1. Which word is a synonym for exuberant?
A. Enthusiastic
B. Calm
C. Furious
D. Unmotivated

2. Which word best fits in the sentence?
Jake avoided eye contact with the boy who cut him in the lunch line. Direct ———— was not his way.
A. Introduction
B. homage
C. Confrontation
D. Maturation

3. Which word is an antonym for authentic?
A. Genuine
B. true
C. Possible
D. Fake

4. Which word is a synonym for brawl?
A. Altercation
B. Fight
C. Argument
D. All of the above

5. Which word is an antonym for momentum
A. Weakness
B. Energy
C. Power
D. Force

6. The palace has released two marvelous films that pay ———— to our literary heritage.

Both "witness to the tragedy" and "hope survives in search for katrina's missing" focus on the aftermath of hurricane katrina. however, each looks at a different time period. describe what time period each piece of journalism focuses on. then, discuss how the author's choice of time period influences the overall message of the piece. be sure to use specific details from the texts in your response and introduce your topic, develop your topic, use transitions, and provide a concluding statement. (apex)

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Read the excerpt from "home front diary." jimmy simmons stopped by today to tell me that he had enlisted in the army. he asked me if i would write to him, and i said i would. i told him that i've been writing to my uncle arthur and susan's cousin john for about a year, and as an experienced correspondent i had some advice about all the censorship. "don't write down any information about your location or the number of soldiers in your unit because the censors will cut all of that away," i said. "in my experience, loose lips not only sink ships, they make letters look like snowflake decorations! ” well, he belly laughed over that one. how is the author's perspective different from jimmy's? the author has been to war and she can give jimmy advice. jimmy has become a soldier and does not believe the author’s advice. the author has experience writing to soldiers but jimmy does not. jimmy has more experience at letter writing than the author.