AnswersReading HS- Common Core English 09 1.0Compound and Complex Sentences

Summarizing Central Ideas in The Dark Game, Part 1 Answers

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Read the sentence.The squirrel who ran in circles around the circumference of the tree chattered angrily at the curious cat.

A
The squirrel, who ran in circles around the circumference of the tree, chattered angrily at the curious cat.
B
The squirrel who ran in circles around the circumference of the tree, chattered angrily at the curious cat.
C
The squirrel, who ran in circles around the circumference of the tree chattered angrily, at the curious cat.
D
The squirrel who ran in circles around the circumference of the tree chattered angrily, at the curious cat.
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Read the sentence a student wrote.As he listened to the haunting notes of the song the author realized he had found the inspiration for his next suspense novel.

A
complex sentence, there should be a comma after “song.”
B
compound sentence, there should be a comma after “realized.”
C
complex sentence, there should be a comma after “inspiration.”
D
compound sentence, there should be a comma after “found.”
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A
The aliens suffered from exhaustion, after traveling several light years.
B
They needed some relaxation, when they finally landed their spaceship.
C
After they rested a few days, the aliens revived sufficiently to explore.
D
They needed all their energy, once they started hiking the rough terrain.
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Read the compound sentence.Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant with the secret formula but she was afraid her assistant was a spy.

A
Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant with the secret formula; but she was afraid her assistant was a spy.
B
Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant, with the secret formula: but she was afraid her assistant was a spy.
C
Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant with the secret formula but, she was afraid her assistant was a spy.
D
Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant with the secret formula, but she was afraid her assistant was a spy.
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coloncommaperiodsemicolon

A
colon
B
comma
C
period
D
semicolon
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Read these lines from Emily Dickinson’s poem "Heart, we will forget him".Heart, we will forget him!You and I, to-night!You may forget the warmth he gave,I will forget the light.

A
learn facts about human forgetfulness.
B
learn facts about human anatomy.
C
understand the writer’s happiness.
D
understand the writer’s sadness.
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Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".The blood leaped high;it spouted like a broken leaden pipethat, through a slender hole where it is worn,sends out a long and hissing stream as jetsof water cleave the air.

A
The figurative language describes the violence of the scene.
B
The predictable rhyme scheme emphasizes the quick action.
C
The symbolism of the blood suggests it is not real.
D
The steady rhythm imitates a funeral march.
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articles, such as “the” or “a”prepositions, such as “through” or “on”conjunctions, such as “and” or “but”nouns, such as “love” or “truth”

A
articles, such as “the” or “a”
B
prepositions, such as “through” or “on”
C
conjunctions, such as “and” or “but”
D
nouns, such as “love” or “truth”
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Which is an example of metaphor?

A
Merry, our parakeet, whistles like a teakettle every time the doorbell rings.
B
The ocean’s waves swallowed up loose pieces of driftwood along the beach.
C
Father’s mustache was a furry caterpillar wiggling beneath his nose.
D
The school bus was as noisy and crowded as a football stadium.
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Which is one characteristic of iambic pentameter, which is used in "Sonnet 29”?

A
Each line contains twelve syllables.
B
Each line contains ten syllables.
C
Each line contains eight syllables.
D
Each line contains six syllables.
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Which statement about iambic pentameter, which is used in "Sonnet 29,” is correct?

A
An iamb consists of two unstressed syllables followed by two stressed syllables.
B
An iamb consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
C
An iamb consists of a stressed syllable followed by another stressed syllable.
D
An iamb consists of five stressed syllables followed by five unstressed syllables.
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Shakespeare’s sonnets, including "Sonnet 29,” have which characteristic?

A
They all contain one quatrain and nine couplets.
B
They all contain two quatrains and five couplets.
C
They all contain four quatrains and no couplets.
D
They all contain three quatrains and a couplet.
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Read the excerpt from "The Snow.”It fills with alabaster woolThe wrinkles of the road.

A
is quickly absorbed into the ground.
B
falls in a single sheet to the ground.
C
accumulates in the cracks in the ground.
D
cover causes ripples on the ground.

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