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[3] What qualities do you look for in a friend? What qualities do you offer? In what ways can you be a better friend? Provide details
and include adjectives in your response. [4] Discuss the importance of respect. How do you show respect to others? Yourself? What
does it take for you to lose respect for someone? How do they gain it back?
Hello, I would like to hear different thoughts on each prompt. Write a very descriptive journal entry with 280- 300+ words, free of any spelling or grammar errors for each prompts. It can be written in 1- 3 paragraphs and the divisions should make sense. A paragraph-length can vary from 4- 12 sentences. Also, add on a creative title. Include specific language that describes a person, place, or thing with clear and vivid words which “paint a picture” for the reader. Sensory details (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) should be used to make the writing vivid.  Descriptive language and writing also require space order, order of importance words and transition words to help the reader understand your work. Space order words include: above, below, across, beside, under, next to, inside, opposite, and around. Order of importance words include: first, last, next, most important and above all. Make sure to type it out so it’s easier to read. Thank You.

Assessment/ Evaluation (6) Complete the frame by identifying the strength and weaknesses of the following Filiping traditions or
practices. (20 points) Weaknesses Practice/Tradition Strengths Family Orientednes Kadahilaan Pagkamatiisin Bahala na
Fangingatuwiran Bukas loob Kanyao

The Road Not Taken
Directions: Based on the poem, answer the following questions. Write your answers on your pad paper.
Give the line in the poem which tells that the word “diverged” means went in different directions.
Choose the lines which tell that the speaker wishes that he or she did not have to make a choice between the roads.
The speaker claims that he or she has taken the road less traveled by. Is the speaker telling the truth? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
What makes the poet decide to take the less traveled road? What does it signify?
What does the image of two diverging roads symbolize?
Directions: Based on the poem, answer the given task. Write your answers in your pad paper.
Give the rhyming pattern of each stanza.
Pick the lines in the poem that use the following sounds:
a. alliteration
b. assonance
c. rhyme
Identify the lines which show imagery in the poem.
Enumerate the elements used in this poem.

5. Describe the historical context for the Harlem Renaissance. What factors brought African American artists and writers together in
Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s? i U Font Family – AAT A PET

Comprehension:
Answer these questions about the excerpt from
The Hobbit
.
1.
Which of the following is the setting of “Flies and Spiders”?
Group of answer choices
a squirrel-filled park
a waterless desert
a large, dense forest
a gloomy tunnel
2.
In lines 1-13 imagery is used to describe the path. What kind of mood does that imagery create?
Group of answer choices
The mood is quiet because the leaves muffle footsteps.
The mood is creepy because “strangled” and “blackened” suggest dead things.
The mood is happy because the travelers are going for a walk.
The mood makes the travelers feel crowded because the path is so narrow.
3.
How does the description of the sunlight in lines 9-13 reflect the travelers’ conflict?
Group of answer choices
The sun is soon defeated by the darkness, which hints at what will happen to the travelers.
The sun shows sneakiness by slipping through the leaves.
The sun is lucky to reach the ground, just as the travelers are lucky.
The sun seems as threatening as the travelers when it stabs down through the leaves.
4.
From the way the characters react to the setting, you can tell that they are
Group of answer choices
confident that they will get through the forest
comfortable with the closeness of their surroundings
excited by the prospect of an adventure
disturbed by the dark stuffiness of the forest
5.
The phrase “grunts, scufflings, and hurryings” appeals to which sense?
Group of answer choices
touch
smell
sight
hearing
6.
Which is the best way to paraphrase the sentence that starts in line 16 and ends in line 19?
Group of answer choices
Bilbo heard strange noises but couldn’t see what made them.
Bilbo heard the scuffling noises the squirrels made.
Strange animals rushed through the undergrowth, grunting and scuffling.
The leaves were piled so thick that they muffled all sounds.
7.
The image of cobwebs in lines 19-21 suggests
Group of answer choices
a work of art
a trap about to spring
woven fabric
ropes hanging from trees
8.
Which is the best way to paraphrase the sentence that starts in line 37 and ends in line 41?
Group of answer choices
They slept crowded together, and yellow or red or green eyes stared at Bilbo, then faded and shone out again elsewhere.
When they slept crowded together, pairs of yellow or red or green eyes stared at Bilbo.
When it was Bilbo’s turn, pairs of yellow or red or green eyes stared at him.
They slept crowded together, and when it was Bilbo’s turn to watch, he could see pairs of yellow or red or green eyes staring at him.
9.
The image of the eyes in lines 38-44 creates a mood of
Group of answer choices
curiosity and interest
eager expectation
fear and anxiety
admiration for their beauty
10.
From the details about strange noises, extraordinarily thick cobwebs, and watching eyes, you can infer that
Group of answer choices
strange creatures are watching the travelers
the travelers are looking for trouble
the forest is a very noisy place
other travelers are lost in the forest
11.
Which image in lines 45-52 best describes the bats?
Group of answer choices
as big as your hand
flapping and whirring
black as a top-hat
dark-grey and black
12.
Which is the best way to paraphrase lines 60-63?
Group of answer choices
A stream that flowed fast and looked dark reminded the travelers of how thirsty they were.
The thirsty travelers were nearly out of water when a fast-running black stream blocked their path.
When they were nearly out of drinking water, their path was blocked by a stream that looked black.
Fast-running water blocked their path when they were nearly out of drinking water.
Vocabulary:
Use your knowledge of connotation and denotation to answer the following questions. The line numbers will help you find the words in the excerpt from
The Hobbit
.
13.
The denotation of
scuttling
in line 16 is “running hastily.” Which word below best describes its connotation?
Group of answer choices
celebrating
escaping
jumping with joy
sneaking
14.
What connotation does
extraordinarily
have in line 20?
Group of answer choices
typically
surprisingly
usefully
hopefully
15.
The author used the word
huddled
in line 37 with a connotation of
Group of answer choices
coziness
privacy
warmth
fear
16.
What connotation does enormous have in line 52?
Group of answer choices
ordinary
irritating
overwhelming
generous
Vocabulary:
Use context clues to answer the following questions. The line numbers will help you find the words in the excerpt from
The Hobbit.
17.
Use context clues in lines 14-23 to decide what
inquisitive
means.
Group of answer choices
far-seeing
fearful
curious
pale
18.
Which words give you a clue to the meaning of
bulbous
in line 43?
Group of answer choices
much too big
animal eyes
insect eyes
horrible pale
19.
Which context clues help you figure out the meaning of
provisions
in line 54?
Group of answer choices
hungry, food
shooting, arrows
always, same
ages, days
20.
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of
skins
in line 65.
Group of answer choices
hands
membranes
fur coats
containers
(1) It was crowded at the 54th Street park. (2) Many different activities were in progress. (3) People are racing models. (4) People are playing chess. (5) People are jogging. (6) A group was playing bocce, a game brought over from Italy many years ago. (7) Grace brings her collie, Jake, to the park. (8) She throws sticks for him to fetch. (9) The dog ran circles around Grace. (10) Jake runs over to the bocce game. (11) He grabs the ball in his mouth. (12) He takes off.
Writing & Grammar: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
21.To change sentences 1 and 2 to the present tense, which words need to be replaced?
Group of answer choices
park, activities
It, were
was, were
crowded, kinds
22.Choose the correct way to rewrite sentences 3-5, using a compound predicate.
Group of answer choices
People are racing models. They are playing chess. People are jogging.
People are racing models, playing chess, and jogging.
People are racing models. People are playing chess. Some are jogging.
People are racing models; people are playing chess; people are jogging.
23.How would you change sentence 6 to the present tense?
Group of answer choices
Change “was” to “is.”
Change “many years ago” to “recently.”
Change “brought” to “that was brought.”
Change “was playing” to “played.”
24.Choose the correct way to rewrite sentences 7 and 8, using a compound predicate.
Group of answer choices
Grace brings her collie, Jake, to throw sticks for him to fetch.
Grace brings her collie, Jake, to the park and throws sticks for him to fetch.
Grace brings her collie, Jake, to the park, where she throws sticks for him to fetch.
Grace brings her collie

