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Chapter 1: The Pleasures of Literature She answers their questions with the
Page 16 first thing she thinks of, and when her
answers don’t appease the children,
Literary Analysis she is annoyed and tries to divert their
Focus the Reading attention. She doesn’t
doesn’t seem to be
Aunt’s Story: The story was simple and didn’t either a good or bad caregiver. She is
have many details about the setting or the simply challenged by the children while
main characters. The story emphasizes the she tries to do her best.
benefits of good behavior. At the end of d. The bachelor is annoyed by both the
the story the little girl is saved from a mad children and the aunt.
bull. “The frown on the bachelor’s face was
Similarities: Both stories are about a good little deepening to a scowl.”
girl that was extremely well behaved and When the girl repeats the line of “On
that is in danger. the Road to Mandalay,” the narrator
Bachelor’s Story: The bachelor describes the
Bachelor’s says, “it seemed to the bachelor as
setting and the characters in detail. The though someone had had a bet with her
story shows that good behavior doesn’t that she could not repeat the line aloud
always have good consequences. At the two thousand times without stopping.
end of the story, an angry wolf eats the Whoever it was who had made the
little girl. wager was likely to lose his bet.”
Connect to the Reading The narrator says: “the bachelor looked
a. “Both the aunt and the children were twice at the aunt and once at the
conversational in a limited, persistent communication cord,” which means he
way, reminding one of the attentions probably considered complaining to the
of a housefly that refuses to be train’s officials because of the children’s
discouraged. Most of the aunt’s
aunt’s remarks bad behavior and the aunt’s inability to
seemed to begin with “Don’t,” and control them.
nearly all of the children’s remarks began e. The aunt’s story lacks detail and a logical
with “Why?” The bachelor said nothing development.
out loud.” Saki is being purposely ironic
in order to establish the humorous tone f. The bachelor’s story starts off similarly to
the aunt’s story, and therefore it seems
of the story.
story. His social critique
critique is evident like another story about the advantages
from the description of the relationship of being good.
between the children and their aunt.
Likewise, it is assumed that the bachelor g. The narrator describes the story as
shares the author’s assessment and will “deplorably uninteresting.”
be his voice. h. The little girl had three medals pinned
b. The children are behaving like typical to her dress, for her obedience,
children. They ask many questions punctuality, and good behavior.
and are obviously uncomfortable in i. He had pigs.
their travel
travel setting. It seems like their  j. The three children describe the story as
constant questions and fidgeting annoy “beautiful.”
both the bachelor and their aunt.
c. The aunt is constantly reprimanding
reprimanding
the children and forbidding everything.

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Page 17 mother had once had a dream that her

 Analyze
 Analyze the
the Reading
Reading son would either be killed by a sheep or
else by a clock falling on him.”
a. The narrator explains the action takes
place during a hot afternoon. He f. The bachelor’s
bachelor’s story is ironic because
also mentions the next stop was at Bertha was killed in the garden because
Templecombe (a village in England). He she was so good. If she hadn’t been
so good, she never would have been
also
whichmentions
signals athe cows
rural and bullocks,
setting. invited and thus never devoured by a
hungry wolf.
b. The children would rather be
entertained than taught a moral lesson. g. The wolf first saw Bertha because of her
white pinafore. Bertha knew that she
c. The story’s lesson is that bad things was in grave danger. She wouldn’t have
happen to both good and bad people. been in danger if she hadn’t been in the
Furthermore, it serves as a lesson for the garden in the first place.
aunt that sometimes children are better
cared for when entertained than if h. The wolf left Bertha’s shoes, scraps of
everything were considered a teaching clothing, and the three medals. The
opportunity. medals specifically serve as a reminder
of her goodness and the reason for her
d. The children ask questions looking for
information that will help them picture death.
the story. For example, they ask about Evaluate the Reading
the color of the pigs, the color of the a. Freeform answer
wolf, and about the appearance of the b. Freeform answer
park. They also ask questions about the
reasons behind the events in the story c. Freeform answer
and about the consequences of the d. Freeform answer
events in the story. For example, they Page 19
ask why there weren’t flowers in the
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park, and about how the prince died.
The information they ask for helps them Practice the Concept 
imagine a coherent fictional world.
e. While the aunt answered the children’s 1. a.  petulant e. listlessly
b. sultry f. emphasis
questions with haste, the bachelor
c. diversion g. remarks
was imaginative and convincing. For
example, when the bigger of the d. fatuously
small girls asked if the girl of the story 2. a. unsympathetic
wouldn’t have been saved if she hadn’t
b. suppressed
been good, the text says: “‘Well, yes,’
admitted the aunt lamely, ‘but I don’t c. unconcernedly
think they would have run quite so fast Page 21
to her help if they had not liked her so Grammar
much.’” On the other hand, when the
children asked the bachelor why there Practice What You Learned 
were no pigs in the park, he answers: 1. a.  declarative (.) f. interrogative
“There were no sheep in the park,” (?)
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b. interrogative (?) g. declarative (.) Page 23

c. declarative (.) h. imperative (.) Grammar 
d. exclamatory (!) i. exclamatory (!) Practice What You Learned 
e. imperative (.)  j. declarative (.) 1. Subject Predicate
2. a.
a.   Is there lots of grass in that field? / How a. The occupants were a small girl, and a
was the other field? of the carriage smaller girl, and a small
b. Did her reputation as a story-teller rank boy.
high in their estimation? / How was her b. She repeated the line over
and over again.
reputation as a story-teller?
c. The children moved listlessly towards
c. Did she run as hard as she could? / How the aunt’s end of the
hard did she run? carriage.
d. Was it mud-color all over? / What color d. I don’t agree with you.
was it? e. Everybody talked about he
her
e. Were any of the little pigs killed? / How goodness.
many of the little pigs were killed? 2. a.  complex sentence
f. Was there a murmur of approval at b. compound
the excellence of the prince’s decision? c. simple
What was their reaction to the prince’s
decision? d. complex
3. a. They would have saved her if she wasn’t e. simple
good. f. compound-complex
b. There were lots of flowers. g. compound-complex
c. The wolf was brown. h. simple
d. It is a true story. i. complex sentence
e. Bertha would be safe if she hadn’t gone 3. a.
a.   Come over here, and listen to a story.
to the forest. Come over here; listen to a story.

f. The aunt was an unhappy woman. b. She ran hard, but/yet the wolf caught
  Note: The negative counterparts of the up with her.
 sentences
 sentences are also possible
possible answe
answers.
rs. c. The aunt started a new story, but/yet
Example: There weren’t lots of flowers. nobody was listening to her.
4. a.
a.   Please, tell us an improper story. d. She only knew the first line, but/yet she
b. Cyril, don’t. Cyril, stop shouting. put her limited knowledge to the fullest
c. Please, come to my garden. possible use.
d Don’t pick flowers in the garden. e. The story began badly, but/yet it had a
beautiful ending.
  Note: Other answers are possible.
Get It Right 

The correct answer is c.

a. compound-com
compound-complex,
plex, declarative
b. simple sentence, declarative

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Page 25 information began to be kept; information

Linguistic Study  can be shared with more people.
Put It in Practice Disadvantages: It takes a longer time for
newspapers to be published. Not everyone
1. a.  yet; contrast has access to publish a written work.
b. on the other hand; contrast Radio
c. in the same way; comparison
Advantages: Audio information was available.
d. although; contrast Journalists could broadcast interviews and
e. like; comparison not only quote the interviewe
interviewee.
e.
f. except for; contrast Disadvantages: It allows a limited coverage of
news (only audio). Journalists have a limited
g. unlike; contrast
time to present the information.
h. similar to; comparison
Television
2. a.  Familiar Advantages: Both audio and image can be
b. Extreme fans presented, so it gives a more complete
c. Important view of the event or news. Information is
presented immediately
imme diately..
d. Attracting notice or attention
e. Make an attack in return for a similar Disadvantages: Information is shared so quickly
that sometimes it is not presented in an
attack
insightful way. Not everybody has access to
f. Unpredictable appear on a TV show.
g. Unaware Create
h. Shocked 1. Creative/Individual work
3. Creative/Individual work 2. Creative/Individual work
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Written Expression Review 
Creative/Group work 1. Sho
Short St
Sto
ori
ries
es The
The St
Stor
ory-
y-T
Tel
elle
lerr
Page 29 Short stories The main story has one setting,
Reflect Upon… usually have one the train. The aunt’s story has
setting. an unidentified setting, and the
Remember  bachelor’s story takes place in the
Prince’s garden.
Technology refers to any innovation, electronic
or nonelectronic, that facilitates a process A short story has Each of the stories has simple
simple action action and a simple plot. In the
and reduces the amount of time invested and a simple main story, the children want to
in the creation of a product. In the case of plot. be entertained and listen to the
 journalism, technology has
has eased the way aunt’s and the bachelor’s stories.
people access information. New technology In the aunt’s story, a good girl
helps transmit information to a broader is saved from a mad bull. In the
bachelor’s story, a girl, Bertha, is
public in a shorter amount of time. invited to a prince’s garden and
Comprehend  then eaten by a wolf.

