1.(LC)Read the sentence and answer the question below:She was so adamant that I had to begin every school day with a healthy breakfast that she often chased down the school bus to give me something to eat.What does adamant mean? (5 points)AngryHealthyInsistentReluctant3.(MC)Read the sentence and answer the question below:Your dislike of broccoli is so apparent I can see it all over your face. Which word provides the best clue to the meaning of apparent? (5 points)DislikeSeeAllFace8.(MC)Read the sentence and answer the question below:The silence of the night screamed frightfully in my ears.Which of the following correctly describes this phrase? (5 points)Silence that screams is a paradox.Silence of the night is a metaphor.Screamed frightfully is a hyperbole.Screamed in my ears is a simile.10.(MC)Shay did not turn in her time sheet at work. She says she simply forgot, but her manager has to write up a report anyway. Which of the following words could her manager use to show this problem in the most positive way? (5 points)Definite falsehoodHonest mistakeNeglectful behaviorSerious infringement11.(LC)Summer, an excerpt by Amy LowellSome men there are who find in nature all Their inspiration, hers the sympathy Which spurs them on to any great endeavor, To them the fields and woods are closest friends, And they hold dear communion with the hills; The voice of waters soothes them with its fall, And the great winds bring healing in their sound. To them a city is a prison house Where pent up human forces labour and strive, Where beauty dwells not, driven forth by man; But where in winter they must live until Summer gives back the spaces of the hills. To me it is not so. I love the earth And all the gifts of her so lavish hand: Sunshine and flowers, rivers and rushing winds, Thick branches swaying in a winter storm, And moonlight playing in a boat’s wide wake; But more than these, and much, ah, how much more, I love the very human heart of man. Above me spreads the hot, blue mid-day sky, Far down the hillside lies the sleeping lake Lazily reflecting back the sun, And scarcely ruffled by the little breeze Which wanders idly through the nodding ferns. The blue crest of the distant mountain, tops The green crest of the hill on which I sit; And it is summer, glorious, deep-toned summer, The very crown of nature’s changing year When all her surging life is at its full. To me alone it is a time of pause, A void and silent space between two worlds, When inspiration lags, and feeling sleeps, Gathering strength for efforts yet to come.Which line from this poem states how the speaker feels? (5 points)Some men there are who find in nature allAnd they hold dear communion with the hills;To them a city is a prison houseTo me alone it is a time of pause,(MC)15.The Sun Has Long Been Set by William WordsworthThe sun has long been set, The stars are out by twos and threes, The little birds are piping yet Among the bushes and trees; There’s a cuckoo, and one or two thrushes, And a far-off wind that rushes, And a sound of water that gushes, And the cuckoo’s sovereign cry Fills all the hollow of the sky. Who would “go parading” In London, “and masquerading,” On such a night of June With that beautiful soft half-moon, And all these innocent blisses? On such a night as this is!Review these lines from the poem “The Sun Has Long Been Set.”On such a night of June With that beautiful soft half-moon, And all these innocent blisses?To what does “innocent” most likely refer? (5 points)The cleanliness of natureThe many beauties in natureThe purity of natureThe moonlight in nature17.(LC)The Sun Has Long Been Set by William WordsworthThe sun has long been set, The stars are out by twos and threes, The little birds are piping yet Among the bushes and trees; There’s a cuckoo, and one or two thrushes, And a far-off wind that rushes, And a sound of water that gushes, And the cuckoo’s sovereign cry Fills all the hollow of the sky. Who would “go parading” In London, “and masquerading,” On such a night of June With that beautiful soft half-moon, And all these innocent blisses? On such a night as this is!Summer, an excerpt by Amy LowellSome men there are who find in nature all Their inspiration, hers the sympathy Which spurs them on to any great endeavor, To them the fields and woods are closest friends, And they hold dear communion with the hills; The voice of waters soothes them with its fall, And the great winds bring healing in their sound. To