English 1 Trivia!

Which is the correct way to write the underlined portion of the following sentence?

There was barely enough time to walk home from the park: even so–we somehow managed to get home in time for dinner.

• from the park; even so, we somehow managed

• from the park: even so, we somehow managed

• from the park; even so—we somehow managed

• from the park even so we somehow managed

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Julia was asked to write four sentences demonstrating parallel structure. Which of the following sentences correctly uses parallel structure?

• A hero is someone who never gives up, never runs away, and is unwilling to hurt an innocent person.

• My cousin enjoys baking cookies with his mom, playing basketball, and cheering crowds.

• I would like to go to an opera performance, and I would also like visiting a museum.

• My goals are to move to California, to get a role in a movie, and to become a star.

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of the sentences contains both an independent and a dependent clause?

• He was listening intently to the radio, and he did not hear the doorbell.

• As she entered the auditorium, she tripped over a backpack that had been carelessly left in the doorway.

• Visiting the aquarium turned out to be quite an adventure; I enjoyed it thoroughly.

• We understand the environmental concerns of the farming community, but we are aware that business owners have another point of view.

Civilians look forward to the day when they can blast off into space. They fantasize about being in private spaceships designed to take them to their vacation destinations.

Which best explains whether or not the excerpt is credible?

• It supports the text by explaining the motivation behind the scientists who are striving to make civilian space travel a reality.

• It is a very general, unsupported statement within the text. It adds emotion to the text, but not all civilians feel this way about space travel.

• It adds emotional support to explain why scientists are working so hard to win Ansari X Prize Foundation's "X Prize."

• It is a strong statement within the text. It is from this idea that the rest of the text appears to be factual concerning space travel.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Read this sentence from paragraph 2.

Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.

Which statement BEST describes the use of a rhetorical technique in this sentence?

• Figurative language helps to emphasize the argument.

• Repetition shows that storms and clouds are very similar.

• Allusion reminds the listener of the challenge of global warming.

• Irony is used since it is not always stormy and cloudy.

Read these lines from the text.

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players:

The metaphor in these lines compares

• ages to numbers.

• old people to young people.

• men to women.

• life to a performance.

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9