, most likely feel about the circus? • The author respects the circus as a beautiful but dangerous profession. • The author has an intense, passionate, and highly emotional love for the circus. • The author despises the cruelty and animal abuse inherent in the circus. • The author fears for the lives of those who perform in the circus, especially the animal trainers.

6. Passage #1 (4) Which best describes the character of the Leopard Man? • courageous, intelligent, and heroic • ignorant, incompetent, and long-suffering • clever, confident, and boastful • dreamy, gentle-spoken, and melancholy

7. Passage #1 (5) Which sentence from the passage reveals a tragic flaw in the main character? • He was the Leopard Man, but he did not look it. (paragraph 1) • To him there was no romance in his gorgeous career, no deeds of daring, no thrills--nothing but a gray sameness and infinite boredom. (paragraph 2) • When he grabbed at the leg you drew it back and hit hint on the nose again. (paragaph 3) • With the far-away look in his eyes and his soft flow of words he showed me his scars. (paragraph 4)

8. Passage #1 (6) Which sentence from the passage best serves to build suspense and engage the reader in the plot? • As I say, he did not look it. (paragraph 2) • For an hour I had been trying to get a story out of him, but he appeared to lack imagination. (paragraph 2) • Anybody could whip a lion to a standstill with an ordinary stick. (paragraph 3) • Suddenly his face brightened with a recollection, for he was really as anxious to give me a story as I was to get it. (paragraph 5)

9. Passage #1 (7) How does the author foreshadow the murder? • The Leopard Man is being interviewed by the narrator in jail because he murdered someone. • The Leopard Man admits to the narrator that he has murderous tendencies. • The Leopard Man man notices Wallace looking lovingly at Da Ville’s wife. • The Leopard Man spies the murderer with a suspicious handkerchief and a confident but guilty look on his face.

10. Passage #1 (8) The events in the story underscore the idea that • not all people can be trusted. • knowledge is more important than instict. • nature is more powerful than nurture. • animals and people are very similar.

11. Passage #1 (9) “One day, because the ring-master called him a frog-eater, or something like that and maybe a little worse, he shoved him against the soft pine background he used in his knife-throwing act, so quick the ring-master didn't have time to think, and there, before the audience, De Ville kept the air on fire with his knives, sinking them into the wood all around the ring-master so close that they passed through his clothes and most of them bit into his skin.”The preceding quotation reveals that De Ville is • a deep thinker. • a loving husband. • a talented sword-swallower. • a vengeful person.

12. Passage #1 (10) The term “rents” as used in paragraph 4 can best be explained as • monthly payments • small holes made by ripping • zippers • a slang term for parents

13. Passage #1 (11) The narrator describes the Leopard Man as follows: “His business in life, whereby he lived, was to appear in a cage of performing leopards before vast audiences, and to thrill those audiences by certain exhibitions of nerve for which his employers rewarded him on a scale commensurate with the thrills he produced.” In this description, the best synonym for “commensurate with” is • less than • equal to • greater than • unlike

14. Passage #1 (12) This story follows which organizational pattern? • compare/contrast • most to least important • alphabetical order • chronological with flashbacks

15. PASSAGE #2 QUESTIONS

16. Passage #2 (13) In paragraph 1, why does the author mention the original Seven Wonders ? • to emphasize how they are not around for modern man to marvel • to emphasize how beautiful they were • to emphasize how they were elected to be the Seven Wonders • to emphasize how long they took to build

17. Passage #2 • Which description bets fits the passage? • an argument about an issue • a story about a famous man • an article about a single topic • a travel guide for several places

18. Passage #2 • In paragraph 1, what does the author mean by forever imagined? • The public loves to dream about the Seven Wonders. • The architectural marvels took forever to imagine and create. • The new Seven Wonders will be remembered forever. • The original Seven Wonders don’t exist in real life.

19. Passage #2 (16) According to the passage, what can the reader infer about Brazil? • The country has a large Christian population. • The statue is not visible from an airplane. • The government of Brazil commissioned it from France. • The statue is extremely fragile.

20. Passage #2 (17) According to the passage, what is true about Machu Picchu? • It is 8,000 feet above sea level. • It was also one of the original Seven Wonders. • It was built by the Aztec Empire. • It was rediscovered in the 15th century.

21. Passage #2 (18) What is the main purpose of paragraph 3? • to introduce each new wonder • to justify the need for the new wonders • to explain how the new wonders were selected • to argue in favor of the new wonders

22. Passage #2 (19) What is the overall purpose of this passage? • to provide information about the New Seven Wonders • to rank the New Seven Wonders in order from best to worst • to argue that the New Seven Wonders should not exist • to analyze the siginficance of the New Seven Wonders

23. Passage #2 (20) Which statement best summarizes the passage? • The New Seven Wonders are less impressive than the originals. • The New Seven Wonders can actually be visited in person. • The New Seven Wonders took thousands of years to complete. • The New Seven Wonders favor South America.

24. Passage #2 (21) Which organizational structure does the author use in White House History? • flashback • in medias res • epistolary • list

25. Passage #2 (22) Why does the author use the imagery of giant to describe the Colliseum? • to show how large it is • because legend says that giants built it • to compare their shapes • to indicate how old it is

26. GRAMMAR QUESTIONS

27. Grammar Questions • Which sentence would be most appropriate to use in a college application cover letter? • Thx 4 ur time! • Yo, thanks a lot! • Thank you so much for your time. • Thanks a million, and please pick me to go to school there.

28. Grammar Questions (24) Which complex sentence is punctuated correctly? • Because, Suzie was so young when she saw Twilight for the first time she actually believed vampires and werewolves were real. • Because Suzie was so young when she saw Twilight for the first time, she actually believed vampires and werewolves were real. • Because Suzie was so young when she saw, Twilight ,for the first time, she actually believed vampires and werewolves were real. • Because Suzie was so young when she saw Twilight for the first time, she actually believed vampires, and werewolves were real.

29. Grammar Questions (25) Which hyphen usage is incorrect? • chocolate-covered-cashews • twenty-eight • semi-automatic • mid-1940s

30. Grammar Questions (26) In which sentence is all capitalization used correctly? • We just read the play A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. • Last semester we read a play called the crucible. • In the next unit, you will read and watch clips from The Great Gatsby. • “The Raven” is a famous poem by edgar allen poe.

31. Grammar Questions (27) Which sentence effectively describes a past event? • Carlie read the entire Hunger Games series last summer. • Carlie was reading the Hunger Games series last summer. • Carlie had been reading the Hunger Games series. • Carlie done read the Hunger Games series.

32. Grammar Questions (29) Which sentence shows the most effective use of passive voice? • The cat was chased up the tree by a dog. • My friend Holly was killed by a drunk driver. • Many errors were made by me on the History test. • Yosemite National Park can be visited year round.

33. Grammar Questions (30) Which sentence is punctuated correctly? • Paulette asked if the: book, pencil, and eraser were mine. • Paulette asked: if the book, pencil, and eraser were mine’s. • Paulette asked if the book, pencil and eraser were mine. • Paulette asked if the book pencil and eraser we’re mine.