Read the following passage. Based on the context clues given in this passage, what would you say belligerent means? Ben watched in terror as Kyle came toward him, brows furrowed in anger. Kyle was a bully, known for his terrible rages. Now he fixed Ben with a belligerent look, and Ben felt his knees begin to shake.
a. delighted
b. furious
c. hungry
d. suspicious

What is the goal of the story’s sequence of events?
a. to resolve the conflict
b. to make readers want to know more
c. to introduce the main characters
d. to make characters happy

Read the following passage. Which of the words below the passage provide the correct meaning for the word mad as it appears here?
When John read the letter, suddenly his eyes went wide. Letting out a loud “whoop,” he started dancing about crazily, jumping on the furniture, laughing uncontrollably, and simply acting like he was completely mad.
a. upset
b. annoyed
c. angry
d. insane

Read the excerpts from “take the tortillas out of your poetry” and “speaking arabic.” my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom-pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, “i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so lonely for one.” and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head. which best states how the structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity? each incorporates non-english words. each incorporates academic words. each incorporates offensive words. each incorporates nonsense words.