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

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In Rain Myths, in "A Madagascan Myth,” what is one effect of ’Ndriananahary sending his son, Ataokoloinona, to Earth?

A
It results in ’Ndriananahary destroying the earth with floods.
B
It results in ’Ndriananahary relaxing in the heavens.
C
It results in ’Ndriananahary unleashing the sun on the world.
D
It results in ’Ndriananahary creating the human race.
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In Rain Myths, which conclusion about the Madagascan people is most justified by "A Madagascan Myth”?

A
The Madagascans had religious beliefs based on the land.
B
The Madagascans had cultural values based on family.
C
The Madagascans had religious beliefs based on the sun.
D
The Madagascans had cultural values based on safety.
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Which value is reflected in Heracles?

A
taking responsibility for one’s actions
B
taking care of one’s children.
C
disobeying the gods to follow one’s path
D
disobeying the rules to achieve one’s goals
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Which sentence best summarizes the central conflict in Amateratsu?

A
Amaterasu, the sun goddess, had a brother, Susanowo, the storm god, who fought with her.
B
Uzume, Amaterasu, Susanowo, and the other gods all had great influence over what happened on earth.
C
Susanowo caused so much trouble that Amaterasu retreated from the world, taking the sun with her.
D
The gods intervened so that Amaterasu brought back the sun, and Susanowo was punished.
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Read the excerpt from a contemporary story.Lara was one of the brightest computer programmers her professor had ever seen. She shared her gifts by tutoring other students, many of whom were much older. It was a common sight to see her staying late in the library, huddled over her trusted, beat-up laptop, helping someone. So when she retreated with her laptop to her room and refused to leave, it created a wave of discontent at the school.

A
Lara was one of the brightest computer programmers her professor had ever seen.
B
She shared her gifts by tutoring other students, many of whom were much older.
C
It was a common sight to see her staying late in the library, huddled over her trusted, beat-up laptop, helping someone.
D
So when she retreated with her laptop to her room and refused to leave, it created a wave of discontent at the school.
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Which sentence most needs to be revised because its description is too vague?

A
We hiked two miles uphill in the blooming forest today.
B
We sprinted back and forth in the stuffy high school gym.
C
We had to walk up several flights of stairs to get there.
D
We stretched and then slowly jogged once around the track.
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Why does Neiterkob’s daughter most likely tell the myth "The Beginnings of the Maasai”?

A
to entertain the reader with the fantastic setting of where the Maasai live
B
to persuade the reader to adopt the Maasai’s affection for the sky god
C
to explain to the reader the origin of Maasai culture
D
to impress the reader with the history of the Maasai
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Read the sentence.Tension erupted in the room when it was revealed that the villain knew that the spy withholding information.

A
Tension will erupt in the room when it was revealed that the villain knew that the spy withholding information.
B
Tension erupted in the room when it reveals that the villain knew that the spy withholding information.
C
Tension erupted in the room when it was revealed that the villain will know that the spy withholding information.
D
Tension erupted in the room when it was revealed that the villain knew that the spy withheld information.
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conflictdialoguepoint of viewsensory language

A
conflict
B
dialogue
C
point of view
D
sensory language
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Reread "The Beginnings of the Maasai,” and then answer the question.One purpose of "The Beginnings of the Maasai” is to explain the weather.

A
The sky god is powerful, but can change from nurturing to vengeful depending on our behavior.
B
Sometimes Enkai is Enkai Narok, the Black God, happy with us and blanketing the sky with dark clouds that pour out rain to nourish the plains.
C
In these times, the sun grows incredibly hot until the earth dries up and becomes barren.
D
My father tells me that the eruption was so violent that it broke the earth away from the sky and flung Enkai and all of the cattle high up into the heavens.
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One advantage of using dialogue in a narrative essay is to

A
highlight the essay’s topic.
B
define the essay’s purpose.
C
show who the essay’s characters are.
D
determine the essay’s point of view.
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Read the excerpt from a summary of the contemporary novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.To help save the day, Harry must get past a scary three-headed guard dog. In order to do this, he gets help from his friends Hermione and Ron. They all have become close friends during the course of the school year. After they solve this challenge, they move on to the next part of their plan.

A
To help save the day, Harry must get past a scary three-headed guard dog.
B
In order to do this, he gets help from his good friends Hermione and Ron.
C
They all have become close friends during the course of the school year.
D
After they solve this challenge, they move on to the next part of their plan.
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mythphenomenaplotsummary

A
myth
B
phenomena
C
plot
D
summary
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conflictdescriptiondialogueresolution

A
conflict
B
description
C
dialogue
D
resolution
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Read the list of verbs.foretold, overtook, will inflict, will petition

A
the present and past tenses.
B
the future and present tenses.
C
the future and past tenses.
D
the past, present, and future tenses.
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What should a writer plan to include in the end of a narrative essay? Select two answers.a description of the settinga reflection on what was learnedan identification of the major people involveda description of the challenges and obstaclesa discussion about how the experience caused change

A
a description of the setting
B
a reflection on what was learned
C
an identification of the major people involved
D
a description of the challenges and obstacles
E
a discussion about how the experience caused change

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