English 9A: All Checkpoints
The word repulse means "to repel." How does adding the suffix -ive to the word change its meaning?
It changes a verb to an adjective meaning "having a nature that repels."
In which sentence is defame used correctly?
Spreading rumors on social media is a common way to defame someone.
Which statement is most likely true about the narrator of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
The narrator is insane.
Which is an appropriate topic for a literary analysis?
The setting of The Giver affects the characters' ability to feel emotions.
Read the lines from "The Raven." "Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" I shrieked, upstarting—"Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!" Which answer best states the meaning of these lines?
The speaker tells the bird to go back where it came from.
Which options describe the antagonist character type? Select all that apply.
a character whose traits are the opposite of those of the protagonist a character who opposes the protagonist
Which aspect of a story can text portray more effectively than film?
a character's inner thoughts and feelings
What is the definition of a claim in a literary analysis?
a clear and focused statement of what the writer is explaining
In which scenarios is someone displaying impudence? Select all that apply.
a cranky toddler says, "No, I won't" to her mother at bedtime a rowdy teen calls out, "Hey, old man" to taunt an elderly security guard
Which techniques can help speed up the pace of a story? Select all that apply.
a summary of previous events a scene in which many events happen
What do you call a character's direct speech in a literary text?
dialogue
Which words mean the opposite of disclose? Select all that apply.
disguise conceal obscure
What is the meaning of the word root shared by the words podiatrist and pedestrian?
foot
Someone who cowers is likely to be _[blank]_.
frightened
What techniques does a live video broadcast of a speech use to create meaning? Select all that apply.
sound images
Which mediums communicate by using sound? Select all that apply.
video audio
When is evidence considered both strong and thorough?
when it directly relates to all parts of an idea
When is textual evidence considered thorough?
when it supports every part of an idea
Which option best describes multimedia?
combines two or more mediums
Which titles are examples of oxymorons? Select all that apply.
"The Sound of Silence" "True Lies"
Which sentence uses subside correctly?
After I bit my tongue, it took several seconds for the pain to subside.
Which is an example of obstinate behavior?
Carmen refuses again and again to clean her room.
In "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis," which details support the central idea that the author's mother helped teach him strength? Select all that apply.
The author's mother forced him to stand up to bullies. The author's mother got a job and provided for the family after their father left.
Which sentence uses the word brazenly correctly?
The coffee bar's security camera showed a customer brazenly taking money out of the tips jar.
In "Comprehending the Calamity," in which order does the author present the key events of the text?
1. The earthquake demolishes the city. 2. People help at the hospital. 3. People relocate to the park. 4. Fire destroys the city.
Which passages from "Church" illustrate the theme that religion can bring a greater sense of purpose and calm? Select all that apply.
"Not a minister," he said, "but I do like churches. The way it feels inside. It feels good when you just sit there, like you're in a forest and everything's really quiet, except there's still this sound you can't hear." "The thing is, I believed in God and all that, but it wasn't the religious part that interested me. Just being nice to people, that's all. Being decent."
Which sentence is written correctly?
Both the office building and the shoe store had to pass a fire inspection.
Which passage from "La Puerta" tells readers about the culture of the characters in the story?
He asked his sisters, cousins and neighbors to check on his family. Another compadre lent him money for the trip and the coyote.
Which best describes the figurative meaning of a text?
a meaning other than the literal meaning
What is an artistic medium?
a means of presenting a creative work
Read the sentence. Explicit meaning is _[blank]_ in the text. Which answer correctly completes the sentence?
directly stated
What is an effective inference based on? Select all that apply.
evidence logic
When is the meaning of a literary text explicit?
when the meaning is stated outright in the text
Read a brief passage from Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1, in which Benvolio tries to stop a fight. BENVOLIO:Part, fools! put up your swords, you know not what you do. [Beats down their swords.] View this image, which captures the same moment. https://assets.learnosity.com/organisations/625/asset/media/1158781 What does the image emphasize that the text does not?
Benvolio's physical appearance and stressful expression
Read the passage from "Two Kinds," Part 1. And then I saw what seemed to be the prodigy side of me—because I had never seen that face before. I looked at my reflection, blinking so I could see more clearly. The girl staring back at me was angry, powerful. This girl and I were the same. I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won'ts. I won't let her change me, I promised myself. I won't be what I'm not. This passage reflects a change in perspective. Which statement best describes the change?
The narrator is more understanding of herself but still does not understand her mother.
A class is completing an assignment to write memoirs about events that changed the students' lives. Which are appropriate essays for the task? Select all that apply.
a story about a boy meeting his 102-year-old great-grandfather a narrative about a girl's family adopting her foster brother
Read the passage from "Two Kinds," Part 1. The instructor of the beauty training school had to lop off these soggy clumps to make my hair even again. "Peter Pan is very popular these days," the instructor assured my mother. I now had hair the length of a boy's, with straight-across bangs that hung at a slant two inches above my eyebrows. I liked the haircut, and it made me actually look forward to my future fame. Which detail from the text supports the author's perspective that the narrator is childish?
I liked the haircut, and it made me actually look forward to my future fame.
What is the first step to take when you are writing a literary analysis about a character?
Identify a character to analyze.
Which is the most accurate description of a crypt?
an underground burial place
Read the passage from an article called "Effects of Space Weather Storms." Many communication systems utilize the ionosphere to reflect radio signals over long distances. Ionospheric storms can affect High Frequency (HF) radio communication at all latitudes. Some radio frequencies are absorbed and others are reflected, leading to rapidly fluctuating signals and unexpected propagation paths. TV and commercial radio stations are little affected by solar activity, but ground-to-air, ship-to-shore, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and amateur radio are frequently disrupted. Which terms in the passage are domain specific? Select all that apply.
frequencies ionosphere
The _[blank]_of a scene is what the scene is about, or what the main purpose is. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
subject
Read the sentence from "The Lost Boys." Now, after nine years of subsisting on rationed corn mush and lentils and living largely ungoverned by adults, the Lost Boys of Sudan are coming to America. Which words could the author have used that would have the same meaning as subsisting in this sentence? Select all that apply.
surviving existing
Read the definition. duplicate (noun) - an identical copy Which sentence uses this definition of duplicate?
(It's probably: The motor vehicle department can provide a duplicate of your driver's license.) XXX WRONG XXX Can you duplicate the results of the experiment from last week? Do you have a duplicate set of keys to the house?
Which techniques will help you see your writing with "fresh eyes"? Select all that apply.
