5.8 Test: Collection 5

Which sentence from the passage "Chimps and Us" is a minor supporting detail?

"Zoos had long been one of the most serious offenders." (paragraph 10)

Which is the BEST way to revise sentence 22 using a connotative word to create a positive tone?

A splendid memory is how we celebrated the Fourth of July on the trail.

What is the main idea of the passage?

Acupressure and acupuncture are two Eastern therapies that are increasingly being used by Americans to ease pain.

How would you revise the syntax of sentence 3 to make the tone more negative?

And some things I don't want to remember. Sad things. Scary things.

a guarantee or pledge

Assurance

Which is the BEST way to revise sentence 17 using connotative words to create a more unpleasant mood?

But brutal weather-such as blinding rains-also often slowed us down.

Which of the following is a supporting detail that completes the informal outline of this section?

Chimps remember numbers and enjoy puzzles

to break down or fall apart suddenly and cease to function

Collapse

to understand or form in the mind; to devise

Conceive

to give one's entire energy or attention to something or someone

Devote

How would you use imagery in revising sentence 14 to heighten a joyful mood?

Hills covered with lush, emerald-green grass rolled to the horizon.

Which is the BEST way to revise sentence 13 using a connotative word to create a joyful mood?

I guess I was different because, when we left the Missouri River and climbed the bluffs, the view enchanted me.

How would you revise sentence 9 using imagery to create a bleak mood?

I saw so many grave markers by the side of the trail-crudely lettered, sun-bleached, wind-scoured.

Choose the BEST way to revise sentence 2 using figurative language to create a sad mood.

It all seems so long ago now, like a sign standing on the distant horizon.

Which is the BEST way to revise sentence 22 using a connotative word to create an exuberant tone?

Now that was an adventure!

Choose the BEST way to revise the syntax of sentence 18 to heighten the tone of increasing anxiety.

One day after traveling some distance we found that our three-year-old Amy was missing. I still can't recall this without a sick feeling. Here in the pit of my stomach.

Based on paragraph 11 of the passage, what conclusion can the reader make about the author?

She believes patients can be helped by either method.

Choose the BEST way to revise sentence 12 using a connotative word to create a more negative tone.

The uncultivated, treeless plains stretching to the horizon terrified many emigrants.

Choose the BEST way to revise sentence 24 using figurative language to create a joyful mood.

This is uplifting to think about, like a soaring skyrocket.

ability to see; insight

Vision

Choose the BEST way to revise the syntax of sentence 15 to emphasize the difficulty of incremental travel.

We brought the best oxen and horses we had on the farm. They pulled our wagons. But even so we often traveled only about ten miles a day.

Using the meaning of the prefix "inter-," what does the word interactions mean in paragraph 2 of the passage?

communication between groups

What is the author's point of view in paragraph 1 of the passage?

second-person

Which word could best replace the word adherents in this sentence?

supporters

What is the point of comparison used to compare acupressure and acupuncture?

techniques