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CAHSEE 1.1 Passage Drill

CAHSEE 1.1 English Language Arts Passage Drill. Which line is an example of a metaphor?


Ambiguities Videos 5 videos

CAHSEE ELA 9.1 Ambiguities
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CAHSEE ELA 9.1 Ambiguities. What is the best way to describe the tone in this passage?

CAHSEE ELA 9.2 Ambiguities
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CAHSEE ELA 9.2 Ambiguities. Which of the following is an example of irony in the previous passage?

CAHSEE ELA 9.3 Ambiguities
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CAHSEE ELA 9.3 Ambiguities. Which of the following is an example of figurative language in the previous passage?

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Characteristics Videos 5 videos

CAHSEE ELA 7.3 Characteristics
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CAHSEE ELA 7.3 Characteristics. Which of the following does not describe an effect of the use of first-person narration in this passage?

CAHSEE ELA 7.4 Characteristics
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CAHSEE ELA 7.4 Characteristics. Which of the following best describes the narrator?

CAHSEE ELA 7.5 Characteristics
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CAHSEE ELA 7.5 Characteristics. Why is the narrator so upset?

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Expository Writing Videos 5 videos

CAHSEE ELA 4.4 Expository Writing
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CAHSEE ELA: Expository Writing: Drill 4, Problem 4. Using information from the passage, which of the following most accurately describes Zoltar's job?

CAHSEE ELA 4.5 Expository Writing
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CAHSEE ELA: Expository Writing Drill 4, Problem 5. Where are tickets for this event available for purchase?

CAHSEE ELA 4.2 Expository Writing
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CAHSEE ELA 4.2 Expository Writing. Which of the following categories best describes Shmoopapalooza?

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Fluency Videos 5 videos

CAHSEE ELA 3.4 Fluency
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CAHSEE ELA 3.4 Fluency. Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

CAHSEE ELA 3.2 Fluency
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CAHSEE ELA 3.2 Fluency. What is the best way to describe the meaning of play it by ear in the previous sentence?

CAHSEE ELA 3.3 Fluency
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CAHSEE ELA 3.3 Fluency. Which line contains a metaphor?

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Literary Devices Videos 60 videos

CAHSEE ELA 8.1 Literary Devices
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CAHSEE ELA 8.1 Literary Devices. What effect is achieved by using a flashback?

CAHSEE ELA 8.2 Literary Devices
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CAHSEE ELA 8.2 Literary Devices. Which of the following is a characteristic of a soliloquy?

CAHSEE ELA 8.3 Literary Devices
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CAHSEE ELA 8.3 Literary Devices. What is the best way to describe a character foil?

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Literary Genres Videos 5 videos

CAHSEE ELA 6.4 Literary Genres
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CAHSEE ELA: Literary Genres Drill 6, Problem 4. Which of the following is a characteristic of a ballad?

CAHSEE ELA 6.1 Literary Genres
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CAHSEE ELA: Literary Genres Drill 6, Problem 1. The previous poem is an example of...what?

CAHSEE ELA 6.2 Literary Genres
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CAHSEE ELA: Literary Genres Drill 6, Problem 2. Which of the following is a characteristic of dramatic monologue?

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Main Idea and Sources Videos 5 videos

CAHSEE ELA 5.1 Main Idea and Sources
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CAHSEE ELA: Main Idea and Sources Drill 5, Problem 1. Which of the following most accurately summarizes the main idea of this passage?

CAHSEE ELA 5.2 Main Idea and Sources
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CAHSEE ELA: Main Idea and Sources Drill 5, Problem 2. Using information from the passage, which of the following statements is most accurate?

CAHSEE ELA 5.3 Main Idea and Sources
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CAHSEE ELA 5.3 Main Idea and Sources. Which of the following statements can be best supported by information found in the passage? 

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Vocabulary Videos 5 videos

CAHSEE ELA 1.1 Vocabulary
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Reading: Vocabulary, Problem 1. What is the meaning of the word explicitly in the previous sentence?

CAHSEE ELA 1.2 Vocabulary
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Reading: Vocabulary, Problem 2. What is the meaning of the word stalwart?

CAHSEE ELA 1.3 Vocabulary
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Reading: Vocabulary, Problem 3. What is the best way to replace mollified?

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Word Analysis Videos 5 videos

CAHSEE ELA 2.1 Word Analysis
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Reading: Word Analysis, Problem 1. What does the word ignoble mean?

CAHSEE ELA 2.3 Word Analysis
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Reading: Word Analysis, Problem 3. What is the meaning of the word mediate?

CAHSEE ELA 2.4 Word Analysis
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Reading: Word Analysis, Problem 4. What do the underlined words suggest a feeling of?

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