English Test 3 section 3

Which answer choice best states the difference between a memoir and a biography? A memoir contains imagery, but a biography does not. A memoir is fiction, but a biography is nonfiction. A memoir is written in first person, but a biography is written in third person. A memoir is written in third person, but a biography is written in first person.

A memoir is written in first person, but a biography is written in third person.

Which excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller contains the best example of the author's use of vivid verbs? my teacher placed my hand under the spout The most important day I remember Anger and bitterness had preyed upon me but I did not know this until afterward

Anger and bitterness had preyed upon me

Dr. Bell advised my father to write to Mr. Anagnos, director of the Perkins Institution in Boston, the scene of Dr. Howe's great labours for the blind, and ask him if he had a teacher competent to begin my education. This my father did at once, and in a few weeks there came a kind letter from Mr. Anagnos with the comforting assurance that a teacher had been found. This was in the summer of 1886. But Miss Sullivan did not arrive until the following March. Which line from the excerpt shows the first-person point of view? Dr. Bell advised my father to write to Mr. Anagnos in a few weeks there came a kind letter from Mr. Anagnos This was in the summer of 1886. But Miss Sullivan did not arrive until the following March.

Dr. Bell advised my father to write to Mr. Anagnos

We walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered. Some one was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water, first slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten—a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that "w-a-t-e-r" meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free! There were barriers still, it is true, but barriers that could in time be swept away. What does the point of view in the excerpt allow readers to learn? It allows readers to learn how much Annie Sullivan wants to teach Helen about language. It allows readers to learn how to spell water in sign language. It allows readers to learn what Helen is thinking and feeling when she discovers language. It allows readers to learn what Helen is thinking and feeling when she discovers water.

It allows readers to learn what Helen is thinking and feeling when she discovers language.

Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed as if a tangible white darkness shut you in, and the great ship, tense and anxious, groped her way toward the shore with plummet and sounding-line, and you waited with beating heart for something to happen? I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. Which statement best describes the purpose of the imagery in the excerpt? It allows the reader to feel how lost Helen feels before she learns to communicate. It allows the reader to feel how excited Helen feels when her new teacher arrives. It keeps the reader in suspense and eager to find out what happens to Helen. It paints a picture for the reader of how dangerous it is to be lost at sea.

It allows the reader to feel how lost Helen feels before she learns to communicate.

Dr. Bell advised my father to write to Mr. Anagnos, director of the Perkins Institution in Boston, the scene of Dr. Howe's great labours for the blind, and ask him if he had a teacher competent to begin my education. This my father did at once, and in a few weeks there came a kind letter from Mr. Anagnos with the comforting assurance that a teacher had been found. This was in the summer of 1886. But Miss Sullivan did not arrive until the following March. From whose point of view is the excerpt narrated? Helen's Dr. Bell's Helen's father's Miss Sullivan's

Helen's

Based on the point of view of the text, which excerpt would most likely appear in Helen Keller's memoir, The Story of My Life, and not The Miracle Worker by William Gibson? If my mother happened to be near I crept into her arms, too miserable even to remember the cause of the tempest. During this time, Annie taught Helen discipline and did not allow her parents to give her treats or spoil her. ANNIE reaches for the sewing card, HELEN objects, ANNIE insists, and HELEN gets rid of ANNIE'S hand by jabbing it with the needle. No, it's only a finger game to her, Mrs. Keller. What she has to learn first is that things have names.

If my mother happened to be near I crept into her arms, too miserable even to remember the cause of the tempest.

Which sentence is written in the first person? The girl in the front row of the class was the only one to raise her hand. The mother and father told their children to get ready for their trip. My dog always waits for me by the front door when it is time for our walk. Janice thought she was late for class, but really her clock was wrong.

My dog always waits for me by the front door when it is time for our walk.

Which line from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller contains imagery? Indeed, my friends and relatives sometimes doubted whether I could be taught. My mother's only ray of hope came from Dickens's "American Notes." My parents at once determined to take me to Baltimore to see if anything could be done for my eyes. When we arrived in Baltimore, Dr. Chisholm received us kindly: but he could do nothing.

My mother's only ray of hope came from Dickens's "American Notes."

On the afternoon of that eventful day, I stood on the porch, dumb, expectant. I guessed vaguely from my mother's signs and from the hurrying to and fro in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps. The afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch, and fell on my upturned face. My fingers lingered almost unconsciously on the familiar leaves and blossoms which had just come forth to greet the sweet southern spring. I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me. Which answer choice best describes the imagery in the excerpt? Sensory details appeal to the reader's sense of hearing. A metaphor creates a visual image for the reader. A simile creates a visual image for the reader. Sensory details appeal to the reader's sense of touch

Sensory details appeal to the reader's sense of touch.

ANAGNOS: Deaf, blind, mute—who knows? She is like a little safe, locked, that no one can open. Perhaps there is a treasure inside. ANNIE: Maybe it's empty, too? ANAGNOS: Possible. I should warn you, she is much given to tantrums. ANNIE: Means something is inside. Well, so am I, if I believe all I hear. Maybe you should warn them. ANAGNOS: [FROWNS]: Annie. I wrote them no word of your history. You will find yourself among strangers now, who know nothing of it. Next, read the excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. Dr. Bell advised my father to write to Mr. Anagnos, director of the Perkins Institution in Boston, the scene of Dr. Howe's great labours for the blind, and ask him if he had a teacher competent to begin my education. This my father did at once, and in a few weeks there came a kind letter from Mr. Anagnos with the comforting assurance that a teacher had been found. This was in the summer of 1886. But Miss Sullivan did not arrive until the following March. Based on the excerpts, how is the point of view in The Miracle Worker different from the point of view in The Story of My Life? The reader gets background on how Annie came to be Helen's teacher. The reader experiences Helen's feelings of frustration in a description of her tantrums. The reader gets background information that Helen might not have known about or experienced. The reader experiences Miss Sullivan coming to teach Helen from Helen's point of view.

The reader gets background information that Helen might not have known about or experienced.

What will the readers experience in a biographical play about Helen Keller that they will not experience in Helen Keller's memoir? The readers will read about real events from Helen Keller's life rather than fictional events. The readers will read about completely fictional events rather than real events from Helen Keller's life. The readers will learn about an event through Helen Keller's perspective, not an outsider's. The readers will learn about an event through an outsider's perspective, not Helen Keller's.

The readers will learn about an event through an outsider's perspective, not Helen Keller's.

Writing that contains imagery will have details that appeal to the senses. a biography of an author. a timeline of historical events. photographs or drawings in the text.

details that appeal to the senses.

The first-person point of view allows readers to experience an event through the author's eyes. experience an event through the five senses. read about a person's life without descriptive details. read about a person's life from someone else's viewpoint.

experience an event through the author's eyes.

She had read his account of Laura Bridgman, and remembered vaguely that she was deaf and blind, yet had been educated. But she also remembered with a hopeless pang that Dr. Howe, who had discovered the way to teach the deaf and blind, had been dead many years. His methods had probably died with him; and if they had not, how was a little girl in a far-off town in Alabama to receive the benefit of them? Which words from the excerpt best show the author's use of imagery? hopeless pang deaf and blind had discovered been educated

hopeless pang

A comparison of two unrelated things using the words "like" or "as" is an element of imagery called a metaphor. similie. sensory detail. vivid verb.

similie.