Question 1

Archetype

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basic building blocks of stories (hero, villain, mentor, sidekick)

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the opposite of what is expected happens

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a recurring symbol or image throughout the story

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hint at what is to happen later

Question 2

Irony

Accepted Answer

the opposite of what is expected happens

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basic building blocks of stories (hero, villain, mentor, sidekick)

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author's feelings towards subject

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hint at what is to happen later

Question 3

Motif

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a recurring symbol or image throughout the story

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basic building blocks of stories (hero, villain, mentor, sidekick)

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author's feelings towards subject

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hint at what is to happen later

Question 4

Foreshadow

Accepted Answer

hint at what is to happen later

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author's feelings towards subject

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a recurring symbol or image throughout the story

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basic building blocks of stories (hero, villain, mentor, sidekick)

Question 5

Tone

Accepted Answer

author's feelings towards subject

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the opposite of what is expected happens

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hint at what is to happen later

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basic building blocks of stories (hero, villain, mentor, sidekick)

Question 6

A ____________ is a group of lines within a poem.

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stanza

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couplet

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Verse

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Free Verse Poetry

Question 7

A repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two ore more words is called (a)

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rhyme

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rhythm

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rhythm

Question 8

____________ is the use of any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to create an effect.

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Figurative Language

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Literary Elements

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Onomatopoeia

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Descriptive Language

Question 9

The scene that depicts how horrifying the dinosaur is contributes to the plot by —

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A making the careless actions Eckels takes seem believable despite the risks they pose

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C explaining why Travis and the desk clerk gave serious warnings about the danger of the hunt

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D indicating that hunting a dinosaur is more serious than other game people time travel to hunt

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B demonstrating why adventurous people would sign up for the safari to begin with

Question 10

Which two details support the inference that significant changes have been made to the present day by the

end of the story?

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B The sign on the wall indicates that language conventions have changed. D The air tastes and feels slightly different.

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A The butterfly from the prehistoric age is dead.

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C The election has the same candidates that it did before.

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E The office furniture seems different to the narrator.

Question 11

The enormity of visiting a time so far before his own makes Eckels —

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F ponder whether his concern over the election was small and insignificant

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G freeze up when he comes face to face with the dinosaur he is supposed to shoot

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J consider living his life in a different way when he returns to the present

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H wonder how the world will change if they make a mistake on the trip

Question 12

Which two conventions of the science fiction genre best support an inference that the time travelers’ actions

will change the future?

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A Science fiction breaks from reality, so any outcome is possible. D Time travel in science fiction frequently leads to future-altering consequences.

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C Science fiction often deals with apocalyptic scenarios.

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B People often misuse technology for entertainment to their own detriment in science fiction.

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E Fictional languages are common in science fiction.

Question 13

“What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?” has multiple themes. Which two quotes from the story support the themes of loneliness or isolation?

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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]

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D. Sergei doesn’t like this, doesn’t like that the boy is almost at it, already reaching for the jar. [paragraph 14]

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C. Sergei Goralick doesn’t much like strangers banging on his door. [paragraph 8]

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A. . . a testament to the massive rift between our dreams and the often compromised reality in which we live. [paragraph 2]

Question 14

Which quote from the story best shows how the plot supports a theme of there being good in the world?

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

Question 15

Based on the description of Sergei’s past, readers can conclude that —

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his experiences in Russia made him fearful and paranoid

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his experiences as an immigrant in Israel made him fearful and paranoid

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his experiences as a Holocaust survivor made him fearful and paranoid

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his experiences living among Arabs made him fearful and paranoid

Question 16

Which quote from the selection best illustrates how the author built the story around irony?

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The one that looked straight into the camera and said, if he ever found a talking goldfish he wouldn’t ask of it a single thing. He’d just stick it on a shelf in a big glass jar and talk to him all day, it didn’t matter about what.

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Folks would give their answers, and Yoni would edit them down and make clips of the more surprising responses. Before every set of answers, you’d see the person standing stock-still in the entrance to his house.

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But the kid is slippery, and somehow between saying no and pushing the door closed, Sergei finds that the kid is in his house.

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No prep, no plotting, natural as can be, Yoni grabbed his camera and went out knocking on doors.

Question 17

Idiosyncratic

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Belonging to one’s character or temperament;

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Mysterious or perplexing

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To spend or use wastefully; to lose through negligence or inaction

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Strikingly bold or brilliant elaborate or colorful display or behavior

Question 18

Flamboyant

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Strikingly bold or brilliant elaborate or colorful display or behavior

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Belonging to one’s character or temperament;

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Mysterious or perplexing

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Harsh; loud discordant sounds

Question 19

Enigmatic

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Mysterious or perplexing

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Strikingly bold or brilliant elaborate or colorful display or behavior

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Harsh; loud discordant sounds

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Belonging to one’s character or temperament;

Question 20

Squander

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To spend or use wastefully; to lose through negligence or inaction

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Harsh; loud discordant sounds

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Belonging to one’s character or temperament;

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Belonging to one’s character or temperament;

Question 21

Cacophony

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Harsh; loud discordant sounds

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Strikingly bold or brilliant elaborate or colorful display or behavior

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Belonging to one’s character or temperament;

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Mysterious or perplexing

Question 22

The purpose of an Information ECR is to--

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inform the reader and discuss topics

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defend your argument on an issue

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write a letter

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entertain the reader

Question 23

The purpose of an Argumentative ECR is to--

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the student to investigate a topic, collect, provide, and evaluate evidence.

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none of the above.

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inform the audience about an object, person, event, or topic.

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write a letter presenting their current issue.

Question 24

Which strategy is used for the SCR (Short Constructed Response)?

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RACE

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ACE

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PACE

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FACE

Question 25

What is the strategy for CUPS?

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Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling

Question 26

The W in Weirdo Strategy for revising suggests for students not to choose a response that has (a)

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words repeating

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words that match the connotation

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words that match the context

Question 27

The E in Weirdo Strategy for revising suggests for students not to choose a response where (a)

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everything moves

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everything matches the question

Question 28

The I in Weirdo Strategy for revising suggests for students not to choose a response where (a)

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information was deleted

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information was added

Question 29

The R in Weirdo Strategy for revising suggests for students not to choose a response that has (a)

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a run-on sentence

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a well-written sentence

Question 30

The D in Weirdo Strategy for revising suggests for students not to choose a response that (a)

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doesn't make sense

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makes perfect sense

Question 31

The O in Weirdo Strategy for revising suggests for students not to choose a response that is (a)

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off topic

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matches the question

Question 32

Having or showing offensive boldness; disrespectful; rude

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Impudent

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Acquiesce

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Prodigious

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Capricious

Question 33

Subject to or led by whim

Accepted Answer

Acquiesce

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Impudent

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Cacophony

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Squander

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