8th Grade Chance and Choice Unit – Flashcards
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Based on Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken," which lines most support the theme that people want to predict the outcome of important decisions?
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A.) And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could B.) Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim,----> Incorrect C.) Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. D.) I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence:
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Read the first stanza of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken." Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Which word best describes the tone of this stanza?
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A.) grateful B.) scornful C.) doubtful--> Incorrect D.) regretful
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Which theme statement is most supported by Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"?
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D.) Even if we are happy with the decisions we have made, it is human nature to wonder "what might have been."
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Based on Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken," which is the best theme statement about "decisions"?
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C.) Sometimes the desire to have it all makes some decisions very difficult.
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Read these lines from Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken." Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, Which idea is conveyed by this part of the extended metaphor that is created throughout the poem?
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A.) Both life choices were actually very similar.
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Which stanza of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" most supports the theme that sometimes human beings feel conflict because they cannot have everything they desire?
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A.) stanza 1
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Which line most contributes to the tone of wistful reflection in the last stanza of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"?
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A.) I shall be telling this with a sigh
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Which lines from Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" most convey a tone of regret?
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C.) Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.
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Read these lines from Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken." And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Which idea is conveyed by this part of the extended metaphor that is created throughout the poem?
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A.) One path seems to hold more promise than the other. B.) Both decisions seem equally likely to turn out poorly.----> Incorrect Answer C.) Neither decision appears to be better than the other. D.) Only two choices would turn out well.
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Read these lines from Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken." And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood Which idea is conveyed by this part of the extended metaphor that is created throughout the poem?
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D.) The speaker could only make one choice.
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In "The Lady, or the Tiger," which information about the princess is most important to help the reader decide whether she chooses the lady or the tiger?
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B.) her semi-barbaric nature
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Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger." All was ready. The signal was given. A door beneath the royal party opened, and the lover of the princess walked into the arena. Tall, beautiful, fair, his appearance was greeted with a low hum of admiration and anxiety. Half the audience had not known so grand a youth had lived among them. No wonder the princess loved him! Which section of the passage builds tension by speeding up the pace?
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A.) All was ready. The signal was given.
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After reading "The Lady, or the Tiger," a reader might conclude that the princess chooses the tiger, because
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A.) she feels jealous of the lady.
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Which passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger" is an example of exposition?
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A.) This vast amphitheater . . . was an agent of poetic justice, in which crime was punished, or virtue rewarded, by the decrees of an impartial and incorruptible chance.
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To analyze suspense in a story, a reader should note
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A.) when a character is in jeopardy.
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Read these two sentences from "The Lady, or the Tiger." How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman. . . . And yet, that awful tiger, those shrieks, that blood! What most likely is the author's intended purpose in including the princess's thoughts?
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C.) to inform the reader of the moral decision
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Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger." It was the duty and the privilege of the person on trial to walk directly to these doors and open one of them. He could open either door he pleased; he was subject to no guidance or influence but that of the aforementioned impartial and incorruptible chance. If he opened the one, there came out of it a hungry tiger, the fiercest and most cruel that could be procured, which immediately sprang upon him and tore him to pieces as a punishment for his guilt. The author's purpose in this passage most likely is to
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A.) build suspense. B.) explain the moral. C.) introduce the main conflict.----> Incorrect Answer D.) reveal a character's thoughts.
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When analyzing a passage for suspense, which feature is important to note?
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C.) a dangerous setting
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In the sequence of events in a morality tale, which event happens first?
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A.) conflict
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." The people separated good-humoredly to let her through: two or three people said, in voices just loud enough to be heard across the crowd, "Here comes your Missus, Hutchinson," and "Bill, she made it after all." Mrs. Hutchinson reached her husband, and Mr. Summers, who had been waiting, said cheerfully, "Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie." Mrs. Hutchinson said grinning, "Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you, Joe?" and soft laughter ran through the crowd as the people stirred back into position after Mrs. Hutchinson's arrival.
