Fiction
Which statement best describes the relationship between the Tamarin and Mandrill?
A. Which sentence summarizes why the Tamarin and Mandrill mentioned in the article?
B. How are the Tamarin and Mandrill connected?
C. Which sentence describes the Tamarin or the Mandrill?
D. How are the Mandrill and Tamarin married?
B. How are the Tamarin and Mandrill connected?
Which sentence from the article supports the idea that baboons are smarter than people?
A. Which of these sentences disproves that baboons are smarter than people?
B. Which sentence from the article makes the main idea baboons are better than people?
C. Which of these sentences proves that baboons are smarter than people?
D. Which paragraph states the reasons why baboons are smarter than people?
C. Which of these sentences proves that baboons are smarter than people?
Which lines from the poem “Mandrill Party” support the idea that the speaker does not wish to come face to face with a creature called a Mandrill?
A. Which lines are evidence that the poet knows many facts about Mandrills?
B. Which lines show that the speaker is interested in studying Mandrills?
C. Which lines show that the speaker has met a Mandrill in the city?
D. Which lines proves that the speaker does not want to see a Mandrill in the wild?
D. Which lines proves that the speaker does not want to see a Mandrill in the wild?
Which is the most effective transition to add before sentence 3?
A. Which word would add before sentence 3?
B. Which word does not help the meaning of sentence 3?
C. Which word should you remove from sentence 3?
D. Which word belong at the end of sentence 3?
A. Which word would add before sentence 3?
Read the following sentences from the passage:
The canine teeth of an adult male baboon are longer than those of a leopard. He will use them in yawning threat displays to rivals but also as lethal weapons, both in attack and self-defense.
Which word most closely matches the meaning to the word lethal as used above?
A. How do baboons use their teeth?
B. Which is an antonym for the word lethal?
C. Define the word lethal?
D. Which word is a synonym for the word lethal?
D. Which word is a synonym for the word lethal?
When is the main conflict resolved in this excerpt?
A. How do the characters solve the problem in this narrative?
B. When does the problem begin for the characters in this drama?
C. When are the main character revealed in this poem?
D. When is the problem solved in this small section of a book?
D. When is the problem solved in this small section of a book?
In paragraph 3, the details about baboon behaviors support the key idea that-
A. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
B. What is the meaning of the term baboon behavior?
C. Which of these is a supporting detail about baboon behavior?
D. Why does the author include details about baboon behavior?
A. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
Lines 10-15 reveal what about the speaker of the poem?
A. What do lines 10-15 teach you about the main character?
B. What do lines 10-15 teach you about the writer of the poem?
C. What do lines 10-15 show you about the topic?
D. What do line 10-15 do that no other lines in the poem do?
A. What do lines 10-15 teach you about the main character?
What sentence should be added to make a more effective conclusion for the essay?
A. Which sentence should be added to end to make it better?
B. Which piece of evidence should be added to strengthen the argument in the essay?
C. Which sentence should be added to the beginning of the essay?
D. Which sentence is not needed in the essay?
A. Which sentence should be added to end to make it better?
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Paragraphs 7-10 contribute to the plot of this story by--
A. What are paragraphs 7-10's elements?
B. How do paragraphs 7-10 help move the story forward?
C. How do paragraphs 7-10 help you understand the main character better?
D. How do paragraphs 7-10 show the plot?
B. How do paragraphs 7-10 help move the story forward?
Based on the ideas presented in the section "Baboons: Friends or Foes?" what can the read conclude about baboons?
A. What is one vocabulary word from "Baboons: Friends or Foes?"?
B. What is one fact you learned from "Baboons: Friends or Foes?"?
C. What can you infer from "Baboons: Friends or Foes?"
D. What is the main idea of "Baboons: Friends or Foes?"?
C. What can you infer from "Baboons: Friends or Foes?"
In stanza 4, the poet contrasts the behavior of a wild Mandrill to the behavior of a mandrill housed in a zoo to illustrate that the wild mandrill --
A. What does the poet teach you about a Mandrill in a zoo?
B. What does the poet show when he compares a tame animal to a wild animal?
C. What is the main idea of lines 1-4?
D. Why does the poet include facts in a poem, when poems are meant to be emotional stories?
B. What does the poet show when he compares a tame animal to a wild animal?
This sociable, versatile and highly intelligent mammal is the most widespread primate of sub-Saharan Africa
What change, if any, needs to be made to this sentence?
