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Which excerpt from "How Should One Read a Book?” best states the author’s purpose?
Read the passage from "Physicians and Surgeons.”EducationMost applicants to medical school have at least a bachelor's degree, and many have advanced degrees. Although no specific major is required, all students must complete undergraduate work in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and English. Students also take courses in the humanities and social sciences. Some students volunteer at local hospitals or clinics to gain experience in a healthcare setting.
Read the subheadings from "Physicians and Surgeons.”Important QualitiesCommunication skills.Compassion.Detail oriented.Dexterity.Leadership skills.Organizational skills.Patience.Physical stamina.Problem-solving skills.
compassionleadership skillspatiencephysical stamina
Read a list of the headings from "Physicians and Surgeons.”How to Become a Physician or a SurgeonImportant QualitiesTrainingLicenses, Certifications, and Registrations
Which sentence is appropriate for a formal e-mail?
Read the chart from "Career Planning for High Schoolers."
Read the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”Then turn from your blurred and littered pages to the opening pages of some great novelist—Defoe, Jane Austen, Hardy. Now you will be better able to appreciate their mastery.
During a debate, Jonas listens as his opponent, Amena, makes her counterclaim. As an active listener, Jonas should listen closely to identify
Read the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconceptions when we read, that would be an admirable beginning.
Read the excerpt from Pat Mora’s essay "The Leader in the Mirror."We will continue to squander our talent if our leaders—in politics, science, business, education and the arts—do not reflect our grand variety. I urged the students (and all of us) to ponder the strength of the mountains around us, to rise to the challenges.
Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.Then the weather clouded over. That was on Wednesday the eve of the Party. Anxiety was intense. Then Thursday, September the 22nd, actually dawned. The sun got up, the clouds vanished, flags were unfurled and the fun began.Bilbo Baggins called it a party, but it was really a variety of entertainments rolled into one. Practically everybody living near was invited. A very few were overlooked by accident, but as they turned up all the same, that did not matter.
Read the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”The thirty-two chapters of a novel—if we consider how to read a novel first—are an attempt to make something as formed and controlled as a building: but words are more impalpable than bricks; reading is a longer and more complicated process than seeing.
Which heading best exemplifies the format for an e-mail subject line?
Read the excerpt from "Digging."Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.Under my window, a clean rasping soundWhen the spade sinks into gravelly ground:My father, digging. I look downTill his straining rump among the flowerbedsBends low, comes up twenty years awayStooping in rhythm through potato drillsWhere he was digging.Read the haiku by Bashō. A crowhas settled on a bare branch— autumn evening.How does the structure of these poems differ?
Read Pat Mora’s poem quoted in "The Leader in the Mirror."Immigrantswrap their babies in the American flag,feed them mashed hot dogs and apple pie,name them Bill and Daisy,buy them blonde dolls that blink blueeyes or a football and tiny cleatsbefore the baby can even walk,speak to them in thick EnglishNow read the excerpt from Mora’s essay "The Leader in the Mirror."My own father was once a paper boy for the newspaper hosting the banquet. I might not have known that fact, nor his long history of hard work, had I not been listening to him with my tape recorder a few years ago. I did not want the students to wait as long as I had to begin preserving the rich inheritance of their family voices. The strength of their heritage would give them the courage to face the future.
Read the paragraph.The process is simple, but the results could be extraordinary. Fill out an application at Lakeside Park today. Working as a park monitor will provide hours of fun in the sun this summer and a glimpse of a career in forestry. Full- and part-time jobs are now available. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy life at the lake. Seize this opportunity now!
Read the chart from "Career Planning for High Schoolers."
How do the headings in "Career Planning for High Schoolers." guide students through the text?
Read the excerpt from a high school newspaper.At yesterday’s debate, tensions were high as the teams waited for Mia Song to state the resolution. Despite the short prep time, Washington team members Enzo Garcia and Nicole Marconi had no problem speaking first, explaining their support for recent actions in the Middle East. The Taft team went second, making a strong counterclaim, but their argument didn’t have as much supporting evidence. There was a tense hush while the judges deliberated, followed by cheers and applause when Washington won.
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