Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Read the
riddle.
What is black and white
and read all over? A newspaper.
What is the purpose of this riddle?
a. | to
educate | c. | he
inform | b. | to persuade | d. | to amuse |
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Literary Response and
Analysis—Literary--RIT 181 - 190
Read the story.
Maria opened her locker to get her books for class. It was
empty! What happened to her things? Was this a joke?
Whose experience is shared in this
passage?
a. | Maria’s | c. | a teacher’s | b. | a parent’s | d. | a custodian’s |
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Read the
passage.
Each day after school,
Debbie’s friend tried to get her to go to the mall. But, Debbie knew she had to get home to do
her homework and start dinner before her mother got home from work.
Whose thoughts do we know
from this passage?
a. | her
mother’s | c. | her
friend’s | b. | Debbie’s | d. | her teacher’s |
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Read the
story.
I don’t have much
work to do around the house like some girls. My mother does that. And I don’t have to earn my
pocket money by hustling; George runs errands for the big boys and sells Christmas cards. And
anything else that’s got to get done, my father does. All I have to do in life is mind my
brother Raymond, which is enough. Sometimes I slip and say my little brother Raymond. But as any fool
can see he’s much bigger and he’s older too. But a lot of people call him my little
brother cause he needs looking after cause he’s not quite right. And a lot of smart mouths got
lots to say about that too, especially when George was minding him. But now, if anybody has anything
to say to Raymond, anything
to say about his big head, they have to come by me. And I don’t
play the dozens or believe in standing around with somebody in my face doing a lot of talking. I much
rather just knock you down and take my chances even if I am a little girl with skinny arms and a
squeaky voice, which is how I go the name Squeaky. And if things get too rough, I run. And as anybody
can tell you,
I’m the fastest thing on two feet.Copyright Info:
Bambara, Toni Cade. “Raymond’s Run. Elements of Literature: The Course.
Holt,
Rinehart, Winston 1997.
Which of these is not true of the main character in this
passage?
a. | She minds her brother,
Raymond. | c. | She likes to play
cards. | b. | She is the fastest thing on two feet. | d. | She is always ready for a fight. |
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Read the
paragraph.
“Here, you hold this.” Lemon Brown gave Greg the flashlight. He sat on the floor near
Greg and carefully untied the strings that held the rags on his right leg. When he took the rags
away, Greg saw a piece of plastic. The old man carefully took off the plastic and unfolded it. He
revealed some yellowed newspaper clippings and a battered harmonica.
‘There it
be,” he said, nodding his head. “There it be.”
Greg looked at the old man, saw
the distant look in his eye, then turned to the clippings. They told of Sweet Lemon Brown, a blues
singer and harmonica player who was appearing at different theaters in the South. One of the
clippings said he had been the hit of the show,
although not the headliner. All of the clippings
were reviews of shows Lemon Brown had been in more than fifty years ago. Greg looked at the
harmonica. It was dented badly on one side,
with the reed holes on one end nearly closed.Copyright Info: Mayors, Walter Dean. “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”.
Elements of Literature,
Second Course. Holt Rinehart, Winston 1997.
How do we know
Lemon Brown is proud of his past?
a. | He has saved newspaper clippings and
a battered harmonica. | c. | His friend told
Greg about Lemon Brown’s past. | b. | He tells Greg that he is proud. | d. | Lemon Brown played his harmonica on the street
corner. |
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Read the
passage.
She came out
pulling
at her gloves, face bright
with rouge. I smiled.
What is the mood of feeling of
the poem?
a. | joyful | c. | funny | b. | sad | d. | frightening |
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Read the
paragraph.
When I first got up
this morning, I knew it was going to be a terrible day. To begin with, my alarm clock didn’t
work, and there wasn’t any hot water for my shower. Then, I went downstairs to find out I
didn’t have time for breakfast, because the school bus was already stopped in from of my
house.
