ACP Party Time Review

1. ACP Party Time Review January 3, 2012 (B) January 4, 2012 (A)

2. Inferences • Which of the following is the best definition of an inference? A. the main idea of a passage B. a way to organize writing C. a detail in a story D. a logical guess based on clues

3. Inferences 2. An inference should be based on… A. Details in the text B. Prior knowledge C. What will happen next D. How the passage ends

4. Inferences Read the passage below and answer the two subsequent questions. “The list of chores was endless! The new kitten needed to have fresh, clean water available at all times. Make sure the water bowl is heavy enough that it can’t be tipped over. Feed him dry food, canned food, or both, but only ever food made especially for kittens. Kittens should eat every few hours, so keep his bowls filled with food. The kitten can’t retain his body heat very well, so check the bed and be sure it’s warm. On and on… Danny was starting to think adopting this little guy hadn’t been a great idea.”

5. Inferences 4. What is one unsupported inference you can make from the previous passage? • Young kittens need lots of care • Kittens need fresh, clean water. • Young kittens eat every few hours. • Kittens are more playful than dogs.

6. Inferences 5. What is one supported inference you can make from the previous passage? • Young kittens need their mothers. • Young kittens are very fragile. • Kittens need a special kind of food. • Kittens drink water.

7. Purpose / Prose Forms 6. Read the passage below and determine what type of writing it is. “In the dark night, the spaceship hovered silently above our heads. Suddenly, lights appeared around the edges of the disc, and the spaceship began to spin rapidly. A bright almost blinding light shot out of the center of the saucer, illuminating our small gathering.”

8. Purpose / Prose Forms 6. What type of writing does the previous text represent? • Personal essay • Biography • Short story • Myth

9. Purpose / Prose Forms 7. What type of writing does the text represent? “A lion was sleeping peacefully, when he felt a mouse climbing on him. The lion roared and grabbed the mouse. The mouse pleaded with his captor to spare his life. “Please, lion. Let me live and I will repay you one day.” The lion agreed. Some time later, the lion found himself caught in a hunter’s net. Unable to free himself, the lion roared for help. The mouse heard his cry and gnawed through the net, saving the lion’s life. Moral: Little friends may prove great friends.”

10. Purpose / Prose Forms 7. What type of writing does the previous text represent? • Short story • Fable • Myth • Legend

11. Purpose / Prose Forms What type of writing does the text represent? “Recent statistics reflect a growing interest in skateboarding. That’s why local groups in the Covington area have sprung up to support this rising trend. One of them – Yo, Skater! – targets complete beginners. A beginning skateboarder usually faces a rocky road. Yo, Skater! offers basic instruction on and expert advice for the necessary safety equipment.”

12. Purpose / Prose Forms 8. What type of writing does the previous text represent? • Novel • News article • Biography • Short story

13. Point of View 9. From what perspective is the following story told? “Sari handed the last of her hard-earned money to the cashier and sighed. She had really wanted to buy some new clothes with her money. Instead, she was paying for time at an internet cafe. Sari’s dad knew she was unhappy, but he had been forced to take her laptop away from her when she disobeyed their parent-child computer contract. He hoped she would learn a lesson.”

14. Point of View 9. From what perspective is the previous story told? • Second person • First person • Third-person limited • Third-person omniscient

15. Point of View 10. From what perspective is the story told? That day, I decided to get an after-school job. Nina asked, “What can you do, Liam?” “Maybe I’ll apply as a math tutor,” I replied. When I told my parents, my dad said, “We want you to keep your grades up, so don’t overload yourself.” When I applied for the job, Mr. Avalon, my math teacher seemed pleased with my choice.

16. Point of View 10. From what perspective is the story told? • Liam’s • Liam’s father • Mr. Avalon’s • Nina’s This means it is told in the • First person • Second person • Third person

17. Point of View 11. Which 2 sentences are in the third person? • I took out my wallet and counted the money. • Luis ran up to Jonathan and cried, “A storm is coming! We have to get inside!” • “If our guess is right,” I said, “we’ll solve the mystery before the police do.” • Everyone stared at Connor in surprise.

