English II March Interval Assessment

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1 English II March Interval Assessment SCHOLAR OATH I understand that I may receive a zero on this exam if I: give or receive help during the test; copy another student s answers or allow another student to copy my answers; use notes, books, or other aids, including cell phones and other electronic devices; do not follow the instructions given; cause a disturbance of any kind; remove test materials from the room. Many assessment items in this interval were originally collected or written by Collegiate Academies. The assessment items are used here with their permission.

2 Session 1: Writing After reading the passage, write a well-developed multi-paragraph essay that describes how a person s view of the world affects their behavior. Use specific evidence from the passage to support your response. The novel Don Quixote tells the story of Don Quixote as he tries to follow the knightly ideal he has read about in many romantic novels. Quixote has promised his companion, a simple farmer named Sancho Panza, that he will make him the ruler of an island if Sancho will be his squire. Read the passage below before composing your essay. As you read, think about how the characters see the world around them and how that affects their behavior.

3 from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra English II March Interval Assessment [1] When they had traveled a few miles, they suddenly saw thirty or forty windmills scattered over a plain. Don Quixote pulled in his horse, his eyes staring out of their sockets. [2] "Look, friend Sancho Panza!" he exclaimed. "Thirty or more monstrous giants present themselves! I mean to engage them all in battle and slay them; for this is righteous warfare. It is serving God to sweep so evil a breed from off the face of the earth!" [3] "What giants?" asked Sancho curiously. [4] "Those with the long arms," replied Don Quixote. [5] "But, your worship," said Sancho, "those are not giants but windmills, and what seem to be their arms are the sails that make the millstones go." [5] Hearing his squire make such a foolish remark, Don Quixote could not quite make up his mind whether it was through ignorance, inexperience in the pursuit of adventure, or cowardice, that he spoke like that. So he suggested Sancho would better stay away and pray while he, Don Quixote, fought the giants single- handed. The honor of conquering in such an unequal combat would be so much greater for him, he thought, if he won victory all by himself. [6] Don Quixote made ready for the attack by commending himself to his Lady Dulcinea 1, and then he gave the spur to Rocinante 2 in spite of the pleas and outcries of Sancho Panza. Just at this moment a breeze began to blow and the sails of the windmills commenced to move. The knight charged at his hack's fullest gallop, drove his spear with such force into one of the sails that the spear was shattered to pieces while the poor knight fell over the pommel of his saddle, head over heels in the air, and Rocinante fell stunned to the ground. There they rolled together on the plain, in a battered and bruised condition. [7] Sancho hurried to his master's side as fast as his donkey could carry him. He was worried beyond words, for he expected to find Don Quixote well nigh dead, and he was not bent on giving up all hopes of governing an island, at so early a stage. The misguided knight was unable to move. Nevertheless, Sancho Panza could not resist the impulse to reprimand his master. "Did I not tell your worship so!" he admonished. But Don Quixote would hear nothing, answering in a sportsmanlike fashion: [8] "Hush, friend Sancho! The fortunes of war fluctuate, that's all." And then he added his suspicion that the same Sage Friston, the magician who had carried off his room of books, had turned the giants into windmills so that he would be unable to boast of having conquered them all out of sheer envy and thirst for vengeance. What he most bewailed, however, was the loss of his lance. [9] With much difficulty, Sancho succeeded in placing Don Quixote on his horse, and they proceeded on their way, following the road to Puerto Lapice. All the while, Don Quixote was scanning the woods along the roadside for the branch of an oak- tree that he would deem a worthy substitute for his departed spear. It seemed to him as if he had read somewhere in one of his books that some knight had done such a thing in an emergency. 1 2 Dulcinea was a barmaid who inspired Don Quixote Rocinante is Don Quixote s horse.

4 [10] Having reminded Don Quixote that he must sit straight in the saddle, Sancho was in turn reminded by an inner feeling that it was time to eat. His master, however, scorned this idea, and let Sancho indulge by himself, while he fasted. [11] Finally night fell, and they passed it in the woods. There Don Quixote chose at last the branch of an oak- tree that was to serve him as a spear, and to one of its ends he attached the head of his broken lance. All night long he lay looking up into the sky, visioning his sweet Dulcinea all for the purpose of emulating other heroes of the past age of chivalry who could not sleep for thinking of their lady loves.