0.67 Revise your writing using a checklist. Revise your writing after waiting one day.
Read the passage from Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1 (Excerpt). Enter Tybalt, drawing his sword. TYBALT:What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?Turn thee Benvolio, look upon thy death. BENVOLIO:I do but keep the peace, put up thy sword,Or manage it to part these men with me. TYBALT:What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the wordAs I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:Have at thee, coward. [They fight.] View this image, which captures the same moment. https://assets.learnosity.com/organisations/625/asset/media/1158768 How is the representation of this scene in the image different from the text version?
Benvolio and Tybalt do not exchange words before fighting. The fight is on a stage in front of an audience.
Listen to Apollo 11 Audio Highlights: Flight Day 5, Audio 2. View the video Buzz Aldrin Sets Foot on the Moon. Both mediums portray Buzz Aldrin setting foot on the moon. Which detail does the video portrayal emphasize that the audio does not?
Buzz Aldrin propels himself toward the moon's surface and steadies himself upon touchdown.
Which of these situations could be called a fray? Select all that apply.
Dozens of concert-goers rush together to grab T-shirts tossed out at a band performance. Several third-graders on a playground begin fighting over a basketball.
Greg's family took him to a restaurant after his soccer game. Which situation would show that Greg was famished?
He ate all the chips and salsa, quickly devoured his own entrée, and then ate part of his mom's meal.
What are the characteristics of a comparison-and-contrast organizational structure? Select all that apply.
It describes similarities and differences. It uses signal words and phrases such as similarly and on the other hand. It deals with at least two key ideas or events.
Read the lines from "Echo." Yet come to me in dreams, that I may liveMy very life again though cold in death:Come back to me in dreams, that I may givePulse for pulse, breath for breath. What is the figurative meaning of the line "Pulse for pulse, breath for breath"?
It is a synecdoche in which a pulse and a breath are small parts that represent all of life.
Read the passage from "Church." "Not a minister," he said, "but I do like churches. The way it feels inside. It feels good when you just sit there, like you're in a forest and everything's really quiet, except there's still this sound you can't hear." "Yeah." "You ever feel that?" "Sort of." Kiowa made a noise in his throat. "This is all wrong," he said. "What?" "Setting up here. It's wrong. I don't care what, it's still a church." Dobbins nodded. "True." "A church," Kiowa said. "Just wrong." In this dialogue, Kiowa states that it is wrong for soldiers to set up in a church. What is the relationship between this statement and the author's perspective?
Kiowa states the author's uneasiness about bringing war into a religious space.
In "The Lost Boys," the author uses flashback and switches from the scene of the boys' first meal in America to their previous journey across the Sudan. What are the effects of presenting these events in this order? Select all that apply.
Presenting the events in this order provides background information to explain the boys' current situation. Presenting the events in this order contrasts the boys' life today with their life as refugees.
View Image 1 from "Radiation Maps of Europa: Key to Future Missions." Which option best states the portrayal of the subject in the image?
Radiation has a harmful effect on Europa. It is breaking Europa's surface and seeping through its subsurface, potentially changing it.
Read the passage from "Church." "Visit sick people, stuff like that. I would've been good at it, too. Not the brainy part—not sermons and all that—but I'd be okay with the people part." Henry Dobbins was silent for a time. He smiled at the older monk, who was now cleaning the machine gun's trigger assembly. "But anyway," Dobbins said, "I couldn't ever be a real minister, because you have to be super sharp. Upstairs, I mean. It takes brains. You have to explain some hard stuff, like why people die, or why God invented pneumonia and all that." He shook his head. "I just didn't have the smarts for it. And there's the religious thing, too. All these years, man, I still hate church." Which statement best describes the author's perspective expressed in this dialogue?
Religion struggles to explain human suffering.
How does Della's reaction to the hair combs help develop the theme in "The Gift of the Magi"?
She is touched, showing that the gesture is more important than the object.
In The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter 3, what does Irene's reaction to the appearance of her great-grandmother reveal about her character?
She is trusting when people are kind.
Which answer best describes the connection in "The Lost Boys" between the Sudanese Civil War and the boys' arrival in the United States?
The boys were fleeing the war, and the US agreed to take them in.
Read the passage from Rosa Parks. Every afternoon when school let out, hordes of children would invade the store to gawk at the giant Christmas tree draped with blinking lights, a mid-1950s electrical marvel. But Rosa Parks saw little of the holiday glitter down in the small tailor shop in the basement next to the huge steam presses, where the only hint of Yuletide cheer came from a sagging, water-stained banner reading "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." What is a correct inference you can make based on this passage?
The company did not give their tailor-shop workers much consideration.
In "Two Kinds," the narrator and her mother live in Chinatown in San Francisco. Which statements accurately describe how this setting affects the narrator's cultural experience? Select all that apply.
The narrator's family competes with other similar families in the neighborhood. The narrator is raised with American culture, while her mother comes from Chinese culture.
Which sentences from "Defamation" support the idea that the adults are wrong to scold the child? Select all that apply.
They are ready to find fault for nothing. Take no heed of what they say to you, my child.
Which passage from "Thank You, Ma'am" supports the idea that the boy wants Mrs. Jones to believe him?
XXX WRONG XXX "If I turn you loose, will you run?" asked the woman. "Yes'm," said the boy. "Then I won't turn you loose," said the woman.
Which techniques can a writer use to create an effective final sentence for a conclusion to a literary analysis? Select all that apply.
XXX WRONG XXX Restate the thesis statement. Create mystery or suspense.
Read the passage from an article about the history of the Smithsonian Institution. James Smithson, a British chemist, left an endowment of a half-million dollars to the United States when he died in 1829. Smithson wanted the money to go "to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." The terms of the gift seemed simple enough, but Andrew Jackson, then president of the United States, caused turmoil when he claimed he had no authority to accept the money. Which word means about the same as turmoil as it is used in this passage?
XXX WRONG XXX disorder
Which of these is likely to be strong evidence for an inference about an informational text?
