English II Midterm Review (Fall 2021)

Question 1 of 10

1

In the poem “In My Country,” the speaker encounters a woman. What main concern does the woman have about the speaker?

Select one of the following:

She is concerned that the speaker comes from elsewhere and does not belong there.
She is concerned that the speaker comes from elsewhere and is probably stranded.
She is concerned that the speaker makes her afraid and is probably dangerous.

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

The voice of the woman in the poem “In My Country”, in her response to the speaker, can best be described as containing:

Select one of the following:

suspicion or dislike
insincerity or falseness
contempt or outrage

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

In “My Daughter Waits by the Door,” why does the young girl continue to wait by the door?

Select one of the following:

because a friend has promised to come
because she is too young to fully understand the situation
because she knows that someday her friends will stop by

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Why does the speaker repeat the word here in the following lines from the poem “In My Country”?

Where do you come from?
‘Here,’ I said, ‘Here. These parts.’

Select one of the following:

to show how far she has come.
to emphasize that she belongs there
to make sure the woman can hear her

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What effect does the experience described in “My Daughter Waits by the Door” have on the girl?

Select one of the following:

She grows more eager.
She grows more anxious.
She grows more hopeless.

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

What does the speaker in “My Daughter Waits by the Door?” observe about his daughter and her friends in the neighborhood?

Select one of the following:

His daughter avoids the other children in the neighborhood.
The other children in the neighborhood no longer play with his daughter.
His daughter’s friends do not understand the reasons for the change in her behavior.

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

What is the meaning of dregs as it is used in these lines from “In My Country”?

"a woman passed round me
in a slow, watchful circle,
as if I were a superstition;
or the worst dregs of her imagination"

Select one of the following:

mysterious clue
fanciful creation
unwanted leftover

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

Based on its context, which meaning of the word smothered does the author use in the following lines from “My Daughter Waits by the Door”?

"When a breeze whistles past the house
she opens the blue door with a smile
to see whether anybody waits outside
asking her to play on the reckless street
smothered in hostile dust; but no-one is there."

Select one of the following:

overwhelmed by another's attention
covered entirely
killed by suffocation

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Which errors does Kiara make in her first paragraph (Sentences 1-5)?

Select one of the following:

The paragraph contains a run-on sentence
The paragraph contains capitalization errors.
The paragraph contains errors in agreement

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Kiara recognizes that in her second paragraph (sentences 6-9) her sentences are out of order, which makes it difficult to understand her writing.

What is the most effective way to rearrange the sentences of Kiara’s paragraph #2 (sentences 6-9)?

Select one of the following:

Because of school and family obligations, students have a limited amount of time to complete their work, causing them to choose to complete one subject’s homework while ignoring the other. Not only does limiting homework improve the happiness of students, it also helps students to perform better in their classes. Making a difficult but understandable choice like this means that a student will not do as well in a class as they could have. Therefore, it is easy to see that by adding homework limits, students will have a better chance to spend equal time on their courses and earn grades that reflect their potential.
Not only does limiting homework improve the happiness of students, it also helps students to perform better in their classes. Making a difficult but understandable choice like this means that a student will not do as well in a class as they could have. Therefore, it is easy to see that by adding homework limits, students will have a better chance to spend equal time on their courses and earn grades that reflect their potential. Because of school and family obligations, students have a limited amount of time to complete their work, causing them to choose to complete one subject’s homework while ignoring the other.
Not only does limiting homework improve the happiness of students, it also helps students to perform better in their classes. Because of school and family obligations, students have a limited amount of time to complete their work, causing them to choose to complete one subject’s homework while ignoring the other. Making a difficult but understandable choice like this means that a student will not do as well in a class as they could have. Therefore, it is easy to see that by adding homework limits, students will have a better chance to spend equal time on their courses and earn grades that reflect their potential.

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10th grade English Quiz on English II Midterm Review (Fall 2021), created by Emily Saavedra on 07/12/2021.

English II Midterm Review (Fall 2021)

Question 1 of 10

In the poem “In My Country,” the speaker encounters a woman. What main concern does the woman have about the speaker?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

The voice of the woman in the poem “In My Country”, in her response to the speaker, can best be described as containing:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

In “My Daughter Waits by the Door,” why does the young girl continue to wait by the door?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

Why does the speaker repeat the word here in the following lines from the poem “In My Country”? Where do you come from? ‘Here,’ I said, ‘Here. These parts.’

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

What effect does the experience described in “My Daughter Waits by the Door” have on the girl?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

What does the speaker in “My Daughter Waits by the Door?” observe about his daughter and her friends in the neighborhood?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

What is the meaning of dregs as it is used in these lines from “In My Country”? "a woman passed round me in a slow, watchful circle, as if I were a superstition; or the worst dregs of her imagination"

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

Which errors does Kiara make in her first paragraph (Sentences 1-5)?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

Kiara recognizes that in her second paragraph (sentences 6-9) her sentences are out of order, which makes it difficult to understand her writing. What is the most effective way to rearrange the sentences of Kiara’s paragraph #2 (sentences 6-9)?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Why does the speaker repeat the word here in the following lines from the poem “In My Country”?

Where do you come from?
‘Here,’ I said, ‘Here. These parts.’

What is the meaning of dregs as it is used in these lines from “In My Country”?

"a woman passed round me
in a slow, watchful circle,
as if I were a superstition;
or the worst dregs of her imagination"

Kiara recognizes that in her second paragraph (sentences 6-9) her sentences are out of order, which makes it difficult to understand her writing.

What is the most effective way to rearrange the sentences of Kiara’s paragraph #2 (sentences 6-9)?