TESTNAME: PCHS_ELA_12B_9weektest_spring2014(COPY)(COPY)(COPY)

TESTID: 126453
GRADE: 12
SUBJECT: EnglishLanguageandLiterature
TESTCATEGORY: SchoolAssessment

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1. WhydoesBeowulfjourneyacrosstheseatothelandoftheDanes?
A. TohelpKingHrothgar
B. TohelpKingHrothgar'speople
C. togainfameforkillingmonster
D. alloftheabove

2. WhydoesBeowulfhangGrendel'sarmfromtheraftersofHerot?
A. tosaveitforamealhecaneatlater
B. toboastaboutBeowulf'saccomplishment
C. toshowwhatcanhappenwhenpeopleworkasateam
D. tomemorializeGrendelforallthegreatdeedsheaccomplished.

3. Comparethetwomonsters.DoesthebehaviorofGrendel'smotherseemaswickedorunreasonableas
Grendel'sbehavior?
A. Grendelismorewickedbecausehekilledhisownmother.
B. Grendel'smotherismorewickedbecauseshekilledherson.
C. Grendelismorewickedbecausehejustkilledthemenfornorealreason.
D. Grendel'smotherismorewickedbecauseshekilledBeowulffornoreason.

4. InwhatwaysdoesBeowulf'sswordfailhim?
A. Beowulf'sswordneverfailshim.
B. Beowulf'sswordalwaysseemstofailbecauseofmagicspells.
C. Beowulfneverattemptstouseasword.
D. Beowulf'sswordistooheavyforanyhumantocarryit,soBeowulfisunabletouseit.

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5. BeowulfisabletodefeatGrendelandGrendel'smother,yetheloseshislifewhenhebattlesthedragon.What
themedoesthissuggestaboutthestrugglebetweengoodandevil?
A. Goodguysneverdie.
B. Sometimesinordertosucceed,onemayfail.
C. Evilwillalwayswinintheend.
D. Thestrugglebetweengoodandevilismostlyoverratedanditnevermatterswhowins.

6. WhymightthepoethavechosentodescribeHrothgarandGrendelintermsoftheirrelationshiptoGod?
A. Hethoughtthiswouldhelpsellhisepicpoem,whichwouldmakehimmoremoney.
B. TheauthorisaChristianmonk,sorelatingHrothgarandGrendeltoGodhelpshimexposehisaudience
tomixofPaganandChristianbeliefs.
C. ThepoetnevermentionsGodinthepoem.
D. HrothgarrepresentedevilandGrendelrepresentedallthatisgood.

7. Inhis20thCenturynovelGrendel,writerJohnGardnertellsthestoryofGrendel'sattacksagainsttheDanesfrom
themonster'spointofview.Considertheselectionyoujustreadfromtheperspectivesofthedragon.What
reasonmighttheDragonhavetohateBeowulf?
A. BeowulfstoletheDragon'sgoldcup.
B. BeowulfkilledtheDragon'smother.
C. Beowulfwantedtokillthedragonandstealhistreasure.
D. TheDragonalwayswantedtohelpthepeople,butBeowulfwantedtokillthepeople.

8. MonsterslikeGrendeloftencombinehumanandanimalfeatures.Thinkofothermonstersfromliterature,
television,orfilmthatcombinethesefeatures.Whyaresuchmonstersparticularlydisturbing?
A. TelevisionarenowallHDquality.
B. Theanimallikefeaturescombinedwiththehumanfeaturesmakesitseempossibleforthemonstersto
bereal.
C. Kidsarescaredofanythingthesedays.
D. Monstersneverreallyscarepeopleanyway.

