Which theme is shared by "My Childhood Home I See Again" and Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America? (poem and story attached)
A) Memories are often unreliable, offering only a glimpse or an echo of the truth.

B) Sometimes information or knowledge will completely alter how a person understands the world.

C) It is impossible to relive the past, and trying to do so will only end in heartache.

D) One must overcome fear of new experiences to fully enjoy life.

Answer:

It is B

Explanation:

Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(MC)


STORIES OF USEFUL INVENTIONS, excerpt
By S. E. Forman

1911

THE MATCH

There never was a time when the world was without fire, but there was a time when men did not know how to kindle fire; and after they learned how to kindle one, it was a long, long time before they learned how to kindle one easily. In these days we can kindle a fire without any trouble, because we can easily get a match; but we must remember that the match is one of the most wonderful things in the world, and that it took men thousands of years to learn how to make one. Let us learn the history of this familiar little object, the match.

Fire was first given to man by nature itself. When a forest is set on fire by cinders from a neighboring volcano, or when a tree is set ablaze by a thunderbolt, we may say that nature strikes a match. In the early history of the world, nature had to kindle all the fires, for man by his own effort was unable to produce a spark. The first method, then, of getting fire for use was to light sticks of wood at a flame kindled by nature—by a volcano, perhaps, or by a stroke of lightning. These firebrands were carried to the home and used in kindling the fires there. The fire secured in this way was carefully guarded and was kept burning as long as possible. But the flame, however faithfully watched, would sometimes be extinguished. A sudden gust of wind or a sudden shower would put it out. Then a new firebrand would have to be secured, and this often meant a long journey and a deal of trouble.

In 1827, John Walker, a druggist in a small English town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. The druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. It is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. Although Walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. It could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. In a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. The match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. It would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. This was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar.


Which sentence from the text describes a problem with Walker's match that the phosphorus match tried to solve?
A. A sudden gust of wind or a sudden shower would put it out.
B. Although Walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one.
C. A druggist in a small English town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony.
D. It could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions.

Which counterclaim is the author acknowledging in this passage?

It is easier to eat a healthy diet.
It is often hard to eat a healthy diet.
Parents need help with creating a healthy diet.
Parents are not sure what to feed their children

Many people are intimidated by the idea of making new friends, but the process can be as simple as following a few steps. First, identify someone you enjoy being around, and whenever you have the chance, make sure to reach out to him or her. Smile, make eye contact, and talk about topics that interest both of you. If you both enjoy an activity, try to find opportunities to do it together. Once you have started getting to know each other, invite your new friend to a casual get-together or group activity. Pretty soon, you'll be enjoying the benefits of a brand-new friendship. Which statement best describes the theme or author's purpose of this text? A. The theme of the text is that the way to make new friends is to reach out and be outgoing. B. The author's purpose is to entertain readers by telling a story about friendship. C. The theme of the text is that loyalty is the most important quality a friend can have. D. The author's purpose is to inform readers about how to make new friends.

What is 2 things can you never eat for breakfast?

In paragraph 1 of selection 2, the use of quotation marks with the word " dangers " presents the author’s tone as
A)concerned.


B)indifferent.


C)questioning.


D)sarcastic.


(the paragraph)

1 When crime spikes in a city, one of the first things local governments propose is enforcing a teen curfew. Officials often use emotional arguments that teens either aren’t safe at night or are causing trouble. A curfew, they say, will help reduce crime and save children from all sorts of “dangers.”

What is the relationship among trade, banking, and joint-stock companies?

Kate’s mother has three children: Snap, Crackle and ___?
Easy

Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of Selection 1.



(The term Anasazi is as alien to Puebloan people as the abandoned ruins were to the nomadic Navajo.)



The author uses simile in this sentence in order to .............


A)illustrate the influence of aliens on ancient cultures.


B)draw a connection between two groups of Native Americans.


C)show similarities between the ways in which different groups lived.


D)emphasize that the Anasazi are not ancestors of groups in the area today.

I need it done asappp

1) According to the Pew Research Center, 26 percent of American adults say they have not read a book in the past year. (2) Meanwhile, science supports the idea that reading is beneficial in many ways.3) Research conducted at the University of Toronto found that people who read short stories are more open-minded than people who read only nonfiction. (4) The authors said, “Although nonfiction reading allows students to learn the subject matter, it may not always help them in thinking about it.” 5) Yale University research shows that people who read books live longer. (6) A study of over 3,600 people over fifty found that people who read for thirty minutes daily lived an average of twenty-three months longer than people who did not read. (7) Reading improves many abilities, such as vocabulary, concentration, and thinking skills. (8) Reading also has an effect on emotional intelligence, social skills, and empathy-sensitivity to others’ feelings. (9) All of these things contribute to a person’s life span.10) Aim to read fifty books a year. (11) That number may sound like a lot, but think about how much time you waste scrolling on your cell phone. (12) Writer Marissa Fuller reports that reading more has made her feel peaceful and happier and that she is sleeping better. (13) She says, “his goal has truly changed my life. It’s really helping me to take a look at how I spend my day.”

