ear the skyline rim of the superb mountain-range upon which I was commencing to rise I saw, shadowy in the translucent green, an unmistakable shape—the shape of a great fish: a shark. Its fin cut the surface like a knife. For one instant I stared, and in that instant, I observed, with a vivid clearness, all manner of minute details—the burnished sheen on the water, the glistening tautness of its lofty skyline, the sapphire blue of the sky itself, and, most lucidly of all, the silhouette of the shark. Every movement of the shark was now plain to me; and it was moving, there was no doubt of it: a trail of bubbles streamed from its flank and a tiny streak of froth fluttered behind the fin. The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo. I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me.
"The Reward of Enterprise" by Ward Muir
Question
Use the passage below to answer the question.
Which pieces of evidence show that Harborough considers the shark as belonging in the ocean? Select the two correct answers.
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Responses
“For one instant I stared, and in that instant, I observed, with a vivid clearness, all manner of minute details—the burnished sheen on the water, the glistening tautness of its lofty skyline, the sapphire blue of the sky itself, and, most lucidly of all, the silhouette of the shark.”
“For one instant I stared, and in that instant, I observed, with a vivid clearness, all manner of minute details—the burnished sheen on the water, the glistening tautness of its lofty skyline, the sapphire blue of the sky itself, and, most lucidly of all, the silhouette of the shark.”
“The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo.”
“The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo.”
“Near the skyline rim of the superb mountain-range upon which I was commencing to rise I saw, shadowy in the translucent green, an unmistakable shape—the shape of a great fish: a shark.”
“Near the skyline rim of the superb mountain-range upon which I was commencing to rise I saw, shadowy in the translucent green, an unmistakable shape—the shape of a great fish: a shark.”
“Every movement of the shark was now plain to me; and it was moving, there was no doubt of it: a trail of bubbles streamed from its flank and a tiny streak of froth fluttered behind the fin.”
“Every movement of the shark was now plain to me; and it was moving, there was no doubt of it: a trail of bubbles streamed from its flank and a tiny streak of froth fluttered behind the fin.”
“I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me.”
Use the passage to answer the question.
Both had now given up the useless struggle to free themselves from the mass of wood that held them down; Ulrich limited his endeavours to an effort to bring his one partially free arm near enough to his outer coat-pocket to draw out his wine-flask.
What synonym could the writer use in place of useless to convey a tone of hopelessness?
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Responses
pointless
pointless
flawless
flawless
needless
needless
shameless
The discreet door shut with a click. She was outside on the step, gazing at the winter afternoon. Rain was falling, and with the rain it seemed the dark came too, spinning down like ashes. There was a cold bitter taste in the air, and the new-lighted lamps looked sad. Sad were the lights in the houses opposite. Dimly they burned as if regretting something. And people hurried by, hidden under their hateful umbrellas. Rosemary felt a strange pang. She pressed her muff to her breast; she wished she had the little box, too, to cling to. Of course, the car was there. She’d only to cross the pavement. But still she waited. There are moments, horrible moments in life, when one emerges from shelter and looks out, and it’s awful. One oughtn’t to give way to them. One ought to go home and have an extra-special tea. But at the very instant of thinking that, a young girl, thin, dark, shadowy—where had she come from?—was standing at Rosemary’s elbow and a voice like a sigh, almost like a sob, breathed: “Madame, may I speak to you a moment?”
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
In the first sentence, the author refers to the door as “discreet.” What can you determine from this description?
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Responses
The door is oversized.
The door is oversized.
The door is creaky.
The door is creaky.
The door is gaudy.
The door is gaudy.
The door is quiet.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
After cleaning out my locker and recycling stacks of used paper, crushed soda cans, and the shoebox from my soccer cleats, I said bon voyage to all of it when I saw the recycling truck pull up and empty out the bins.
What is the figurative meaning of bon voyage in this context?
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Responses
The speaker is telling the recycling truck to be safe as it travels to the recycling center.
The speaker is telling the recycling truck to be safe as it travels to the recycling center.
The speaker is wondering where the items are going.
The speaker is wondering where the items are going.
The speaker is metaphorically saying good riddance to all of the recyclables removed from the locker.
The speaker is metaphorically saying good riddance to all of the recyclables removed from the locker.
The speaker is wishing the recyclables well on their journey to the recycling center.
So Gortsby’s imagination pictured things as he sat on his bench in the almost deserted walk. He was in the mood to count himself among the defeated. Money troubles did not press on him; had he so wished he could have strolled into the thoroughfares of light and noise, and taken his place among the jostling ranks of those who enjoyed prosperity or struggled for it. He had failed in a more subtle ambition, and for the moment he was heartsore and disillusionised, and not disinclined to take a certain cynical pleasure in observing and labeling his fellow wanderers as they went their ways in the dark stretches between the lamp-lights.
On the bench by his side sat an elderly gentleman with a drooping air of defiance that was probably the remaining vestige of self-respect in an individual who had ceased to defy successfully anybody or anything. His clothes could scarcely be called shabby, at least they passed muster in the half-light, but one’s imagination could not have pictured the wearer embarking on the purchase of a half-crown box of chocolates or laying out ninepence on a carnation buttonhole. He belonged unmistakably to that forlorn orchestra to whose piping no one dances; he was one of the world’s lamenters who induce no responsive weeping. As he rose to go Gortsby imagined him returning to a home circle where he was snubbed and of no account, or to some bleak lodging where his ability to pay a weekly bill was the beginning and end of the interest he inspired. His retreating figure vanished slowly into the shadows, and his place on the bench was taken almost immediately by a young man, fairly well dressed but scarcely more cheerful of mien than his predecessor. As if to emphasise the fact that the world went badly with him the newcomer unburdened himself of an angry and very audible expletive as he flung himself into the seat.
"Dusk" by H.H. Munro ("Saki")
Question
Use the excerpt from H. H. Munro’s story “Dusk” to answer the question.
Which detail about the setting best helps convey the mood of the excerpt?
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Responses
he could have strolled into the thoroughfares of light and noise
he could have strolled into the thoroughfares of light and noise
he had failed in a more subtle ambition, and for the moment he was heartsore and disillusionized
he had failed in a more subtle ambition, and for the moment he was heartsore and disillusionized
on the bench by his side sat an elderly gentleman
on the bench by his side sat an elderly gentleman
one’s imagination could not have pictured the wearer embarking on the purchase of a half-crown box of chocolates or laying out ninepence on a carnation buttonhole
one’s imagination could not have pictured the wearer embarking on the purchase of a half-crown box of chocolates or laying out ninepence on a carnation buttonhole
1 answer
For the question about Harborough considering the shark as belonging in the ocean, the two correct answers are:
“The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo.”
“I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me.”
For the question regarding a synonym for "useless" to convey a tone of hopelessness, the correct answer is:
pointless
In the question about the description of the door as "discreet," the correct determination from this description is:
The door is quiet.
For the figurative meaning of "bon voyage" in the context provided, the correct interpretation is:
The speaker is metaphorically saying good riddance to all of the recyclables removed from the locker.
In regard to the excerpt from H. H. Munro’s story "Dusk," the detail about the setting that best helps convey the mood of the excerpt is:
he had failed in a more subtle ambition, and for the moment he was heartsore and disillusionized.
