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- 1. Multiple Choice
Read this quotation from paragraph 1. (1 Mark)
“We were in such straits that anything that had some semblance of a solution seemed good to us,”
What is the effect of the direct quotation in this sentence?
it gives the reader a sense of excitement
it allows the reader to connect with the speaker and relate to the circumstances he provides
- 2. Multiple Choice
In " Here Follow Some Verses Upon the Burning of our House:, the diction used "And piteous shrieks of dreadful voice" and the repetition of the word “Fire!” and “Fire! convey which tone
urgency
resignation
- 3. Multiple Choice
Read this quotation from "A Desperate Trek Across America"
" “And so greatly can necessity prevail,” he observed, “that it made us risk going in this manner and placing ourselves in a sea so treacherous, and without any one of us who went having any knowledge of the art of navigation.” "
From this direct quotation, the reader can infer that the explorers situation is —
the quote shows that the explorers are going to find a solution soon
The quote emphasizes the desperation of the explorers to survive
- 4. Multiple Choice
In "A Desperate Trek Across America" What is the author’s purpose for including information on the survivors’ transformation into medicine men?
to persuade the reader that life was not easy for them
to inform the readers about the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the men.
- 5. Multiple Choice
In "Here Follow Some Verses Upon the Burning of our House" what is the central idea of the first stanza:
"In silent night when rest I took
For sorrow near I did not look
I wakened was with thund’ring noise
And piteous shrieks of dreadful voice.
That fearful sound of “Fire!” and “Fire!”
Let no man know is my desire."
there is a disturbance at night thought to be fire
the speaker was sleeping peacefully
the speaker doesnt want to share her pain with people
- 6. Multiple Choice
Vocabulary
Read the dictionary entry.
straits noun 1. a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water
2: : a situation of perplexity or distress
Which definition best matches the meaning of straits as it is used in paragraph 2?
“We were in such straits that anything that had some semblance of a solution seemed good to us,” wrote Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, the expedition’s royal treasurer, in one of the most harrowing survival stories ever told.
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- 7. Multiple Choice
Read the dictionary entry and the sentence.
crane: /kreɪn/
1 to stretch in order to look at something:
2 a large water bird with long, thin legs and a long neck
3 a tall metal structure with a long horizontal part that is used for lifting and moving heavy objects
Which definition best matches the meaning of interminable as it is used in the sentence?
"She had to crane her neck to see the movie. "
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