2.18 Unit 2 Test Study Guide (Part 1)

Who is an example of a DYNAMIC character in The Secret Garden? Select two answers.

• Archibald Craven

• Martha Sowerby

• Colin Craven

• Dickon Sowerby

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is an example of a ROUND character in The Secret Garden?

• Mrs. Medlock

• Ben Weatherstaff

• Mary Lennox

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"She [Mrs. Craven] was a sweet, pretty thing, and he'd have walked the world over to get her a blade o' grass she wanted. Nobody thought she'd marry him, but she did, and people said she married him for his money. But she didn't - she didn't."

Which answer best identifies figurative language and explains its effect?

• "Walked the world over to get her a blade o' grass" helps the reader understand how devoted Mr. Craven was.

• "Sweet, pretty thing" helps the reader understand how surprising it was that Mrs. Craven would marry Mr. Craven.

• "But she didn't" helps the reader understands that Mrs. Craven was motivated to marry for money.

• "Sweet, pretty thing" helps the reader understand that Mrs. Craven was a kind and beautiful woman.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The most absorbing thing, however, was the preparations to be made before Colin could be transported with sufficient secrecy to the garden... It was almost as serious and elaborately thought out as the plans of march made by great generals in time of war."

What is the meaning of the figurative language "the plans of march made by great generals in time of war"?

• It is a big undertaking.

• They must be careful and go undetected.

• It took a great deal of strategic preparation.

• They need a lot of people to help them.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Review the plot event from The Secret Garden.

When Mary goes in search of the source of the crying, she discovers invalid Colin Craven.

Which plot element does this event represent?

• rising action

• turning point (climax)

• resolution

• falling action

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Review the plot event from The Secret Garden.

When Mary is discovered to be the only person alive in her estate in India, she is sent to live in England with her uncle.

Which plot element does this event represent?

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• complicating incident

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which summary about The Secret Garden includes a personal opinion? Choose more than one correct answer.

• Mrs. Lennox is the worst mother imaginable, and everybody knows it.

• Mrs. Medlock is the nastiest servant at Misselthwaite Manor.

• Mary is surprised and delighted the first time the robin twitters at her.

• Dickon is only "a common moor boy," but Mary considers him an angel.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which sentence uses the vocabulary word correctly?

• My favorite teacher, Mrs. Bloomsbury, is absolutely tyrannical.

• Our fun-filled day at the amusement park made us feel anguished.

• I chose to live in New York City for the bright lights, busting streets, and desolate atmosphere.

• I was relieved to see that there wasn't anything peculiar or surprising on the math test.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which sentence uses the vocabulary word correctly?

• She felt so sleepy that she decided to take a short, peculiar nap.

• The boat sailed smoothly across the glittering terrain.

• The tour guide's dialect made him just a little bit difficult to understand.

• Some of the cat's negative qualities are her friendliness and playfulness.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The native servants she had been used to in India were not in the least like this. They were obsequious and servile and did not presume to talk to their masters as if they were equals.

The definition of obsequious is "obedient."

Which context clue confirms this meaning?

• Obsequious is an adjective describing masters.

• Obsequious is an adjective describing India.

• Obsequious is an antonym of servile.

• Obsequious is an adjective describing how the servants treated their masters.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4