LONG TEST IN ENGLISH 8 (PART 2)

How does the conflict in "Thank You, Ma'am" reflect both individual and community values? Read the excerpt and consider how the conflict reveals both the characters and the community value. Choose the best explanation.

• The conflict between the boy's crime and the woman's response reflects values of empathy and community support. Her decision to trust him shows how individual choices can express broader communal values like kindness, redemption, and dignity.

• The conflict shows that stealing is wrong.

• The story is about a boy who wanted to buy shoes, so he tried to steal.

• The conflict shows that the boy made a mistake, and the woman chose to help instead of punishing him. This tells us something about forgiveness and second chances.

Read the excerpt and consider Madame Loisel's thoughts, actions, and how she changes over time. Then choose the best explanation of how her character reflects both personal and social values.

• Madame Loisel wants to be rich and is unhappy with her life.

• Madame Loisel's desire to appear wealthy reflects personal insecurity and social pressure. Her character shows how individuals may chase status due to community values that prize appearance over honesty or contentment.

• The story is about a necklace that was lost and then found.

• Madame Loisel is proud, wants a better life, and lies about the necklace. These traits show her values and how society pressures her to pretend she is someone else.

Read the excerpt and think about how Laurie describes Charles. Consider what this reveals about Laurie's character and the values shown by his actions and those of his parents. Then choose the best answer.

• Laurie uses the character "Charles" to hide his own bad behavior, showing how children sometimes cope with guilt or avoid consequences. This characterization also reveals how adults can miss warning signs, reflecting values around parenting and honesty in the community.

• Charles was a bad boy who always got in trouble.

• Laurie told stories about Charles to his parents.

• Laurie talks about Charles doing bad things, acts out at home, and his parents don't notice the link. This shows several character traits like dishonesty, imagination, and the parents' distraction.

Read the plot summary. Think about how the events in the plot show Jimmy's transformation. Then choose the best explanation of how the plot expresses both personal and societal values.

• The story is about a man who opens a shoe store and saves a girl.

• Jimmy saves a girl from the vault.

• Jimmy starts as a criminal, changes because of love, and saves a girl. The story shows personal change and the importance of making good choices.

• The plot shows how Jimmy's decision to reveal his past and save a child reflects both personal growth and society's belief in redemption.

Read the stanza and note the rhyme and meter. Think about how these sound patterns support the poem's message. Then choose the best explanation of how rhyme and meter express individual or communal values.

• The poem's steady rhyme and iambic meter reflect the value of emotional control and resilience. The rhythm reinforces the idea of balance and self-discipline-qualities that the speaker sees as important for individuals and admired by society.

• The poem uses rhyme and regular rhythm. The lines sound calm and balanced. These match the poem's advice about staying calm and strong.

• The poem rhymes in an ABAB pattern.

• The poem tells you to be good and trust yourself.

Read the excerpt. Pay attention to the speaker's tone and the mood it creates. Then choose the best explanation of how tone and mood express individual or communal values.

• The poem is about stairs and life being hard.

• The tone is serious.

• The tone is determined, and the mood is heavy but hopeful. The poem shows how the mother stayed strong and wants her son to be strong too.

• The poem's determined and encouraging tone, along with the mood of struggle and hope, reflect individual strength and the communal value of perseverance in the face of hardship. The mother's voice represents not just personal experience but shared cultural resilience.

Read the excerpt and observe how the author uses language and structure to tell Lemon Brown's story. Choose the best explanation of how the author's style expresses personal or community values.

• The author uses dialogue.

• Through a conversational style, natural dialogue, and simple but emotional language, the author highlights individual dignity and communal values like legacy, memory, and family. The style helps readers connect personally with the characters and their values.

• Lemon Brown talks about his treasure and plays music.

• The author uses realistic speech, emotions, and details to show who Lemon Brown is. The story shows how he values memories and music.

How do sound devices and figures of speech help express the poem's deeper individual or

communal values?

• The poem uses alliteration and rhyme.

• The use of sound devices like repetition and alliteration, along with metaphors like calling the raven a "prophet," create a haunting atmosphere that reflects deep personal grief and fear. These techniques help express individual values such as mourning and loss, while also touching on communal experiences of dealing with death and the unknown.

• The poem talks about a bird and curtains and is scary.

• The poem uses alliteration, repetition, and metaphor. These make the poem sound musical and intense. They show that the speaker is very emotional and upset.

Read the passage and consider the narrator's point of view and style of narration. How do these techniques express deeper individual or communal values.

• The story is told in first person.

• The story is about someone who kills a man and talks a lot.

• The use of first-person point of view and unreliable narration helps readers see the narrator's inner conflict and guilt. These techniques express individual values like self- justification and fear of judgment, while also touching on communal values such as justice, truth, and moral responsibility.

• The narrator is unreliable, and the first-person point of view shows his thoughts. The way he talks fast and repeats words shows he's nervous and maybe guilty.

Read the summary and think about how the characters, setting, and events work together. Then choose the best explanation of how these elements create unity and express individual.

• The characters, setting, and dream all show important parts of the story. They each help or communal values.

  explain the theme of loneliness and friendship.

• The story is about two friends and a farm.

• The characters are important.

• The story's plot, characters, setting, and symbols all support the central idea of broken loyalty and hope, and communal values such as dignity, isolation, and shared struggle dreams and human connection. This organic unity helps express personal values like during hard times.