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CAHSEE ELA 2.4 Word Analysis 194 Views


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Reading: Word Analysis, Problem 4. What do the underlined words suggest a feeling of?

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Here's a vocabby shmoop do jour... Here's the passage you have to worry about:

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Ok so in this passage, the words excited, looking forward, and can't wait suggest a feeling

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of.... Uh... what?

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Here are the potential answers:

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So... what is this question asking? Yeah, how PSYCHED are you?

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Schooool's OUT for SUMMER! --

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No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks...

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So... does this sound fearful?

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No

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Hungry?

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Uh.. no. Just no.

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Is there gratitude in tone -- answer B? -- well, yes there IS gratitude in there but that's

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not what the words EXCITED and LOOKING FORWARD and CAN'T WAIT point to.

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There's only one left -- yeah, The Eager Bunny.

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Answer A, as in "egg." All right, maybe we need a spelling lesson or two, but you

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get the idea.

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