Read the sentence.After we heard the way he played the song on his guitar, we bought it.
Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Lane. I attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. I have often observed that in married households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand.Algernon. Good heavens! Is marriage so demoralising as that?
Which are examples of genres? Check all that apply.playsdiagramsnovelsessayslecturesequations
Read the passage from The War of the Worlds.There were really, I should think, two or three hundred people elbowing and jostling one another, the one or two ladies there being by no means the least active.
Read the excerpt from "Digging."My father, digging. I look down
Read the sentence.All people who exercise regularly are more fun to be around.What is the best revision of the sentence that avoids bias?
Read the line from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest. Algernon. Well, one must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in life.
Read the excerpt from Utopia by Sir Thomas More.So it is everywhere the common course of life amongst all mechanics except the Utopians: but they, dividing the day and night into twenty-four hours, appoint six of these for work, three of which are before dinner and three after; they then sup, and at eight o’clock, counting from noon, go to bed and sleep eight hours: the rest of their time, besides that taken up in work, eating, and sleeping, is left to every man’s discretion.
Which source could best help answer the research question "Does cutting art and music programs impact high school students’ academic success?”
Read the sentence.During the Cold War, scientists competed in the "space race.”
What is the most likely reason a student would read An American Sunrise: Poems by Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Nation?
Read the excerpt from "How to Think Like a Researcher," a chapter from How to Find Out Anything.But don’t throw your hands up in frustration and disgust just yet. Instead, let’s recast that open-ended question into a series of factual questions that you can answer.How much did CEO Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems earn in 2007?What was the average salary paid to the chief executive officers at the ten largest computer companies in the past five years?Who is an expert on computer industry compensation whom I can interview and quote?What books can I consult that discuss compensation trends in the software industry?By coming up with a series of factual questions to ask, the initial abstract question starts to take shape as a concrete project. These factual questions will yield to diligent research because answers to each of them can be found.
Which statements are true of both a political speech and a printed political advertisement? Select 3 options.They utilize diction as rhetoric.They employ parallelism.They seek to inspire.They use colors and images.They attempt to persuade.
Read Yasmin’s introduction to her argumentative essay.Think about the last time you spent an entire afternoon completely "unplugged,” with no technology to distract you. If you’re like many people, you might have struggled to come up with a recent memory. In modern society, people are spending too much time using technological devices.
Which phrases from the excerpt provide visual details? Select 3 options.
amusementcuriosityexcitementhorror
Read the excerpt from Ellie's graduation speech.It is a privilege to celebrate our graduation with all of you. This day has been a long time coming, a testament to our hard work and perseverance. As we prepare to pursue our next goal in life, let us take a moment to reflect on the people who have supported us on this journey. We owe a debt of gratitude to our teachers, who challenged us to think critically, to our families, who cheered us on every step of the way, and to our friends, who were there to lift us up when we stumbled. I am honored to have shared this journey with such an exceptional group of individuals, and I am excited to see the impact we will have on the world.Which revision best improves the sentence variety?
What is the most likely reason a student would read an autobiography?
Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato.Now will the city have to fill and swell with a multitude of callings which are not required by any natural want; such as the whole tribe of hunters and actors, of whom one large class have to do with forms and colours; another will be the votaries of music—poets and their attendant train of rhapsodists, players, dancers, contractors; also makers of divers kinds of articles, including women’s dresses. And we shall want more servants. Will not tutors be also in request, and nurses wet and dry, tirewomen and barbers, as well as confectioners and cooks; and swineherds, too. . . . And our State must once more enlarge; and this time the enlargement will be nothing short of a whole army, which will have to go out and fight with the invaders for all that we have, as well as for the things and persons whom we were describing above. Why? he said; are they not capable of defending themselves? No, I said; not if we were right in the principle which was acknowledged by all of us when we were framing the State: the principle, as you will remember, was that one man cannot practise many arts with success.
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