English I

Which word from these sentences helps the reader understand the meaning of the word prodigiously?

• swelling
• bad
• fiercer 
• smelling

Which word from these sentences helps the reader understand the meaning of the word prodigiously?

• swelling
• bad
• fiercer 
• smelling

#2

• arbitrary enforcement of laws
• false profession of religious devotion
• vulgarity of speech, manner, and dress
• abandonment of artistic, intellectual, and cultural activitiesf

What does the word "cockney type" most clearly represent in The Turmoil?

• keen competition for a limited resource
• renewed hope for a brighter future
• a rejection of tradition
• a return to nature

What does the word "cockney type" most clearly represent in The Turmoil?

• keen competition for a limited resource
• renewed hope for a brighter future
• a rejection of tradition
• a return to nature

What does rapacious mean?

• grating, harsh
• lavish, luxurious
• grasping, ravenous
• harmonious, musical

What does rapacious mean?

• grating, harsh
• lavish, luxurious
• grasping, ravenous
• harmonious, musical

what does the word Squandered mean?

• roams
• slanders
• suffocates
• wastes

Which idea is introduced in  paragraph 2 and then is further developed in paragraph 5?

• Greed leads to corruption
• prosperity requires sacrifice
• idleness results in destitution
• strength overcomes weakness

In the turmoil, which problem does greed produce?

• malnutrition, hunger, disease
• pollution, noise,overpopulation
• inflation, poverty,unemployment
• isolation,loneliness,discontentment