Read the excerpt from "Student Guide: 6 ways to build motivation to do your schoolwork while you’re learning from home." 1. Guard your time You do not need large amounts of time to be productive. Instead, be intentional and focused in short blocks when you can work without interruption. Protect these open times by setting up your workspace to minimize distractions–including silencing notifications on your cellphone or laptop. Communicate your boundaries to friends and family and make sure to identify separate times when work and socialization can happen. Based on the way "boundries" is used above, which is the BEST definition?

a limititation or guideline being set (usually abstract)

The terminal point or boundary of an area or movement

A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access

The action of confining or state of being confined

What is the meaning of the word "sound" as used in the following sentence? Looking back, I should have listened to Chalayah's sound advice on my exboyfriend.

based on reason, sense, or judgment.

music, speech, and sound effects when recorded

vibrations that travel through the air

in good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased.

Read the following excerpt from "Teach" "It’s to help you reach your full potential But your bad attitude is detrimental To your success That’s why we don’t have recess We have no time to play Today Is the first day of the rest of your education Can’t play now, you can do that over summer vacation" What is the meaning of the phrase "We have no time to play?"

They don't have time to play at recess.

They are older kids and do not get recess anymore.

They are in trouble for their attitudes and simply don't get recess.

Read the excerpt from "Student Guide: 6 ways to build motivation to do your schoolwork while you’re learning from home." What is meant by "Guard Your Time?" 1. Guard your time You do not need large amounts of time to be productive. Instead, be intentional and focused in short blocks when you can work without interruption. Protect these open times by setting up your workspace to minimize distractions–including silencing notifications on your cellphone or laptop. Communicate your boundaries to friends and family and make sure to identify separate times when work and socialization can happen.

watch over in order to protect or control your time

a person who keeps watch over the time

protect against damage or harm of your time

a device worn or fitted to prevent injury or damage when dealing with time

Read the excerpt from, "Young people value diversity, humor and honesty in their friendships." The researchers surveyed 895 students who were between the ages of 10 and 17 and came from 11 different schools. The students were asked what qualities they look for in a friend. They were given 11 options to choose from. Options included confidence, honesty, money, popularity, and looks. They had to choose three qualities. The three qualities most chosen by young people were: Humor (82%) Honesty (67%) Kindness (61%) The researchers were surprised to find that popularity (4%) and intelligence (14%) were not very popular choices. What is implied in the paragraph(s) above?

Researchers expected how smart students are to be more important as a quality in a "good" friend.

When seeking friends, young people do not care if you're honest, as long as you're funny

When seeking friends, young people look for many other qualities before looking at humor.

Researchers expected humor to be of low importance when rating the qualities of a "good" friend.

Read the excerpt from, "Young people value diversity, humor and honesty in their friendships." The survey results also show that young people are friends with all sorts of people at school. It also shows that young people want to be part of a strong, safe community that is built on friendship. They want friendships that promote trust, concern for oneself, a sense of self-worth, and individual and community responsibility. Hopefully the positive friendships that young people develop at school will help them be more involved members of their communities when they become adults. It is likely that their inclusive friendships will provide them with a wider view of the world. What is implied in the second paragraph?

Having a diverse group of friends will help you be more open minded to different culutres and ideas.

Having a diverse group of friends will help you be more popular at school.

Having a diverse group of friends will always result in more positive connections to the world.

Having a diverse group of friends is not as important as community involvement.

What is the BEST meaning of the word "feast" as used in the excerpt from "This is Not Who We Are?" Apparently, the entire United States has taken to reading more poetry, which can only be a good sign. Journalists ask, “Why do you suppose people are finding strength in poetry now?” Those of us who have been reading poetry all our lives aren’t a bit surprised. As a direct line to human feeling, empathic experience, genuine language and detail, poetry is everything that headline news is not. It takes us inside situations, helps us imagine life from more than one perspective, honors imagery and metaphor — those great tools of thought — and deepens our confidence in a meaningful world. I feast on The Poetry of Arab Women , a contemporary collection published in 2003. Deema K. Shehabi wrote, “And where is that mountain / that will fold us inward slowly / ...enemy of melancholy, ally of life/glistening darkly / in silence.”

a plentiful supply of something enjoyable, especially for the mind or senses

a large meal, typically one in celebration of something

an annual religious celebration

What is implied from the excerpt from "This Is Not Who We Are?" When a gentle man I don’t know approaches me in a crowd at a literary conference to say, “I am afraid for my daughter to admit she is half-Arab now. What should we do?” I am momentarily tongue-tied. Later I wish I had told him, “Tell her never deny it. Maybe Arab-Americans must say we are twice as sad as other people. But we are still proud of everything peaceful and beautiful that endures. Then speak beauty if we can — the beauty of culture, poetry, tradition, memory, family, daily life. Each day, live in honor of the ones who didn’t have this luxury or time. We are not alone.”

The speaker feels guilty and remorseful tha that she did not tell the man advice for his daughter.

The speaker is afraid her daughter will be riducled for being an Arab American.

The speaker told the man to tell his daughter that she should be proud to be an Arab American.

