The true art of memory is the art of attention.
(from ,begin underline,Select Essays of Dr. Johnson,end underline, by Samuel Johnson)
Question
Which form of expression is this quotation?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
adage
2.
allegory
3.
analogy
4.
anecdote
1. adage
n this excerpt, four men have survived a shipwreck and are trying, despite rough water, to get to shore in a small lifeboat.,end italics,
from ,begin bold,The Open Boat,end bold,
As the boat bounced from the top of each wave, the wind tore through the hair of the hatless men, and as the craft plopped her stern down again the spray splashed past them. The crest of each of these waves was a hill, from the top of which the men surveyed for a moment a broad, tumultuous expanse, shining and wind-riven.,superscript,1,baseline, It was probably splendid, it was probably glorious, this play of the free sea, wild with lights of emerald and white and amber.
"Bully good thing it's an on-shore wind,,superscript,2,baseline," said the cook. "If not, where would we be? Wouldn't have a show."
"That's right," said the correspondent.
The busy oiler nodded his assent.
Then the captain, in the bow, chuckled in a way that expressed humor, contempt, tragedy, all in one. "Do you think we've got much of a show now, boys?" said he.
Whereupon the three were silent, save for a trifle of hemming and hawing. To express any particular optimism at this time they felt to be childish and stupid, . . . On the other hand, the ethics of their condition was decidedly against any open suggestion of hopelessness. So they were silent.
(from "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane)
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,begin bold,,superscript,1,baseline, riven,end bold, torn apart
,begin bold,,superscript,2,baseline, on-shore wind,end bold, a wind blowing toward the shore
Question
Which evidence from the passage ,begin emphasis,best,end emphasis, supports the inference that the men are distracted?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
the silence of the men after the captain asks his second question
2.
the description of the captain's chuckle as showing contempt and tragedy
3.
the use of "emerald" and "amber," jewel names, to describe the sea's colors
4.
the word "probably" in the description of the sea as "splendid" and "glorious"
1. the silence of the men after the captain asks his second question
Hannah is researching the Civil War for a report she will write. Hannah plans to read diary entries of people who lived during that period. She hopes the entries will teach her about the daily lives of people during the war. Her teacher says these accounts have an important ,begin underline,role,end underline, in telling the history of the United States.
,fill in the blank,
,begin bold, ,end bold,
,begin bold,Dictionary,end bold,
,begin bold, ,end bold,
,begin bold,role (rohl),end bold,
,begin bold,1.,end bold, ,begin italics,n,end italics,. the actions or activities society expects of a person
,begin bold,2.,end bold, ,begin italics,n,end italics,. a part played by an actor or actress in a drama
,begin bold,3.,end bold, ,begin italics,n,end italics,. a use for which something is made or to which it is put
Question
Click on the word that has the same meaning as the word “role” in the passage.
Answer options with 6 options
1.
character
2.
function
3.
imitation
4.
job
5.
portion
6.
position
2. function
The eager night and the impetuous winds,
The hints and whispers of a thousand lures,
And all the swift persuasion of the Spring,
Surged from the stars and stones, and swept me on . . .
The smell of honeysuckles, keen and clear,
Startled and shook me, with the sudden thrill
Of some well-known but half-forgotten voice.
A slender stream became a naked sprite,
Flashed around curious bends, and winked at me
Beyond the turns, alert and mischievous.
A saffron moon, dangling among the trees,
Seemed like a toy balloon caught in the boughs,
Flung there in sport by some too-mirthful breeze . . .
And as it hung there, vivid and unreal,
The whole world's lethargy was brushed away;
The night kept tugging at my torpid mood
And tore it into shreds. A warm air blew
My wintry slothfulness beyond the stars;
And over all indifference there streamed
A myriad urges in one rushing wave . . .
(from "Summons" by Louis Untermeyer)
Question
What is the meaning of ,begin emphasis,torpid,end emphasis, as it is used in line 16?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
elated
3.
listless
2.
inspired
4.
restless