Question

directions: identify the choice that best answers the question.
5.) the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b.
part a read the following passage from \personal rakshasi.\
their father makes videsh leave for school with her that morning. he dawdles a few feet behind, pretending he doesnt
know who priya is.
what is the meaning of dawdles? choose the meaning based on context clues in the passage.
a. gets lost in the thought
b. struggles to keep up
c. moves at a slow pace
d. marches determinedly
part b which phrase from the passage is the context clue that bests supports the answer to part a?
a. their father makes videsh
b. leave for school
c. a few feet behind
d. doesnt know who priya is
6.) in the following passage from \personal rakshasi,\ what are incisors? choose the meaning based on context clues
in the passage.
\you look delicious,\ she growls at priya, brandishing her incisors in a wet, lurid smile.
a. teeth
b. claws
c. threats
d. screams
7.) judging from context, which meaning of registered does the author use in this excerpt from \personal rakshasi\?
\you look delicious,\ she growls at priya, brandishing her incisors in a wet, lurid smile. priya looks at the other student
bantering between sips of pumpkin spiced latte in the concourse. no one else has registered the ten - foot colossus
looming over her.
a. showed in a persons face
b. made an official record of
c. expressed an opinion about
d. recognized the presence of

Explanation:

For Part A of question 5, the context clue "a few feet behind" implies a slow - moving action. "Dawdles" means to move slowly. For Part B, "a few feet behind" directly supports the idea of slow movement. For question 6, "brandishing her incisors in a wet, lurid smile" suggests that incisors are related to the mouth, and teeth are in the mouth. For question 7, the context of no one noticing the "ten - foot colossus looming over her" implies that "registered" means to recognize the presence of.

Answer:

1. Part A: c. moves at a slow pace; Part B: c. a few feet behind
2. a. teeth
3. d. recognized the presence of