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Revision collection3 ( B )Concrete Mixers, Night Song and The City Is So Big Multiple ChoiceIdentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.____1.What basic comparison controls the figures of speech in “Concrete Mixers”?a.Concrete mixers are elephants, and their drivers are elephant tenders.b.Concrete mixers are elephants, and their drivers are lions.c.Concrete mixers are like elephants' trunks, and their drivers are like elephants.d.Concrete mixers are like elephants, and their trunks are like hoses.____2.In “Concrete Mixers,” what seems to be the speaker's feelings about the concrete mixers?a.She thinks they are an ugly eyesore in the city.b.She thinks they are interesting and impressive.c.She thinks they are mysterious and frightening.d.She thinks they are boring and repetitious.____3.Which of these lines in “Concrete Mixers” contains a metaphor?The drivers are washing the concrete mixers;Like elephant tenders they hose them down.Tough gray-skinned monsters standing ponderous,a.the first lineb.the second linec.the third lined.none of the above____4.In these lines from “Concrete Mixers,” which context word provides a synonym for urban?Concrete mixers are urban elephants,Their trunks are raising a city.a.concreteb.elephantsc.raisingd.city____5.From the context of these lines in “Concrete Mixers,” what can you assume about the word bellow?Move like elephantsBellow like elephantsSpray like elephantsa.Bellow is a verb.b.Bellow is something elephants do.c.Bellow probably does not mean “move.”d.all of the above____6.What sort of night is described in “Harlem Night Song”?a.cold and windyb.bright and pleasantc.quiet and eeried.dangerous but exciting____7.Based on the content, what can you assume the speaker in “Harlem Night Song” enjoys?a.literatureb.moviesc.musicd.sports____8.From the details in “Harlem Night Song,” how do you think Langston Hughes felt about the New York City neighborhood known as Harlem?a.He enjoyed it and found it a vibrant place.b.He tolerated it.c.He found it dull and stifling.d.He found its people arty and snobbish.____9.Which of these passages from “Harlem Night Song” uses figurative language?e / Let us roam the night togetherb.Moon is shining.c.Night sky is blue.d.Stars are great drops / Of golden dew.____10.Which word best describes the mood, or atmosphere, of “Harlem Night Song”?a.tragicb.angryc.suspensefuld.joyful____11.In using the simile “like a smile full of teeth” to describe the passing train in “The City Is So Big,” what is the speaker suggesting about the train?a.It is warm and welcoming.b.It is somewhat menacing.c.It is false and deceitful.d.It spits out passengers at every stop.____12.What is the logical explanation of “machines eating houses” near the end of “The City Is So Big”?a.termites eating wood houses with machinelike speedb.cars entering garages in housesc.machinery knocking down old buildings to put up new onesd.a computer game in which houses are gobbled____13.In what way do the people actually “disappear” in “The City Is So Big”?a.They cannot be seen once they go inside the buildings.b.They disappear behind closed elevator doors.c.They are murdered.d.They move to the suburbs.____14.Which line from “The City Is So Big” is an example of personification?a.Its bridges quake with fearb.I have seen machines eating housesc.And stairways walk all by themselvesd.all of the above____15.Which of these things would you most likely describe as ponderous?a.an unabridged dictionaryb.a bright green leafc.a leather walletd.a lace bedspread____16.Which sentence contains an indirect object?a.The city is my favorite place.b.City life gave me wonderful experiences.c.Riding the subway makes me nervous.d.all of the above____17.Which sentence correctly uses a pronoun as a direct object?a.The best runners were Pedro and me.b.My mom gave me a lift to school.c.My sister resembles my mother and I.d.Take me to the next bus stop, please. ................
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