English EOC New Question Types

How does the author’s use of language in paragraph 36 emphasize a theme in the excerpt?

Select TWO correct answers.

• By showing why Mr. Lapidus wants Gogol to pick a new name

• By suggesting Gogol will adapt to kindergarten

• By specifying the importance of classroom environment

• By exaggerating the power of nicknames in school

• By contrasting the schooling experiences of Gogol and his parents

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E1.8D

Read this quotation from paragraph 1.

Not only is it a perfectly respectable Bengali good name, meaning “he who is entire, encompassing all,” but it also bears a satisfying resemblance to Nikolai, the first name of the Russian Gogol.

Enter your answer in the box.

The author uses the word __________ to suggest that the name Nikhil is inclusive of two cultures

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E1.2B

Part A: Based on the information in paragraphs 23 through 36, Ashoke can best be described as —

• Optimistic and irritable

• Compassionate and stern

• Elegant and critical

• Insightful and authoritarian

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E1.4F

Part B: Which quotation from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?

• "No, no, it's not a middle name," Ashoke says. He is beginning to lose patience.

• "Don't be scared, Gogol," he says, raising his son's chin with a finger. "You're a big boy now. No tears."

• Ashoke hands over the lunch box, a windbreaker in case it gets cold.

• Ashima and Ashoke wonder, shaking their heads. But since neither of them feels comfortable pressing the issue, they have no choice but to give in.

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E1.4F

Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided.

Which events in the excerpt help express the theme of self-determination? Support your answer with evidence from the excerpt.

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E1.6A

Read the excerpt from “The Namesake.” Based on the information from the excerpt, write a response to the following:

Explain how the characterizations of Ashoke and Mrs. Lapidus contribute to the development of the plot in this excerpt.

Write a well-organized informational essay that uses specific evidence from the excerpt to support your answer.

Remember to — 

clearly state your thesis

organize your writing

develop your ideas in detail

use evidence from the selection in your response

use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar

Manage your time carefully so that you can — 

review the selection

plan your response

write your response

revise and edit your response

Write your response in the box provided.

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E1.5B

Jordon has made an error in sentence 3. Select the response that corrects this error.

This park, which consists of a huge field with piles and piles of broken boulders, ​ (a)   were much to look at.

• is not
• were not
• have not been
• being not

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E1.9D.i

Select the response that corrects the spelling error in sentence 11.

Records show that in 1890 a man named J. J. Ott assembled a group of rocks from the field and played a concert for the local ​ (a)   society.

• historical
• historicle
• historrical
• historacel

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E1.9D.vi