them a city is a prison house Where pent up human forces labour and strive, Where beauty dwells not, driven forth by man; But where in winter they must live until Summer gives back the spaces of the hills. To me it is not so. I love the earth And all the gifts of her so lavish hand: Sunshine and flowers, rivers and rushing winds, Thick branches swaying in a winter storm, And moonlight playing in a boat’s wide wake; But more than these, and much, ah, how much more, I love the very human heart of man. Above me spreads the hot, blue mid-day sky, Far down the hillside lies the sleeping lake Lazily reflecting back the sun, And scarcely ruffled by the little breeze Which wanders idly through the nodding ferns. The blue crest of the distant mountain, tops The green crest of the hill on which I sit; And it is summer, glorious, deep-toned summer, The very crown of nature’s changing year When all her surging life is at its full. To me alone it is a time of pause, A void and silent space between two worlds, When inspiration lags, and feeling sleeps, Gathering strength for efforts yet to come.What theme do both poems express? (5 points)Architecture is fascinating and important.The natural world is a peaceful escape.People are cruel to one another.Nature can be dangerous and harsh.18.(LC)The Sun Has Long Been Set by William WordsworthThe sun has long been set, The stars are out by twos and threes, The little birds are piping yet Among the bushes and trees; There’s a cuckoo, and one or two thrushes, And a far-off wind that rushes, And a sound of water that gushes, And the cuckoo’s sovereign cry Fills all the hollow of the sky. Who would “go parading” In London, “and masquerading,” On such a night of June With that beautiful soft half-moon, And all these innocent blisses? On such a night as this is!Summer, an excerpt by Amy LowellSome men there are who find in nature all Their inspiration, hers the sympathy Which spurs them on to any great endeavor, To them the fields and woods are closest friends, And they hold dear communion with the hills; The voice of waters soothes them with its fall, And the great winds bring healing in their sound. To them a city is a prison house Where pent up human forces labour and strive, Where beauty dwells not, driven forth by man; But where in winter they must live until Summer gives back the spaces of the hills. To me it is not so. I love the earth And all the gifts of her so lavish hand: Sunshine and flowers, rivers and rushing winds, Thick branches swaying in a winter storm, And moonlight playing in a boat’s wide wake; But more than these, and much, ah, how much more, I love the very human heart of man. Above me spreads the hot, blue mid-day sky, Far down the hillside lies the sleeping lake Lazily reflecting back the sun, And scarcely ruffled by the little breeze Which wanders idly through the nodding ferns. The blue crest of the distant mountain, tops The green crest of the hill on which I sit; And it is summer, glorious, deep-toned summer, The very crown of nature’s changing year When all her surging life is at its full. To me alone it is a time of pause, A void and silent space between two worlds, When inspiration lags, and feeling sleeps, Gathering strength for efforts yet to come.What does the speaker in “The Sun Has Long Been Set” focus on more directly than the speaker of the other poem? (5 points)The speaker in “The Sun Has Long Been Set” focuses on nature more directly than the other speaker does.The speaker in “The Sun Has Long Been Set” focuses on birds more directly than the other speaker does.The speaker in “The Sun Has Long Been Set” focuses on reflection more directly than the other speaker does.The speaker in “The Sun Has Long Been Set” focuses on winter more directly than the other speaker does.20.(MC)The Sun Has Long Been Set by William WordsworthThe sun has long been set, The stars are out by twos and threes, The little birds are piping yet Among the bushes and trees; There’s a cuckoo, and one or two thrushes, And a far-off wind that rushes, And a sound of water that gushes, And the cuckoo’s sovereign cry Fills all the hollow of the sky. Who would “go parading” In London, “and masquerading,” On such a night of June With that beautiful soft half-moon, And all these innocent blisses? On such a night as this is!Which word best describes how the speaker in “The Sun Has Long Been Set” feels about people in London? (5 points)AngryAppalledAppreciativeAccepting
