ENG11 Cumulative Exam Review

Use the following definitions to answer the question. emerge: 1. (verb) to come up, appear immerge: 1. (verb) to sink into, immerse Which sentence contains correct word usage? Be sure to emerge the beaters into the bowl before turning on the mixer. The boat immerged from the fog so quickly that it nearly collided with us. The frog immerged among the water lilies to show its bulging eyes. A beautiful rainbow emerged from behind the storm clouds.

A beautiful rainbow emerged from behind the storm clouds.

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry." For me, reading has always been a path toward liberation and fulfillment. To learn to read is to start down the road of liberation, a road which should be accessible to everyone. No one has the right to keep you from reading, and yet that is what is happening in many areas in this country today. There are those who think they know best what we should read. These censors are at work in all areas of our daily lives. Which best describes how Anaya uses rhetorical appeal to convince readers that censors want to limit what people can read? Anaya speaks about everyone's right to read what they choose in order to appeal to the reader's sense of fairness. Anaya presents documented facts about censors' motivations in order to appeal to the reader's sense of logic. Anaya discusses his lifelong love of reading in order to establish his expertise for the reader on the topic of censorship. Anaya refrains from stating a direct opinion in order to allow the reader to form one based on evidence from many areas of the country.

Anaya speaks about everyone's right to read what they choose in order to appeal to the reader's sense of fairness.

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." "I think I'd make a good Handicapper General." "Good as anybody else," said George. "Who knows better'n I do what normal is?" said Hazel. "Right," said George. He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison, but a twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that. How does the dialogue between George and Hazel develop Kurt Vonnegut's message that advanced technology dehumanizes individuals? Hazel and George do not discuss their feelings about the arrest of their son. George thinks about their abnormal son who was recently taken to jail. George agrees that Hazel would be a good Handicapper General. Hazel believes that the Handicapper General is normal.

Hazel and George do not discuss their feelings about the arrest of their son.

Read the following quote from Leslie Marmon Silko's story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" "Send us rain clouds, Grandfather." They laid the bundle in the back of the pickup and covered it with a heavy tarp before they started back to the pueblo. This quote is located early in the narrative. What does it reveal about Leon? He is more worried about the rain than the death of his grandfather. He is a devout follower of the Roman Catholic Church. He is already planning on asking for holy water from Father Paul. He greatly values the traditional beliefs of the Pueblo people.

He greatly values the traditional beliefs of the Pueblo people.

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I stood on all of that and it worked for a second. But then I had the tips of my fingers on the vase, and the tragedies started to wobble, and the tuxedo was incredibly distracting, and the next thing was that everything was on the floor, including me, and including the vase, which had shattered. "I didn't do it!" I hollered, but they didn't even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much. How does the narration shape Oskar's characterization in this excerpt? It shows his youth and inexperience. It suggests his flair for the dramatic. It indicates he is reckless and rowdy. It hints at his pent-up anger and hostility.

It shows his youth and inexperience.

Read the excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole." That's the gory moment when your body snaps into two segments, breaking apart at your midsection. Upon falling further, the difference in gravity continues to grow, and each of your two body segments snaps into two segments. Shortly thereafter, those segments each snap into two segments of their own, and so forth, and so forth, bifurcating your body into an ever-increasing number of parts: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, etc. After you've been ripped into shreds of organic molecules, the molecules themselves begin to feel the continually growing tidal forces. Eventually, they too snap apart, creating a stream of their constituent atoms. And then, of course, the atoms themselves snap apart, leaving an unrecognizable parade of particles that, minutes earlier, had been you. Which statement best describes how the author conveys the message that humans are no match for the power of a black hole? He explains scientific theories to the reader and provides the definitions for difficult terms and words. He uses logic and reason to lay out each individual step of human combustion as it is absorbed by the tidal force. He provides helpful comparisons of black holes with other cosmic phenomena that the reader may already know. He personalizes the experience for the reader and uses vivid imagery to create a clear mental picture.

He personalizes the experience for the reader and uses vivid imagery to create a clear mental picture.

Read the sentence. In chapter three, Joseph feels confused about the way things happened at the court house. Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary? Joseph is confused that things happened as they did at the court house in chapter three. In chapter three, the reader learns that Joseph feels weird about the way events happened at the court house. Joseph feels some confusion about the way things occurred at the court house in chapter three. In chapter three, the reader learns that Joseph feels confused about the events that occurred at the court house.

In chapter three, the reader learns that Joseph feels confused about the events that occurred at the court house.

