2011 MP2 test. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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1 Class: Date: 2011 MP2 test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Read the following story and anser the questions that follow. The Three Wishes Once upon a time there lived a poor old woodcutter and his wife in a little cottage at the edge of the forest. Every day the poor man came back home tired, hungry, and weary after the heavy work he had done. Ah, he said to his wife one evening, if only my wishes could come true, how happy we should be! What do you mean, husband? asked the wife crossly. You are never satisfied. We have health and strength and a cottage to live in, so why grumble? But the poor man was not content and he kept on thinking how nice it would be if his wishes could come true. One morning he was just about to fell a huge tree with his axe, when a little elf appeared at his elbow from nowhere and said, Good morning, Mr. Woodcutter, please don t cut this tree down. If you don t, I will grant you any three wishes that may be made in your cottage. The old woodcutter was so dazed he did not know what to say or do. So he muttered in confusion: All right, just as you say. And the elf disappeared into thin air and was never seen again. The old woodcutter rushed home to his wife and in great excitement told her what happened. But instead of being delighted as he expected she would be, she was more cross than ever and said: Silly husband, fancy listening to an elf. We need that firewood. Don t let it happen again. And she went on scolding the poor woodcutter all day long until suppertime came. And she was still cross even then and would not give him any supper. Ah! said the man as he sat by the empty table almost famished, I wish I had a good string of sausages. I m fair starvin. No sooner were the words out of his mouth than there was a great clatter, clatter, clatter, the door flew open, and a long string of juicy red sausages came to land on the table in front of him. Was his wife surprised? Not at all! She became crosser than ever. 1

2 What a silly thing to wish! she cried. I only wish they had landed at the end of your nose. No sooner had she said these words than -- SWISH, SWIZZLE, and YAKKITY-DOZE and the sausages hung at the end of his nose. Goodness gracious me, cried the wife, I didn t know that my wishes would come true as well. Yes, yes! said her poor husband. Any wishes that are made in this cottage. That s what the elf said. Well, he started to pull at the sausages. He pulled and pulled with all his might and main, but they still stuck to his nose. Help me, good wife, he pleaded. Please help me! His wife realized he looked rather silly like that so she began to tug as well. They both tugged and tugged until they nearly pulled the poor woodcutter s nose off. But the sausages stuck fast and refused to budge. What will the neighbors think? thought the wife. Well, I ve got one wish left, said the husband, I wish these sausages were off and gone. No sooner had he said these words than SWISH, SIZZLE, and YAKKITY-BON and the juicy sausages were off and gone! So now all three wishes had been made. And so the woodcutter and his wife settled down once more to their usual life at the cottage, but from know on the husband remained content with his work and never again spent his time dreaming of wishes coming true What is the setting of this story? a. in the middle of a forest c. in a castle in a magical time b. modern day time d. in a cottage in a magical time What type of conflict is demonstrated when the wife wishes for the sausages to be on her husband s nose? a. person vs. person c. person vs. technology b. person vs. himself d. person vs. nature What is the theme of the story? a. Don t ever wish for sausages, they may get stuck on your nose. b. Be happy with what you have and don t wish for more. c. Always wish for more than you have. d. Don t ever trust an elf. 2

3 4. Which sentence best summarizes the story? a. A woodcutter doesn t use the three wishes he is given wisely. c. An elf tries to trick a simple woodcutter. b. A woodcutter hates the life that he has. d. A woodcutter s wife tricks him into uses his wishes unwisely. 5. What does the underlined word fell mean in the following passage from the story? One morning he was just about to fell a huge tree with his axe, when a little elf appeared at his elbow from nowhere and said, Good morning, Mr. Woodcutter, please don t cut this tree down. a. to trip c. to cut b. to grow d. to cook 6. This story is an example of what type of a. nonfiction c. personal narrative b. science d. fiction 3

