Question

Can someone please check my answers. I need to be checked as soon as possible.

1. What term describes a brief reference in a text to a fictional or historical story, person, or event that readers may be familiar with?(1 point)

A. connection

B. allusion

C. background

D. narrative'

my answer is B.

2. Identify the allusion in the following paragraph.

Harper had always been a curious child, wanting to know how things operated and what made them run. While watching her father install new light fixtures, she marveled at the intricacies of how electricity worked. She asked her father multiple questions to satisfy her curiosity. Harper's mother had warned her husband against answering every question as it would slow the installation process. "You're opening Pandora's box," she said.

(1 point)

A. Pandora's box

B. curiosity

C. electricity

D. light fixtures

my answer is A.

3. What can you do if you are not familiar with an allusion referenced in a text?(1 point)

A. Look up the word or phrase.

B. Define the allusion.

C. Use context clues.

D. Look for analogies.

my answer is A.

4. What is the purpose of allusions?(1 point)

A.to provide an illustration of an idea in another text
B.to provide an explanation of another text
C.to provide a comparison of the ideas in the text
D.to provide a greater context or meaning to the text

I think that the answer is either a. or d.

Answer 1

Agree with first 3. Would choose C for 4.

Answer 2

C

A
A
D
C
Got all correct

Answer 3

Isabelle your stupid you got all of them wrong!

Answer 4

I think it’s the allusion one for the first question

Pandora’s box
Look up the word or phrase
To provide a greater context or meaning to the text

Answer 5

Riyuu Is correct!!! 100%

Connexus kiddos

Answer 6

2022 Answers.

1. Which term describes a brief reference in a text to a fictional or historical story, person, or event that readers will be familiar with?
)D

2. Harper had always been a curious child, wanting to know how things operated and what made them run. While watching her father install new light fixtures, she marveled at the intricacies of how electricity worked. She asked her father multiple questions to satisfy her curiosity. Harper's mother had warned her husband against answering every question as it would slow the installation process. "You're opening Pandora's box," she said.
)B

3. What should a reader do if they do not recognize the reference made by an allusion?
)A

4. What of the following describes the purpose of allusions?
)B

[I took the test myself (passed) if it doesn't work it probably changed.]

Answer 7

it’s the allusion one for the first question

Pandora’s box
Look up the word or phrase
To provide a greater context or meaning to the text

those are the answers bc i got 100