Which excerpt from The Great Gatsby best indicates that Nick is not fully content with his life? He didn't say any more, but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. Father agreed to finance me for a year, and after various delays I came East, permanently, I thought, in the spring of twenty-two. Instead of being the warm center of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go East and learn the bond business. I had a dog—at least I had him for a few days until he ran away—and an old Dodge and a Finnish woman, who made my bed and cooked breakfast and muttered Finnish wisdom to herself over the electric stove.

Instead of being the warm center of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go East and learn the bond business.

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. She said, "Ron is a great person," which was an answer to a question I didn't ask. So I asked again. "True or false: you are in love with Ron." She put her hand with the ring on it in her hair and said, "Oskar, Ron is my friend." Which of these statements best describes the ambiguity in this excerpt? It is unclear whether Oskar's mom is bothered by his questions. It is unclear whether the conversation is one they have had before. It is unclear whether or not Oskar's mom enjoys Ron's company. It is unclear whether the ring is from Ron or from Oskar's dad.

It is unclear whether the ring is from Ron or from Oskar's dad.

Which thesis statement is the most effective? The Department of Education's ad campaign promoting literacy is effective in a number of ways. Using a number of strong persuasive techniques, the Department of Education tries to convince a wide audience of individuals that strong reading skills are of importance. The literacy campaign by the Department of Education is effective because it appeals to a large general audience. The Department of Education's literacy campaign uses several techniques to persuade a broad audience that strong reading skills are beneficial.

The Department of Education's literacy campaign uses several techniques to persuade a broad audience that strong reading skills are beneficial.

Read the following excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko's story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." Leon knocked at the old carved door with its symbols of the Lamb. While he waited he looked up at the twin bells from the king of Spain with the last sunlight pouring around them in their tower. What does the image of the Lamb above the priest's door symbolize? The Lamb symbolizes the traditions of the Catholic Church. The Lamb symbolizes the sheep raised by the Pueblo people. The Lamb symbolizes the gentleness of the Pueblo people. The Lamb symbolizes the virtues valued in Pueblo culture.

The Lamb symbolizes the traditions of the Catholic Church.

Read the sentence. The fake, counterfeit money, which isn't valid, was discovered in the crime investigation. What is the best way to revise this sentence to eliminate wordiness? The money is not valid because it was counterfeit and discovered in the crime investigation. The counterfeit money was discovered in the crime investigation. Discovered in the crime investigation, the counterfeit money was fake. The sentence is correct as written.

The counterfeit money was discovered in the crime investigation.

Which of the following excerpts from Fast Food Nation best provides evidence that fast food restaurants are designed for using unskilled labor? Her family's modest townhouse sits beside a busy highway on the south side of Colorado Springs, in a largely poor and working-class neighborhood. The ovens at Pizza Hut and at Domino's also use conveyer belts to ensure standardized cooking times. The restaurant opens for business at seven o'clock, and for the next hour or so, Elisa and the manager hold down the fort, handling all the orders. Throughput is all about increasing the speed of assembly, about doing things faster in order to make more.

The ovens at Pizza Hut and at Domino's also use conveyer belts to ensure standardized cooking times.

Use the following definitions to answer the question. emit: 1. (verb) to produce, to voice omit: 1. (verb) to leave something out, to forget Which sentence contains correct word usage? The alarms omit a frequency that cannot be heard by the human ear. The teacher will omit the lowest score in order to increase the averages. We are attempting to emit the last few chapters in order to save paper. The movie emitted the offensive graphics that caused the boycott.

The teacher will omit the lowest score in order to increase the averages.

Read the excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole." If you stumbled upon a black hole and found yourself falling feet-first toward its center, then as you got closer, the black hole's force of gravity would grow astronomically. Curiously, you would not feel this force at all because, like anything in free fall, you are weightless. What you do feel, however, is something far more sinister. While you fall, the black hole's force of gravity at your two feet, they being closer to the black hole's center, accelerates them faster than does the weaker force of gravity at your head. Read the excerpt from Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc." the only true point of view, is full of the hope that he, the hub of the cosmos with his hair blown sideways, will eventually make it all the way downtown. Which choice best describes the differing views Tyson and Collins present of humanity? Tyson describes a sinister universe where men are eaten by black holes, while Collins describes a cosmos full of hope for a better future. Tyson writes about a scientific fact of life, while Collins writes about an emotionally charged event in his life. Tyson presents humans as powerless against the forces of nature, while Collins presents an individual creating his own destiny. Tyson suggests that people have no control of their lives in a dangerous world, while Collins reminds people to take control and be focused.

Tyson presents humans as powerless against the forces of nature, while Collins presents an individual creating his own destiny.

