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(01.03 LC)A thesaurus is useful in finding synonyms for words with suitable connotative meanings.

(01.03 HC)Read the excerpt from The Adventures of Sherlock Homes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Respond to the question that follows.Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent as this. Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street would have failed to recognize him. His face flushed and darkened. His brows were drawn into two hard black lines, while his eyes shone out from beneath them with a steely glitter. His face was bent downward, his shoulders bowed, his lips compressed, and the veins stood out like ropes in his long, sinewy neck. His nostrils seemed to dilate with a purely animal lust for the chase, and his mind was so absolutely concentrated upon the matter before him that a question or remark fell unheeded upon his ears, or, at the most, only provoked a quick, impatient snarl in reply. Swiftly and silently he made his way along the track which ran through the meadows, and so by way of the woods to the Boscombe Pool. It was damp, marshy ground, as is all that district, and there were marks of many feet, both upon the path and amid the short grass which bounded it on either side. Sometimes Holmes would hurry on, sometimes stop dead, and once he made quite a little detour into the meadow. Lestrade and I walked behind him, the detective indifferent and contemptuous, while I watched my friend with the interest which sprang from the conviction that every one of his actions was directed towards a definite end.In a paragraph of 3-5 sentences, accomplish the following: identify the bolded figurative language device identify the mood of the passage explain how the figurative language devices helps to develop the mood of the passage for the reader

(01.06 MC)Which sentence contains faulty parallel structure?

(03.01 MC)Read the argumentative essay introduction and answer the question that follows.The gaining of new knowledge never stops. As humans, we are constantly learning new things. The traditional school year should be extended to a year round schedule so that students have access to full-time education. Some say that students need a break to regroup and be children. They believe that downtime is beneficial to the behavioral development of adolescents. However, taking a summer break from consistent learning can cause students to forget important information learned throughout the school year. The lessons lost have to be made up at the beginning of the next school year and more effort is required of students and teachers. With a year-round school year, learning will come full circle for all involved.Which of the following sentences is the author’s counterclaim?

(01.03 LC)The tone of a text is how an author feels about their subject or topic.

(01.03 LC)The mood of a text reflects how the reader feels during or after reading.

(01.03 LC)A thesaurus can assist a writer or speaker in finding a word with the connotation to best match their purpose.

(03.01 MC)Rohan is writing an argumentative essay about standardized test scores and college admission. He claims that colleges should no longer rely on the SAT for admission. Which of the following statements avoids a logical fallacy to support his claim?

(01.02 MC)Read the excerpt from The Death of Ivan Ilyitch by Leo Tolstoy. Answer the question that follows.Ivan Ilych’s life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible. He had been a member of the Court of Justice, and died at the age of forty-five. His father had been an official who after serving in various ministries and departments in Petersburg had made the sort of career which brings men to positions from which by reason of their long service they cannot be dismissed, though they are obviously unfit to hold any responsible position, and for whom therefore posts are specially created, which though fictitious carry salaries of from six to ten thousand rubles that are not fictitious, and in receipt of which they live on to a great age.Which point of view is used in this passage?

(02.01 MC)Read the passage. Answer the question that follows.Homing pigeons have a long and storied history. Dating back to 3,000 BCE, these bright birds were used by Egyptians to send messages and find routes for travel. Their use continued through the centuries, and homing pigeons are credited with the first air mail service delivering messages between New Zealand and the barrier islands of Australia.In World Wars I and II, homing pigeons were considered heroic for their delivery of important messages between battlefields. Flying up to 200 miles one way, the pigeons were the preferred form of communication, as radio messages could be easily intercepted by enemies.Which sentence states the central idea of this passage?