Q4 ESOL Intermediate Weekly Quiz April 25, 2019

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26 questions
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A reading comprehension assessment in ESOL HS Intermediate
A. DIRECTIONS: Read each question carefully and analyze your answers based on the details discussed in the selected readings (i.e. "Oranges" by Gary Soto and "The Chase" by Annie Dillard). Selected Response Questions 1-10 are based on the essay "The Chase"
2

Which of the following thoroughfares is mentioned in the story?

2

Where does the story take place?

2

From whose perspective is this story told?

2

Which of the following describes the kind of literature "The Chase" is?

2

Which sports did the main character say that she played with her friends?

2

How old was the main character when the events of the story happened?

2

What happened directly or immediately after the children threw snowballs at the Buick?

2

Where did the final part of the story take place?

2

Which of the following characters is still there by the end of the story?

2

What happened last in the plot?

10

Explain the CONTRADICTION in this statement from the essay:

“I got in trouble throwing snowballs, and have seldom been happier since.”

B. DIRECTIONS. Read each question carefully and analyze your answers based on the details discussed in the selected readings (i.e. "Oranges" by Gary Soto and "The Chase" by Annie Dillard). Selected Response Questions 12-26 are based on the poem "Oranges".
2

The speaker's attitude towards the girl could be described as

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Readers can determine that this poem is set in another era in time because

2

The imagery of the breath in lines 6-7 and in line 20 emphasizes 

2

The speaker puts the orange on the counter because

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The imagery of the oranges in lines 50-55 is 

2

"Oranges" is a narrative poem because

2

Who is the speaker in the poem?

2

Which line(s) from the poem demonstrates the girl's happiness?

2

What type of figurative language is used in lines 42-48?

2

What does the speaker do to impress his girlfriend?

2

The form of the poem "Oranges" is

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"Frost crackling beneath my steps, my breath before me, then gone..." is an example of 

2

"light in her eyes" is an example of

2

"Tiered like bleachers" is an example of 

2

Based on the final stanza, the reader can conclude that