Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary.
His pent-up energy found an outlet in a raucous game of tag football.
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lack of
lack of
emotional
emotional
stored up
stored up
dangerous
dangerous
stored up
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary.
For many millennia, people believed Earth was flat.
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reasons
reasons
thousands of years
thousands of years
generations of people
generations of people
beliefs or propositions
thousands of years
In Of Wolves and Men, the author describes wolves as
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lone hunters only.
lone hunters only.
very serious animals.
very serious animals.
complex creatures.
complex creatures.
insensitive and unaware.
complex creatures.
Which of the following sentences from Of Wolves and Men uses imagery to engage the reader?
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The wolf is three years old.
The wolf is three years old.
It is now late in the afternoon.
It is now late in the afternoon.
His ears are rammed forward, stiff.
His ears are rammed forward, stiff.
It is not a time of year for much howling.
His ears are rammed forward, stiff.
The speaker in "Birches" compares the boy's climbing to
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girls drying their hair.
girls drying their hair.
sweeping up broken glass.
sweeping up broken glass.
a forest full of spiderwebs.
a forest full of spiderwebs.
filling a cup to the top.
a forest full of spiderwebs.
In “Birches,” the author uses the phrase “shed crystal shells” to describe
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a collection of glass figurines.
a collection of glass figurines.
the ice cracking off of the trees.
the ice cracking off of the trees.
the melting of snow on the rocks.
the melting of snow on the rocks.
the shine of seashells glistening on a beach.