Read the excerpt from "Broken Chain."Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. And the guys would think he was tough, someone who could take a punch and give it back. He wanted "cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms.Why does Soto most likely open the story with this characterization of Alfonso?
Read the sentence from “Fish Cheeks.”For Christmas I prayed for this blond-haired boy, Robert, and a slim new American nose.Which sense does the description appeal to?
Read the passage from "Flowers for Algernon.”Because of its importance to both you and Dr. Nemur (and need I say to myself, too?) I have checked and rechecked my results a dozen times in the hope of finding an error.What type of transition word is found in the passage?
Fill in the blank.I want ______ part in this group project because I want to do my own.
Which of the statements uses a sequencing transition most effectively?
Read the sentence.I developed a research question and conducted my research. I wrote the results in a report.
Which excerpt from "Flowers for Algernon" foreshadows that the intelligence surgery may not work in the long term?
Which choice is one example of how Charlie changes from the beginning to the end of part 2 of "Flowers for Algernon"?
Fill in the blanks in order.Serena wanted to _______ a novel _______ her favorite author.
Fill in the blank.My mom ______ me to go to the store.
Which sentence is written correctly?
Read the excerpt from "Flowers for Algernon."You mean there are no pictures hidden in those inkblots?"He frowned and took off his glasses. "What?""Pictures. Hidden in the inkblots. Last time you told me everyone could see them and you wanted me to find them too."He explained to me that the last time he had used almost the exact same words he was using now. I didn't believe it, and I still have the suspicion that he misled me at the time just for the fun of it.How does Charlie’s perspective of this event differ from the reader’s perspective?
Read the sentences from “Fish Cheeks.”After everyone had gone, my mother said to me, “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside.”Her mother's word choice reveals that Amy Tan thinks American girls are
Read the excerpt from "Flowers for Algernon."Joe Carp said I shoud show the girls how I mop out the toilet in the factory and he got me a mop. I showed them and everyone laffed when I told that Mr. Donnegan said I was the best janiter he ever had because I like my job and do it good and never miss a day except for my operashun.I said Miss Kinnian always said Charlie be proud of your job because you do it good.Everybody laffed and we had a good time…. I cant wait to be smart like my best friends Joe Carp and Frank Reilly.Readers are likely to feel sorry for Charlie after reading this passage because they understand
Read the excerpt from part 2 of "Flowers for Algernon."As long as I am able to write, I will continue to record my thoughts in these progress reports. It is one of my few pleasures. However, by all indications, my own mental deterioration will be very rapid.What does this excerpt foreshadow?
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