Unit 2 Test: Selected and Short Response
Unit 2 Test: Selected and Short Response
Unit 2 Test
1. Part A B, Part B A
2. C
3. Part A A, Part B D
4. A, D, E
5. Part A D, Part B A
6. D
7. Students’ answers should identify the elements that make this a lyric
poem, such as that it is about a moment in time and/or a speaker’s insight
and it includes literary devices. Students might note that the poem reveals
the speaker’s strong feelings of being burdened by the passage of time, in
contrast to the swans whose hearts “have not grown old.” They might also
note the use of alliteration to describe the swans, for example, “They
paddle in the cold / Companionable streams or climb the air” and ”wander
where they will.”
8. Part A B, Part B B
9. C
10. A
11. C
12. A
14. A
15. C
16. D
19. D
20. B
21. C
22. A
23. B
24. Student answers should address the fact that dashes are used to
represent sudden interruptions. Jan’s actions were abruptly interrupted, or
stopped, by her mom. The dash adds a sense of immediacy to the action.
25. Suddenly she noticed that she was about to step right into a pile of twigs
(and it was a very large pile of dry twigs).
26. It was a perfect fall day when Jan and her mom hiked together down a
winding portion of the Little Pinecone Trail in White Pines State Park.
27. D
29. A, B, E
30. D
31 D
32. Students’ first paragraph should begin with the provided sentence. The
second paragraph should end with a concluding statement or paragraph
that logically completes the essay.
The paragraphs should expand on the first part of the draft and include
relevant facts and details from the notes provided.
33. A
Performance Task
QUESTION ANSWERS
1. A
2. Students’ answers could include information about how many wolf pups
are born and how long it takes for the wolf pups to develop enough to be
able to help their pack hunt for food.