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Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary. The magnitude of the disaster is hard to imagine. (1 point)

size size
pain pain
debris debris
ripple effect

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size

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. (1 point)

reasons reasons
thousands of years thousands of years
generations of people
generations of people
beliefs or propositions
beliefs or propositions

thousands of years

Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary. The oil spill dispersed throughout the river, killing hundreds of fish. (1 point) Responses

combusted combusted
leaked leaked
spread spread
waded

spread

Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary. She examined my costume minutely before declaring it the winner. (1 point) Responses with close attention to even the smallest details with close attention to even the smallest details for a minute for a minute piece by piece, minute by minute piece by piece, minute by minute casually

with close attention to even the smallest details

Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word, if necessary. The horse broke her leg when she was only a yearling. (1 point)

newborn
newborn trainee
trainee
foal learning to walk
foal learning to walk
youth between 12 and 24 months old

youth between 12 and 24 months old

in Of Wolves and Men, the author describes wolves as (1 point) Responses 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? (1 point) Responses 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. 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 (1 point) Responses 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 (1 point) Responses 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.

the ice cracking off of the trees.

In "Wave," Dale Wisely characterizes water as an element that (1 point) Responses gives life. gives life. takes life. takes life. gives and takes life. gives and takes life. is life.

gives and takes life.