XXX WRONG XXX ideas that support the explicit meaning direct statements about the meaning of the text
What does a person normally doff?
a hat
What is an objective summary?
a shortened version of a text that contains the central idea and the most important details
Which uses of suffixes will create nouns? Select all that apply.
adding the suffix -al to the verb disapprove adding the suffix -ance to the verb resist adding the suffix -cation to the verb glorify
If a person is described as sheepish, how is that person likely to be feeling?
bashful
Someone who has a serene expression appears _[blank]_. Select all that apply.
calm untroubled
Read the passage from "Comprehending the Calamity," in which the author presents the idea that the automobile was a huge help after the earthquake. One pertinent feature of this awful experience of earthquake and fire is the entire change of opinion in regard to the automobile. Its most virulent critics now sound its praise. The railroad and street-car service was destroyed at one blow, and we suddenly appreciated that San Francisco was truly a city of magnificent distances. The autos alone remained to conquer space. Which answer best describes the organizational structure the author uses to communicate this idea?
cause and effect
One part of a dictionary entry provides facts about the origin and development of a word within a language. What is this information called?
etymology
What kind of text is a literary analysis?
explanatory text
Read the sentence. Scientists predicted that a major eruption of the volcano would _[blank]_ all life on the island. Which word best completes the sentence?
exterminate
Which is a correct description of the medium of text when it is used to present informational content?
is printed or digitally presented words that convey factual information
Read the line from "Echo." Come in the speaking silence of a dream ... The phrase "speaking silence" is an example of which types of figurative language? Select all that apply.
oxymoron personification
What is the denotation of a word?
its dictionary definition
Which options are characteristics that apply only to a stage medium? Select all that apply.
limited set design actors interacting with the audience
Read the sentence. Maria tried to hide her apprehension from her friends as they walked toward the spooky old house. Which words could replace apprehension without changing the sentence's meaning? Select all that apply.
nervousness anxiety
What does text include when text is used as an artistic medium?
written words
Read the sentence. Listeners understood every word of the song because of the clarity of the singer's enunciation. What is a synonym of clarity?
precision
If someone approached you stealthily, what would the person's movements be like? Select all that apply.
quiet sneaky
How can readers identify details that support a central idea in an informational text? Select all that apply.
read headings, section titles, and topic sentences look for answers to the five W and H questions
What should an objective summary of a literary text describe? Select all that apply.
the central ideas and the details that support them the story's characters, setting, and plot
Which detail about a character would be considered a telling detail?
the character's favorite shirt
Which events would make a scene a key scene? Select all that apply.
the introduction of a new character a turning point in the plot
What does the author think about when reflecting during a conclusion?
the meaning of an event
Which could be considered a key scene from Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 1 (Excerpt)?
the men fighting
What is the central idea of an informational text?
the most important message the author wants to communicate
Why might an author use a fast pace in a narrative? Select all that apply.
to increase the tension by describing one event after another to quickly cover less-important information
What story elements help support an author's perspective in a text? Select all that apply.
tone details
In what contexts would someone most often use formal language? Select all that apply.
when meeting new people in interviews and professional settings
When is evidence that supports an inference considered strong?
when the evidence directly relates to an inference
Which topics would be appropriate for a literary analysis of "The Raven"? Select all that apply.
whether the raven represents the dead Lenore how Poe uses rhythm to express the speaker's state of mind
What is the term for the decisions an author makes about how to describe things or how to phrase ideas?
word choice
In the passage from Rosa Parks, the author implies that Parks's family and past experiences contributed to her decision to refuse to give up her seat. Which evidence from the text supports this inference? Select all that apply.
As Blake made his way toward her, all she could think about were her forebears, who, Maya Angelou would put it, took the lash, the branding iron, and untold humiliations while only praying that their children would someday "flesh out" the dream of equality. She shuddered with the memory of her grandfather back in Pine Level keeping watch for the KKK every night with a loaded shotgun in his lap, echoing abolitionist John Brown's exhortation: "Talk! Talk! Talk! That didn't free the slaves. ... What is needed is action! Action!"
Read the passage from "Two Kinds," Part 2. My mother had died a few months before and I had been getting things in order for my father, a little bit at a time. I put the jewelry in special silk pouches. The sweaters she had knitted in yellow, pink, bright orange—all the colors I hated—I put those in mothproof boxes. I found some old Chinese silk dresses, the kind with little slits up the sides. I rubbed the old silk against my skin, then wrapped them in tissue and decided to take them home with me. Which detail in this passage shows how the mother's behavior reflected her cultural experiences?
She saved some things from her time in China but did not wear them publicly.
Read the passage from "How Books Can Open Your Mind." So if you know a foreign language, it's also fun to read your favorite books in two languages. [The Way of Chuang Tzu by Thomas Merton; Tao: The Watercourse Way by Alan Watts] Instead of lost in translation, I found there is much to gain. For example, it's through translation that I realized "happiness" in Chinese literally means "fast joy." Huh! "Bride" in Chinese literally means "new mother." Uh-oh. (Laughter) Which best states the central idea of this passage?
Translated books that the author read revealed to her how different cultures express ideas.
How can informational audio convey the appearance of a person or thing?
through descriptive language
Read the passage from "Two Kinds," Part 1, in which the narrator describes her piano lessons. He taught me all these things, and that was how I also learned I could be lazy and get away with mistakes, lots of mistakes. If I hit the wrong notes because I hadn't practiced enough, I never corrected myself. I just kept playing in rhythm. And Old Chong kept conducting his own private reverie. Which details from the text support the author's perspective that the narrator is taking advantage of Mr. Chong? Select all that apply.
I could be lazy and get away with mistakes. I just kept playing in rhythm. I never corrected myself.
Which passages from "The Cask of Amontillado" support the inference that the narrator has been making his plan for some time? Select all that apply.
I had told them that I should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled—but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved, precluded the idea of risk.
Read the two passages from Rosa Parks. 1. But the bus stand was packed, so Parks, disinclined to jockey for a rush-hour seat, crossed Dexter Avenue to do a little shopping at Lee's Cut-Rate Drug. She had decided to treat herself to a heating pad but found them too pricey. Instead, she bought some Christmas gifts, along with aspirin, toothpaste, and a few other sundries, and headed back to the bus stop wondering how her husband's day had been at the Maxwell Air Force Base Barber Shop and thinking about what her mother would cook for dinner. It was in this late-day reverie that Rosa Parks dropped her dime in the box and boarded the yellow-olive city bus. 2. The bus driver twisted around and locked his eyes on Rosa Parks. Her heart almost stopped when she saw it was James F. Blake, the bully who had put her off his bus twelve years earlier. She didn't know his name, but since that incident in 1943, she had never boarded a bus that Blake was driving. What correct inference can you make based on these two passages?
Parks's busy day and the crowded bus stop led her to accidentally board Blake's bus.
In "Who Killed the Iceman?" the author implies that artifacts found with the Iceman can be used as clues for multiple theories. Which evidence from the text supports this conclusion? Select all that apply.
