Question
Please answer correctly
Big Water
by Andrea Curtis
I don’t have time to think about how strange these words sound, how little I feel like a child, before I am half carried, half dragged down the dock, men smelling of sweat and wood and coal pushing in on either side of me. I am still weak, my forehead on fire once again, and I let them lift me, though I don’t like their arms around my waist, though I want to turn back to Eva to say, Thank you, thank you for your berries and your kindness. Thank you, Henry, for keeping us safe when there was no one else. Daniel is beside me, though he is allowed to walk on his own. I can hear him talking to the men, but I can’t make out the words. There are shouts all around us. “The Asia! Survivors! Make way! Survivors!”
Use the excerpt from “Big Water” to answer the question.
What detail from the text best supports the analysis that the narrator has a fever?
(1 point)
Responses
Her forehead is on fire.
Her forehead is on fire.
Her friend is allowed to walk on his own.
Her friend is allowed to walk on his own.
She feels weak.
She feels weak.
She does not want to be touched.
Question
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
The evening unfurled with possibility. Each step I took added a new sound to the symphony of the forest—the already-vibrant medley of crickets, tree frogs, and leaves in the wind. I raced toward my destiny, knowing with eternal certainty that tonight was the night I would find my purpose.
What impact do the words symphony and melody have on the author’s meaning?
(1 point)
Responses
They give the description of sound a negative connotation.
They give the description of sound a negative connotation.
They give the description of sound a serious connotation.
They give the description of sound a serious connotation.
They give the description of sound a playful connotation.
They give the description of sound a playful connotation.
They give the description of sound a positive connotation.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
But something brighter than sunshine used often to look from the cottage into the forest, and something even more gloomy than shadows often glowered from its windows upon the sunny lake.
What connotation does the word glowered have in this context?
(1 point)
Responses
a slightly positive connotation
a slightly positive connotation
a very negative connotation
a very negative connotation
a very positive connotation
a very positive connotation
a slightly negative connotation
What is the origin of the phrase tête-à-tête?(1 point)
Responses
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
Latin
Latin
French
A Fable
by Mark Twain
Once upon a time an artist who had painted a small and very beautiful picture placed it so that he could see it in the mirror. He said, “This doubles the distance and softens it, and it is twice as lovely as it was before.”
The animals out in the woods heard of this through the housecat, who was greatly admired by them because he was so learned, and so refined and civilized, and so polite and high-bred, and could tell them so much which they didn't know before, and were not certain about afterward. They were much excited about this new piece of gossip, and they asked questions, so as to get at a full understanding of it. They asked what a picture was, and the cat explained.
“It is a flat thing,” he said; “wonderfully flat, marvelously flat, enchantingly flat and elegant. And, oh, so beautiful!”
That excited them almost to a frenzy, and they said they would give the world to see it. Then the bear asked:
Use the story to answer the question.
What message about perspective does the author convey in this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
It can change depending on the information that comes with it.
It can change depending on the information that comes with it.
It can be different for everyone without anyone being wrong.
It can be different for everyone without anyone being wrong.
It can evolve as the person holding it changes their mind.
It can evolve as the person holding it changes their mind.
It can be affected by who is looking and where they are looking from.
Big Water
by Andrea Curtis
Today I feel only dread. I’m sweating again—my cheeks are flushed. I thought I would feel relieved to be back in civilization, to be rescued from certain death, but instead, seeing the town and the men rushing about on the dock, the boats and sails and horse-drawn wagons, I’m struck again by what we have just endured. I want to find Daniel, see his face, know that he remembers too, but he’s tunneled down beneath the blankets like a mole.
“Parry Sound,” Henry calls out, and I see the blankets covering Daniel begin to stir.
Along the shore, lumber is stacked in piles as high as a schooner. It looks like a pencil drawing done with a ruler—perfect, straight lines. Boats, most of them small, meant for fishing, dot the bay here and there. Some are tied up at dock; others are anchored in the water just past the river. The chimney stacks of houses and large wood-frame buildings whisper smoky murmurs into the sky.
I hear the hwah of a seagull and look up, hoping absurdly to see the bird from the other day. But there are many seagulls, all of them flying around like tugboats escorting a ship into harbor.
Use the story to answer the question.
Based on this excerpt from the end of a story, what genre does the author use to tell the story?
(1 point)
Responses
mystery
mystery
adventure
adventure
fantasy
fantasy
science fiction
What comes after a story’s climax? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses
resolution
resolution
inciting incident
inciting incident
exposition
exposition
falling action
falling action
rising action
Use the story description to answer the question.
