Unit 3 Semester 2

Which sentence best uses sensory language about snow?

• It was white.

• It was pretty.

• It dazzled my eyes with brightness.

• It covered the lawn and the house.

A writer wants to include more sensory language in her work. 

Which sentence best uses sensory language to describe a flower?

• The flower looks pretty.

• The flower has a sweet fragrance.

• The flower is a few inches tall.

• The flower grows in a pot.

Karen wants to revise a sentence to create a sense of anger.

Which revision uses precise language to achieve the desired effect?

• Her mother looked at her.

• Her mother stared at her.

• Her mother glared at her.

• Her mother glanced at her.

Jeremy wants to revise a sentence to create sense of playfulness.

Which revision uses precise language to achieve the desired effect?

• The dog came into the house.

• The dog walked into the house.

• The dog galloped into the house.

• The dog is going into the house.

Read the excerpt from "Homesick."

As soon as Miss Williams was gone and my mother was sitting down again, I burst into tears. Kneeling on the floor, I buried my head in her lap and poured out the whole miserable story. My mother could see that I really wasn’t in one piece after all, so she listened quietly, stroking my hair as I talked, but gradually I could feel her stiffen. I knew she was remembering that she was a Mother.

What is the tone of this excerpt from "Homesick?"

• brave

• outraged

• indifferent

• remorseful

Read the excerpt from "Homesick".

Sometimes old women knelt on the riverbank, begging the River God to return a son or grandson who may have drowned. They would wail and beat the earth to make the River God pay attention, but I knew how busy the River God must be. All those people on the Yangtse River! 

• hopeful

• contented

• annoyed

• despairing

Which sentence uses the word chaos correctly?

• The room was complete chaos after the announcement of the new class president.

• I wanted to chaos but I was too tired.

• My chaos time was worse this year than last year.

• I felt chaos when my mom said we were moving.

Which sentence uses the word venture correctly?

• The boy decided to venture out into the forest on his own.

• The car had a faulty venture that needed repair.

• He was feeling venture as he bravely stepped up to sing.

• I never venture the computer outside for fear of breaking it.

Allay is the antonym of aggravate.

Which answer choice best defines allay?

• annoy

• rouse

• repair

• calm

Jaunty is the antonym of inactive.

Which answer choice best defines jaunty?

• melancholy

• weary

• lively

• content