Printing Press It offers a unified The overall tone of the story

sense of tone is ironic. It produces a comical
Advantages: When it was invented, records of and atmosphere. atmosphere.

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2. Creative/Individual work Chapter 2: Rainy Days

3. a. swift e. assailed Page 40
b. swift f. retort Literary Analysis
c. scowl g. pinafore Focus the Reading
d. stealing “I think the sun is a flower,
Sights
That blooms for just one hour.”
 diction
Hidden word: “The children lay out, laughing, on the
Page 31 Sounds  jungle mattress,
mattress, and heard it sigh
sigh and
4. a.  imperative squeak under them, resilient and alive.”
“The door slid back and the smell of the
b. declarative Smells
silent, waiting world came into them.”
c. interrogative “They looked at everything
Tastes
d. declarative and savored everything.”
“She knew they thought they
e. exclamatory Feelings/ remembered a warmness, like a blushing
remembered
5. a.  simple Textures in the face, in the body, in the arms and
legs and trembling hands.”
b. compound
c. compound-complex
d. complex   Note: Other examples abound in the text.
Connect to the Reading
6. a.  asked a. The children are ready to experience the
b. captivating first two hours of sun in seven years.
c. pleasing b. The weather on Venus is rainy.
d. detested c. Margot is pale, frail, and looks washed
7. Your story should have a defined setting, out.
some characters, and a defined plot. You d. The sun only comes out for two hours
should stimulate the audience’s minds every seven years. The other children
with detailed descriptions, body language, were only two years old back then and
and voice modulations. Journalists also are unable to remember it.
provide detailed descriptions and use body e. The children dream of warmth and
language and voice modulation to tell a shades of yellow.
story. However, while a storyteller tells a
fictional story, a journalist tells a true story. f. Margot compares the sun to a flower
that blooms for only one hour, because
8. Oral history is the compilation of facts the sun is beautiful and, on Venus, it
about events, customs, and social only comes out for two hours every
conditions in the past through the accounts seven years.
of people that experienced them. It helps
us learn about individuals in the context g. Margot is devastated by the weather on
of a determined period of time with a Venus.
significant historical value. h. They were planning to take her back
to Earth next year. It meant the loss of
9. Creative/Individual work thousands of dollars to them.
i. The children lock Margot in a closet just
before the sun comes out.

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 j. The plant life on Venus began to grow in the closet, she cried and asked for
with amazing speed while the sun was help. William is a bully and has certain
shining. authority over the other children.
k. A girl wailed and cried. Everyone else f. The image of the children running like
stopped playing. They went back to the wild animals expresses how caged they
underground house unhappily. feel because of the rain. It also serves
to emphasize their cruel actions toward
l. They remembered
in a closet. theyashamed
They seem had locked her
of what Margot.
they did. g. Quite literally,
literally, the children have
Page 41 seen the light. Their newly acquired
knowledge of the sun—it’
sun—it’ss warmth
 Analyze
 Analyze the
the Reading
Reading and life—allows them to understand
a. It means that in a single group there is Margot’ss feelings toward it, her
Margot’
always good and evil. It is significant inability to fit in, and her decline when
because later on in the story the away from the sun.
children do something terrible to Evaluate the Reading
Margot, who didn’t do any harm to
them. a. Freeform answer

b. Margot is the only one who remembers b. Freeform answer

the sun. The other children are jealous c. Freeform answer
of her. d. Freeform answer
c. The setting promotes the rift between Page 43
Margot and her classmates. The fact
that she is the only one who remembers Language Workshop
the sun marginalizes her from the group Practice the Concept 
and enhances the classmates
classmates’’ dislike 1. a.  crushed, rain
and jealousy of her.
b. sun, lemon, hot
d. Once, she refused to shower in the
c. echoing
school shower rooms, clutched her
hands to her ears and over her head, d. color, flaming, bronze
and screamed the water mustn’t touch e. laughing, mattress, heard,
her head. Her experience served to sigh, squeak, resilient
further cement the rift between her and
f. looked, savored
her classmates, as she started to sense
she was different. g. sun, faded, mist
e. William insults and pushes Margot. The h. feeling, sun, warm, iron
other children follow his lead. When 2. a.  hearing
Margot says the sun will come out,
b. sight
William says it’s not true and tells the
other children to put Margot in the c. sight and hearing
closet. At first, Margot didn’t react to d. touch and hearing
William’s abuse. Later in the story, she e. touch
confronts him without saying a word.
Then, when the situation worsened f. touch
and the children bore her to put her 3. Freeform answers

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Page 45 e. The women saw the mice close to the

Grammar  windows.
Rule: Woman and mouse have irregular
Practice What You Learned  plural forms; for window , add –s at the
1. Margot, P, S warmness, C, S end.
children, C, PL body, C, S 3. a.  According to the news, a forest had
time, C, S arms, C, PL been crushed under the rain.
rain, C, S legs, C, PL b. It’s like a penny falling from the roof.
years, C, PL hands, C, PL c. The family knew that the animal will run
day, C, S tatting C, S from the cave after the sun left.

sun, C, S drum, C, S d. The thunderstorm in Venus was so

strong even the fish fears its strength.
hour, C, S shaking, C, S
e. The child thought his wish had come
face, C, S bead, C, S true when the sun appeared.
world, C, S necklaces, C, PL 4. Common Proper
night, C, S roof, C, S car Any brand of car
remembrance, C, S walk, C, S avenue Roosevelt Avenue
gold, C, S gardens, C, PL planet Earth
crayon, C, S forest, C, PL Any boy’s name,
boy
such as William
coin, C, S dreams, C, PL
classroom or room Room 303
2. a.  The students
students in her
her classes
classes learned
learned
woman Mrs. Keller
about the stars.
Rules: For studen t  and
 student  and star , add –s at Any day of the week,
day
such as Wednesday
the end; for class, since it ends in –s,
add –es at the end. newspaper Any newspaper

b. The stories about the galaxies were

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interesting.
Rules: For story  and
 and galaxy , since a
 galaxy  Grammar 
consonant precedes the final –y , change Practice What You Learned 
the –y  to
 to –i  and
 and add –es. 1. a.  talk, abstract; father
father,, concrete; mother,
mother,
c. The cries of the children were heard concrete; Earth, concrete; year, concrete
over the music. b. kids, concrete; tunnel, concrete; teacher,
Rule: For cry , since a consonant concrete
precedes the final –y , change the –y  to to
–i  and
 and add –es; child  has
 has an irregula
irregularr c. crime, abstract; Margot, concrete;
plural form. Venus, concrete; years, concrete; Earth,
concrete
d. The boys hid underneath the doorways
while the tornadoes were passing by
by.. d. silence, abstract; ears, concrete;
hearing, abstract
Rule: For boy 
precedes the  and
 final
and doorway  , since
–y , add –s
–s; a vowel,
; for tornado
tornado, e. hands, concrete; yellowness, abstract;
since a consonant precedes the final –o
final –o,, blueness, abstract
you add –s  for some and –es
–s for  for others.
–es for f. girl, concrete; open, abstract; hand,
concrete
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2. a. state of being e. state of being 2. a.  messy

b. concept or idea f. feeling b. modern
c. event g. concept or idea c. insignificant/powerless
d. state of being d. luminous/bright
3. a.
a.   happiness e. legality e. nonessential/unnecessary