A story begins with two characters working together to change a tire. The characters are trying to avoid speaking to each other, and it becomes clear that they had an argument before they ended up in this situation. A red car pulls up behind them. A scene shows one of the two characters riding in the red car, having a lighthearted conversation with its driver. Another scene shows the two characters who were working to change the tire arguing about the driver of the red car. As the driver of the red car approaches the two characters, their eyes meet. It is clear their argument has not been resolved.
How does the author use a plot device to create an effect?
(1 point)
Responses
A plot device increases the conflict.
A plot device increases the conflict.
A plot device creates a sense of surprise.
A plot device creates a sense of surprise.
A plot device creates a sense of mystery.
A plot device creates a sense of mystery.
A plot device increases tension.
Use the story description to answer the question.
A story begins with a character trying to make a major life decision. The character goes to sleep, and the next day the storyline splits in two. One thread of scenes follows the character showing their life if they had decided the big choice one way. The other follows the character showing their life if they had decided the big choice another way. Both paths involve unexpected downsides and upsides. Near the end of the story, the character hits their head in both storylines. For a moment, the character fully understands both realities and must choose which reality to return to.
How does the author’s choice of structure create a specific effect?
(1 point)
Responses
The use of parallel plot adds a sense of surprise.
The use of parallel plot adds a sense of surprise.
The use of a subplot increases tension.
The use of a subplot increases tension.
The use of parallel plots increases tension.
The use of parallel plots increases tension.
The use of a subplot adds a sense of surprise.
The Summer of El Pintor
by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman
Lucia was a narrow street lined with small houses fronted by dry patches of lawn. Old pepper trees, whose branches hung limply over the scattered red berries below them, grew alongside the curbs. On a dusty driveway two teenage boys in grease-spotted T-shirts were working on a torn-down car. They shot glances in their direction. Monica shrank into the black leather of the bucket seat. She wanted to hide. But why? She took a deep breath, sat up, and forced herself to look around again. The morning mist was completely gone. The sun was strong and bright, intensifying the color of a row of potted marigolds on the front porch of one of the houses.
Excerpt from "Summer of El Pintor" by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman is being reprinted with permission from the publisher (©Arte Público Press - University of Houston)
Question
Use the excerpt from “The Summer of El Pintor” by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman to answer the question.
Which sentence or sentences from the passage help readers determine the story’s setting?
(1 point)
Responses
Monica shrank into the black leather of the bucket seat.
Monica shrank into the black leather of the bucket seat.
They shot glances in their direction.
They shot glances in their direction.
The morning mist was completely gone. The sun was strong and bright, intensifying the color of a row of potted marigolds on the front porch of one of the houses.
The morning mist was completely gone. The sun was strong and bright, intensifying the color of a row of potted marigolds on the front porch of one of the houses.
She wanted to hide. But why? She took a deep breath, sat up, and forced herself to look around again.
She wanted to hide. But why? She took a deep breath, sat up, and forced herself to look around again.
Which story setting would best support a happy, joyful mood?(1 point)
Responses
the woods during a thunderstorm at night
the woods during a thunderstorm at night
the finish line of a big race on a spring afternoon
the finish line of a big race on a spring afternoon
a crowded park on a humid summer day
a crowded park on a humid summer day
a grocery store on a cold winter morning
Big Water
by Andrea Curtis
I don’t have time to think about how strange these words sound, how little I feel like a child, before I am half carried, half dragged down the dock, men smelling of sweat and wood and coal pushing in on either side of me. I am still weak, my forehead on fire once again, and I let them lift me, though I don’t like their arms around my waist, though I want to turn back to Eva to say, Thank you, thank you for your berries and your kindness. Thank you, Henry, for keeping us safe when there was no one else. Daniel is beside me, though he is allowed to walk on his own. I can hear him talking to the men, but I can’t make out the words. There are shouts all around us. “The Asia! Survivors! Make way! Survivors!”
Use the excerpt from “Big Water” to answer the question.
What detail from the text best supports the analysis that the narrator has a fever?
(1 point)
Responses
Her forehead is on fire.
Her forehead is on fire.
Her friend is allowed to walk on his own.
Her friend is allowed to walk on his own.
She feels weak.
She feels weak.
She does not want to be touched.
Question
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
The evening unfurled with possibility. Each step I took added a new sound to the symphony of the forest—the already-vibrant medley of crickets, tree frogs, and leaves in the wind. I raced toward my destiny, knowing with eternal certainty that tonight was the night I would find my purpose.