The speaker wished she had approached the man and his daughter to talk to them about Arab-American culture.

Read the excerpt from "This Is Not Who We Are." What is being implied from the following quote: I keep thinking, we teach children to use language to solve their disputes. We teach them not to hit and fight and bite. Then look at what adults do! I read about the Seeds of Peace teenagers, Arabs and Israelis who come together in Maine and Jerusalem for deepened dialogue and greater understanding. Their gatherings are not easy. They cry and fear and worry. But they emerge from their sessions changed. Every weapon on earth betrays their efforts, but we need them desperately, to balance the cruel tides.

We can infer that the kids use words to sovle problems, unlike adults that use violence.

We can infer that adults bite others and fight when trying to prove a point.

We can infer that kids can be violent, but they learn it from adults.

We can infer that both kids and adults result to violence when trying to get a point across.

Read the following excerpt from "Hello My Name Is," which piece of text evidence best supports the inference that disdain means hate. "At the dinner table, I committed the two worst sins that a Korean son could possibly commit: I stopped speaking Korean and I stopped eating Korean food. My parents would try to talk to me over a bowl of kimchi stew, and I would pout and ask, in English, if we could order the Meat Lover's pie from Pizza Hut. For my 11th birthday, my mom made me my favorite Korean dish, oh jing uh bokkeum (spicy stir- fried squid), and I looked at her with disdain as I declared, "This is disgusting." The next day for dinner, she made me a cheeseburger. I promptly told her it tasted inauthentic and made her drive me to McDonald's. Oh, and no more special snacks either. Unless they were artificially flavored and made by Kraft. (I was a heinous child. Sorry, Mom.)"

"two worst sins that a Korean son could possibly commit"

"I was a heinous child. Sorry, Mom."

What can we infer about the speaker from the following excerpt from "Fish Cheeks?" "When I found out that my parents had invited the minister’s family over for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried. What would Robert think of our shabby Chinese Christmas? What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners? What terrible disappointment would he feel upon seeing not a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes but Chinese food?"

She knows that Robert will think their version of Christmas holiday will not be like his and therefore, he will find it odd.

She is embarrassed because she has a crush on the minister's soon and doesn't want him over to her hosue.

She doesn't like Robert and doesn't want him over for dinner, because he will bully her for her "shabby" home and "weird" traditions..

She links her family is rude and that Robert and his family will not like them.

What effect does the author's use of "littered" in the following excerpt from "Fish Cheeks" have on the text: On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu. She was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns. The kitchen was littered with appalling mounds of raw food: A slimy rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil. Tofu, which looked like stacked wedges of rubbery white sponges. A bowl soaking dried fungus back to life. A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires. And then they arrived — the minister’s family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages. Robert grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.

It emphasizes how many ingredients all the items took to make, so the kitchen is messy.

It illustrated how much "litter" or garabage there was at their home.

It details the amount of disorganization the mother has in her home.

It describes how much "litter" or garabage there was in their kitchen.

What is the significance of the highlighted statement from the excerpt from "Fish Cheeks?" And even though I didn’t agree with her then , I knew that she understood how much I had suffered during the evening’s dinner. It wasn’t until many years later — long after I had gotten over my crush on Robert — that I was able to fully appreciate her lesson and the true purpose behind our particular menu. For Christmas Eve that year, she had chosen all my favorite foods.

It illustrates that now she is older, she understands things she did not back then

It emphasizes how often the mother and dauther did not agree nor get along.

It describes the arguments the mother and daughter often got into when she was a young girl.

It detalis how embarrased she was at her family's traditions and her mom for forcing her to endure them.

Inference/Context Clues Assessment Quiz

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is implied from the following quote,
"I’m from a place where even our car doors freeze
And most GM factories closed because of greed."

Where the speaker is from has mostly greedy people.

Where the speaker is from has extreme temputures in the winter.

Where the speaker is from has lots of GM factories.

Where the speaker is from has busy streets with lots of cars.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Based on the way the word "inferior is used in the following sentence, what would be the best synonym,
"We were made to feel inferior
We didn’t even have clean water to drink?"

junior

minus

second

lower

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the essay, "Fish Cheeks" what can we infer is the reason that the speaker completly ignores Robert, "Robert grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence?"

She doesn't like Robert, so she ignored him.

She doesn't know Robert, so she doesn't pay attention to him.

She is likes him, but is embarrased, so she just ignores him.

She is upset with him for ignoring her, so she then ignores him.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What can we infer about the speaker's mother from the following quote,"or my 11th birthday, my mom made me my favorite Korean dish, oh jing uh bokkeum (spicy stir-
fried squid), and I looked at her with disdain as I declared, 'This is disgusting.' The next day for dinner, she made me a cheeseburger."

She is trying everything to make her son happy.

She is irritaed her son doesn't like her food.

She loves cheeseburgers, so she buys them for her son.

She is upset her son says her food is "disgusting."

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5 mins • 1 pt

From the poem "Lost Voices," the speaker says "I would ask you to think before you speak, but your mind has got to be bacteria infected." What is meant by the phrase "mind has got to be bacteria infected in that quote?