A. What is the error in the sentence?
B. What is this sentence about?
C. What about this sentence is untrue?
D. What information would you add to this sentence?
A. What is the error in the sentence?
Read the dictionary entry for the word arrange.
[arrange \ə-'rānj\ verb 1. to put in correct order 2. to make plans for something 3. to come to an agreement 4. to change a musical composition for a performance]
Which definition best matches the way arranged is used in paragraph 3?
A) What does the word arranged mean?
B) Which definition is correct for the word arranged?
C) Which one is the meaning of the word arranged from paragraph 3?
D) Which definition is not same as how the word arranged is used in paragraph 3?
C) Which one is the meaning of the word arranged from paragraph 3?
Which element of this story best identifies it as a fable?
A. What makes this story a fable?
B. What it the one thing that makes this story ineligible to be a fable?
C. Which part of the plot makes this a story?
D. How do you know this is a fable and not a story?
A. What makes this story a fable?
Read these sentences.
Baboons are an interesting mammals. They can adapt to several different environments. They also eat both plants and animals, much like humans.
What is the best paraphrase of these sentences?
A. What in the author's point of view?
B. What is a summary for these sentences?
C. What can you infer from the sentences?
D. What is the meaning of the word paraphrase?
B. What is a summary for these sentences?
Which idea is developed throughout the poem?
A) What's the theme of the poem?
B) What's the tone of the poem?
C) Who is the speaker of the poem?
D) What is the summary of this poem?
A) What's the theme of the poem?
Baboons are omnivores who feed on anything from fruit and seed pods to birds’ eggs and invertebrates, and will kill and eat animals as large as hares or newborn antelope.
Identify the error in how the author combined the sentences above and correct it.
A. How is this sentence wrong?
B. What make this sentence a run-on?
C. What is the correct way to combine the sentences?
D. What capitalization errors occur in this sentence?
C. What is the correct way to combine the sentences?
Read the sentence below:
Baboons use over 30 vocalizations to communicate, including grunts, barks and screams. They also employ numerous non-vocal gestures, including yawns, lip-smacking and shoulder shrugs.
Based on the context what can you infer is the meaning of the word vocalizations?
A. What is an antonym for the word vocalizations?
B. How do baboons communicate?
C. What are the context clues in the sentences that help you understand the word vocalization?
D. What does vocalization mean?
D. What does vocalization mean?
Which detail best supports the author's message: "You can't win them all"?
A. Which details shows the character winning all the time?
B. Which details uses the quote "You can't win them all"
C. Which detail proves that the character solved the problem?
D. Which detail gives proof that "you can't win them all"?
D. Which detail gives proof that "you can't win them all"?
In the article Baboontastic, what is most likely the author's purpose for using a description text structure in the section called "Once Upon a Tamarin"?
A. Why is descriptive text structure the best choice for the information in "Once Upon a Tamarin"?
B. What text structure is "Once Upon a Tamarin" written in?
C. Why is the article written in a descriptive text structure?
D. What is the author's purpose for writing the section "Once Upon a Tamarin"?
A. Why is descriptive text structure the best choice for the information in "Once Upon a Tamarin"?
What is the most likely reason the poet included the details in line 27-32 of the final stanza of the poem "Mandrill Party"
A. What figurative language is used in lines 27-32?
B. What does the final stanza reveal about the main character in "Mandrill Party"?
C. Why does the poet choose to rhyme in lines 27-32 of the poem?
D. What do lines 27-32 help the reader understand?
D. What do lines 27-32 help the reader understand?
No change needed.
You may encounter this answer choice in an editing revising/editing question. What does it mean?A. The sentence does not require any quarters, nickels, dimes, or pennies.
B. Make all the suggested changes above this answer choice.
C. The sentence is correct as is.
D. This sentence needs revising but not editing.
C. The sentence is correct as is.
How does the author convey the meaning of the word atrocious in the section "Baboon Takeover"?
A. What does atrocious mean?
B. Which words in text helped you decode the word atrocious?
C. Which of these choices is the closest meaning to the word atrocious?
D. How are the words convey and atrocious similar?
B. Which words in text helped you decode the word atrocious?