Question

Can someone help me with these questions

Answer 1

Read the following short story, and then answer the questions that follow.
Lifeguard Rules!

1 Ira was sitting in the shade because it was over ninety degrees in the sun, which beat down with a fierce vengeance. He wished he was still playing around in the cool, blue water of the pool. He had been splashing in the shallow end until the shrill sound of the lifeguard’s whistle cut through the air like a siren.

2 “That’s it, Ira and Michael,” Francesca had said. "You guys don’t get a third warning. Go spend fifteen minutes out of the water. I’ll inform you when I’m ready to see you in the pool again.”

3 “Wow, your sister thinks she’s a prison guard instead of a lifeguard,” Michael said. “You’d think she’d go easy on her own brother and his best friend,” he added.

4 Ira was feeling conflicted. On the one hand, he felt like he should stick up for his sister. After all, Francesca had given him and Michael two warnings. The first time she had been friendly and brief. The second time she had called them over to the side of the pool and lectured them for a full minute. It was only when they resumed their splashing war and accidentally soaked Mr. Murphy, who was reading his newspaper in a beach chair, that Francesca had whistled them out of the pool.

5 Ira was thinking about what to say. He didn’t want to offend Michael, who was his best friend, and he himself argued with Francesca all the time, but in his heart he knew that she was doing her job and she had been correct to discipline Michael and him, especially after two warnings.

6 Before Ira spoke up, everyone’s attention shifted back to the swimming pool. Kendra, a girl in Ira’s class, and her little brother were laughing and shouting. They were having a splashing war much like the one that had gotten Ira and Michael ejected.

7 “Look,” Michael was quick to observe, “everyone is splashing each other, so why did Francesca have to pick on you?”

8 Before Michael finished the last syllable of his question, three—make that four—things happened at almost exactly the same time. First, Kendra sent a big spray of water at her brother. Second, as the water
splashed over the pool deck, a young toddler who wasn’t paying attention stepped into the puddle, and her feet slipped out from under her.

9 Third and fourth, Francesca’s arm shot out like a lasso, encircling the young girl to keep her from falling. Then, with her other hand, Francesca lifted her whistle to her lips to signal Kendra, who was in for a stern lecture.

10 Ira no longer felt the need to say anything in Francesca’s defense. Michael suddenly got too interested in tying knots in the drawstring of his swimsuit to bother criticizing Francesca. The little girl’s mother came over to thank the lifeguard who never took her eyes off of the swimmers in the water.
1. Read the following sentences from "Lifeguard Rules!"

“Wow, your sister thinks she’s a prison guard instead of a lifeguard,” Michael said. “You’d think she’d go easy on her own brother and his best friend,” he added.

Which of the following words best describes Michael's tone? (1 point)
annoyed
dejected
furious
surprised
2. How does the author mostly reveal the character of Ira? (1 point)
through his words
through his actions
through his thoughts
through other peoples’ views of him
3. Which of the following statements best identifies a lesson the reader can learn after reading "Lifeguard Rules?" (1 point)
Good friends are always there to show support for each other.
Although pools are fun, reckless behavior can be dangerous.
It is important to think about what you say before you say it.
Even though siblings may argue, they are always there to defend one another.
4. Read the following sentence from "Lifeguard Rules!"

"He had been splashing in the shallow end until the shrill sound of the lifeguard's whistle cut through
the air like a siren."

In this sentence, the whistle most likely symbolizes (1 point)
danger.
embarrassment.
power.
temptation.
5. Read the following lines from the poem "Love After Love."

Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you

Which of the following words best describes the speaker's tone? (1 point)
authoritative
calming
encouraging
pleading
6. Read the following sentences from "The Third Bank of the River."

"Father, you have been out there long enough. You are old . . . Come back, you don't have to do it anymore . . .
Come back and I'll go instead. Right now, if you want. Any time. I'll get into the boat. I'll take your place."

Which of the following words best describes the speaker's tone? (1 point)
annoyed
desperate
determined
pleading
7. Read the following sentences from "The Third Bank of the River."

