UNIT 5 ENGIV
Which of the following sentences from the passage contains the bestillustration of anaphora? What is the main reason the writer uses the anaphora identified in Part A?
Wondering now, she looks out the window; wondering now, whom are they visiting? (paragraph 1) to emphasize the main character's confusion through repetition
The word corpus features the Latin root -corp-. Choose the most likely meaning of corpus, based on your knowledge of the root -corp-.
a collection or body of works
The element of science journalism most clearly present in this sentence is Choose...
a conversational tone meant to engage readers. an attempt to challenge the reader's views of science.
Which element is most likely to be a stock, or traditional, symbol, as it is used in the sentence?
a red rose symbolizing love
Like a star of Heaven, In the broad daylight20 Thou art unseen, but yet I hear thy shrill delight, Keen as are the arrows Of that silver sphere, Whose intense lamp narrows In the white dawn clear25 Until we hardly see—we feel that it is there. Which answer choice is the most likely explanation of the symbolism in these lines?
By depicting the bird as an invisible singer, Shelley turns the bird into a symbol of the hidden sources of poetry.
Which quotation from the passage most clearlyshows that it uses stream-of-consciousness?
In the hopscotch memory did she play hopscotch or did she watch hopscotch and teach, yes, and math too, math geography history, yes, coming back to me now, easy as hop skip jump. (paragraph 4)
Which characteristic of the passage most clearlyconnects it to Romantic literature? Click on the highlighted text in the passage that bestsupports the answer to Part A.
It emphasizes immediate experience and intense emotion. I yelled aloud, in a frenzy of fright.
Which of the following answer choices states a unique challenge of technical writing?
Many of its terms may be unfamiliar to general readers.
Which revision(s) would be most effective to developing the narrative?
Move the sentence to the start of paragraph 3 to ensure that ideas build on each other in sequence.
I was elated to get away to the beach on Saturday, and before the end of the day I had forgotten all my worries.In which of the following sentences does the underlined word have nuances closest to those of elated?
Sam was ecstatic to see his family at the holidays, and he returned to work refreshed.
Which of the following sentences is an example of the correct use of dashes?
That sonnet—surprisingly, one of his earliest—is my favorite poem.
Which of the following is true of blank verse? Choose two options.
The lines do not rhyme. The lines are written in iambic pentameter.
In what way does the language of this poem reflect Romanticism? Click on the highlighted text in the poem that most clearly supports the answer to Part A.
The poem uses words and phrases that evoke the reader's sense experiences. Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Which of the following answer choices best states a Modernist theme reflected in the passage?
The self must struggle to make sense of fragmentary experiences.
Which of the following statements is true of the first ten lines of this ode? Click on the highlighted line in the poem that provides the best evidence for the answer to Part A.
They use apostrophe. Hail to thee, blithe Spirit!
Which of the following answer choices are most likely to be English cognates for the Latin word consilium, meaning "advice, purpose, or plan"? Choose two that apply.
counsel consult
What type of narrative is signaled by the writer's use of flashbacks, interruptions, and other experimentation in the order of events?
nonlinear
Which of the following answer choices is one of the meanings of the Latin prefix in-? Given the answer to Part A, what can you conclude is the meaning of the word inadvisable in the following sentence? Because of today's thunderstorm, hiking from the forest to the lake would be inadvisable.
not not wise
What is the meaning of the Greek prefix a- or an-? Based on your knowledge of this prefix, choose the most likely meaning of the word anhydrous as it is used in the following sentence. At this temperature, the anhydrous salt is stable and solid.
not or without without any water
For the benefit of the general reader, the writer uses a technique that is common to technical writing. Which specific technique is used?
providing a definition
Which characteristic of the passage is most clearly representative of the Gothic style? Click on the highlighted line from the passage that provides the best evidence for the answer to Part A.
the disturbing events my fingers closed on the fingers of a little, ice-cold hand!
Which of the following is an element from the poem that reflects a characteristic of Romanticism? Click on the highlighted text in the poem that most clearly supports the answer to Part A.
the emphasis on the self's response to nature And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.
Which answer choice best states the specific purpose of this passage? Which quotation from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
to explain the discovery that NMDA receptors might help neurons in the brain and eyes to perceive motion "Our results show how neurons in the eye and the brain may use NMDA receptors to help them detect motion in a complex visual world." (paragraph 1)
Based on the details in the passage, identify the author's primary purpose. Which of the following answer choices most accurately identifies the techniques the writer uses to achieve that purpose?
to inform citing a study and a leading authority