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Which line from the excerpt contains irony? B.) "Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie."
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix - the villagers pronounced this name "Dellacroy" - eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys. What important information does this setting in this excerpt reveal?
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B.) The children have been raised to view the lottery as a normal part of village life.
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Read the sentence from "The Lottery." The lottery was conducted - as were the square dances, the teen-age club, the Halloween program - by Mr. Summers, who had time and energy to devote to civic activities.
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What is most ironic about this sentence? A.) that Mr. Summers has time to devote to community events------> incorrect B.) that these events take a considerable amount of time to prepare C.) that the village has a teen club---> incorrect D.) that the lottery is thought of as a civic activity
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What is the main type of conflict in the story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson?
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B.) character versus society
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix - the villagers pronounced this name "Dellacroy" - eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys. The girls stood aside, talking among themselves, looking over their shoulders at the boys, and the very small children rolled in the dust or clung to the hands of their older brothers or sisters.
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Whose behavior is ironic in this excerpt? A.) the villagers, for their pronunciation of Delacroix--> incorrect B.) the girls, for talking among themselves C.) the boys, for making and guarding the pile of stones D.) the very small children, for rolling in the dust
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." The children assembled first, of course. School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play, and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books and reprimands. What information from the excerpt is ironic?
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C.) The children arrived first for the lottery.
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." Because so much of the ritual had been forgotten or discarded, Mr. Summers had been successful in having slips of paper substituted for the chips of wood that had been used for generations. Chips of wood, Mr. Summers had argued, had been all very well when the village was tiny, but now that the population was more than three hundred and likely to keep on growing, it was necessary to use something that would fit more easily into the black box. The night before the lottery, Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves made up the slips of paper and put them in the box, and it was then taken to the safe of Mr. Summers' coal company and locked up until Mr. Summers was ready to take it to the square next morning. The rest of the year, the box was put away, sometimes one place, sometimes another; it had spent one year in Mr. Graves's barn and another year underfoot in the post office, and sometimes it was set on a shelf in the Martin grocery and left there.
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What important information does the setting in this excerpt communicate about the story? A.) The setting reveals that the village people rarely shop for groceries because there is only one grocery store. B.) The setting proves that the old way of selecting the names from the black box is better. C.) The setting reveals that the village population is small and maintains a country lifestyle. D.) The setting describes why special care is taken to secure the black box and the village family names.---> incorrect
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." "They do say," Mr. Adams said to Old Man Warner, who stood next to him, "that over in the north village they're talking of giving up the lottery." Old Man Warner snorted. "Pack of crazy fools," he said. "Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them. Next thing you know, they'll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while. Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There's always been a lottery," he added petulantly. "Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody." "Some places have already quit lotteries," Mrs. Adams said. "Nothing but trouble in that," Old Man Warner said stoutly. "Pack of young fools." Which character in this excerpt is in conflict with society, and why?
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C.) Mrs. Adams is in conflict with society because she says some villages have stopped holding lotteries.
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." "Bill," Mr. Summers said, and Bill Hutchinson reached into the box and felt around, bringing his hand out at last with the slip of paper in it. The crowd was quiet. A girl whispered, "I hope it's not Nancy," and the sound of the whisper reached the edges of the crowd. "It's not the way it used to be." Old Man Warner said clearly. "People ain't the way they used to be." "All right," Mr. Summers said. "Open the papers. Harry, you open little Dave's."
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Which line from the excerpt indicates a conflict between an individual and society? B.) A girl whispered, "I hope it's not Nancy." ---Correct Answer
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." Mr. Graves nodded and held up the slips of paper. "Put them in the box, then," Mr. Summers directed. "Take Bill's and put it in." "I think we ought to start over," Mrs. Hutchinson said, as quietly as she could. "I tell you it wasn't fair. You didn't give him time enough to choose. Everybody saw that." Mr. Graves had selected the five slips and put them in the box, and he dropped all the papers but those onto the ground, where the breeze caught them and lifted them off.
