AnswersAG Q1 Academic English 9 26-27 SDunhamImproving Vocabulary with Word Parts and Context Clues

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Read the stanza from “Deliverance From Another Sore Fit.”“Thou knowest the sorrows that I felt; My plaints and groans were heard of Thee, And how in sweat I seemed to melt Thou help'st and Thou regardest me.” What does the word regardest suggest about the speaker’s attitude toward God?

A
The speaker believes God will end all suffering.
B
The speaker considers God to be largely unknowable.
C
The speaker thinks of God as a closest friend.
D
The speaker feels watched attentively by God.
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Read the excerpt from “I Dream a World” by Langston Hughes.A world I dream where black or white,Whatever race you be,Will share the bounties of the earthAnd every man is free,Where wretchedness will hang its headAnd joy, like a pearl,Attends the needs of all mankind—Of such I dream, my world!Based on the dreams that the speaker describes, it is reasonable to infer that the speaker

A
is hopeful all people will experience the same freedoms he enjoys.
B
will do whatever is necessary to gain equality for all.
C
lives in a time and place where equality does not exist.
D
has given up the idea that one day all people will be treated the same.
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In Langston Hughes’s poem “I Dream a World,” the repetition of the word “dream” emphasizes

A
the idea that the action of the poem takes place at night.
B
the notion that Hughes lives in a fantasy world rather than reality.
C
the fact that equality is a desired but seemingly unattainable goal.
D
the belief that dreams often remain unrealized due to oppression.
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Langston Hughes yearns for equality in the poem “I Dream A World,” while in the poem “Democracy” he

A
is thankful for the freedoms he has gained.
B
feels that equal opportunities are within reach.
C
strongly supports the idea of deferring the fight to a later time.
D
actively advocates the idea of fighting for equal treatment.
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The speaker in Hughes’s poem “Democracy” encourages people to

A
bravely stand up for what is right.
B
peacefully support change.
C
patiently wait for equality to come.
D
silently let change take its course.

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