b. government f. craziness f. decrease

c. adoration g. arrogance 3. a.  oppressor  d. frightened
d. bravery b. sharp e. understand
4. a.  family c. ecstatic f. careful
b. medical staff 4. a.  Synonyms: aftermath, effect, reaction,
c. squad, army, unit, or platoon repercussion, result
Antonyms: beginning, cause, origin
d. band
b. Synonyms: fluctuate, halt, hesitate,
5. schoolroom, rocket men, necklaces, quaver, vacillate, waver
classroom, underground city, school shower Antonyms: continue, endure, persist,
rooms, standstill, sunlight, springtime, remain, stay
sun lamps, hide-and-seek,
underground raindrop,
house, midnight, doorway, c. Synonyms: valuable, substantial,
underground, closet door eminent, outstanding
Antonyms: insignificant, unimportant,
Get It Right  worthless
a. The crew is working hard to get the job d. Synonyms: blanched, bleached,
done. colorless, pallid, spectral, washed-out,
crew, concrete; job, concrete white
b. William and his sisters like the idea of Antonyms: bright, colorful, glowing,
freezing raindrops. radiant
William, concrete; sisters, concrete; Page 51
idea, abstract; raindrops, concrete
Written Expression
c. The children always obey the teacher. Creative/Individual work
children, concrete; teacher, concrete
d. Correct sentence Page 53
education, abstract; game, abstract Reflect Upon…
Page 49 Comprehend 
Linguistic Study Offline resources: These resources are
Put It in Practice available when there is no Internet
connection; for example, CD-ROM
1. a.  end, finish software, eBooks, and digital presentations.
b. hide, cover Both: All these resources provide useful
c. tell, relate, convey information, and can be accessed through
d. enjoyable, nice, agreeable, satisfying an electronic device.
e. under, underneath Online resources: These resources are available
through the Internet (www); for example,
f. classy, stylish, tasteful, sophisticated

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 journals, electronic
electronic encyclopedias
encyclopedias,, and time he was near a crowd.
dictionaries. g. It was vital for him to get psychological
 Apply  treatment in order get back to his job.
Creative/Individual work h. “You certainly have a resilient
Evaluate personality,” his doctor told him, when
after a couple months of therapy the
Creative/Individual work
Page 54  journalist
event. was able to cover
was cover a sports
sports
Review  7. a.  Do research.
1. Freeform answer b. Consider using a visual aid.
2. Creative/Individual work c. Be both informativ
informative
e and entertainin
entertaining.
g.
3. a.  mice d. flies d. Practice.
b. leaves e. bushes e. Keep eye contact with the audience.
c. potatoes 8. Creative/Individual work
Page 55 Chapter 3: Sacrifices
4.     n     r      t     e     e
    v
     d
    n
    u
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    c      t      i
Noun     r
    e     o
    m      l
    a      l     a
    r     e
    r      t
    c     o
    p
    p     m
    u
    g     a
    r      t
    s
    c
    n
    e
     l
     l     m
Literary Analysis
    o
    r     o     n
     i     u
     l      b     o     o     o
     P      C      S      P      A      C      C      C
Focus the Reading
family x x x x
Della:
Earth x x x
Physical: Slender, has beautiful brown hair
beliefs x x x
Emotional: Thoughtful, considerate, caring,
raindrops x x x x
cheerful, resourceful, brave, has a habit
5. a. 4. slacken d. 1. savage of saying little silent prayers for everyday
b. 3. tumultuously e. 5. flower things
c. 6. dry f. 2. pale Jim:
6. a.
a.   The angry mob violently shoved the Physical: Thin, twenty-two years old
 journalist that
that was covering
covering the event.
event. Emotional: Thoughtful, considerate, caring,
b. He stumbled, and for a moment he serious, burdened with a family, doesn’t
thought they would kill him. care about appearances
c. A concussion left the man unconscious, Connect to the Reading
but one of his colleagues was able to a. The story’s opening lines make the
save him. couple’s poverty obvious.
d. Despite his fragile constitution, he b. The family’s last name is Dillingham. The
survived. narrator comments on the family name
e. “When I woke up, the blazing sun and suggests they change their name to
blinded me, but I was thankful to be a “modest and unassuming D” in order

alive,”
later. he said in an interview months to demonstrate their lack of wealth.
c. Della’s most prized possession is her
f. The experience was so traumatic that he hair, while Jim’s is his gold watch.
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e. Jim is twenty-two years old and the e. The Queen of Sheba and King Solomon
narrator comments on how young he is are contemporaries
contemporaries and appear in the
to be burdened with a family. Bible. They were notorious for their
f. The author suggests the flat didn’t have wealth and power. The author might
many furniture items, since the owners have made these Biblical allusions in
were very poor. The text mentions there order to establish a connection with the
was a shabby little couch and also a title and the Biblical characters of the
pier-glass, which was between the magi.
windows of the room. f. Jim is mature and collected. He quickly
g. Chops are cuts of pork meat. They seem realizes that their gifts represent their
to be significant since they are in dire love for each other, and chooses to
straits and could only afford chops for enjoy the moment together.
their Christmas dinner. g. This quotation serves to illustrate the
h. Della curls her hair after cutting it in an story’s theme. Wealth is not necessarily
effort to look pretty for her husband. defined by money. Jim and Della
are wealthy because they have an
i. Jim’s expression doesn’t transmit any abundance of love.
specific emotion. Della quickly assumes
he might not find her pretty. h. Jim and Della are foolish because they
 j. Jim buys a pair of tortoise shell combs sold their most prized possessions
in order to buy gifts for each other.
for her hair. This is ironic because he However, the narrator calls them wise
bought something for her to wear on because they were willing to sacrifice
her hair, and she cut her hair to buy a what seemed to be important, in order
special present for him. to demonstrate their love for each
k. Jim sells his gold watch in order to other. Ultimately, love is more valuable
buy his present for Della. This is ironic than material possessions.
because now he has no use for his own i. Freeform answer
gift either
eit her..
 j. Freeform answer
l. Jim suggests they put their Christmas
presents away and “keep ‘em a while.” Evaluate the Reading
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 Analyze
 Analyze the
the Reading
Reading b. Freeform answer
a. Freeform answer c. The magi were Biblical characters that
brought gifts to Baby Jesus. Della and
b. Freeform answer Jim are compared to them because they
c. The story is grim and gray, for example, also gave valuable Christmas presents.
Della “looked out dully at a gray Freeform answer
cat walking a gray fence in a gray Page 67
backyard.”
backyard. ” The imagery used serves to
illustrate the ambiance of poverty. Language Workshop
d. The story says Della “greatly hugged” Practice the Concept 
Jim. Besides, both characters sacrifice 1. a.  calculated e. simple
their most beloved possessions to b. obtain f. modest
give each other a Christmas present.
Finally, Jim doesn’t care about Della’s c. cascade g. serious
appearance. d. observed
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2. a.  reflection 1. a.
a.   her hair, it d. Jim, he
b. idiocy b. Della, she e. The magi, they
c. possession c. the coffee, it f. Jim and I, we
d. intoxicatio
intoxication,
n, prudence 2. a.
a.   it d. it
e. duplication b. it e. them

3. a.  pregnant
b. success e. assistance 3. a.
c. him f. her
a.   Della finished it. direct object
c. languages f. made b. She attended to it with the powder rag.
d. nowadays g. pay attention object of the preposition
Page 69 c. He sold him his watch. indirect object
Grammar  d. An agile person may obtain it. direct
object
Practice What You Learned 
e. There was a pier-glass between them.
1. a.
a.   dollar e. Jim object of the preposition
b. home f. Della f. Take a look at her. object of the
c. Della g. present preposition
d. Jim and Della 4. a.
a.   She is gradually subsiding from the first
2. a.
a.   third person, third person, third person stage to the second.
b. second person, third person b. She wriggled off it and went for him.
c. third person c. He enfolded her.
d. first person, third person d. Let us regard some inconsequential
object in the other direction.
e. third person, third person, third person
e. They were for her.
f. third person, third person, third person,
third person f. She hugged them to her bosom.
3. a.
a.   singular Get It Right 

b. plural The correct answer is d.