Departure Poem by Glen Kirkland leaving home I stand with my dead grandmother’s suitcases in hand coat slung carelessly over my shoulder the car loaded down with all my possessions packed in boxes tied doubly with string (like a refugee from some old movie) my father coughs shakes my hand and offers me a last-minute yellow screwdriver with Interchangeable heads my mother kisses me and says as long as I have a sense of humour I will survive In the doorway now I smile awkwardly and mutter goodbye
my mother asks again have you got everything yes I say I’ve got it all and frightened suddenly I want to paint my name In huge red letters on the ceilings and walls of every room carve my initials in the coffee table and leave a life-sized reproduction of myself asleep upstairs
To a Daughter Leaving Home Poem by Linda Pastan When I taught you at eight to ride a bicycle, loping along beside you as you wobbled away on two round wheels, my own mouth rounding to surprise when you pulled ahead down the curved path of the park, I kept waiting for the thud of your crash as I sprinted to catch up,

The image of the ninja wearing all black is a popular one indeed, but there is really no evidence that ninjas ever wore such a costume. In fact, it is much more likely that ninjas dressed as regular civilians, which would have been far more effective camou?age in most situations than an all black suit. The use of disguises amongst ninja is common and well-documented. Ninja often dressed as monks, entertainers, fortune-tellers, merchants, or farmers. Each of these disguises carried advantages that dressing in all black did not. Dressed as monks, ninjas could conceal weapons in their robes. Dressed as entertainers, they could spy in enemy buildings without arousing suspicion. Dressed as fortune-tellers, they could extract information from unknowing targets. Dressed as merchants, they could travel freely across enemy borders. And while dressed as farmers, ninja carried simple gardening tools (such as sickles or trowels) and used them as deadly weaponry. In this way if a ninja were caught by authorities, he could claim that his deadly apparatus were tools, not weapons. Though they may not have been wearing all black stealth suits, ninjas were always well-disguised. . Main idea related title for the passage: 8. Summarize the passage in your own words:

Question Completion Status: compare contrast O d. analysis QUESTION 14 Which sentence below uses punctuation correctly? a. Martine cancelled her subscription to Tin Foil: We’re Just Asking Questions magazine after it failed to print her letters about: chemtrails, Bigfoot, and the moon landing. O b. We just saw Captain Kangaroo: The Revenge of Dancing Bear, I did not expect that plot twist! O C. For class, I had to read the sequel to Frankenstein: it was a real letdown compared to the original. O d. Critics agree that Johnson’s latest album: Magnitude is his best work yet. QUESTION 15