2. Based on the context clues, what is the meaning of the word catalpa in Line 27 of the poem? (The poem is Almost Summer Sky by Jacqueline Woodson)
Line 27: No, upstate they got maple and catalpa and scotch pine,
A a location upstate
B a species of tree****
C a family of birds
D a dense puffy cloud
In the previous question, what type of context clue is given in the surrounding text? (The poem is Almost Summer Sky by Jacqueline Woodson)
A antonym
B definition
C explanation*****
D sentence role
3. How does the poet use personification to describe trees?
A: trees upstate think they are better than the other trees
B:The hundered year old trees act like men
C: the tops of the trees reach up and touch the sky
D: trees reach out their leaves and invite you to sit in their shade
7. Answer choice best restates lines 3-5, beginning with "whited air'? (The poem is called-The Snowstorm by Ralph Waldo Emerson)
3 whited air
4 Hides hill and woods, the river, and
the heaven,
5 and veils the farmhouse at the gardens
end
a The snow falls softly on the land.****
b the snow blots out everything
c snow falls but does not stick
d the weather is cold and gloomy
10. which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
a Your eyes are like glittering diamonds
b your fingers dance across the keyboard
c your hear is ice
d your lips are as pick as roses****
11. Which sentence contains a predicate pronoun as a subject complement?
a the best person for the job is she****
b the ground is sloping and uneven
c we wondered what happened to him
d Amy is employee of the week
15. What is the best way to revise the following sentence so it uses a pronoun in the nominative case?
Lauren handed Sarah the keys after locking the door.
a She handed Sarah the keys after locking the door*****
b Lauren handed her the keys after locking the door
c Lauren handed Sarah my keys after locking the door
d Lauren handed her my keys after locking the door
16. Which of the following sentences uses a pronoun in the objective case?
a He just did an amazing magic trick
b His sister said the solution is a secret
c Please tell me how Mike did the trick!***
d I wish I were as good a magician as Mike
17. Which sentence has correct subject verb agreement?
a the girls walks to soccer practice
every day
b I hope Mike join us for the party
c You and Susie really hits it off at
the party
d Steve runs a mile every day before
work****
3 answers
sorry for the rush.. but this needs done soon!
16 - correct
15 - correct
11 - correct, but needs correct capitalization and punctuation
10 - I guess it's correct, but with all the typos, it's hard to tell.
3 - either a or c (hard to tell)
2 - species of tree is correct; not sure of the other
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