She scolded us daily—my sister, my brother, and me. But it happened one day that Father ordered a boat . . . Mother carried on plenty about it. Was her husband going to become a fisherman all of a sudden? Or a hunter? Father said nothing.

Which of the following words best describes the relationship between the Mother and her family? (1 point)
contemptuous
disconnected
hostile
oppressive
8. Read the following lines from "And of Clay Are We Created."

When the station called before dawn, Rolf Carlé and I were together. I crawled out of bed, dazed with sleep, and went to prepare coffee while he hurriedly dressed. He stuffed his gear in the green canvas backpack he always carried, and we said goodbye, as we had so many times before.

Which of the following words best describes the relationship between the two characters? (1 point)
friendly
repetitive
supportive
sympathetic
9. Read the following sentences about the father's boat from "The Third Bank of the River."
"He was very serious about it. It was to be made specially for him, of mimosa wood. It was to be
sturdy enough to last twenty or thirty years and just large enough for one person."

In these sentences, the boat most likely symbolizes (1 point)
a sense of freedom.
a desire for isolation.
a need for items of luxury.
a feeling of optimism.
10. Read the following lines from the poem "Love After Love."
"you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other's welcome,"

In these lines, the mirror most likely symbolizes (1 point)
a show of vanity.
a sense of comfort.
the recognition of one's talents.
the reflection of one's inner beauty.
11. In "Greek Meets Greek" Ram takes great pains to avoid having Chan, his neighbor, identify his true island heritage. Too late, Ram realizes that Chan is also island born. What type of irony, if any, does this demonstrate? (1 point)
verbal
situational
dramatic
no irony
For questions 12–14, choose the correct sentence pattern.

12. It is a hybrid car. (1 point)
S-V-O
S-V-IO
S-V-N
S-V-A
13. Traditional gas-powered cars are harmful to the environment. (1 point)
S-V-O
S-V-IO
S-V-N
S-V-A
14. Hybrids produce less pollution than conventional cars. (1 point)
S-V-O
S-V-IO
S-V-N
S-V-A
For questions 12–16, match the vocabulary words with the appropriate definitions.

a. personification
b. situational irony
c. characterization
d. paradox
e. mood
15. ways that an author reveals character (1 point)

16. a plot twist where a character’s intent or action becomes twisted into its opposite (1 point)

17. a statement that contradicts itself (1 point)

18. giving human characteristics to non-human things (1 point)

19. the atmosphere of the story (1 point)

For questions 20–22, identify whether the group of words is a sentence or a fragment.

20. Rotating back and forth aimlessly. (1 point)
sentence
fragment
21. The fan blades spun rapidly, generating a strong cool breeze. (1 point)
sentence
fragment
22. The sound of ringing bells marked the end of a beautiful wedding service. (1 point)
sentence
fragment
For questions 23–24, identify the underlined words.
23. Coach Mack’s basketball team from 2011 is by far his best group of athletes. (1 point)
complete subject
complete predicate
simple subject
simple predicate
24. The runner sprinted past the park benches like lightning. (1 point)
complete subject
complete predicate
simple subject
simple predicate

Answer 2

ignore the little question mark things i don't know where that came from

Answer 3

1. not 100% sure...its either annoyed or surprised...I am leaning towards annoyed
2. through his thoughts
3. although pools are fun, reckless behavior can be dangerous
4. power
5. encouraging
6. pleading
7. opressive
8. not sure....guessing supportive
9. desire for isolation
10. sense of comfort
11. situational
12. S - V - N
13. S - V - O
14. S - V - A
15. characterization (C)
16. situational irony (B)
17. paradox (D)
18. personification (A)
19. mood (E)
20. fragment
21. sentence
22. sentence
no underlined words in 23 - 24

23. complete subject -- Coach Mack's basketball team from 2011
complete predicate -- is by far his best group of athletes
simple subject -- team
simple predicate -- is

24. complete subject -- The runner
complete predicate -- sprinted past the park benches like lightning
simple subject -- runner
simple predicate -- sprinted

I did the best I could :)