High School

Read the following sentence from “The Middle Passage” by Olaudah Equiano:

"Many a time we were near suffocation, from the want of fresh air, which we were often without for whole days together."

Which word best matches the meaning of “want” as it is used in the sentence?
A. breath
B. hope
C. lack
D. need

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Read the following Yaqui song and identify its purpose:

"In Cocori is a young girl
Whose name is Hesucita.
She is a pretty girl.
Her eyes look like stars.

Her pretty eyes are like stars moving."

What is the purpose of this song?
A. to inform
B. to persuade
C. to analyze
D. to express

Answer :

6) Breath best matches the meaning of “want” as it is used in the sentence.
Hence the right answer is the first option.

7) Her pretty eyes are like stars moving.Its purpose is to express an emotion

Answer:

6. C - lack

7. B - persuade

Explanation:

On #6 wants means lack of. Equaino explains in the passage that they were near sofocation and needed, which makes "want" represent the "lack" of air there was.

#7 says that Cocori had eyes like stars. This is done to persuade people as they are trying to portray the girl in a certain light. To make the reader understand how pretty she is, they have to persuade us by describing her character in a way that makes us acknowledge how pretty she is.

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