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Who in the excerpt represents a new idea that is in conflict with society's expectations? A.) Mr.Graves---> Incorrect B.) Mr. Summers C.) Bill Hutchinson D.) Tessie Hutchinson
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." People began to look around to see the Hutchinsons. Bill Hutchinson was standing quiet, staring down at the paper in his hand. Suddenly, Tessie Hutchinson shouted to Mr. Summers, "You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn't fair!" "Be a good sport, Tessie." Mrs. Delacroix called, and Mrs. Graves said, "All of us took the same chance." "Shut up, Tessie," Bill Hutchinson said.
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Which statement best identifies the conflict in this excerpt? A.) Tessie Hutchinson is in conflict with society.
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list. "All ready?" he called. "Now, I'll read the names - heads of families first - and the men come up and take a paper out of the box. Keep the paper folded in your hand without looking at it until everyone has had a turn. Everything clear?" The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions: most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around. Then Mr. Summers raised one hand high and said, "Adams." A man disengaged himself from the crowd and came forward. "Hi, Steve." Mr. Summers said, and Mr. Adams said, "Hi, Joe." They grinned at one another humorlessly and nervously. Then Mr. Adams reached into the black box and took out a folded paper. He held it firmly by one corner as he turned and went hastily back to his place in the crowd, where he stood a little apart from his family, not looking down at his hand.
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Which phrase from the excerpt best reveals how the social environment shifts as the lottery begins? A.) A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list. "All ready?" he called.---->incorrect B.) The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions . . .--> correct C.) A man disengaged himself from the crowd and came forward. "Hi, Steve." Mr. Summers said, and Mr. Adams said, "Hi, Joe." D.) [H]e turned and went hastily back to his place in the crowd, where he stood a little apart from his family, not looking down at his hand.
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." People began to look around to see the Hutchinsons. Bill Hutchinson was standing quiet, staring down at the paper in his hand. Suddenly. Tessie Hutchinson shouted to Mr. Summers. "You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn't fair!" "Be a good sport, Tessie." Mrs. Delacroix called, and Mrs. Graves said, "All of us took the same chance." "Shut up, Tessie," Bill Hutchinson said.
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Which behavior in the excerpt best indicates that there is a conflict between the society and an individual? A.) Tessie's outburst-->correct B.) Bill standing quietly C.) Bill staring at the paper D.) characters arguing with Tessie---> Incorrect
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed. The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk. They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip as they went to join their husbands.
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Which line from the excerpt provides clues about the setting? A.) Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes.-->correct answer B.) They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed. C.) The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk.--->incorrect answer D.) They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip as they went to join their husbands.
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Context within a narrative is
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C.) the background situation, or the conditions under which the story occurs.
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Read the sentence. Compared to the rest of us, it took her two seconds to finish the test. What type of descriptive language is used in the sentence?
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D.) hyperbole
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How would "The Lottery" be different if told from Mr. Summers' point of view?
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C.) The reader would learn more about how Mr. Summers feels about the lottery.
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Read the excerpt from "The Lady, or the Tiger?" In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, whose ideas, though somewhat polished and sharpened by the progressiveness of distant Latin neighbors, were still large, florid, and untrammeled, as became the half of him which was barbaric. He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts. He was greatly given to self-communing, and, when he and himself agreed upon anything, the thing was done. What is an advantage of the third-person point of view used in this excerpt?
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A.) The reader gains valuable information about the king's neighbors. B.) It helps establish the setting of a time period long ago. C.) The reader discovers the king's failings and shortcomings. D.) The reader discovers the king's determined and strong-minded nature.---> Incorrect Answer
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Read the sentence. My mom is my rock. What type of descriptive language is used in the sentence?
