Question 1 A)Decide whether each word is general or precise.(2 points) general precise rose flower dog poodle Question 2 A)Decide whether each word is general or precise.(2 points) general precise walked ran galloped tip-toed Question 3 A) Use the paragraph to answer the question. Laya waited to put the muffins in the oven. She knew as soon as they went in, the smell would let the cat out of the bag. She never managed to surprise her sister with breakfast on her birthday. Mai always woke up first—or, even if she didn’t, caught Laya mid-cook. Which revision would help the paragraph use more sensory language? (1 point) Responses adding “hot” before “oven” adding “hot” before “oven” adding “red-handed” after “caught Laya” adding “red-handed” after “caught Laya” adding “impatiently” after “waited” adding “impatiently” after “waited” adding “of warm pumpkin and spices” after “smell” adding “of warm pumpkin and spices” after “smell” Question 4 A) Use the paragraph to answer the question. There was something unknowable about her smile. Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out what she was thinking. Which revision would introduce an allusion to make the description more vivid? (1 point) Responses replace “Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out” with “Even with the skills of Sherlock himself, I couldn’t have figured out” replace “Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out” with “Even with the skills of Sherlock himself, I couldn’t have figured out” add “in a million years” after “Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out” add “in a million years” after “Try as I might, I couldn’t figure out” add “like a mysterious old song” after “smile” add “like a mysterious old song” after “smile” replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile” replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile” Question 5 A) Use the paragraph to answer the question. The music played so loud I knew my ears would be ringing for hours. The band rocked. We thumped our feet to the beat and shouted along with the lyrics. Which revision would introduce hyperbole to make the description more vivid? (1 point) Responses add “like maniacs” after “shouted” add “like maniacs” after “shouted” add “at the top of our lungs” after “shouted” add “at the top of our lungs” after “shouted” replace “hours” with “the rest of my life” replace “hours” with “the rest of my life” replace “rocked” with “was on fire” replace “rocked” with “was on fire”

Answer 1

Question 1 A

• Rose: Precise
• Flower: General
• Dog: General
• Poodle: Precise

Question 2 A

• Walked: General
• Ran: Precise
• Galloped: Precise
• Tip-toed: Precise

Question 3 A

Which revision would help the paragraph use more sensory language?

• Response: adding “of warm pumpkin and spices” after “smell”

Question 4 A

Which revision would introduce an allusion to make the description more vivid?

• Response: replace “smile” with “Mona Lisa smile”

Question 5 A

Which revision would introduce hyperbole to make the description more vivid?

• Response: replace “hours” with “the rest of my life”