1. Which is the specific dictionary meaning of a word? (1 point)
A. connotative meaning
B. idiomatic meaning
C. denotative meaning
D. figurative meaning
2. Which is an example of an idiom? (1 point)
A. Today we will receive three inches of rain.
B. It is raining cats and dogs.
C. She hoped the rain would wash away her sorrows.
D. The rain today is fierce and punishing.
3. Which individual thinks that astronomers are at the forefront of important understandings?
A. Michael Davies
B. J.D. Matthews
C. Delia Marcus
D. Pedro Salazar
4. Which word describes the tone of the last sentence of the passage?
A. Assertive
B. Formal
C. Optimistic
D. Worried
5. What is the denotation of the word elaborates as used in the passage?
A. to explain further
B. to deny
C. to promote
D. to study closely
1. C. denotative meaning
2. B. It is raining cats and dogs.
3. D. Pedro Salazar
4. C. Optimistic
5. A. to explain further
1. If you are adding (6a−3) and (−3a+6) which of the following choices shows like terms correctly grouped
A. (6a+6)+(-3a-3)
B. (6a-3a)-3+6
C. (6a-3a)+(-3+6)
D. (6a+3a)+ (−3+6)
2. If you are subtracting (3x^2+x)- (−2x^2+x) which of the following choices correctly adds the opposite of the second polynomial?
A. (3x^2+x)+ (−2x^2−x)
B. (3x^2+x)- −(2x^2−x)
C. (3x^2+x)+ (2x^2−x)
D. (3x^2+x)+ (2x^2+x)
3. Combine like terms. −2x+3w^2 −x−w^2+2
A. 4w^2−3x+2
B. 4w^2+3x+2
C. 2w^2−3x+2
D. 2w^2+3x+2
4. Simplify the following expression (4x^4−8x^2+5x−6)+(3x^3−7x^2+18)
A. 4x^4+3x^3−x^2+5x+12
B. 4x^4+3x^3−15x^2+12
C. 7x^3−15x^2+5x+12
D. 4x^4+3x^3−15x^2+5x+12
5. Subtract: (−3x3+5x2−15)−(−4x2−2x+11
A. X^3+7x^2−26
B. −3x^3+9x^2+2x−26
C. −3x^3+9x^2−2x−26
D. −3x^3+x^2−2x−4
1. C. (6a-3a)+(-3+6)
2. A. (3x^2+x)+ (-2x^2-x)
3. A. 4w^2-3x+2
4. D. 4x^4+3x^3-15x^2+5x+12
5. C. -3x^3+9x^2-2x-26
1. C. denotative meaning
2. B. It is raining cats and dogs.
3. C. Delia Marcus
4. D. Worried
5. A. to explain further