The Iceman's copper ax—the oldest prehistoric ax in Europe with its bindings and handle intact—is also significant. [B]reaking objects was a ceremonial practice in Neolithic Europe. This might explain the broken arrows lying near the mummy. But people performing a ritual might have left [the ax] for the Iceman's use in the afterlife or as a tribute to the gods.
In "Going to Japan," a central idea is that the author embraced the Japanese idea of forgiveness. Which explanation best describes how the author uses details to develop this idea?
The author gives examples of how, at first, she constantly apologized but how she then understood that it is better to forgive others because nobody is perfect.
In "The Lost Boys," the author shows that the brothers are unfamiliar with many parts of modern life. Which statements from the text provide thorough evidence for this idea? Select all that apply.
This is a stove burner. This is a can opener. This is a brush for your teeth. The new things come in a tumble. Two days earlier, the brothers, refugees from Africa, had encountered their first light switch and their first set of stairs. An aid worker in Nairobi had demonstrated the flush toilet to them—also the seat belt, the shoelace, the fork.
How can a filmmaker faithfully portray an event from the past in an informational video? Select all that apply.
by showing photographs of the event by including interviews of those who witnessed the event by reenacting the event
Which answers describe a dialect? Select all that apply.
characteristic features of vocabulary, syntax, or pronunciation that distinguish speech used by a group the variety of language that is spoken by one group of people
Read the lines from "Barbara Frietchie." Up from the meadows rich with corn,Clear in the cool September morn, The clustered spires of Frederick standGreen-walled by the hills of Maryland. Round about them orchards sweep,Apple- and peach-tree fruited deep ... Which phrases contribute to the sense that the setting is fertile farm country? Select all that apply.
fruited deep rich with corn
Graphite is a mineral used to create lead in pencils. What is the meaning of the Greek word root in graphite?
write
In which sentences is perceive used correctly? Select all that apply.
Sharp vision allows batters in baseball to perceive the movements of pitches. People can perceive beauty in different ways.
Which statement best describes how the author of "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis" develops the idea that his family experiences hunger after their father leaves?
The author uses sensory details and dialogue to describe the hunger and then links those feelings with his father's absence.
Which is the best objective summary of The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter 8?
While mining overnight, Curdie comes to a spot in the tunnel where he overhears a goblin family through a thin wall. Curdie finds out about a goblin physical weakness that people might be able to use to their advantage. He also overhears them planning an attack on the miners, but he does not hear what kind or when. When the goblins leave, Curdie manages to open a passage between their underground tunnels.
What is a flashback?
a scene that interrupts a main story to show an earlier event
Which kinds of information within a sentence can point a reader toward the meaning of an unknown word? Select all that apply.
the word's part of speech examples additional details
What is an educated guess based on logic and evidence?
an inference
What does a medium that covers an informational subject do?
communicates facts or fact-based ideas
Which word is closest in meaning to overwhelming?
overpowering
What part of a conflict is described in the conclusion of a narrative?
the outcome or effect
In "The Dentist," which options correctly state how Curt Lemon's character develops throughout the story? Select all that apply.
At first he seems brave, but the story reveals his cowardice. At first he seems arrogant, but the story reveals his sensitivity.
Which passages from "The Cask of Amontillado" support the idea that Fortunato is not suspicious toward the narrator? Select all that apply.
0.67 He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. It must be understood, that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good-will.
In "The Lost Boys," the Sudanese boys have lived through trauma. Which statements from the text are evidence supporting this analysis? Select all that apply.
Along the way, the boys endured attacks from the northern army and marauding bandits, as well as lions who preyed on the slowest and weakest among them. The three brothers have come a long way since they fled their village in Sudan with their parents and three sisters—all of whom were later killed by Sudanese army soldiers.
Which line from "Defamation" provides strong evidence that adults punish the child in the poem?
How horrid of them to be always scolding you for nothing!
What roles does Lootie play in The Princess and the Goblin? Select all that apply.
She is a kind mother figure. She is one of Irene's only friends and playmates. She is a foil for the wise, beautiful great-grandmother.
In "The Lost Boys," how does the author develop the idea that the boys suffered as refugees? Select all that apply.
She uses vivid descriptions to show the hardships of their journey from the Sudan to Kenya. She contrasts the few things they had in Africa with the abundance of things they have in the United States.
Listen to the beginning of Apollo 11 Audio Highlights: Flight Day 5, Audio 1, in which Neil Armstrong reads what is written on the Apollo 11 plaque. View the photograph of the Apollo 11 plaque. How does the audio provide additional details about the plaque? Select all that apply.
The audio states that the signatures on the plaque are by the crew members and the president of the United States. The audio informs the audience that the exact location of the plaque is on the front landing gear of the lunar module (LM).
Read the lines from "Barbara Frietchie." A shade of sadness, a blush of shame,Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirredTo life at that woman's deed and word: "Who touches a hair of yon gray headDies like a dog! March on!" he said. How does the author's word choice show that he sympathizes with Stonewall Jackson in these lines?
The author describes Jackson as having a "nobler nature." The author refers to a "shade of sadness" to highlight Jackson's emotions.
Which is the best objective summary of "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis"?
The author experiences hunger after his father leaves the family with no money. His mother, trying to keep the family together, gets a job, and the author must take on new chores. When the author is on the way to the grocery store, bullies beat him up and take his money. His mother hands him more money and a stick and tells him to stand up for himself. Though the author is frightened, he uses his anger to beat up the bullies, and they never bother him again.
Read the passage from "Two Kinds," Part 1. America was where all my mother's hopes lay. She had come here in 1949 after losing everything in China: her mother and father, her family home, her first husband, and two daughters, twin baby girls. But she never looked back with regret. There were so many ways for things to get better. Which statement best expresses the author's perspective about the mother in this passage?
The mother is deeply hopeful.
Read the passage from "Two Kinds," Part 2. "Turn off TV," she called from the kitchen five minutes later. I didn't budge. And then I decided. I didn't have to do what my mother said anymore. I wasn't her slave. This wasn't China. I had listened to her before and look what happened. She was the stupid one. She came out from the kitchen and stood in the arched entryway of the living room. "Four clock," she said once again, louder. "I'm not going to play anymore," I said nonchalantly. "Why should I? I'm not a genius." She walked over and stood in front of the TV. I saw her chest was heaving up and down in an angry way. "No!" I said, and I now felt stronger, as if my true self had finally emerged. So this was what had been inside me all along. Which cultural conflict is shown in this passage?
