What can readers infer from the sentence: "The buggy is empty, the bowl is brimful"?

The narrator and his cousin have finished their task.

Why is the buggy significant to the narrator?

It is part of the memorable errands and traditions of the different seasons.

Which event happens first? The narrator and his cousin remove the shells from the pecans. The narrator's cousin finds her hat. The narrator's cousin announces that fruitcake weather has arrived. Queenie trots beside the buggy.

The narrator's cousin announces that fruitcake weather has arrived.

Which detail in the excerpt supports the theme that memories should be cherished and kept alive?

The narrator's cousin holds on to the name of an old friend.

How does the setting of the kitchen enhance the meaning of the excerpt?

By providing continuity along the journey of seasonal memories.

Theme from the excerpt: Winter is a cold and solemn time of year, children bring joy and laughter into a home, strong friendships are unaffected by age and time, memories of old friends bring loneliness and longing.

Strong friendships are unaffected by age and time.

What hypothesis can be made based on the details Lehner gives in paragraph 2? Options: A. Plants whose life cycles depend on fires caused by lightning strikes will become extinct without prescribed burns. B. There will be more plant growth in an area that has undergone a prescribed burn than in an area that has not. C. Plants in areas that do not undergo regular prescribed burns will experience damage from insects. D. Prescribed burns will restore more nutrients to the soil than natural fires.

Plants in areas that do not undergo regular prescribed burns will experience damage from insects.

How does Rodriguez use rhetorical questions in paragraph 6 to support his purpose?

He uses them to identify a weakness in the opposing argument.

Which idea about the effect of prescribed burns is included in Rodriguez's letter?

They cause respiratory problems for increasing numbers of people.

How does Rodriguez build his argument that "Lehner should do more research"? Options: A. Rodriguez brings up several issues relevant to prescribed burns that Lehner fails to address. B. Rodriguez repeatedly casts doubt on Lehner's qualifications for discussing the issue of prescribed burns. C. Rodriguez raises numerous questions about whether Lehner's statistics about prescribed burns are accurate. D. Rodriguez demonstrates that Lehner is an outsider to the community that would be affected by prescribed burns.

Rodriguez brings up several issues relevant to prescribed burns that Lehner fails to address.

Which conclusion is supported by Rodriguez's letter?

Mechanical and chemical thinning are more successful than fire at eliminating unwanted plants.

Complete the sentence using "Formal Standard English": Thieves often brazenly walk into unattended offices in broad daylight and haul away computers worth thousands of dollars. Options: walk into unattended offices in broad daylight and haul, walks into unattended offices in broad daylight and haul, walk into unattended offices in broad daylight and hauls, walks into unattended offices in broad daylight and hauls

walk into unattended offices in broad daylight and haul

Complete the sentence using "formal standard English": Starting next month, everyone will be issued keys to the front door and to his or her office. Keep these keys on a key ring and treat them with the same vigilance you would the keys to your car or residence. __________________________. The fee for replacing a lost key is $50, and failure to pay the fee may inhibit your ability to enroll in classes the following semester. Never lend your office key to anyone, especially a non-staffer.

Report any missing keys immediately.

Complete the sentence using "formal standard English": Try to avoid working in the office alone, but if you must, make sure to keep the front door locked. Do not open the door to someone unknown to you. He or she can reach a staff member or campus security by using the contact information posted outside our office. Options: alone; but if you must make sure, alone but if you must, make sure, alone but, if you must, make sure, alone, but if you must, make sure

alone, but if you must, make sure

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English

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9th - 12th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.8.1, RL.6.3, RI.11-12.3

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Deena Grissom

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does Broderick's use of the term "endangered species" add to the meaning of the ideas expressed in paragraph 2?

Back

It explains how forms of transportation become obsolete.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which statement accurately characterizes the relationship between city planning and obesity in Broderick's speech?

Back

Improvements in city planning can alleviate the problem of obesity in the community.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does Gibb respond to Broderick's argument?

Back

By challenging the direction of the discussion.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which summary best reflects Gibb's argument?

Back

The city should not increase taxes for impractical and nostalgic projects that few would use. It would be better to maintain present systems and look to the future rather than imitate the past.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does the argument-counterargument structure of Gibb's speech support her ideas?

Back

It suggests that she has considered Broderick's perspective.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which conclusion about the proposed changes in transportation do both speakers support?

Back

The changes would improve economic conditions in the city.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which word would the narrator use to describe his cousin's behavior in paragraph 4?

Back

Erratic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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