Unit 3 Test: Selected and Short Response

19. Which phrase from Douglass's speech is an example of antithesis?

... not complaining of the past, but simply asking for a better future.... (paragraph 2)

10. Part A Which answer choice best describes how the tone of the sonnet changes? Part B Click on the highlighted lines in the sonnet that most clearly make the shift in tone identified in Part A.

It shifts from skeptical And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare.

16. The word measure has several meanings. Which answer choice shows the word measure used with the same meaning it has in the sentence below? The assembly voted for a measure that would rezone areas of the city.

The neighborhood association proposed a measure to limit parking.

26. Read the following passage, and indicate which answer choice includes the most precise sensory images. Choose two that apply. The family loved being outside and so treasured their garden, which bloomed with roses and tall, slender stalks of gladioli and irises. They often enjoyed outdoor dinners around a rough, sturdy oak table, shaded by apple trees.

tall, slender stalks rough, sturdy oak table

23. Which of the following is an example of anaphora in Douglass's speech?

the repeated introduction "It is true that" at the beginning of sentences in paragraph 3

13. Use what you know about the Latin prefix sub- to choose the most likely meaning of the word subside.

to go down to a lower level

6. Part A In what way does Douglass appeal to logic in paragraph 7 of the passage? Part B How do the following sentences from paragraph 7 fit into the logic of Douglass's appeal? It is nothing against this reasoning that all men who vote are not good men or good citizens. It is enough that the possession and exercise of the elective franchise is in itself an appeal to the nobler elements of manhood, and imposes education as essential to the safety of society.

Douglass contends... In these lines, Douglass acknowledges...

7. Click on the highlighted sentence from the passage that is an example of restatement.

Here they are, four millions of them, and, for weal or for woe, here they must remain.

25. Which of the following answer choices shows an adverbial clause underlined?

I am hopeful that, after all our recent fundraising efforts, most students will use the new fitness center when it is finally built.

31. Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

If I said this once, I've said it a thousand times.

33. Read this sentence from Iffat's essay. In India, for example, Gandhi was tireless in his efforts to free India from British rule. Which of the following revisions replaces a weak linking verb with an action verb?

In India, for example, Gandhi labored tirelessly to free India from British rule.

27. Which of the following words can be used as a subordinating conjunction?

as

30. Which answer choice uses an adverbial clause to combine the following short sentences? It was raining outside. We decided to go for a walk.

Although it was raining outside, we decided to go for a walk.

28. Read the following lines from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130." I have seen roses damasked, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. I love to hear her speak, yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound; Which answer choice describes one way that Shakespeare uses imagery to help create meaning in these lines?

The image of "roses, damasked, red and white" contrasts with the woman's pale cheeks.

3. Which of the following best demonstrates the authors use of emotionally charged language?

Their history is parallel...

18. Part A Use context clues in the sentences below to choose the most likely definition of connoisseur. Pedro studied art history in college and works at a museum. He considers himself a connoisseur of fine art—his goal is to become an art critic for a newspaper or magazine. Part B Which of the following phrases from the sentences is the best context clue supporting the answer to Part A?

an expert judge of a subject an art critic

9. The central comparison Dickinson makes in the poem is best characterized as:

an extended metaphor

21. Which of the phrases from this sentence from Douglass's speech is a noun phrase? They now stand before Congress and the country, not complaining of the past, but simply asking for a better future.

better future

14. Part A Which of the following answer choices is one meaning of the Latin root -pac-? Part B Given the answer to Part A, what can you conclude is the meaning of pacifism in the following sentence? The movement's leader encouraged the people to adopt a doctrine of PACIFISM as they worked for lasting change.

peace the belief that disputes should be resolved peacefully

15. The word benefactor includes the Latin root -fac-, which means "to do." Use this information and your knowledge of the Latin root -bene- to choose the action a benefactor is most likely to undertake.

donating to charity

2. Which of the following is the strongest statement of the authors purpose for writing the passage?

Douglass is writing to convince members of Congress to adopt...