Which sentence most clearly uses concrete description to make the reader feel excitement?A.Slap. Without warning, the gorilla hit the glass of his enclosure. Tourists dropped their cameras.B.The apes lounged and scratched in the hay after their midday meal, their eyes strikingly human.C.The zookeeper walked back and forth on the walkway, tossing vegetables down to the gorillas.D.At Woodlawn Zoo, we try to recreate each animal's natural habitat. Come for a fun experience!

Which sentence most clearly uses concrete description to move the reader to sadness?A.The filthy crowd filled the streets; they ran like cattle being pursued by some fearsome predator.B.The loneliest time of my life was when I tried to find a job in the slums of Chicago back in 1982.C.A single streetlamp lit the empty street; then the light buzzed and faded, leaving him in darkness.D.When someone close to you is feeling blue, a kind and encouraging word may be all they need.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of the following statements best illustrates hyperbole?A.Without a doubt, this is the best zoo in the entire universe.B.We came to look at animals, but we're the ones being watched.C.The slippery snake slithered and hissed in the smooth sand.D.Wow, the way these tigers lie there sleeping is so exciting.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of the following statements best illustrates hyperbole?A.Without a doubt, this is the best zoo in the entire universe.B.The slippery snake slithered and hissed in the smooth sand.C.We came to look at animals, but we're the ones being watched.D.Wow, the way these tigers lie there sleeping is so exciting.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The Gainesville city zoo just received its first three animals. The first animal it received was a deer. The second animal it received was a monkey. The third animal it received was a lion. Children in Gainesville are excited about the opening of the zoo. What happened right before the Gainesville City Zoo received a monkey?Question 1Select one:a.They received a lion.b.They received a bear. c.The children in Gainesville were excited.d.They received a deer.Clear my choiceQuestion 2Not yet answeredFlag questionTipsQuestion textWhat mood do the words convey:ExhilaratingLivelyEnergeticQuestion 2Select one:a.Excitingb.Angryc.Exhaustedd.TragicClear my choiceQuestion 3Not yet answeredFlag questionTipsQuestion textThe following paragraph has sentence variety.“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.”Question 3Select one:TrueFalse

Directions for questions 11 and 12: Each of the following question presents 4 statements of which 3, when placed in appropriate order would form a contextually complete paragraph. Pick the statement that is not part of that context and indicate the letter corresponding with it in the box provided below each question.Circuses are manifestations of our insatiable desire to be entertained.In reality, what they see is a caricature of wilderness.Though the argument that circuses give children the opportunity to see animals that are exotic and special may be true, this arena encourages children to view animals in a decontextualised and subordinate way.How can children value an animal as wild and supreme when it performs, no matter how impressively, simply for giggles?