- Read the selection and watch the video in the Student eBook. Then choose the best answer to each question. The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs Click here to read The Monkey's Paw. from The Monkey's Paw by Ricky Lewis Jr. Read the sentence below from paragraph 40 of the story. "Better let it burn,"said the soldier solemnly. This sentence is important to the text because it - explains why the soldier does not want the monkey's paw predicts that something bad will come from the monkey's paw illustrates how the soldier thinks the monkey's paw is worthless hints that nobody really believes in the magic of the monkey's paw
- Select the correct answer. Read this passage: Jugglers have long fascinated crowds with exciting tricks that appear to be almost magical. Unlike manjicians, however, jugglers reveal everything, Apparently this is a normal desire. Juggling seems to be as natural as singing, dancing , or playing an instrument It has a long history as an art of many forms. Which sentence best summarizes this paragraph? A. Juggling is a fascinating art that amuses people of all ages. B. Juggling, like magic is supported by a normal desire to reveal how an entertaining trick is performed. C. Juggling is an old form of entertainment that, like magic, involves exciting tricks; however, unlike magic, it relies on natural Skill rather than concealment. D. Juggling seems to be as natural as singing, dancing, or playing an instrument. E. Magicians never reveal their tricks to their audience, unlike jugglers, who reveal all their tricks.
- 6. What symbolizes the speaker's mood when he says, "in the visual when the speaker says,"So we grew up believing no one/Would ever fall in love with us/That we'd be lonely forever"? a. Broken heart b. Popped balloon c. Raincloud d. Spitballs 7. What design element is used to show adoption in the lines."he was a broken branch grafted onto a different family tree? a. Contrast of dots and lines b. Growth of the bud into flower c. Focus on speaker's face d. Perspective of leaves falling 8. What symbol is used to describe the "arsenal of names'that every school has? a. Broken line b. Circus tent c. Pork chop head d. Shooting missile
- Number each line, mark the rhyme scheme,and rewrite the line sin your own words. CHORUS PROLOGUE. Outer space. Enter chorus. It is a period of civil war. The spaceships of the rebels, striking swift From base unseen, have gaind a viciry der The cruel Galactic Empire, now adrift. Amidst the battle, rebel spies prevaild And stole the plans to a space station vasi. Whose pow'rful beams will later be unveild And crush a planet:lis the DEATH STAR blast. Pursud by agents sinister and cold, Now Princess Leia to her home doth flee, Deliv ring plans and a new hope they hold: Of bringing freedom to the galaxy. In time so long ago begins our play. In star-crossed galaxy far, far away. Exit __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- 4. A malapropism is the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, "dance a flamingo" (instead of flamenco ). What malapropism did Shane use to earn him his first nickname? a. Garbage man b. Karate chop c. Pork chop d. Trash compactor 5. Shane recounts an anecdote about when he retaliates against his Yogi Bear Tormentor" by tricking the latter into failing. Identify how the tone changes from the beginning of the story to the end. a. From delight to regret b. From kindness to surprise c. From surprised to forgiveness d. From resentful to regretful