Read the following excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole." That's the gory moment when your body snaps into two segments, breaking apart at your midsection. Upon falling further, the difference in gravity continues to grow, and each of your two body segments snaps into two segments. Shortly thereafter, those segments each snap into two segments of their own, and so forth, and so forth, bifurcating your body into an ever-increasing number of parts: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, etc. Read the following excerpt from Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc." The music is loud yet so confidential I cannot help feeling even more like the center of the universe than usual as I walk along to a rapid little version of "The Way You Look Tonight," What do these two excerpts reveal about the difference in ideas presented by Tyson and Collins? Tyson stresses humanity's relative insignificance in the universe, while Collins stresses man's perceived importance. Tyson describes man's place in the universe, while Collins focuses primarily on the role of mankind itself. Tyson's essay is a serious discussion of black holes, while Collins's poem mocks the importance of music. Tyson discusses the probability of being swallowed by black holes, while Collins describes the effects of listening to music.

Tyson stresses humanity's relative insignificance in the universe, while Collins stresses man's perceived importance.

Read the sentence. _________ went to baseball practice together today. Which best fits in the blank? I We He You

We

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. The road was crowded and there were screens of corn-stalk and straw matting on both sides and matting over the top so that it was like the entrance at a circus or a native village. Keeping in mind Hemingway's iceberg principle, what feeling is he trying to convey by describing the scene as an "entrance to a circus or a native village"? a feeling of unease as the narrator is driving into a peculiar and alien location a feeling of sadness at the devastation that has been caused by violence of war a feeling of joy as the narrator realizes that he is alive despite all the carnage a feeling of defeat about a war that has taken so many lives and still continues on

a feeling of unease as the narrator is driving into a peculiar and alien location

Read the following writing prompt. Examine a Department of Education advertising campaign that promotes universal literacy. Analyze the campaign to discover the target audience and the advertising techniques used. Then evaluate the effectiveness of these advertising techniques. Write a formal paragraph in which you explain how the advertising campaign promotes literacy to its audience and how effective it is in doing so. Review the prompt for hints about the audience. Who will read the response paragraph? a general audience fellow students literacy specialists only teachers

a general audience

Which is the best definition of the term "magic realism"? a narrative genre of literature that takes ordinary events and makes them seem extraordinary to the reader a narrative genre closely linked to nineteenth-century writers throughout the Americas and Europe a narrative genre that can be traced to the history of European colonialism throughout the world a narrative genre characterized by its use of fantastic or mythic elements in otherwise realistic fiction

a narrative genre characterized by its use of fantastic or mythic elements in otherwise realistic fiction

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. How does King support this claim in the rest of his letter? by providing examples of recent nonviolent sit-ins by quoting Socrates and establishing historical precedent by chronicling the history of violent tension throughout the South by presenting a visual image of a world in which equality reigns

by quoting Socrates and establishing historical precedent

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I knew I could never let Mom hear the messages, because protecting her is one of my most important raisons d'être, so what I did was I took Dad's emergency money from on top of his dresser, and I went to the Radio Shack on Amsterdam. It was on a TV there that I saw that the first building had fallen. I bought the exact same phone and ran home and recorded our greeting from the first phone onto it. I wrapped up the old phone in the scarf that Grandma was never able to finish because of my privacy, and I put that in a grocery bag, and I put that in a box, and I put that in another box, and I put that under a bunch of stuff in my closet, like my jewelry workbench and albums of foreign currencies. Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt? deceitful sentimental methodical respectful

methodical

Read the excerpt from the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg. Everybody picked the song up in '30 and '31. Bands were playing it and records were made. When Roosevelt was a candidate for President, the Republicans got pretty worried about it. Some of the network radio people were told to lay low on the song. In some cases, they tried to ban it from the air. But it was too late. The song had already done its damage. From the content of the excerpt, it can be inferred that the money Harburg made from the song made him a very wealthy man. the song and its message struck a chord with the American public. the Republican Party lost the elections of that particular year. the president was a big fan of Yip Harburg and Jay Gorney.

the song and its message struck a chord with the American public.

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. What is the author's purpose for including this sentence? to emphasize the productivity of his daily routine to undermine the significance of his critics' letter to establish the impressive credentials of his staff to explain the nature of his profession

to undermine the significance of his critics' letter

Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." "A body and a spirit," he repeated. "The body, lady, is like a house: it don't go anywhere; but the spirit, lady, is like a automobile: always on the move, always . . ." This excerpt contains one simile. two metaphors. two similes. one case of irony.

two similes.