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Which of the following describes a context clue?(1 point)
Responses


dictionary definitions of words included in a text to help the reader understand their meaning

information in a text that helps the reader understand the meaning of a word



descriptions in a text that help the reader picture what the author is describing

phrases in a text that have a meaning other than their literal meanings
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Use the sentences to answer the question.

Timothy ran inside and slammed the door behind him. He held an umbrella, but his clothes were wet. "It's raining cats and dogs out there!" he yelled at no one in particular.

Which statement describes the meaning of the phrase "raining cats and dogs"?

(1 point)
Responses


It is raining very hard.


Cats and dogs are playing in the rain.


The rain is about to stop.

Cats and dogs are running from the rain.
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Which literal statement explains what someone means when they say "It's late. I need to hit the hay"?(1 point)
Responses

I am really tired and want to go to sleep.


Time is running out to harvest the straw.


Time is flying and I need to rush.


I arrived late and need to mow the grass.
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Which of the following describes the relationship between an idiomatic phrase and a literal phrase?(1 point)
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A literal phrase is the straightforward language that interprets the figurative meaning of an idiomatic phrase.


An idiomatic phrase presents non-literal language that influences the connotation of the literal phrase.


A literal phrase indirectly states the meaning of an idiomatic phrase.



An idiomatic phrase restates the meaning of a literal phrase to make it easier for a reader to understand.
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Use the sentences to answer the question.

A student is trying to understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a paragraph. The paragraph does not contain any examples of figurative language, and the student has already identified the unfamiliar word as a noun.

Which strategy would work best in order for the student to define the word?

(1 point)
Responses


Identify idioms.


Determine the part of speech.


Look for context clues.

Examine sentence logic.
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What causes the rock layers of mountains to form zigzag shape?(1 point)
Responses

a normal fault



folding of rock

continental plate uplift


a transform fault
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Use this paragraph: Carlon is using two wooden blocks to model the movement of Earth’s plates. He pushes one block forward and the other block backward, rubbing their surfaces together.

Which Earth feature is he modeling?

(1 point)
Responses

rift valley


thrust fault



strike-slip fault

normal fault
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Use this paragraph: Layla drew a diagram of forces acting on the rock in Earth’s crust. She drew arrows pointing inwards, representing forces pressing on the rock.

Which formation is represented by the diagram?

(1 point)
Responses

a transform fault


a rift valley


a mid-ocean rift


a fold mountain
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Which feature is created when a block of rock dropped down in relation to the block of rock beside it?(1 point)
Responses


thrust fault produced by compression


transform fault produced by shear


reverse fault produced by compression

normal fault produced by tension
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When an idea is presented in a way that is original, it is considered to be
(1 point)
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impressive.

aesthetically pleasing.



expressive.

creative.
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Information in a text that helps the reader understand the meaning of a word
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It is raining very hard.
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I am really tired and want to go to sleep.
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An idiomatic phrase presents non-literal language that influences the connotation of the literal phrase.
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Look for context clues.
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folding of rock
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strike-slip fault
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a fold mountain
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normal fault produced by tension
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creative.