ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

In what way is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Contest” a work of historical fiction?A) It focuses on the popular Greek mythic hero Policles and cites examples of his bravery.

B) It describes the former Roman Emperor Nero and recreates ancient Rome and Greece.

C) It accurately portrays how international singing competitions were held in ancient Greece.

D) It gives a factual, true-to-life depiction of events that took place during Nero’s reign.

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Answer 1
Answer:

Answer:  The correct answer is :  B) It describes the former Roman Emperor Nero and recreates ancient Rome and Greece.

 

Explanation:  Arthur Conan Doyle was Scottish doctor and writer, well known for his science fiction stories and some fantasy. The contest tells the story of Nero, who sailed to Greece in 66 when he was 29 years old and had 13 years of reign. He left Puteoli with ten galleys.
Answer 2
Answer:

I believe the correct answer is B.

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1. Plot 2. Conflict 3. Theme 4. Antagonist 5. Protagonist a. Humanity is both good and evil. b. A generous doctor and scientist who likes to conduct experiments c. Dr. Jekyll dooms himself by trying to keep his dark side completely isolated from his good side. d. A sinister, dwarfish man who delights in bad behavior e. A doctor and scientist's experiment goes wrong.

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Answer:

1. Plot ~ e. A doctor and scientist's experiment goes wrong.

2. Conflict ~ c. Dr. Jekyll dooms himself by trying to keep his dark side completely isolated from his good side.

3. Theme ~ a. Humanity is both good and evil.

4. Antagonist ~ d. A sinister, dwarfish man who delights in bad behavior

5. Protagonist ~ b. A generous doctor and scientist who likes to conduct experiments

Explanation:

The plot comprises of the actions acted by the characters.

Conflict arises out of the clash and disagreement among the characters.

The theme is the basic approach of the narrative.

The antagonist is the character who comes in the path of the lead character. The character can be termed to be a villain.

The protagonist is the leading character in the narrative around whom the story revolves.
1. Plot- c. Dr. Jekyll dooms himself by trying to keep his dark side completely isolated from his good side.
2. Conflict- e. A doctor and scientist's experiment goes wrong
3. Theme- a. Humanity is both good and evil
4. Antagonist- d. A sinister, dwarfish man who delights in bad behavior
5. Protagonist- b. A generous doctor and scientist who likes to conduct

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A sentence that contains both dependent and independent clauses is known as a(n)
A. simple sentence.
B. complex sentence.
C. compound sentence.
D. independent sentence.

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The correct answer is B. Complex sentence. 

A simple is just one clause, a compound consists of many independent clauses, and independent clause is just that.

Which of these is an example of scanning?A. Opening a textbook and looking for a specific word
B. Highlighting the textbook definition of a word
C. Quickly looking over all of the words on a page
D. Rewriting the definition of a word in the form of a question

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Answer:

The best answer is indeed letter C. quickly looking over all of the words on a page.

Explanation:

Scanning is a pre-reading technique. If you wish to scan a text, you should move your eyes quickly and systematically over it so that you'll find only the information that is relevant to you. Scanning is useful if you're looking for something specific but simple, such as a date or a name. This technique helps leave out any information that is irrelevant, since you don't have to attentively read everything. Thus, from the option given in the question, the one that is an example of scanning is C) quickly looking over all of the words on a page.
c. quickly looking over all of the words on a page because you are scanning the page like if you are asked to find a specific word on a page you wuickly read over it to find that word.
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Which words are "modal" helping verbsA. wonder, will, wash
B. mighty, make, most
C. would, might, must
D. would, may, june, july

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The correct answer is C, because it is the only one with 'modal' verbs. In A, only 'will' is modal. In B, only 'make' is a verb. In D, there are months involved, which are nouns, not verbs.
The correct answer is C: all three of these verbs can be used as modal verbs with another verb,  for example:
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She might cook;
She must cook

ps in D. "june" is not even a verb!

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