2. Read the sentence from paragraph 5.

Instead it hits impervious surfaces like hard pavement and rooftops and has no chance to infiltrate the soil.

What is the meaning of the word impervious as it is used in the sentence?

Read the sentence from paragraph 7.

If all this extra water is diverted directly into a stream channel, several important changes will occur.

What is the meaning of the word diverted as it is used in the sentence?

Read the sentence from paragraph 1.

As he sat on the grass and looked across the river, a dark hole in the bank opposite, just above the water’s edge, caught his eye, and dreamily he fell to considering what a nice, snug dwelling-place it would make for an animal with few wants and fond of a bijou riverside residence, above flood level and remote from noise and dust.

What does the word remote mean as it is used in the sentence?

Read the sentence from paragraph 12. Then he held up his fore-paw as the Mole stepped gingerly down.

What does the word gingerly mean as it is used in the sentence?

Read the sentence from paragraph 3. Workers carved sandstone from the hillside for walls and salvaged floor tiles from the ruins of an old Spanish fort.

What does the word salvaged mean as it is used in the sentence?

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A

Read the sentence from paragraph 1. He rode through the streets demurely enough, but on reaching the open country roads his spirits broke forth into wild jubilation, and, urging the butcher’s horse to full gallop, he dashed away in true cowboy fashion.

What does the word jubilation mean in the sentence?

Part B Which quotation from the passage is another example of jubilation as it is defined in Part A?

Read the sentence from paragraph 2 in “Changing Attitudes.” At first, Colonial men did not intend to launch a full-scale rebellion against Great Britain.

What does the word rebellion mean as it is used in the sentence?

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Paragraph 2: At first, Colonial men did not intend to launch a full-scale rebellion against Great Britain. Forming Sons of Liberty groups, they tried to bring about change through organized protests and acts of resistance to British policies. In 1768, they decided to boycott British-made products, such as cloth and tea, to force Parliament to repeal certain taxes. The men knew that the only way to get their boycott to work was to enlist their wives, sisters, and mothers. After all, women were the ones who shopped for and used the products.

Part A What is the meaning of boycott as used in paragraph 2 of “Changing Attitudes”?

Part B Which quotation from the passage supports the answer to Part A?

Read the sentence from paragraph 3. From trunk to trunk the creature flitted like a deer, running manlike on two legs, but unlike any man that I had ever seen, stooping almost double as it ran.

What does the phrase flitted like a deer mean?

Read the excerpt from paragraphs 5–8. . . . as soon as I began to move in his direction he reappeared and took a step to meet me. Then he hesitated, drew back, came forward again, and at last, to my wonder and confusion, threw himself on his knees and held out his clasped hands in supplication. At that I once more stopped. “Who are you?” I asked. “Ben Gunn,” he answered, and his voice sounded hoarse and awkward, like a rusty lock. “I’m poor Ben Gunn, I am; and I haven’t spoke with a soul these three years.”

Which two phrases from these paragraphs help you understand the meaning of in supplication?

Paragraph 2: I was now, it seemed, cut off upon both sides; behind me the pirates, before me this lurking nondescript. And immediately I began to prefer the dangers that I knew to those I knew not. Silver himself appeared less terrible in contrast with this creature of the woods, and I turned on my heel, and looking sharply behind me over my shoulder, began to retrace my steps in the direction of the boats. Paragraph 15: All this time he had been feeling the stuff of my jacket, smoothing my hands, looking at my boots, and generally, in the intervals of his speech, showing a childish pleasure in the presence of a fellow creature. But at my last words he perked up into a kind of startled slyness.

Which two meanings of the word creature are used in this passage (paragraphs 2 and 15)?

Paragraph 4: Perhaps the most well-known characteristic of this time period is the large, pyramidal earthen mounds, such as Emerald Mound in Adams County. These large mounds served as temples, mortuaries, chiefs’ houses and other important buildings (Hudson, 1976). The mounds were built using baskets to carry loads of dirt to the desired location. The dirt was dumped out, and then stamped down to pack it in place. The sides of the mounds were usually very steep and an earthen ramp was added to the mound for easier access to the summit.

What does the word earthen mean as it is used in paragraph 4?

Read the sentence from paragraph 1. What does the word misery mean as it is used in the sentence?

Rufus sat beside me for a while, hoping I’d be up to something more than misery.

Part A What does the phrase few and far between mean as it is used in paragraph 2?

Read the sentence from paragraph 7 of the passage. What is the meaning of the phrase in a buzzing whirl as it is used in the sentence?

Gwen followed the Principal with her head in a buzzing whirl.