UNIT TEST ENGLISH 1 (CYLCE 1)

Who is the most likely intended audience for the essay, Unusual Normality?

• Foster parents of war orphans

• Americans or Westerners in general

• Fellow Sierra Leonean child soldiers

What tone or attitude is suggested in the quoted text in paragraph 26 and the explanation that follows? "No, no, no. I’m not weird. Weird has a negative connotation. I prefer the word unusual. It has a certain sophistication and gravitas to it that suits my character.”

• confusion

• persistence

• confidence

The tone of these sentences emphasizes that the author—

• was forced to become a soldier as a child

• was able to take advantage of certain stereotypes

• was forced to grow up quickly in Sierra Leone

Words and phrases such as humongous or weirded out help establish the author’s personality, or —

• voice

• purpose

• tone

The author strikes a tone that almost suggests a spy or a person describing the thoughts behind all the things he must not say. Choose two answers that explain briefly how the text creates this “spylike” tone. Check all that apply.

• On a weekend trip upstate

• In the airport upon arrival

• When strangers walk by

Which of the following is a clause?

• I can't lose you

• whenever you are alone

• looking in the open sky

• live forever

Which of the following is a sentence?

• watching the birds fly

• was reading the books

• I was not alone.

• except for the man who saved me.

Identify the group words below as phrase, clause or sentence.

Whenever I come to school late

• phrase

• clause

• sentence

Retype the sentence below. Use correct capitalization and punctuation.

the Helicopter hovers above the House

Retype the sentence below. Use correct capitalization and punctuation.

mr. darrell ericson is our school principal