Which phrase or sentence from the passage best sums up the writer’s claim/controlling idea?
Write the sentence number. What type of evidence does the writer use to support the claim/controlling idea? (Example: facts, quotes, statistics, etc.)
Provide two types of evidence that support the claim/controlling idea?

What change in Dave leads to the story’s resolution?

a
He starts going to parties.
b
He starts wearing nice clothes.
c
He stops caring what people think.
d
He stops doing nice things for others.

Highlight word choices that show viewpoint in the passage.

But Kircher’s ideas about the hieroglyphs themselves were even farther off the mark than those of Horapollo. Looking at a certain group of symbols—which actually stood for the name of a pharaoh—Kircher let his imagination run wild
. . . From 1650 onward, Kircher produced several volumes of such nonsense.

—The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone,
James Cross Giblin

Based on the passage, what is the author’s view of Kircher’s ideas?

His ideas were better than Horapollo’s.
His ideas are the same as the author’s.
His ideas were the same as the pharaoh’s.
His ideas were worse than Horapollo’s.

excerpt "Second Inaugural Address"
by Abraham Lincoln

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
What stylistic device does Lincoln use in this closing paragraph of his Second Inaugural Address to help him achieve his purpose?
A) similes
B) hyperbole
C) call to action
D) rhetorical questions

Reread paragraph 8 from Selection 1. Which idea from the selection is best supported by paragraph 8?


A)Agricultural products are necessary for survival.


B)The climate of a place contributes to how a culture develops.


C)The ability to change with circumstances is necessary for survival.


D)Improvements in tools may transform how a group of people live.


(THE paragrahp)
As important as agriculture became to the Anasazi, they did not forget how their ancestors managed to survive. When the harvest failed to materialize, they turned to an ages-old seasonal round, gathering wild plants and hunting animals. The delicious, calorie-rich nut of the pinyon pine was a staple. In autumn, when the fat cones were bursting with seeds, entire families took to the woodlands. They shook the cones from the branches and collected them in baskets. The seeds were roasted on the spot or taken home to be ground into meal.

I HAVE 5 MINUTES
The Fence

I sat in the truck and looked out over the dashboard at my dad. The lights from the truck's headlights lit up the night and I could see my dad as he knelt in the snow to inspect the mangled fence. I watched quietly as he looked at the damage. Muddy tire tracks led from the road to the damaged fence. Broken wood and wire were everywhere. Broken glass lay beside a fence post. It looked bad.

My dad struggled to straighten the wire. He was having a very hard time. The fence needed a lot of work. Dad stood up, brushed the snow from his pants and walked back to the truck. A gust of wind entered the truck as he climbed in.

"Can you fix the fence?" I asked my dad as he settled in the truck.

"I think so," he said. "But it's too dark to fix now and I need my tools and more wood." I thought he might tell me more.

"It will be a big job. It isn't right that you have to fix it all by yourself when some one else crashed through it and ruined it," I said.

My dad looked at me and smiled. "I think someone will come forward and admit to hitting the fence," he said.

When we arrived at home, dad made me hot chocolate. I sat at the table in the kitchen and sipped my drink slowly as I listened to the wind howling outside.

Thirty minutes later, as we cleaned up our hot chocolate, light shown across our lawn and into our kitchen. Dad and I looked outside to see who was there. As I looked outside, I noticed the car in the driveway only had one headlight. The car stopped and the driver walked through the snow, towards our front door.

"Are you Mr. Smith?" the stranger asked when dad opened the door.

"Yes," Dad answered. "How can I help you?"

"Well, sir, my name is Tom Jones. I want to apologize for running into your fence this morning." Mr. Jones went on the explain he had been driving home from work and hit an icy patch and slid off of the road. He apologized again and promised he would help my dad fix the fence. He wrote down his name, address, and phone number on a piece of paper. He gave the paper to my dad. He shook my dad's hand and left.

Dad smiled as he closed the door. Dad could see I was surprised that someone had come to tell the truth. "Dad, how did you know someone would come and tell you about the fence?" I asked.

Dad said, "Well, I know I would have done the right thing, and I know you would have done the right thing. I think that most people have good hearts. I had faith this person would do the right thing too."
1)
Read the following sentence from the story.

He apologized again and promised he would help my dad fix the fence when the snow melted.

