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English Questions from Jan 21,2025

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In the following passage, a boy named Alistair has joined a group of strangers whom he met while traveling. Select the best evidence to support the statement that Alistair is not particularly brave for his age. If the men had intended to harm him, then they could have done it already. Alistair wasn't as strong or as fearsome as a bull. Even for a twelve-year-old boy-which is what he was, after all-he was considered timid. At the edge of the forest, the group passed by an enormous blackened tree stump. It was even thicker than the sequoias Alistair had seen during a family trip out west, and though he wanted to examine it closer, the tall man advised against it. From Aaron Starmer, The whisper. Copyright 2015 by Aaron Starmer In this passage, the narrator talks about her memories of her mother. Select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrator treasures her memories of her moth I only had a handful of memories, and some were blurred around the edges. I played them over and over, remembering them slowly, And then this, and then that, as if letting a sweet lozenge dissolve under my tongue. Sometimes the memory would cheer me up, but often it would make me sad. I once heard from a counselor that children can form memories earlier than age four-and even as young as two-but they forget them as they get older. From Jenny Manzer, Save Me, Kurt Cobain. Copyright 2016 by Jenny Manzer Select the three adverbs. I ate a salad with onions earlier today, so I am somewhat self-conscious about having smelly breath. Submit TEMA \#3: "LOS ADVERBAS" 1.- Los adverbios son palabras que forman parte de la oración y pueden cambiar o añadir detalles a un verbo, adjetivo, otro adverbio o incluso una oración entera. Select the two adverbs. As the young couple strolled back to the campground, they unexpectedly discovered a lonely cabin in the woods. Submit Select the two adverbs. The doughnuts that I purchased yesterday were too stale to eat, so I discarded them. Submit 2. Why are the facts always near the beginning of a news article/report? 3. Do you think the headline is effective? Why? Start: Yes, it is effective because ... OR No, it Is not effective because ... 4. Who wrote the article? Tip: Look for the name of the writer (the byline) under the beadline. 5.1 Does the writer show her feelings in the article? How do you know? Start with: Yes, I know the writer shows her feelings because ... OR No, the writer does not show her feelings because ... 5.2 Is the writer for or against the events she is writing about? Give evidenc the article. Start with: The writer is for ... because... OR. The writer is ag Striking the Right Tone That weekend, her mother turned all her energy towards helping Voyo write her speech. "Please, Mami, just leave me alone, please," Yoyo pleaded with her. But Yoyo would get rid of the goose only to have to contend with the gander. ""Daughter of Invention," Julia Alvarez Which tone should a reader use when reading aloud to express Yoyo's feelings? thankful nervous dosperate somber ding Clues That Signal Tone in Narlation and Dialogue \( \begin{array}{l}\text { e nights, though, if she got a good idea, she rushed } \\ \text { Yoyo's room, a flushed look on her face, her tablet of } \\ \text { er in her hand, a cursory knock on the door she'd just } \\ \text { wn open. "Do I have something to show you, } \\ \text { uita!" }\end{array} \begin{array}{l}\text { Which words help you understand the tone you should } \\ \text { use when reading the dialogue? }\end{array} \)\begin{tabular}{|l}\( \begin{array}{l}\text { Which words in the dialogue should you emphasize } \\ \text { when reading aloud this passage? }\end{array} \) \\ -"Daughter of Invention," \\ Julia Alvarez \end{tabular} Grouping Words to Read Aloud Smoothly A fluent reader thinks about phrasing. To read aloud smoothly, a reader groups words that go together and takes a breath only after saying the complete phrase. If you were reading aloud from "Daughter of Invention," which underlined words would you need to say together as a group? Check all that apply. Her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment Yoyo stormed out of that room and into her own. She was a good enough Mami, fussing and scolding and giving advice Important, crucial, final things, and here was their own mother, who didn't have a second "I kept telling you, one of these days my ship would pass me by in the night"
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