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It would be most appropriate to add a colon after which word in this sentence? There are four seasons summer, fall, winter and spring. four summer seasons winter
What is seasons?
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: 1. The streets were strange and still, / Through the doors of the open churches The organs were moaning shrill. a. simile b. metaphor c. hyperbole d. personification
What is D. personification?
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Jason is an excellent accountant who works full-time for his best friend's company. A larger accounting firm contacts Jason and offers to pay him twice if he will work for them. Jason thanks the company for their offer but declines. He doesn't even tell his friend that he received the offer. What character trait does Jason demonstrate? _______________________________________________
What is Loyal, considerate?
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The author calls Lissa's country "one of the most dangerous places for women" for all the following reason EXCEPT:
What is A. the female government leader was executed?
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The main function of the first paragraph is to:
What is D. encapsulate the issue of rights for women and how geographical location affects those rights.
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. “It is important Chelsea, that you wash your hands.” B. “It is important, Chelsea, that you wash your hands.” C. “It is important, Chelsea that you wash your hands.” D. “It is important, Chelsea, that you, wash your hands.”
What is B. “It is important, Chelsea, that you wash your hands.”?
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Listen to this phrase from "I Have a Dream Speech" by Martin Luther King Jr. Identify the figurative language. https://archive.org/details/MLKDream
What is metaphor?
200
Eric's car broke down in the woods and his phone wasn't getting a signal. He used his car antenna as a spear and caught fresh salmon. He started a fire with sparks from his car battery, and he ate the cooked salmon while waiting for help. What character trait does Eric demonstrate?
What is Resourceful, inventive, hard?
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The author describes two young women from the United States who:
What is H. experience life as women in totally different ways.
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The article indicates that change for women in oppressive situations is dependent to a large degree on:
What is G. proponents around the globe advocating for them.
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Where should the colon be placed in the sentence? In Hawaii I bought several souvenirs a fake flower lei, a miniature model of Diamond Head, a Barbie doll in a hula skirt, and a CD of Hawaiian music. A. bought B. souvenirs c. skirt D. Hawaii
What is B. souvenirs
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CONNOTATION: Cassie laughed, as if congratulating herself on the funniest thing ever said. Truthfully, it was not really the prospect of sharks—which, as far as I knew, didn't inhabit this region anyway—that made me apprehensive about the ocean. I wasn't one of those people who refused to take a bath for a month after seeing the movie Jaws. It had more to do, I think, with the utter vastness of the ocean itself, the way the expanse of water stretched out so far into the distance that it seemed to go on forever. Who knew what lay beneath it all? What connotation does apprehensive have in this paragraph?
What is evokes a feeling worry or being afraid?
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After coming home late from a party, Mae's father questioned her. She wanted to tell him that she was studying at a friend's place and lost track of time, but she told him the truth instead: she was at a party. What character trait does Mae demonstrate?
What is Honesty, integrity, courage
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The author’s statement that Anna is willing to use “a little elbow grease” (line 31) to improve life for women in her country most nearly means that:
What is G. she is willing to work hard.
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It may reasonably be inferred from the article that Myra’s marriage ceremony had to be secret because:
What is D. underage forced marriages are against the law in the United States.
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Replace the word(s) in parenthesis with the correct form of word. People have been using down feathers in this way (since) centuries.
What is for?
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: What figurative language is President Obama using in his acceptance speech? "Education was the gateway to opportunity for me. It was the gateway for Michelle. It was — it was the gateway for most of you. And now more than ever it is the gateway to a middle-class life".
What is metaphor and repetition?
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Michael has clothes all over the floor of his bedroom. Underneath the clothes on his floor is a pizza box with crusts in it. Underneath the pizza box is bunch of pieces of a board game that Michael played and didn't put away. Michael sat on his unmade bed with his shoes on and played video games all night. What character trait does Michael demonstrate?
What is Messy, sloppy, lazy?
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The author refers to women’s rights as a hot-button issue (line 1) because:
What is D. the topic of women’s rights generates a great deal of emotion on both sides of the issue.
400
According to the passage, which of the following is true of Sarah’s life?
What is A. Her family represents an “ideal” family unit that supports her goals in life.
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Replace the word(s) in parenthesis with the correct form of word(s). Down feathers are light, soft feathers (that they find) beneath the tougher exterior feathers of birds.
What is found?
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CONNOTATION: “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” What is Shakespeare saying about the love of his life
What is she is as lovely and fair as a beautiful summer day?
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Andy saw his neighbor struggling to get his lawn mower running, so Andy went over to his neighbor's house and filled up his lawn mower with gas. When it still wouldn't start, Andy lent him his lawn mower. What character trait does Andy demonstrate?
What is Helpful, neighborly, kind?
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The language that the author uses in the last paragraph is most likely intended to convey a sense of:
What is H. confident urgency.
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The article mentions which of the following as an advantage to U.S. citizens in the fight for women’s rights everywhere?
What is H. We enjoy a great deal of freedom, which gives us the right to engage in activities of all kinds.