The narrator values independence, while her mother values obedience.
Read the lines from "Ode to My Socks." And this is the moral of my ode: beauty is twice beautiful and goodness is doubly good when it concerns two wool socks in winter. Which is most likely the implied meaning of these lines?
There is beauty in ordinary things.
Read the lines from "Barbara Frietchie." "Halt!"— the dust-brown ranks stood fast."Fire!"— out blazed the rifle-blast. It shivered the window, pane and sash;It rent the banner with seam and gash. What do the words blast, shivered, rent, and gash add to the mood of these lines?
They emphasize for readers that the violence of the gunshots is sudden.
How do details support a central idea in an informational text?
They expand on an idea to make it convincing and engaging.
In "Who Killed the Iceman?" archaeologist Johan Reinhard believes that the Iceman's location is evidence that he was killed in a sacrificial ritual. Which statements from the article provide strong evidence for this idea? Select all that apply.
This is the kind of place where people from mountain cultures have traditionally made offerings to their mountain gods. Among the many he has discovered is the Inca "ice maiden," a victim of sacrifice, on the frozen slopes of Peru's Nevado Ampato in 1995.
Which passage from The Giver, Chapter 1, best illustrates the theme that a society cannot fully control everyone?
Today a repeat offender had been brought before her, someone who had broken the rules before. Someone who she hoped had been adequately and fairly punished, and who had been restored to his place: to his job, his home, his family unit. To see him brought before her a second time caused her overwhelming feelings of frustration and anger.
One theme in "Defamation" is that beauty can be seen in the imperfections of the natural world as much as in its splendor. Which details from the poem support this theme? Select all that apply.
Would they dare to call the full moon dirty because it has smudged its face with ink? What would they call an autumn morning that smiles through its ragged clouds?
Read the passage from a student's literary analysis about "Two Kinds." (1) At the moment when the narrator's mother is most angry and disappointed, she switches to Chinese. (2) This links her disappointment to her life in China and to her hopes for her daughter in America. (3) As an adult, she is surprised when her mother tries to give her the piano. (4) She reflects on their argument and is disappointed in both her mother and herself. Where should the student add the transition word later to make the passage clearer?
after the second sentence
Read the sentence. Myrna's parents could not hide their vexation when she stayed out past her curfew. Which words could replace vexation in the sentence without changing the meaning? Select all that apply.
annoyance aggravation
Which is an example of a medium that relies only on sound?
audio
Read the sentence from "The Sunken Treasure" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Tired of tending sheep, he next apprenticed himself to a ship-carpenter, and spent about four years in hewing the crooked limbs of oak-trees into knees for vessels. Read the dictionary entry. hew (hyoo) v. 1. to make or shape with or as if with an ax 2. to cut down with an ax; fell 3. to strike or cut; cleave 4. to cut something with repeated blows, as of an ax Which definition most closely matches the meaning of the word hew as it is used in the sentence?
definition 1
Read the dictionary entry. bestow (verb)1300s; Middle English bestowen, from be- + -stowen, meaning "to place" 1. to put to use, apply 2. to give in marriage 3. to set in a given place or position 4. to present as a gift Which definition relates most closely to the meaning shown in the etymology for bestow?
definition 3
Read the passage from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Afterwards there was silence on board the yacht. For some reason or other we did not begin that game of dominoes. We felt meditative, and fit for nothing but placid staring. The day was ending in a serenity of still and exquisite brilliance. Which words in the passage help to explain the meaning of placid? Select all that apply.
serenity still
Read the lines from "The Raven." But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore?" Which phrase from these lines is an example of personification?
the stillness gave no token
What is the underlying universal message of a text?
the theme
What is the author's perspective in a literary text?
the values, ideas, emotions, and beliefs that affect the author's approach
What is the definition of a portrayal?
the way a subject is presented
What is characterization?
the way an author reveals the traits of a character
What is the organizational structure of a text?
the way ideas are arranged
"Who Killed the Iceman?" explains that new evidence leads to new theories as to how Ötzi died. Which statements from the article are evidence supporting this analysis? Select all that apply.
.50 But not until this past summer did those studying his still frozen body notice a crucial piece of evidence that dramatically rewrites his story. This discovery consequently led archaeologists to believe that the Iceman had been killed. XXX WRONG XXX "I know it's controversial," he admits. "But it's time to compile all the evidence and reexamine it from a different perspective."
A student is writing a literary analysis about a theme in The Princess and the Goblin. Read a draft of the student's concluding paragraph. The draft is not complete. At nearly every plot point, and through nearly every character, MacDonald shows how one's beliefs and state of mind determine one's fate. Irene is trusting and is protected by her great-grandmother. Kind but practical Curdie easily banishes the goblins and learns to believe in magic, while unimaginative characters such as Lootie remain fearful. Which sentence would best wrap up this paragraph?
After finishing the novel, readers may face the world with a new attitude, and a new future.
Read the passage from the beginning of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, in which the character Robert Walton writes to his sister about a planned expedition at sea. I do not intend to sail until the month of June: and when shall I return? Ah, dear sister, how can I answer this question? If I succeed, many, many months, perhaps years, will pass before you and I may meet. If I fail, you will see me again soon, or never. In the last sentence of the passage, what type of figurative language is Walton using, and what is he trying to communicate?
He is using a euphemism to say if his expedition fails, he might return quickly or he might perish.
Read the lines from "Barbara Frietchie." All day long that free flag tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it well; Which answer best describes the way the author establishes tone by his choice of words in the lines?
He uses words like loyal and loved to portray the flag as a powerful, positive symbol.
Read the passage from "La Puerta." Sinesio accepted the answer to a question he wished he had never asked. The decision was made. There was no turning back. "I will leave for el norte in two weeks," he said gruffly and with authority. Faustina's heart sank as she continued to make dinner. After the rain, Sinesio went out to help his compadre widen a ditch to keep the water from flooding in front of his door. The children came home, and it became Faustina's job to inform them that Papá would have to leave for a while. None of them said anything. Jenaro refused to eat. They had expected and accepted the news. From their friends, they knew exactly what it meant. Many of their friends' fathers had already left and many more would follow. Which detail from the passage portrays the cultural perspective shared by the family?
The family silently accepts the fact that their father must leave because they have no other option for survival.
Stephen E. Ambrose wrote Undaunted Courage, a nonfiction book about the Lewis and Clark expedition. What does the word Undaunted in the title tell readers about Lewis and Clark?
They were not easily discouraged.
