The specific dictionary meaning of a word is referred to as its denotative meaning.
A) Which is the specific dictionary meaning of a word? (1 point)
idiomatic meaning
figurative meaning
connotative meaning
denotative meaning
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A) Which is an example of an idiom? (1 point)
She hoped the rain would wash away her sorrows.
It is raining cats and dogs.
Today we will receive three inches of rain.
The rain today is fierce and punishing.
She hoped the rain would wash away her sorrows.
It is raining cats and dogs.
Today we will receive three inches of rain.
The rain today is fierce and punishing.
An example of an idiom is "It is raining cats and dogs."
Graduate students Delia Marcus and Pedro Salazar
explain that astronomy is the study of space and
the physical universe, and it may be challenging to
understand its appeal to young scientists. Marcus
remarks, "What other branch of science gives you
the chance to visualize the origins of the universe?"
Salazar concurs, "We astronomers are at the
forefront of understanding the very mechanisms
that make the cosmos possible." To confirm their
points, Marcus and Salazar interviewed several
experts in the field, including author J.D. Matthews
and astrophysicist Michael Davies, who agree with
their assessment. Matthews comments,
"Understanding how our own solar system works is
just one piece of the puzzle. There are countless
other solar systems like ours across the universe."
Davies further elaborates, "This begs the question,
when — not will — we find a similarly habitable
planet like our own?"
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which individual thinks that astronomers are
at the forefront of important understandings?
(1 point)
Michael Davies
J.D. Matthews
Delia Marcus
Pedro Salazar
explain that astronomy is the study of space and
the physical universe, and it may be challenging to
understand its appeal to young scientists. Marcus
remarks, "What other branch of science gives you
the chance to visualize the origins of the universe?"
Salazar concurs, "We astronomers are at the
forefront of understanding the very mechanisms
that make the cosmos possible." To confirm their
points, Marcus and Salazar interviewed several
experts in the field, including author J.D. Matthews
and astrophysicist Michael Davies, who agree with
their assessment. Matthews comments,
"Understanding how our own solar system works is
just one piece of the puzzle. There are countless
other solar systems like ours across the universe."
Davies further elaborates, "This begs the question,
when — not will — we find a similarly habitable
planet like our own?"
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which individual thinks that astronomers are
at the forefront of important understandings?
(1 point)
Michael Davies
J.D. Matthews
Delia Marcus
Pedro Salazar
The individual who thinks that astronomers are at the forefront of important understandings is Pedro Salazar.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Olfactory remembrance happens when a smell triggers a memory so immediate and vital
that it could feel like a person has gone back in time. Neuroscience tells us why this
happens. Smells travel through the olfactory bulb in front of the brain, so it’s close to the
organ that sends messages to the rest of the body. Additionally, scents have a fast path
to places like the nearby amygdala and hippocampus, which are parts of the brain that
deal with emotions and memory.
An example: when I was a young girl, I sat on the ground behind the towering lilac bush
that grew on the side of our modest ranch house in Illinois. I imagined the branches were
tendrils of a giant sea creature, octopuslike and hulking; it would barrel me along from
one adventure to another in oily depths of the ocean. Today, when I smell lilacs as an
adult, I’m immediately thrust into the past, my childhood home and the lilac bush, where
the day stretched before me like a dream that lasts and lasts.
What is the tone of the second paragraph of the passage?
(1 point)
excited
nostalgic
humorous
regretful
Use the passage to answer the question.
Olfactory remembrance happens when a smell triggers a memory so immediate and vital
that it could feel like a person has gone back in time. Neuroscience tells us why this
happens. Smells travel through the olfactory bulb in front of the brain, so it’s close to the
organ that sends messages to the rest of the body. Additionally, scents have a fast path
to places like the nearby amygdala and hippocampus, which are parts of the brain that
deal with emotions and memory.
An example: when I was a young girl, I sat on the ground behind the towering lilac bush
that grew on the side of our modest ranch house in Illinois. I imagined the branches were
tendrils of a giant sea creature, octopuslike and hulking; it would barrel me along from
one adventure to another in oily depths of the ocean. Today, when I smell lilacs as an
adult, I’m immediately thrust into the past, my childhood home and the lilac bush, where
the day stretched before me like a dream that lasts and lasts.
What is the tone of the second paragraph of the passage?
(1 point)
excited
nostalgic
humorous
regretful
The tone of the second paragraph of the passage is nostalgic.
Question 5
diction
mood
syntax
tone
voice
A) Match the term with its definition. (2 points)
the emotional response a writer or speaker evokes
the expression of an author’s feelings, attitude, and point of view through word choice
the author’s choice of words the arrangement of words in a sentence
the attitude an author shows toward their subject
diction
mood
syntax
tone
voice
A) Match the term with its definition. (2 points)
the emotional response a writer or speaker evokes
the expression of an author’s feelings, attitude, and point of view through word choice
the author’s choice of words the arrangement of words in a sentence
the attitude an author shows toward their subject
Here are the terms matched with their definitions:
- mood: the emotional response a writer or speaker evokes
- diction: the author’s choice of words
- syntax: the arrangement of words in a sentence
- tone: the attitude an author shows toward their subject
- voice: the expression of an author’s feelings, attitude, and point of view through word choice
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