5 Session 2: Reading and Research Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Excerpt from The White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett English II March Interval Assessment [1] The companions followed the shady wood-road, the cow taking slow steps and the child very fast ones. The cow stopped long at the brook to drink, as if the pasture were not half a swamp, and Sylvia stood still and waited, letting her bare feet cool themselves in the shoal water, while the great twilight moths struck softly against her. She waded on through the brook as the cow moved away, and listened to the thrushes with a heart that beat fast with pleasure. There was a stirring in the great boughs overhead. They were full of little birds and beasts that seemed to be wide awake, and going about their world, or else saying good-night to each other in sleepy twitters. Sylvia herself felt sleepy as she walked along. However, it was not much farther to the house, and the air was soft and sweet. She was not often in the woods so late as this, and it made her feel as if she were a part of the gray shadows and the moving leaves. She was just thinking how long it seemed since she first came to the farm a year ago, and wondering if everything went on in the noisy town just the same as when she was there, the thought of the great redfaced boy who used to chase and frighten her made her hurry along the path to escape from the shadow of the trees. [2] Suddenly this little woods-girl is horror-stricken to hear a clear whistle not very far away. Not a bird s-whistle, which would have a sort of friendliness, but a boy s whistle, determined, and somewhat aggressive. Sylvia left the cow to whatever sad fate might await her, and stepped discreetly aside into the bushes, but she was just too late. The enemy had discovered her, and called out in a very cheerful and persuasive tone, Halloa, little girl, how far is it to the road? and trembling Sylvia answered almost inaudibly, A good ways. [3] She did not dare to look boldly at the tall young man, who carried a gun over his shoulder, but she came out of her bush and again followed the cow, while he walked alongside. [4] I have been hunting for some birds, the stranger said kindly, and I have lost my way, and need a friend very much. Don t be afraid, he added gallantly. Speak up and tell me what your name is, and whether you think I can spend the night at your house, and go out gunning early in the morning. [5] Sylvia was more alarmed than before. Would not her grandmother consider her much to blame? But who could have foreseen such an accident as this? It did not seem to be her fault, and she hung her head as if the stem of it were broken, but managed to answer Sylvy, with much effort when her companion again asked her name. [6] Mrs. Tilley was standing in the doorway when the trio came into view. The cow gave a loud moo by way of explanation. [7] Yes, you d better speak up for yourself, you old trial! Where d she tucked herself away this time, Sylvy? But Sylvia kept an awed silence; she knew by instinct that her grandmother did not comprehend the gravity of the situation. She must be mistaking the stranger for one of the farmer-lads of the region. [8] The young man stood his gun beside the door, and dropped a lumpy game-bag beside it; then he bade Mrs. Tilley good-evening, and repeated his wayfarer s story, and asked if he could have a night s lodging.

6 [9] Put me anywhere you like, he said. I must be off early in the morning, before day; but I am very hungry, indeed. You can give me some milk at any rate, that s plain. [10] Dear sakes, yes, responded the hostess, whose long slumbering hospitality seemed to be easily awakened. You might fare better if you went out to the main road a mile or so, but you re welcome to what we ve got. I ll milk right off, and you make yourself at home. You can sleep on husks or feathers, she proffered graciously. I raised them all myself. There s good pasturing for geese just below here towards the ma sh. Now step round and set a plate for the gentleman, Sylvy! And Sylvia promptly stepped. She was glad to have something to do, and she was hungry herself. [11] It was a surprise to find so clean and comfortable a little dwelling in this New England wilderness. The young man had known the horrors of its most primitive housekeeping, and the dreary squalor of that level of society which does not revel at the companionship of hens. This was the best thrift of an oldfashioned farmstead, though on such a small scale that it seemed like a hermitage. He listened eagerly to the old woman s quaint talk, he watched Sylvia s pale face and shining gray eyes with ever growing enthusiasm, and insisted that this was the best supper he had eaten for a month, and afterward the newmade friends sat down in the door-way together while the moon came up. 1. What conclusion regarding gender roles in Sylvia and the young man s culture can be drawn from this selection? (RL ) A. It is a very free and open society for both genders, except when it is time to hunt. B. The culture values the communication between genders of every economic class. C. It is a culture based on roles of strong, maternal, female figures and reliant males. D. It is a culture based on roles of strong male figures and submissive females. 2. Which line from the text best supports the correct answer to the previous question? (RL ) A. She did not dare to look boldly at the tall young man, who carried a gun over his shoulder, but she came out of her bush and again followed the cow, while he walked alongside. B. Dear sakes, yes, responded the hostess, whose long slumbering hospitality seemed to be easily awakened. C. Suddenly this little woods-girl is horror-stricken to hear a clear whistle not very far away. D. He watched Sylvia s pale face and shining gray eyes with ever growing enthusiasm, and insisted that this was the best supper he had eaten for a month.

