Unit 5 Review Game

Choose the sentence that correctly uses "Cowering"

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  As the tornado approached the house, the family ran to the basement, cowering in a corner with no windows.

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  When the boy went to feed his five-year-old dog, the dog could be found cowering in the bathroom.

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  As the first delicate rain of the season came, all of the ducks at the pond were cowering under a bush.

What is the best definition of the word constricting?

• to make narrow or draw together; to inhibit

• to advance beyond the normal or usual boundaries

• a period of new artistic and intellectual activity; revival

Select the sentence that correctly uses the following vocabulary word:

INSTANTANEOUSLY

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  After the flash of lightning, thunder crashed instantaneously.

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  The letter finally arrived in the mail instantaneously.

• From across the mountains the horse drawn carriage appeared instantaneously an hour later.

In one sentence, correctly use the vocabulary word. For full credit, you must provide context clues to show clearly that you understand the meaning of the following word:

LETTERHEAD

In one sentence, correctly use the vocabulary word. For full credit, you must provide context clues to show clearly that you understand the meaning of the following word:

ENCROACHING

What is the story of "Everyday Use" about?

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  It is the story of a new marriage.

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  It is the story of a young man meeting his in-laws.

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  It is the story of a young woman’s return home.

How does Maggie anticipate her sister Dee's visit home?

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  with dread and despair

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  with nervousness and awe

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  with excitement and scorn

In “Everyday Use,” why does Dee embrace an African language and choose a new name for herself?

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  She wants to be closer to her heritage.

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  She wants to forget everything about her own family.

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  Her new name was her great-grandmother’s name.

The narrator of “The Leap” describes walking to a gravesite just down the highway when she was growing up. Who is buried in that gravesite?

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  her father

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  the unborn daughter whom her mother lost in the circus disaster

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  her mother’s first husband

In “The Leap,” what does the symbol of the leap most likely represent?

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  taking risks for loved ones

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  receiving help from other people

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  falling victim to accidents