EOC TNREADY English III Practice Test 2017

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What does the word prowess mean as it is used in paragraph 11?

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Read This sentence from paragraph 5.
"The rope came to snaky life in his hand."
How does the author use this description to develop the character of Joe Noyes?

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Which statement best describes how paragraph 14 contributes to the aesthetic impact of the passage?

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What does the phrase, "twisted apparitions", mean as it is used in paragraph 2?

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Why does the author include information about Einstein's Theory of Relativity near the beginning of Passage 1?

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How does the author's use of enshrined in paragraph 22 impact meaning in Passage 2?

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How does the connection made between gravitational lensing and the observation of SN Refsdal impact meaning in Passage 2?

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The following item has two parts. Answer Part A, then answer part B.
Part A
Which sentence best summarizes the central idea in passage 2?

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Part B
How are these central ideas developed in the passage?

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The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.
Part A
Which claim do authors of both passages make?

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How do authors develop the claim in both passages?

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How does the presentation of ideas in the passages impact meaning?

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The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.
Part A
What is the literal meaning of, "...a pane of glass," in line 10?

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Part B
How does the use of figurative language impact meaning?

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The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.
Part A
What do lines 9-15 suggest about the speaker?

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Part B
How does the development of the speaker's character impact the meaning of the poem?

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What do the unfilled barrel and unpicked apples symbolize at the beginning of the poem?

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Read lines 27-29
For I have had too much/ Of apple-picking: I am overtired/ Of the great harvest I myself desired.
Which sentence best states the intended effect of this mataphor on the meaning of the poem?

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How does the speaker’s prediction of his future dream help develop a theme of the poem?

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How do lines 30-38 help develop a theme of the poem?

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The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.
Part A
Which of the following is a central idea expressed in the poem?

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Which two excerpts from "After Apple-Picking" best support the correct answer in part ?

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Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text.

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Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text?

they

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Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text?
described as a dance by researchers

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Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text?
distance and direction

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Which change, if any, shows the best way to revise the underlined text?
Information was communicated by foraging bees. These other bees could use the information. They could find a food source for themselves.

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Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?
was based

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Which change, if any, is needed to the underlined text?
nobel prize in Medicine