Post SLO Practice

Tenth Grade World Literature and Composition

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the following practice test in order to prepare for your Post SLO in Tenth Grade World Literature and Composition.

Use the following image to answer questions 1-2.


Rough translation: Children, what do you know about your Fuhrer? / 1. Based on the image, which best describes Hitler’s relationship with the child?
  1. Hitler is amused by the child.
  2. Hitler doesn’t care about the child.
  3. Hitler is proud of the child.
  4. Hitler is relying on the child.
2. What does the image most resemble?
  1. A campaign poster.
  2. A family portrait.
  3. An infomercial
  4. An official portrait.

Use the following poem to answer questions 3-6.

“The Survivor”
Once more he sees his companions' faces
Livid in the first faint light,
Gray with cement dust,
Nebulous in the mist,
Tinged with death in their uneasy sleep.
At night, under the heavy burden
Of their dreams, their jaws move,
Chewing a non-existent turnip.
'Stand back, leave me alone, submerged people,
Go away. I haven't dispossessed anyone,
Haven't usurped anyone's bread.
No one died in my place. No one.
Go back into your mist.
It's not my fault if I live and breathe,
Eat, drink, sleep and put on clothes.' / 3. Which reading strategy would most help a reader understand the theme of this poem?
  1. Creating an image based on the poem.
  2. Reading other poems like it.
  3. Reading the poem aloud.
  4. Rereading the poem.
4. Which reading strategy would most help a reader appreciate the rhythm of this poem?
  1. Reading the poem aloud.
  2. Rereading the poem.
  3. Skimming the poem quickly.
  4. Taking notes on the literary devices.

5. What is the theme of “The Survivor”?

  1. Acceptance is an important part of the grieving process.
  2. It is hard to watch a companion die.
  3. Surviving when others did not causes tremendous guilt.
  4. The souls of the dead will haunt you.

6. Which line from the poem best supports the theme of “The Survivor”?

  1. “Gray with cement dust.”
  2. “Chewing a non-existent turnip.”
  3. “No one died in my place. No one.”
  4. “Eat, drink, sleep and put on clothes.”

Use the following passage to answer questions 7-10.

Bold Plans, Big Dreams, City Progress

2009 is a very important year in Chicago. Barack Obama became President. He brought a bold plan to the Presidency. He proposed major changes. Barack Obama started his career in Chicago as a community organizer. Community organizers work with people to make progress as a group. Barack Obama has brought a new vision to government, emphasizing the importance of each person working together to bring about change. He is asking communities to work together to change the nation. Now some people are calling him the “national organizer”.

2009 is important to Chicago for another reason, too. It is the 100th anniversary of a change that led to great Chicago progress. That was the Burnham Plan, which is named for an architect, Daniel Burnham. Usually architects plan buildings. He planned cities. Daniel Burnham worked with other leaders. They planned to improve Chicago’s transportation, parks, health, water, and housing. Burnham’s plan would help solve Chicago problems.

Burnham saw big problems. When he saw crowded streets, he didn’t just think of making the road wider. He thought “out of the box”—he thought of ways to solve the problems that would change the city. For example, he said Chicago should have two levels of its main streets downtown so that trucks could travel on the lower level. He thought of solutions that changed the systems of the city.

Burnham made drawings to show his ideas to people. He needed to get their support. He talked with other leaders about the problems and plans. He made speeches. He was persuasive. He was persistent. He never gave up on his plans. A friend of his named Charles Wacker helped. He put together a book called the Wacker Manual. It told about the Burnham plan. Every 8th grade student read that book. It was their social studies textbook.

Plans don’t make progress. People do. Leaders and citizens make the changes. In 1909, city leaders adopted Burnham’s big plan. Then they had to get money to pay for the changes he wanted. It took years, and some of the plans didn’t work out, but many of Burnham’s ideas are part of Chicago today. One person did not make that progress. Leaders worked to support it. Citizens voted to fund it. It takes a lot of work to make big changes. It takes leadership. It takes collaboration. It takes determination.

7. What is the main idea of this passage?

  1. 2009 is an important year for Chicago progress.
  2. Daniel Burnham made Chicago progress.
  3. Persistence and determination bring progress.
  4. Progress requires planning and collaboration.

8. Which statement best supports the main idea of the passage?

  1. Barack Obama is a great organizer.
  2. Both Barack Obama and Daniel Burnham strive for improvement to achieve their visions.
  3. Charles Wacker’s book is the reason for Chicago’s progress.
  4. The combination of leader support and citizens’ votes allowed Chicago to progress.

9. Which type of writing best describes this passage?

  1. Analytical
  2. Expository
  3. Narrative
  4. Persuasive

10. What textual support is present in paragraph 3?

  1. A description of the big problems Daniel Burnham saw in Chicago.
  2. An example of how Daniel Burnham is like Barack Obama.
  3. Evidence that Daniel Burnham solved Chicago’s problems creatively.
  4. Examples of how Daniel Burnham organized the community.