English 12B- Primavera- Unit 1 UPDATED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Read the excerpt from the "General Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales.
When April's gentle rains have pierced the droughtOf March right to the root, and bathed
each sproutThrough every vein with liquid of such powerIt brings forth the engendering of
the flower. ...
Which context clues used in the excerpt are evidence that helps define the word engendering?
(Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- pierced the drought
&
bathed each sprout
Read the sentence and then use a print or digital dictionary to look up the word emulate.
DJ likes to invent her own recipes, but she always tries to emulate her mom's masterful
cooking techniques in her own kitchen.
How does the word emulate function in the sentence, and what does it mean? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Emulate functions as a verb, and it means "to imitate someone or something
that one admires."
Read the passage.
After spending two years in the Amazonian rainforest, Marina acquired remarkable
wilderness survival skills. When she returned to the US, she was eager to impress everyone
with her fathomless knowledge of the Amazonian culture and ways of living.
Which response most clearly analyzes the effect of the word fathomless in the passage, as
opposed to a synonym such as extensive? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fathomless means
that Marina's knowledge was without limits, while extensive implies she had a significant
amount of knowledge.
Read the sentences.
For members of many rural African tribes, the shortage of sanitary water is the bane of their
existence.
, In many rural African tribal settlements, the shortage of sanitary water is a menace to
everyone.
Which response most clearly analyzes the difference between the meanings of bane and
menace? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Bane implies that a shortage of clean water is a severe
and harmful problem, while menace implies that the problem is a threat but not necessarily
catastrophic.
Which responses explain how affixes change the world guise to another part of speech?
(Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Adding the prefix dis- and the suffix -
ment creates the adjective disguisement.
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Adding the prefix dis- and the suffix -ed creates the verb disguised.
PARTIAL .17/1
Read the sentence and then use a print or digital dictionary to look up the word lineage.
Nadezda is very proud of her Russian lineage.
Which of the options is a synonym for the word lineage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- origin
Read the excerpt from Beowulf.
Again, as erst, began in hallwarriors' wassail and words of power,the proud-band's revel, till
presentlythe son of Healfdene hastened to seekrest for the night; he knew there waitedfight
for the fiend in that festal hall. ...
Which options provide effective vocabulary strategies for determining the meaning of the
word revel?
(Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Using context clues like "words of
power" and "festal hall" helps to define revel as "a lively celebration marked by rowdy
crowds and commotion."
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Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Read the excerpt from the "General Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales.
When April's gentle rains have pierced the droughtOf March right to the root, and bathed
each sproutThrough every vein with liquid of such powerIt brings forth the engendering of
the flower. ...
Which context clues used in the excerpt are evidence that helps define the word engendering?
(Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- pierced the drought
&
bathed each sprout
Read the sentence and then use a print or digital dictionary to look up the word emulate.
DJ likes to invent her own recipes, but she always tries to emulate her mom's masterful
cooking techniques in her own kitchen.
How does the word emulate function in the sentence, and what does it mean? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Emulate functions as a verb, and it means "to imitate someone or something
that one admires."
Read the passage.
After spending two years in the Amazonian rainforest, Marina acquired remarkable
wilderness survival skills. When she returned to the US, she was eager to impress everyone
with her fathomless knowledge of the Amazonian culture and ways of living.
Which response most clearly analyzes the effect of the word fathomless in the passage, as
opposed to a synonym such as extensive? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fathomless means
that Marina's knowledge was without limits, while extensive implies she had a significant
amount of knowledge.
Read the sentences.
For members of many rural African tribes, the shortage of sanitary water is the bane of their
existence.
, In many rural African tribal settlements, the shortage of sanitary water is a menace to
everyone.
Which response most clearly analyzes the difference between the meanings of bane and
menace? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Bane implies that a shortage of clean water is a severe
and harmful problem, while menace implies that the problem is a threat but not necessarily
catastrophic.
Which responses explain how affixes change the world guise to another part of speech?
(Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Adding the prefix dis- and the suffix -
ment creates the adjective disguisement.
&
Adding the prefix dis- and the suffix -ed creates the verb disguised.
PARTIAL .17/1
Read the sentence and then use a print or digital dictionary to look up the word lineage.
Nadezda is very proud of her Russian lineage.
Which of the options is a synonym for the word lineage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- origin
Read the excerpt from Beowulf.
Again, as erst, began in hallwarriors' wassail and words of power,the proud-band's revel, till
presentlythe son of Healfdene hastened to seekrest for the night; he knew there waitedfight
for the fiend in that festal hall. ...
Which options provide effective vocabulary strategies for determining the meaning of the
word revel?
(Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Using context clues like "words of
power" and "festal hall" helps to define revel as "a lively celebration marked by rowdy
crowds and commotion."
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