What impact do the words symphony and melody have on the author’s meaning?
(1 point)
Responses
They give the description of sound a negative connotation.
They give the description of sound a negative connotation.
They give the description of sound a serious connotation.
They give the description of sound a serious connotation.
They give the description of sound a playful connotation.
They give the description of sound a playful connotation.
They give the description of sound a positive connotation.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
But something brighter than sunshine used often to look from the cottage into the forest, and something even more gloomy than shadows often glowered from its windows upon the sunny lake.
What connotation does the word glowered have in this context?
(1 point)
Responses
a slightly positive connotation
a slightly positive connotation
a very negative connotation
a very negative connotation
a very positive connotation
a very positive connotation
a slightly negative connotation
What is the origin of the phrase tête-à-tête?(1 point)
Responses
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
Latin
Latin
French
A Fable
by Mark Twain
Once upon a time an artist who had painted a small and very beautiful picture placed it so that he could see it in the mirror. He said, “This doubles the distance and softens it, and it is twice as lovely as it was before.”
The animals out in the woods heard of this through the housecat, who was greatly admired by them because he was so learned, and so refined and civilized, and so polite and high-bred, and could tell them so much which they didn't know before, and were not certain about afterward. They were much excited about this new piece of gossip, and they asked questions, so as to get at a full understanding of it. They asked what a picture was, and the cat explained.
“It is a flat thing,” he said; “wonderfully flat, marvelously flat, enchantingly flat and elegant. And, oh, so beautiful!”
That excited them almost to a frenzy, and they said they would give the world to see it. Then the bear asked:
Use the story to answer the question.
What message about perspective does the author convey in this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
It can change depending on the information that comes with it.
It can change depending on the information that comes with it.
It can be different for everyone without anyone being wrong.
It can be different for everyone without anyone being wrong.
It can evolve as the person holding it changes their mind.
It can evolve as the person holding it changes their mind.
It can be affected by who is looking and where they are looking from.
Big Water
by Andrea Curtis
Today I feel only dread. I’m sweating again—my cheeks are flushed. I thought I would feel relieved to be back in civilization, to be rescued from certain death, but instead, seeing the town and the men rushing about on the dock, the boats and sails and horse-drawn wagons, I’m struck again by what we have just endured. I want to find Daniel, see his face, know that he remembers too, but he’s tunneled down beneath the blankets like a mole.
“Parry Sound,” Henry calls out, and I see the blankets covering Daniel begin to stir.
Along the shore, lumber is stacked in piles as high as a schooner. It looks like a pencil drawing done with a ruler—perfect, straight lines. Boats, most of them small, meant for fishing, dot the bay here and there. Some are tied up at dock; others are anchored in the water just past the river. The chimney stacks of houses and large wood-frame buildings whisper smoky murmurs into the sky.
I hear the hwah of a seagull and look up, hoping absurdly to see the bird from the other day. But there are many seagulls, all of them flying around like tugboats escorting a ship into harbor.
Use the story to answer the question.
Based on this excerpt from the end of a story, what genre does the author use to tell the story?
(1 point)
Responses
mystery
mystery
adventure
adventure
fantasy
fantasy
science fiction
What comes after a story’s climax? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses
resolution
resolution
inciting incident
inciting incident
exposition
exposition
falling action
falling action
rising action
Use the story description to answer the question.
A story begins with two characters working together to change a tire. The characters are trying to avoid speaking to each other, and it becomes clear that they had an argument before they ended up in this situation. A red car pulls up behind them. A scene shows one of the two characters riding in the red car, having a lighthearted conversation with its driver. Another scene shows the two characters who were working to change the tire arguing about the driver of the red car. As the driver of the red car approaches the two characters, their eyes meet. It is clear their argument has not been resolved.
How does the author use a plot device to create an effect?
(1 point)
Responses
A plot device increases the conflict.
A plot device increases the conflict.
A plot device creates a sense of surprise.
A plot device creates a sense of surprise.
A plot device creates a sense of mystery.
A plot device creates a sense of mystery.
A plot device increases tension.
Use the story description to answer the question.
A story begins with a character trying to make a major life decision. The character goes to sleep, and the next day the storyline splits in two. One thread of scenes follows the character showing their life if they had decided the big choice one way. The other follows the character showing their life if they had decided the big choice another way. Both paths involve unexpected downsides and upsides. Near the end of the story, the character hits their head in both storylines. For a moment, the character fully understands both realities and must choose which reality to return to.
How does the author’s choice of structure create a specific effect?
