Read the excerpt from "It's Only Fair.” "Fine!” Avery said, pushing a stack of books away and looking up at the clock on the wall. "But our paper’s due in three days and we still don’t have topic. What are we going to do?” "It’s obvious, isn’t it?” Maritza asked. "You write why Rosa Parks is so great, and I’ll do the same for Irene Morgan. And then we’ll put it all together.” Which best describes the relationship between character and conflict in the excerpt?
You are given the task to write an alternate ending to "It's Only Fair.” Your assignment is to change the ending so that the flat character becomes a dynamic character due to conflict. Which ending is the best choice to accomplish this assignment?
Which word from the second stanza of "The Bells” does Poe use to best convey the mood of the stanza?
Read the sentence. The canyon, formed by years of erosion, was a breathtaking sight to behold. What best describes the underlined part of this sentence?
Which sentence contains a nonrestrictive clause and is punctuated correctly?
Complete the sentence with the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent. If students would like to be part of the class play,
Which blog statement is an example of a claim?
Which statements about William Shakespeare’s sonnets are true? Choose three correct answers.
Which are reasons a student would write a blog? Choose three correct answers.
Which claim is the most effective for the argument that learning another language has many advantages?
Read the poem excerpt. As every eye awaits her hand To cue the members of the band. Which statement best describes the meter?
Nurse’s coarse, motherly character provides a foil for
Read the clause. During the long winter, the harsh restrictions provoked anger and outrage in the public. What is the best way to describe this clause?
Read the sentence. When they arrived at the beach, the students who had never seen the ocean before ran toward the shore. Which part of the sentence is an adverbial dependent clause?
Read the excerpt from "Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?” But I didn’t sleep. I thought about how utterly miserable it would feel to mess up on stage, plus get a vile grade in English class, plus watch Allison gloat. I got up before my alarm went off, arrived at school early, and slogged through the day like a sleepwalker. Finally the last bell chimed. "Ready?” Shondra asked, when we were alone again in the spare classroom. We had two hours until we had to meet our teacher backstage. Which statement best describes how the pacing of events heightens tension?
Read the excerpt from "Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?” "Minor detail,” Shondra said. "You just have to say it like you mean it. Come on, pretend I’m her.” She sat down and put a giant smug grin on her face. "Just remember: think ‘pain,’ but say ‘Romeo.’” Based on this dialogue, what is Shondra’s attitude toward the narrator?
Which statement best expresses the theme of "Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?”
In Act III, scenes iii and iv of Romeo and Juliet , why does Nurse most likely go to see Friar Laurence and Romeo?
In Act III, scenes iii and iv of Romeo and Juliet , why is Romeo considered the protagonist? Choose two correct answers.
In Act III, scenes iii and iv of Romeo and Juliet , how does Capulet complicate the central conflict?
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