ENGLISH 4A FINAL ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
2026 TRUSTED ANSWERS SUPPLIED
⫸ Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels so he could humorously criticize the
government. What does this describe? Answer: Purpose
⫸ To determine the central idea of An Essay on Man, what should the
reader do first? Answer: Identify the topic
⫸ A student analyzing the appearance of the ghost in Act I of Hamlet
writes: Death conquers all. What is this? Answer: Theme
⫸ Shakespeare uses the characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
to develop which theme? Answer: Things are not always what they
seem.
⫸ The way Hamlet changes over the course of the play is called
Answer: Character development
⫸ When a reader _____ the choices in the various versions of
Hamlet, he or she is assessing the quality of them. Answer: Evaluates
⫸ Hamlet: The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins
remember'd. Calling Ophelia a nymph is what? Answer: Allusion
2026 TRUSTED ANSWERS SUPPLIED
⫸ Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels so he could humorously criticize the
government. What does this describe? Answer: Purpose
⫸ To determine the central idea of An Essay on Man, what should the
reader do first? Answer: Identify the topic
⫸ A student analyzing the appearance of the ghost in Act I of Hamlet
writes: Death conquers all. What is this? Answer: Theme
⫸ Shakespeare uses the characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
to develop which theme? Answer: Things are not always what they
seem.
⫸ The way Hamlet changes over the course of the play is called
Answer: Character development
⫸ When a reader _____ the choices in the various versions of
Hamlet, he or she is assessing the quality of them. Answer: Evaluates
⫸ Hamlet: The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins
remember'd. Calling Ophelia a nymph is what? Answer: Allusion
