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Assessment 1 Review Eng I

Quiz by Tiffany Taylor

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  • Q1
    Which line from the selection best supports the idea that Piggy is weak?
    "He looked critically at Ralph's golden body and then down at his own clothes."
    "Then he opened the zipper with decision and pulled the whole wind-breaker over his head."
    "That's right. Can't catch my breath. I was the only boy in our school what had asthma."
    "The fat boy glanced over his shoulder, then leaned toward Ralph. He whispered."
    120s
  • Q2
    Which word best represents the meaning of the word "uncompromisingly" as used in the sentence: "Here the beach was interrupted abruptly by the square motif of the landscape; a great platform of pink granite thrust up uncompromisingly through forest and terrace and sand and lagoon to make a raised jetty four feet high."
    strictly
    actively
    strongly
    resolutely
    120s
  • Q3
    The theme of the story will most likely revolve around ---
    food
    hunting the pig
    building huts
    survival
    120s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is the best indicator of the setting?
    Ralph and Jack are fighting for leadership.
    The island is covered in palm trees and surrounded by water.
    Piggy's glasses represent intelligence.
    The conch shell represents order and society.
    120s
  • Q5
    On page 8, the word "lodgments" most nearly means --- "He came forward, searching out safe lodgments for his feet, and then looked up through thick spectacles."
    position
    scene
    situation
    region
    120s
  • Q6
    On page 8, when "The fair boy began to pick his way as casually as possible toward the water. He tried to be offhand and not too obviously uninterested, but the fat boy hurried after him. 'Aren't there any grownups at all?' " this shows that Ralph is ---
    wanting Piggy to chase after him
    depressed about their circumstances
    excited about being alone
    worried about the lack of grownups
    120s
  • Q7
    On page 14, the best definition of confidentially is--- " 'I don't care what they call me,' he said confidentially, 'so long as they don't call me what they used to call me at school.' "
    a confession told between two friends
    a lie that Piggy told to convince Ralph to pity him
    a fact because that is Piggy's given name
    a secret told privately to build friendship
    120s
  • Q8
    Which statement best illustrates the main focus of this novel so far?
    Simon represents the moral focus of the novel
    Jack is obsessed with hunting and killing a pig
    The conch shell is the center of society on the island
    24 boys attempting to survive on an island without adults
    120s
  • Q9
    This passage can be best described as ---
    narrative
    persuasive
    expository
    technical
    120s
  • Q10
    The purpose of the following is--- "Ralph grasped the idea and hit the shell with air from his diaphragm. Immediately the thing sounded. A deep, harsh note boomed under the palms, spread through the intricacies of the forest and echoed back from the pink granite of the mountain. Clouds of birds rose from the treetops, and something squealed and ran in the undergrowth."
    to explain how loud the shell is
    to show the beauty and power of the shell
    to demonstrate how to blow into the shell
    to show that the pig is in the forest
    120s
  • Q11
    The best synonym for "strident" is-- "The note boomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penetrating than before."
    rough
    vibrating
    loud
    high
    120s
  • Q12
    What evidence presented in the passage is the most supportive of the conclusion the boys are in disagreement about how to run the island?
    "From beyond the platform came the shouting of the hunters in the swimming pool."
    " 'And I work all day with nothing but Simon and you come back and don't even notice the huts!' "
    "Jack nodded, as much for the sake of agreeing as anything, and by tacit consent they left the shelter and went toward the bathing pool."
    "All the warm salt water of the bathing pool and the shouting and splashing and laughing were only just sufficient to bring them together again."
    120s

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