AnswersSLAE 26-27 ENGLISH 12.1Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language

Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language — Unit test Answers

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Read this conclusion.Many car accidents are preventable. Skilled motorists with minimal distractions can react quickly and avert danger. Highways, side streets, and driveways all present unpredictable hazards.

E
Eating, drinking, adjusting the radio, and texting are examples of distractions.
P
Put your phone away when you drive, and keep your eyes on the road.
M
More than 40 states have banned texting because it is a serious distraction.
G
Get your license at your local department of motor vehicles and drive on!
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Read the excerpt from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.

T
This excerpt shows influences of the Romantic movement because it hints at the speaker’s contempt toward the Industrial Revolution.
T
This excerpt shows influences of the Enlightenment period because it uses formal language to describe the speaker’s experience.
T
This excerpt shows influences of the Romantic movement because it focuses on the awe-inspiring power of nature.
T
This excerpt shows influences of the Enlightenment period because it contains highly technical language.
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Alliteration is

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the repetition of themes and ideas.
t
the implication of a word meaning.
t
the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.
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the repetition of sounds.
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Read the second stanza from "Mutability.”We rest.—A dream has power to poison sleep; We rise.—One wandering thought pollutes the day; We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep; Embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away

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Humans lose the ability to reason when they are overcome with emotion.
H
Humans are not always certain how to handle the emotions they feel.
H
Humans experience a broad range of emotions throughout a lifetime.
H
Humans do not appreciate the emotions of which they are capable.
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life and deathlogic and reasonemotion and naturescience and discovery

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life and death
B
logic and reason
C
emotion and nature
D
science and discovery
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Read this prompt.Create a presentation to convince the Hanover County School Board members that the county should add a fall break to next year’s school schedule, creating a week-long respite in October.

t
to persuade the audience to add a vacation to a proposed calendar
t
to persuade the audience to sponsor a festival for school children
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to inform the audience about school day requirements for a county
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to inform the audience about upcoming events in the school calendar
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Which behaviors are characteristics of an effective speaker? Check all that apply.establishing eye contactmaintaining a lounging posturereferring to multimedia visual aidsusing a suitable volume and pacedisplaying indifference about the topic

e
establishing eye contact
m
maintaining a lounging posture
r
referring to multimedia visual aids
u
using a suitable volume and pace
d
displaying indifference about the topic
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In "A Defence of Poetry,” Shelley suggests that the only thing that lasts is change. Which line from "Mutability” can also be seen as a reflection of this idea?

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Or like forgotten lyres, whose dissonant strings
O
One mood or modulation like the last
W
We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep
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Nought may endure but Mutability
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Consider this image.

Question illustration
a
as an informative tool explaining how to transplant potted crops
a
as a persuasive device showing the potential of a community garden
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as an informative tool providing the names and functions of plant parts
a
as a persuasive device proving the importance of irrigation systems
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Read the haiku by Bashō.Midfield,attached to nothing,the skylark singing.

A
anxious and irritated
B
carefree and optimistic
C
remorseful and lonely
D
wistful and meditative
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Emanuelle is writing an analytical essay comparing "Mutability” and "A Defence of Poetry.”The main focus of her essay should be

h
her opinion of both works.
t
the historical context of both works.
w
what inspired Shelley to write both works.
m
major ideas that are shared in both works.
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Which statements describe haiku? Check all that apply.A haiku is a poem that consists of three lines.A haiku has a patterned rhyme scheme.A haiku often contains a kigo.A haiku contains ideas that are written in present tense.A haiku is a poem that tells a complicated story.

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A haiku is a poem that consists of three lines.
B
A haiku has a patterned rhyme scheme.
C
A haiku often contains a kigo.
D
A haiku contains ideas that are written in present tense.
E
A haiku is a poem that tells a complicated story.

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