English 3
Which statement from Thomas Paine's Common Sense is the best example of emotionally charged language? "A government of our own is our natural right: it is infinitely wiser and safer to form a constitution of our own." "As well can the lover forgive the ravisher of his mistress, as the continent forgive the murders of Britain." "There are injuries which nature cannot forgive; she would cease to be nature if she did." "The last cord now is broken; the people of England are presenting addresses against us."
"As well can the lover forgive the ravisher of his mistress, as the continent forgive the murders of Britain."
Read the excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper." I think sometimes that if I were only well enough to write a little it would relieve the press of ideas and rest me.But I find I get pretty tired when I try.It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my work. When I get really well, John says we will ask Cousin Henry and Julia down for a long visit; but he says he would as soon put fireworks in my pillow-case as to let me have those stimulating people about now.I wish I could get well faster.But I must not think about that. This paper looks to me as if it KNEW what a vicious influence it had! Which part of this excerpt best demonstrates the narrator's social alienation? "I think sometimes that if I were only well enough to write a little it would relieve the press of ideas and rest me." "It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my work." "When I get really well, John says we will ask Cousin Henry and Julia down for a long visit." "This paper looks to me as if it KNEW what a vicious influence it had!"
"It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my work."
Read the excerpt from the introductory note of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. "Benjamin Franklin was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler [candle maker] who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was bound apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who published the 'New England Courant.' To this journal he became a contributor, and later was for a time its nominal editor. But the brothers quarreled, and Benjamin ran away, going first to New York, and thence to Philadelphia, where he arrived in October, 1723." What is a central idea of this excerpt? Benjamin Franklin's father was a candle maker named Josiah. Benjamin Franklin stopped in New York before moving to Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin held different jobs for the "New England Courant." Benjamin Franklin was the youngest son of seventeen children.
Benjamin Franklin held different jobs for the "New England Courant."
Read this summary of part of "The World on Turtle's Back.'" [1] Birds of the sea supported the woman as she fell. [2] She landed on the back of a giant turtle. [3] The frightened woman asked the sea animals to find some soil so that she could plant the roots. [10] Muskrat brought up some dirt from the bottom of the sea, and the woman put the dirt on the turtle's back. [4] She performed a ritual to create Earth; then she planted the roots. Which best describes this paragraph? Each sentence begins with a dependent clause. Each sentence is a compound-complex sentence. Each sentence is a simple sentence. Each sentence begins with the subject.
Each sentence begins with the subject.
Read the excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper." He said that after the wall-paper was changed it would be the heavy bedstead, and then the barred windows, and then that gate at the head of the stairs, and so on."You know the place is doing you good," he said, "and really, dear, I don't care to renovate the house just for a three months' rental." Based on this excerpt, which statement best describes John's viewpoint of the wallpaper? He believes that the wallpaper should be replaced. He believes that the wallpaper is unattractive. He believes that his wife is overreacting to the wallpaper. He believes that his wife likes the wallpaper.
He believes that his wife is overreacting to the wallpaper.
Read the excerpt from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." He unclosed his eyes and saw again the water below him. "If I could free my hands," he thought, "I might throw off the noose and spring into the stream. By diving I could evade the bullets and, swimming vigorously, reach the bank, take to the woods and get away home. My home, thank God, is as yet outside their lines; my wife and little ones are still beyond the invader's farthest advance." Which best describes the impact of the narration in the excerpt? It helps the reader understand why the man is being hanged. It introduces the reader to a new character through the character's thoughts. It allows the reader to understand the thoughts of a man preparing for death. It reveals to the reader the man's plan of escape.
It allows the reader to understand the thoughts of a man preparing for death.
Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall." We keep the wall between us as we go. To each the boulders that have fallen to each. And some are loaves and some so nearly balls We have to use a spell to make them balance: "Stay where you are until our backs are turned!" We wear our fingers rough with handling them. Oh, just another kind of out-door game, One on a side. It comes to little more: There where it is we do not need the wall: He is all pine and I am apple orchard. What feature of this excerpt makes it blank verse? It has a rhyming pattern. It has iambic pentameter. It does not use everyday language. It is about nature.
It has iambic pentameter.
Read this excerpt from The Crisis, Number I by Thomas Paine." I have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent method which wisdom could invent." Which best describes the central idea of this excerpt? Paine is not a superstitious man, but he does have strong beliefs. Paine believes the colonists have done all they could to avoid war. Paine's secret opinion is that God will help the colonists gain independence and that they will not be conquered. Paine's opinion is that God will not allow the colonists to be conquered because they have tried so hard to avoid war.