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C.) Metaphor
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Read the excerpt from "The Lady, or the Tiger?" This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his most florid fancies, and with a soul as fervent and imperious as his own. As is usual in such cases, she was the apple of his eye, and was loved by him above all humanity. What is the purpose of the descriptive language in this excerpt?
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B.) It details how the king feels about his daughter.
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." "We're next." Mrs. Graves said. She watched while Mr. Graves came around from the side of the box, greeted Mr. Summers gravely and selected a slip of paper from the box. By now, all through the crowd there were men holding the small folded papers in their large hand, turning them over and over nervously Mrs. Dunbar and her two sons stood together, Mrs. Dunbar holding the slip of paper. What is the purpose of the descriptive language in the excerpt?
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A.) It builds suspense as people prepare for the results.
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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." "We're next." Mrs. Graves said. She watched while Mr. Graves came around from the side of the box, greeted Mr. Summers gravely and selected a slip of paper from the box. By now, all through the crowd there were men holding the small folded papers in their large hand, turning them over and over nervously Mrs. Dunbar and her two sons stood together, Mrs. Dunbar holding the slip of paper. From whose point of view is the excerpt told?
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B.) an outside narrator
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What is a potential disadvantage of the third-person point of view in "The Lottery"?
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A.) The reader has limited information about what Tessie is thinking. B.) Mr. Summers a less-developed character when compared with others. C.) The story is weakened by the narrator's many interruptions.--> incorrect answer D.) The rural setting lends itself better to a first-person narration.
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Read the first passage, which uses ordinary, weaker language than the original work. Passage 1: But, if the accused person opened the other door, a lady came out. She was as a good match for him as the king could find. The man and the lady would be married right away, as a reward for his innocence. It didn't matter if the man was already married or had a girlfriend, the king did not let such plans interfere with his method of punishment and reward. Passage 2: Now read the original excerpt from "The Lady, or the Tiger?" But, if the accused person opened the other door, there came forth from it a lady, the most suitable to his years and station that his majesty could select among his fair subjects, and to this lady he was immediately married, as a reward of his innocence. It mattered not that he might already possess a wife and family, or that his affections might be engaged upon an object of his own selection; the king allowed no such subordinate arrangements to interfere with his great scheme of retribution and reward. How does the excerpt with descriptive language compare to the ordinary language?
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B.) The descriptive language gives a clearer picture.
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Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw." "Is he hurt?" demanded the mother, wildly. The visitor bowed in assent. "Badly hurt," he said, quietly, "but he is not in any pain." "Oh, thank God!" said the old woman, clasping her hands. "Thank God for that! Thank -" She broke off suddenly as the sinister meaning of the assurance dawned upon her and she saw the awful confirmation of her fears in the other's perverted face. She caught her breath, and turning to her slower-witted husband, laid her trembling old hand upon his. There was a long silence. "He was caught in the machinery," said the visitor at length in a low voice. "Caught in the machinery," repeated Mr. White, in a dazed fashion, "yes." How is Mr. White's reaction different than Mrs. White's in the excerpt?
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A.) He understands more quickly that Herbert is dead.--> Incorrect answer B.) He is angrier than his wife that Herbert is dead. C.) He is sadder than his wife that Herbert is dead. D.) He seems less surprised that Herbert is dead.
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Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw." Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. Which words in the excerpt hint at what might happen later in the story?
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C.) "sharp and unnecessary perils"
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How does the mood in "The Monkey's Paw" foreshadow what happens in the story?
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B.) The mood darkens throughout and hints that the story will end in sadness, loss, and terror.
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Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw." He went down in the darkness, and felt his way to the parlour, and then to the mantelpiece. The talisman was in its place, and a horrible fear that the unspoken wish might bring his mutilated son before him ere he could escape from the room seized upon him, and he caught his breath as he found that he had lost the direction of the door. His brow cold with sweat, he felt his way round the table, and groped along the wall until he found himself in the small passage with the unwholesome thing in his hand. Even his wife's face seemed changed as he entered the room. It was white and expectant, and to his fears seemed to have an unnatural look upon it. He was afraid of her. What is the mood of the excerpt?
