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Choose the meaning of the bold words in questions 1-6
1. Men hold me/ FORMIDABLE for GUILE in peace and war: / this fame has gone abroad to the sky’s rim. (from the Odyssey, Part I) (1 point)
ancient; agility
intricate; courage
awesome; cunning *
incredible; knowledge
2. All ships’ companies / MUSTERED alongside for the mid-day meal. (from The Odyssey, Part I) (1 point)
walked
lined up
ran over
gathered *
3. "Circe, am I a boy, / that you should make me soft and DOTING now?" (from The Odyssey, Part II) (1 point)
needy
adoring
weak *
imprudent
4. He will not see his lady nor his children / in joy, crowding about him, home from sea; / the Sirens will sing his mind away / on their sweet meadow LOLLING. (from The Odyssey, Part II) (1 point)
rocking
chatting
laughing *
lounging
5. “My lords, hear me: / suitors indeed, you COMMANDEERED this house / to feast and drink in, day and night, my husband / being long gone, long out of mind." (from The Odyssey, Part III) (1 point)
robbed
ruled over
took over *
cleaned out
6. In that REVELRY amid his throng of friends / who would imagine a single foe—though a strong foe indeed— / could dare to bring death’s pain on him and darkness on his eyes? (from The Odyssey, Part III) (1 point)
surprise
confusion *
merriment
rebellion
Identify the choice that best describes the word with a line by it for questions 7–9.
7. Masako took Jonah’s woolen hat by mistake, thinking it was hers___. (1 point)
first-person pronoun
second-person pronoun
reflexive pronoun
possessive pronoun *
8. The children went to look for their toys, but they could not find any___. (1 point)
appositive
antecedent
indefinite pronoun *
possessive pronoun
9. The gym teacher had us boys__run for about 45 minutes. (1 point)
appositive *
antecedent
indefinite pronoun
reflexive pronoun
Identify the correct choice of word for questions 10–16.
10. Can you remember the name of the person from _______ you received this information? (1 point)
who*
whom
whose
who's
11. Jen, ________ latest short story was published last week, is only 15 years old. (1 point)
who
whom *
whose
who's
12. Gabi said she needed to finish her homework before helping her brother with _______. (1 point)
He
he's
his *
him
13. Shana felt it was time to tell ________ the truth. (1 point)
us *
we
our
ours
14. Terry and _______ have the same opinions about almost everything. (1 point)
he
his
him *
he's
15. We must admit that the best players in the tournament are _________. (1 point)
them *
they
theirs
their
16. Neither Luke nor Chris stepped up to help __________ friend. (1 point)
their *
them
Him
His
1. c
2. d
3. b
4. d
5. c
6. c
7. d
8. c
9. a
10. b
11. c
12. c
13. a
14. a
15. b
16. d
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Connexus U5L6; Lesson Focus Expressing Ideas Concisely
1. awesome ; cunning
2. gathered
3. adoring
4. lounging
5. took over
6. merriment
7. possessive pronoun
8. indefinite pronoun
9. appositive
10. whom
11. whose
12. his
13. us
14. he
15. they
16. his
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Anna is correct a 100%
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in question 3 Doting means adoring
4/ Lolling means being lazy or relaxing which in question 4 means lounging
6/ revelry means partying /celebrating - the answer is merriment 10/ you are the subject doing the remembering . the person being remembered is the object . The answer is WHOM
11/ Jen owns the story . answer is WHOSE
15/ Who are the best players? They are. It sounds weird but the answer is the second one THEY because of the question about who the best players are
Hope that helps . Please feel free to ask for clarification
1. c
2. d
3. b
4. d
5. c
6. c
7. d
8. c
9. a
10. b
11. c
12. c
13. a
14. a
15. b
16. d
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