(1 point)
Responses
The use of parallel plot adds a sense of surprise.
The use of parallel plot adds a sense of surprise.
The use of a subplot increases tension.
The use of a subplot increases tension.
The use of parallel plots increases tension.
The use of parallel plots increases tension.
The use of a subplot adds a sense of surprise.
The Summer of El Pintor
by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman
Lucia was a narrow street lined with small houses fronted by dry patches of lawn. Old pepper trees, whose branches hung limply over the scattered red berries below them, grew alongside the curbs. On a dusty driveway two teenage boys in grease-spotted T-shirts were working on a torn-down car. They shot glances in their direction. Monica shrank into the black leather of the bucket seat. She wanted to hide. But why? She took a deep breath, sat up, and forced herself to look around again. The morning mist was completely gone. The sun was strong and bright, intensifying the color of a row of potted marigolds on the front porch of one of the houses.
Excerpt from "Summer of El Pintor" by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman is being reprinted with permission from the publisher (©Arte Público Press - University of Houston)
Question
Use the excerpt from “The Summer of El Pintor” by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman to answer the question.
Which sentence or sentences from the passage help readers determine the story’s setting?
(1 point)
Responses
Monica shrank into the black leather of the bucket seat.
Monica shrank into the black leather of the bucket seat.
They shot glances in their direction.
They shot glances in their direction.
The morning mist was completely gone. The sun was strong and bright, intensifying the color of a row of potted marigolds on the front porch of one of the houses.
The morning mist was completely gone. The sun was strong and bright, intensifying the color of a row of potted marigolds on the front porch of one of the houses.
She wanted to hide. But why? She took a deep breath, sat up, and forced herself to look around again.
She wanted to hide. But why? She took a deep breath, sat up, and forced herself to look around again.
Which story setting would best support a happy, joyful mood?(1 point)
Responses
the woods during a thunderstorm at night
the woods during a thunderstorm at night
the finish line of a big race on a spring afternoon
the finish line of a big race on a spring afternoon
a crowded park on a humid summer day
a crowded park on a humid summer day
a grocery store on a cold winter morning
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the correct responses to your questions:
1. **What detail from the text best supports the analysis that the narrator has a fever?**
- **Her forehead is on fire.**
2. **What impact do the words symphony and melody have on the author’s meaning?**
- **They give the description of sound a positive connotation.**
3. **What connotation does the word glowered have in this context?**
- **a very negative connotation.**
4. **What is the origin of the phrase tête-à-tête?**
- **French.**
5. **What message about perspective does the author convey in this passage?**
- **It can be affected by who is looking and where they are looking from.**
6. **Based on this excerpt from the end of a story, what genre does the author use to tell the story?**
- **adventure.**
7. **What comes after a story’s climax? Select the two correct answers.**
- **resolution.**
- **falling action.**
8. **How does the author use a plot device to create an effect?**
- **A plot device increases tension.**
9. **How does the author’s choice of structure create a specific effect?**
- **The use of parallel plots increases tension.**
10. **Which sentence or sentences from the passage help readers determine the story’s setting?**
- **The morning mist was completely gone. The sun was strong and bright, intensifying the color of a row of potted marigolds on the front porch of one of the houses.**
11. **Which story setting would best support a happy, joyful mood?**
- **the finish line of a big race on a spring afternoon.**
1. **What detail from the text best supports the analysis that the narrator has a fever?**
- **Her forehead is on fire.**
2. **What impact do the words symphony and melody have on the author’s meaning?**
- **They give the description of sound a positive connotation.**
3. **What connotation does the word glowered have in this context?**
- **a very negative connotation.**
4. **What is the origin of the phrase tête-à-tête?**
- **French.**
5. **What message about perspective does the author convey in this passage?**
- **It can be affected by who is looking and where they are looking from.**
6. **Based on this excerpt from the end of a story, what genre does the author use to tell the story?**
- **adventure.**
7. **What comes after a story’s climax? Select the two correct answers.**
- **resolution.**
- **falling action.**
8. **How does the author use a plot device to create an effect?**
- **A plot device increases tension.**
9. **How does the author’s choice of structure create a specific effect?**
- **The use of parallel plots increases tension.**
10. **Which sentence or sentences from the passage help readers determine the story’s setting?**
- **The morning mist was completely gone. The sun was strong and bright, intensifying the color of a row of potted marigolds on the front porch of one of the houses.**
11. **Which story setting would best support a happy, joyful mood?**
- **the finish line of a big race on a spring afternoon.**