Vocabulary
Read the sentence.
After she gave the lecture on molecular geometry, Dr. Jones realized that she would have to expound on the subject at greater length because the students looked confused and gave blank stares when she asked if there were any questions.
What is the meaning of the word expound as it is used in the sentence?
To explain in detail.
What does implicit and explicit mean?
Implicit is understood despite not being clearly stated, while something that is explicit is clearly stated.
What are writing skills?
Knowing how to spell, capitalize, and punctuate.
What is foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing creates a sense of suspense and mystery by anticipating future events in the plot.
Read the paragraph from Utopia.
… if all those who labor about useless things were set to more profitable employments, and if all they that languish out their lives in sloth and idleness (every one of whom consumes as much as any two of the men that are at work) were forced to labor, you may easily imagine that a small proportion of time would serve for doing all that is either necessary, profitable, or pleasant to mankind, especially while pleasure is kept within its due bounds.
Based on this excerpt, which option provides the most accurate meaning for the word languish?
To exist in a state of diminished vitality; to become feeble or spiritless
Poignant means what?
Deeply moving; inspiring intense emotion
What are the four common types of literary devices?
What are the plot elements?
The exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and exposition.
What is the central idea of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier?
The central idea is about imprisonment specifically during the time when women had few rights.
Read the sentence and then use a print or digital dictionary to look up the word lineage.
Nadezda is very proud of her Russian lineage.
Which of the options is a synonym for the word lineage?
Origin.
Which sentence uses surreptitiously correctly?
Sentence One: The dark clouds loomed dangerously in the sky as the landscaper surreptitiously mowed the lawn in the hope of avoiding the coming downpour.
Sentence Two: Adam surreptitiously crept downstairs, hoping that his parents didn’t notice his midnight escape.
Sentence Two.
What is the central idea of a text?
An overarching message or truth that is specific to a story.
What is a claim in an essay?
A single sentence that summarizes the central idea of your essay.
Read the excerpt from the verse translation of Physiologus.
Such is the way
Of demons, devils’ wiles: to hide their power,
And stealthily inveigle heedless men,
Inciting them against all worthy deeds,
And luring them to seek for help and comfort
From unsuspected foes, until at last
They choose a dwelling with the faithless one.
Which context clues from the excerpt most accurately indicate the meaning of the word inveigle, as it is used in the excerpt?
(Select all that apply.)
unsuspected foes
devils’ wiles
worthy deeds
luring them
Devils’ wiles and luring them.
Read the excerpt from Ivanhoe.
But, confident in their armor of proof, and in the cover which their situation afforded, the followers of Front-de-Boeuf, and his allies, showed an obstinacy in defense proportioned to the fury of the attack and replied with the discharge of their large cross-bows, as well as with their long-bows, slings, and other missile weapons, to the close and continued shower of arrows; and, as the assailants were necessarily but indifferently protected, did considerably more damage than they received at their hand.
Which word is an appropriate synonym for the word obstinacy as it is used in the excerpt?
audacity
determination
or
reluctance
Determination.
Which synonym most accurately conveys the meaning of the word credulous?
Trusting.
How is satire used in writing?
Satire is used to poke fun of a particular leader, a social custom or tradition, or any other prevalent social figure or practice that they want to comment on and call into question.
What are the five stages of writing an essay?
Brainstorm, outline, begin writing draft, complete essay draft, revise and edit.
Read the sentence from Rebecca.
I can close my eyes now, and look back on it, and see myself as I must have been, standing on the threshold of the house, a slim, awkward figure in my stockinette dress, clutching in my sticky hands a pair of gauntlet gloves.
Which option accurately explains the use of flashback in the sentence?
One: This flashback provides the narrator with a reminder of how much she has matured.
Two: This flashback provides the narrator with a reason to forget about her past.
One.
Which response most clearly explains how Shakespeare relates the conflict in The Tempest to the story’s settings?
One: He uses the island and the storm as reasons for Prospero to tell Miranda his backstory, which introduces the audience to the story’s central conflict.
Two: He sets the scene of the shipwreck in dangerous, stormy weather to symbolically foreshadow the upcoming conflict between Ferdinand and Antonio.
One.
Read the excerpt from “Strychnine in the Soup."
“The plumber forgot his snake and had to go back for it,” explained Mr. Mulliner. ‘‘I trust that this revelation will prove sedative.”
“I feel a new man,” said the Draught Stout. “I’d have lain awake worrying about that murder all night.”
Which option most accurately explains how a student who did not know the meaning of sedative could infer its definition?
The student could use the words “a new man” to infer that sedative refers to something that helps relieve worry.
An author's perspective is what and how can you determine it?
What are the important writing elements?
Thesis, main idea, and supporting details.
Which option most effectively explains how the simile “like a crouching animal waiting to pounce” affects the tone of this part of the text?
One: The simile “like a crouching animal waiting to pounce” creates heightened suspense and tension, indicating that Miss Lucy is about to say or do something important.
Two: The tone is ominous and threatening until the simile “like a crouching animal waiting to pounce” lightens the mood with a sense of fun and amusement.
Two.
Which response correctly uses the word enmity?
One: I’m so grateful to your whole family for the enmity and friendship you showed us by bringing us that casserole when Martina was sick.
Two: Ever since I called her out for copying my speech, Cammy won’t talk to me and glares at me with complete enmity whenever she sees me.
Two.