When you are writing a character analysis, why should you avoid listing many examples of textual evidence one after the other? Select all that apply.
You should evenly distribute evidence throughout your analysis. Your analysis should explain how each piece of evidence supports your claim.
Read the passage from "Who Killed the Iceman?" He spent some 5,000 years frozen in a mountain glacier on the Austro-Italian border before passing hikers discovered him, sprawled in the melting snow, in 1991. He now resides in a refrigerated room at a museum in Italy. Over the 11 years since his discovery the Iceman mummy has been examined from every possible angle. But not until this past summer did those studying his still frozen body notice a crucial piece of evidence that dramatically rewrites his story: "Ötzi," nicknamed for the Ötztal Alps where he was found, didn't freeze to death in a sudden snowstorm while tending sheep as some had suggested. Instead he was killed, a victim of warfare, murder, or human sacrifice. Which statement best expresses the central idea of this passage?
Ötzi's story was rewritten by a crucial piece of evidence.
Read the passage from "Church." "What about you?" Dobbins said. "How?" "Well, you carry that Bible everywhere, you never hardly swear or anything, so you must—" "I grew up that way," Kiowa said. "Did you ever—you know—did you think about being a minister?" "No. Not ever." Dobbins laughed. "An Indian preacher. Man, that's one I'd love to see. Feathers and buffalo robes." Kiowa lay on his back, looking up at the ceiling, and for a time he didn't speak. Then he sat up and took a drink from his canteen. "Not a minister," he said, "but I do like churches. The way it feels inside. It feels good when you just sit there, like you're in a forest and everything's really quiet, except there's still this sound you can't hear." "Yeah." "You ever feel that?" "Sort of." Kiowa made a noise in his throat. "This is all wrong," he said. "What?" "Setting up here. It's wrong. I don't care what, it's still a church." Which central ideas are expressed through this dialogue? Select all that apply.
0.25 Kiowa believes that churches are holy, and it is wrong to bring war into one. XXX WRONG XXX Kiowa believes that Christian religion and Native American practices have similar rituals.
In "The Dentist," after Curt Lemon faints in the dentist's tent, he suddenly leaves and will not talk to anyone. What does this action reveal about Lemon?
He does not want others to view him as weak.
Read the passage from The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter, 6, Part 1. At length [Lootie] observed that the sun was getting low, and said it was time to be going back. She made the remark again and again, but, every time, the princess begged her to go on just a little farther and a little farther; reminding her that it was much easier to go downhill, and saying that when they did turn they would be at home in a moment. So on and on they did go, now to look at a group of ferns over whose tops a stream was pouring in a watery arch, now to pick a shining stone from a rock by the wayside, now to watch the flight of some bird. Suddenly the shadow of a great mountain peak came up from behind, and shot in front of them. When the nurse saw it, she started and shook, and catching hold of the princess's hand turned and began to run down the hill. How does Lootie's desire to please the princess advance the plot in this passage?
It leads Lootie to agree to keep going, even though it is getting late and danger could be all around them.
Read the objective summary of "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis." The author is constantly hungry, so his mother gets a job outside the home. The author has to take over some chores, including grocery shopping. After bullies beat him up and steal his money, his mother gives him a stick and tells him to stand up to them. Though the author is scared, he becomes angry and fights off the bullies, and they don't bother him anymore. Which important detail should be added to this summary?
The author's father left the family with nothing.
What is the main reason an author chooses to use an in medias res introduction?
It quickly generates interest and excitement.
In "How Books Can Open Your Mind," which details support the central idea that books provided life guidance for the author? Select all that apply.
And I learned to be efficient from this book. [Cheaper by the Dozen] I found my role model of an independent woman when Confucian tradition requires obedience. [Jane Eyre] And I was inspired to study abroad after reading these: [Complete Works of Sanmao (aka Echo Chan); Lessons From History by Nan Huaijin]
Based on "On Women's Right to Vote," which answer best describes how events in Susan B. Anthony's life contributed to her writing?
Anthony was arrested for trying to vote, which reinforced her belief that all citizens should have the vote.
Read the passage from The Princess and the Goblin. She ran for some distance, turned several times, and then began to be afraid. Very soon she was sure that she had lost the way back. Rooms everywhere, and no stair! Her little heart beat as fast as her little feet ran, and a lump of tears was growing in her throat. But she was too eager and perhaps too frightened to cry for some time. At last her hope failed her. Nothing but passages and doors everywhere! She threw herself on the floor, and burst into a wailing cry broken by sobs. She did not cry long, however, for she was as brave as could be expected of a princess of her age. After a good cry, she got up, and brushed the dust from her frock. Oh, what old dust it was! Then she wiped her eyes with her hands, for princesses don't always have their handkerchiefs in their pockets, any more than some other little girls I know of. Next, like a true princess, she resolved on going wisely to work to find her way back: she would walk through the passages, and look in every direction for the stair. This she did, but without success. She went over the same ground again and again without knowing it, for the passages and doors were all alike. At last, in a corner, through a half-open door, she did see a stair. But alas! it went the wrong way: instead of going down, it went up. Frightened as she was, however, she could not help wishing to see where yet further the stair could lead. It was very narrow, and so steep that she went on like a four-legged creature on her hands and feet. Which best expresses a theme of this passage?
Determination can help you find your way out of a tough situation.
Read the passage from The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter 6, Part 2. "Oh, then, Curdie, you must call me just Irene and no more." "No, indeed," said the nurse indignantly. "He shall do no such thing." "What shall he call me, then, Lootie?" "Your Royal Highness." "My Royal Highness! What's that? No, no, Lootie. I won't be called names. I don't like them. You told me once yourself it's only rude children that call names; and I'm sure Curdie wouldn't be rude. Curdie, my name's Irene." "Well, Irene," said Curdie, with a glance at the nurse which showed he enjoyed teasing her; "it is very kind of you to let me call you anything. I like your name very much." He expected the nurse to interfere again; but he soon saw that she was too frightened to speak. She was staring at something a few yards before them in the middle of the path, where it narrowed between rocks so that only one could pass at a time. "It is very much kinder of you to go out of your way to take us home," said Irene. How does Curdie affect the princess in this scene? Select all that apply.
His bravery makes her feel comfortable in the dark. His friendliness makes her like him.
