Quarter 4 ETA Review
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passages. Then answer the questions that follow.
from Act I of The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Enter MERCY LEWIS, The Putnams' servant, a fat, sly, merciless girl of eighteen.
MERCY: Your pardons. I only thought to see how Betty is.
PUTNAM: Why aren't you home? Who's with Ruth?
MERCY: Her grandma come. She's improved a little, I think -- she give a powerful sneeze before.
MRS. PUTNAM: Ah, there's a sign of life!
MERCY: I'd fear no more, Goody Putnam. It were a grand sneeze; another like it will shake her wits together; I'm
sure. She goes to bed to look.
PARRIS: Will you leave me now, Thomas? I would pray a while alone.
Question 1 (1 point)
How does Miller show that Mercy is a servant?
a
Her language is less refined than the others' language.
b
The others ask her questions.
c
She enters the room while others are already there.
d
Directions tell her where to move on the stage.
Question 2 (1 point)
Which of the following best describes the effect of this revised version of the Miller passage?
a
It seems more brutal.
b
It seems more serious.
c
It seems more old-fashioned
d
It seems more contemporary.
Suppose you have been assigned to write a persuasive essay about why you think students should be allowed to
send and receive e-mail from the computers in the school's computer lab. Answer the following questions (3-8).
Question 3 (1 point)
Before you begin writing, you should do which of the following?
a
ask your fellow students what their research topics are
b
figure out what will appear in your conclusion
c
Brainstorm ideas
d
compile a works cited list
Question 4 (1 point)
What should be the focus of your essay?
a
Students should be allowed to access e-mail during the school day.
b
Students should be allowed to talk on cell phones during class.
c
Students should be allowed to download music on school computers.
d
Students should be allowed to listen to headphones in school.
Question 5 (1 point)
Which of the following would be the LEAST helpful information for writing this essay?
a
the amount the average family spends each year on computers and Internet access
b
statistics about students' reasons for using e-mail.
c
quotes from administrators in other school that allow students e-mail access
d
current school rules for the computer lab
Question 6 (1 point)
Which of the following would be the MOST clear and accurate main idea for the essay?
a
It is important to be able to receive e-mail each school day
b
Students should have access to word-processing programs during the school day.
c
Students should be able to check their e-mail from school computer labs
d
Students should be able to study in school computer labs
Question 7 (1 point)
Which of the following describes the MOST appropriate content, vocabulary, and tone for your essay?
a
forceful and demanding
b
informal and humorous
c
convincing and knowledgeable
d
vague and disinterested
Question 8 (1 point)
After you have completed your draft, you should do which of the following?
a
make sure that all details support your main idea
b
revise unclear or inaccurate passages
c
check that you have used the correct format (spacing, margins, title, etc.)
d
all of the above
Answer the next two questions with the best answer.
Question 9 (1 point)
What is the purpose of proofreading?
a
to show readers that you really wrote the essay
b
to catch and correct any spelling or grammatical errors
c
to make sure that your argument is correct
d
to prove that you have read all research sources cited in the essay
Question 10 (1 point)
When you adapt a research essay you have written in order to present it as a speech, which of the following is it
UNNECESSARY to do?
a
adjust vocabulary and tone, if necessary, for your audience
b
print the essay in a larger type size so that you can read it aloud more easily
c
plan to review ideas as you speak to help the audience remember your points
d
write your most important points on note cards
Suppose that you have been assigned to write a research essay about why you believe drivers below the age of
eighteen shou8ld beal;lowed to operate vehicles between midnight and 4:00 AM with no restrictions. Answer the
following questions (11-17).
Question 11 (1 point)
In conducting your research, which of the following should be the PRIMARY focus?
a
information that shows how other states' laws are the same as or different from North
Carolina's
b
information about young drivers
c
information that explains how to get a driver's license in North Carolina
d
information about the history of traffic laws
Question 12 (1 point)
Which of the following sources would provide reliable information?
a
books
b
articles in periodicals
c
government Web sites
d
all of the above
Question 13 (1 point)
As you have found a sufficient number of research sources, you should compose a thesis. Which of the following
BEST describes a good thesis?
a
it is one that can be supported by several sources
b
It is one that echoes the idea of your best source
c
It is one with which your teacher will agree
d
it is one that will take you the least amount of space to develop
Question 14 (1 point)
Who are MOST likely to be the writers of worthwhile sources for your topic?
a
experts on motor vehicle safety
b
teens who are mature enough to drive after midnight
c
people who work for automobile manufacturers
d
people who have been in car accidents involving teenage drivers
Question 15 (1 point)
For what reason whould you use information from sources?
a
to fulfill the number of quotes required in the essay assignment
b
to help create the structure of your essay
c
to present a viewpoint that contradicts your own
d
to support and illustrate your points
Question 16 (1 point)
Choose the statement that demonstrates the MOST clear and effective wording.
a
Drivers, responsible, are below the age of eighteen.
b
Drivers below the age of eighteen are responsible.
c
People, below the age of eighteen, who are drivers, are responsible.
d
People who are below eighteen years old drive and are responsible.
