Choose the meaning of the bold word.
On the topmost branch a bird the size of a chicken, with scarlet feathers and long legs, was perched precariously. (“The Scarlet Ibis")
(1 point)
Responses

oddly
oddly

insecurely
insecurely

enthusiastically
enthusiastically

for all to see
insecurely
Choose the meaning of the bold word.
What are the words that can solder cracked pride? (“The Scarlet Ibis")
(1 point)
Responses

mend
mend

alert
alert

calm
calm

upset
mend
hoose the meaning of the bold word.
The bleak feeling was back within him. (“My Brother’s Keeper")
(1 point)
Responses

hopeless
hopeless

optimistic
optimistic

rejected
rejected

dangerous
hopeless
Choose the meaning of the bold word.
Carmody was a lithe, tanned man with dark alert eyes and a quiet, self-assured voice. (“My Brother’s Keeper")
(1 point)
Responses

handsome
handsome

graceful
graceful

towering
towering

squat
graceful
Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word.
Carlos wrote a report about modern foods for his social studies class.
(1 point)
Responses

common noun
common noun

proper noun
proper noun

compound noun
compound noun

collective noun
common noun
Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word.
As I listened to Carlos, I pictured myself at the fair in St. Louis.
(1 point)
Responses

common noun
common noun

proper noun
proper noun

compound noun
compound noun

collective noun