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The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?

• to tell a story about pyramids

• to inform you about the Food Group Pyramid

• to convince you to eat vegetables

• to explain how to go shopping for food

Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and knew he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off.
What is the author's purpose?

• to tell a story about a boy who worked hard

• to teach how to play basketball

• to persuade you to try out for the basketball team

• to explain the rules of basketball

What is the author's point of view on the iPhone 7?
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• He thinks the iPhone 7 is the best invention yet.

• He thinks the iPhone 7 is the worst thing to happen to technology.

• He thinks that iPhone SE, 7, and/or 7 Plus is better and costs the same.

• He doesn't care about the iPhone 7.

Jaime decided rather ​ (a)   to drop out of college.

• impetuously
• frugally
• hedonistically
• hypothetically

Tone means...

•  the feel of a story
• the attitude of the writer toward his or her subject(s)
• the pitch of a noise
• the personal opinions of the author

What is "sensory language"?

• language that connects to the five senses to create an image or description.

• language that has been censored (censorship)

• language that is unfamiliar to the reader

As he stood, Max looked first at the girl and then stared directly into the sky who was wide and blue and magnificent. There were heavy beams--planks of sun--falling randomly, wonderfully to the road. Clouds arched their backs to look behind as they started again to move on. "It's such a beautiful day," he said, and his voice was in many pieces. A great day to die. A great day to die, like this.

(The Book Thief)

• Imagery and symbolism

• irony and alliteration

• idiom and repetition

• imagery and personification

Which word can the author use in place of low-key n the following sentence?

In a world where rappers seek out attention, J. Cole is one who prefers to keep things low-key. Shunning big-budget promotional campaigns, social media, and the obligatory press run; he has managed to be successful playing the long game by taking a grassroots approach more akin to an indie artist than a platinum-selling, Grammy nominated superstar.

• melancholy

• reverent

• confidential

• boisterous

What is the correct definition of the word, 'posthumous" in the following passage?

The latest posthumous XXXTentacion release, the ‘Members Only, Vol. 4’ mixtape, has dropped to commemorate what would’ve been the late rapper’s 21st birthday today. The Florida rapper and singer was shot and killed during a robbery in Deerfield Beach, Florida on June 18, 2018. He was 20.

• happening after the fall in popularity of a songwriter.

• occuring in the afterlife.

• born after the death of the father

• occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.