Read the passage from "Comprehending the Calamity." The hospital is a one-story, low stone structure, with tiled roof. Its stone facing had nearly all fallen away, the chimney was gone, and the tiles were twisted and broken, All the timbering that supported the roof was exposed to view; the stone arch over the entrance was crumbled and just ready to fall. The matron had just been removed unconscious from a heap of brick, mortar and general debris. The attendants were making frantic efforts to get the ambulance out. Tumbled piles of stones were in front of the doors, and one door was so wedged that it could not be moved. But the ambulance was found to be narrower than the remaining door, willing hands were lifting and turning the great stones out of the way, and finally the frightened horses hauled it out over an amount of debris that in ordinary times would have been considered insurmountable. Which key events happen in this passage?
People worked together to help pull the ambulance out. The earthquake caused heavy damage to the hospital.
How can sensory language help describe a setting? Select all that apply.
Sensory language can reveal how the setting makes the characters feel. Sensory language can describe how the setting looks, feels, smells, and sounds.
Which answer most accurately describes how the author introduces the three brothers in "The Lost Boys"?
She describes them as overwhelmed but still taking care of themselves.
In The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter 3, how does Princess Irene first react to the sudden appearance of her great-grandmother?
She is fascinated.
Read the passage from "The Gift of the Magi." When Della reached home her intoxication gave way a little to prudence and reason. She got out her curling irons and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the ravages made by generosity added to love. Which is always a tremendous task, dear friends—a mammoth task. Within forty minutes her head was covered with tiny, close-lying curls that made her look wonderfully like a truant schoolboy. She looked at her reflection in the mirror long, carefully, and critically. "If Jim doesn't kill me," she said to herself, "before he takes a second look at me, he'll say I look like a Coney Island chorus girl. But what could I do—oh! what could I do with a dollar and eighty-seven cents?" What does this passage reveal about Della?
She makes the best of what she has.
Read the passage from "Going to Japan." To stomp about the world ignoring cultural differences is arrogant, to be sure, but perhaps there is another kind of arrogance in the presumption that we may ever really build a faultless bridge from one shore to another, or even know where the mist has ceded to landfall. When I finally arrived at Ground Zero in Hiroshima, I stood speechless. What I found there was a vast and exquisitely silent monument to forgiveness. I was moved beyond words, even beyond tears, to think of all that can be lost or gained in the gulf between any act of will and its consequences. In the course of every failure of understanding, we have so much to learn. I remembered my Japanese friend's insistence on forgiveness as the highest satisfaction, and I understood it really for the first time: What a rich wisdom it would be, and how much more bountiful a harvest, to gain pleasure not from achieving personal perfection but from understanding the inevitability of imperfection and pardoning those who also fall short of it. Which detail should be included in an objective summary of this passage?
The Hiroshima memorial expresses the Japanese idea of forgiveness.
In The Giver, Chapter 2, a central idea is that the Ceremony of Twelve marks the beginning of adulthood. Which answer best describes how the author develops this central idea?
The author includes specific details that show how the lives of Jonas's parents have changed. The details outline how their responsibilities toward the society became more demanding after the ceremony.
Read the passage from "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis." Hunger stole upon me so slowly that at first I was not aware of what hunger really meant. Hunger had always been more or less at my elbow when I played, but now I began to wake up at night to find hunger standing at my bedside, staring at me gauntly. The hunger I had known before this had been no grim, hostile stranger; it had been a normal hunger that had made me beg constantly for bread, and when I ate a crust or two I was satisfied. But this new hunger baffled me, scared me, made me angry and insistent. Whenever I begged for food now my mother would pour me a cup of tea which would still the clamor in my stomach for a moment or two; but a little later I would feel hunger nudging my ribs, twisting my empty guts until they ached. I would grow dizzy and my vision would dim. I became less active in my play, and for the first time in my life I had to pause and think of what was happening to me. What is the central idea of this passage?
The author's hunger had a terrible impact on his life and his health.
Read the passage. Abby's fender bender proved to be an epiphany for her. She is now much more careful when she drives her car. What is the meaning of epiphany as it is used in the passage?
a sudden striking discovery or realization
Read the passage from "On Women's Right to Vote." The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? And I hardly believe any of our opponents will have the hardihood to say they are not. Being persons, then, women are citizens; and no state has a right to make any law, or to enforce any old law, that shall abridge their privileges or immunities. Hence, every discrimination against women in the constitutions and laws of the several states is today null and void. ... Which answer best describes the organizational structure of this passage?
cause and effect
Read the passage from "The Lost Boys." The three brothers have come a long way since they fled their village in Sudan with their parents and three sisters—all of whom were later killed by Sudanese army soldiers. The Lost Boys first survived a 6- to 10-week walk to Ethiopia, often subsisting on leaves and berries and the occasional boon of a warthog carcass. Some boys staved off dehydration by drinking their own urine. Many fell behind; some were devoured by lions or trampled by buffalo. The Lost Boys lived for three years in Ethiopia, in UN-supported camps, before they were forced back into Sudan by a new Ethiopian government no longer sympathetic to their plight. Somehow, more than 10,000 of the boys miraculously trailed into Kenya's UN camps in the summer of 1992—as Sudanese government planes bombed the rear of their procession. Which option best describes the overarching organizational structure of this section?
chronological order
If someone is speaking sarcastically, which words most likely describe the person's tone? Select all that apply.
ironic taunting
What can a stage production do that a film cannot?
A stage production can feature direct interaction between actors and audience members.
Which detail does not belong in an objective summary of "Going to Japan"?
The author used to play an alphabet game with Aunt Zelda.
What is tone?
an author's attitude toward the subject of a text
Which is appropriate for a literary analysis?
an explanation of how a character's traits affect the plot
Read the passage. Anna had chronic allergies. She was allergic to pollen in the spring. She was allergic to hay in the fall. She was even allergic to her aunt's cat. Based on the context, which best defines chronic?
frequently occurring
Read the sentence from a student's draft of a literary analysis. Amy Tan slyly includes several references to the 1960s to provide readers clues as to the story's setting in time. To make this sentence more objective, which word should the student revise?
slyly
Read the passage from The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter 23, Part 2, in which Curdie talks to his mother about the goblin conversation he overheard. "Wait a minute, mother dear. I told you that when I came upon the royal family in the cave, they were talking of their prince—Harelip, they called him—marrying a sun-woman—that means one of us—one with toes to her feet. Now in the speech one of them made that night at their great gathering, of which I heard only a part, he said that peace would be secured for a generation at least by the pledge the prince would hold for the good behavior of her relatives: that's what he said, and he must have meant the sun-woman the prince was to marry. I am quite sure the king is much too proud to wish his son to marry any but a princess, and much too knowing to fancy that his having a peasant woman for a wife would be of any great advantage to them." "I see what you are driving at now," said his mother. What is the subject of this scene?
the goblins' plan to make Irene marry one of them
Which types of events would make strong topics for a memoir? Select all that apply.