c. plural, plural a. As soon as Della saw it, she knew it was
perfect for him.
d. singular, singular
b. It was an expensive comb.
e. singular, plural
c. Jim turned to his wife and told her that
f. plural, singular, plural, singular
he loved the gift.
g. singular, singular,
singular, plural, singular, singular
Page 73
4. a.
a.   male d. neutral, neutral
Linguistic Study 
b. neutral, neutral e. neutral, male
Put It in Practice
c. female, neutral f. male
1. a.  pale g. plane
Page 71 b. son h. bare
Grammar 
c. your
your,, you’re
yo u’re i. whine
Practice What You Learned 
d. through  j. waste

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e. whether k. road 2. Creative/Individual work

f. hear, here 3. a.  factory e. relatives
2. a. be in or assume a horizontal or resting b. currently f. politicians
position on a supporting surface c. recorded g. police
b. a company or business partnership d. bookstore
c. go away from
d. to smooth or shape with a file 4. a.  They: the main
pronoun main characters,
characters, subject
e. to express disapproval or opposition b. He: Albert, subject pronoun
f. a gathering of stalls and amusements c. He: the expert, subject pronoun; them:
for public entertainme
entertainmentnt the employees, object pronoun
Written Expression d. She: my mother, object pronoun; him:
Creative/Individual work my brother, object pronoun
Page 77 5. She, it, She, it, she, she, she, him, She, they,
you, you, them, you, her, I
Reflect Upon…
6. Rebecca, a teenage girl who loves her
Comprehend  beautiful long hair, decides to cut it and
b. Gutenberg’s invention improved donate it to a nonprofit organization. She
communication among citizens and goes to the Back to School party, where
motivated them to work toward being she expected to see a boy she likes, with a
informed. pixie haircut, but is happy because of the
 Analyze
 Analyze sacrifice she made.
The Gutenberg press was a hand-operated 7. a. allowed d. scent
machine that applied pressure to an inked b. here e. right
surface resting over paper or cloth. It can c. your
be compared to how a stamp works: you
put ink over the part that you want to 8. a.  I want to buy her a present, but I don’t
appear on the paper when you press it. have any money.

Evaluate b. Last year I bought

and Swiss her a bottle of wine
chocolates.
Creative/Individual work
c. Back then, she told me not to waste my
Page 78 money on expensive gifts.
Review  d. She told me a new umbrella would be a
1. Both Jim and Della care for each other and practical gift with this stormy weather.
are willing to sacrifice themselves to show e. I thought that maybe I could prepare
their love. Della is cheerful, while Jim is a cake for her, but I don’t even have
serious. The author characterizes them by money for flour.
describing their physical appearance and
their actions. We also learn about their f. In the end, I gave her the dress I forgot
personalities through their dialogues. The to give her last year. She said: “You’re
story’ss development depends mainly on their
story’ amazing!”
personality and actions, not on the setting or 9. Freeform answers
on a particular event. 10. The presented monthly budget doesn’t

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work because the expenses are greater of “rapturous delight” as he saw the
than the sources of income. Freeform lady.
answer h. No, the princess was jealous of the
11. Freeform answer lady’s beauty and was convinced she
Chapter 4: Decisions had seen her lover and the lady flirting.
Page 88 i. The princess raised her hand and made

Literary Analysis a “slight, quick movement toward the

right.”
Focus the Reading  j. The onlookers didn’t notice the
Creative/Individual work exchange because their eyes were
Connect to the Reading “fixed on the man in the arena” and
their movements and body language
a. The king sat “high up on his throne”
were slight and imperceptible.
and opposite to the two doors. His
position demonstrates
demonstrates his rule over all k. The young man was handsome, brave,
those below him and allows him to see tall, and fair. Even if he’s not a prince,
what door the accused person chooses. he is described as worthy of the princess
and the audience is shocked to see him
b. It is a vast amphitheater that has
in the arena. The description is helpful
encircling galleries, mysterious vaults, to understand the princess’s interest in
and unseen passages. Directly opposite
this man.
to the king, on the other side of the
enclosed space of the arena, there were Page 89
two doors, exactly alike and side by  Analyze
 Analyze the
the Reading
Reading
side. Behind one was a lady; behind the a. The king knew that whether the young
other, a tiger. man died or married another woman,
c. The person on trial walked directly to he wasn’t going to court his daughter
one of the two doors in the arena and anymore.
selected one of them. The accused b. The king has large, florid, and
could open either door he pleased. untrammeled ideas, slightly polished by
Behind one, there was a lady; behind
the other, there was a tiger. Justice was the progressiveness
He rules ofaLatin
his people in neighbors.
despotic and
not based on the innocence or guilt of barbaric way. The students could
the accused, but rather on chance. support either posture, although the
d. No, the tiger did not come out of the text is ironic and makes the point that
same door every time, so nobody knew the king is not a wise leader. The arena’s
what awaited behind each door. system, based on chance and spectacle
e. The king imprisoned the princess’s lover rather than on reason, exemplifies the
for attempting to court someone above king’s way of ruling.
his station, the king’s own daughter. c. The term semi-b
 semi-barbaric  serves
 serves to
arbaric 
f. The princess used “gold, and the power highlight how barbaric the king really is.
of a woman’s will” to convince those By attempting the appearance of civility
who had the informati
information.
on. and allowing chance to determine the
punishment for his subjects’ crimes,
g. The princess had dreams where she saw
he is neglecting reason. Moreover, the
the horror of her lover’s death. She also
terms are also used to describe the
had a dream in which she saw his face
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princess who might be guilty of the 2. a. un-, not seen

same barbarism by inheritance. b. en-, put into or on a circle
d. The narrator implies that the system is c. -ly , in a smooth way
not fair and what is obvious is a blatant
lack of logic. d. -ed , past tense or adjective derived from
the verb punish
e. The princess is similar to her father
e. -ful , -ly , in a caring way
in various ways.
imperious, She is described
hot-blooded, and semi- as f. -ful , full of beauty
barbaric. Also, her reason is clouded by g. -less, without relent
 jealousy,, just as her father’s
 jealousy father’s is clouded
clouded
h. -ed , past tense of shout
by power.
f. She is horrified by the images of blood
3. a. lovely, loved, unloved
and gore, and she was in love with him. b. partially, impartial
g. She doesn’t want to see him happy with c. unimportant, importance
the lovely lady behind the second door. d. impatient, patiently, patience
h. Toward the end of the story, the point e.  jealousy
of view shifts to the second person and
f. quickly
the narrator
change addresses
involves the reader.
the reader reader. This
and makes g. colorful, colored, discolor
the reader responsible for the story’s h. loudly, loudness
ending.
4. a. 2. poetic d. 6. alternate
i. Freeform answer
b. 3. doleful e. 1. unseen
Evaluate the Reading
c. 5. symphony f. 4. greatly
a. Freeform answer
Page 93
b. Freeform answer
Grammar 
c. Freeform answer
Practice What You Learned 
d. Freeform answer
1. a. The amphitheater’s form was obtuse.
Page 91 b. The boss’s office is closed today.
Language Workshop
c. The wrongly-accused’s innocence was
Practice the Concept  clear.
1. a. distant, lived, barbaric d. The prince’s appearance was greeted
b. amphitheater, agent, poetic, justice with a hum of admiration.
c. assembled, galleries e. The kingdom’s tiger-cages were
searched.
d. decided, punishment
f. The youth’s advancement was quick.
e. decided, doleful, bells, clanged
g. The princess’s lover was brave and
f. opens, immediately
handsome.
g. princess, happily, courtier 2. a. The man’s guilt was overwhelming.
h. disapproved, relation
b. The arena’s galleries were breathtaking.
i. suitable, chosen
c. The amphitheater’s vaults were
 j. ideas, florid, untrammeled mysterious.
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d. The signal’s range was pretty large. 4. a. The court is his.

