AnswersVA-English 10 CRVocabulary: Denotations and Connotations

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The following question refers to On Writing by Stephen King. Who, according to King, will not like the idea that competent writers can be made into good writers?

A
many writing teachers
B
most parents
C
typical vacationers
D
sophisticated poets
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Read the theme below and answer the question that follows. In life-threatening circumstances, the instinct to survive overcomes everything else. Which supporting detail from Night by Elie Wiesel reflects the above theme best?

A
“Dozens of inmates were there to receive us, sticks in hand, striking anywhere, anyone, without reason.”
B
“Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself.”
C
“A barrel of foul-smelling liquid stood by the door. Disinfection. Everybody soaked in it.”
D
“Our senses were numbed, everything was fading into a fog. We no longer clung to anything.”
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How does the mood of a story affect the reader?

A
It determines whether the conflict is internal or external.
B
It reveals the character’s motivation.
C
It makes the theme harder to figure out.
D
It affects the reader’s interpretation of events.
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Read the selection below from “The Once and Future Merlin” by Marion Zimmer Bradley and answer the question that follows. Over the centuries the story has been told and retold and told again, often with a widely varying cast of characters. Knights, priests and priestesses, kings and queens, and various users of magic come and go, but always there is Arthur, the sun around which all else revolves, his faithless wife (Guinevere), his equally-faithless best friend (Lancelot), the illegitimate son (Mordred) who becomes his bane—and Merlin. Whatever his role, Merlin is always there, and it is always clear that Arthur could not have existed, survived, or become King without him. Source: Bradley, Marion Zimmer. “The Once and Future Merlin.” Fictionwise.com. Fictionwise LLC, n.d. Web. 7 July 2011. Which organizational type dominates the passage?

A
comparison/contrast
B
spatial
C
order of importance
D
chronological
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Read the words below and answer the question that follows. hopelessness, difficulty, sadness, defeat Which theme can you create using all the key ideas above?

A
Feeling hopeless is unreasonable when faced with challenges.
B
With difficulties comes a loss of faith in oneself and in humanity.
C
Beating someone at a difficult game is a reason to celebrate.
D
When sadness appears in a person’s life, it often causes death.

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