In each of the following groups, circle the word or expression that most nearly the opposite of the word in boldface type?
1. grim
a. happy
b. sad
c. horrified
d. stern
2. substantial
a. large
b. small
c. generous
d. personal
3. spirited
a. amusing
b. lackluster
c. bitter
d. firm
4. grimy
a. mild
b. soiled
c. immaculate
d. matchless
5. scurry
a. scamper
b. fly
c. run
d. trudge
6. orthodox
a. familiar
b. heretical
c. interesting
d. puzzling
7. fruitless
a. successful
b. well-planned
c. exhausted
d. failing
8. uncertainty
a. doubtfulness
b. newness
c. strangeness
d. sureness
9. iota
a. glut
b. result
c. smidgen
d. failure
10. potential
a. possible
b. real
c. new
d. minor
11. prominent
a. wealthy
b. unselfish
c. famous
d. obscure
12. rural
a. urban
b. foreign
c. sizable
d. new
13. malignant
a. harmless
b. dangerous
c. ugly
d. unexplained
14. makeshift
a. temporary
b. durable
c. worthless
d. complicated
15. snare
a. capture
b. kill
c. release
d. feed
16. marginal
a. central
b. laughable
c. secondary
d. unworthy

Which quotation best expresses a major theme of this speech? "i saw my evil day at hand. the sun rose dim on us in theo morning, and at night is sunk in a dark cloud, and looked likea ball of fire.""i am much grieved, for i expected, if i did not defeat you, too hold out much longer, and give you more trouble before ! surrendered."m"we went to our great father. we were encouraged. hiso great council gave us fair words and big promises, but wegot no satisfaction.".**we told them to let us alone; but they followed on andbeset our paths, and they coiled themselves among us likethe snake."

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.