How can one support an analysis of explicit meanings drawn from a text?(1 point)

Question

Responses

by quoting parts of the text that are interesting or compelling to readers
by quoting parts of the text that are interesting or compelling to readers

by providing details or quotations from the text that show the analysis is accurate
by providing details or quotations from the text that show the analysis is accurate

by explaining the analysis in detail and drawing conclusions about the text
by explaining the analysis in detail and drawing conclusions about the text

by comparing the text to another text about which a similar analysis could be made

Answer 1

The best response for supporting an analysis of explicit meanings drawn from a text would be:

by providing details or quotations from the text that show the analysis is accurate

This option emphasizes the importance of backing up an analysis with specific evidence from the text, which validates the interpretation and strengthens the argument.

Answer 2

Big Water
by Andrea Curtis

Henry and Eva fold the sails and get out oars. We are bumping up against the stone-filled cribs of a large, wide dock within minutes.

I watch the men on the docks with their untamed beards and callused hands, their frayed wool pants and faded hats. They are young and old and move about like a kind of machine, few of them speaking but working together without need of words. Moving cargo, hauling wood, cleaning boats. Picking up, passing, carrying. I hear one call to another in French, someone respond in English. A thick-necked tabby cat sneaks down the dock, sniffing here and there. It rubs its long orange-and-white striped side along one burly man’s boot. The man reaches down and scratches the old cat behind its ear, and it leans in toward him.

These men pay us little attention until we are banging up against the high dock. Their faces flicker with confusion, then disbelief as Daniel calls out, “We were on the Asia. The boat is sunk. We are survivors! Help us.” He holds up the pillowcase with S.S. Asia stenciled along the hem.

Excerpt from Big Water by Andrea Curtis. Printed with permission by Orca Book Publishers

Question
Use the excerpt from “Big Water” to answer the question.

What detail from the text explicitly supports the inference that the men on the dock are friendly?

(1 point)
Responses

When Daniel calls out the men react.
When Daniel calls out the men react.

The men work efficiently together.
The men work efficiently together.

The men pay little attention to the narrator.
The men pay little attention to the narrator.

One of the men pauses to pet a cat.

Answer 3

The detail from the text that explicitly supports the inference that the men on the dock are friendly is:

One of the men pauses to pet a cat.

This action suggests a gentler side to the men, indicating they have a friendly disposition, as it shows care and affection towards the cat.

Answer 4

What does it mean for two words to have a similar connotation?(1 point)
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They give readers the same idea or feeling.
They give readers the same idea or feeling.

They show the same attitude toward a subject.
They show the same attitude toward a subject.

They have the same literal definition.
They have the same literal definition.

They relate to the same object or topic.

Answer 5

The correct response is:

They give readers the same idea or feeling.

Similar connotation means that two words evoke the same or similar emotional responses or associations in readers, even if their literal definitions may differ.

Answer 6

Use the paragraph to answer the question.

One day Ruky’s “Cor! Cor!” had sounded oftener than usual. His rosy face had bent saucily to kiss Cora’s upturned forehead, as she raised her arms to lift him from the tree; but the sparkle in his dark eyes had seemed to kindle so much mischief in him that his sister’s patience became fairly exhausted.
What connotation does the word mischief have in this context?

(1 point)
Responses

a very negative connotation
a very negative connotation

a very positive connotation
a very positive connotation

a slightly negative connotation
a slightly negative connotation

a slightly positive connotation

Answer 7

The connotation of the word "mischief" in this context has:

a slightly negative connotation.

While "mischief" can sometimes imply playful or harmless behavior, in this context, it suggests that Ruky’s actions are causing frustration for his sister, indicating a lack of seriousness and possibly leading to trouble.

Answer 8

What is the origin of the phrase carte blanche?(1 point)
Responses

Latin
Latin

Spanish
Spanish

French
French

English

Answer 9

The origin of the phrase "carte blanche" is:

French.

The phrase translates to "blank card," and it refers to giving someone complete freedom to act as they see fit.

Answer 10

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:

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Question
Use the story to answer the question.

What is one theme from the story?

(1 point)
Responses

how we treat others
how we treat others

how we make mistakes
how we make mistakes

how we mislead ourselves
how we mislead ourselves

how we see ourselves

Answer 11

One theme from the story is:

how we mislead ourselves.

The animals are excited and curious about the picture based on the cat's exaggerated and misleading description, highlighting how perceptions can be distorted and lead to misunderstandings about reality.