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1Choose all the correct answers for the following question: What constitues plagiarism?
- AUsing George Washington's birthday, without citing.
- BUsing Proverbs, without citing
- CQuoting word-for-word a passage and citing the author.
- DPutting the information in your own words and not citing.
2 What kind of things does William build, experiment with or design?
- AWindmill
- Bplow
- Ctoy trucks
- Dradios
- Etrebuchets
- Fbird traps
- Grickshaws
3What kind of figurative language is used in Hughes poem?
"What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?"- Apersonification
- Baliteration
- Conomatopoeia
- Dsimile
4In what ways does Cholera spread?
- AHands
- BFeet
- CSoil
- DTrees
- EFlies
- FBees
- GWater
- HHoney
5What style is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind written in?
- AInformal
- Bformal
- Cliterary
- Dnon-literary
6The following sentence from chapter 5 is an example of what kind of figurative language? "My stomach must have also been fooled from last night's nsm
- ASimile
- Bmetaphor
- Cpersonification
- Donomatopoeia
7Which sentence(s) are punctuated properly?
- AMaria can I help you?
- BAfter you ran out of money you called your parents, but only my sister was home, unfortunately.
- CI’m a not-so-rich person, but I can do the following: offer you a small loan, offer you some temporary work or help you find a new job.
- D"Yes I'll go to the store," said Dr. Winston, the guy with the top hat.
8 How does education influence William's ability to transform himself and the world around him.
- AHe turns into a butterfly
- BHe is able to provide electricity for himself and his household.
- CHe gives people hope.
- DIt shows that young people are capable of great things.
- EIt causes a divide between adults and children.
- FHe becomes more of a loner.
9What are some reading strategies?
- ARead past things you don't understand.
- BSummarize what you have read by briefly restating the central ideas in your own words.
- CRevisit events that you find confusing.
- DQuestion the events described and their significance.
- EPredict what will happen later in the selection.
- FHighlight anything interesting.
- GDoodle in your notebook when you are stuck.
10In what way(s) do the poem and the story connect?
"What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?"- AWilliams dreams to build a windmill cause him to explode in anger when he can't build one.
- BWilliam's dreams to build a windmill become a heavy load because he can't build it.
- CWilliam's dreams of going to school cause him to be upset when he can't afford to go.
- DWilliam's dreams of learning are not interrupted by a lack of schooling because he is resourceful.
11The following is an example of what kind of figurative language? "The mountain was getting higher for everyone."
- Asimile
- Bmetaphor
- Cpersonification
- Dsymbolism
12The following sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language? "December arrived with heavy clouds, black as oil, that gathered for days o
- ASimile
- Bmetaphor
- Cpersonification
- Dalliteration
13In what way(s) is William resourceful?
- AHe uses animal parts and bones to help him build things.
- BHe gets parts from a scrap yard.
- CHe uses his mom's kitchen to build things.
- DHe takes parts from an old unused bathroom.
- EHe gets his parents to support him with money.
- FHe has traders donate parts for him.
- GHe builds his own tools.
14Which is an example of a properly cited passage. Knox, Bernard. Introductuion. The Odyssesy of Homer. Trans. Robert Fagles.
- AThe third-century-B.C. geographer Eratosthenes, for example, thought that Homer’s story was totally imaginary (Knox 25).
- BThe great Alexandrian geographer Eratosthenes said that trying to identify Odysseus’ ports of call would be a wild goose chase.
- CThe third-century-B.C. geographer Eratosthenes, for example, thought that Homer’s story was totally imaginary (Knox, 25).
- DThe great Alexandrian geographer Eratosthenes said that trying to identify Odysseus’ ports of call would be a wild goose chase. (Knox)
15Choose all the correct possibilities for the following question: What elements make up what a style is?
- AMood
- BTone
- CWord Choice
- DOrganization
- ESentence structure
16Literary Style uses which of the following elements?
- Auses sophisticated, abstract language
- Boften includes long, elaborate sentences
- Cmay use complex sentence structures
- Dmay use contractions and slang
- Esounds like everyday conversation
- Fcarefully observes the rules of grammar
- Gmay use IMAGERY to convey MOOD
- Hmay use simple sentences and fragments
- Ireader often gets to know the narrator (the voice that tells the story)
17Formal Style uses which of the following elements?
- Auses sophisticated, abstract language
- Boften includes long, elaborate sentences
- Cmay use complex sentence structures
- Dmay use contractions and slang
- Esounds like everyday conversation
- Fcarefully observes the rules of grammar
- Gmay use IMAGERY to convey MOOD
- Hmay use simple sentences and fragments
- Ireader often gets to know the narrator (the voice that tells the story)
18Informal Style uses which of the following elements?
- Auses sophisticated, abstract language
- Boften includes long, elaborate sentences
- Cmay use complex sentence structures
- Dmay use contractions and slang
- Esounds like everyday conversation
- Fcarefully observes the rules of grammar
- Gmay use IMAGERY to convey MOOD
- Hmay use simple sentences and fragments
- Ireader often gets to know the narrator (the voice that tells the story)
19What things do readers look for to identify characterization?
- AWhat characters do
- BWhat my friend says about the character
- CWhat the author says about the character
- DWhat characters say
- EWhat other people say about the character
20What things characterize William in the book "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"?
- A"Quiet down," someone said. "Let's see how crazy this boy really is?
- BI'd never seen a dead person, but I was too afraid to go look for fear it would never leave my mind.
- C"That's our dog, Khamba," he said. "I figured we'd bring him along to watch the chickens and goats here."
- DI didn't earn enough from our repairs to keep buying [batteries]. Instead, we'd walk to the trading center and look for used cells that had been tossed in the waste bins.
21True or False: An autobiography is written by the person the story is about. It is in the first person.
- ATrue
- BFalse
22True or False. When documenting the design process, I should use literary style to document it.
- ATrue
- BFalse
23Choose all the following answers that are correct for the following question: What did William do to further his studies?
- AHe never stopped going to school.
- BHe borrowed his friends notes.
- CHe borrowed books from the library
- DHe learns from his mistakes
- EHe learns from a wiseman in his village.
24Choose all of the correct answers for the following question: What does the windmill symbolize for William?
- AFreedom
- BHope
- CLove
- DHonor
- EEducation
25How does Gilbert help William?
- AHe helps William make the windmill blades.
- BHe buys the dynamo for William.
- CGilbert doesn't laugh at William's going to the scrapyard like everyone else.
- DHe helps William build the tower.
26Choose all the correct answers to the following questions: What analogies are from this story.
- AKhamba's ribs like blades.
- BThe maize like the fruit of the Gods.
- CThe famine like the plague.
- DThe flies like flying diseases.
- EThe windmill like a light bulb.
27Choose all the correct answers for the following question: Which of the following could be considered a theme for this book?
- AIt takes a community to achieve greatness
- BOne can find freedom in education
- CFriendship
- DFailure breeds more failure
- EFreedom
- FTreasure can be made from things you least expect
- GResources
28Choose all the correct answers for the following: What did the scrapyard symbolize?
- AGarbage
- BParts for his windmill
- CTreasure
- DTrash
- EResources
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- College Credit (English) English Test sobre SSSPQ Practice Questions, creado por Niat L el 01/11/2013.
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