Based on this sentence, Mr. Jones can BEST be described as
A) adventurous.
B) honest.
C) proud.
D) unreliable.
2)
What can the reader conclude about Mr. Jones's car only having one working headlight?
A) The light bulb has burned out.
B) Ice and snow blocked one headlight.
C) The headlight broke in a car accident.
D) The car was old so the light didn't work.

But what did the passages in Egyptian mean? Did they contain exactly the same message as the Greek passage? The last sentence of the Greek text said, "This decree shall be inscribed on a stela [slab] of hard stone in sacred [hieroglyphic] and native [demotic] and Greek characters," so it seemed clear that the inscription was the same in all three languages. That way, the priests' statement could be read by Egyptians who understood Greek, as well as by those who knew only one or both of the Egyptian languages. But the scholars were still far from being able to decipher either the hieroglyphs or the demotic writing.

—The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone,
James Cross Giblin

How did the scholars know that the inscription was the same in all three languages on the Rosetta Stone?

The last sentence explained that the inscription was the same.
They deciphered the hieroglyphs on the stone, which told them the inscription was the same.
The British scholars explained that the inscription was the same.
They deciphered the demotic writing, which told them the inscription was the same.

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or a sentence. In line 10 of Selection 2, the author uses assonance in the phrase “crisp grid of ruin” to


A)illustrate the humorous tone of the speaker.


B)describe the coldness of the air outside the bus.


C)imply the unsympathetic point of view of the town’s demolishers.


D)emphasize the irony of seeing the orderliness of the piles of rubble.

(the POEM)
I look at a town of rubble beyond the passing trees.

10 Broken bricks and shattered shingles lie in a crisp grid of ruin.

This ancient village has prospered and faded, now felled by the axe of progress,

But is here for now.

In which sentence does the verb agree with the subject?

A Either of these shirts match that denim skirt.

B One of my friends is building her own solar panel.

C Neither of the girls were home on time.

D Many of our relatives speaks more than one language.

What is the author's tone of this paragraph from "The Gift of the Magi" (Hint: This occurs at the very end of the story when Della and Jim realize that they traded their prized possessions for each other.)?

The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men—who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.

amazement
unkind
admiration
disrespectful

12 points..................................................................

we loved the 4th of July because it meant spending time with Dad and lighting fireworks. This year would be no different, except we were old enough to light the sparklers ourselves! Mom could not even watch fireworks because they scared her so much. She made Dad promise to be careful. So when he came home with a bag full of fireworks we listened to the same thing we had heard since we were five years old.
Brandon is writing a story about a fun family memory. Which sentence is MOST LIKELY the next one he adds to this section?
A) Dad began his list of rules about keeping our room clean if we want to buy our own sparklers.
B) My brother Deon took our dog, Sassy for a long walk so she would be tired and sleep through the noise of the fireworks.
C) Dad said, "Boys, get the bucket and fill it with water, then come help me set up our fireworks display."
D) Dad said, " Boys, wait inside with your mother and Sassy. You should be able to see the fireworks from the window."

Mr. Robbin's words repeated in Greg's head: "Your final book projects are due Monday." Monday! He hadn't even started reading the book yet! Where did the month go? Of course, he had spent a lot of time at soccer practice and then at soccer games. Then there was that weekend the whole family visited Uncle Alan at the lake. And Greg remembered spending a few afternoons at the skate park perfecting his kick-flips. Now he knew that Mom would say no to spending the weekend at Dawson's for some video game tournaments. Plus, he was sure Dad would add, "Time sure flies when you are having fun, but some fun should be saved until after the hard work gets done." Which statement best describes the theme or author's purpose of this text? A. The theme of the text is that teenagers should listen to their parents' wise words. B. The theme of the text is that putting tasks off can ultimately cause you to miss out on fun. C. The author's purpose is to inform readers of the reasons for completing homework on time. D. The author's purpose is to entertain by telling a funny story about procrastination.

PLEASE HELP!
Read the following passage written by a teen hero:

1. I want to be a vocal advocate for nature.
2. I reject the idea that I am too young to make a difference.
3. I recently helped a group with a river cleanup.
4. I was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants.
5. When I got home, I composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort.
6. I believe my vocation is to help citizens see that we are at a junction.
7. We can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature.
8. I won't let obstacles detract from my mission.


What is the meaning of the word "detract" as it is used in sentence 8?
To join together
To pull in the opposite direction
To make or do the opposite
PLEASE HEELP ME!

