Cumulative Exam English 12 part B (68%)
Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Lane. I attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. I have often observed that in married
households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand.
Algernon. Good heavens! Is marriage so demoralising as that?
This excerpt best illustrates which feature of a comedy of manners? Ans: C) Commentary on
marriage
Which line from "She Walks in Beauty" describes the woman in an unusual way? Ans: A)
"Which heaven to gaudy day denies"
Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
On the 8th of January Utterson had dined at the doctor's with a small party; Lanyon had been
there; and the face of the host had looked from one to the other as in the old days when the trio
were inseparable friends. On the 12th, and again on the 14th, the door was shut against the
lawyer. "The doctor was confined to the house," Poole said, "and saw no one." On the 15th, he
tried again, and was again refused; and having now been used for the last two months to see his
friend almost daily, he found this return of solitude to weigh upon his spirits.
Which prediction is most supported by the passage? Ans: D) Utterson will suspect that Jekyll is
once again involved with Hyde.
Read the passage from The War of the Worlds.
There were really, I should think, two or three hundred people elbowing and jostling one another,
the one or two ladies there being by no means the least active.
In this passage, the author uses humor to comment on the Ans: A) foolishness of people.
Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
TRUE!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I
am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. Above all was
the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things
in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily—how calmly I can tell you
the whole story.
, Which statement best explains how the reader can determine that the narrator of this passage is
unreliable? Ans: C) The narrator says he is not mad, but he claims he can hear all the sounds on
heaven and earth.
Read the line from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Algernon. Well, one must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in
life.
The literary device used in this line is a(n) Ans: C) Paradox
Which line from "Ode to the West Wind" is an example of a metaphor? Ans: A) "O wild West
Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being
Read the excerpt from "Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans."
Made in what is now modern Nigeria in the sixteenth century, the Benin plaques are actually
made of brass, not bronze. They are each about the size of an A3 piece of paper and show figures
in high relief that celebrate the victories of the Benin ruler, the Oba, and the rituals of the Oba's
court.
Which phrases from the excerpt provide visual details? Check all that apply. Ans: 1,3,4
"modern Nigeria"
"actually made of brass"
"the size of an A3 piece of paper"
Which sentence should be revised to include commas to set off a nonrestrictive element? Ans:
D) The TV show which we watch together airs on Friday nights.
Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The court was very cool and a little damp, and full of premature twilight, although the sky, high
up overhead, was still bright with sunset. The middle one of the three windows was half-way
open; and sitting close beside it, taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some
disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr. Jekyll.
"What! Jekyll!" he cried. "I trust you are better."
"I am very low, Utterson," replied the doctor drearily, "very low. It will not last long, thank
God."
Which theme does this passage best support? Ans: D) Hiding a secret can be painful.
Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Lane. I attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. I have often observed that in married
households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand.
Algernon. Good heavens! Is marriage so demoralising as that?
This excerpt best illustrates which feature of a comedy of manners? Ans: C) Commentary on
marriage
Which line from "She Walks in Beauty" describes the woman in an unusual way? Ans: A)
"Which heaven to gaudy day denies"
Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
On the 8th of January Utterson had dined at the doctor's with a small party; Lanyon had been
there; and the face of the host had looked from one to the other as in the old days when the trio
were inseparable friends. On the 12th, and again on the 14th, the door was shut against the
lawyer. "The doctor was confined to the house," Poole said, "and saw no one." On the 15th, he
tried again, and was again refused; and having now been used for the last two months to see his
friend almost daily, he found this return of solitude to weigh upon his spirits.
Which prediction is most supported by the passage? Ans: D) Utterson will suspect that Jekyll is
once again involved with Hyde.
Read the passage from The War of the Worlds.
There were really, I should think, two or three hundred people elbowing and jostling one another,
the one or two ladies there being by no means the least active.
In this passage, the author uses humor to comment on the Ans: A) foolishness of people.
Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
TRUE!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I
am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. Above all was
the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things
in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily—how calmly I can tell you
the whole story.
, Which statement best explains how the reader can determine that the narrator of this passage is
unreliable? Ans: C) The narrator says he is not mad, but he claims he can hear all the sounds on
heaven and earth.
Read the line from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Algernon. Well, one must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in
life.
The literary device used in this line is a(n) Ans: C) Paradox
Which line from "Ode to the West Wind" is an example of a metaphor? Ans: A) "O wild West
Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being
Read the excerpt from "Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans."
Made in what is now modern Nigeria in the sixteenth century, the Benin plaques are actually
made of brass, not bronze. They are each about the size of an A3 piece of paper and show figures
in high relief that celebrate the victories of the Benin ruler, the Oba, and the rituals of the Oba's
court.
Which phrases from the excerpt provide visual details? Check all that apply. Ans: 1,3,4
"modern Nigeria"
"actually made of brass"
"the size of an A3 piece of paper"
Which sentence should be revised to include commas to set off a nonrestrictive element? Ans:
D) The TV show which we watch together airs on Friday nights.
Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The court was very cool and a little damp, and full of premature twilight, although the sky, high
up overhead, was still bright with sunset. The middle one of the three windows was half-way
open; and sitting close beside it, taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some
disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr. Jekyll.
"What! Jekyll!" he cried. "I trust you are better."
"I am very low, Utterson," replied the doctor drearily, "very low. It will not last long, thank
God."
Which theme does this passage best support? Ans: D) Hiding a secret can be painful.
Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
