Question 1

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Question 1
A)Which is the specific dictionary meaning of a word?(1 point)
Responses

denotative meaning
denotative meaning

figurative meaning
figurative meaning

idiomatic meaning
idiomatic meaning

connotative meaning
connotative meaning
Question 2
A)Which is an example of an idiom?(1 point)
Responses

The rain today is fierce and punishing.
The rain today is fierce and punishing.

Today we will receive three inches of rain.
Today we will receive three inches of rain.

She hoped the rain would wash away her sorrows.
She hoped the rain would wash away her sorrows.

It is raining cats and dogs.
It is raining cats and dogs.
Question 3
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)
Responses

Michael Davies
Michael Davies

Pedro Salazar
Pedro Salazar

Delia Marcus
Delia Marcus

J.D. Matthews
J.D. Matthews
Question 4
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)
Responses

excited
excited

humorous
humorous

regretful
regretful

nostalgic
nostalgic
Question 5
A)Match the term with its definition.(2 points)
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diction
mood
syntax
tone
voice

GPT-4o mini · Answer

**Question 1:** A)Which is the specific dictionary meaning of a word? (1 point) **Response:** denotative meaning --- **Question 2:** A)Which is an example of an idiom? (1 point) **Response:** It is raining cats and dogs. --- **Question 3:** A)Use the passage to answer the question. Which individual thinks that astronomers are at the forefront of important understandings? **Response:** Pedro Salazar --- **Question 4:** A)Use the passage to answer the question. What is the tone of the second paragraph of the passage? **Response:** nostalgic --- **Question 5:** A)Match the term with its definition. (2 points) - **diction**: the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing - **mood**: the emotional atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader - **syntax**: the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences - **tone**: the writer’s attitude toward the subject - **voice**: the distinctive style or manner of expression of the author Please assign the responses according to the definitions.