English Testtt

Which of these sentences contains an oxymoron? ~Mr. Keynes was a workaholic who found vacations as relaxing as six rounds wrestling with an alligator. ~Even though he wanted to travel, Mr. Keynes could not think of any vacation spot as comfortable as his own living room. ~The island landscape seemed to come alive before Mr. Keynes' eyes, flora and fauna swimming through his vision in every direction. ~Although he didn't want to, Mr. Keynes took his laptop along with his bathing suit and other holiday clothes because this was a working vacation.

Although he didn't want to, Mr. Keynes took his laptop along with his bathing suit and other holiday clothes because this was a working vacation.

Which sentence best summarizes the central idea of this story? ~Bertie strongly dislikes his Aunt Agatha because she treats him poorly. ~Aunt Agatha wishes Bertie to do something that he does not want to do. ~Gussie has fled to America to escape from the expectations of Bertie and Aunt Agatha. ~Jeeves resents being asked to perform chores for Bertie and his Aunt Agatha.

Aunt Agatha wishes Bertie to do something that he does not want to do.

What does Bertie mean when he uses "totter" and "trickle"? ~Bertie means to show that he's bored with life. ~Bertie means to show that he's irritated by Agatha. ~Bertie means to show that he's a man of leisure. ~Bertie means to show that he's a serious person.

Bertie means to show that he's a man of leisure.

Which word, if substituted for irreproachable, would best retain the meaning of the passage? ~Stained ~Normal ~Blameless ~Immoral

Blameless

Based on the lines of poetry directly after line 1, what is the best definition for luminous eyes in line 1? "For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes," ~Brightly expressive ~Angrily glaring ~Sympathetically peering ~Playfully searching

Brightly expressive

Which word, if substituted for effaced, would best retain the meaning of the passage? ~Scratched ~Carved ~Printed ~Erased

Erased

Which of these lines contains a simile? ~She spoke to the tree, admonishing its impudent, craggy boughs. ~She was transformed into a reptile-one of particularly repulsive appearance. ~Her eyes darted between the two of us like sparrows between trees. ~Her skin was coffee, hot and dark, and she moved in my thoughts.

Her eyes darted between the two of us like sparrows between trees.

What type of plot structure allows authors to "come late" to their own story? ~In medias res ~Episodic plot structure ~Parallel plot structure ~Flash-forward

In medias res

Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly? ~Although the concert doesn't start for over an hour; most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall. ~The concert doesn't start for over an hour; though, most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall. ~Most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall; however, the concert doesn't start for over an hour. ~Even though the concert doesn't start for over an hour; however, most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall.

Most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall; however, the concert doesn't start for over an hour.

Based on the words luminous, treasure, search, lose, scintillating, and riddle that are used in the poem, what does the poet think of love? ~Precious but mysterious ~Short-lived and fickle ~Understandable but strange ~Well-worn and comfortable

Precious but mysterious

Why does the author choose to present the events of the story in an episodic style? ~Presenting the events in order keeps the reader from learning too much at the beginning. ~The events of the story are too complex to be told using a different structure. ~Using an episodic style emphasizes the dream-like nature of the narrator's story. ~Telling the story using a linear style most closely shows how the narrator experienced it.

Presenting the events in order keeps the reader from learning too much at the beginning.

Jake wrote the following summary of the story: Bertie's Aunt Agatha wakes him one morning. He is a little intimidated by her because she is bossy, so he doesn't want to cross her. He shuffles out of bed to meet her. Aunt Agatha tells Bertie to travel to the United States. Which of the following sentences is the correct conclusion for Jake's summary of the story? ~Bertie thinks his Aunt Agatha is a vile old woman, and tells her he will think about it. ~Bertie thinks his Cousin Gussie is a rascal and refuses to go. ~Aunt Agatha wants Bertie to find out when Gussie is coming home, and he agrees to do it. ~She wants him to stop his cousin Gussie from doing something foolish, and he is not surprised by her request.

She wants him to stop his cousin Gussie from doing something foolish, and he is not surprised by her request.

What do words such as "sweet," "divine," and "eloquent" imply? ~The poet enjoys creating puzzles for readers ~The poet is mocking the person to whom the poem is written ~The poet loves the person to whom the poem is written ~The poet thinks his words are beautiful

The poet loves the person to whom the poem is written

Aunt Agatha says that Gussie "'has lost his head over a creature." How do these words reflect her feelings for Gussie? ~They show her concern that Gussie is always buying pets. ~They show her concern that Gussie likes America too much. ~They show her disdain for Gussie's lack of self-control. ~They show her disdain for Gussie's sense of friendship.

They show her disdain for Gussie's lack of self-control.

Which of these defines the word enwrapped in line 4? "Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader." ~To be expected ~To be revealed ~To be explained ~To be hidden

To be hidden

Why did the author have the narrator positioned far away from his love's grave when the corpses emerged? ~To suggest that all human beings have surprising character flaws. ~To build tension for the narrator's most important discovery. ~To emphasize the difference between most people and the narrator's beloved. ~To distract the reader from the main surprise of the story.

To build tension for the narrator's most important discovery

Read these sentences and answer the question that follows. The bus passengers were rowdy. The driver had to turn around to discipline the passengers. The driver took his eyes off the road. The bus weaved onto the shoulder of the road. Which of these best combines the ideas in the group of sentences above to make an interesting sentence? ~When the driver turned around to discipline some rowdy passengers, the bus weaved onto the shoulder of the road. ~Because the bus weaved onto the shoulder of the road, the passengers became rowdy and distracted the driver. ~The rowdy passengers caused the bus to weave onto the shoulder of the road while the bus driver was not paying attention. ~The distracted bus driver disciplined the passengers for making him weave onto the shoulder of the road.

When the driver turned around to discipline some rowdy passengers, the bus weaved onto the shoulder of the road.

Read the sentence below and answer the corresponding question. Despite their differences, my father and mother had an __________ divorce. Which word best completes the sentence? ~adjunct ~affluent ~amicable ~amorous

amicable

The author's use of the phrase, "brightly expressive as the twins of Leda," demonstrates the use of which literary device? ~alliteration ~antonym ~denotation ~simile

simile