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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. Which of the following is an example of irony in the previous passage?

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

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. Which of the following best describes the narrator?

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

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

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

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

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. Which line contains a metaphor?

CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill. Which of these sentences from the story best illustrates the sensitive side of the narrator's nature?

CAHSEE 1.4 Passage Drill. What does the use of flashbacks accomplish in "Graduation"?

CAHSEE 1.5 Passage Drill. In this line from the story, the words buzz and pulsated suggest the crowd is...what?

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

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

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

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: 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. Which of the following statements can be best supported by information found in the passage? 

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

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

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

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

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

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