Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the questions.
Inform or explain
Persuade
Entertain
Express feelings
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Sight
Smell
Touch
Hearing
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However, owning a horse is cheaper, better for your health, and much more enjoyable than owning a car.
However owning, a horse is cheaper, better for your health, and much more enjoyable than owning a car.
However owning a horse, is cheaper, better for your health, and much more enjoyable than owning a car.
However owning a horse is cheaper, better for your health and much more enjoyable, than owning a car.
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Determined
Apprehensive
Generous
Conceited
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Walks through the crowded schoolyard
Talks to Margarita about Senora Arallano
Debates whether to show her ability
Memorizes the names of Inca rulers
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These boys jump into the water; and they surface on the other side of a big rock.
These boys jump into the water; They surface on the other side of a big rock.
These boys jump into the water, and they surface on the other side of a big rock.
These boys jump into the water, they surface on the other side of a big rock.
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Explains that the beach is a safe place for mothers and sons
Demonstrates Jerry's growing independence and maturity
Shows Jerry's determination to swim through the tunnel
Illustrates that Jerry's mother is overprotective
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But
And
Or
So
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Determination helps you develop a strong character.
The natural world has a great influence on human activities.
Children often learn best when allowed to explore on their own.
Actual events often exceed people's expectations.
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Change their diet because lemmings are harder to catch
Stop eating mammals and mostly eat plants
Hunt exclusively at night to avoid predators
Travel across the tundra with hares and ptarm
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In addition to coordination riding a horse requires balance, and flexibility.
In addition to coordination, riding a horse requires balance and flexibility.
In addition to coordination riding a horse, requires balance and flexibility.
In addition, to coordination riding a horse requires balance and flexibility.
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Hearing
Sight
Touch
Smell
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Belief that water is necessary for survival
Preference for summer over winter
Concern about children playing in the rain
Love of the rains of springtime
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Narrator dislikes reading and is only pretending to be unable to read it
Reader realizes that the narrator is embarrassed by her inability to read it
Man intentionally chose a book he knew would be too difficult for her
Reader knows that she can read it but that the man is unaware of her ability
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Confused
Eager
Forgiving
Bitter
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"The average horse costs less to buy"
"you can pay well over $8,000"
"when it comes to your health"
"thick clop-clop of the horse's hooves"
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Reliable
Humble
Intelligent
Excited
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Depressing
Mysterious
Awkward
Somber
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Canada and the United States
Reference to lemming
Much remains
Lemming/snowy owl relationship
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How many people visited Central Park in 1859?
When was the Central Park Zoo first built?
What resources were needed to build Central Park?
Which roadways run through Central Park?
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Bend with ease
Change direction
Roll over often
Perform many roles
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Jerry goes back to the place where he's staying and waits for his mother to come home from the beach.
Jerry returns to the vacation villa and waits impatiently for his mother to come home from the beach.
Jerry returns to the place where he's staying and waits a lot for his mother to come home.
Jerry goes back to the room where he's staying and waits a long time for his mother to come home from the beach.
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Read short stories written about Central Park
Research in other sources to verify the facts
Read other articles written by the same author
Research the history of New York City architecture
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The warmth of the tent makes the narrator feel peaceful and sleepy
Communication between climbers is easy despite the blaring wind.
Sleeping bags are close together and oxygen is scarce.
The narrator feels comfortable despite the cramped and hazardous conditions.
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Repetition
Parallelism
Analogy
Rhetorical question
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Detached
Curious
Hesitant
Gleeful
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Persuade and entertain
Inform and entertain
Persuade and express feelings
Express feelings and entertain
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Dog buyers should do research before purchasing a puppy.
German Shepherds are likely to live longer than Labradors.
The traditions of dog breeding should be rigorously maintained.
Mixed-breed dogs are typically more intelligent than purebred dogs.
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Having to do with smell
Appealing to sense of sight
Seeming to sound familiar
Relating to sense of touch
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Sentence 6
Sentence 7
Sentence 8
Sentence 9
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Jerry then begins to instantly whimper, showing his nature.
Jerry then begins to cry a lot, showing his nature.
Jerry then begins to cry aloud, showing his real nature.
Jerry then begins to wail, revealing his childlike nature.
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Hunting
Great surprise
Daylight
High Arctic
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Margarita Martinez
Her parents
Senora Arellano
Herself
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Were not always as popular as they currently are
Are excellent at performing tasks that require being in water
Were originally from Newfoundland, not Labrador
Have undergone many changes to become the breed seen today
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Tone of the paragraph is too formal for a slang term
Reader may not know that wheels means the same as car
Writer has a more neutral attitude about cars than the word suggests
Word may have negative connotations for some readers
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Species interact
Structures are built
Living things move
Engines operate
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Confusing
Outrageous
Threatening
Gloomy
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Using force
Showing emotion
Very quickly
With great speed
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Sentence 1
Sentence 2
Sentence 3
Sentence 4
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An unknown force
The danger of nature
A desirable object
The power of sunlight
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Purebred dogs are more likely to be free of health problems.
Changes in the German shepherd have improved its ability to spring forward.
The standards of the American Kennel Club are subjective.
Potential buyers must consider many factors before purchasing a dog.
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Expressions that cross his face
Force with which he hauls in the net
Directions he yells to the younger fisher
Patience he shows toward the conger eel
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A large group of Acadians settled in Louisiana.
New Orleans was the center of Creole culture.
The lives of rural people followed natural rhythms.
Festive parties followed the sugar cane harvest.
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Frequent similes and sensory language
Contractions and slang words
Witty humor and sarcastic tone
Elaborate sentences and formal diction
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Personalities of some dog breeds
Lineage of some dog breeds
Upkeep of some dog breeds
Effectiveness of breed standards
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When he goes exploring on his own, Jerry learns about the tunnel by watching some older boys swimming in a rocky bay.
Jerry goes exploring on his own one day and he learns about the tunnel by watching some older boys swimming in a rocky bay.
Jerry goes exploring on his own one day and learns about the tunnel by watching some older boys swimming in a rocky bay.
Exploring alone one day, Jerry learns about the tunnel by watching some older boys swimming in a rocky bay.
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Using up calories, a rider contracts and relaxes muscles to stay balanced. A person burns about five calories a minute while riding a horse.
A rider uses up calories and contracts and relaxes muscles to stay balanced. A person burns about five calories a minute while riding a horse.
A rider uses up calories and contracts and relaxes muscles to stay balanced. A person burns about five calories a minute while riding a horse.
A rider uses up calories contracting and relaxing muscles to stay balanced. A person rides a horse and burns about five calories a minute.
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The powerful language creates an optimistic mood.
Discussion of eating and sleeping creates a hypnotic mood.
The rapid succession of dialogue creates a mood of confusion.
Repeated questioning creates a mood of uncertainty.
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