Read the passage.Paul seems to know everyone in this town, and is always amenable to a chat when I run into him. Paul's father, a docile man, works with him at the bookstore.Which statement best explains the nuance between amenable and docile?
Read the excerpt from As You Like It by William Shakespeare.All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances.What do Shakespeare's metaphors most likely mean?
Read the passage.The man at the gas station gave me directions and then kept on chatting, telling me about the weather to come and places to stay nearby. His laconic wife simply nodded her head, occasionally correcting him on his lefts and rights and finally telling me I'd best be on my way if I wanted to reach town by sunset.Based on context clues in the passage, what is the most likely meaning of laconic? Select two options.talkativebriefopenwarmconcise
Read the excerpt from Mark Twain's memoir, Life on the Mississippi.I was quaking from head to foot, and I could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far.What is the most likely meaning of the phrase "I could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far" in this sentence?
Read the excerpt from The Green Gables Letters by L. M. Montgomery.The woods are getting ready to sleep—they are not yet asleep but they are disrobing and are having all sorts of little bed-time conferences and whisperings and good-nights.What meaning does the use of personification convey?
Read the passage.Amira is punctilious about where everything in her room should go, and can't stand it when anything is out of place. Her friend Luz is the exact opposite, leaving a trail of stray pens, sticky notes, and unmatched gym socks wherever she goes.What does the word punctilious most likely suggest? Select two options.that Amira is somewhat neatthat Amira is indifferent about how her room looksthat Amira is controlling with regard to detailsthat Amira is lazy and unmotivatedthat Amira is uptight about cleanliness
Read the excerpt from Robert Frost's poem "Mending Wall."He only says, "Good fences make good neighbours."Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonderIf I could put a notion in his head:"Why do they make good neighbours? Isn’t itWhere there are cows? But here there are no cows.Before I built a wall I’d ask to knowWhat I was walling in or walling out,And to whom I was like to give offence.Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,That wants it down." I could say "Elves" to him,But it’s not elves exactly, and I’d ratherHe said it for himself. I see him thereBringing a stone grasped firmly by the topIn each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.He moves in darkness as it seems to me,Not of woods only and the shade of trees.He will not go behind his father’s saying,And he like having thought of it so wellHe says again, "Good fences make good neighbours."
Read the sentence.The clouds gathering on the horizon were an inauspicious sign for the outdoor class, so rather than risk getting caught in a downpour, Dara decided to bring the class indoors.Based on context clues in the sentence, what is the most likely meaning of inauspicious?
Read the sentence.Leila stared at the driver of the shiny red convertible stopped in the middle of the intersection, incredulous that he would stop traffic just to yell at another driver behind him.What does the use of incredulous connote?
Read the sentence.When he gave his speech to younger audiences, Jake knew that it would be prudent to avoid sharing stories that might be considered inappropriate for children.Based on context clues in the passage, what is the most likely meaning of prudent? Select three options.using good judgmentspeaking clearlybeing cautiousmaking eye contactensuring appropriateness
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