The purpose of the analogy serves to get a point across in a clever way.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Look, to make a truly remarkable sandwich you must go full scientist. Toast the bread wrong? Throw it out! I’m talking about precision, here. Use a microscope. Get that bread to just the right crunch level—and then we’ll talk about lettuce. You can make a good sandwich with science, but the product is art!
What purpose does the analogy serve?
(1 point)
Responses
explaining something about a character
explaining something about a character
breaking down a difficult concept
breaking down a difficult concept
orienting a reader to a setting
orienting a reader to a setting
getting a point across in a clever way
getting a point across in a clever way
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.
The leafless trees were like plain toothpicks sticking out of a flavorless pastry. Cars hummed by, each one just as uninteresting as the last. It was no wonder most of the residents left for the winter.
What conclusion can you draw about the tone of the text based on the sensory language?
(1 point)
Responses
The author is confused.
The author is confused.
The author is amused.
The author is amused.
The author is content.
The author is content.
The author is bored.
The leafless trees were like plain toothpicks sticking out of a flavorless pastry. Cars hummed by, each one just as uninteresting as the last. It was no wonder most of the residents left for the winter.
What conclusion can you draw about the tone of the text based on the sensory language?
(1 point)
Responses
The author is confused.
The author is confused.
The author is amused.
The author is amused.
The author is content.
The author is content.
The author is bored.
The conclusion that can be drawn about the tone of the text based on the sensory language is that the author is bored.
The group opted to make a video blog about baking for their final assignment. They started the camera, and Ben announced that flour was the first ingredient. He dumped a cup of flour into the bowl—but he did it so quickly the flour hit and bounced back up in a brilliant cloud. It coated Ben’s face, the counter, and the camera lens.
“We’re off to a good start,” Kelly said, turning off the camera.
Question
Use the story excerpt to answer the question.
What does Kelly really mean when she says, “We’re off to a good start”?
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Responses
This is already going wrong.
This is already going wrong.
This is a good thing despite the mess.
This is a good thing despite the mess.
Ben ruined the whole project.
Ben ruined the whole project.
Ben did a good job.
Ben did a good job.
“We’re off to a good start,” Kelly said, turning off the camera.
Question
Use the story excerpt to answer the question.
What does Kelly really mean when she says, “We’re off to a good start”?
(1 point)
Responses
This is already going wrong.
This is already going wrong.
This is a good thing despite the mess.
This is a good thing despite the mess.
Ben ruined the whole project.
Ben ruined the whole project.
Ben did a good job.
Ben did a good job.
When Kelly says, “We’re off to a good start,” she really means this is a good thing despite the mess.
Yamanba of the Mountain
by Cathy Spagnoli
No one spoke. Even the bravest men and women were silent. Everyone had helped to make the mochi, but no one wanted to face that frightful yamanba.
Finally, a small woman stepped up. "I'm the oldest here," she said. "I've lived a good life, and I'm ready to die if I must. I will go and try."
Voices suddenly wrapped round her, thanking her again and again. Two young men who knew the mountain were chosen to guide her, and they all set off the next day. Higher and higher and higher they climbed. Soon, the wind howled and pushed against them.
"We can't take anymore," cried the two men as the wind bounced them around.
"Have courage!" the old woman shouted, clinging to a pine tree. But when the wind finally died down, the old woman couldn't find the men. They had run away.
"Yamanba of the Mountain" from Asian Tales and Tellers by Cathy Spagnoli © 1998 Cathy Spagnoli, published 1998 by August House, Inc.
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Use the passage to answer the question
What is the effect of the author’s use of figurative language in this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
It reveals the importance of gender in the cultural context of the story.
It reveals the importance of gender in the cultural context of the story.
It helps the reader understand the cultural context behind the men’s decision to run away.
It helps the reader understand the cultural context behind the men’s decision to run away.
It explains why mountains play such a significant role in the cultural setting.
It explains why mountains play such a significant role in the cultural setting.
It emphasizes how important being brave is to characters in this cultural setting.
It emphasizes how important being brave is to characters in this cultural setting.
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by Cathy Spagnoli
No one spoke. Even the bravest men and women were silent. Everyone had helped to make the mochi, but no one wanted to face that frightful yamanba.
Finally, a small woman stepped up. "I'm the oldest here," she said. "I've lived a good life, and I'm ready to die if I must. I will go and try."
Voices suddenly wrapped round her, thanking her again and again. Two young men who knew the mountain were chosen to guide her, and they all set off the next day. Higher and higher and higher they climbed. Soon, the wind howled and pushed against them.
"We can't take anymore," cried the two men as the wind bounced them around.
"Have courage!" the old woman shouted, clinging to a pine tree. But when the wind finally died down, the old woman couldn't find the men. They had run away.
"Yamanba of the Mountain" from Asian Tales and Tellers by Cathy Spagnoli © 1998 Cathy Spagnoli, published 1998 by August House, Inc.
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Use the passage to answer the question
What is the effect of the author’s use of figurative language in this passage?
(1 point)
Responses
It reveals the importance of gender in the cultural context of the story.
It reveals the importance of gender in the cultural context of the story.
It helps the reader understand the cultural context behind the men’s decision to run away.
It helps the reader understand the cultural context behind the men’s decision to run away.
It explains why mountains play such a significant role in the cultural setting.
It explains why mountains play such a significant role in the cultural setting.
It emphasizes how important being brave is to characters in this cultural setting.
It emphasizes how important being brave is to characters in this cultural setting.
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The effect of the author’s use of figurative language in this passage is that it emphasizes how important being brave is to characters in this cultural setting.
How can a writer effectively use the technique of setting out a problem in a narrative hook?(1 point)
Responses
Make the problem interesting.
Make the problem interesting.
Make the problem complicated.
Make the problem complicated.
Make the problem frightening.
Make the problem frightening.
Make the problem large in scale.
Responses
Make the problem interesting.
Make the problem interesting.
Make the problem complicated.
Make the problem complicated.
Make the problem frightening.
Make the problem frightening.
Make the problem large in scale.
A writer can effectively use the technique of setting out a problem in a narrative hook by making the problem interesting.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Practically everyone in the school had come to the game. Katya felt their eyes on her as she lined up the kick. If she made it—if she managed to impress them all—maybe everything would change.
What did the writer do to establish a point of view?
(1 point)
Responses
used limited perspective to focus on a particular character
used limited perspective to focus on a particular character
used omniscient perspective to show the narrator knows everything there is to know
used omniscient perspective to show the narrator knows everything there is to know
used first-person pronouns to tell the story from the character’s perspective
used first-person pronouns to tell the story from the character’s perspective
used second-person pronouns to bring the reader into the story
Practically everyone in the school had come to the game. Katya felt their eyes on her as she lined up the kick. If she made it—if she managed to impress them all—maybe everything would change.
What did the writer do to establish a point of view?
(1 point)
Responses
used limited perspective to focus on a particular character
used limited perspective to focus on a particular character
used omniscient perspective to show the narrator knows everything there is to know
used omniscient perspective to show the narrator knows everything there is to know
used first-person pronouns to tell the story from the character’s perspective
used first-person pronouns to tell the story from the character’s perspective
used second-person pronouns to bring the reader into the story
The writer established a point of view by using limited perspective to focus on a particular character.
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