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he e!cer"t is ta#en from a short story. $ulian, a "rison %uard in outer s"ace, has &ust been confronted by his "risoner
that he is one miserable and melancholy %uard.
(Prisoners Dilemma, 2013, Davidson)
STANDARD & BENCHMARK
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and hrases as the! are "sed in the te#t$ in%&"ding fig"rati'e and
%onnotati'e meanings( ana&!)e the %"m"&ati'e ima%t of se%ifi% word %hoi%es on meaning and tone
*e.g.$ how the &ang"age e'o+es a sense of time and &a%e( how it sets a forma& or informa& tone,.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. The word -start&ed. *&ine 1, most near&! means
A. s%ared
/. s"rrised
C. soo+ed
D. st"nned
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E. a&armed
0. The hrase -sta'e off. *&ine 0, is %&osest in meaning to
A. ree&
/. 1rea+
C. +ee off
D. foresta&&
E. 1&o%+
2. The word -%on'i%t. *&ine 3, most near&! means
A. %ati'e
/. fe&on!
C. %on
D. risoner
E. ma&efa%tor
4. The word -ingen"it!. *&ine 4, most near&! means
A. in'enti'eness
/. shrewdness
C. s+i&&
D. wit
E. reso"r%ef"&ness
5. The tone of the senten%e -The on&! 6 &onger.. *&ine 5, is
A. o17e%ti'e
/. e#ositor!
C. am1i'a&ent
D. derogator!
E. sar%asti%
3. It %an 1e inferred that "n&i+e 8"&ian$ the risoner is
A. misera1&e
/. rea&isti%
C. dream!
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D. hoef"&
E. ha!
9. The des%rition -re%tang"&ar tre+. *&ine 10, is to emhasi)e the risoner.s
A. diffi%"&t &ife
/. m"ndane ro"tine
C. %&andestine &an
D. mo%+er!
E. insanit!
4. The senten%e -I thin+ 6 wings.. *&ine 19, is
A. o17e%ti'e
/. e#ositor!
C. am1i'a&ent
D. derogator!
E. ironi%