Read these sentences.By late summer 1793, the yellow fever epidemic had taken hold of Philadelphia. _____ Henry Knox feared catching the fever if he remained there, he fled to Manhattan Island.Which transition word best connects the ideas?
Which details from A Night to Remember best support a central idea of poor planning on the part of the ship’s management?
Read this sentence from Exploring the Titanic.I made plans and tried without much luck to raise the money I would need to mount the kind of expedition that could find the wreck of the Titanic.What does the word expedition mean in this sentence?
How does the author of A Night to Remember convincingly relate the sinking of the Titanic?
What is the most likely reason the author of Exploring the Titanic describes in detail the procedure of towing Argo before finally discovering the Titanic?
The author of A Night to Remember describes the sinking of the Titanic as
Read the passage from The American Plague.People who had hidden themselves indoors began to emerge and walk the streets again. Shop doors opened for business, and ships once again sailed upriver to discharge cargo; farmers arrived, their wagons loaded with provisions bound for the markets of a very hungry city. Plans were even announced for the resumption of the stagecoach in early November. The city seemed to be awakening after a long, inescapable nightmare.The last line of the passage is
Clear examples of pollution’s negative consequences would best serve the purpose of
Read the paragraph.Louis __________ the cookbook in frustration. He just wanted to make dinner for this friends. Why did recipes always have to be so complicated?
Janice is describing why she did not enjoy camping with her family. Which description is most engaging?
Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember.No. 6 was halfway down when a woman called up to the Boat Deck, "We’ve only one seaman in the boat!""Any seamen there?" Lightoller asked the people on deck."If you like, I will go," called a voice from the crowd."Are you a seaman?""I am a yachtsman.""If you’re sailor enough to get out on that fall, you can go down." Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen—vice-commodore of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club—swung himself out on the forward fall and slid down into the boat. He was the only male passenger Lightoller allowed in a boat that night.What does the reader learn about Peuchen from his actions in the excerpt?
Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic.I suddenly realized that I could dive to the Titanic in Alvin! Now thoughts of the Titanic just wouldn’t leave me alone. I knew I had to find that ship.Which type of mood does the author create through his word choice in this excerpt?
Which word best summarizes the tone of “Annabel Lee”?
What was Edgar Allan Poe’s main purpose in writing "Annabel Lee”?
Read the passage from “Part of the Stew.”On the morning of January 8, 1815, the Redcoats made their attack. Mama and I woke up to the sound of it. It was like thunder that rolled on and on, and we held hands as we thought of Pa and our friends. Then, suddenly, everything was silent. It felt like forever as we waited for news. Finally, word came around that the British had raised the white flag of surrender.
Read the passage from “Part of the Stew.”New Orleans was very different from the Northern cities we knew so well. Here, people of different nationalities didn’t live, work, and shop within their own little settlements separate from the others. Instead, the city was a wonderful mix that I jokingly called a stew, my friend Jean Paul called a bouillabaisse, and my neighbor Miguel dubbed a gazpacho. When my family first arrived, I would make up any excuse to go to the shops around the town square just so I could enjoy the colorful sights and sounds of the people. Some were fresh from Canada, Germany, or the Caribbean. Others hailed from France, Spain, or Africa. There were also quite a few native people. It truly was an exciting place.
Read the passage from “Part of the Stew.”Luckily, Major General Andrew Jackson arrived before the whole town boiled over. We knew right away that he was serious about maintaining order, because he put us all under martial law. Anyone on the streets past 9:00 p.m. could be arrested. In addition, all men able to bear arms were put into service. As a fourteen-year-old, I was too young to serve, but my Pa suddenly became an army man. On the eighth of the month, Jackson held a grand review of the new troops, and the whole town turned out to see them. I was mighty proud when my Pa fell into line with Antonio the grocer, Hans from the shipyard, and Miguel our neighbor.
Read the passage from “Part of the Stew.”I was mighty proud of our work. . . . I held on to a great hope that it would keep my father and my city safe.
Which excerpt from “Part of the Stew” connects the fictional text to a factual historical event?
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