Practice Test (Upper Level: Reading) Flashcards
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A passage describes events in the order they happened. This text structure is:
Answer: Chronological
Presenting events in time order is a chronological structure.
The word 'reluctant' in "a reluctant volunteer" suggests the person is:
Answer: Unwilling
'Reluctant' means hesitant or unwilling.
An author calls winter 'a thief that steals the daylight.' Giving winter human action is:
Answer: Personification
Attributing the human act of stealing to winter is personification.
Which sentence is the best summary of a passage about how bees help crops grow by spreading pollen?
Answer: Bees support agriculture by pollinating plants.
The summary captures the passage's central idea about bees and pollination.
An author's use of phrases like 'breathtaking' and 'magnificent' reveals their attitude, or:
Answer: Tone
Word choices that reveal an author's attitude define tone.
In "The crowd roared like thunder," the comparison uses the word:
Answer: Like
The simile is signaled by 'like,' comparing the roar to thunder.
A character who says one thing but clearly means the opposite is using:
Answer: Verbal irony
Saying the opposite of what is meant is verbal irony.