Second To Last Study Set For English

Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring. As for Bilbo Baggins, even while he was making his speech, he had been fingering the golden ring in his pocket: his magic ring that he had kept secret for so many years. As he stepped down he slipped it on his finger, and he was never seen by any hobbit in Hobbiton again. Which detail in the excerpt identifies it as fantasy?

Which are common elements of fantasy? Check all that apply.

Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring. On this occasion the presents were unusually good. The hobbit-children were so excited that for a while they almost forgot about eating. There were toys the like of which they had never seen before, all beautiful and some obviously magical. Many of them had indeed been ordered a year before, and all the way from the Mountain and from Dale, and were of real dwarf-make. Which detail in the excerpt identifies it as fantasy?

Which line is an example of direct characterization?

Which line from The Fellowship of the Ring shows an element of fantasy?

Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring. Many people from other parts of the Shire were also asked; and there were even a few from outside the borders. Bilbo met the guests (and additions) at the new white gate in person. He gave away presents to all and sundry—the latter were those who went out again by a back way and came in again by the gate. Hobbits give presents to other people on their own birthdays. Not very expensive ones, as a rule, and not so lavishly as on this occasion; but it was not a bad system. Actually in Hobbiton and Bywater every day in the year it was somebody's birthday, so that every hobbit in those parts had a fair chance of at least one present at least once a week. But they got tired of them. What do readers learn about the setting in this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring. That was Gandalf's mark, of course, and the old man was Gandalf the Wizard, whose fame in the Shire was due mainly to his skill with fires, smokes, and lights. His real business was far more difficult and dangerous, but the Shire-folk knew nothing about it. To them he was just one of the "attractions" at the Party. Hence the excitement of the hobbit-children. "G for Grand!" they shouted, and the old man smiled. They knew him by sight, though he only appeared in Hobbiton occasionally and never stopped long; but neither they nor any but the oldest of their elders had seen one of his firework displays—they now belonged to the legendary past. How is Gandalf characterized in this excerpt

Which is an example of indirect characterization?

Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring. Twelve more years passed. Each year the Bagginses had given very lively combined birthday-parties at Bag End; but now it was understood that something quite exceptional was being planned for that autumn. Bilbo was going to be eleventy-one, 111, a rather curious number, and a very respectable age for a hobbit (the Old Took himself had only reached 130); and Frodo was going to be thirty-three, 33, an important number: the date of his "coming of age". . . Which detail in the excerpt identifies it as fantasy?

Which of these words has a negative connotation?

Which phrases contain an example of assonance? Check all that apply.

Read the excerpt from "Digging." Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping in rhythm through potato drills Where he was digging. Which statement best explains the effect of the word "straining" in this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from "Digging." The cold smell of potato mould, the squelch and slap Of soggy peat, the curt cuts of an edge Through living roots awaken in my head. Which statement best describes the effect of the alliteration in this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from "Digging." Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun. Under my window, a clean rasping sound When the spade sinks into gravelly ground: My father, digging. I look down Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping in rhythm through potato drills Where he was digging. Read the haiku by Bashō. A crow has settled on a bare branch— autumn evening. How does the structure of these poems differ?

Read the excerpt from "Digging" Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping in rhythm through potato drills Where he was digging. Read the haiku by Bashō. On the way to the outhouse— the white of the moonflower by torchlight. How does the structure of these poems differ?

Consider the claim. Driver's education requirements should include increased hours spent in real driving conditions prior to licensure. Identify reasons that support this claim. Check all that apply.

Read the claim. Kennedy High School should offer club sports in addition to varsity athletics. Which statement best uses logos to support this claim?

Which statement best explains the function of an e-mail subject line?

What is the purpose of transition words in persuasive writing?

Which statement best exemplifies a strong persuasive claim?

Which audiences require a formal tone? Check all that apply.

Read the sentences. The school board needs to represent a more diverse population. A student member should be elected to represent local youth. Which transition should be used to combine these sentences?

Read the persuasive conclusion. Bike paths should be added to Main Street to encourage commuters and establish a bike-friendly community downtown. The wide, unpaved shoulders of the road promise an easy transition to paved paths, and the employees of three local businesses have voiced an interest in biking to work. Which sentence best completes this conclusion?

Read the claim and counterclaim. Claim: High school students should be required to complete ten hours of community service per year. Counterclaim: There are not many organizations in the area that welcome volunteers under eighteen years old. Which statement offers the best rebuttal to the counterclaim?

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. With the stampeding hiss and scurry of green lemmings, midsummer's leaves race to extinction like the roar of a Brixton riot tunneled by water hoses; they seethe toward autumn's fire—it is in their nature, being men as well as leaves, to die for the sun. Based on the excerpt, what is the speaker's perspective on the riot?

Which quotation from Derek Walcott's Midsummer contains an allusion?

What can allusions do? Check all that apply.

A person's way of thinking about and seeing a situation is a(n)

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. Praise had bled my lines white of any more anger, and snow had inducted me into white fellowships, Which factor most influences the speaker's perspective

Based on the speaker's allusions in Midsummer to Shakespeare and sonnets, readers can infer that the speaker

Based on the author's allusions in Midsummer to "the child's fairy tale," "fairy rings," and "thatched cottages fenced with dog roses," readers can tell that the speaker

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. Praise had bled my lines white of any more anger, and snow had inducted me into white fellowships, while Calibans howled down the barred streets of an empire This excerpt makes an allusion to the Shakespearean character Caliban, who was forced into servitude and suffered harsh treatment. What is the effect of alluding to this character?

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. Their thick skulls bled with rancor when the riot police and the skinheads exchanged quips you could trace to the Sonnets, or the Moor's eclipse. Which factors most influence the speaker's perspective?

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. Praise had bled my lines white of any more anger, and snow had inducted me into white fellowships, while Calibans howled down the barred streets of an empire Based on the allusion to Calibans, readers can infer that the speaker

Which pair of words best describes the setting of Bilbo Baggins' party?

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. that began with Caedmon's raceless dew, and is ending in the alleys of Brixton, burning like Turner's ships. What can be concluded about the speaker's perspective by the allusion to Turner's ships?

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that .

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. I was there to add some color to the British theater. "But the blacks can't do Shakespeare, they have no experience." Based on the excerpt, what is the speaker's perspective on British theater?

What must a reader do to analyze diction? Check all that apply.

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. The leaf stems tug at their chains, the branches bending like Boer cattle under Tory whips that drag every wagon nearer to apartheid. This excerpt makes an allusion to the Second Boer War, which was fought among the United Kingdom, the South African Republic, and the Orange Free State between 1899 and 1902. Which statement best describes the effect of the allusion?