7 3. This story is told by a third person narrator. If it were written from Sylvia s point of view, which of the following would be true? (RL ) A. The young man would be described differently. B. Mrs. Tilley would treat the young man differently. C. Sylvia would act differently towards the hunter. D. Readers would know more about what the young man is feeling. 4. Based on Sylvia s interactions with the young man, what can be concluded about Sylvia, and how does this affect the plot? (RL ) A. Sylvia is angry about the young man s hunting expedition; she takes him to her grandmother for a scolding. B. Sylvia is shy but obedient, which causes her to answer the young man s questions even when she doesn t want to. C. Sylvia is afraid of a boy from town, which causes her to be afraid of the young man too. D. Sylvia is frightened at the sight of the gun, and she is unable to speak for the remainder of the excerpt. 5. Which line from the text best supports the previous answer? (RL ) A. She did not dare to look boldly at the tall young man, who carried a gun over his shoulder, but she came out of her bush and again followed the cow B. Suddenly this little woods-girl is horror-stricken to hear a clear whistle not very far away. C. She waded on through the brook as the cow moved away, and listened to the thrushes with a heart that beat fast with pleasure. D. Sylvia was more alarmed than before. Would not her grandmother consider her much to blame? 6. As it used in paragraph 4, the word gallantly most nearly means (RL ) A. bravely B. roughly C. nervously D. courteously

8 7. Read the following excerpt. Dear sakes, yes, said the hostess, whose long slumbering hospitality seemed to be easily awakened. What can the audience infer about the grandmother through the use of personification in this excerpt? (RL ) A. While the grandmother likes to host, she is slow moving in her old age. B. While the grandmother says she can host the hunter, she does not want to do so. C. Even though the grandmother has not hosted in a long time, she is a natural. D. The grandmother is sleeping when the pair returns, but wakes up quickly when she hears the guest. 8. How does the use of flashback in paragraph 1 affect the mood in paragraph 2? A. It maintains the contemplative mood established in paragraph 1 B. It creates tension in paragraph 2 during a friendly encounter C. It establishes a hopeless mood in paragraph 2 D. It previews the relaxed mood in described in paragraph 1

9 Read the selections below and answer the questions that follow. Remembrance appeared in a collection of poems by Fannie Isabelle Sherrick that was published in It is paired with When I was a Boy by Eugene Field, a poet who lived from 1850 to Read the poems and then answer the questions that follow. Remembrance by Fannie Isabelle Sherrick Why should we dream of days gone by? Why should we wait and wonder? Sweet summer days have come and gone, The leaves are falling yonder. [5] The wee sweet flowers we loved the best, The king of frost has chosen; And now the sun looks sadly down Upon his darlings frozen. Each life has some sweet summer-time, Some perfect day of beauty; When flowers of love and leaves of hope Are twined around each duty. [25] But oh! the autumn-time will come, Which fades each golden glory; And life, when we are old and gray, Seems but a sad, old story. Ah! Summer sun and autumn frost, [10] You are at war forever; For all the ties that one would make The other fain 3 would sever. With autumn days remembrance comes Of golden glories fleeting; [15] Of pleasures gone and sorrows come Of parting and of meeting. Oh! Summer days, why haunt as still? Remembrance is a sorrow; And all the dreams we dream to-day [20] Will fade upon the morrow. 3 fain: gladly

