English Cumulative Exam Questions and
Answers 90% Pass
Which part of the excerpt best demonstrates that the author's purpose is to entertain children with
a humorous story?
"In the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. He ate
the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate
and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. All the
fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth—so!"
"Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small 'Stute Fish, and he
swam a little behind the Whale's right ear, so as to be out of harm's way. Then the Whale stood
up on his tail and said, 'I'm hungry.'"
"And the small 'Stute Fish said in a small 'stute voice, 'Noble and generous Cetacean, have you
ever tasted Man?' 'No,' said the Whale. 'What is it like?' 'Nice,' said the small 'Stute Fish. 'Nice
but nubbly.' 'Then fetch me some,' said the Whale, and he made the sea froth up with his tail.
'One at a time is enough,' said the 'Stute Fish."
"If you swim to latitude Fifty North, longitude Forty West (that is magic), you will find, sitting
on a raft, in the middle of the sea, with nothing on but a pair of blue canvas breeches, a pair of
suspenders (you must not forget the suspenders, Best Beloved), and a jack-knife, one ship-
wrecked Mariner, who, it is only fair to tell you, is a man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity."
✔✔"In the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. He
ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the
,skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth—so!"
What is the central idea of the third quatrain?
If you see my love aging, work against it.
Do not be lazy; we are all running out of time.
Make fun of time, and turn people against it.
Write something to ridicule my love's wrinkles ✔✔Make fun of time, and turn people against it.
According to this passage, how would the electricity produced by the windmill most affect the
animals? Select two options.
They would not have to learn about farming.
They would have a beautiful view atop the knoll.
They would have machines laboring for them.
They would not have to walk as far to get to work.
They would have more leisure time to themselves. ✔✔They would have machines laboring for
them.
They would have more leisure time to themselves.
, The passage suggests that Napoleon is motivated by a desire for control over the farm. Which
details from the text support this inference? Select three options.
Napoleon forces Snowball to leave the farm by expulsion.
Napoleon decides to help Snowball build the windmill.
Napoleon steals Snowball's plans and claims them as his own.
Napoleon claims to have been an advocate of the windmill.
Napoleon plans to modernize the farm to be more efficient. ✔✔Napoleon forces Snowball to
leave the farm by expulsion.
Napoleon steals Snowball's plans and claims them as his own.
Napoleon claims to have been an advocate of the windmill.
Read the sentence.
Going to the game at night was always fun, but sometimes Cooper's spirit for his team was not
enough for a win.
What type of phrase is the underlined phrase in the sentence?
an infinitive phrase
an adverbial phrase
a gerund phrase
an adjectival phrase ✔✔an adjectival phrase
Answers 90% Pass
Which part of the excerpt best demonstrates that the author's purpose is to entertain children with
a humorous story?
"In the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. He ate
the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate
and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. All the
fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth—so!"
"Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small 'Stute Fish, and he
swam a little behind the Whale's right ear, so as to be out of harm's way. Then the Whale stood
up on his tail and said, 'I'm hungry.'"
"And the small 'Stute Fish said in a small 'stute voice, 'Noble and generous Cetacean, have you
ever tasted Man?' 'No,' said the Whale. 'What is it like?' 'Nice,' said the small 'Stute Fish. 'Nice
but nubbly.' 'Then fetch me some,' said the Whale, and he made the sea froth up with his tail.
'One at a time is enough,' said the 'Stute Fish."
"If you swim to latitude Fifty North, longitude Forty West (that is magic), you will find, sitting
on a raft, in the middle of the sea, with nothing on but a pair of blue canvas breeches, a pair of
suspenders (you must not forget the suspenders, Best Beloved), and a jack-knife, one ship-
wrecked Mariner, who, it is only fair to tell you, is a man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity."
✔✔"In the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. He
ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the
,skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel.
All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth—so!"
What is the central idea of the third quatrain?
If you see my love aging, work against it.
Do not be lazy; we are all running out of time.
Make fun of time, and turn people against it.
Write something to ridicule my love's wrinkles ✔✔Make fun of time, and turn people against it.
According to this passage, how would the electricity produced by the windmill most affect the
animals? Select two options.
They would not have to learn about farming.
They would have a beautiful view atop the knoll.
They would have machines laboring for them.
They would not have to walk as far to get to work.
They would have more leisure time to themselves. ✔✔They would have machines laboring for
them.
They would have more leisure time to themselves.
, The passage suggests that Napoleon is motivated by a desire for control over the farm. Which
details from the text support this inference? Select three options.
Napoleon forces Snowball to leave the farm by expulsion.
Napoleon decides to help Snowball build the windmill.
Napoleon steals Snowball's plans and claims them as his own.
Napoleon claims to have been an advocate of the windmill.
Napoleon plans to modernize the farm to be more efficient. ✔✔Napoleon forces Snowball to
leave the farm by expulsion.
Napoleon steals Snowball's plans and claims them as his own.
Napoleon claims to have been an advocate of the windmill.
Read the sentence.
Going to the game at night was always fun, but sometimes Cooper's spirit for his team was not
enough for a win.
What type of phrase is the underlined phrase in the sentence?
an infinitive phrase
an adverbial phrase
a gerund phrase
an adjectival phrase ✔✔an adjectival phrase
