Name: ______

Week #2

Review Packet

Part I: Regents Review

Directions: Read both passages and answer the multiple choice questions. For each question, underline the context clue(s) found in the appropriate passage that supports the chosen answer. Be sure to write question number next to the underlined evidence.

The Negro Speaks of Rivers

Langston Hughes

I've known rivers:

I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the

flow of human blood in human veins.

My soul has grown deep like the rivers.

I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.

I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.

I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it.

I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln

went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its muddy

bosom turn all golden in the sunset.

I've known rivers:

Ancient, dusky rivers.

My soul has grown deep like the rivers.

the mississippi river empties into the gulf

Lucille Clifton

1and the gulf enters the sea and so forth,
none of them emptying anything,
all of them carrying yesterday
forever on their white tipped backs,
5all of them dragging forward tomorrow.
it is the great circulation
of the earth’s body, like the blood
of the gods, this river in which the past
is always flowing. every water
10is the same water coming round.
everyday someone is standing on the edge
of this river, staring into time,
whispering mistakenly:
only here. only now.

Multiple Choice

____1.One river that is not mentioned in “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” is the —

a. / Rio Grande / c. / Nile
b. / Congo / d. / Mississippi

____2.What do the rivers named in “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” have in common?

a. / They are in Africa.
b. / They are historically important to the speaker.
c. / They have yearly floods.
d. / Famous dams have been built on them.

____3.According to the speaker, his soul is like a river because it —

a. / flows gently wherever it can
b. / dries up at times or rushes in torrents at others
c. / has grown deep over time
d. / is hard to contain

____4.What aspect of human biology does the speaker compare to rivers?

a. / Digestion / c. / Respiration
b. / Reproduction / d. / Circulation

____5.The line “I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it” shows that the speaker—

a. / identifies himself with his cultural ancestors
b. / lived thousands of years ago
c. / could not possibly have also seen Abe Lincoln on the Mississippi
d. / is Egyptian

____6.The words muddy, golden, dusky, and dawns evoke images of —

a. / sight / c. / smell
b. / hearing / d. / ouch

____7.What form is “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” written in?

a. / Sonnet / c. / Free verse
b. / Ballad / d. / Blank verse

____8.In “the mississippi river empties into the gulf,” some people “mistakenly” —

a. / go sailing in bad weather / c. / live solely in the present
b. / trust too much in the future / d. / are afraid to risk entering the water

____9.What quality of rivers is examined in both “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” and “the mississippi river empties into the gulf”?

a. / Unpredictability / c. / Danger
b. / Timeless flow / d. / Economic importance

____10.The first line of “the mississippi river empties into the gulf,” “and the gulf enters the sea and so forth,” shows you that Lucille Clifton’s poem—

a. / is a narrative
b. / describes the experiences of African Americans
c. / was written earlier than “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
d. / uses the rhythms of colloquial speech

____11.One type of repetition is a refrain, which is a(n) —

a. / event that recurs in several parts of a ballad
b. / repeated consonant sound at the beginnings of words
c. / repeated pattern of stressed syllables
d. / repeated line or lines in a poem or song

____12.What is one refrain in “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?

a. / “ancient as the world and older than the flow”
b. / “I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.”
c. / “I’ve known rivers.”
d. / “Ancient, dusky rivers.”

____13.What is another refrain in “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?

a. / “I’ve seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset.”
b. / “I bathed in the Euphrates.”
c. / “I heard the singing of the Mississippi.”
d. / “My soul has grown deep like rivers.”

____14.Which of the following statements describes another type of repetition in the second stanza of “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?

a. / A different river is named in each of the first four lines.
b. / It has four lines that begin with the pronoun I and a past-tense verb.
c. / The first three lines each end with a period.
d. / The speaker talks about Abe Lincoln.

Part II: Grammar

Badly is an adverb used to describe how something is done. Bad is an adjective that refers to health or feelings. Bad is also used to complete linking verbs, such as seem, look, taste, and smell.

Fill in the blanks with bad or badly:

  1. I feel ______that Kayla wasn’t invited.
  2. Ray dances ______, but at least he tries hard.
  3. The soup tasted ______on the first day and even worse on the second.
  4. You look really ______. When was the last time you slept?
  5. Ms. Kramer spells ______, so it is lucky she has a smart secretary.
  6. Jordan wanted to see Angelica so ______that he postponed his flight.

Part III: SAT Prep

  1. The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Silvery fishsuch assardines and Atlantic herringbeingmasters of camouflage,

A B

usingtheirsilvery skin to stay invisible to predatorsfrom nearlyevery angle.No error

C DE

  1. Part or all of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

We can either have dessert now, even though we just finished a huge meal, orwaitinguntil later, when we might be hungrier.

  1. waiting
  2. we can wait
  3. wait
  4. can wait
  5. we could wait
  1. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence,bestfits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Although it seems to have been a fixture of the square since the city’s origin, the produce market actually opened only------.

  1. enthusiastically
  2. recently
  3. frequently
  4. illegally
  5. graciously

Part IV: Argumentative Essay

Directions: Refer to last week’s review packet (Packet #1). Closely review each of the four texts provided and write a source-based argument on the topic below.

Topic: Is the impact of social media on an individual beneficial or harmful?

Your Task: Carefully read each of the four texts provided. Then, using evidence from at leastthree of the texts, write a well-developed argument regarding the impact of social media on anindividual. Clearly establish your claim, distinguish your claim from alternate or opposingclaims, and use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the texts todevelop your argument. Do not simply summarize each text.

Guidelines:

Be sure to:

  • Establish your claim regarding the impact of social media on an individual
  • Distinguish your claim from alternate or opposing claims
  • Use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the texts to developyour argument
  • Identify each source that you reference by text number and line number(s) or graphic(for example: Text 1, line 4 or Text 2, graphic)
  • Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner
  • Maintain a formal style of writing
  • Follow the conventions of standard written English

Texts:

Text 1 – A Word about Social Networking

Text 2 – Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Behavioral Health in California

Text 3 – The Flight from Conversation

Text 4 – Solitude and Leadership

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