Read the passage from "Racing the Storm.”"Turn the radio off!” Keri shouted. "Anastasia!” She reached out and shook the other girl’s leg. "Turn it off! I need to concentrate.”"Yeesh!” Anastasia exclaimed. Finally giving her attention to the scene outside, she smiled. "Wow. It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” she said."Never mind,” Keri moaned, letting go of the wheel again to turn off the radio herself. "Look, I’m going to get off this highway. I don’t know where we’ll end up, but we have to do something.”
In "Racing the Storm,” the author creates suspense through pacing, which is the
Which words and phrases from this excerpt help create a tone of admiration? Select 3 options.
The author of "Code Talkers” supports the idea that the code talkers were essential to America’s war effort by
Which excerpt from "Code Talkers” best illustrates that the Navajo code talkers were quick-thinking and precise?
Read the paragraph about social media.Social media outlets are often criticized as forums for unimportant postings and uniformed rants. Though much of what is posted is conversational drivel, social media outlets also serve as springboards for entrepreneurs. Creative people can advertise their designs or products at a low cost to a wider market than entrepreneurs could have imagined in previous generations. The Internet is the ultimate free marketplace, allowing motivated individuals to share their wares with the world.
Read the paragraph.Carefully maneuvering his skateboard through the neighborhood, Gino headed to the community center. He was meeting his friends there to study for a Spanish test. His notebook and textbook were in a cinch sack on his back, and he wore headphones to listen to music on the way. What Gino did not know was that his friends had decided to have a small party to celebrate his upcoming birthday. They arrived before him and anxiously waited with a cake and cards. Meanwhile, Gino rounded the last turn, nodding his head in time with the music while thinking about Spanish vocabulary.
Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game.""A twenty-two," he remarked. "That's odd. It must have been a fairly large animal too. The hunter had his nerve with him to tackle it with a light gun. It's clear that the brute put up a fight. I suppose the first three shots I heard was when the hunter flushed his quarry and wounded it. The last shot was when he trailed it here and finished it."
Read the paragraph about espionage.Governments use spies to find out secret information about enemies—or even allies—so they can make smart choices during tense times. Over the years, spies have used all kinds of clever tricks, from invisible ink and secret codes to modern computers and hidden cameras. Of course, spying isn’t all glamorous—it brings up tough questions about trust and privacy. For example, when one country secretly listens in on the private conversations of another country that it’s supposed to be friends with, it’s hard to tell whether that’s smart protection or a serious betrayal.
Read the sentence.Christopher Columbus born in Genoa never did reach mainland North America.
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