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  1. The words “feat,” “humanly impossible,” and “impenetrable barrier” in paragraph 1 affect the tone of the paragraph because they2026 Practice Test B English, question 8
  2. The main purpose of the comparison in lines 23–24 of the poem is to show2026 Practice Test B English, question 24
  3. Read lines 7–9 from the poem. For now it is the early edge of fall, leaves green still while the air narrows, is slightly…2026 Practice Test B English, question 39
  4. Which idea does the comparison of the brownstone houses to “a pop-up picture book I could have had as a child, / but didn’t”…2026 Practice Test B English, question 40
  5. In paragraph 4, the idea that human life and history ultimately end in the same way is illustrated mainly through2026 Practice Test C English, question 11
  6. What impact do the words “swish,” “chitter,” and “cry” in lines 12–13 have in the poem?2026 Practice Test C English, question 31
  7. The comparison in lines 8–9 of the poem is used to convey2026 Practice Test D English, question 21
  8. Read lines 22–23 from the poem. the sky at night written upon with those jewels. What does the word choice in these lines convey…2026 Practice Test D English, question 22
  9. Read this sentence from paragraph 9. I tried to, and then I just sat still and looked straight at it. How does the phrase…2025 Practice Test A English, question 19
  10. The words “cold” and “dark” affect the tone in paragraph 10 by2025 Practice Test A English, question 20
  11. Which two phrases from paragraph 3 most affect the tone of the excerpt? Move the two correct answers to the box. Phrases That Most…2025 Practice Test B English, question 3
  12. In paragraph 1, the phrases “cool morning breezes swept freely” and “wafting the perfume of sweet grasses” affect the tone of the excerpt by…2024 Test A English, question 10
  13. The phrase “just as an artist arranges the paints upon his palette” in paragraph 2 suggests that2024 Test A English, question 12
  14. The phrases “luminous possibility” and “all that would keep her / away from home” (lines 17–19) affect the poem by2024 Test A English, question 22
  15. Read lines 11–13 from the poem. toward the voice, then back to the constellation of fireflies flickering near her head Which idea from the…2024 Test A English, question 23
  16. In paragraph 3, the phrase “the butterflies of the sea” conveys the idea that2024 Test A English, question 43
  17. Read these sentences from paragraph 8. So, I was looking at it and not looking at it while my heart spangled my vision. I…2024 Test A English, question 49
  18. In paragraph 20, the phrases “trophies of their hunt” and “paraded around” affect the paragraph by2024 Test B English, question 28
  19. Read this sentence from paragraph 7. The desperate Morse gave the go-ahead, and the line was completed in time for the dramatic and spectacularly…2024 Test B English, question 36
  20. Read lines 23–26 from the poem. The mountains swing along The south horizon of the sky; Welcoming with wide floors of blue-green ice The…2024 Test B English, question 49
  21. What is the effect of comparing groups of bristlecone pines to “a city within a cemetery” (paragraph 2)?2024 Test B English, question 50
  22. The phrases “clings to life” and “stripped of bark” in paragraph 6 are used to highlight2024 Test B English, question 54
  23. Read this sentence from paragraph 2. Two alumnae of its culinary program… were even recognized as semi-finalists for prestigious James Beard awards. The words…2023 Test B English, question 10
  24. The use of the words “siblings” and “my sisters and brothers” in lines 31–32 conveys the idea that the2023 Test B English, question 38
  25. How does the poet develop the points of view of the structure and the water?2023 Test B English, question 42
  26. In paragraph 2, how do the words “grabs,” “yanks,” and “tearing away” contribute to the meaning of the excerpt?2018 Test A English, question 28
  27. Read this sentence from paragraph 3. The two perspiring ants inspect it thoughtfully and decide that dried grasshopper legs are a poor sort of…2018 Test A English, question 34
  28. Read lines 18–20 from the poem. You are some tears dribbling from a mountain’s eye, running down the pavements of small towns, into the…2018 Test A English, question 45
  29. The comparison to sewing in lines 33–35 helps show that the structure2018 Test A English, question 46
  30. How does the poet develop the points of view of the structure and the water?2018 Test A English, question 49
  31. In paragraph 2, how does the phrase “when all three had taken the trouble to tell her” affect the tone in the first part…2018 Test B English, question 16
  32. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. She strained her eyes into the darkness, and tried to make out things from the two or three…2018 Test B English, question 19
  33. Read paragraph 9 from the excerpt. A moment of useless screaming, running, trying to attract some one’s attention, a sickening sense of terror and…2018 Test B English, question 20
  34. Read paragraph 10 from the excerpt. Margaret stood dazed, reaching out helpless hands, then dropped them at her sides and gazed after the fast-retreating…2018 Test B English, question 22
  35. Read this sentence from paragraph 2. They are extraordinarily level, one long curtain of lacework and woven foam. What is the effect of comparing…2018 Test B English, question 26
  36. In paragraph 4, the idea that human life and history travel toward the same ending is illustrated mainly through2018 Test B English, question 30
  37. Read lines 23–26 from the poem. The mountains swing along The south horizon of the sky; Welcoming with wide floors of blue-green ice The…2018 Test B English, question 47
  38. Read this sentence from paragraph 7. The desperate Morse gave the go-ahead, and the line was completed in time for the dramatic and spectacularly…2018 Test B English, question 50