10 When I Was a Boy by Eugene Field Up in the attic where I slept When I was a boy, a little boy, In through the lattice 4 the moonlight crept, Bringing a tide of dreams that swept [5] Over the low, red trundle-bed, Bathing the tangled curly head, While moonbeams played at hide-and-seek With the dimples on the sun-browned cheek When I was a boy, a little boy! [10] And oh! the dreams- the dreams I dreamed! When I was a boy, a little boy! For the grace that through the lattice streamed Over my folded eyelids seemed To have the gift of prophecy, [15] And to bring me glimpses of times to be When manhood s clarion 5 seem to call Ah! That was the sweetest dream of all, When I was a boy, a little boy! I d like to sleep where I used to sleep [20] When I was a boy, a little boy! For in at the lattice the moon would peep, Bringing her tide of dreams to sweep The crosses and griefs of the years away From the heart that is weary and faint to-day; {25} And those dreams should give me back again A peace I have never known since then When I was a boy, a little boy! 4 lattice; a window with crossed wood or metal strips on the outside 5 clarion: trumpet

11 9. Both poems are written from the point of view of a person who is (RL ) A. expressing grief B. complaining of unfairness C. showing optimism D. reflecting on life 10. Personification is used in all of the following ways except (RL ) A. it gives moonlight human intentionality in line 3 B. it gives moonlight a parental, caregiving quality in line 12 C. it gives moonlight a playful, childlike quality in line 7 D. it gives moonlight a dark, criminal quality in line In Remembrance, the image of the the wee sweet flower and the king of frost is used to symbolize (RL ) A. rebirth after death. B. the winter season. C. changes brought by time. D. ways lovers mistreat one another. 12. Which line from Remembrance best describes the memories of the speaker in When I Was a Boy? (RL ) A. The leaves are falling yonder (line 4) B. Ah! summer sun and autumn frost (line 9) C. Some perfect day of beauty (line 22) D. When flowers of love and leaves of hope (line 23) 13. Which theme do Remembrance and When I Was a Boy have in common? (RL ) A. People treasure their youth. B. The past is best forgotten. C. Memories bring people joy. D. Wisdom only comes with age.

12 14. According to When I Was a Boy, what is the difference between boyhood and manhood? (RL ) A. As a boy, the speaker dreamed to escape life s reality; as a man, he accepts his life s conditions. B. As a boy, the speaker dreamed of becoming a great man, now he is weighed down by grief and sorrow. C. As a boy, the speaker s dreams made him feel exhausted; now he is at peace. D. As a boy, the speaker thought dreams were magical, but now he feels bitter towards them. 15. Read lines of When I Was a Boy below. Bringing her tide of dreams to sweep/ The crosses and griefs of the years away The words crosses and griefs contribute all of the following to the meaning of the poem except (RL ) A. They explain the speaker s religion and customs of the poem s setting. B. They create a somber tone in the poem s last stanza. C. They symbolize the various tragedies in the speaker s life. D. They are the first reference of old age rather than youth. Research 16. Reynaldo wants to include a primary source for his report on the author Alexandre Dumas. Which of the following is an example of a valid source he could use? (W ) A. A critique of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas B. Personal journal entries by Dumas C. An encyclopedia entry about Dumas D. A movie about Dumas

13 17. Paulo is looking for a graphic organizer that will show the trend in iphone sales from its first year on the market until today. What would best organize this information? (W ) A. Pie chart B. Diagram C. Line graph D. Outline 18. For a report, Felix wants to include paraphrased information from page 99 of the book, Jordan: The Legend, without using the author s name, Johnathan Sabaro, directly in the text. Which is an acceptable way to write a parenthetical citation? Use the model as a guide. (W ) A. Jordan represents a legend for basketball that no one will ever be able to aspire to he simply is the best there has ever been (Sabaro, Jordan: The Legend). B. Jordan represents a legend for basketball that no one will ever be able to aspire to he simply is the best there has ever been (Sabaro 99). C. Jordan represents a legend for basketball that no one will ever be able to aspire to he simply is the best there has ever been (Jordan: The Legend 99). D. Jordan represents a legend for basketball that no one will ever be able to aspire to he simply is the best there has ever been (Jordan: The Legend, Sabaro 99). 19. Which research question would generate the most relevant information about the impact of sound on the development of American cinema? (W ) A. How did the creation of the first sound film impact the growth of American-made movies? B. What advancements in theatrical drama took place in the beginning of the twentieth century? C. How was sound first integrated into movies in the early 1900s? D. Who were some of the actors who played in the first sound film in 1927?

