Sophomore Prep Answer Key PREP 1 https collegereadiness

Sophomore Prep Answer Key

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TERMS

TONE �Tone: the author's attitude. �Example (possible words): Positive, negative (anger, humor/irony/satire, sorrow/worry/fear), neutral

IRONIC: A subtly humorous perception of inconsistency, in which an apparently straightforward statement or event is undermined by its context so as to give it a different significance. 1. Verbal irony-say the opposite of what you mean Ex: I can’t wait to write this 5 page paper! 2. Situational irony- Situational irony occurs when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens. Ex: A fire station burns down 3. Dramatic irony-The audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of.

AUTHOR’S PERSPECTIVE: �Viewpoint-how the character feels �Example: Retrospect, remorse?

IDIOM: �A phrase or grammatical construction that cannot be translated literally into another language because its meaning is not equivalent to that of its component words. �Example: Raining cats and dogs Polish Idiom: Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy. Translation: Not my circus, not my monkeys. Meaning: Not my problem.

LATIN ROOTS �Anti�Against �Sin�However �Mem�Mind/Memory

MLA INFO 1 inch 12 point font

1. THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SERVES MAINLY TO A) explain how a scientific device is used. B) note a common misconception about an event. C) describe a natural phenomenon and address its importance. D) present a recent study and summarize its findings.

1. THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SERVES MAINLY TO A) explain how a scientific device is used. B) note a common misconception about an event. C) describe a natural phenomenon and address its importance. D) present a recent study and summarize its findings.

2. AS USED IN THE QUOTE MOST MODELS FAIL TO TAKE INTERNAL WAVES INTO ACCOUNT. “IF WE WANT TO HAVE MORE AND MORE ACCURATE CLIMATE MODELS, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE PROCESSES SUCH AS THIS, ” PEACOCK SAYS, ” “CAPTURE” IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO A) control. B) record. C) secure. D) absorb.

2. AS USED IN THE QUOTE MOST MODELS FAIL TO TAKE INTERNAL WAVES INTO ACCOUNT. “IF WE WANT TO HAVE MORE AND MORE ACCURATE CLIMATE MODELS, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE PROCESSES SUCH AS THIS, ” PEACOCK SAYS, ” “CAPTURE” IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO A) control. B) record. C) secure. D) absorb.

3. ACCORDING TO PEACOCK, THE ABILITY TO MONITOR INTERNAL WAVES IS SIGNIFICANT PRIMARILY BECAUSE A) it will allow scientists to verify the maximum height of such waves. B) it will allow researchers to shift their focus to improving the quality of satellite images. C) the study of wave patterns will enable regions to predict and prevent coastal damage. D) the study of such waves will inform the development of key scientific models.

3. ACCORDING TO PEACOCK, THE ABILITY TO MONITOR INTERNAL WAVES IS SIGNIFICANT PRIMARILY BECAUSE A) it will allow scientists to verify the maximum height of such waves. B) it will allow researchers to shift their focus to improving the quality of satellite images. C) the study of wave patterns will enable regions to predict and prevent coastal damage. D) the study of such waves will inform the development of key scientific models.

4. WHICH CHOICE PROVIDES THE BEST EVIDENCE FOR THE ANSWER TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION? (OPTIONS ARE UNDERLINED IN THE TEXT) A) “Some. . . see” B) “they. . . equipment” C) “If. . . this” D) “Internal. . . high”

4. WHICH CHOICE PROVIDES THE BEST EVIDENCE FOR THE ANSWER TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION? (OPTIONS ARE UNDERLINED IN THE TEXT) A) “Some. . . see” B) “they. . . equipment” C) “If. . . this” D) “Internal. . . high”

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TERMS

ASSONANCE ▪ Repetition of identical or similar sound with vowels ▪ Ex. How now brown cow

ALLITERATION ▪ Repetition of similar sounds with consonants ▪ Sea shells by the sea shore

CONSONANCE Repetition of similar consonants in neighboring words

CONNOTATION A range of further associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to the straightforward meaning

DENOTATION The straight forward dictionary meaning of a word

ONOMATOPOEIA ▪ Words that imitate their sounds ▪ Ex. Buzz crack whoosh

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY INFO Alphabetical Order Summary: Summarize the source with any important facts or information that would be necessary for the reader to know. Assessment: How reliable it is. The currency, relevance, authority of the author, accuracy, purpose of the source. Reflection: How this information fits with the prompt. Include a quote.

1. WHICH CHOICE BEST SUMMARIZES THE PASSAGE? A) A character describes his dislike for his new job and considers the reasons why. B) Two characters employed in the same office become increasingly competitive. C) A young man regrets privately a choice that he defends publicly. D) A new employee experiences optimism, then frustration, and finally despair.

