Which is an example of the environment of a setting?
Read the sentence.Some hamburgers are made with thick slices of bacon.Which word in the sentence is an example of an adjective?
Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March.They set out on May 4, 1961, from Washington, DC. Ten days later, in Atlanta, Georgia, they split into two groups; one group rode a Greyhound bus and the other boarded a Trailways. When the Greyhound reached Anniston, Alabama, on the morning of May 14, segregationists were waiting at the station.What is the tone of the excerpt?
During her group’s discussion about proposed changes to the school dress code, the teacher concludes that Janell is not actively listening to the speaker.Which behavior is Janell most likely displaying to make her teacher think this?
After reading a passage about Helen Keller, the class breaks into discussion groups. Kylee is a participant in one of the groups. She shares her opinions and uses examples from the text to support them. When she finishes speaking, Kylee begins reading a note from one of her friends.Which participant guideline is Kylee forgetting to follow?
Which sentence best belongs in a summary of We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson?
Read this excerpt from a play.(The scene opens on a park in summer time. Picnic blankets adorn the grass, and children are happily eating slices of watermelon as adults watch nonchalantly. Two adults sit on a bench with their eyes closed and their faces tilted upward.)RINA: Did you pack the kids’ kites?NATHAN: Yeah, they’re in the trunk, but I’m not sure I have the energy.RINA: I know. It is so pleasant just relaxing. (She removes her shoes, stretches her legs, and closes her eyes again.)NATHAN: I’m thinking I might grab a slice of watermelon. (He climbs down onto the blanket with the kids and makes himself comfortable.)(The sound of the park fountain can be heard as the family relaxes. Then the sky darkens, and a loud splattering of rain begins to fall.)NATHAN: (Startled) Where did this come from?RINA: (Hopping to her feet) Let’s pack up! Kids, grab your toys.Which setting detail advances the action of the scene?
Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March.Mr. Streeter was a barber and owned his own shop. Orphaned as a teenager, he had raised his five younger siblings by cutting hair, stopping only for Army duty and two years of study at Miles College. Mrs. Streeter had graduated from Tuskegee University, just like both of her parents and five of her seven siblings. She worked as the youth director at the black YWCA.The excerpt uses third-person narration, because
Based on We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson, which sentence is a minor detail that should be left out of a summary?
The beginning paragraphs of Barrio Boy give a positive connotation to
Which sentence contains an underlined clause?
Read the sentence.Recycling stops waste from going to landfills.What would make the best revision of this detail?
Read the passage from The American Plague.Toward the end of October, Washington heard from Postmaster General Pickering that the fever seemed to be on the wane. A cold spell had swept in and with it a cleansing rain. Burials were falling in number, from a high of 120 on October 11 to half that number on October 21.This good news was followed almost immediately by a contradictory report from Comptroller Wolcott. After several good days in the city, he explained, warm weather reappeared and deaths increased, jumping to 82 on October 22. Wolcott advised the president to delay his return trip several more days.From the central ideas of these two paragraphs, the reader can conclude that
When readers summarize a text, they should
Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker Act 3.ANNIE: Maybe. I don’t know what else to do. Simply go on, keep doing what I’ve done, and have—faith that inside she’s—That inside it’s waiting. Like water, underground. All I can do is keep on.KELLER: It’s enough. For us.ANNIE: You can help, Captain Keller.KELLER: How?ANNIE: Even learning no has been at a cost. Of much trouble and pain. Don’t undo it.Based on the dialogue, which statement best describes Annie?
Alex is writing an informative essay about the benefits of recycling. What detail would best help strengthen their essay?
Which answer choice best states the difference between the The Story of My Life by Helen Keller and The Miracle Worker by William Gibson?
Which is an element of a setting?
Select the detail that supports the argument, "Drivers who run red lights should pay a fee.”
Which sentence paints the most vivid picture using the most examples of figurative language?
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