The person has a bacteria infection in their brain.

The person is opend minded, which is compared to having a disease.

The person is close minded, which is compared to having a disease.

The person's mind is changing all the time, similar to having a bacteria take over.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the spoken word "Lost Voices," they say "to say you know my pain is to stab yourself in the leg because you saw me get shot." What does this quote mean based on the way it is used?

There has been a battle and people have gotten stabbed and shot. This most likely takes place in a city with high crime rates.

One person has been stabbed and the other has been shot. They need to seek medical attention.

It is a metaphor (comparison) for suggesting we all cause our own pain.

It is a metaphor (comparison) for suggesting even if we all have struggles, does not mean we understand each other's struggles.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the excerpt from "Why Safely Opening HIgh school Sports Will be Difficult.

"It might seem like overkill to regularly test all athletes. But the current tally of 150 collegiate athletes (mostly football players) who have tested positive for COVID-19 grows longer by the day."

What is the effect of the author’s use of "overkill" in the selection?

It illustrates the amount of money that will be wasted on testing for Covid.

It demonstrates how many athletes are injured every year.

It emphasizes the extreme measures necessary to ensure safety of student athletes.

It describes how often they will be conducting tests across the country for each sport.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the excerpt from "Is Your Smartphone Making You Shy?"

During the three years I’ve spent researching and writing about shyness, one of the most common questions people ask is about the relationship between shyness and technology.
Are the internet and the cellphone causing our social skills to atrophy? I often hear this from parents of shy teenagers, who are worried that their children are spending more time with their devices than with their peers.

Based on the excerpt, what does the author mean by "atrophy?"

increase

remain constant

worsen

slowly improve

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5 mins • 1 pt

Read the excerpt from "Is Your Smartphone Making You Shy."
Another scholar of cellphone culture, Bella Ellwood-Clayton, showed how text messages served a similar purpose in the Philippines. Filipino courtship rituals are traditionally coy and convoluted, with elaborate customs such as “teasing” (tuksuhan) among mutual friends or using an intermediary (tulay, which literally translates to “human bridge”) between potential partners. The cellphone allowed young Filipinos to circumvent these elaborate, risk-averse routines and test the waters themselves by text.

"Texting emboldens those who are more dexterous with their thumbs than with their tongues. The ping announcing a text’s arrival is less insistent than a phone ring. It does not catch us by surprise or demand we answer it instantly. It lends us space to digest and ponder a response."

What is the meaning of the phrase above in red?

Young people are more "bold" (or honest) in text messages than they are in person talking.

Young people are more shy when texting, than they are in person talking.

Young people are not good at cummincating, reguardless of the mode of communication.

Young people prefer to communicate on social media rather than the phone (text or phone calls).

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5 mins • 1 pt

Read the excerpt from "Is Your Smartphone Making You Shy?"

"Not everyone using social networks is amenable to radical transparency, of course. Some prefer to hide behind online personas, pseudonyms and avatars. And this anonymity can also inspire the opposite of shyness – a boldness that turns into hostility and abuse."

What is being implied by the paragraph?

Social media makes people hostile and aggressive. It is usually the root of evil.

Social media causes people to be fake (false names, fake profiles, etc.) and become people they are not.

Social media makes it easier for people to be someone they're not, which can lead to negative behavior.

Social media makes it easier for people to stay in contact with one another and is often used for communication.

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Inference/Context Clues Assessment

25 questions

What is implied from the following quote,
"I’m from a place where even our car doors freeze
And most GM factories closed because of greed."

Based on the way the word "inferior is used in the following sentence, what would be the best synonym,
"We were made to feel inferior
We didn’t even have clean water to drink?"

In the essay, "Fish Cheeks" what can we infer is the reason that the speaker completly ignores Robert, "Robert grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence?"

From the poem "Lost Voices," the speaker says "I would ask you to think before you speak, but your mind has got to be bacteria infected." What is meant by the phrase "mind has got to be bacteria infected in that quote?

In the spoken word "Lost Voices," they say "to say you know my pain is to stab yourself in the leg because you saw me get shot." What does this quote mean based on the way it is used?

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Inference/Context Clues Assessment

25 questions

What is implied from the following quote, "I’m from a place where even our car doors freezeAnd most GM factories closed because of greed."

Based on the way the word "inferior is used in the following sentence, what would be the best synonym, "We were made to feel inferiorWe didn’t even have clean water to drink?"

In the essay, "Fish Cheeks" what can we infer is the reason that the speaker completly ignores Robert, "Robert grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence?"

From the poem "Lost Voices," the speaker says "I would ask you to think before you speak, but your mind has got to be bacteria infected." What is meant by the phrase "mind has got to be bacteria infected in that quote?

In the spoken word "Lost Voices," they say "to say you know my pain is to stab yourself in the leg because you saw me get shot." What does this quote mean based on the way it is used?

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What is implied from the following quote,
"I’m from a place where even our car doors freeze
And most GM factories closed because of greed."

Based on the way the word "inferior is used in the following sentence, what would be the best synonym,
"We were made to feel inferior
We didn’t even have clean water to drink?"