LESSON 9

Question

Language Focus: Word Choice and Voice

Answer 1

Word Choice:
In lesson 9, we will focus on word choice in writing. Word choice is important because it can greatly impact the tone and meaning of your writing. Using the right words can make your writing more vivid and engaging, while using the wrong words can confuse or bore your readers. We will learn strategies for choosing the most appropriate words for our writing and practice using them effectively.

Voice:
We will also discuss voice in writing. Voice refers to the unique style and tone that an author uses in their writing. It is what makes their writing distinct and recognizable. Developing your own voice as a writer can help you connect with your readers and create a more personal and authentic piece of writing. We will explore different techniques for developing and maintaining your voice in your writing.

Answer 2

Choose the meaning of the bold word.

They appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence. (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant")
(1 point)
Responses

actors
actors

environmentalists
environmentalists

deserters
deserters

inhabitants

Answer 3

inhabitants

Answer 4

Question
Choose the meaning of the bold word.

Failing that, I could have surreptitiously dumped the whole outfit overboard, written off the forty or so dollars as love’s tribute. (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant")
(1 point)
Responses

happily
happily

slyly
slyly

enthusiastically
enthusiastically

sorrowfully

Answer 5

slyly

Answer 6

Choose the meaning of the bold word.

But since he had called our names at the beginning of the service we were mollified. (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
(1 point)
Responses

baffled
baffled

alerted
alerted

calmed
calmed

upset

Answer 7

calmed

Answer 8

Choose the meaning of the bold word.

We were maids and farmers, handymen and washerwomen, and anything higher that we aspired to was farcical and presumptuous. (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
(1 point)
Responses

puzzling
puzzling

too bold
too bold

silly
silly

pitiful

Answer 9

too bold

Answer 10

Choose the meaning of the bold word.

The ugliness they left was palpable. (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
(1 point)
Responses

able to be felt
able to be felt

strange
strange

hurtful
hurtful

imagined

Answer 11

able to be felt

Answer 12

Choose the meaning of the bold word.

“I won’t touch it,” he said sullenly. (“The Scarlet Ibis")
(1 point)
Responses

sulkily
sulkily

savagely
savagely

suspiciously
suspiciously

swiftly

Answer 13

sulkily

Answer 14

Choose the meaning of the bold word.

On the topmost branch a bird the size of a chicken, with scarlet feathers and long legs, was perched precariously. (“The Scarlet Ibis")
(1 point)
Responses

oddly
oddly

insecurely
insecurely

enthusiastically
enthusiastically

for all to see

Answer 15

insecurely

Answer 16

Choose the meaning of the bold word.

What are the words that can solder cracked pride? (“The Scarlet Ibis")
(1 point)
Responses

mend
mend

alert
alert

calm
calm

upset

Answer 17

mend

Answer 18

Choose the meaning of the bold word.

The bleak feeling was back within him. (“My Brother’s Keeper")
(1 point)
Responses

hopeless
hopeless

optimistic
optimistic

rejected
rejected

dangerous

Answer 19

hopeless

Answer 20

Question
Choose the meaning of the bold word.

Carmody was a lithe, tanned man with dark alert eyes and a quiet, self-assured voice. (“My Brother’s Keeper")
(1 point)
Responses

handsome
handsome

graceful
graceful

towering
towering

squat

Answer 21

graceful

Answer 22

Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word.

Carlos wrote a report about modern foods for his social studies class.
(1 point)
Responses

common noun
common noun

proper noun
proper noun

compound noun
compound noun

collective noun

Answer 23

common noun

Answer 24

Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word.

As I listened to Carlos, I pictured myself at the fair in St. Louis.
(1 point)
Responses

common noun
common noun

proper noun
proper noun

compound noun
compound noun

collective noun

Answer 25

proper noun

Answer 26

Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word.

When Carlos presented the report to the class, he brought in samples of the foods.
(1 point)
Responses

first-person pronoun
first-person pronoun

second-person pronoun
second-person pronoun

third-person pronoun
third-person pronoun

reflexive pronoun

Answer 27

third-person pronoun

Answer 28

Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word.

Although I do not pretend to understand the science behind it, this is reassuring to me.
(1 point)
Responses

adverb
adverb

adjective
adjective

article
article

compound adjective

Answer 29

adjective

Answer 30

Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word.

Scientific information like this does not always hold my attention.
(1 point)
Responses

article
article

adjective
adjective

proper adjective
proper adjective

adverb

Answer 31

adjective

Answer 32

Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word.

However, when a science article is about something that strongly appeals to me, such as snowflakes, I become interested.
(1 point)
Responses

article
article

adjective
adjective

proper adjective
proper adjective

adverb

Answer 33

adjective

Answer 34

Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word.

I sometimes read the science section of the Sunday newspaper.
(1 point)
Responses

article
article

adjective
adjective

proper adjective
proper adjective

adverb

Answer 35

adjective

Answer 36

Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word.

If you keep an open mind, you never know what you might learn.
(1 point)
Responses

article
article

adjective
adjective

proper adjective
proper adjective

adverb

Answer 37

adjective

Answer 38

how are most of these adjectives?

Answer 39

Apologies for the confusion in my previous responses. Upon review, most of the underlined words in the provided sentences are actually articles, not adjectives.

Answer 40

well which ones are

Answer 41

I apologize for any confusion. Here is a revised breakdown of the underlined words from the provided sentences:

1. "the science behind it" - article (the)
2. "this is reassuring to me" - adjective (reassuring)
3. "a science article" - article (a)
4. "something that strongly appeals to me" - adjective (strongly)
5. "the science section" - article (the)
6. "an open mind" - article (an)