e. Charles’s kid came to the arena. b. The crown is hers.
f. The boss’
bo ss’ss secretary was busy. c. The idea is his.
g. The young man’s life was in the d. The decision is hers.
princess’s hands. e. The problem is theirs.
3. a. the end of the day
b. the working of the tribunal f. The question is hers.
Get It Right 
c. the desperation of the youth a. He did not hesitate or wager in regard
d. the semi-barbarism of the king to his duty. She did not hesitate or
e. the idea of the queen wager in regard to her duty.
f. the thoughts of the girls b. The youths were immediately cast into
prison, their trial date was set.
g. the tiger-cages of the kingdom
c. The king was surrounded by his court.
4. a. kingdom’
kingdom’ss land
lan d
d. The amphitheater with its encircling
b. women’
women’ss ideals
idea ls galleries, its mysterious vaults and its
c. planet’
planet’ss orbit
orb it unseen passages was an agent of poetic
d. auditorium’s galleries  justice.
e. audience’s surprise Page 97
f. Lars’
Lars’ss friends
frie nds Linguistic Study 
Page 95 Put It in Practice
Grammar  1. a. the things that are held or included in
something 
Practice What You Learned 
b. a waterless, desolate area of land
1. a. 4. its d. 3. their
c. an underground conduit for carrying off
b. 5. his e. 1. his and her
drainage water
c. 2. her
d. agricultural products, especially 
2. a. His is very interesting.  vegetables and fruits
b. Its is well deserved. e. to give formally or ceremonially
c. Its are very strong. f. to cause (a person or animal) to go with
d. Yours is full of romance. one by drawing them along
e. Ours are vast and prosperous. 2. a. raise: an increase in salary
f. Mine were fixed on him. b. milk: make use of or defraud by taking
small amounts of money over a period
3. a. Her lover was young, brave, and
of time
appealing.
c. nurse: to give attention to
b. Their parents were attentive, caring, and
fair. d. mole: someone within an organization
who secretly betrays confidential
c. Our government is democratic
democratic,, while
information
their government was authoritari
authoritarian.
an.
3. a. incorrect, bill
d. My dog was obedient and smart.

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b.  incorrect, Turkey e. False

c. correct The king wanted to dispose of the
princess’s lover.
d. incorrect, Pole
f. True
e. correct
g. False
f. incorrect, polish, Polish The princess knew who the lady was,

Page 99 and she hated her.

Written Expression h. False
Creative/Individual work Nobody noticed when the princess
signaled her lover the door on the right.
Page 101
2. a. prefix: semi-, root: civil, suffixes: -ize, -d,
Reflect Upon…
meaning: partially civilized
Remember 
b. root: alter, suffixes: -nat(e), -ive,
a. 1. radiotelegr
radiotelegraphy
aphy meaning: one of two or more
b. 3. frequency modulation possibilities
c. 2. radio waves c. prefix: photo, suffixes: -graph, -y,
meaning: process of recording images
Comprehend 
by the action of light
The letters AM refer to amplitude modulation.
d. prefix: equi, root: lateral, meaning: that
In this type of radio broadcasting,
broadcasting,
has equal sides
information is broadcasted varying the
amplitude of the signal to be transmitted. e. suffix: intra, root: person, suffix:
The letters FM refer to frequency -al, meaning : occurring within the
modulation. In this type of broadcasting, individual
stations vary the frequency of the sound f. root: perform, suffix: -ance, meaning:
waves, and allow information to be execution of an act
transmitted with less interference than AM
3. a. impossible d. fairness
transmissions.
b. agreement e. valuable
Creative/Individual work
Create c. fanciful f. building
  Note: Other answers are possible.
Creative/Group work
4. Rose was Clara’s big sister. She was worried
Page 102
about Clara’s attitude toward taking both
Review   simple and difficul
difficultt decisions.
decisions. Clara
Clara got
got
1. a. True nervous even when she had to order
lunch in the cafeteria of the school; it
b. False
was an ordeal for her to decide whether
The accused had no way of knowing
 she wanted
wanted a sandw
sandwichich or a salad.
salad. When
When
who was behind each door.
Rose inquired about her sister’s likings, she
c. False always answered with a vague, “I don’t
The king didn’t know who was behind know.” Clara and Rose’s arguments were
each door
door.. always like this. Once, Clara had to give an
d. True oral presentation about her favorite hobby.
hobby.
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for others count as a hobby?” Rose asked

 sarcastically
 sarcastically.. Clara’s
Clara’s plain answe
answerr was, “I
don’t know.” 
Page 103
5. a. things arranged in a line
b. drops of the clear salty liquid secreted
from glands in a person’s eye
c. to bend the head or upper part of the
body as a sign of respect
6. a. milk: to draw milk from a cow
b. book: to reserve in advance
c. woods: area of land, smaller than a
forest, covered with trees
d. head: upper part of the human body
7. Thesis statement: Buying an ecofriendly
car is the right choice since it implies both
economical and environmental benefits.
  Supporting details: Freeform answer
8. Freeform answer
9. Creative/Individual work
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Student Handbook c. She had to make sure she had all the
Grammar  materials: patterned paper, scissors,
stamps, and glitter.
Page 105
3. a. At the workshop, she met Doris, Chloe,
Try It Out  and Isabella.
1. a. Period (.) b. The mistake in this sentence is that
b. Question mark (?) there should
between bothbepremises.
a logical relationship
c. Exclamation mark (!)
2. a. Betty loves cooking, but she can’t cook c. Millie learned a variety of techniques:
as often as she would like. embossing, paper piercing, and paper
stitching.
b. The other day she bought graham
crackers, apples, cinnamon, sugar, and Page 109
butter. Try It Out 
c. As you suspected, she wished to bake 1. a. Fragment c. Run-on
an apple pie. b. Run-on d.  Correct
d. 
d. When she was about to start cooking, sentence
her little sister told her, “Betty I need
you to help me.” 2. Freeform answers
3. a. I went back to bed, but I couldn’t fall
3. a. She spent a lot of time looking for the asleep again because my neighbor was
right ingredients, but, when she finally mowing the lawn.
found them, she didn’t have time to
cook. b. Suddenly, I remembered I had to go to
school anyway. The charity car wash
b. Besides, her family interrupted her every was on Saturday
Saturday..
time she felt inspired.
Page 111
Page 107
Try It Out 
Try It Out 
1. a. my newest acquisition
1. a. Harold really wanted to visit several
b. she
European cities; therefore, he saved
every penny he could. c. Who
b. He visited Paris, France; Florence, Italy; d. George
and Barcelona, Spain. e. he
c. In his opinion, the French were 2. a. a lonely old man
respectful; Italians, festive; and The author wanted to emphasize the
Spaniards, expressive. position of the man.
2. a. Millie read an ad that said: “Interested b. he
in learning the most avant-gar
avant-garde
de The sentence starts with a location
scrapbook techniques? Subscribe to our adverb.
new scrapbook workshops, starting this
c. he
Saturday.” The sentence is a question and the
b. She had to subscribe to one of the subject is inverted.
workshops: scrapbooking was simply
her passion. d. you
The sentence is a question and the
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subject is inverted. Student Handbook

e. we Writing
The sentence starts with a negative Page 117
adverb.
Try It Out 
Page 113
1. Freeform answers
Try It Out 
1. a. Have you read Treasure Island ? 2. Freeform answers
Page 119
b. Well, Dad says he loved that book as a
child, but I haven’t read it yet. Try It Out 

c. It was a Christmas present from 1. a. Besides

Grandma, and I started reading it last b. Upon
Friday. c. on the top of
d. It was written by a French author, right? d. Nobody denies, but
e. No, it was written by a Scottish author, 2. Freeform answers
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Page 121
f. I like it very much, and Mr. Harris said
Try It Out 
that if I write a review, he would give me
extra points. 1. a. Ironical, satirical
2. a. Hi, James, remember we have to read b. Depressing, sad
that article about NASA. c. Direct, tense
b. Hey, are you going to the National Honor 2. Freeform answers
Society Initiation Party?
c. Yes, I’ll go, but my mom must go to a
reunion of the National Breast Cancer
Foundation, so I’ll need a ride.
d. Of course, but I have an appointment
with Doctor Henson at five, so maybe
we’ll be late.
Page 115
Try It Out 
1. a. Every time I say we should plan a party, I
end up doing everything.
b. When I ask for help, everybody says that
there is no need to worry.
c. Correct sentence
d. The truth is nobody lends a hand when
you need it.
2. a. adjective c. adjective
b. pronoun d. pronoun
3. a. Anyone b. many

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Chapter 1: The Pleasures of Literature  sentences express something with

Page 2 feeling, and some imperative sentences
like, “Be quiet,” might be better ended
1. a. A fable is a story with a moral at the with an exclamation mark.
end. An example is “The Tortoise
Tortoise and
the Hare.” 2. a. interrogative (?)
b. Fairy tales are stories with magical b. declarative (.)
elements such as “Cinderella.” c. interrogative (?)
2. a. Freeform answer d. imperative (.)
b. Freeform answer e. interrogative (?)
Page 3 f. declarative (.)
1. Freeform answer g. declarative (.)
2. Freeform answer h. imperative (.)
Language Workshop i. declarative (.)
Page 4  j. declarative (.)
1. Freeform answer k. exclamatory (!)