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9. WhendidtheAngloSaxonliteracyperiodtakeplace?
A. 4491066
B. 10661485
C. 17981832
D. 1901present

10. WhowrotetheepicpoemBeowulf?
A. GeoffreyChaucer
B. SirThomasMalory
C. ChristianMonk
D. PercyShelley

11. WhendidtheMedievalPeriodtakeplace?
A. 4461066
B. 10661485
C. 17981832
D. 1901Present

12. Whowrote"TheDayofDestiny"?
A. GeoffreyChaucer
B. SirThomasMalory
C. ChristainMonk
D. PercyShelley

13. WhatwasthenameofthecodethatallofKingArthur'sknightschosetoliveby?
A. HonorCode
B. PledgeofAllegiance
C. Chivalry
D. CodeofWarriors

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14. Attheendof"TheDayofDestiny",KingArthurisstruckintheheadanddies.
T. True
F. False

15. WhendidtheRomanticPeriodtakeplace?
A. 4491066
B. 10661485
C. 17981832
D. 1901Present

16. TheearlyRomanticpoetswere_____________,______________and_______________.
A. JohnKeats,LordBryon,PercyShelley
B. WilliamBlake,SamuelTaylorColeridge,WilliamWordsworth
C. MaryShelley,PercyShelley,WilliamWordsworth
D. JohnKeats,SamueiTaylorColeridge,PercyShelley

17. WilliamBlakewasknownasapoetaswellasa_____________.
A. singer
B. composer
C. painter/artist
D. memberofthelateRomanticPeriod

18. SamuelTaylorColeridgeand____________________wroteLyricalBallads.
A. WilliamBlake
B. WilliamWordsworth
C. JohnKeats
D. PercyShelley

19. TheRomanticPeriodwasmainlyfocusedonreasonandlogic.
T. True
F. False

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20. Selectanexampleofalliteration.
A. SallySoldSeashellsbytheSeashore.
B. Billypluckedaflowerfromtheground.
C. Allwhotrywillsecceed.
D. Theyellowdaffodilsparklelikethesun.

21. Selectanexampleofasimile.
A. SallySoldSeashellsbytheSeashore.
B. Billypluckedaflowerfromtheground.
C. Allwhotrywillsucceed.
D. Theyellowdaffodilsparkleslikethesun.

22. Inordertomakeasuccessfulclaimonemustuse________________evidence.
A. circumstantial
B. solid
C. textual
D. fictitious

23. Theopposingclaimisknownasthe_________________.
A. otherclaim
B. thewrongclaim
C. counterclaim
D. opposingview

24. AworkcitedpageisoptionalwhenwritingaresearchpaperinMLAStyle.
T. True
F. False

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25. Inordertocreateaworkscitedpage,astudentmustusethe_____________OnlineWritingLab.
A. PCHS
B. COA
C. Purdue
D. ECSU

Readthepassage'NewVOAIPhoneAppEmpowersCitizenJournalists'andanswerthequestionbelow:
NewVOAIPhoneAppEmpowersCitizenJournalists
NewVOAIPhoneAppEmpowers
CitizenJournalists
VoiceofAmericasRussianServicehasrolledoutanewiPhoneappthatdoes
morethanjustdeliverthelatestnewsandinformationitletscitizen
journalistsusetheirmobiledevicestouploadandshareshortreports,
photosorvideoaboutkeyeventsintheirtargetregion.
Theapp ,whichisavailableforfreeintheiTunesstore,isatruemultimedia
tool,providingaccesstoVOARussianservicetext,video,andaudiocontent,
includingpodcasts andthepopularRussianblog .Theappalsoletsusers
bookmarkVOAarticlesorcreatevideoandaudioplaylists,aswellas
connectionstoTwitterandFacebookforeasycontentsharingacrosssocial
mediasites.
RussianServiceManagingEditorIrinaVanDusensaysthefeatureonthe
newappwearemostexcitedaboutiscalledYoutheReporter,which
allowsmembersofouraudiencetobecomecitizenjournalistswhocanshare
withouraudiencewhattheyhavewitnessedorobserved.
Withthenewapp,iPhoneuserscantypeashortreportandattachphotosor
videos,thensendthatusergeneratedcontentdirectlytotheVOARussian
Service,wherejournalistswillevaluatethematerialforpossibleuseonthe
website.
Forothersmartphoneusers,VOARussianprovidesastateoftheartmobile
websitethatadjuststothespecificfeaturesoftheusersphone.
VOAsRussianServiceGolosAmerikiemploysanalldigitalstrategytodeliver
newsandinformationtoRussiaandotherformerSovietRepublics.With
reportersintheUnitedStatesandintheregion,theserviceprovides
interactiveandtimelytext,audioandvideo,andoffersinsightsintoU.S.
policyandAmericanlife.
Inthepastyeartheservicehasexperiencedsignificantaudiencegrowth,
withnearly4millionvisitstothesitesinceJanuary1.Earlierthismonth,the
serviceteamedupwithawardwinninginvestigativejournalistFatima
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Tlisova,onamultimediaprojectaimedattellingthedifficultstoriesthat
reportersareoftenpunishedforpursuing.Morethanablog,theRussian
languageproject,titledJournalismintheCrosshairs(PressapodPressom),
providesadigitalmediaplatformforreportersfromtheformerSovietUnion
andCentralAsia,whoareoftenbeatenorkilledasaresultoftheirwork.
app:aprogramfromtheinternetthatcanbeaccessedbycellphones
2podcasts:programsofmusicortalk
blog:aninternetwebsitecontainingawriterspersonalthoughtsand
comments
BroadcastingBoardofGovernors,VOAPressRelease.(06/27/2011)
26.
Whatevidencesupportsthestatementthatthenewappisamultimedia
tool?
A.
TheappalsoletsusersbookmarkVOAarticlesorcreatevideoand
audioplaylists,aswellasconnectionstoTwitterandFacebook.
B.
ThefeatureonthenewappwearemostexcitedaboutiscalledYou
theReporter.
C.
Withthenewapp,IPhoneuserscantypeashortreportandattach
photosorvideos.
D.
VOARussianprovidesastateoftheartmobilewebsitethatadjusts
tothespecificfeaturesoftheusersphone.