18. Imagery Read this excerpt from Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott” and determine what kind of imagery is used: “In the stormy east wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining, Heavily the low sky raining Over towered Camelot;”

19. Imagery 12. Read the excerpt from Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott” and determine what kind of imagery is used: • Imagery of sight and touch • Smell, taste, and touch • Taste and touch • Sight, touch, and sound

20. Imagery 13. Based on the excerpt from Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott,” determine what kind of place Camelot is. • Cheerful • Urban • Gloomy • Crowded

21. Author’s Purpose Read the following passage: “Today was the most humiliating day of my life! I was in a play in school, and I totally forgot my lines! There I was, in front of the whole school, and I just stood there! But wait – it gets worse. Not only did I forget my lines – I was so nervous that I started giggling. The audience started laughing at me. I just wished the stage floor would open up and swallow me whole!”

22. Author’s Purpose 14. In the previous passage, what is the author’s purpose? • To persuade cast members to study their lines • To describe how to put on a student play • To entertain readers with a personal story • To inform readers about how to perform in a play

23. Author’s Purpose Read the following passage: “Seeing an anaconda up close for the first time changed my life,” says animal expert Rowena Lewis. Anacondas are some of the biggest snakes in the world. On average, they are at least 20 feet long and weigh 300 pounds. Members of the boa constrictor family, these reptiles make their homes in the wet jungles of the Amazon in South America.

24. Author’s Purpose 15. In the previous passage, what is the author’s purpose? • To inform you about Rowena Lewis’s life • To entertain you with snake stories • To inform you about anacondas • To persuade you to study anacondas

25. Author’s Purpose 16. In the previous passage, why did the writer include the quotation by Rowena Lewis? • To tell a story about anacondas • To get readers interested in anacondas • To persuade readers to become animal experts • To describe the life of an animal expert

26. Revising For Word Choice Read the following passage. (1) If you like wildlife, then you might think about lending a hand at the local nature center. (2) Many kinds of animals that need daily care are feeding there. (3) Some of the volunteer work at the local nature center requires extra training, depending upon which animals you would like to care for. (4) It is a great place to get experience if you would like a future career in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.

27. Revising For Word Choice 17. Which cliché should be replaced? • “lending a hand” • “many kinds” • “to care for” • “wildlife rescue”

28. Revising For Word Choice 18. Which sentence should be revised to replace repeated words? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

29. Revising For Word Choice Read the following passage: (1) Nestled snugly on the rafter over our front door is a wren’s nest. (2) For weeks, the mama wren has sat, covering the nest with her feathers. (3) One morning soon, we might hear little peeps and see the baby birds peeking out.

30. Revising For Word Choice 19. Which adjectives would best help create a more precise image of the feathers in sentence 2? • good, big • soft, brown • many, feathery • strong, covering

31. Revising For Word Choice 20. Which of the following words could best be used to connect the ideas in these two sentences: “Our landfills are almost full! We must reduce, reuse, and recycle more than ever.” • And • Next • Therefore • However

32. Wordiness (1) It was an ideally perfect day for a hike. (2) My friends, whom I had met when we were shopping for swimming goggles at the mall, had told me about a 6-mile-loop trail that didn’t require a lot of rock climbing and wound through a dense forest. (3) I set off about 2:00 on a sunny summer afternoon wearing only shorts and a tank top and carrying a half-full water bottle. (4) I didn’t even have a sweater. (5) I strode energetically along for a while, enjoying the scenery and breathing the fresh, piney air. (6) When the shadows began to lengthen, I realized I must have walked at least 8 miles and had not begun to loop back to the trailhead. (7) All my water was gone and I had nothing left to drink and no idea where I was.

33. Sentence Combining (1) We all know we should eat more fruit. (2) We should also eat more vegetables. (3) We should also avoid junk food. (4) What you may not realize, though, is that a handful of chilled blueberries can be as refreshing as an ice cream bar. (5) I know this is true from personal experience. (6) I probably had the worst junk-food tooth around. (7) My mother went on a diet and stopped buying any snacks that didn’t come from the produce section of the grocery store. (8) For a while, most of my spending money went to junk food. (9) Finally, I went completely broke. (10) Out of desperation, I gave healthy munchies a try. (11) It didn’t happen overnight, but I’m hooked on them now. (12) You could be, too.