1. WHICH CHOICE BEST SUMMARIZES THE PASSAGE? A) A character describes his dislike for his new job and considers the reasons why. B) Two characters employed in the same office become increasingly competitive. C) A young man regrets privately a choice that he defends publicly. D) A new employee experiences optimism, then frustration, and finally despair.

2. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE OPENING SENTENCE OF THE PASSAGE IS TO A) establish the narrator’s perspective on a controversy. B) provide context useful in understanding the narrator’s emotional state. C) offer a symbolic representation of Edward Crimsworth’s plight. D) contrast the narrator’s good intentions with his malicious conduct

2. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE OPENING SENTENCE OF THE PASSAGE IS TO A) establish the narrator’s perspective on a controversy. B) provide context useful in understanding the narrator’s emotional state. C) offer a symbolic representation of Edward Crimsworth’s plight. D) contrast the narrator’s good intentions with his malicious conduct

3. THE REFERENCES TO “SHADE” AND “DARKNESS” AT THE END OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH MAINLY HAVE WHICH EFFECT? A) They evoke the narrator’s sense of dismay. B) They reflect the narrator’s sinister thoughts. C) They capture the narrator’s fear of confinement. D) They reveal the narrator’s longing for rest.

3. THE REFERENCES TO “SHADE” AND “DARKNESS” AT THE END OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH MAINLY HAVE WHICH EFFECT? A) They evoke the narrator’s sense of dismay. B) They reflect the narrator’s sinister thoughts. C) They capture the narrator’s fear of confinement. D) They reveal the narrator’s longing for rest.

4. THE PASSAGE INDICATES THAT EDWARD CRIMSWORTH’S BEHAVIOR WAS MAINLY CAUSED BY HIS A) impatience with the narrator’s high spirits. B) scorn of the narrator’s humble background. C) indignation at the narrator’s rash actions. D) jealousy of the narrator’s apparent superiority

4. THE PASSAGE INDICATES THAT EDWARD CRIMSWORTH’S BEHAVIOR WAS MAINLY CAUSED BY HIS A) impatience with the narrator’s high spirits. B) scorn of the narrator’s humble background. C) indignation at the narrator’s rash actions. D) jealousy of the narrator’s apparent superiority

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TERMS

ETHOS The credibility of the author Example: Your dentist is an creditable source when talking about the benefits of brushing your teeth. Your dentist is not necessarily creditable when he says how to fix your car. Dentists are an authority on teeth, not auto mechanics.

PATHOS The emotion of the AUDIENCE Example: Watching the puppies in the pound commercials should make you sad and want to donate money. If you drink this brand of soda, you will be happy.

LOGOS Logic: Facts, statistics Example: A reliable study

APPEAL TO AUTHORITY (AKA: FALSE CREDIBILITY) The author/speaker may be an authority in one field, but might know nothing about another Example: An actor could be great at acting, but not know anything about being a doctor…or the science behind body odor…

FALSE ANALOGY The author incorrectly makes an analogical (comparison) connection between two unconnected items

SLIPPERY SLOPE The author argues should one event occurs, so will lots of other events. There is no proof that the harmful events are caused by the first event Example: If I loan you a dollar today then you will eventually ask me for ten dollars and then one hundred dollars. I do not want that to happen, so I cannot give you the one dollar loan. (and Direct TV commercials)

WWH -TS: Topic Sentence -What: What strategy or device the author is using -Where (include citation): Signal phrase and quote with strategy -How: How does it further the piece

SEE SETS -Topic Sentence -Statement: You will prove -Evidence (include citation): Signal phrase and quote -Explanation/Elaboration: connection back to statement -Conclusion Sentence

1. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE PASSAGE IS TO A) describe how squadrons of planes can save fuel by flying in a V formation. B) discuss the effects of downdrafts on birds and airplanes. C) explain research conducted to study why some birds fly in a V formation. D) illustrate how birds sense air currents through their feathers.

1. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE PASSAGE IS TO A) describe how squadrons of planes can save fuel by flying in a V formation. B) discuss the effects of downdrafts on birds and airplanes. C) explain research conducted to study why some birds fly in a V formation. D) illustrate how birds sense air currents through their feathers.

2. THE AUTHOR INCLUDES THE QUOTATION “AIR GETS PRETTY UNPREDICTABLE BEHIND A FLAPPING WING” TO A) explain that the current created by a bird differs from that of an airplane. B) stress the amount of control exerted by birds flying in a V formation. C) indicate that wind movement is continuously changing. D) emphasize that the flapping of a bird’s wings is powerful.