How is this paragraph organized?
a. | by
location | c. | by main
idea | b. | no organizational plan | d. | by sequence of events |
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Read the
passage.
Dear Terry,
Thanks for letting me borrow your book. I enjoyed reading it.
Your
friend,
Carrie
What type of writing is this?
a. | poem | c. | note | b. | story | d. | diary |
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Read the
passage.
Frankly, I
wasn’t too crazy about visiting a nursing home. They reminded me of hospitals, and hospitals
turn me off. I mean, the smell of ether makes me nauseous, and I feel faint at the sight of blood.
And as I approached Lawnrest—which is a terrible, cemetery kind of name, to begin with—I
was sorry I hadn’t avoided the trip. Then I felt guilty about it. I’m loaded with guilt
complexes. Like driving like a madman after promising my father to be careful. Like sitting in the
parking lot, looking at the nursing home with dread and thinking how I’d rather be with Cindy.
Then I thought of all the Christmas and birthday gifts my grandmother had given me and I got out of
the car, guilty as usual.
This passage is ________________.Copyright Info: Cormier, Robert. “The Moustache.” Elements of
Literature: Second Course.
Holt, Rinehart, Winston 1997.
a. | a folk
tale | c. | fantasy | b. | science fiction | d. | realistic fiction |
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Read the
passage.
Now, all the Crocketts
were big, but Davy was big even for a Crockett. He weighed two hundred pounds, fourteen ounces, and
he was as frisky as a wildcat. His ma and his Aunt Ketinah stood over Davy, trying to get him to
sleep.
Which is NOT true to Davy Crockett?Copyright Info:
Shapiro, Irwin. “Davy is Born”. Elements of Literature: Second Course. Holt,
Rinehart,
Winston 1997.
a. | He is a big
man. | c. | He was as frisky as a wild
cat. | b. | He was a city boy. | d. | He weighed 200 pounds and 14
ounces. |
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Read the
passage.
It had a green and
yellow tint of color with just a hint of red at the base. The tulip was just beginning to sprout and
had three tiny green leaves surrounding its bloom. The soil was built up in a mound, as if to protect
the delicate blossom.
What type of writing is this?
a. | poetry | c. | autobiography | b. | descriptive writing | d. | fantasy |
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Which is NOT an element of a
legend?
a. | A short story that teaches a moral
lesson. | c. | A story that may
have historical basis. | b. | A very old story handed down through
generations. | d. | A story that emphasizes traits
admired by a culture. |
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Read the
poem.
The fox ran swiftly
He
was after his dinner
Now he is sleepy.
This poem is an example of:
a. | a fable | c. | a Haiku | b. | a sonnet | d. | a parable |
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Read the
passage.
Today, while cooking
oatmeal she is Madame Butterfly until she sighs and points the wooden spoon at me. I
could’ve been somebody, you know? Esperanza, you go to school and study hard. That Madame
Butterfly was a fool. She stirs the oatmeal. Look at my comadres. She means Izaura whose husband left
and Yolanda whose husband is dead. Got to take care all your own, she says shaking her head.Copyright Info: Cisneros, Sandra. “A Smart Cookie”. Elements of
Literature. Holt, Rinehart,
Winston 1997.
The underlined sentence is
a:
a. | simile | c. | personification | b. | metaphor | d. | symbolism |
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Read the
passage.
Outside,
A few cars
hissing past,
Fog hanging like old
Coats between the trees.
I took my girl’s
hand
In mine for two blocks,
Then released it to let
Her unwrap the chocolate.
I peeled
my orange
That was so bright against
The gray of December
That, from some
distance,
Someone might have thought
I was making a fire in my hands.
Copyright Info: Soto, Gary. “Oranges”. Elements of Literature:
Second Course. Holt, Rinehart, Winston 1997.
The underlined sentence is a an example of
_________.
a. | metaphor | c. | interjection | b. | exclamation | d. | simile |
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