English 9 Midterm

My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed to want was an audience.”

• a. pretentious

• b. grouchy

• c. talkative

• d. worried

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Many years before, Caesar’s men had tried and failed to invade Britain. No doubt this contributed to the xenophobia of the Romans. They were cautious about strangers who entered their country.

• a. honesty

• b. fear of foreigners

• c. kindliness

• d. stubbornness

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

• many abilities
• boring
• not skilled
• exciting

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Did she say her name was Lucy or Jane ____

• ?

• .

• !

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which one is a comma

• 
• 
• 
• 

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which one is an exclamation mark?

• 
• 
• 
• 

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

A question mark is used to indicate that a sentence is a question.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is the best definition of THEME?

• A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express. 
• The location and time of the story
• The events that occur in the story
• The author's reason for writing a story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Susie was waiting for Tina to arrive in the crowded lunch room.  She looked through the crowd to see if she could spot Tina from afar.  Tina was standing in an area all by herself.  She had a perplexed look on her face, as there were no other seats available.  Thankfully, Susie had saved her a seat, and all was well.

What is the moral?

• Lunch is best when it's crowded.

• Be nice.

• Friends look out for one another.

• Susie is nice.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Jim was stacking boxes at work.  There was a certain height he had to reach.  He stretched his body, but could not reach to place the final box at the top.  Bill happened to see Jim struggling and came to his rescue, since he was a foot taller.

What is the theme?

• Teamwork can accomplish a goal.

• Tall people are the best.

• Work hard to reach a goal.

• People can be like boxes.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2