5-a-day language review: week 6
book 6
monday
1 my mother is an expert when it comes to handling our busy household. she is skilled at making great changes at a moment’s notice and handles many details in a calm manner. thanks to her, our family doesn’t find life to be hectic at all.
hectic means: ______
2 circle the misspelled word and write it correctly in the space below.
recreation relort category
3 rewrite the sentence adding a nonrestrictive element using dashes.
his sisters played basketball in high school.
4 circle the correct pronoun for the sentence. identify if it is subjective, objective, or possessive. (s|o|p)
erin and (me, i) are going to the movies next weekend.
5 choose the antonym for: bland
plain delicious smooth spicy

1 complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun.
the team planned the trip ________.
2 which of the following could be tentative?
a) your birth date
b) a lunch date
c) a gesture
d) a suggestion
3 list five words that contain the greek or latin root/affix. (auto - self, directed from...)
4 circle the vague pronoun. then rewrite the sentence so that its meaning is clear.
daisy picked up my sister after she finished practice.
5 choose a matching analogy.
verse : song
a) engine : car
b) mop : broom
c) store : bank
d) sock : ...

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5-a-day language review: week 6
book 6
monday
1 my mother is an expert when it comes to handling our busy household. she is skilled at making great changes at a moment’s notice and handles many details in a calm manner. thanks to her, our family doesn’t find life to be hectic at all.
hectic means: ______
2 circle the misspelled word and write it correctly in the space below.
recreation  relort  category
3 rewrite the sentence adding a nonrestrictive element using dashes.
his sisters played basketball in high school.
4 circle the correct pronoun for the sentence. identify if it is subjective, objective, or possessive. (s|o|p)
erin and (me, i) are going to the movies next weekend.
5 choose the antonym for: bland
plain  delicious  smooth  spicy

1 complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun.
the team planned the trip ________.
2 which of the following could be tentative?
a) your birth date
b) a lunch date
c) a gesture
d) a suggestion
3 list five words that contain the greek or latin root/affix. (auto - self, directed from...)
4 circle the vague pronoun. then rewrite the sentence so that its meaning is clear.
daisy picked up my sister after she finished practice.
5 choose a matching analogy.
verse : song
a) engine : car
b) mop : broom
c) store : bank
d) sock : ...

Accepted Answer

### Question 1 (Monday, Word Meaning)
# Brief Explanations:
To find the meaning of "hectic", we analyze the context. The mother handles the busy household calmly, and because of her, the family doesn't find life hectic. So "hectic" means busy or chaotic (since the family's life is not frantic due to her management).
# Answer:
busy (or chaotic, frantic - context - based meaning)

### Question 2 (Monday, Misspelled Word)
# Brief Explanations:
Check each word: "recreation" is correct, "relort" is misspelled (should be "resort" or maybe a typo, but likely "resort" or check standard spelling; "category" is correct). So circle "relort" and correct it to "resort" (assuming the intended word is "resort"; if it's a different intended word, but based on common misspellings, "relort" → "resort").
# Answer:
Circled word: relort; Correct spelling: resort

### Question 3 (Monday, Nonrestrictive Element with Dashes)
# Brief Explanations:
A nonrestrictive element adds extra info. Take the sentence "His sisters played basketball in high school." We can add a nonrestrictive phrase, e.g., "His sisters—all three of them—played basketball in high school."
# Answer:
His sisters—all three of them—played basketball in high school. (other valid examples: His sisters—who are very athletic—played basketball in high school, etc.)

### Question 4 (Monday, Pronoun and Case)
# Brief Explanations:
In the sentence "Erin and (me, I) are going to the movies next weekend", the pronoun is part of the subject. So we use the subjective case "I". "I" is subjective (S).
# Answer:
Circled: I; Case: Subjective (S)

### Question 5 (Monday, Antonym of Bland)
# Brief Explanations:
"Bland" means dull or flavorless. The antonym would be a word with strong flavor or interest. "Spicy" is an antonym (since bland food has no spice, spicy has strong flavor). "Delicious" is also related but "spicy" is a more direct antonym for flavor - related bland.
# Answer:
spicy

### Question 1 (Other Day, Intensive Pronoun)
# Brief Explanations:
Intensive pronouns end in -self or -selves and emphasize the subject. The subject is "the team" (plural), so the intensive pronoun is "themselves". So the sentence: "The team planned the trip themselves."
# Answer:
themselves

### Question 2 (Other Day, Tentative)
# Brief Explanations:
"Tentative" means not definite or provisional. A lunch date can be tentative (you can change it), a birth date is fixed, a gesture is a physical action, a suggestion can be tentative but a lunch date is more about a plan that can be tentative. Wait, a suggestion can also be tentative. But among the options, a lunch date (b) or a suggestion (d). Wait, "tentative" is something that is not final. A suggestion can be tentative (you can revise it), a lunch date can be tentative (you can reschedule). But the best option: a suggestion (d) or a lunch date (b)? Wait, a birth date (a) is fixed, a gesture (c) is a physical action, not tentative. A suggestion is often tentative (you propose it, it's not final). So the answer is d) a suggestion.
# Answer:
d) a suggestion

### Question 3 (Other Day, Greek/Latin Root "auto - self")
# Brief Explanations:
Words with "auto - " (self) root: "autobiography" (self - written life story), "automobile" (self - moving vehicle), "automatic" (self - acting), "autonomy" (self - rule), "autograph" (self - written signature).
# Answer:
autobiography, automobile, automatic, autonomy, autograph

### Question 4 (Other Day, Vague Pronoun)
# Brief Explanations:
In "Daisy picked up my sister after she finished practice", the vague pronoun is "she" (we don't know if "she" is Daisy or the sister). Rewrite to clarify: "Daisy picked up my sister after my sister finished practice." or "Daisy picked up my sister after Daisy finished practice."
# Answer:
Circled pronoun: she; Rewritten sentence: Daisy picked up my sister after my sister finished practice. (or Daisy picked up my sister after Daisy finished practice.)

### Question 5 (Other Day, Analogy)
# Brief Explanations:
The analogy "verse : song" is part : whole (a verse is part of a song). Now check options: a) engine : car (engine is part of car, part : whole), b) mop : broom (both are cleaning tools, same category), c) store : bank (both are businesses, same category), d) sock :... (incomplete, but a) is part : whole like verse : song.
# Answer:
a) engine : car

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