3rdhm-theme3-sel2-barletta CST Formatted Test

In this sentence, the word "square" is used to describe a location where the person lives. Since it is mentioned that the person lives "right across" from the square, it implies that the square is a central area in the town. Therefore, the correct answer is "an area in the middle of town."

This story is a fantasy story because one of the elements mentioned, statues coming to life, is not possible in reality. In the real world, statues are inanimate objects and cannot possess life or movement. This element of statues coming to life introduces a supernatural or magical aspect to the story, placing it firmly in the genre of fantasy.

In this sentence, the word "pedestal" is used metaphorically to refer to a position of superiority or arrogance. The speaker is suggesting that the person being addressed should come down from their self-important position and be more humble. The word "pedestal" traditionally refers to the base or support on which a statue stands, so the correct answer is "base of a statue."

The correct way to write "most big" is "biggest." This is because "big" is a one-syllable adjective, so to form the comparative and superlative forms, we add "-er" and "-est" respectively. In this case, "biggest" is the superlative form indicating the greatest size or extent.

The army turned and left instead of attacking the town because they thought everyone in the town was taller than the statue. This suggests that the army had a mistaken perception that the statue was a representation of the people's height. This misunderstanding led them to believe that the people in the town were much larger and more powerful than they actually were, causing the army to retreat out of fear.

The correct answer is "hard to explain or understand." This is because something that is mysterious is not easily comprehensible or able to be explained. It implies a level of complexity or secrecy that makes it difficult for people to fully understand or grasp.

The sentence "The Mysterious Giant climbed back and stood still" is broken up correctly into subject and predicate in the answer choice "The Mysterious Giant / climbed back and stood still." The subject of the sentence is "The Mysterious Giant" and the predicate is "climbed back and stood still."

The word "celebration" should be divided into syllables as "cel-e-bra-tion". Each syllable is clearly separated and pronounced individually.

The correct way to write the statue of Barletta is "Barletta's statue." This is because the apostrophe is used to indicate possession or ownership. In this case, the statue belongs to Barletta, so the apostrophe is placed before the "s" to show that possession.

The main idea of this selection is that the people of Barletta are scared and preparing to leave. This is evident from the sentences that mention how no one smiled or waved at the Mysterious Giant, no children played, and everyone was busy piling their belongings in carts and wagons. This behavior indicates that the people are in a rush and getting ready to run away from Barletta, suggesting fear and a plan to move.

The verbs in the sentence are "stands," "watches," and "talks." These verbs indicate the actions of the Mysterious Giant, who is standing in the square, observing the people, and having a conversation with Zia Concetta.

An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. In this case, the word "giant" refers to something that is very large or huge. The word "small" is the opposite of large, making it the correct antonym for "giant".

The suffix "-est" can be added at the end of the word "quick" to make a new word that means "most quick". This is because the suffix "-est" is used to form the superlative degree of adjectives, indicating the highest degree of a quality. Therefore, adding "-est" to "quick" creates the word "quickest", which means "most quick".

The correct answer is "That onion is the biggest in the whole bunch." This sentence is written correctly because it uses the comparative form of the adjective "biggest" to compare the size of the onion to the other onions in the bunch. The use of the definite article "the" before "biggest" indicates that it is the superlative form, meaning it is the largest among all the onions.

The words "turn" and "work" have the same vowel sound. Both words have the "er" sound, which is a common vowel sound in English.

The word "giant" does not belong with the others because it is the only word that describes something of significant size or strength, while the other words (small, weakling, tiny) all describe things that are small or lacking in strength.

The word "mysterious" should be divided into syllables as "mys-te-ri-ous". Each syllable contains one vowel sound, making it easier to pronounce and understand the word.

The two words from the sentence that can be spelled differently and have a different meaning are "our" and "meet". "Our" can be spelled as "hour" which refers to a unit of time, while "meet" can be spelled as "meat" which refers to the flesh of an animal used as food.