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One day, Mrs. King hinted that a surprise would be waiting for her third-grade students when they returned from music class. How does this sentence affect the story? A. It shows, that Mrs. King is unsure what the class will do next. B. It creates a sense of mystery as to what will come next. C. It provides background knowledge about the students.

Select the correct text in the passage. Which two sentences in the excerpt from Common Sense by Thomas Paine indicate that Great Britain protected the Amgrican colonies for mutual gain? But she [Britain] has protected us, say some. That she hath engrossed us is true, and defended the continent at our expense as well as her own is admitted, and she would have defended Turkey from the same motive, viz., the sake of trade and dominion. Alasl we have been long led away by ancient prejudices and made large sacrifices to superstition. We have boasted the protection of Great Britain, without considering, that her motive was interest not attachment; that she did not protect us from our enemies on our account, but from her enemies on her own account, from those who had no quarrel with us on any other account, and who will always be our enemies on the same account. Let Britain wave her pretensions to the continent, or the continent throw off the dependence, and we should be at peace with France and Spain were they at war with Britain. The miseries of Hanover last war, ought to warn us against connections.

Select the correct answer. Read the adapted excerpt from the poem "On Imagination" by Phillis Wheatley. Imaginationl who can sing thy force? Or who describe the switness of thy course? Soaring through air to find the bright abode, Th' empyreal palace of the thundring mode, We on thy pinions can surpass the wind, And leave the rolling universe behind: From star to star the mental optics rove, Measure the skies, and range the realms above. There in one view we grasp the mighty whole, Or with new worlds amaze th' unbounded soul. What does the speaker compare imagination to in the poem? A. a soaring bird B. the sky C. a cloud D. a sailing ship

Select ALL the correct text in the passage. Which three lines in this excerpt from Phillis Wheatley's poem "Goliath of Gath" contain examples of figurative language? The hosts on two opposing mountains stood, Thick as the foliage of the waving wood; Between them an extensive valley lay, O'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day, When from the camp of the Philistine foes, Dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; In the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

Select the correct answer. What does the word sovereign mean? A. attribute B. advantage C. enraged D. supreme

Select the correct answer. Which sentence uses the word abominable correctly? A. Derek treated his motorbike with abominable disregard. B. Derek completed his driving course in abominable time. C. Derek was abominable at himself for missing the bus. D. Derek thought of an abominable plan to help the homeless.

Select the correct text in the passage. Which line in this excerpt from Anne Bradstreet's "As Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest" best demonstrates the speaker's desire to be free from the burdens of the world? Mine eyes no more shall ever weep, No fainting fits shall me assail, Nor grinding pains my body frail, With cares and fears ne'er cumb'red be

1. How do Soda and Darry's reactions to the nevw reporters differ?

4)) Add a comma or semicolon if needed. Otherwise, submit the text without any additional punctuation. ()) Since the Maya of Central America began eating a Western diet high in sugar in the 1950s their rate of diabetes has surged.

4) Add a comma or semicolon if needed. Otherwise, submit the text without any additi punctuation. (1)) Kyrgyzstan was a republic of the U.S.S.R. throughout much of the twentieth century but declared its independence in 1991 .