ELA 9B HMH Unit 1 The Leap, Selection Test

Instrukcije

After reading "The Leap" by Louise Erdrich in Unit 1 of the HMH 9th grade English textbook, take this selection test.

Follow the instructions to correctly answer each question or prompt. You may need access to the text for some questions/prompts.

You will have 45 minutes to complete this test.

Obavezno

1

Read the selection in your Student Edition and choose the best answer to each question
She has never upset an object or as much as brushed a magazine onto the floor. She has never lost her balance or bumped into a closet door left carelessly open.
The description suggests that Anna has retained her —

ability to remain calm

graceful acrobatic skills

matter-of-fact approach to challenges

capacity for dealing with extreme situations

Obavezno

1

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
They loved to drop gracefully from nowhere, like two sparkling birds, and blow kisses as they threw off their plumed helmets and high-collared capes.
What does comparing the Flying Avalons to birds mainly suggest about them?

Their relationship was romantic.

They enjoyed surprising the audience.

They looked small and fragile on stage.

Their acrobatics were skillful and natural.

Obavezno

1

Read how the words unnoticed in paragraph 4 and unseen in paragraph 12 are used in context. What is the meaning of the prefix un-?

Bad

Not

Never

Again

Obavezno

1

The phrase one form of flight for another in paragraph 15 suggests that the —

ability to read allows the imagination to soar

mother is willing to exchange excitement for safety

father understands what the mother has given up

feeling of contentment is connected to love

Obavezno

1

The narrator implies that the main reason she moved back to her childhood home to care for her mother was due to her feeling of —

guilt

gratitude

obligation

admiration

Obavezno

4

The narrator describes events in the present and uses flashback to describe events in the past. Mark the correct box to indicate whether each event happens in the present timeline of the story or in a flashback.

Anna loses her sight.
Anna saves herself during a trapeze act when lightning strikes the tent pole.
Anna leaps into a burning house to save her daughter.
The narrator comes home to read to her mother.

Present Timeline
Flashback

Obavezno

1

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B
Which theme is conveyed in the selection?

We rely on our sense of sight more than any other sense.

Living through difficult circumstances can breed resentment.

Sometimes a moment in time can seem longer than it actually is.

Children often grow to be more like their parents than they expect.

Obavezno

1

Obavezno

1

Most of “The Leap” is narrated as a series of flashbacks. What does the use of flashbacks allow the author to do that could not have been done without this technique?

Narrate important events of the story in reverse chronological order

Control the pacing to increase the tension of the story’s climactic moment

Slow down significant moments of the story and speed up less significant moments

Use the narrator’s adult knowledge to revise unflattering events from her childhood

Obavezno

2

Which two inferences can you make about the narrator as a child?

Obavezno

1

Which element makes it difficult to identify the climax in “The Leap”?

The use of a narrator who is never named

The use of two main characters, the narrator and her mother

Two plot lines, one involving the Flying Avalons and the other involving the narrator as a child

The story ending, in which the narrator and her mother are still descending to safety on the ground

Obavezno

1

In which sentence about “The Leap” does the word who or whom function as a relative pronoun at the beginning of a relative clause?

The narrator did not know who would try to rescue her.

The story doesn’t say who was killed besides Harry Avalon.

Anna’s arm was broken by a rescuer who was trying to help her.

It seems obvious whom the babysitter telephoned after she awoke.

Obavezno

5

Identify one theme the reader can infer from the details of the story, and explain how the author develops the theme. Include evidence from the text to support your response.

ELA 9B HMH Unit 1 The Leap, Selection Test

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
They loved to drop gracefully from nowhere, like two sparkling birds, and blow kisses as they threw off their plumed helmets and high-collared capes.
What does comparing the Flying Avalons to birds mainly suggest about them?

Read how the words unnoticed in paragraph 4 and unseen in paragraph 12 are used in context. What is the meaning of the prefix un-?

The phrase one form of flight for another in paragraph 15 suggests that the —

The narrator implies that the main reason she moved back to her childhood home to care for her mother was due to her feeling of —

The narrator describes events in the present and uses flashback to describe events in the past. Mark the correct box to indicate whether each event happens in the present timeline of the story or in a flashback.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B
Which theme is conveyed in the selection?

Most of “The Leap” is narrated as a series of flashbacks. What does the use of flashbacks allow the author to do that could not have been done without this technique?

Which two inferences can you make about the narrator as a child?

