Combine each cluster of numbered items into one or more sentences. Combine clusters, if you wish.
1.1 Ant species communicate in various ways.
1.2 These include tactile sensations.
1.3 The sensations are from their antennae.
1.4 These include exchanges of food.
1.5 The exchanges are mouth-to-mouth.
1.6 These include scent from trails.
1.7 The trails are chemical.

The first passage is an excerpt from the final chapter of Leo Tolstoy's novella, The Death of Ivan Ilych (1886). In this passage, Ivan, an uninteresting bureaucrat on his deathbed, comes to terms with the spiritless life that he lived. The second passage is an excerpt from a chapter of Sketches by Boz, a collection of stories by Charles Dickens, first published in 1836. Chapter Twelve, "A Visit to Newgate," is Dickens's creative account of a visit to Victorian London's dreadful Newgate Prison. In this excerpt from the chapter, Dickens observes a condemned prisoner awaiting execution.

Read the passages and choose the best answer for each of the questions.

Which of the following is a major theme shared by both passages?

A. accepting one's fate B. mistreatment of the dying C. family communication D. the benefits of optimism E. the power of religion

Combine each cluster of numbered items into one or more sentences. Combine clusters, if you wish.
1.1 She felt panic rise within her.
1.2 She tried to slow down.
1.3 It was now too late.

Combine each cluster of numbered items into one or more sentences. Combine clusters, if you wish.
1.1 Anna remembered sitting beside her dad.
1.2 He drove the pickup to town.
1.3 He drove in the darkness.
1.4 The darkness was in the early morning.

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

Julia kept a tenacious grip on her purse whenever she...

Combine each cluster of numbered items into one or more sentences. Combine clusters, if you wish.
1.1 Snow rose in plumes.
1.2 The plumes were powdery.
1.3 She skied beyond herself.
1.4 She headed for a steep area.
1.5 She would surely face trouble there.

Combine each cluster of numbered items into one or more sentences. Combine clusters, if you wish.
1.1 A bee circles.
1.2 A bee promenades.
1.3 It dances at an angle from the vertical axis.
1.4 This angle specifies the direction of food.
1.5 The direction is in relation to the sun’s location.

The root lud means "to play" or "to mock." The root grav means "heavy." The root son means "sound" or "to sound." The root und means "wave," "to surge," or "to flood." The prefix ab- means "to flow." The prefix inter- means "between" or "among."

Using literal translations as guidance, define illusion without using a dictionary.

Combine each cluster of numbered items into one or more sentences. Combine clusters, if you wish.
1.1 Anna would sometimes have pancakes.
1.2 The pancakes were perfectly round.
1.3 She would soak them with maple syrup.
1.4 The maple syrup was sticky-sweet.

Combine each cluster of numbered items into one or more sentences. Combine clusters, if you wish.
1.1 Honeybees communicate through a dance.
1.2 The dance is highly expressive.
1.3 The dance is genetically programmed.

List as many words as you can think of that begin with the prefix in-.

Combine each cluster of numbered items into one or more sentences. Combine clusters, if you wish.
1.1 Many moths possess a sense of smell.
1.2 Many butterflies possess a sense of smell.
1.3 The sense is extraordinary.
1.4 It enables them to interpret faint odors.
1.5 The odors are over a mile away.

Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

The lambent moonlight reflected on the surface of...

Combine each cluster of numbered items into one or more sentences. Combine clusters, if you wish.
6.1 An oak tree lay in the side yard.
6.2 It was blackened from a lightning strike.
6.3 It was splintered from a lightning strike.
6.4 A row of poplars grew to the north.
6.5 The poplars were untrimmed.
6.6 They were like shaggy giants.