SP 23 Pre-AP English II Final Exam Review
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- Q1
Archetype
the opposite of what is expected happens
a recurring symbol or image throughout the story
basic building blocks of stories (hero, villain, mentor, sidekick)
hint at what is to happen later
30s - Q2
Irony
the opposite of what is expected happens
basic building blocks of stories (hero, villain, mentor, sidekick)
author's feelings towards subject
hint at what is to happen later
30s - Q3
Motif
basic building blocks of stories (hero, villain, mentor, sidekick)
author's feelings towards subject
hint at what is to happen later
a recurring symbol or image throughout the story
30s - Q4
Foreshadow
author's feelings towards subject
a recurring symbol or image throughout the story
basic building blocks of stories (hero, villain, mentor, sidekick)
hint at what is to happen later
30s - Q5
Tone
author's feelings towards subject
the opposite of what is expected happens
hint at what is to happen later
basic building blocks of stories (hero, villain, mentor, sidekick)
30s - Q6
A ____________ is a group of lines within a poem.
couplet
stanza
Verse
Free Verse Poetry
30s - Q7
A repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two ore more words is called (a)
rhythm
rhythm
rhyme
30s - Q8
____________ is the use of any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to create an effect.
Literary Elements
Onomatopoeia
Descriptive Language
Figurative Language
30s - Q9
The scene that depicts how horrifying the dinosaur is contributes to the plot by —
C explaining why Travis and the desk clerk gave serious warnings about the danger of the hunt
A making the careless actions Eckels takes seem believable despite the risks they pose
D indicating that hunting a dinosaur is more serious than other game people time travel to hunt
B demonstrating why adventurous people would sign up for the safari to begin with
30s - Q10
Which two details support the inference that significant changes have been made to the present day by the
end of the story?
B The sign on the wall indicates that language conventions have changed. D The air tastes and feels slightly different.
A The butterfly from the prehistoric age is dead.
C The election has the same candidates that it did before.
E The office furniture seems different to the narrator.
30s - Q11
The enormity of visiting a time so far before his own makes Eckels —
G freeze up when he comes face to face with the dinosaur he is supposed to shoot
F ponder whether his concern over the election was small and insignificant
J consider living his life in a different way when he returns to the present
H wonder how the world will change if they make a mistake on the trip
30s - Q12
Which two conventions of the science fiction genre best support an inference that the time travelers’ actions
will change the future?
C Science fiction often deals with apocalyptic scenarios.
A Science fiction breaks from reality, so any outcome is possible. D Time travel in science fiction frequently leads to future-altering consequences.
B People often misuse technology for entertainment to their own detriment in science fiction.
E Fictional languages are common in science fiction.
30s - Q13
“What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?” has multiple themes. Which two quotes from the story support the themes of loneliness or isolation?
D. Sergei doesn’t like this, doesn’t like that the boy is almost at it, already reaching for the jar. [paragraph 14]
C. Sergei Goralick doesn’t much like strangers banging on his door. [paragraph 8]
B. . . looking out into nothingness, just pause for a minute, nod his head, and wish for peace—that would be something to see. [paragraph 7] E.Anything, the Russian said, not to be alone. [paragraph 42]
A. . . a testament to the massive rift between our dreams and the often compromised reality in which we live. [paragraph 2]
30s - Q14
Which quote from the story best shows how the plot supports a theme of there being good in the world?
That first wish, Sergei used up when they discovered a cancer in his sister. A lung cancer, the kind you don’t get better from. The fish undid it in an instant—the words barely out of Sergei’s mouth
Yonatan knew that if the project was going to have any weight, he’d have to get to everyone, to the unemployed, to the ultra religious, to the Arabs and Ethiopians and American expats.
Superphotogenic. It was moving, the way he said it. Perfect, the way in which Munir wished his wish. Yoni knew even as he was filming that this guy would be his promo for sure.
In his mind, he was less sure, and all kinds of thoughts about other things he could have done with that wish continued to gnaw at him, half driving him mad. The third wish, Sergei hadn’t yet wished for
30s - Q15
Based on the description of Sergei’s past, readers can conclude that —
his experiences as an immigrant in Israel made him fearful and paranoid
his experiences as a Holocaust survivor made him fearful and paranoid
his experiences living among Arabs made him fearful and paranoid
his experiences in Russia made him fearful and paranoid
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