FREE English Language Arts Questions and Answers

Question 1

Students are asked to share various thoughts and feelings they had after watching the Percy Jackson movie last week during a class discussion.
One student enters the room carrying some articles and notes they had made while researching the movie online.
The student invites other students to glance at their notes while sharing their thoughts on the research with the class.
Which aspect of the class topic is best illustrated by the research and preparation this student did?

Accepted Answer

Preparation

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Behavior

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Listening

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Participation

Question 2

The opening lines of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare served as the inspiration for the following question.

'Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;'

Which literary device does Shakespeare utilize in this passage to introduce his play?

Accepted Answer

Foreshadowing

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Alliteration

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Flashback

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Personification

Question 3

Which of the following, according to Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock, is not a quality of effective feedback?

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Feedback must be given in comparison to the class average.

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Students must facilitate their own feedback whenever possible.

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Feedback must be corrective.

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Feedback must be given in a timely manner.

Question 4

Select the response that best completes the sentence:

The National Reading Panel states that phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and _____ should be the main areas of emphasis for teachers when teaching reading.

Accepted Answer

Comprehension

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Semantics

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Interpretation

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Proper grammar

Question 5

Which of the following statements best sums up colon usage?

Accepted Answer

Separating a quotation introduction from a quotation that is a complete sentence

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Separating two dependent clauses

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Used in the place of a period to show the relationship between two phrases

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Linking dependent clauses that are not close in meaning

Question 6

This Spanish work from the 1600s is regarded as one of the best books ever written and serves as an example of international literature. What book is this, based on the description?

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Don Quixote

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The Odyssey

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A Doll's House

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War and Peace

Question 7

Why do English translations of Japanese haiku frequently omit the conventional syllable count and number?

Accepted Answer

Because of the fundamental differences between the Japanese and English language

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Because English writers added on to the original haikus

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Because English writers did not care for the traditional form

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Because knowledgeable and experienced translators are difficult to find