Penelope and the Suitors from Book II of The Odyssey by Homer "Telemachus, insolent braggart that you are, how dare you try to throw the blame upon us suitors? It is your mother's fault not ours, for she is a very artful woman. This three years past, and close on four, she had been driving us out of our minds, by encouraging each one of us, and sending him messages without meaning one word of what she says. And then there was that other trick she played us. She set up a great tambour frame in her room, and began to work on an enormous piece of fine needlework. 'Sweet hearts,' said she, 'Ulysses is indeed dead, still do not press me to marry again immediately, wait—for I would not have skill in needlework perish unrecorded—till I have completed a pall for the hero Laertes, to be in readiness against the time when death shall take him. He is very rich, and the women of the place will talk if he is laid out without a pall.' "This was what she said, and we assented; whereon we could see her working on her great web all day long, but at night she would unpick the stitches again by torchlight. She fooled us in this way for three years and we never found her out, but as time wore on and she was now in her fourth year, one of her maids who knew what she was doing told us, and we caught her in the act of undoing her work, so she had to finish it whether she would or no. The suitors, therefore, make you this answer, that both you and the Achaeans may understand—'Send your mother away, and bid her marry the man of her own and of her father's choice'; for I do not know what will happen if she goes on plaguing us much longer with the airs she gives herself on the score of the accomplishments Minerva has taught her, and because she is so clever. We never yet heard of such a woman; we know all about Tyro, Alcmena, Mycene, and the famous women of old, but they were nothing to your mother any one of them. It was not fair of her to treat us in that way, and as long as she continues in the mind with which heaven has now endowed her, so long shall we go on eating up your estate; and I do not see why she should change, for she gets all the honour and glory, and it is you who pay for it, not she. Understand, then, that we will not go back to our lands, neither here nor elsewhere, till she has made her choice and married some one or other of us." 2 Select the correct answer. Which detail is present in the painting but not in the passage itself? A. The suitors are kind and romantic, eager to win Penelope's heart. B. Penelope's son is determined to protect his mother from the suitors. C. The tapestry Penelope is weaving is very large. D. The maids help Penelope with her weaving.

Please do all of them sorry its so long.
Read the story below and complete the assignment at the end.
02.02 The Great North American Circus

There was great excitement in Smyrna, especially among the boys. Barlow's Great American Circus in its triumphal progress from state to state was close at hand, and immense yellow posters announcing its arrival were liberally displayed on fences and barns, while smaller bills were put up in the post office, the hotel, and the principal stores, and distributed from house to house.
It was the largest circus that had ever visited Smyrna. At least a dozen elephants marched with ponderous steps in its preliminary procession, while clowns, acrobats, giants, dwarfs, fat women, cannibals, and hairy savages from Tibet and Madagascar were among the strange wonders that were to be seen at each performance for the small sum of fifty cents, children half price.
For weeks the young people had been looking forward to the advent of this marvelous world of curiosities, and the country papers from farther east had given glowing accounts of the great show, which was pronounced greater and more gorgeous than in any previous year. But it may be as well to reproduce, in part, the description given in the posters:
BARLOW'S GREAT NORTH AMERICAN CIRCUS.
Now in its triumphal march across the continent, will
give two grand performances,
AT SMYRNA
on the afternoon and evening of May 18th.
Never in all its history has this
unparalleled show embraced a greater variety of attractions,
or included a larger number of world-famous
acrobats, clowns, bare back riders, rope walkers, trapeze
artists, and star performers,
in addition to a colossal menagerie, comprising
elephants, tigers, lions, leopards,
and other wild animals in great variety.
All this and far more, including a hundred
DARING ACTS,
can be seen for the trifling sum of fifty cents;
children half price.
COME ONE! COME ALL!
Two boys paused to read this notice, pasted with pictures of elephants and circus performers on the high board fence near Stoddard's grocery store. They were Dan Clark and Christopher Watson, called Kit for short.
Answer the following questions.
1>What is the rising action?
2>what is the climax?
3>what is the Resolution of Conflict?
4>what is the Reflection?

How do squirrels eat their food?

The devil is also called the:
Tempter
Genesis
Death

Select the correct answer.
Which of these lines is used as an aside?
A.
"Suddenly a chain reaction of gagging and screaming starts from the back of the line."
B.
"(in a falsely cheerful voice) We are now ready to board for Flight 5B."
C.
"I'm very sorry, sir, but you cannot get on the plane with those."
D.
"Someone needs to tell that to the little guy draped around her neck."

WHICH STRATEGY CAN HELP YOU IDENTIFY WAYS TO VARY YOUR SENTENCE STRUCTURE?

1. colored shapes to target beginnings of each sentence

2. circles and underlining to show relationships among sentences

3. highlighting to identify each of your sentences

4. sticky notes to focus on sentences that seem out of place

Will give brainliest for CORRECT:> answer!

Beyond the hills of faraway,
Beneath a purple sky,
Nestles the Rainbow Valley,
Where dragons come to fly.
Which word best describes this passage?
A) act
B) chapter
C) essay
D) stanza