2. THE AUTHOR INCLUDES THE QUOTATION “AIR GETS PRETTY UNPREDICTABLE BEHIND A FLAPPING WING” TO A) explain that the current created by a bird differs from that of an airplane. B) stress the amount of control exerted by birds flying in a V formation. C) indicate that wind movement is continuously changing. D) emphasize that the flapping of a bird’s wings is powerful.

3. WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY REASON THE AUTHOR INCLUDES THE 30 CM MEASUREMENT IN LINE 30? A) To demonstrate the accuracy with which the data loggers collected the data B) To present recorded data about how far an ibis flies between successive wing flaps C) To provide the wingspan length of a juvenile ibis D) To show far behind the microlight plane each ibis flew

3. WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY REASON THE AUTHOR INCLUDES THE 30 CM MEASUREMENT IN LINE 30? A) To demonstrate the accuracy with which the data loggers collected the data B) To present recorded data about how far an ibis flies between successive wing flaps C) To provide the wingspan length of a juvenile ibis D) To show far behind the microlight plane each ibis flew

4. “RIPPLE” MOST NEARLY MEANS A) fluctuate. B) spread. C) wave. D) undulate.

4. “RIPPLE” MOST NEARLY MEANS A) fluctuate. B) spread. C) wave. D) undulate.

PREP #4 https: //collegereadiness. c ollegeboard. org/pdf/satpractice-test-7. pdf Answers: https: //collegereadiness. c ollegeboard. org/pdf/satpractice-test-7 answers. pdf

TERMS

SYMBOL anything that stands for or represents something else beyond it--usually an idea conventionally associated with it. ie: The American flag symbolizes freedom

THEME A central, underlying and controlling idea of a literary work.

ALLUSION An indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place, or artistic work

CENTRAL IDEA the dominant impression or the universal, generic truth found in the story

HYPERBOLE Exaggeration for the sake of the emphasis in a figure of speech not meant literally.

ANAPHORA A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses , or sentences.

LATIN �-ory: “having to do with” �-Mem- “to remember” �Sim. Like or exactly alike

FORMATTING TITLES -The titles of books, magazines, newspapers, movies, plays, and TV shows will always be in italics. -The titles of “Songs” “Articles” “Poems” and “Very Short Stories” should be in “Quotation Marks”

HOW WILL THE FOLLOWING TITLES BE FORMATTED? • To Kill a Mockingbird: Italics • To Kill a Mockingbird • Romeo and Juliet: Italics • Romeo and Juliet • The song Me by Taylor Swift: Quotation Marks • “Me” • Short story The Most Dangerous Game: Quotation Marks • “The Most Dangerous Game”

1. PART A: ACCORDING TO THE NARRATOR, ONE CONSEQUENCE OF SILAS ADOPTING EPPIE IS THAT HE A) has renounced all desire for money. B) better understands his place in nature. C) seems more accepting of help from others. D) looks forward to a different kind of future

1. PART A: ACCORDING TO THE NARRATOR, ONE CONSEQUENCE OF SILAS ADOPTING EPPIE IS THAT HE A) has renounced all desire for money. B) better understands his place in nature. C) seems more accepting of help from others. D) looks forward to a different kind of future.

2. PART A: WHICH CHOICE PROVIDES THE BEST EVIDENCE FOR THE ANSWER TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION? A) “The gold. . . itself” B) “but Eppie. . . years” C) “Then. . . stillness” D) “shapes. . . for”

2. PART A: WHICH CHOICE PROVIDES THE BEST EVIDENCE FOR THE ANSWER TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION? A) “The gold. . . itself” B) “but Eppie. . . years” C) “Then. . . stillness” D) “shapes. . . for”

3. WHICH CHOICE BEST DESCRIBES A MAJOR THEME OF THE PASSAGE? A) The corrupting influence of a materialistic society B) The moral purity of young children C) The bittersweet brevity of childhood naïveté D) The restorative power of parental love

3. WHICH CHOICE BEST DESCRIBES A MAJOR THEME OF THE PASSAGE? A) The corrupting influence of a materialistic society B) The moral purity of young children C) The bittersweet brevity of childhood naïveté D) The restorative power of parental love

4. ACCORDING TO THE NARRATOR, ONE CONSEQUENCE OF SILAS ADOPTING EPPIE IS THAT HE A) has renounced all desire for money. B) better understands his place in nature. C) seems more accepting of help from others. D) looks forward to a different kind of future.

4. ACCORDING TO THE NARRATOR, ONE CONSEQUENCE OF SILAS ADOPTING EPPIE IS THAT HE A) has renounced all desire for money. B) better understands his place in nature. C) seems more accepting of help from others. D) looks forward to a different kind of future.