Read the following text from an autobiography. This excerpt is about Helen Keller. We walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered. Some one was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water, first slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten—a thrill of returning thought, and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that "w-a-t-e-r" meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free! From Helen Keller, The Story of My Life Based on this excerpt, what can you conclude about Helen Keller?

For Helen, learning the word "water" felt like triggering a memory.

Learning the word "water" was terrifying to Helen.

For Helen, learning the word "water" was simple and easy.

Read the following text from a play. This excerpt is about Helen Keller. [ANNIE . . . spells into HELEN's free palm :] Water. W, a, t, e, r. Water . It has a— name — And now the miracle happens. HELEN drops the pitcher on the slab under the spout, it shatters. She stands transfixed. ANNIE freezes on the pump handle: there is a change in the sundown light, and with it a change in HELEN's face, some light coming into it we have never seen there, some struggle in the depths behind it; and her lips tremble, trying to remember something the muscles around them once knew, till at last it finds its way out, painfully, a baby sound buried under the debris. . . . HELEN: Wah. Wah. From William Gibson, The Miracle Worker . Copyright 1957 by William Gibson The previous text suggested that for Helen, learning the word "water" felt like triggering a memory. How does this play build on or challenge that idea?

It suggests that Helen heard the word "water" before she lost her hearing.

It illustrates how happy Helen was when she understood the word "water."

It emphasizes what Annie was feeling when Helen learned the word "water."

Compare the student text with the source. Source: Anna Claybourne, 100 Most Awesome Things on the Planet , page 13. Published by Scholastic, 2011: Pulpit Rock's stunning natural setting and spine-tingling awesomeness make it one of Norway's most famous natural attractions. Student text: Norway's Pulpit Rock is popular because of its "stunning natural setting and spine-tingling awesomeness" (Claybourne 13). Is the student text plagiarized?

Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.

Compare the student text with the source. Source: Loree Griffin Burns, Tracking Trash , page 3. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007: Nonetheless, Curt has made a name for himself in the oceanography world. He is widely considered to be the leading expert on flotsam and jetsam. Student text: Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer is known as "the leading expert on flotsam and jetsam," or garbage floating in the ocean (Burns 3). Is the student text plagiarized?

Yes, because it fails to cite the source.

Correct any errors in capitalization or punctuation. Your answer should be a single sentence. Did you hear when Darell announced, "It's time to take your seats?"

Did you hear when Darell announced, "It's time to take your seats" ?

Did you hear when Darell announced, "it's time to take your seats"?

Did you hear when Darell announced. "It's time to take your seats?"

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Which word is MISSPELLED?

monopoly

premature

annex

disadvantige

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Which word is MISSPELLED?

myried

decompose

prophet

antisocial

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Which word is MISSPELLED?

milligram

benefacter

decade

malevolent

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Which word is MISSPELLED?

communal

monotone

distor

porposel

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Which word is MISSPELLED?

decimeter

maladjusted

benign

metabolizm

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Which word is MISSPELLED?

monologe

semiprecious

abhor

commencement

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Which word is MISSPELLED?

contrast

anouncement

annul

dispute

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