Readthepassage'NewVOAIPhoneAppEmpowersCitizenJournalists'andanswerthequestionbelow:
27.
Whatevidencesupportstheideathatcitizenwritersandreportersare
beingempowered?
A.
TheappalsoletsusersbookmarkVOAarticlesorcreatevideoor
audioplaylists.
B.
Withthenewapp,iPhoneuserscan...sendthatusergenerated
contentdirectlytotheVOARussianService.
C.
Journalistswillevaluatethematerialforpossibleuseonthe
website.
D.
Theserviceprovidesinteractiveandtimelytext,audio,andvideo.

Readthepassage'NewVOAIPhoneAppEmpowersCitizenJournalists'andanswerthequestionbelow:
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3

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28.
WhatcanthereaderinferabouttheVOAfromparagraph6?
A.
ThereadercaninferthatVOAwantstoprovideavoiceforthe
subscribers.
B.
ThereadercaninferthatVOAwantstoinformsubscribersofits
variedservices.
C.
ThereadercaninferthatVOAwantstoincreasethenumberof
subscriberstoitsservice.
D.
ThereadercaninferthatVOAwantstoinfluencesubscribersabout
itswidespreadservice.

Readthepassage'NewVOAIPhoneAppEmpowersCitizenJournalists'andanswerthequestionbelow:
29.
Whatcanthereaderinferfromthestatementwhichallowsmembersof
ouraudiencetobecomecitizenjournalistsinparagraph3?
A.
Thereadercaninferthatthereisaneedforordinarypeopletoverify
officialnewsstories.
B.
ThereadercaninferthattheappwillmakeiteasierforVOAtosend
informationtotheusers.
C.
Thereadercaninferthatwritersandreporterswillfindtheappuseful
whencontributingtheirstories.
D.
ThereadercaninferthatVOAwantstohirereporterswhocan
investigateandsharestorieswiththeiraudience.

Readthepassage'NewVOAIPhoneAppEmpowersCitizenJournalists'andanswerthequestionbelow:
30.
Whatcanthereaderinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.
ThereadercaninferthatVOArecruitspeopletoinvestigate
dangerousnewsstories.
B.
Thereadercaninferthatsomegovernmentstrytocontrolthe
publicationofnewsstories.
C.
Thereadercaninferthatmanypeopleareunwillingtoinvestigate
newsstoriesthatmaybeperilous.
D.
Thereadercaninferthatdifficultnewsstoriesareoftennotworth
thepunishmentreportersreceiveforpursuingthem.

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