Checkpoint Challenge #5 Review

Read the following sentence:

Unlike the advertisement promised, the new air freshener did not permeate the air. 

What is the best definition for the word "permeate?"

• to fall

• to fill

• to fix

• to focus

Read the following sentence:

At first, the kids at Sky Zone only jumped around. By the end of the day, all of the kids were springing up and down.

What does the word “spring” convey that the word “jump” does not?

• It conveys a new season.

• It conveys more kids.

• It conveys a stronger degree of jumping.

• It conveys the temperature of the room.

Read the following sentence:

Many celebrities enjoy ordinary pleasures by being incognito when they are in public.

What does "incognito" mean?

• To not know

• To know

• To dislike

• To like

Read the following sentence:

Michael received a call from Bank of America to authorize a questionable transaction.

What does the root word "trans" mean?

• Share

• Subtraction

• Receive

• Complete

Read the following sentence:

Getting a job in high school is good because it makes students better prepared for life after high school and promotes responsibility.

The clause “Getting a job in high school is good” is much too vague. Which of the following would be an appropriate replacement for the above clause without changing the meaning?

• Getting a job in high school is essential

• All students should have at least one job

• Students should get a job in high school

• Everyone needs a job

Read the following sentence:

Instead of truly happening, Hannah’s dreams deflated before her very eyes.

Which phrase from the comment gives the BEST clue to the meaning of the word “deflated?”

• Hannah’s dreams

• before

• her very eyes

• Instead of truly happening

Read the following sentence:

While the assignment was convoluted, boring, and insignificant to the student, he knew the assignment was challenging, exciting, and important to the teacher.

Based on the sentence and its structure, which word from the sentence is an antonym for insignificant?

• convoluted

• challenging

• important

• exciting

Read the following sentence:

“It’s not that I did not like both sports. It was just hard to keep a thumb on both sports at the same time.”

What does the phrase “to keep a thumb on both sports” mean?

• To agree with two sports

• To be meaningfully active in both sports

• To go to both games

• To play with a broken thumb

Read the following poem:

Autumn

I saw its universal beauty

But it runs away and retreats

Moving summer into the past, I felt its determination

With a meek, hesitant voice, 

Requesting entitled space

Demanding nothing 

Ushering in newness and starts

It wakes us up, fights for us

Without the boxing gloves

To save itself

It wakes us up.

How does the underlined line BEST contribute to the meaning of the poem?

• It describes how a person wakes up the speaker.

• It describes how Autumn affects the speaker.

• It describes how the speaker prefers Autumn over other seasons.

• It describes how the poet’s best friend is a person named Autumn.

Read the following poem:

Autumn

I saw its universal beauty

But it runs away and retreats

Moving summer into the past, I felt its determination

With a meek, hesitant voice, 

Requesting entitled space

Demanding nothing 

Ushering in newness and starts

It wakes us up, fights for us

Without the boxing gloves

To save itself

It wakes us up.

How does the speaker feel about Autumn?

• Autumn is comforting and strong.

• Autumn is weak and too gentle.

• Autumn is cruel and frightening.

• Autumn is short and fleeting.