2. Freeform answer l. interrogative (?)

Page 5 m. declarative (.)
3. a. scowl f. unenterprising n. interrogative (?)
b. wager g. prowling o. declarative (.)
c. sultry h. stealing p. declarative (.)
d. unsympathetic i. retort q. exclamatory (!)
e. bullock  j. listlessly Grammar 
Page 7
Grammar 
3. a. Possible answers include: Can I borrow
Page 6
a book?
1. a. A sentence is the basic unit of written b. Possible answers include: Where can I
language. It forms a complete thought
look for it?
and is composed of a subject and a
predicate. Sentences can be classified c. Possible answers include: Can you be
in two ways: by purpose or by quiet?
structure. d. Possible answers include: Can you
b. While declarative sentences state whisper?
something, imperative sentences ask e. Possible answers include: Can you
the subject, you, to do something. write on the books?
Both types of sentences end with a f. Possible answers include: Did you use a
period. separate sheet of paper?
c. Exclamatory and imperative sentences g. Possible answers include: Did you write
have different end punctuation. your name?
While exclamatory sentences end
in an exclamation mark, imperative h. Possible answers include: Did you
sentences end in a period. Both remember to return the book?
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i. Possible answers include: Do you have e. simple l. complex

your library card ready? f. complex m. C/C
4. Freeform answer g. complex n compound
Grammar  Grammar 
Page 8 Page 9
1. a. subject: Storytelling
predicate: blends voice and content to 3. a. independent: we must drift off to sleep
transport listeners to a new world subordinate: after the lights are off

b. subject: Storytellers b. independent: I’m sure to fall asleep

predicate: tend to tell stories that were rather quickly
told to them subordinate: although I’m not tired
 subject:
subject: they c. independent: I like to hide a flashlight
predicate: also come up with stories under my pillow
of their own and include details from
subordinate: whenever possible
things going on around them as well.
d. independent: I take out my flashlight
c. subject: Anyone who tells a good joke
and read under the covers
predicate: is a good storyteller
subject: every storyteller subordinate: as soon as the lights are
predicate: can (not) tell a good joke off
d. subject: I e. independent: I can read for hours
predicate: like to watch others tell without getting tired
stories and read books about the craft subordinate: unless I have something
e. subject: storytellers important the next day
predicate: for the longest time, f. independent: I feel as though I were
have kept history alive by telling the transported to the time and place of
important stories about a group of my book
people
subordinate: while I read
f. subject: these stories
g. independent: nothing comes close to
predicate: were then passed down the magic of reading
through generations
subordinate: although my dreams are
g. subject: you
rather vivid
predicate: ask the elders in your family
to tell you stories or, you may go to the h. independent: I’m hooked and can’t put
library and check out books about your it down until I finish
city or town subordinate: if the book is too interesting
h. subject: you i. independent: I would still love to look
predicate: (do) want to become a story at books, admiring all the pictures
teller
subordinate: when I was younger and
2. a. simple  h. compound couldn’t read
b. C/C i. compound  j. independent: it seems that’s all I would
c. C/C  j. C/C rather be doing
d. simple k. simple subordinate: now that I can read

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4. a. but c. yet e. for g. or 2. Freeform answer

b. and d. but f. but h. and Page 19
3. R H D N P M B R D L C H L M B
Linguistic Study  F S P E X S Z A N Q D V U I L
Page 10 R W N A R P G B R Z I F P Y A
S U J T H O F A S O F R B Q Z
1. a. secret c. half closed
X L H I U V V Z B L C L S Q I
b. watchful d. suddenly N B I J U M E A E K E L H C N
2. a. unharmed H C N A D V U D S W U P R G G
c. nearby
H J K M Y T U L Y U L H O B V
b. obvious d. frowns K N K L B J B T T H W E M W S
Page 11 M W M I X M D S I U S L E F V
L I O G U S H D S A O K R A T
3. a. throbs: beats rapidly, like a heart D E L B M U T D R T P U T X W
stodgy: heavy A L T M A Y V V N G Q G S W O
lavishly: extravagantly U T Q Q B U C R V E L O M L I
somber: dark, dim V F L X U E C O D O F W Q D Y
b. enthralls: captivates 4. Creative/Individual work
mesmerized: fascinated
grim: sinister Grammar 
hilarious: funny Page 20
Written Expression 1. Freeform answer
Page 13 2. Freeform answer
Creative/Individual work 3. a. London
Chapter 2: Rainy Days  b. British Isles
Page 16 c. William Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-
1. Freeform answer Avon

2. Freeform answer d. Hampton Court

e. Hyde Park, Kensington Palace
Page 17 Page 21
1. Freeform answer
2. Freeform answer 4. a. towns
Language Workshop b. fortresses

Page 18 c. culprits

1. a. fuzzy, splashing, flaming, glowing, d. furrows

enormous, feathered e. cities
b. melody, splashing, screeching, musical, f. curfews
bubbly, deafening g. follies
c. putrid, aromatic, fragrant, musky, h. optima
exquisite i. bases
d. sour, spicy, honey, dull, salty
 j. veracities
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l. suitors i. saying, sun, rain

m. metropolises 3. a. family
n. embargoes b. orchestra
5. a. phenomenon h. crops c. traffic, flock
b. lice i. crossroad d. people, traffic

c. mouse  j. daughter-in-law e. bouquet

d. antenna k. die f. audience
e. octopus l. alga g. faculty
f. peoples m. goose h. team
g. foot n. parentheses i. herd

6. Page 23
Singular Rule Plural
-f  or
drop the -f  -fe  
 or -fe 4. a. sunshine
life lives
and add -ves
-ves b. fireflies
roof add - s
 s roofs
c. earthworms
watch add -es watches
d. rainfall
tomato add -s for
for some;
 some; tomatoes
-es for others e. grassland
zoo add -s zoos f. father-in-law
day add -s days
g. afternoon
Page 22 5. Freeform answers
1. a. courage 6. Creative/Individual work
b. kindness, courtesy Linguistic Study 
c. loneliness Page 24
d. cruelty 1. a. indifference d. amazed
b. onlooker e. welcoming
e. truth, honesty, friendships c. unpredictable f. extravagant
f.  jealousy, evil
g. maturity
maturity,, love, respect
respec t 2. a. 8 c. 10 e. 9 g. 7 i. 3
h. peace b. 4 d. 2 f. 6 h. 5  j. 1
i. regret 3. a. synonyms h. synonyms
2. a. days, Jack,
Jac k, Tony
Tony b. antonyms i. synonyms
b. brothers c. synonyms  j. antonyms
c. day
day,, television
telev ision d. antonyms k. synonyms
d. boys, fingers, crayons, pencils e. antonyms l. synonyms
e. plays, costumes, items, house
f. synonyms m. antonyms
f. thunder, lightning, mom, rain g. antonyms n. antonyms
g. mud, pies, ball
h. boys, mom, chicken noodle soup
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Page 25 e. admirable, cause

4. a. irritate d. ill-famed f. classes, minor
b. seriousness e. delicate g. ordinary, important, hospital, animals,
c. disaster benefited, contribution
5. a. uncommon d. inconceivable h. dedication, hospital, admirable
i. energy, animals, ordinary
b. unremarkable e. mean  j. experience, veterinary, medicine
c. untroubled
Written Expression 2. a. Change contest  for
 for answer.
Page 27 b. Change desperate for wake up.
Creative/Individual work c. Change record  for
 for remember.

Chapter 3: Sacrifices d. Change soap for soup.