Question 17 (1 point)
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.
a
Accidents happen at all hours of the day or night, keeping young drivers off the road
at night does not help them.
b
Accidents happen at all hours of the day or night; keeping young drivers off the road
at night does not help them.
c
Accidents happen at all hours of the day or night keeping young drivers off the road at
night does not help them.
d
Accidents happen at all hours of the day or night. Keeping young drivers off the road
at night. Does not help them.
Question 18 (1 point)
Directions: Choose the BEST meaning of the underlined word.
Nowhere, wrote T. S. Eliot, was there a cat as deceitful as Macavity, the "Hidden Paw."
a
dishonest
b
beautiful
c
arrogant
d
lazy
Question 19 (1 point)
In "A Dream Deferred," Langston Hughes examines the disastrous effects of frustrated hopes.
a
catastrophic
b
common
c
permanent
d
unending
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage. Then answer the questions (20 and 21).
The hair on her head was dark brown streaked with gray. Her old fur hat was gray...her blue raincoat
hung nearly to the ground in front and was several inches shorter in the back. She carried a shopping bag
in each hand. In that city neighborhood, she was a sign of spring. Like a bettered crocus or a sootsprinkled daffodil planted too near the sidewalk, she shrugged off the dirt and burst forth each year. But
she was a thorny flower. And none ventured too near, for she mumbled as she trudged from trash basket,
and anyone -- child or adult -- who got too close was liable to be jabbed with words that stung like sharp,
prickly spines.
Question 20 (1 point)
Using the information presented about the woman, what can you infer about her social status?
a
She lives on the streets and collects items from trash baskets.
b
She is antisocial, preferring squirrels and flowers to people.
c
She enjoys shopping but not socializing.
d
She is an irritable person who has inadvertently thrown something important away.
Question 21 (1 point)
On the basis of the informationin the passage, evaluate the author's opinion of the woman.
a
Because the author calls her "a sign of spring" and compares her to a flower, the
author thinks the woman has her own beauty.
b
The author is prejudiced against the woman because she looks shabby, searches
through trash baskets, and scares people away.
c
Because the author focuses on the woman's charm behind the ragged clothes and
cantankerous attitude, the woman is seen in a positive light.
d
both A and C.
e
None of the above.
Read the following passage, then answer the questions (22 and 23) that follow.
from The Navajo Origin Legend
On the morning of the twelfth day the people washed themselves well. The women dried themselves with yellow
cornmeal; the men with white cornmeal. Soon after the ablutions were completed they heard the distant call of the
approaching gods. It was shouted, as before, four times -- nearer and louder at each repetition -- and, after the fourth
call, the gods appeared. Blue Body and Black Body each carried sacred buckskin. White body carried two ears of
corn, one yellow, one white, each covered at the end completely with grains.
Question 22 (1 point)
Which of the following subjects is UNRELATED to the subject of this excerpt from The Navajo Origin Legend?
a
hardships endured by colonial settlers
b
one of the many cultures that is a part of the American literary tradition
c
how the Navajos saw themselves in relation to the gods
d
the spirituality of the Navajo
Question 23 (1 point)
Which of the following gives the BEST description of the author's style?
a
flowery and poetic
b
complex and literary
c
plain and straightforward
d
dry and technical
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow (24-27) by choosing the best
option.
from Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin
Have you something to do tomorrow, do it today.
A true friend is the best possession.
'tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
Well done is better than well said.
Dost though love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of.
Question 24 (1 point)
Which of the following gives the BEST description of the structure of the excerpt from Poor Richard's Almanack?
a
a series of paragraphs
b
a paragraph
c
a series of aphorisms
d
a poetic stanza
Question 25 (1 point)
This excerpt from Franklin's writing confirms which of the following statements about the early days of America?
a
People had to work hard.
b
Self-discipline was valued.
c
Time was a precious commodity.
d
all of the above
e
none of the above
Question 26 (1 point)
Based on the Franklin passage, what might one conclude about other literature being written in America in the 1770s.
a
It included straightforward writing that gave advice.
b
It included poetry about the beauty of many colonists' homeland, England.
c
It included long and intricate novels.
d
It included stories about very wealthy people who did not have to work.
Question 27 (1 point)
The two excerpts above come from very different cultures. In comparison to Franklin's culture, what seems to be true
about the culture from which the Navajo legend comes?
a
It seems to be more concerned with material possessions.
b
It seems to be not worried about using time wisely.
c
It seems to be more focused on spirituality.
d
It seems to be more family-oriented.