Question

Determine the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence:

King Kong straddled the building as he considered whether to jump down and face an angry mob or whether to battle the helicopter flying closer and closer to him.

climbed steadily up

sat with one leg on each side

balanced uncontrollably on

grabbed ahold of



(straddled)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Your score on this exam is 8 out of 20 .

Answer Key

Question 1 (Worth 4 points)

You can consider several different opinions to be true when comparing the text of a novel to its movie version because

literature is an exact study, and there is no room for multiple interpretations

literature is not an exact study, and multiple interpretations are equally valid

you cannot consider several different opinions to be true unless they actually are true

in the movies there is a lot more action

Points earned on this question: 4

Question 2 (Worth 4 points)

When you look at the other words in the sentence in order to determine the meaning of a challenging word, you are

re-reading to better understand what you just read

analyzing interpretations

using context clues

comparing and contrasting

Points earned on this question: 4

Question 3 (Worth 4 points)

Determine the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence:

King Kong straddled the building as he considered whether to jump down and face an angry mob or whether to battle the helicopter flying closer and closer to him.

climbed steadily up

sat with one leg on each side

balanced uncontrollably on

grabbed ahold of

Points earned on this question: 0

Question 4 (Worth 4 points)

Which of the following scenarios does not involve the analysis of multiple interpretations?

You and a classmate are arguing over who the protagonist is in the novel you are reading. You approach your teacher and ask them to intervene. Your teacher asks both of you why you think you are right.

The local news stations are covering a story about the state championship football game. You tune to one station and hear that your high school was the winning team. On another station, the report states that the rival team in fact won the game.

A doctor has diagnosed you with a sprained ankle. You do not want to take the necessary steps to heal it, so you seek a second opinion.

Your school is holding basketball tryouts. For the first hour, the players are being evaluated by the head coach. For the second hour, the players are being evaluated by last year’s graduating seniors.

Points earned on this question: 0

Question 5 (Worth 4 points)

When you look at the images from the movie and the printed pictures, the ideas you have about it could be different from someone else’s ideas because

you were not looking at the same pictures as someone else

what you see can be different because you speak a different language

everything is open to multiple interpretations

nothing ever looks the same online as it does face-to-face

Points earned on this question: 0

Answer 3

literature is not an exact study, and multiple interpretations are equally valid for Number 1