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A.) terrified.
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Which is not an accurate hint at the future plot twists in "The Monkey's Paw"?
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A.) Mr. White sees a fatal mistake in chess after it is too late. B.) Mr. Morris tells Mr. White he is better off where he is than going to India. C.) Herbert darts around the table, pursued by his mother. D.) Mr. White says it is foolish and wicked to wish Herbert back to life..
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Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw." "It had a spell put on it by an old fakir," said the sergeant-major, "a very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. He put a spell on it so that three separate men could each have three wishes from it." His manner was so impressive that his hearers were conscious that their light laughter jarred somewhat. "Well, why don't you have three, sir?" said Herbert White, cleverly. The soldier regarded him in the way that middle age is wont to regard presumptuous youth. "I have," he said, quietly, and his blotchy face whitened. "And did you really have the three wishes granted?" asked Mrs. White. "I did," said the sergeant-major, and his glass tapped against his strong teeth. "And has anybody else wished?" persisted the old lady. "The first man had his three wishes. Yes," was the reply; "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw." Which event does the excerpt foreshadow?
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A.) the sergeant-major's return to India and the resulting tragedy B.) the sergeant-major obtaining the paw and the resulting tragedy C.) Mr. White's refusal of the paw and the resulting tragedy---> Incorrect Answer D.) Mr. White accepting the paw and the resulting tragedy
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Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw." But her husband was on his hands and knees groping wildly on the floor in search of the paw. If he could only find it before the thing outside got in. A perfect fusillade of knocks reverberated through the house, and he heard the scraping of a chair as his wife put it down in the passage against the door. He heard the creaking of the bolt as it came slowly back, and at the same moment he found the monkey's paw, and frantically breathed his third and last wish. The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. He heard the chair drawn back, and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road. How does Mrs. White's reaction compare to that of Mr. White after the third wish has been granted?
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A.) She is heartbroken, and he is relieved.
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Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw." "The first man had his three wishes. Yes," was the reply; "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw." His tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group. "If you've had your three wishes, it's no good to you now, then, Morris," said the old man at last. "What do you keep it for?" The soldier shook his head. "Fancy, I suppose," he said, slowly. "I did have some idea of selling it, but I don't think I will. It has caused enough mischief already. Besides, people won't buy. They think it's a fairy tale; some of them, and those who do think anything of it want to try it first and pay me afterward." "If you could have another three wishes," said the old man, eyeing him keenly, "would you have them?" "I don't know," said the other. "I don't know." What is the mood of the excerpt?
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A.) solemn
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Which mood does foreshadowing help create in "The Monkey's Paw"?
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A.) one of anxiety
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Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw." But the days passed, and expectation gave place to resignation - the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled, apathy. Sometimes they hardly exchanged a word, for now they had nothing to talk about, and their days were long to weariness. Which choice best helps show the mood in the excerpt?
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D.) the use of such words as "hopeless resignation" and "weariness"
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After reading "A Smart Cookie," what is the most likely reason a reader might conclude that Esperanza will listen to her mother and study hard?
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A.) Esperanza lists her mother's achievements.
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Which sentence from "An Hour with Abuelo" best supports the conclusion that Arturo's perspective on life contrasts with his abuelo's?
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D.) And I think that he could've been a teacher if he had wanted to bad enough.
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Which line from "A Smart Cookie" most helps the reader understand that Esperanza's mother still has some pride in her own personal abilities?
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D.) No clothes, but I had brains.
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Read the passages from "A Smart Cookie" by Sandra Cisneros and from "An Hour with Abuelo" by Judith Ortiz Cofer. You want to know why I quit school? Because I didn't have any nice clothes. No clothes, but I had brains. Yup, she said disgusted, stirring again. I was a smart cookie then. Abuelo then puts the notebook down on his lap and closes his eyes. "Así es la vida [that's the way life is] is the title of my book," he says in a whisper, almost to himself. As Esperanza's mother and Arturo's abuelo talk about their choices, what do they have in common?
