L21: "Tucket's Travels"

L21: "Tucket's Travels"

The first batch of questions deal with this week's vocabulary and working with SYNONYMS.

Multiple Choice

What does the word SALVATION mean in the sentence below?

I can't solve her problems for her; she'll have to be her own SALVATION.

• method of getting work done

• savior

• saliva

• going on a life saving journey

Multiple Choice

What does the word UNDOUBTEDLY mean in the sentence below?

Frequent exercises UNDOUBTEDLY extended his life.

• didn't

• probably

• barely

• certainly

Multiple Choice

What does the word IMPOLITENESS mean in the sentence below?

He was asked to leave the restaurant for his IMPOLITENESS toward the staff.

• anger

• disagreement

• excuse

• disrespect

Multiple Choice

What does the word DISMANTLE mean in the sentence below?

They were asked to DISMANTLE the printer before making the repairs.

• ruin

• take apart

• destroy

• break

Comprehension: Sequence of Events

The following questions involve this week's story "Tucket's Travels" and it's sequence of events (order in which important events occured).

Multiple Choice

What sentence from the passage uses adjectives to create the feeling that danger surrounds Francis, Lottie, and Billy?

• "Unlike Francis and Jason Grimes, the one-armed mountain man."

• "It was a decent plan - it was their only plan - and it seemed to be working."

• "The Comancheros were an outlaw band, ruthless, terrifying, inhumanly tough."

• "Francis knew that brushing out the tracks would only work in the pitch dark of night."

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence?

"If we don't keep moving they'll be on us like dogs, won't they, Francis?"

• They will attack us immediately.

• They will insult us terribly.

• They will make a loud noise.

• They will make us a part of their pack.

Multiple Choice

What is the effect of the author's shift in nouns from mile to yard to step in the sentence below?

"Then Francis picked Billy up and carried him piggyback, mile after mile, then yard after yard, and finally, step after step."

• It helps the reader understand how old Billy is.

• It signals that the author is about to flash back in time.

• It shows that the task of carrying Billy is getting harder.

• It provides an accurate measure of the distance Francis travels.

Multiple Choice

What sentence from the passage uses verbs to create a feeling of swift action (action done very quickly)?

• "He had never seen such rain."

• "He pushed against Billy, who slammed into Lottie."

• "The streambed filled in the heavy downpour."

• "He straightened slowly, working the pain out of his legs."

Grammar: Be & Have Verbs

The final section of ThinkCentral covers the helping verbs “be” and “have” and their different forms.

Multiple Choice

Which word best completes the sentence below?

I ____________wanted to make a cheese sandwich for a long time.

• have

• has

• was

• am

Multiple Choice

Which word best completes the sentence below?

She _________ to walk to the store on her own.

• has

• have

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Which word best completes the sentence below?

His parents _________ extremely worried when he didn’t show up by curfew.

• am

• is

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Which word best completes the sentence below?

Jared __________ running with as much effort as possible to get ahead of his opponents.

• has

• have

• was

• were