Paine's opinion is that God will not allow the colonists to be conquered because they have tried so hard to avoid war.
What does the narrator's description of the wallpaper in "The Yellow Wallpaper" reveal about her worldview? She feels a great deal of pressure to behave a certain way, as if everyone is always watching her. She does not like interacting with people because they aren't able to understand the wallpaper. She feels overpowered by everyone in her life, which is why she is refusing to see her family. She feels that her needs are well taken care of by her husband and other members of her family.
She feels a great deal of pressure to behave a certain way, as if everyone is always watching her.
Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." They are now the objects of that very same anger and wrath of God, that is expressed in the torments of hell. And the reason why they don't go down to hell at each moment, is not because God, in whose power they are, is not then very angry with them; as angry as he is with many of those miserable creatures now tormented in hell, who there feel and bear the fierceness of his wrath. Yea, God is a great deal more angry with great numbers that are now on earth; yea, doubtless with many that are now in this congregation, who it may be are at ease, than he is with many of those that are now in the flames of hell. Based on the excerpt, which statement best describes Edwards's opinion, as a minister, of the members of his congregation? They had lived devout Christian lives and would be saved. They had pleased God with their membership in the congregation. They had angered God and were in danger of damnation. They had never learned about the teachings of Jesus and needed to do so.
They had angered God and were in danger of damnation
Read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass's speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival. Which of the following best describes Douglass's word choice in this excerpt? pleasant clever casual lighthearted
clever
Throughout "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards uses imagery in an attempt to make readers feel angry at people who commit sins. respectful toward God and religion. fear about being sent to hell. confident that they will be saved.
fear about being sent to hell.
Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it ,And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. What is Frost describing that "doesn't love a wall"? sunlight neighbors ice boulders
ice
Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." There will be no end to this exquisite horrible misery. In this excerpt, what does "exquisite" mean? holy elegant perfect colorful
perfect
Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall." Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder If I could put a notion in his head:"Why do they make good neighbours? Isn't it Where there are cows? But here there are no cows. Before I built a wall I'd ask to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offence. Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That wants it down." I could say "Elves" to him, But it's not elves exactly, and I'd rather He said it for himself. What is the speaker's mood in this excerpt? unhappy playful childish determined
playful
Which is a motif in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" that represents being trapped? the railroad tracks the cannonballs the wooden planks the noose
the noose
Read the two excerpts from section 3 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." Then all at once, with terrible suddenness, the light about him shot upward with the noise of a loud splash; a frightful roaring was in his ears, and all was cold and dark. The power of thought was restored; he knew that the rope had broken and he had fallen into the stream. As he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! What does the motif of a loud sound represent in the story? the passage between the North and the South the passage between dreams and reality the contrast between right and wrong the contrast between one's family and one's enemies
the passage between dreams and reality
Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that anything hangs by; thus easy is it for God when he pleases to cast his enemies down to hell. What is the denotation of the word "cast" in this excerpt? drop casually throw with force toss lightly release into the air
throw with force
Read the following passage, which is modeled after an encyclopedia entry about tortillas .A tortilla is a round flatbread that appears in most Mexican dishes, including tacos, enchiladas, and tostadas. Tortillas are made with cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour. Traditionally, the corn or wheat grains are ground on a stone. Next, the meal from these grains is formed into small pieces of dough and patted into thin circles by hand. Finally, the tortilla is baked on a griddle. Today, tortilla dough is usually mixed by machine, flattened into shape, and passed on a conveyor belt to cook over a flame. Tortillas can be purchased at most major grocery stores. Which best describes the purpose of this passage? to inform audiences about the production and types of tortillas to persuade audiences that producing and purchasing tortillas is easy to entertain audiences with a delightful and enjoyable description of tortillas to argue that tortillas are the top choice among traditional foods
to inform audiences about the production and types of tortillas
Read the excerpt from Amy Tan's essay "Mother Tongue." I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother's "limited" English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. What is the purpose of this text? to inform readers based on Tan's childhood experience to persuade readers to speak a different way to inform readers of Tan's mother's feelings to persuade readers that Tan's mother is intelligent
to inform readers based on Tan's childhood experience
Read the excerpt from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." As he pushes open the gate and passes up the wide white walk, he sees a flutter of female garments; his wife, looking fresh and cool and sweet, steps down from the veranda to meet him. At the bottom of the steps she stands waiting, with a smile of ineffable joy, an attitude of matchless grace and dignity. Ah, how beautiful she is! He springs forward with extended arms. Which best describes the narration in the excerpt? tense and spooky calm and carefree anxious and confused warm and romantic
warm and romantic