14 Session 3: Reading and Proofreading English II March Interval Assessment When newly elected President Abraham Lincoln gave his First Inaugural Address, he promised to uphold the Union, even though Northern and Southern states were already tearing apart over the issue of slavery. Four years later, on March 4th, 1865, nearing the end of a bitter Civil War, Lincoln stood again on the steps of the Capitol, and delivered his Second Inaugural Address. [1] Fellow-Countrymen: Second Inaugural Address, by Abraham Lincoln [2] At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. [3] On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. [4] One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God s assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men s faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes. Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh. If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman s two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

15 [5] With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. 20. Why does Lincoln state his intent to keep this address short, compared to his first inaugural address? (RI ) A. He knows people have been standing in the rain. B. He feels that most of the people in attendance don't want to hear him speak C. He feels a long address isn't appropriate because everything has been said. D. He didn't want to look foolish if he didn't win the war. 21. Read the sentence below from paragraph 4. "All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war." What is the "interest" that Lincoln referring to? (RI ) A. secession B. slavery C. freedom D. a battle 22. Read the following lines from paragraph 4: To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. What is the effect of including these lines? (RI ) A. to emphasize his support for the abolition of slavery B. to demonize the South and their views C. to place blame on a small group of dissenters D. to objectively frame why both sides went to war

16 23. In paragraph 4, Lincoln draws all of the following similarities between the opposing sides except (RI ) A. Neither side expected such a long and brutal war B. Neither side expected an slavery to be abolished C. Both sides invoked the support of God in their cause D. Slavery was equally common in the North and South 24. Lincoln's feelings about the war's end can best be described as (RI ) A. weary and hopeful B. cheerful and excited C. smug and gloating D. sad and pessimistic 25. Read the lines from paragraph 5. "[ ] shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him?" Lincoln's point, in other words, is that (RI ) A. The recent troubles of the nation are most unusual in light of God's benevolent nature. B. People ascribe false attributes to God. C. A just God would not have allowed slavery or the Civil War to happen, so God must not exist. D. The nation should expect to suffer the same amount of pain during the war as was caused during slavery. 26. What is the central idea of paragraph 5? (RI ) A. The nation should punish the losers fairly. B. The nation should prepare to fight again. C. The nation should forgive their former enemies. D. The nation should forget the terrible events of the war.

17 27. Lincoln s main purpose in his Second Inaugural Address is to (RI ) A. encourage religious beliefs B. help a wounded nation heal C. protect the union from insurgents D. review his accomplishments 28. Which evidence from the text best supports the correct answer to the previous question? (RI ) A. With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in. B. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it. C. Both read the same bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. D. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all.

18 Proofreading 29. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? (L.3.1f) A. The companies, often viewed as the most successful in the country, is responsible for the biggest album sales this year. B. The companies, often viewed as the most successful in the country, are responsible for the biggest album sales this year. C. The companies, often viewed as the most successful in the country, is being responsible for the biggest albums sales this year. D. They companies, often viewed as the most successful in the country, has been responsible for the biggest album sales this year. 30. Which sentence is written correctly? (L.5.1d) A. Elliott have performed in four shows since last spring. B. Elliott has perform in four shows since last spring. C. Elliott has performed in four shows since last spring. D. Elliott have perform in four shows since last spring. 31. Which sentence is written correctly? (L a) A. The merger allowed most employees to keep their jobs unfortunately, they had to take a pay cut. B. The merger allowed most employees to keep their jobs, unfortunately, they had to take a pay cut. C. The merger allowed most employees to keep their jobs: unfortunately, they had to take a pay cut. D. The merger allowed most employees to keep their jobs; unfortunately, they had to take a pay cut. 32. Which sentence is written correctly? (L b) A. The teacher used a quotation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt: We have nothing to fear but fear itself. B. Franklin D. Roosevelt said: We have nothing to fear but fear itself. C. The teacher used a quotation from Franklin D. Roosevelt, We have nothing to fear but fear itself. D. Franklin D. Roosevelt said We have nothing to fear but fear itself.