ENGLISH CUMULATIVE EXAM
(2022/2023) ALREADY PASSED
What is group mentality or groupthink? ✔✔D. It occurs when pressure to belong in a group
overrides an individual's personal values, sense of reality, and reasoning.
Which of the following statements is FALSE? ✔✔Sensory details include the time of day, year,
and location of a story. (?)
Which literary element is being used in the passage below?
Matt......... ✔✔Situational Irony
Which of the following statements is true? ✔✔C. It is possible that a suspenseful story can have
an ironic outcome. (?)
One of the themes of this story is associated with __________. ✔✔Greed
, Which of the following statements is FALSE? ✔✔C. Etymology looks at changes in form and
use over time.
(?)
Which of the statements below BEST explains the situation described?
Mr. Tanner teaches social studies at Central High. His students are afraid of him because he
holds very high standards for grading and often fails more than 50% of his students. If a student
arrives late, Mr. Tanner will force the student to apologize to the entire class. Some students are
so intimidated by Mr. Tanner's presence that they choose not to go to class if they do not have
their homework completed. ✔✔B. Mr. Tanner is a strict teacher.
Which literary element is being used in the passage below?
As Becky walked up the stairs, she heard a noise coming from the attic. She immediately froze
and looked up at the ceiling. "Hello?" Becky nervously called out. Silence. Then she heard a
faint scratching. It got louder and louder. Whatever was up there was getting closer to the attic
door. ✔✔A. Suspense
(2022/2023) ALREADY PASSED
What is group mentality or groupthink? ✔✔D. It occurs when pressure to belong in a group
overrides an individual's personal values, sense of reality, and reasoning.
Which of the following statements is FALSE? ✔✔Sensory details include the time of day, year,
and location of a story. (?)
Which literary element is being used in the passage below?
Matt......... ✔✔Situational Irony
Which of the following statements is true? ✔✔C. It is possible that a suspenseful story can have
an ironic outcome. (?)
One of the themes of this story is associated with __________. ✔✔Greed
, Which of the following statements is FALSE? ✔✔C. Etymology looks at changes in form and
use over time.
(?)
Which of the statements below BEST explains the situation described?
Mr. Tanner teaches social studies at Central High. His students are afraid of him because he
holds very high standards for grading and often fails more than 50% of his students. If a student
arrives late, Mr. Tanner will force the student to apologize to the entire class. Some students are
so intimidated by Mr. Tanner's presence that they choose not to go to class if they do not have
their homework completed. ✔✔B. Mr. Tanner is a strict teacher.
Which literary element is being used in the passage below?
As Becky walked up the stairs, she heard a noise coming from the attic. She immediately froze
and looked up at the ceiling. "Hello?" Becky nervously called out. Silence. Then she heard a
faint scratching. It got louder and louder. Whatever was up there was getting closer to the attic
door. ✔✔A. Suspense
