Improving Vocabulary with Word Parts and Context Clues — Unit test

Question 1

conflictevidencesettingresolution

Revolt · Accepted Answer

evidence

Question 2

Read the sentence.While we could never prove it, we suspected him of duplicity, so we were never able to fully trust him despite his numerous good deeds.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

dishonesty

Question 3

Read the passage from Perseus."Your child!” Acrisius cried in great anger. "Who is his father?”But when Danaë answered proudly, "Zeus,” he would not believe her.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

illustrate the feelings of the characters.

Question 4

Read the passage from "The Raven and the First Men: The Beginnings of the Haida.”Raven crept into the chief’s dwelling. He appeared as a baby, with raven hair and black eyes. The chief’s daughter adopted the child, never knowing that he was in fact Raven the trickster.The daughter loved the child, but soon the baby began to cry. The Sky Chief did whatever he could to comfort his new grandson, but the baby was inconsolable. Finally, to appease the child, he gave him a small box to play with. Raven, as the baby, tumbled and tossed the box until it fell open. Whoosh! The stars flew up through the smoke hole in the ceiling, settling in the night sky.The chief was very upset, but was able to recover, as they were only stars and not very luminous.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

had fireplaces.

Question 5

most

Revolt · Accepted Answer

She needs to add to the beginning and introduce what her challenge was.

Question 6

Read the passage from "Cruel Tribute.”Then every maiden, without looking, reached her hand into one of the vessels and drew forth a ball, and those who took the black balls were borne away to the black ship, which lay in waiting by the shore. The young men also drew lots in like manner, but when six black balls had been drawn Theseus came quickly forward and said:"Hold! Let no more balls be drawn. I will be the seventh youth to pay this tribute.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Theseus sets himself up to battle the Minotaur.

Question 7

An author has successfully created a suspenseful sequence of events when the reader asks which question?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

What will happen next?

Question 8

Which phrases include sensory language? Select three answers.the breeze last nightthe softly drifting snowthe bumpy, twisted treethe newly bought carthe rabbit next doorthe scarred, stained rug

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the softly drifting snow; the bumpy, twisted tree; the scarred, stained rug

Question 9

Which part of "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand” best shows that the Maori value freedom?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the motivation of the brothers

Question 10

Which sentence uses the passive voice for the main verb?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

When we can pick our reading, mythology is most often chosen in my class.

Improving Vocabulary with Word Parts and Context Clues — Unit test Answers

More from this Course

TRY EDGENUITY HACKS