RI/RL. 10.3 Review

27 The doctor gave a parting touch to an overhanging leaf and wheeled round to greet his patient with a smile.

28 “I can’t bear to see flowers die from lack of care, and this foggy weather tries them very hard. Excuse me a moment.” He passed into the recess, and washed his hands vigorously, talking all the while.

In Paragraph 28, what is MOST clearly suggested by the doctor’s reason for watering the flowers?

• dissatisfaction with city life

• compassion for living beings

• preference toward people over plants

• anticipation for the fall to end

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51 “Don’t move, please. Keep silent, now.” The disk slid across his chest and settled above his ribs, on the right side this time, with its load of discomfort.

58 “Of course!” The doctor’s lean face lifted with a start. “You must forgive me. The fact is”—he smiled—“I’m too interested in your case to remember your natural anxiety. I think your present trouble is caused by an error in digestion. The palpitation comes from that and the other symptoms, too. A little care with your diet—I’ll write you a prescription—a mixture to be taken after meals. But if you’ve further worry, come to me again. As a friend—you understand? It’s pure selfishness. I don’t want to lose sight of you. You see—to cut it short—you’ve got—for want of a better name—what I call a Double Heart. One heart’s on your right side and one’s in the proper place. It’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever come across. You’re perfectly healthy—sound as a bell. I shouldn’t wonder, upon my soul, if you hadn’t two lives!”

In Paragraph 51, the doctor’s manner is _____ but in Paragraph 58, his manner is ___.

• affectionate/ eager

• affectionate/indifferent

• abrupt/ indifferent

• abrupt/ eager

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taken from: The Case for Short Words by Richard Lederer

[1] When you speak and write, there is no law that says you have to use big words. Short words are as good as long ones, and short, old words—like sun and grass and home—are best of all. A lot of small words, more than you might think, can meet your needs with a strength, grace, and charm that large words do not have.

How does the author introduce the concept that using short words is best?

• The author begins by using short words himself.

• The author gives examples of foreign words and phrases.

• The author cites the scientific principles behind language acquisition.

• The author notes opposing views and then discounts then.

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From these rooms Paul wandered downstairs again. The library attracted him most: there were rows and rows of books, bound in dim browns and golds, and old faded reds as rich as velvet: they all looked as if they might have had stories in them as splendid as their bindings. But the bookcases were closed with gilt trellising, and when Paul reached up to open one, a servant told him that Mr. Moffatt’s secretary kept them locked because the books were too valuable to be taken down. This seemed to make the library as strange as the rest of the house, and he passed on to the ballroom at the back. Through its closed doors he heard a sound of hammering, and when he tried the door ­handle a servant passing with a tray ­full of glasses told him that “they” hadn’t finished, and wouldn’t let anybody in.

What can the reader infer about Mr. Moffatt from the description of his library?

• He has many intellectual interests and a strong hunger for knowledge.

• He is more interested in displaying his wealth than in reading or writing.

• He earns his living working in his library and rarely ventures out of it.

• He is proud of his ancestors’ contributions to science and literature.

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“The tea set was the sole relic that Mariam's mother, Nana, had of her own mother, who had died when Nana was two. Nana cherished each blue-and-white porcelain piece, the graceful curve of the pot's spout, the hand-painted finches and chrysanthemums, the dragon on the sugar bowl, meant to ward off evil.”

What is the effect of the description of the tea set?

• It implies that Nana has a highly materialistic value system.

• . It suggests that Nana has very little else of value or beauty in her life.

• It creates a sense of mockery about Nana’s superstitions about evil.

• It establishes a link between Mariam and her grandmother

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