Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.Many people from other parts of the Shire were also asked; and there were even a few from outside the borders. Bilbo met the guests (and additions) at the new white gate in person. He gave away presents to all and sundry—the latter were those who went out again by a back way and came in again by the gate. Hobbits give presents to other people on their own birthdays. Not very expensive ones, as a rule, and not so lavishly as on this occasion; but it was not a bad system. Actually in Hobbiton and Bywater every day in the year it was somebody’s birthday, so that every hobbit in those parts had a fair chance of at least one present at least once a week. But they got tired of them.
Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.One morning the hobbits woke to find the large field, south of Bilbo’s front door, covered with ropes and poles for tents and pavilions. A special entrance was cut into the bank leading to the road, and wide steps and a large white gate were built there. The three hobbit-families of Bagshot Row, adjoining the field, were intensely interested and generally envied. Old Gaffer Gamgee stopped even pretending to work in his garden.
Read the excerpt from "Digging."The cold smell of potato mould, the squelch and slapOf soggy peat, the curt cuts of an edgeThrough living roots awaken in my head.But I’ve no spade to follow men like them.
Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.the child’s fairy tale of an antic England—fairy rings,thatched cottages fenced with dog roses,a green gale lifting the hair of Warwickshire.
Read the excerpt from "Digging."Till his straining rump among the flowerbedsBends low, comes up twenty years awayStooping in rhythm through potato drillsWhere he was digging.
Identify reasons that support this claim. Select three answers.
Read the sentences.Student drivers are required to keep a log of their supervised driving hours.Not all students are diligent in their record-keeping.
What is the purpose of transition words in persuasive writing?
Which statement best defines ethos as a rhetorical device?
Which lines from the poem "Digging” use assonance? Check all that apply.The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.When the spade sinks into gravelly ground:Bends low, comes up twenty years awayBy God, the old man could handle a spade.Nicking and slicing neatly, heaving sods
Read the persuasive conclusion.Bike paths should be added to Main Street to encourage commuters and establish a bike-friendly community downtown. The wide, unpaved shoulders of the road promise an easy transition to paved paths, and the employees of three local businesses have voiced an interest in biking to work.
author’s messagemain characterssocial environmentoverall theme
Which line is an example of direct characterization?
Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.On this occasion the presents were unusually good. The hobbit-children were so excited that for a while they almost forgot about eating. There were toys the like of which they had never seen before, all beautiful and some obviously magical. Many of them had indeed been ordered a year before, and all the way from the Mountain and from Dale, and were of real dwarf-make.
Read the excerpt from "Ghost House."The whippoorwill is coming to shoutAnd hush and cluck and flutter about
Which excerpt from "Ghost House" uses both alliteration and assonance to add emphasis?
Based on the passage, what are the best ways to describe Tom Sawyer’s character? Select 3 options.
fearhappinesshopelonging
Which line from "Ghost House" summarizes the speaker’s overall perspective?
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