English 11a - Unit One Exam

What evidence from "Street Farmer" supports the idea that urban gardening generates employment opportunities? Select all that apply.

"And in May, the Kellogg Foundation gave Allen $400,000 to create jobs in urban agriculture." "Without microbe- and nutrient-rich worm castings ... he couldn't employ scores of people, some from the nearby housing project ..."

What evidence from "Street Farmer" supports the inference that Will Allen is always looking for ways to expand urban gardening?

"As Allen can't help reminding us, with a mischievous smile, 'Chicago has 77,000 vacant lots.'"

Read this passage from "Street Farmer." "Creating soil from waste is what I enjoy most," he said. "Anyone can grow food."What does Allen actually mean when he states, "Anyone can grow food"?

He believes his work is unique in the agricultural field and requires great expertise.

Read the sentence. The former senator fell to the floor in gratitude when he received the news that he was nominated to serve as Secretary of Defense. The phrase fell to the floor is _[blank]_. Which response most effectively completes the sentence?

an instance of hyperbole

Read this paragraph from "Conservation as a National Duty." Since then our knowledge and use of the resources of the present territory of the United States have increased a hundred-fold. Indeed, the growth of this Nation by leaps and bounds makes one of the most striking and important chapters in the history...etc Which words or phrases establish the cause-and-effect structure of the paragraph?

due to; attained by

What evidence from "Conservation as a National Duty" best establishes that Roosevelt's speech is structured to bring attention to an issue and to make a call to action for change? Select all that apply.

"I have asked you to come together now because the enormous consumption of these resources, and the threat of imminent exhaustion of some of them, due to reckless and wasteful use, once more calls for common effort, common action." "This Conference on the conservation of natural resources is in effect a meeting of the representatives of all the people of the United States called to consider the weightiest problem now before the Nation; and the occasion for the meeting lies in the fact that the natural resources of our country are in danger of exhaustion if we permit the old wasteful methods of exploiting them longer to continue."

Which passages from "Street Farmer" contain figurative language? Select all that apply.

"I'd run my experiments over and over and over—just like an athlete operates." The farmers in training hung on every word.

What evidence from "Conservation as a National Duty" supports the inference that Roosevelt believes the focus on industrialization and accumulation has negatively affected the character of American citizens?

"So great and so rapid has been our material growth that there has been a tendency to lag behind in spiritual and moral growth ..."

What is a central idea in "Street Farmer"?

Food and animal waste can be repurposed to benefit people and the environment.

Which passage from "Street Farmer" contains an allusion?

If inside the greenhouse was Eden, outdoors was, as Allen explained on a drive through the neighborhood, "a food desert."

Read this sentence from "Conservation as a National Duty." Indeed, the growth of this Nation by leaps and bounds makes one of the most striking and important chapters in the history of the world. What is the meaning of the figurative language in this sentence? Select all that apply.

The phrase "by leaps and bounds" means moving forward with rapid progress. The phrase "chapters in the history of the world" compares periods of time to parts of a book.

How does the overall structure of "Conservation as a National Duty" facilitate the development of ideas in the speech?

The problem-and-solution structure establishes how the problem came to be, describes the potential outcomes, and suggests actions for resolution.

Read this passage from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well? Which option most effectively explains the meaning of the figure of speech used in this passage?

Thoreau regrets conforming to the expectations of others.