Use the paragraph to answer the question.

Changes in technology influence what you learn at school and how you learn it. Changes in technology shape the ways in which you interact with your friends and family. Changes in technology even affect the words you use!

Which context clues might best help a reader understand what the word "influence" means?

(1 point)
Responses

"changes" and "use"
"changes" and "use"

"learn" and "words"
"learn" and "words"

"shape" and "affect"
"shape" and "affect"

"technology" and "school"

"technology" and "school"

Use the sentences to answer the question.

"It took Sam weeks to tolerate the frigid cold of a North Dakota winter. He eventually acclimated and began to need fewer layers of clothing to bear the windchill."

Which context clues are synonyms for "acclimated"?

(1 point)
Responses

"tolerate" and "bear"
"tolerate" and "bear"

"frigid" and "chill"
"frigid" and "chill"

"frigid" and "cold"
"frigid" and "cold"

"need" and "fewer"

"tolerate" and "bear"

Use the analogy to answer the question.

canvas : artist :: clay : potter

Which of the following sentences shows the relationship of this analogy?

(1 point)
Responses

Canvases and clay are alike because they are synonyms.
Canvases and clay are alike because they are synonyms.

Canvases and clay are alike because they are both supplies.
Canvases and clay are alike because they are both supplies.

An artist needs a canvas just like a potter needs clay.
An artist needs a canvas just like a potter needs clay.

A potter is creative just like an artist is creative.
A potter is creative just like an artist is creative.
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An artist needs a canvas just like a potter needs clay.

Use the analogy to answer the question.

reject : accept :: end : begin

How would a reader classify the analogy?

(1 point)
Responses

product to source
product to source

part to whole
part to whole

antonyms
antonyms

synonyms

antonyms

Language and Style Unit Test

6 of 126 of 12 Items

Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.

“Shawn addressed the group with _____ as he presented the information.”

Which word would give the sentence a positive connotation?

(1 point)
Responses

confidence
confidence

anxiety
anxiety

uncertainty
uncertainty

arrogance
arrogance

confidence