0.25 an event that changed the author's life XXX WRONG XXX an incident that happened to the author's friend
Read the passage from "On Women's Right to Vote." For any state to make sex a qualification that must ever result in the disfranchisement of one entire half of the people, is to pass a bill of attainder, or, an ex post facto law, and is therefore a violation of the supreme law of the land. By it the blessings of liberty are forever withheld from women and their female posterity. To them this government has no just powers derived from the consent of the governed. To them this government is not a democracy. Which key ideas can be found in this passage? Select all that apply.
0.67 (probably missing one) Denying votes to women unjustly bars them from participation in governing. Making women's votes illegal goes outside the law.
Read the sentence. The sight of the tornado shocked Rex so much that he became inarticulate and could not warn his companions. What does inarticulate mean in this sentence?
unable to speak
Which details should be left out of a summary of The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter 8? Select all that apply.
Curdie blew out his light so the goblins would not spot him. The goblins mock humans for needing the light of the sun.
In The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter 8, Curdie works long hours. How do Curdie's working habits move the plot forward?
He is in the mine at night when he overhears the goblins' schemes.
In The Princess and the Goblin, Chapters 12 and 13, Curdie tries to figure out what the goblins are planning before they flood the tunnels. Which sentences from the text provide evidence for this idea? Select all that apply.
It was not that he was afraid of the goblins, but that he was afraid of their finding out that they were watched, which might have prevented the discovery at which he aimed. But still he had made no discovery as to what the goblin miners were about.
Which details from Chapter 1 of The Giver support the theme that people learn through their life experiences? Select all that apply.
Jonas recalls that, when he was younger, he sometimes felt amused by things he now finds horrific. Lily learns that not every community follows the same set of rules and that not everyone knows what she does.
Which important details should be included in an objective summary of The Giver, Chapter 2? Select all that apply.
Jonas still is not sure what his assignment will be. Jonas's mother warns him that his friendships will change after the ceremony. Unlike most people, Jonas's father knew in advance that he would become a Nurturer.
One theme in The Giver, Chapter 1, is that a government with too much power can oppress its people. Which details does the author use to develop this theme? Select all that apply.
The event with the pilot hints that society punishes people severely for minor crimes. The repeated apologies show that rules govern everyday interactions.
Read the passage from "Going to Japan." My hosts explained to me that the Japanese language does not accommodate insults, only infinite degrees of apology. I quickly memorized an urgent one, "Sumimasen," and another for especially extreme cases, "Moshi wake gozaimasen." This translates approximately to mean, "If you please, my transgression is so inexcusable that I wish I were dead." I needed these words. When I touched the outside surface of a palace wall, curious to know what it was made of, I set off screeching alarms and a police car came scooting up the lawn's discreet gravel path. "Moshi wake gozaimasen, Officer! Wish I were dead!" And in the public bath, try as I might, I couldn't get the hang of showering with a hand-held nozzle while sitting fourteen inches from a stranger. I sprayed my elderly neighbor with cold water. In the face. "Moshi wake gozaimasen," I declared, with feeling. She merely stared, dismayed by the foreign menace. Which is the best objective summary of this passage?
XXX WRONG XXX The author learns an apology that translates to "I wish I were dead." She uses this apology when she touches a palace wall and when she sprays a woman in the face with water. The woman just stares at her.
One central idea in "The Lost Boys" is that the boys feel out of place in the United States. How does the author introduce and develop this idea over the course of the text? Select all that apply.
She provides examples of many basic aspects of American life that the boys had to learn. She includes descriptions of the boys feeling lonely and isolated.
Read the conversation from The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter 10, in which the king and Princess Irene talk about Irene's great-grandmother. "Now, my child, what shall we do next?" This was the question he almost always put to her first after their meal together; and Irene had been waiting for it with some impatience, for now, she thought, she should be able to settle a question which constantly perplexed her. "I should like you to take me to see my great old grandmother." The king looked grave and said: "What does my little daughter mean?" "I mean the Queen Irene that lives up in the tower—the very old lady, you know, with the long hair of silver." The king only gazed at his little princess with a look which she could not understand. "She's got her crown in her bedroom," she went on; "but I've not been in there yet. You know she's there, don't you?" "No," said the king, very quietly. "Then it must all be a dream," said Irene. "I half thought it was; but I couldn't be sure. Now I am sure of it. Besides, I couldn't find her the next time I went up." How does this dialogue reveal that Princess Irene is a dynamic character? Select all that apply.
The dialogue reveals that Irene has conflicting emotions about her encounter with her great-grandmother. The dialogue reveals that Irene will change her thinking based on her interactions with others.
Read the passage from "Comprehending the Calamity." I found a very genteel Spanish woman, a former music-teacher, who had only one blanket for cover, one sheet for a screen against the weather, one utensil for cooking, an iron pot, and very few clothes. Her long black hair had not been combed since the earthquake, but she had a smile, and insisted on dividing with me the meat she had just cooked, I took her to our flat, and fitted her out with the most primitive accessories. Would you know what they were! First, comforters and a warm dress, then followed underwear, stockings, dishes, cooking utensils, knives, forks, scissors, needle and thread, a comb, baking powder, fruit jars for milk, and piles of clean old clothes to use for towels, dishcloths, and a thousand and one purposes for the camp. Which option best shows how the author connects the story about the Spanish woman to her own situation after the earthquake?
She contrasts the woman's few belongings with the relative plenty remaining in the author's home.
Read the sentence. On a sweltering day in July, the family attended cousin Jane's outdoor wedding. Which words could you substitute for sweltering in this sentence without changing its meaning? Select all that apply.
hot scorching
Which is the most accurate definition of a central idea in a literary text?
an important idea that the author communicates about the text
Read this sentence from an article titled "The Sunken Treasure." Before Captain Phips left London, King James made him a knight; so that, instead of the obscure ship-carpenter who had formerly dwelt among them, the inhabitants of Boston welcomed him on his return as the rich and famous Sir William Phips. Read this dictionary entry for the word obscure. obscure adj. 1. dark. 2. indistinctly perceived 3. hidden 4. of undistinguished reputation Which definition best matches the meaning of the word obscure as it is used in the sentence?
definition 4