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ENGLISH 12B- PRIMAVERA- UNIT 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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ENGLISH 12B- PRIMAVERA- UNIT 1EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Read the excerpt from the "General Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales.
When April's gentle rains have pierced the drought Of March right to the root, and
bathed each sprout Through every vein with liquid of such power It 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.) - 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? - 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? - 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? - 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.) - 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.
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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? - Answer-origin
Read the excerpt from Beowulf.
Again, as erst, began in hallwarriors' wassail and words of power, the proud-band's
revel, till presently the son of Healfdene hastened to seek rest for the night; he knew
there waited fight 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.) - 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."
&
Using a dictionary helps to define revel as "a high-spirited celebration marked by loud
singing and dancing."
Read the excerpt from the verse translation of Physiologus.
Such is the way Of demons, devils' wiles: to hide their power, And stealthily inveigle
heedless men, Inciting them against all worthy deeds, And luring them to seek for help
and comfort From unsuspected foes, until at last They choose a dwelling with the
faithless one.
Which context clues from the excerpt most accurately indicate the meaning of the word
inveigle, as it is used in the excerpt?
(Select all that apply.) - Answer-devils' wiles
&
luring them
Read the sentence and then use reference materials to look up the word prowess.
Michael Phelps holds an all-time record with 23 Olympic gold medals, awarded to him
for his extraordinary prowess as a swimmer.
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