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[Open]Read the excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. "Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England...." "What is his name?" "Bingley." "Is he married or single?" "Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!" "How so? how can it affect them?" "My dear Mr. Bennet," replied his wife, "how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them." Which statement best explains Austen's use of exposition? A. It introduces a source of conflict between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. B. It creates a somber mood that reflects the seriousness of the topic. C. It establishes how the other characters will interact with Mr. Bingley. D. It shows that Mr. Bennet questions Mr. Bingley's motives for arriving.

[Open]Read the excerpt from The Metamorphoses by Ovid. "The Nereids wonder at the groves, the cities, and the houses under water; dolphins get into the woods, and run against the lofty branches, and beat against the tossed oaks. The wolf swims among the sheep; the wave carries along the tawny lions; the wave carries along the tigers. Neither does the powers of his lightning-shock avail the wild boar, nor his swift legs the stag, now borne away. The wandering bird, too, having long sought for land, where it may be allowed to light, its wings failing, falls down into the sea. The boundless range of the sea had overwhelmed the hills, and the stranger waves beat against the heights of the mountains. The greatest part is carried off by the water: those whom the water spares, long fastings overcome, through scantiness of food." Read the excerpt from the adaptation "The Flood" by Which statement best explains how the two excerpts differ? A. Ovid focuses on the cause of the flood, while Baldwin does not. B. Baldwin includes details about the setting, while Ovid does not. C. Ovid emphasizes how the flood affects the animals and the setting, while Baldwin does not. D. Baldwin describes the reactions of some of the other supernatural characters, while Ovid does not.

[Open]Which best describes the structure of the poem "Safari Day in Kenya"? A. fixed form with a strict rhyme scheme B. fixed form with a loose meter C. free verse with rhyming quatrains D. free verse with varied line lengths

[Open]Read the sentence. During the scenic tour of the national park, the cascading waterfall was photographed repeatedly. Which grammatical structure is used in this sentence? A. active voice B. passive voice C. future tense D. present tense

[Open]An electric device delivers a current of [tex]$15.0 A$[/tex] for 30 seconds. How many electrons flow through it?

[Open]Which character is the best example of a tragic hero? A. While searching for his place in the world, an orphan encounters many unfortunate situations before he is able to find his family. B. A young student tries to overthrow the student government after his friends abandon him. C. A vain king who values appearance over truth loses his throne and eventually his life after he tries to test the population's loyalty to him. D. A queen, mistreated by her husband and sons, gets her revenge by placing a terrible curse on the land.

[Open]Make sentences with the words to bring out the difference in their meaning: 1. wood: The door is made of teak wood. would: Rani would not let the doctor see her. 2. steal: It is wrong to steal from others. steel: The bridge is constructed with steel beams. 3. blew: The wind blew fiercely during the storm. blue: The sky is a beautiful shade of blue today. 4. ate: I ate a sandwich there for lunch.

[Open]Make one sentence for each figure of speech (alliteration, assonance, consonance, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, personification) to be written (not printed) on a short bond paper.

[Open]1. Is there any lemonade in the bottle? 2. There aren't any biscuits on the table. 3. There are some pens on the desk. 4. Are there any birds in the garden? 5. She has got some books. 6. Would you like any tea? 7. There aren't any elephants at the zoo. 8. Is there any coffee? 9. There isn't any bread on the table. 10. There is some meat in the fridge.

[Open]1. Who is the main character in a story, usually playing the most important role? A. Secondary character B. Major character C. Third character D. Minor character 2. What is the usual role of minor characters in a story? A. They create the main conflict B. They help or oppose the main character C. They end the story D. They make the most important decisions in the story 3. In a story, who usually faces the problem or conflict that needs to be solved? A. Minor character B. Major character C. Narrator D. Character with no role