ENGLISH II - Reading Diagnostic

Read each passage, question, etc. carefully. Choose the ONE option that BEST answers each question. Excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack London Buck’s first day on Topsail Beach was a nightmare. . . . He felt like he’d suddenly jerked from the middle of civilization and flung into the heart of a primordial swamp. This was no lazy, sun-kissed life where he had nothing to do but loaf around and be bored. Here, there was no peace, no rest, nor a moment’s safety. All was confusion and chaos; every moment he felt his life and limbs were in peril. There was an imperative need to be constantly alert; for he was surrounded by savages. Which statement below BEST clarifies what the excerpt above allows readers to safely INFER?

• Buck enjoyed living in civilization before his boat crashed on Topsail Beach.

• Buck was jerked from civilization and flung into the heart of primordial savages of dogs and men.

• Buck had a simple, quiet life before his first day on this beach changed everything.

• Buck was flung into confusion and action, and at every moment, life and limb were in peril.

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Which statement below BEST cites the TEXTUAL EVIDENCE that supports your answer to #1?

• Buck’s first day on the beach was actually just a nightmare.

• On his first day on the beach, Buck had nothing to do but loaf and be bored.

• The savage men warned Buck of the need to be constantly alert.

• Buck is comparing his first day on the beach to a nightmare.

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Excerpt from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Haymitch has never seen me run. Maybe if he had he’d tell me to go for it. Get the weapon. Since that's the very weapon that might be my salvation. And I only see one bow in that whole pile. I know the minute must be almost up and will have to decide what my strategy will be and I find myself positioning my feet to run, not away into the surrounding forests but toward the pile, toward the bow. When suddenly I notice Peeta, he's about five tributes to my right, quite a fair distance, still I can tell he's looking at me and I think he might be shaking his head. But the sun's in my eyes, and while I’m puzzling over it the gong rings out. Which statement below BEST clarifies what the excerpt above allows readers to safely INFER?

• The speaker presumed Peeta to be a fair distance from her.

• Haymitch instructed the speaker that their best chance at survival is to run into the forest.

• The speaker thought Peeta may have been shaking his head.

• The speaker felt the bow would be her salvation.

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Which statement below BEST summarizes the central idea of the passage "My People" by Langston Hughes?

• The poet believes beauty is ideal when it is in perfect harmony of physical and spiritual strength.

• The poet believes his people possess within themselves a vastness of physical and spiritual beauty.

• The poet believes his people are not seen as beautiful but should be because they do not lack beauty physically or spiritually.

• The poet believes the beauty of his people, like nature, is everlasting.

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Which statement below BEST summarizes the central idea of the passage "Self-Pity" by David Herbert Lawrence?

• The poet believes self-pity can lead to one’s death.

• The poet believes animals can overcome self-pity.

• The poet believes self-pity is a trait often misused by people.

• The poet believes nothing good comes from self-pity.

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Which statement below BEST summarizes the central idea of the passage "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" by Tupac Shakur?

• The poet believes skill and the right attitude allow people to succeed in difficult circumstances.

• The poet believes people who lack support from others will not rise above difficult circumstances.

• The poet believes hope and ambition allow us to achieve personal goals despite rough circumstances.

• The poet believes if a person has ambition and confidence in their abilities, he/she will succeed through difficult circumstances.

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A sentence that does NOT directly support the main idea of this article is

• Sentence 12.

• Sentence 18.

• Sentence 11.

• Sentence 9.

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A sentence that BEST supports the main idea of the article is

• Sentence 10.

• Sentence 1.

• Sentence 17.

• Sentence 6.

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A sentence that directly supports the main idea of the article is

• Sentence 13

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 14

• Sentence 15

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Based on its use in line 4, what is meant by the phrase “light tread”?

• clumsy steps

• careful stepping

• traction on a shoe

• marks left after walking

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