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Joey and Steve nervously bit on their pencils during the ominous final exam. The fear was foreboding; the answers would not jump out at them, but instead curled at the tips of their brains, alluding them, while the administrator yelled, "5 MINUTES!" What evidence describes the speaker's feelings?
What are nervously, ominous, foreboding, alluding, etc.
Which word means : To lessen; to reduce in severity a. abate b. consequence c.triviality d.prosperity
What is answer A - abate
What is the author's purpose of writing the following: The Underground Railroad was a secret organization that helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and stationmasters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and stationmasters
a. persuade b. inform c. describe d. explain
What is answer B - inform
What can you infer happened in the following example? The baby was asleep upstairs in his bed. Suddenly, I heard a loud, "THUMP!" and he began crying hysterically
What is that the baby fell off the bed.
Joey giggled. "No way!" His smile lit up the classroom, beaming at everyone around him. "I passed English class!" His hard work and determination to never give up paid off. He earned his grade. What group of words from the selection conveys the author's attitude toward his grade?
What is giggles, smile, lit up, beaming, hard work, determination, etc.
Which word means: Warlike; given to waging war a. belligerent b. cacophony c. conflagration
What is answer A - belligerent
What is the author's purpose of writing the following? Guitar Hero is the best of all of the Wii games. When you play Guitar Hero, you feel like a real rock star. This game is much more fun than any others. When you choose a Wii game, make sure that you choose Guitar Hero.
a. persuade b. inform c. describe d. explain
What is answer A - persuade
What is implied by the following text? n third grade, you cannot be promoted to fourth grade unless you pass the final exam. My classmate said she was going back to third grade again. I know she's got o.k. grades..
What is that her friend failed the final exam.
“And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best."
The use of the adjectives “dead” and “depressing” sets a gloomy, depressing, sad tone in the passage.
What word means: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity a.encroachment b. permeate c. caucus d. sultry
What is answer D - sultry
How does the author achieve his purpose? The Slim-O-Matic will help you lose pounds and inches from your body in only one month. This amazing machine helps you to exercise correctly. If you buy now, you will also receive an easy video to show you the proper way to exercise. Send $75.99 and begin exercising today.
The author uses words like help, lose, amazing, easy, proper and today to achieve his purpose of persuading the audience that this product will help them lose weight.
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,--"
We hide behind our true self and/or feelings.
“All morons hate it when you call them a moron.” “If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a hoot if she’s late? Nobody.” “Stupid money. It always ends up making you blue as heck.” “Catholics are always trying to find out if you’re Catholic.” What does the tone of this passages tell us indirectly about the character?
What is he is sarcastic
What word means: shower with love; show excessive affection for a. belie b. cajole c. dote
What is answer choice C - dote
How does the author achieve his purpose? It was a beautiful morning in Austin, Texas. The sun was just rising in the sky. Juan couldn't wait to find his fishing pole and call his friend Sammy to go fishing. They had a great time on these early morning fishing trips. They took their dogs with them and the dogs would swim in the lake while they fished. It was so funny to watch those dogs paddle around the lake.
The author uses an anecdote to help him achieve the purpose of entertaining the audience.
"A tear streaming from my eye,
Running through a field seeking refuge,
A road lined with bullet shells instead of pebbles.."
The person is sad, scared, or reminiscing on a traumatic experience.
“I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” How does the the speaker's tone change in the stanza?
What is it goes from feeling negative with the sigh, to positive with it making a difference.
What word means a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual a. lancet b. whittle c. diffidence d. idiosyncrasy
What is answer choice D - idiosyncrasy
How does the author achieve his purpose? Guitar Hero is the best of all of the Wii games. When you play Guitar Hero, you feel like a real rock star. This game is much more fun than any others. When you choose a Wii game, make sure that you choose Guitar Hero
The author uses words like best, real, rock star, more fun, and Guitar Hero to achieve his purpose of persuading the audience that the game is the best.
How does the speaker achieve the tone in the passage? “And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.”
The author repeats the word died and dead to give is a somber, gloomy feel.