Unit Test: How Important Ideas Are Expressed Answers
Which quotation from the text best supports the conclusion that Russell's mental illness has not severed family ties?
"He looked up in time as we crossed toward him and said, 'Happy birthday little sister.' I smiled and said, 'Hey Russell.'"
Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this text. Which evidence from "Lake Titicaca" by Miguel Ángel Asturias supports the inference that there is a spiritual connection between humans and nature?
"I understood that he spoke of the great lake of ears of corn that all of us Indians have in our heart and from which we get tiny drops of moonlight . . . "
The campers_____were safer during pool time.
, having taken lessons,
Which statement best conveys a central idea of the passage?
Active participation in musical training has been shown to have long-lasting positive effects on the brain.
Select Excerpt, Image, or both categories for each statement to compare the excerpt from Don Quixote to the image of the windmill scene.
Don Quixote is revealed as a ridiculous character: Excerpt & Image Don Quixote is foolhardy in relation to the windmills.: Excerpt Don Quixote slowly approaches the windmills.: Image Don Quixote's horse falls upon the plain.: Excerpt
How does paragraph 5 develop the idea that playing an instrument or singing can help develop the brain?
It describes specific areas of the brain that benefit from learning to sing or play an instrument.
How does paragraph 5 refine the ideas about brain research in paragraph 3?
It gives more precise examples of how musical training can change the brain.
In paragraph 3, how does the phrase "the region where language production and auditory processing take place" affect the passage?
It helps give the passage its scholarly tone.
How does beginning paragraph 5 with the phrase "Neuroscientists have suggested" contribute to the meaning of the passage?
It indicates that experts have interpreted the test data about the impact of playing music.
Which statements are true about the windmill scene in both the excerpt and the image?
It is humorous. & It pokes fun at someone.
Which statement best explains how the author's use of flashback affects the story?
It shows a side of Russell that doesn't make sense to others and suggests he may have other issues in the future.
Which detail best explains how the author develops this theme over the course of the text?
The author and her sister stay close and concerned about their brother their entire lives.
How does the imagery in the poem's first stanza affect its meaning?
The images of "dead winds" and "spent waves," combined with those of "the green field growing" and people "reaping" at "harvest-time," help convey that the poem is about death and life.
What is the absolute phrase in this sentence?
Their backpacks fully loaded
What did Washington mean when he referred to his soldiers as a "band of Brothers"?
They had an intimate bond.
Select the absolute phrase in this sentence.
his chubby legs pumping
What is the participial phrase in the sentence?
parked in the driveway
What is the best meaning of "rode like the wind"?
rode his horse very quickly