Which element makes it difficult to identify the climax in “The Leap”?

In which sentence about “The Leap” does the word who or whom function as a relative pronoun at the beginning of a relative clause?

Identify one theme the reader can infer from the details of the story, and explain how the author develops the theme. Include evidence from the text to support your response.

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
They loved to drop gracefully from nowhere, like two sparkling birds, and blow kisses as they threw off their plumed helmets and high-collared capes.
What does comparing the Flying Avalons to birds mainly suggest about them?

Read how the words unnoticed in paragraph 4 and unseen in paragraph 12 are used in context. What is the meaning of the prefix un-?

The phrase one form of flight for another in paragraph 15 suggests that the —

The narrator implies that the main reason she moved back to her childhood home to care for her mother was due to her feeling of —

The narrator describes events in the present and uses flashback to describe events in the past. Mark the correct box to indicate whether each event happens in the present timeline of the story or in a flashback.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B
Which theme is conveyed in the selection?

Which quotation best supports the answer to Part A?

Most of “The Leap” is narrated as a series of flashbacks. What does the use of flashbacks allow the author to do that could not have been done without this technique?

Which two inferences can you make about the narrator as a child?

Which element makes it difficult to identify the climax in “The Leap”?

In which sentence about “The Leap” does the word who or whom function as a relative pronoun at the beginning of a relative clause?

Identify one theme the reader can infer from the details of the story, and explain how the author develops the theme. Include evidence from the text to support your response.

Which quotation best supports the answer to Part A?

ELA 9B HMH Unit 1 The Leap, Selection Test

ELA 9B HMH Unit 1 The Leap, Selection Test

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.They loved to drop gracefully from nowhere, like two sparkling birds, and blow kisses as they threw off their plumed helmets and high-collared capes.What does comparing the Flying Avalons to birds mainly suggest about them?

Read how the words unnoticed in paragraph 4 and unseen in paragraph 12 are used in context. What is the meaning of the prefix un-?

The phrase one form of flight for another in paragraph 15 suggests that the —

The narrator implies that the main reason she moved back to her childhood home to care for her mother was due to her feeling of —

The narrator describes events in the present and uses flashback to describe events in the past. Mark the correct box to indicate whether each event happens in the present timeline of the story or in a flashback.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part BWhich theme is conveyed in the selection?

Most of “The Leap” is narrated as a series of flashbacks. What does the use of flashbacks allow the author to do that could not have been done without this technique?

Which two inferences can you make about the narrator as a child?

Which element makes it difficult to identify the climax in “The Leap”?

In which sentence about “The Leap” does the word who or whom function as a relative pronoun at the beginning of a relative clause?

Identify one theme the reader can infer from the details of the story, and explain how the author develops the theme. Include evidence from the text to support your response.

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.They loved to drop gracefully from nowhere, like two sparkling birds, and blow kisses as they threw off their plumed helmets and high-collared capes.What does comparing the Flying Avalons to birds mainly suggest about them?

Read how the words unnoticed in paragraph 4 and unseen in paragraph 12 are used in context. What is the meaning of the prefix un-?

The phrase one form of flight for another in paragraph 15 suggests that the —

The narrator implies that the main reason she moved back to her childhood home to care for her mother was due to her feeling of —

The narrator describes events in the present and uses flashback to describe events in the past. Mark the correct box to indicate whether each event happens in the present timeline of the story or in a flashback.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part BWhich theme is conveyed in the selection?

Which quotation best supports the answer to Part A?

Most of “The Leap” is narrated as a series of flashbacks. What does the use of flashbacks allow the author to do that could not have been done without this technique?

Which two inferences can you make about the narrator as a child?

Which element makes it difficult to identify the climax in “The Leap”?

In which sentence about “The Leap” does the word who or whom function as a relative pronoun at the beginning of a relative clause?

Identify one theme the reader can infer from the details of the story, and explain how the author develops the theme. Include evidence from the text to support your response.

Which quotation best supports the answer to Part A?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
They loved to drop gracefully from nowhere, like two sparkling birds, and blow kisses as they threw off their plumed helmets and high-collared capes.
What does comparing the Flying Avalons to birds mainly suggest about them?

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B
Which theme is conveyed in the selection?

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
They loved to drop gracefully from nowhere, like two sparkling birds, and blow kisses as they threw off their plumed helmets and high-collared capes.
What does comparing the Flying Avalons to birds mainly suggest about them?

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B
Which theme is conveyed in the selection?