4 A New Home for Keiko Keiko the killer whale has made the first leg of his long journey home. Keiko, the star of the movie Free Willie, was rescued in 1994 from an amusement park in Mexico City. The park s aquatic show featured Keiko who lived in a tank that was far too small and was fed a daily diet of the wrong food. By responding to an 800 number flashed on the screen at the end of the movie, concerned citizens raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and joined Warner Bros. and the Free Willie producers to begin the search for a new home for Keiko. Exploited After it was discovered that Keiko was sick and undernourished, he was bought from the Mexican company and taken to the Oregon Coast Aquarium to recuperate. Keiko was captured off the coast of Iceland in 1979 and, according to animal rights activists, has been exploited in one show or another ever since. Home to Iceland After his move to Oregon in 1996 he was delivered by United Parcel Service! Keiko regained his lost weight. He now weighs his normal 10,000 pounds. Now he has moved to Iceland near his original home. He spends his time in a special pen becoming used to the new waters and learning things- like how to catch live fish that he may not have learned before he was captured. The pen took eight weeks to assemble and test. Experts from Iceland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia were involved in making the netting, mooring system, and tension system for the floating pen. The goal is to give Keiko enough freedom to make connections with other killer whales in the area and to learn from them- without putting him in danger before he has learned to cope with the wild. Can t Please Everybody The Free Willy Keiko foundation that formed to return Keiko to his home in Iceland says that even with all that has happened, not everyone is pleased. Some animal rights groups believe the foundation is moving too slowly. It doesn t take two years to set a whale free, says one spokesperson. On the other hand, the companies that run shows like Marineland are afraid that all the bad publicity about Keiko s situation will hurt their business. Most of our parks take good care of their whales, claims one company. People shouldn t think these animals are being mistreated. 7. The bold face phrases between some of the paragraphs in this newspaper story serve to: a. break the flow of the text c. show the reporter s point of view b. give a quotation from someone d. indicate the main idea of each section 4

5 8. Which of the following is a fact? a. Keiko was unhappy performing his tricks. b. Keiko stole the show in the movie Free Williie c. The foundation is taking longer than it should to free Keiko. d. Keiko s special pen took eight weeks to complete. 9. Which of the following statements is an opinion? a. Animals must have food to survive. c. Keiko spent time in Mexico City before coming to the U.S. b. Whales in marine parks are not mistreated. d. The special pen lets Keiko adjust to his new surroundings. 10. Which of the following statments is a good summary of this article? a. The time, money, and efforts of many people have contributed to the goal of getting Keiko back into the wild. c. People disagree about how to treat captured whales. b. Mistreated animals can often become sick. d. Only experts know how to build a pen for a whale. Reading Skill: Prediction and Inference Read each of the following questions below and chose the best answer choice. 11. Which of the following is an example of a prediction? a. It is a complete surprise that school was cancelled today. c. It is going to snow all night so school might be cancelled. b. School has been closed tomorrow because of the snow. d. School will be closed when there is more than six inches of snow Eric is really two-faced. He says nice things about you when you re together but always disses you when you re not around. What can you infer about Eric? a. No one likes Eric c. Eric is clumsy b. Eric is phony d. Eric is popular. 13. Whenever it s time for recess, Juan always jumps the gun. He runs to the door before the bell rings. What can you infer about Juan? a. He often does things before he should. b. He jumps up and down when it s time for recess. c. He doesn t like school. d. He is happy. 5

6 14. Brittany did not have a good day. She got to school late, received a bad grade on a math test, and her best friend is mad at her. What can you infer about Brittany? a. She watches a lot of television. c. She is sad and unhappy. b. She doesn t like math. d. She needs to buy a new alarm clock. 15. What is meant by the term theme in a narrative? a. Theme is the central message of a c. Theme is the setting and action of story. the story. b. Theme is the music that goes with the story. d. Theme is the conclusion of the story. 16. How is theme most often expressed in a short story? a. It is expressed in the first sentence of the story. c. It is expressed by the first character who speaks. b. It is expressed through the characters and events. d. It is expressed in an introduction by the author. 17. Which of the following would make the best theme for a short story? a. Kindness, in the long run, will be rewarded. c. Many tall buildings sway a little in the wind. b. It is easy to prepare a quick, healthy meal. d. Some types of snakes can be poisonous. Select the best answer. 18. Which of the following distinguishes fiction from nonfiction? a. a narrator describes events in the selection c. conversations take place among characters b. one or more characters and events are imagined d. events make up the action in the selection 19. A conflict in a story is a. the highest point of excitement c. the outcome of a fight b. the most interesting part d. a problem between characters or within the mind of a character 20. Which of the following best demonstrates a conflict betwen a character and society? a. A woman wants to take her children into a quiet restaurant c. The neighbor s dog keeps barking at night b. A man cannot decide which color suit to wear to court d. A woman sues the city because they say she may not have pets on her property 6