Page 30 e. Change exit  for
 for good luck.
1. a. Sacrifice is to give up an object or activity f. Change compromised  for
 for engaged .
without expecting personal gain. Also, g. Change collar  for
 for necklace.
sacrifice means to give up something h. Change apt  for appropriate.
important to a god in worship or i. Change disparate
disparate  for mistake.
thanksgiving.
b. Both definitions require that someone  j. Change groceries 
 groceries for  swear 
swear .
give up something of importance. Page 33
However, they are different because 3. to divert: to turn from one course, desviar 
one has a religious implication.
to prove: to know by trial or reason,
2. Freeform answer demostrar 
Page 31 sensible: showing reason or sound
1. a. Magi is the plural of magus, a  judgment, sensato
magician. The term used to relate to parent: one that brings forth offspring,
connoisseurs of the stars, while now  padre / madre
it has the negative connotation of conductor: the person who leads a musical
magician.
group, director de orquesta
b. Freeform answer
sympathetic: disposed toward,
2. Freeform answer comprensivo
Language Workshop 4. a. imputation f. scrutiny
Page 32 b. parsimony g. ecstatic
1. (Answers will vary according to students’ first c. depreciate h. cascade
language.)
a. inclination, animals d. sequence i. brilliant

b. horror
horror,, creatures e. surprise

c. local, animal, replete, abandoned Mystery word: sacrifices

d. veterinary, hospital, volunteers, doctor, 5. Freeform answer
cure, animals
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Grammar  pronouns that function as objects in a

Page 34 sentence.
1. a. A pronoun replaces a noun. A personal d. Me, us, you, him, her, it, and them.
pronoun is a type of pronoun that 2. a. her parents, they f. Esther and Adam,
replaces a specific person or thing. b. Lucy, she they
b. The three persons of a pronoun are c. Esther and Lucy
Lucy,, g. Adam, he
first, second, and third. First Person they h. Adam, he
refers to the speaker (yourself), or
a group that includes you. Second d. Esther,
Esther, she;
sh e; i. the gift, it
Person refers directly to a listener or a her brother, he
group that includes the listener. Third e. Esther, she
Person refers to anyone else.
Page 37
c. The number of a pronoun is
determined by whether the noun 3. a. them e. them
being replaced is singular or plural. b. them f. them
d. Pronouns have three genders: female, c. them g. them
masculine, or neutral.
d. them
e. There are three possible functions for a 4. a. Change us for we.
personal pronoun: subject, object, and
possessive. b. Change them for they .
c. Change her  for
 for she twice
2. a. they e. she, them
and change she for her .
b. she, them f. they, she
d. Change me for I .
c. we g. she
e. correct
d. she, her h. her
f. correct
Page 35 g. Change she for her  and
 and we for us.
i. we, them k. she, it Linguistic Study 

 j. we, him, her l. she, it, she, us Page 38

3. a. 1st, P, N f. 3rd, S, N 1. a. 10 d. 1 g. 2  j. 6
b. 8 e. 12 h. 11 k. 3
b. 3rd, P, N g. 3rd, P, N
c. 4 f. 9 i. 5 l. 7
c. 1st, S, N h. 1st, S, N
2. Freeform answers
d. 3rd, S, F i. 2nd, P, N
Page 39
e. 3rd, S, M  j. 3rd, S, N
3. a. 4 c. 5 e. 7 g. 3 i. 10
Grammar 
b. 6 d. 2 f. 1 h. 9  j. 8
Page 36
4. a. a type of freshwater fish
1. a. A subject pronoun is a word that
replaces the subject in a sentence. b. near
b. I, we, you, he, she, it, and they. c. being together with others
c. Object pronouns are personal d. move the hand in greeting
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e. a dispute Part of speech: adjective

f. performed on radio or TV at the Meaning: dishonest
moment Prefix: in-
Meaning: not
g. money imposed as a penalty Suffix: -ible
h. to amuse Meaning: inclined to
i. tied or bound c. Part of speech and meaning of the
 j. a knot tied with two loops and two word: adjective, not able to hold or
loose ends refrain from action
Root: restrain
Written Expression
Part of speech: verb
Page 41 Meaning: to hold or refrain
Creative/Individual work Prefix: un-
Meaning: not
Reflect Upon…
Suffix: -ed
Page 42 Meaning: to form the past or an
Creative/Individual work adjective
Chapter 4: Decisions d. Part of speech and meaning of the
Page 44 word: noun, the quality of being
progressive Root: progress
1. Freeform answer Part of speech: noun
2. Freeform answer Meaning: to move forward
Page 45 Suffixes: -ive
Meaning: quality of, forms the
1. a. It was used to refer to people seen to adjective
be less cultured. Suffixes: -ness
b. It is seen as ethnocentric because its Meaning: condition or degree, forms
use shows a tendency to see your own the noun
ethnic group as better than others. Page 47
c. Freeform answer 2. a. root f. self
2. Freeform answer b. meaning g. adverb
Language Workshop c. suffix h. people
Page 46 d. prefix i. equal
1. a. Part of speech and meaning of the e. poetic
word: verb, to make an edge able
to cut (past tense); that has been Hidden message: consequences
improved (adjective) Root: sharp Grammar 
Part of speech: adjective Page 48
Meaning: with a cutting edge
Suffix: -ed 1. correct, author’
author’s,
s, princess’
princess’s,
s, man’
man’s,
s, correct,
Meaning: to form the past or an one’s, correct, friend’s
adjective 2. a. the gladiator games’ main purpose
b. Part of speech and meaning of the b. Rome’
Rome’ss professional gladiators
word: adjective, that cannot be c. Rome’
Rome’ss enemies
corrupted Root: corrupt
d. the emperor’
empe ror’ss podium
pod ium
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3. a. The central area of ancient Roman 3. a. hers d. theirs

amphitheaters b. mine e. theirs
b. a symbol of imperial Rome c. his
c. the inaugural games of the Colosseum Page 51
d. the upper part of the Colosseum 4. our, her, her, ours, our, hers
4. a. Possible answers include: King’s
King’s
daughter 5. a. it’s d. it’s
b. its e. it’s
b. Possible answers include: Criminals of
the land c. its

c. Possible answers include: Arena’s walls 6. a. PA c. PP e. PA g. PA

d. Possible answers include: Tiger’s b. PA d. PP f. PP h. PA
appetite 7. Freeform answer
e. Possible answers include:
inclu de: Young man’s
man’s Linguistic Study 
decision Page 52
Page 49
1. a. verb e. noun
5. a. story’s
b. group of foreigners’ b. noun f. verb
c. verb g. verb
c. brother-in-law’s
d. verb
d. the princess’s decision
2. a. It is an injury, especially one that
6. Freeform answer bleeds.
7. teacher’
teacher’s,
s, st
story’
ory’s,
s, stories,
st ories, endings, arena’
arena’ss b. It is the past tense of wind.
classmates, Peters’
c. It is an area that receives little rain and
Grammar  is very dry.
Page 50 d. It means to leave.
1. his, her, their, her, their, his e. It is an argument.
2. Possible answers include: f. It is a line of crops in a garden or field.
a. This is my decision. g. It means to wrap something onto
b. The king said he built his arena. something else.
c. The king’s idea of justice is different h. It is a strong breeze.
from my idea. i. It means to plant, especially to plant a
d. Her behavior caused her to lose her seed.
lover.  j. It is an adult female pig.
e. Today I have made my decision, Page 53
tomorrow, young man, you will make
your decision. 3. Freeform answer

f. This is your decision: did the man open 4. Freeform answer

the door with the tiger or not? Written Expression
g. I like your essay about the king’s Page 55
method of justice better than my essay. Freeform answer
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Test Answer Key

Chapter 1: The Pleasures of Literature 6. a. compound-complex

1. a. 4. comparison clues b. simple
b. 6. short story c. complex
c. 2. diction d. compound
d. 7. oral history e. complex

e. 3. context clues f. compound

f. 1. frame story g. complex
g. 5. contrast clues h. complex
2. a. reluctantly i. compound
b. unenterprising  j. simple
c. flickered k. simple
d. leap l. compound-complex
e. dissentient 7. a. bony
3. a. sultry b. reckless

b. scowl c. cynical
c. listlessly d. unstable
d. retort e. mysterious
e.  pinafore 8. a. Saki.
f.  pinned b. a railway carriage.
g.  myrtle c. a little girl that was saved from a mad
h.  glaring bull.

i.  bullocks d. stupid.

