Read the passage and choose the letter of the word or group of words that belongs in each space. identify the letter of the response you have chosen.

in minnesota, winters are long and (46) . in january, usually the (47) month of the year, many cities hold winter carnivals. the (48) winter carnival of all is held in st. paul, the state capital. many (49) cities, such as winona, also hold their own winter carnivals. the (50) event of all is the ice-fishing contest.
which is the correct word for (46)?

most coldest

colder

more cold

cold

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.