Which of the following is not a clue for determining the author's purpose? A. word choice B. intended audience C. word count D. Tone

What were some of the unusual aspects of how families were created in The Giver?

Why does the narrator say, “the disease had sharpened my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them”?

Combine this sentence: Law student studied hard. She passed her exam.

A. Since the law student studied, she passed her exam.
B. As a result of the exam, the law student studied hard.
C. Because he studied hard, he passed it.
D. As a result of the law student studying hard; she passed her exam.
E. Law student studied hard, she passed her exam.

Form adjectives from the following words.

a) sense
b) nature
c) break
d) day
e) boy
f) courage
g) long
h) live

Which of the following means "make"? A. -lan B. -or C. -fy D. -ent

Flamenco is a Spanish word that means "flamingo". It refers to a type of dance. This dance has been compared to a flamingo because of the way the dancer moves. He or she has rapid, loud foot movements, and one foot is off ground almost all the time. What is the author's purpose in the passage? A. to entertain B. to explain something C. To persuade D. to express thoughts

In each of the following sentences, identify the verb that are in parentheses as either transitive or intransitive. If it is transitive, identify its direct object.

1. I (played) chess with George.
2. She (walked) to school.
3. Jess (bought) a new suit.
4. Did you (see) the cat jump over the fence?
5. I (wrote) the monthly report for my company.

In The Call of the Wild shows Buck’s begins his transformation from a newcomer with dog fight and ends with a dog fight when he becomes a sled dog. This is an example of ____________.

framed tale
narrative arc
exposition
bookends

Find the best way to fix this grammatically incorrect sentence:
“In the nursery. After the spring rain. Smelled clean.”

A. In the nursery, after the spring rain, the nursery smelled clean.
B. The nursery smelled clean after the spring rain.
C. After the spring rain; the nursery smelled clean.
D. In the nursery, it smelled clean as a result of the spring rain.
E. The nursery, after the spring rain, smelled clean.

1. When the King has two different opinions about the cabbage, why does Ruffin agree both times? Use details from the story to support your answer.

2. What does the story show you about King Ajal’s character? Explain how the King changes from the beginning to the end of the story. Use examples from the story to support your answer.

3. Explain how the story’s events lead to the climax of the story. Use details from the story to support your answer.

(story attached)

Type the spelling words that end in -ize, -ity, or -ive.

Ending in -ive:

Ending in -ize:

Ending in -ity:

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Read the following paragraph. How does sentence 4 develop the main idea of the paragraph?


Gertrude Belle Elion was born on Jan. 23, 1918, in New York City.

She graduated from Hunter College in New York City with a degree in biochemistry in 1937.

Unable to obtain a graduate research position because she was a woman, she took a series of jobs, including lab assistant, chemistry and physics teacher in New York City high schools, and research chemist.

During this time she also took classes at New York University, where she earned a master's degree in 1941.

Because she could not devote herself to full-time studies, Elion never received a doctorate.

This sentence tells readers where she went to school for her doctorate degree.

This sentence shows Elion's determination and commitment to learn.

This sentence shows that Elion had to try many schools to get accepted into one.

This sentence proves the idea that Elion had to learn biochemistry in unusual ways.

See if you can identify the verbs in the following sentences as active voice or passive voice. The verbs are in parenthesis.

1. I (mowed) the lawn this morning.
2. I (was told) a secret.
3. Did you (see) that dog?
4. We (celebrated) her birthday with cake and ice cream.
5. She (bought) six dresses and four pair of pants.

Select which is not a theme in the literature.


A key theme in The Call of the Wild is civilization vs. the wild.


In “A Retrieved Reformation,” because Jimmy is genuinely changed after falling in love with Annabel, one theme that the reader could infer is: People can change for the worse with the right motivation.


One of the themes in The First Men in the Moon is the idea that people have to take risks in order to explore new domains.


The central conflict in Antigone reveals is family vs. state.

Fix this grammatically incorrect sentence:
The boats sails are very colorful. (There is ONLY ONE answer)

A. The boat’s sails are very colorful.
B. The boats’ sails are very colorful.
C. The boat’s’ sails are very colorful.
D. The boat sails are very colorful.
E. The sails of the boat are colorful.

Which of the following vocabulary words are pronouns that directly refer to selves? Select all that apply.

ourselves
yourselves
shelves
halves
themselves

Type the correct vocabulary word in the blank.

A single story house with a white picket fence and a wooden door could be described as
.

Complete the sentence below using the correct spelling word.

Working long days without rest tends to
some people.

Is electronic image good or bad? Explain why?

Do you think that the government should limit the size of families in the community? Explain.

Fill in the blank with the correct choice:

Neither the CEO nor the trustees _____ the outcome of the vote.
A. know
B. to know
C. have known
D. are knowing

Which of the following most likely functions as the resolution in a story?

A) I will give you a chance to explain yourself if you will please stop kicking that chair, young man.

B) I looked sadly into the eyes of my newfound furry friend and bid him a fond farewell.

C) It would be a long time before I would ever want to set foot in a boat again.

D) Waves splashed quietly against the pillars of the dock, lapping against broken oysters and barnacles.

Find the best way to fix this grammatically incorrect sentence:
“In the nursery. After the spring rain. Smelled clean.”

A. In the nursery, after the spring rain, the nursery smelled clean.
B. The nursery smelled clean after the spring rain.
C. After the spring rain; the nursery smelled clean.
D. In the nursery, it smelled clean as a result of the spring rain.
E. The nursery, after the spring rain, smelled clean.

Identify each of the following nouns. On the line provided, write COLL for collective noun or COMP for compound noun. Hint: One noun is both collective and compound. (image attached)

ask a question and have your peers answer: heres my question
which rapper is better

NF
EMINEM
XXXtentacion
Juice Wrld

Put commas: Maria our new friend Chicago came. (There are several correct answer choices)

A. Maria, our new friend, came from Chicago
B. From Chicago came Maria, our new friend.
C. Maria came from Chicago.
D. Our new friend, Maria, came from Chicago.
E. Chicago, came Maria, who was our new friend.

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Identify the connotative meaning of “dog.” Select all that apply.

Canine
Dangerous
Friendly
Loyal

Select the item that is not a form of nonfiction.

Compare/contrast
Chronological
Petrarchan
Problem/solution

An authors purpose is his or her reason for ___. A. writing B. noticing C. reading D. summarizing

How did the character feel when he was abandoned?
This is an example of what type of question?

inferential
evaluative
figurative
literal