Mc Questions For "Learning To Read"
- 1.
- The overall organization of this passage can be best described as:
- A.
A. a chronological sequence of events
- B.
B. a series of personal anecdotes
- C.
C. a diatribe exposing racism in America, particularly in the education system
- D.
D. an explanation of how the speaker gained an education
- E.
E. a study of the teachings of Elijah Muhammad and their influence on History
- 2.2. What is Malcolm X's main purpose in describing the character "Bimbi" in par 4?
- A.
A. to illustrate the speaker's competitive spirit
- B.
B. to establish a motivation for the speaker's actions
- C.
C. to contrast the speaker's own skills with those of a rival
- D.
D. to indicate the importance of having a person to emulate
- E.
E. to indicate the source of the speaker's knowledge
- 3.3. Par 9 has which of the following: i:periodic sentence ii:cumulative sentence iii: inverted syntax
- A.
A. I only
- B.
B. II only
- C.
C. III only
- D.
D. II and III only
- E.
E. I, II, and III
- 4.4. Par 11 contains all of the following EXCEPT:
- A.
A. figurative language
- B.
B. parallel syntax
- C.
C. periodic sentence
- D.
D. irony
- E.
E. retrospective point of view
- 5.5. The principal symbolic movement of the excerpt is from:
- A.
A. dullness to brilliance
- B.
B. anger to compassion
- C.
C. disbelief to faith
- D.
D. denial to acceptance
- E.
E. ignorance to knowledge
- 6.6. Which of the following sentences establishes the theme of personal determination? I: "When I just skipped those words, of course, i really ended up with little idea of what the book said," (Paragraph 4.) II. "Over and over; aloud, to myself, I read my own handwriting." (Paragraph 8) III: "You couldn't have gotten me out of books with a wedge." (Paragraph 11)
- A.
A. I only
- B.
B. II only
- C.
C. III only
- D.
D. II and III only
- E.
E. I, II, and III
- 7.7. Which rhetorical mode is being used: I. cause/effect II: process analysis III: description
- A.
A. I only
- B.
B. I and II only
- C.
C. II and III only
- D.
D. III only
- E.
E. I, II, and III
- 8.Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
- A.
A. proud and prejudiced
- B.
B. angry and ironic
- C.
C. sincere and determined
- D.
D. didactic and defensive
- E.
E. serious and systematic
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