13. Read the following sentence from “The Balek Scales.”
Everything my grandfather took to the Baleks he entered on the back of a torn-off calendar page: every pound of mushrooms, every gram of thyme, and on the right-hand side, in his childish handwriting, he entered the amount he received for each item; he scrawled in every pfennig, from the age of seven to the age of twelve, and by the time he was twelve the year 1900 had arrived, and because the Baleks had been raised to the aristocracy by the emperor, they gave every family in the village a quarter of a pound of real coffee, the Brazilian kind; there was also free beer and tobacco for the men, and at the chateau there was a great banquet; many carriages stood in the avenue of poplars leading from the entrance gates to the chateau.
English Unit 5 Test 100%
1. Choose the word that defines the word in bold. FLOUTED
Answer - C. Defied
2. Choose the word that defines the word in bold. INVETERATE
Answer - A. Habitual
3. Choose the word that defines the word in bold. PENSIVELY
Answer - D. Thoughtfully
4. Choose the word that defines the word in bold. ITINERANT
Answer - Traveling
5. Choose the word that defines the word in bold. BANAL
Answer - A. Trite
6. Choose the word that defines the word in bold. LATITUDE
Answer - C. Leeway
7. After reading "The Olympic Swimmer," the reader can most likely conclude that Olympic swimmers...
Answer - C. must show great commitment to training.
8. Which of the following universal truths is BEST suppoerted by ideas in "The Olympic Swimmer?"
Answer - A. Practice makes perfect.
9. Which is the BEST paraphrase of the first stanza of "The Olympic Swimmer?"
Answer - A. Athletes from across the globe train to compete in the Olympics, but only one can win.
10. Read lines 5-9 from "The Olympic Swimmer." The author MOST LIKELY uses images in this stanza to imply that...
Answer - swimmers move smoothly through the water.
11. Read the following sentence from "The Balek Scales." The speaker uses the ideas in this sentence to MOST LIKELY imply that the Baleks...
Answer - C. mindlessly fulfill the duties required of their social status.
12. Read the following sentences from "The Black Sheep." In these sentences, the narrator seems to suggest that...
Answer - B. Most people try to cheat others in some way.
13. The primary means of character development in “The Last Judgment” is...
Answer - D. Dialogue
14. "The Balek Scales" can be viewed as an allegory for...
Answer - A. the elusiveness of justice in the modern world.
15. What does Kugler learn at the end of “The Last Judgment?”
Answer - A. You cannot escape truth.
16. Which of the following is an example of a run-on sentence?
Answer - B. The phone’s battery ran out Mr. Collins had to borrow one from another passenger.
17. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?
Answer - C. Please discuss the contract in the envelope with your family.
18. Identify the term that correctly identifies the sentence. My name, Cynthia, is from a Greek word for moon.
Answer - A. Simple Sentence
19. Identify the term that correctly identifies the sentence. I was not surprised when I learned that.
Answer - C. Complex Sentence
20. Identify the term that correctly identifies the sentence.After all, I have always been a night owl, and I prefer moonlight to sunlight.
Answer - B. Compound Sentence
21. Identify the underlined part of the sentence. The most popular girl's name WHEN I WAS BORN was Ashley.
Answer - B. Adverbial Clause
22. Identify the underlined part of the sentence. I guess THAT ASHLEY WANS'T POPULAR IN OUR TOWN.
ANswer - D. Noun Clause
23. Identify the underlined part of the sentence. I DO KNOW THREE CAITLYNS, and my brother knows at least three Kaylas.
Answer - A. Independent Clause
24. Identify the underlined part of the sentence. My middle name, Abigail, is the name THAT I LIKE BEST.
Answer - C. Adjectival Clause
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What is your question?
The sentence you provided is from the book "The Balek Scales." It describes how the protagonist's grandfather kept records of everything he took to the Baleks on the back of torn-off calendar pages. He recorded the weight of mushrooms, the amount of thyme, and the amount of money he received for each item. The grandfather even recorded every pfennig (a German coin) he received from the age of seven to twelve.
In the year 1900, because the Baleks had been elevated to the aristocracy by the emperor, they rewarded every family in the village with a quarter of a pound of real Brazilian coffee. The villagers also received free beer and tobacco for the men. At the chateau (a large country house or mansion), there was a grand banquet, with carriages lining the avenue of poplars leading from the entrance gates to the chateau.
This sentence provides insight into the protagonist's family history and the grand celebration that occurred in their village.