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B.) They are regretful as they talk about their choices.
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How are the consequences of the choices of Esperanza's mother in "A Smart Cookie" and Arturo's abuelo in "An Hour with Abuelo" similar?
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D.) Their choices led to lives different from their original plans.
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Which line from "A Smart Cookie" best summarizes Esperanza's mother's character?
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A.) I could've been somebody, you know?
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To analyze indirect characterization, what should the reader note?
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A.) a character's actions
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Which sentence from "A Smart Cookie" provides evidence that supports the conclusion that Esperanza thinks highly of her mother?
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B.) She can speak two languages.
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Read this passage from "An Hour with Abuelo" by Judith Ortiz Cofer. My mother tells me that Don Arturo had once been a teacher back in Puerto Rico, but had lost his job after the war. Then he became a farmer. She's always saying in a sad voice, "Ay, bendito. What a waste of a fine mind." Then she usually shrugs her shoulders and says, "Así es la vida." That's the way life is. It sometimes makes me mad that the adults I know just accept whatever crap is thrown at them because "that's the way things are." Not for me. I go after what I want. The author most likely includes both Arturo's and his mother's perspectives to
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A.) contrast the characters.
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Read the passage from "An Hour with Abuelo" by Judith Ortiz Cofer. In those days you could teach in a country school with a high school diploma. So I went back to my mountain village and got a job teaching all grades in a little classroom built by the parents of my students. I had books sent to me by the government. I felt like a rich man although the pay was very small. Which line from the passage best reveals Abuelo's perspective that education is important?
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D.) I felt like a rich man although the pay was very small.
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Read the passage. It had rained for the entire week before we went river rafting. The rain made the river swell with extra water. In fact, the river was a speeding train by the time we got there. Thus, we had quite the adventure. The context clue "rained for the entire week" most helps the reader understand the meaning of which figurative language?
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B.) river was a speeding train
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Read the passage. After the snow stopped, the sun came out. I looked out the window to see whether there was any snow on the ground. And oh my, there was a lot of snow! I found that my car had been transformed into a snowy Kilimanjaro. Realizing I wouldn't be leaving soon, I went to get a shovel. The context clue that best helps the reader understand the meaning of "snowy Kilimanjaro" is
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A.) After the snow stopped B.) to see if there was a lot of snow--> Incorrect Answer C.) had been transformed--> Incorrect Answer D.) I went to get a shovel
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Read the passage. Its rusted gate hung crookedly. Its broken windows let in the bugs. And its faded paint had peeled off in strips. Obviously, the building had been there since the dinosaur era. Which phrase from the passage uses hyperbole?
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D.) been there since the dinosaur era
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Read the sentence. The exhausted student decided to call it a night, hit the hay, and study more in the morning. Which word in the sentence is most important to understanding the meaning of the idiom "hit the hay"?
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A.) exhausted
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Read the sentence. After the first interview, the reporter realized that the story was the tip of the iceberg, and she would have to do much more investigating. The figurative language suggests that the story was
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A.) bigger than expected.
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To better understand figurative language, a reader should look for
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A.) context clues.
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A simile is a type of figurative language that
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A.) compares two things using "like" or "as."
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What is the definition of a metaphor?
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A.) figurative language that compares two unlike things directly
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Read the sentences. The siblings were like cats and dogs when left alone together. As a result, the babysitter was careful to keep them separated as much as possible. The author most likely uses the simile to emphasize that
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B.) the siblings did not get along well.
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Read the sentence. When the boy learned that his essay won first place, he was over the moon. What is most likely the reason that the author included the clause "that his essay won first place"?
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D.) to provide a context clue for "over the moon"
