Question

1. Choose the appropriate word to replace the boldfaced word in the following sentence:

The starving lion tracked its prey with desperate ferocity.
gallant
quarry
fetter
increment
2. “The Armenian Language is the Home of the Armenian” seeks to
inform.
criticize.
persuade.
satirize.
3. Which of the following is not an example of irony from “Behind the Veil”?
Ihsan attempts to seduce veiled girls.
Girls in veils appear more alluring than those who walk unveiled.
The veil gives Siham power over Ihsan.
Siham’s father praises her devotion to the veil.
4. Choose the appropriate word to replace the bold-faced text in the following sentence:

Not wanting to hurt her feelings, I replied thoughtfully when she asked me how her ridiculous hat looked.
judiciously
imploringly
precariously
ingratiatingly
5. Which of the following is not a conflict in “Five Hours to Simla?”
self vs. self
self vs. nature
self vs. other
self vs. supernatural
6. Which best describes the theme of “The Cabuliwallah"?
Friendship is possible between people of different cultures.
The similarities between people are often much more important than their differences.
Change happens.
You never know what a stranger is like until it is too late.
7. The narrator in “Sweet Like a Crow” does not use similes in the poem to express
anger at another critic.
his culture’s sense of music and rhythm.
identifying features of his culture.
his admiration for his own work
8. The focus of the burden of truth-telling moves from _________________ in “Like the Sun.”
Sekhar to his wife
the pain it causes to the healing it brings
Sekhar to the headmaster
a metaphor to a reality
9. Choose the appropriate word to replace the bold-faced text in the following sentence:

The inspector closely examined the crime scene for clues.
ingratiated
implored
impended
scrutinized
For questions 10–12, choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence.
10. The bark of cork trees (has, have) many commercial uses.
has
have
11. Both cats and monkeys (has, have) tear ducts.
has
have
12. In the Blue Ridge Mountains (are, is) many summer camps.
are
is

Answer 1

1. What is the boldfaced word?


2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8.Sorry, I'm not sure what the answers to those are.


4 and 9. See #1.


10. The bark of cork trees HAS many commercial uses. 
    
    This is because the verb must agree with the subject. The subject of this
    sentence is bark. "of cork trees" is a prepositional phrase. If it helps you
    to put parenthesis (mentally or physically) around prepositional phrases
    before trying to figure out which verb is correct, do so.


11. Both cats and monkeys HAVE tear ducts.
      
      This is because cats and monkeys are plural, and again, there must be
      subject-verb agreement.


12. In the Blue Ride Mountains ARE many summer camps.
      
      This is because the word "Mountains" is plural.


Hope this helped :)