Selection Vocabulary the following passages appear in "The Upside of Quitting." Identify at least one synonym and one antonym for each boldfaced word. Then, use each word in a sentence of your own.

Key Ideas and Details: (a) Why is Mr. Nuttel visiting the country? (b) Interpret: Why is this detail critical to the story?

(a) How does Le Guin feel about the Quechua attitude toward the future? Explain. (b) Interpret: What perspective on the future does she derive from this attitude? Explain.

Complete the items using a relative pronoun and a clause that relates to the underlined noun.

Don Roméo Calderón is the $\underline{\text{man}}$ _____________.

(a) Contrast: Contrast the words the author uses to describe how Tom moves each of his legs onto the ledge: (b) Interpret: What does this contrast convey about Torn's situation? Craft and Structure.

The words listed below appear in "The Street of the Cañon." Match each statement that follows with a word from the list. Explain each choice. nonchalantly audaciously imperiously disdain apprehension

A.conceited individual might act this way,

Why does Tom choose to stay home?

In each sentence, underline the adjective or adverb used to compare. State whether it expresses comparative or superlative degree.

Of all the survivors, Jonathan was the most grateful.

A central idea is an author's key message or insight. Reread the text, and take notes on ways in which Dubner develops a central idea.

What might a reader anticipate about the central idea of the selection from its title? Explain.

An anecdote is a brief story told to make a point. Reread the article and take notes on anecdotes the author uses to develop and support ideas.

(a) Why is the discussion of Andrew Wiles an anecdote while the quotations from David Baker, Thomas Edison, and others are merely examples? (b) In addition to the one about Wiles, what other anecdote appears in this article? Explain.

Where are the workers, and what are they doing in this photograph?

Explain how the Latin root-cred-contributes to the meanings of credence, credo, and discredit. Consult a dictionary if necessary. Part B Use the context of the sentences and what you know about the Latin root-cred- to explain your answer to each question

Would you believe an incredible rumor?

Identify the pronoun in each sentence, and tell whether it is a regular personal pronoun or a possessive pronoun. Then, classify the pronoun as first person, second person, or third person.

The village of Hidalgo claims Don Romolo because he was born there.

In literature, tone is the author's attitude toward the subject or audience. Reread the speech, and take notes about the author's tone.

Le Guin refers to the future as a place to "invade, colonize, exploit, and suburbanize. " What tane does this passage convey? Explain.