English exam

Question 1

diminish

Answer 1

lessen; reduce

Question 2

douse

Answer 2

soak with water; drench

Question 3

irk

Answer 3

irate and annoy

Question 4

inept

Answer 4

lacking skill fora particular task; unskilled

Question 5

forsake

Answer 5

abandon; restrain

Question 5

meager

Answer 5

lacking in quality; not enough

Question 5

instantaneous

Answer 5

done in an instant

Question 6

ferocious

Answer 6

extremely fierce; various

Question 7

elusive

Answer 7

difficult to find or catch

Question 7

dawdle

Answer 7

waste time

Question 7

liberate

Answer 7

set free

Question 8

boisterous

Answer 8

noisy; rowdy

Question 9

indisputable

Answer 9

impossible to question; undeniable

Question 9

burly

Answer 9

large in body; sturdy

Question 9

engulf

Answer 9

surround and completely cover something

Question 10

amble

Answer 10

walk at a slow pace

Question 11

valiant

Answer 11

brave; courageous

Question 12

scald

Answer 12

burn with hot liquid or stem

Question 13

devious

Answer 13

using tricky tactics to achieve a goal

Question 14

plot

Answer 14

the sequence of events in a story usually starting with an introduction and ending with a resolution

Question 15

setting

Answer 15

the time and place in which a story occurs

Question 16

conflict

Answer 16

the main problem or challenge faced by the protagonist

Question 17

theme

Answer 17

the central message, lesson or moral of the story

Question 18

protagonist

Answer 18

the main character of the story who faces the conflict

Question 19

antagonist

Answer 19

the character or force that opposes the protagonist

Question 20

climax

Answer 20

the moment of greatest tension or excitement in the story often when conflict is about to be resolved

Question 21

resolution

Answer 21

the final part of the story where loose ends are tied up and the conflict is resolved

Question 22

why did joe Rantz feel different from the other boys on the crew

Answer 22

he had heard childhood and was abandoned so he felt like he didn't belong

Question 23

who was the master the boat builder at the university of Washington who taught joe to believe in the other boys in the boat

Answer 23

George Pocock

Question 24

What did Bobby Moch do as coxswain that worried Coach Ulrickson at times

Answer 24

He took risky moves during races that could have backfired

Question 25

what were some of the tough jobs Rantz did to make enough money to survive

Answer 25

cutting wood, stool and resell alcohol and worked at a mined

Question 26

who became ill with a lung infection on the way to the Olympias

Answer 26

Don Hume

Question 27

what was Joe's age when his family left him all alone in sequim

Answer 27

15 years old

Question 28

what were some obstacles the boys faced in the Olympic race

Answer 28

bad line assignment, poor start and Don Hume getting sick

Question 29

what was the main reason Hilter didn't want to host the Olymip games

Answer 29

he thought they didn't fit into the Nazi image

Question 30

who did Joe marry

Answer 30

Joyce Simdars

Question 31

who was Joe's stepmother and what was their relationship like

Answer 31

Thula and she treated him coldly and didn't like at all and showed she didn't care about him in her actions

Question 32

what is Ethos

Answer 32

appealing to the speaker's credibility or character

Question 33

what is pathos

Answer 33

appealing to emotion

Question 34

what is logos

Answer 34

appealing to logic or reason

Question 35

what's TAG

Answer 35

Title, author and genre

Question 35

what's a summary

Answer 35

a short description of the main plot of the text (this part is in the introductory paragraph)

Question 36

what's a claim

Answer 36

the answer to the essay question

Question 37

what's an essay question

Answer 37

the question you are answering in your essay

Question 38

what's a premise

Answer 38

a reason that supports claim you (it starts each body paragraph)

Question 39

what is evidence

Answer 39

the direct quotation from the text that proves the premise and claim

Question 40

what's justification

Answer 40

the explanation of how the evidence supports the premise and claim

Question 41

what's a mic drop sentence

Answer 41

the final sentence of an essay that often challenges the reader to action