4. Freeform answers e. a good girl that was invited to a
prince’s park, where she was devoured
5. a. imperative
b. interrogative by a wolf.
f. beautiful.
c. declarative g. assail their aunt with demands for an
d. exclamatory improper story
story..
e. imperative 9. The main character in both stories is a well-
f. declarative behaved little girl. The bachelor names the
girl Bertha. In the aunt’s story, the girl is
g. imperative
attacked by a mad bull; in the bachelor’s
h. interrogative story, by a wolf. In the aunt’s story the girl
i. exclamatory is saved, but in the bachelor’s story she is
eaten by the wolf. The aunt’s story has a
 j. declarative
k. interrogative moral: good
bachelor’s behavior
story doesn’tis have
rewarded. The
an explicit
l. declarative moral. His story is more complex and
detailed. He explains that a prince invited
Bertha to the park. He describes the park
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and presents a background story for the 4. a. three-year-old: compound noun,

prince. The bachelor’s story was more audience: collective noun
successful because it was more detailed b. eyesight: compound noun, family:
and coherent, not just a means to convey collective noun
a lesson.
c. basketball: compound noun, team:
Chapter 2: Rainy Days collective noun

1. a. 4 e. 2 d. spaceship: compound noun, class:

b. 7 f. 5 collective noun
c. 1 g. 3 e. newspaper: compound noun, faculty:
d. 6 collective noun
f. grasshopper: compound noun, chorus:
2. a. apples
collective noun
b. houses
g. North America: compound noun,
c. ladies committee: collective noun
d. children h. mother-in-law: compound noun,
e. trees collection: collective noun

f. matches 5. a. sight
g. oxen b. touch
h. families c. hearing
i. lives d. touch
 j. strawberries e. smell or taste
k. feet f. taste
l. pennies g. hearing
3. a. common, singular, abstract h. sight
b. common, plural, concrete i. smell
 j. touch
c. proper,
proper, singular
singular,, concrete
d. common, singular, concrete, 6. a. 5. shove
compound b. 9. blazing
e. common, singular, abstract c. 3. concussion
f. common, plural, concrete d. 6. muffled
g. common, plural, abstract e. 1. resilient
h. proper
proper,, singular
singular,, concrete f. 10. stakes
i. common, singular, abstract g. 4. stir
 j. common, plural, concrete, compound h. 8. dimly
k. common, singular, collective i. 2. savored
l. common, singular, compound  j. 7. spokes
m. common, singular, collective 7. a. intolerance
n. proper
proper,, singular
singular,, concrete b. passage
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c. smashed cruelty of what they did to her, and thus,

d. shoved feel ashamed.
e. rude Chapter 3: Sacrifices
f. troubled 1. a. O. Henry.
g. distress b. To buy Jim a Christmas present.
c. Jim’s gold watch and Della’s hair.
h. ashamed d. sold her hair
hair..
i. arranging 
8. a. decrease e. large, too white, and chilly.
b. pretty f. buy the tortoise-shell combs Della
wanted.
c. immense
g. The three wise men who brought gifts
d. persevere to Baby Jesus.
e. insignificant h. sacrificed themselves for presents that
f. colorful neither of them had use for.
g. weak 2. a. mendicancy

h. reveal b. pier-glass
i. disagreeable c. plucked
 j. braggart d. faltered
9. a. Ray Bradbury
B radbury.. e. practiced
b. Venus. f. meretricious
c. Frail. 3. Answers will vary according to students’
d. a flower. first language.
e. Badly. 4. a. Laura and Ana are going to the game
too.
f. They are getting ready to see the sun.
b. I only have to buy two presents more
g. Every seven years.
h. She didn’t want the water to touch her and we are done.
c. Sarah’s wish is for you to be there.
head.
d. Terry and Len couldn’t hear the music.
i. They were planning to move to Earth
next year
year.. e. My sister loves those days in which the
sun shines.
 j. Inside a closet.
f. Is that your shirt?
k. Two hours.
g. Run, you must catch that plane!
l. Ashamed.
h. My son and I enjoy going on road trips.
10. Freeform answers
i. The girl with the red sweater whines all
11. Quite literally, the children see the light. the time.
Their newly
sun—it’s acquired
warmth andknowledge
life—allowsofthem
the  j. I’m sorry, but I couldn’t be there
to understand Margot’s feelings toward it, yesterday.
her inability to fit in, and her decline when 5. a. An intentionally false statement.
away from the sun. They understand the b. Solid and stable.
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c. Considerable in size or amount. Jim as a twenty-two year old man,

d. A folder or box for keeping loose burdened by a family. He is also
papers in
i n order.
order. compared to his watch in that he has
“quietness and value.” The author
e. A piece of sporting equipment used in also describes his worn-out clothes,
baseball. and his undecipherable expression
6. a. 1st, P, N when he sees Della’s new haircut. By
b. 3rd, S, F means of his actions, we can see he
is considerate and caring, since he
c. 2nd, S, N
sacrificed his watch for Della and since
d. 3rd, P, N he didn’t care about her new look.
e. 2nd, P, N b. According to the author, the Magi
f. 3rd, S, N “invented the art of giving Christmas
presents.” They gave very valuable
g. 3rd, S, M
Christmas presents to Baby Jesus.
7. a. he, SP Jim and Della also give each other
b. they, SP Christmas presents. Their gifts are
also valuable, because they were the
c. them, OP
product of the sacrifices they made for
d. he, SP love. The magi are described as wise.
e. him, OP Jim and Della were also wise, since
f. us, OP they sacrificed to each other for love.

g. me, OP  Chapter 4: Decisions

8. It, she, She, they, them, they, her,

her, us, we, 1. a. 3. prefix
It, I, It, me, her
her,, her, I, you b. 10. base word
9. a. characters: imaginary people created c. 2. polysemes
by the author and represented in a story d. 6. heteronyms
b. dialogue: conversation between two or e. 5. root
more people
c. pronoun: a word that takes the place f. 12. plot
g. 8. capitonym
of a noun or another pronoun
h. 1. suffix
d. antecedent: the noun that is being
replaced by a pronoun i. 7. supporting details
e. budget: estimate of income and  j. 9. debate
expenses for a period of time k. 11. thesis statement
10. a. The author describes Della as slender. l. 4. possessive form
He also describes her long hair, which
2. a. misspelled, establishment
he compares to a cascade that could
have depreciated Queen Sheba’s b. contestant, bicycle
riches. The author also describes her
personality by means of her actions. c. unable, attendance
d. friendship
She is loving and caring toward Jim,
who she hugs, and for whom she e. unbelievable
sacrifices her hair. The author describes f. appointment, dentist
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g. operation, organization, illegal e. A meal laid out on a sideboard.

3. a. patiently, impatient f. Past tense of dive.
b. impossible, possibility 8. a. It is a person trained to take care of the
c. touched, untouched sick.
d. invalid, validate b. It is a place where money is kept.
c. It refers to the bottom of a river or
e. legally
legally,, illegal
illeg al lake.
f. interconnected, connection
d. It means to be at someone’s disposal.
4. a. ingrafted
9. a. incorrect
b. epithalamic
b. correct
c. reverie
c. incorrect
d. latch
d. incorrect
e. barbaric
e. correct
f. imperious
f. correct
g. fervid
10. a. opening a door in an arena by chance.
h. devious b. a reward for innocence.
i. fancy
c. of the same age and station as the
5. a. citizen’
citizen’s,
s, citizens’
citize ns’ accused.
b. school’
school’s,
s, schools’
scho ols’ d. falling in love with the king’
king’ss daughter.
c. calf’
calf’s,
s, calves’
calv es’ e. what was behind each door.
d. princess’
princess’s,
s, princesses’
princesses ’ f. which door to choose.
e. foot
foot’’s, feet
feet’’s 11. Freeform answer
f. city’s, cities’
g. hand’
hand’s,
s, hands’
ha nds’
h. librarian’
librarian’s,
s, librarians’
librarian s’
i. puppy’
puppy’s,
s, puppies’
pup pies’
 j. mous
mouse’
e’s,
s, mice’s
6. a. hers
b. his
c. ours
d. theirs
e. yours
7. a. Low in pitch.
b. To provide comfort
comfo rt from grief.
c. The subjects or topics covered in a
book or document.
d. A person proven guilty of an offense.