1. How would you describe a deferred vacation?
a. One that was booked several months ago.
b. One that was delayed until a later time.
c. One that was planned out many months ahead of time.
2. The speaker in the poem, “Mother To Son,” says the following: “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” This is an example of which literary element?
a. rhyme
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. alliteration
3. Choose the correct vocabulary word for the following sentence: “We know the stranger came from a distance because of the _______ he spoke.”
a. criteria
b. figurative language
c. dialect
4. Read the following lines from “Mother to Son”:
So, boy, don’t you turn back
Don’t you set down on the steps
‘Cause you finds it kinder hard.
What advice is the mother giving with the metaphor used in these lines?
a. Son, don’t give up on following your dreams when things get difficult.
b. Son, don’t stop climbing up the stairs just because you are tired.
c. Son, there is no time to rest when there is work to be done.
d. Son, the road to your goals is a long one.
5. Identify the helping verb in the sentence below.
We will attend the party if we finish our chores in time.
a. attend
b. finish
c. will
d. will attend
I already know the last one its c. I just need the rest
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2. c
3. c
4. a
5. c
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1. To describe a deferred vacation, it means that the vacation was delayed until a later time. So the answer is b. One that was delayed until a later time.
To arrive at this answer, you can analyze the word "deferred." "Deferred" means postponed or delayed. Therefore, a "deferred vacation" would mean a vacation that was delayed until a later date or time.
2. In the line "Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair," the speaker is using a literary element called a metaphor.
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to describe something it is not literally applicable to, in order to suggest a resemblance or comparison. In this case, the speaker is comparing their life to a stair, suggesting that life has been difficult and challenging, much like climbing a rough and uneven staircase.
3. The correct vocabulary word for the given sentence, "We know the stranger came from a distance because of the _______ he spoke," would be "dialect."
A dialect refers to a particular form of a language that is specific to a particular region or group of people. In this context, the sentence suggests that the stranger's speech patterns or accent indicated that they came from a different place.
4. The metaphor used in the lines "So, boy, don’t you turn back / Don’t you set down on the steps / 'Cause you finds it kinder hard" suggests the advice being given by the mother is option d. "Son, the road to your goals is a long one."
The metaphor of climbing the stairs represents the journey towards achieving goals or succeeding in life. The mother advises her son not to give up or stop climbing the stairs, even when it becomes difficult. This advice indicates that the road to achieving one's goals is often challenging and requires perseverance.
5. The helping verb in the sentence "We will attend the party if we finish our chores in time" is c. "will."
Helping verbs are used to create verb tenses and convey additional information about the main verb. In this sentence, "will" is used to indicate that attending the party is dependent on the completion of the chores. It signifies a future action or event.