7 21. Which story situation is an example of a human conflict with nature? a. A character cannot decide whether to learn to ski or to learn to scuba dive. c. A teenager wantes to try skydiving, but is not yet eighteen years of age, so is not allowed. b. Two characters disagree about a piece of land to buy with $1000 they won in the lottery. d. An explorer is in danger as waters rapidly rises in the cave she is exploring. 22. Which one of the following is a conflict you might find in a story? a. Don works at the bank on Elm Street. c. Don and Fred are related to one another. b. Both Don and Fred want to marry Sue. d. Both Don and Fred like to eat hamburgers. 23. In English class, Sarah has been asked to write a description of someone special to her. Sarah wants to write about her older brother. Which of these would best help Sarah write her description of her older brother? a. Calling his friends and telling them c. Making a list of things she wants him about him. b. Thinking about all the things she likes about him. 24. The following is an example of which figurative language? The little boy grew like a weed. a. simile c. personification b. metaphor d. alliteration to do for her. d. Asking him to take her to the library. 25. The following sentence is an example of which figurative language? Her broomstick body swept gracefully across the floor. a. simile c. personification b. metaphor d. both b and c 26. The following is an example of which figurative language? The fists of thunder pounded on the roof. a. hyperbole c. metaphor b. simile d. personification Parts of speech: Prepositions and Verbs 27. Identify the preposition in the following sentence: The black tabby cat sat near the table. a. black c. sat b. cat d. near 7

8 28. Identify the preposition in the following sentence: After I left the classroom, I went to the cafeteria. a. I c. went b. after d. left 29. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? The Old London Bridge was designed by a priest. a. The Old London Bridge c. by a priest b. was designed d. none of the above 30. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? For thirty years, bridge builders worked to build it. a. For thirty years c. worked to build it b. bridge builders d. none of the above 31. What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence? Someone in the store can help me. a. someone c. store b. in d. can help 32. How many prepostions does the sentence contain? Down the road beside the tree in the grass, a little dog sat by his mother during her nap. a. 5 c. 4 b. 3 d In which sentence is the word down used as a preposition? a. I went downstairs for a snack. c. Mary tripped over a rock and fell down. b. The girl slipped down a tunnel in the story. d. The waves made the boat go up and down in the water. 34. Public schools across the country are partnering with the private sector by providing exclusive vending rights to some of their finest companies. In the above sentence, all of the following are prepositional phrases except a. across the country c. with the private sector b. are partnering d. of their finest companies 35. Identify the underlined word. Our young people are our community s greatest resource. a. action verb c. helping verb b. linking verb d. not a verb 8

9 36. What is the helping verb in the following sentence. We have heard your concerns about our school building. a. heard c. your b. about d. have 37. Which sentence includes a linking verb? a. The siren blared. c. The siren was loud and steady. b. We heard the loud siren. d. Every Tuesday, the fire chief activates the siren. 38. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: Marlene _ in her garden every day after she has dinner. a. works c. worked b. will have worked d. work 39. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: Marelene radishes yesterday. a. pick c. will pick b. picked d. picks 40. Choose the correct verb in the following sentence: Tomorrow she the plants in the ground. a. sets c. setted b. will set d. set 41. Choose the correct verb for the following sentence: Leaves _ on the ground a few days from now. a. appears c. appeared b. will appear d. appear (1) Mr. Vest, our history teacher, writes the words Underground Railroad on the chalkboard. (2) Then he will draw black lines on a map to show us where the Underground Railroad run. (3) He tells us that this was a map of the paths the slaves used in the past. (4) What strange tracks this railroad must have had. (5) The lines even go into the Atlantic Ocean. (6) As you may imagine, this map left the class very confused. 42. What is the verb in sentence 1? a. teacher c. words b. writes d. on 43. What tense is the verb in sentence 1? a. past c. future b. present d. none of the above 9

10 44. What tense should all of the other verbs in the paragraph be? a. past c. future b. present d. none of the above 45. In sentence 2, what should the verb be? a. draws c. draw b. drew d. as it is 46. What is/are the verb(s) in sentence 4? a. must c. must have had b. must have d. railroad must have had 47. Identify the verb(s) as action, linking, helping with action, or helping with linking. He looks really sad. a. action b. linking c. helping with action verb d. helping with linking verb 48. Identify the verb(s) as action, linking, helping with action, or helping with linking. The gardener smelled the roses. a. action b. linking c. helping with action verb d. helping with linking verb 49. Identify the verb(s) as action, linking, helping with action, or helping with linking. That cheese tastes stale to me. a. action b. linking c. helping with action verb d. helping with linking verb 50. Identify the verbs as action, linking, helper with action, or helper with linking verb(s). Everyone smelled the fragrance in the kitchen. a. action b. linking c. helping with action verb d. helping with linking verb 10