Destiny's mother loudly _____________ her for not doing her homework again this week.

The teacher _____________ the crying child who dropped his lunch in the hallway.

Breaking his cellphone by accident left Rodney ____________ because he knew his parents were not going to get him a new one anytime soon.

Mandy helped her grandfather go shopping because he was ____________ and could not even read the prices of the items at the grocery store.

The puppy snuck out and was _________ to being attacked by wild animals as it wandered in the nearby forest.

Rojelio wanted pizza for lunch, but Asuka wanted sushi, so they _______________ and ate at their favorite sandwich spot instead.

The ____________ young man volunteered at the homeless shelter and donated blood to the Red Cross.

The girl running for student president of the school had so much __________ that almost everyone voted for her.

The solider had difficulty hearing fireworks on the Fourth of July because of the _________ he went through while on the battlefield.

Because the people thought he didn't care for them, they _________ the king to another country.

She couldn't understand why her parents would ground her for a week over something so ___________ like not finishing the chores.

The _______ of the fans in the stadium cheering for the home team was heard all over town.

The police _________ an 8:00 pm curfew, and those who broke it would be punished.

The toddler could _________ apples from oranges based on their color.

Because Luna had to stay up to study for the exam, she was _____________ of sleep.

The national park is a safe ___________ for wildlife.

With the fall nearing, we __________ the last sunny days of summer.

Based on context clues in the sentence, what is the meaning of the underlined word? We piled inside, twenty girls and two teachers crammed into the three rows of benches stretching down the length of the dyna.

Based on context clues in the sentence, what is the meaning of the underlined word?

Our city of Mingora was largely spared, but the northern areas of Pakistan, including our beloved Shangla, were devastated.

Based on context clues in the sentence, what is the meaning of the underlined word?

Even when I was only seven or eight, I was considered a sophisticated city girl, and sometimes my cousins teased me because I didn’t like to go barefoot and I wore clothes bought at the bazaar, not homemade like theirs. I had a city accent and spoke city slang, so they thought I was modern.

Based on context clues in the sentences, what is the meaning of the underlined word?

All music was haram, he said, forbidden by Islam. Only his radio station was permitted.

Based on the context clues in the sentences, what is the meaning of the underlined word?

The army had imposed a curfew. We didn’t know this word, curfew, so I knocked on the wall to Safina’s house so someone next door would come to the hole in the wall and explain. Soon Safina and her mother and brother came to our house and told us it meant we had to stay indoors for certain hours of the day and always at night.

Based on context clues in the sentences, what is the meaning of the underlined word?

Day or night, my father’s courage never seemed to waver, despite receiving threatening letters as well as warnings from concerned friends. As the school bombings continued, he spoke out against them; he even went to the site of one school bombing while it was still a smoldering wreck.

Based on context clues in the sentences, what is the meaning of the underlined word?

Then one of the girls burst through the doors. Her father and brothers had forbidden her from going to school, but as soon as they left for the day, she snuck out.

A memoir is a book of the author's ____________.

The title of the memoir we are reading this marking period is...

The main author of the memoir we are reading this marking period is...

Even though there are people in Pakistan who practice other religions, most Pakistani people are Muslim.

The Pakistani people's religion is complex because there are different groups who disagree with each other about how to practice the religion correctly.

In Pakistan's Muslim communities where they follow the traditional (original) habits of Islam, women sometimes wear a burqa that covers the head and body and may or may not cover their face.

Families in Pakistani society are patriarchal, which means that the mother or eldest daughter has the power in the family and makes the decisions.

Pakistani marriages are often arranged (the parents decide who their children will marry).

Education in Pakistan is required by law, just like in the United States.

It is common in Pakistan for a person to not be able to read.

More women than men can read in Pakistan.

Malala is the author, narrator, and main character of the memoir I Am Malala.

Malala loved going to the ___ her father ran, and had won lots of ___.

Malala was ___ on her way home from school on October 9, 2012.

After trying to get back at a friend for taking her pink plastic ___, she decided she would never take part in badal (which means ___.)

Malala was the first female in 300 years to...

Malala's parents grew up in a mountain village called ___, where they thought Malala was modern because their life was hard and most of the women, including Malala's mother, cannot ___.

Her father told Malala that life in ___ was even harder because of a group called the ___.

In Chapter 3, Malala wished she had a...

In Chapter 4, after the huge ______, many people were helped by a militant group who said it was a ______ from God.

In Chapter 5, a mufti visited their home and said...

Malala disagrees with the mufti and says that her school is a "____."

What does Malala mean when she says that the girls in the Khushal School "flew on wings of knowledge?"

The Radio Mullah told the people of Swat to stop ____, ____, and ____.

Malala's _____ was suspicious of the Radio Mullah and did not trust him from the very beginning, but Malala's ___ listened to and agreed with the mullah at first.

The Radio Mullah used the money people gave to build ___ and train ___.

After signing a peace treaty, Fazlullah, the Radio Mullah, declared ____________. They even began beating and killing people who disobeyed them.

After receiving a threatening letter, Malala's father said, "take my ___, but please don't _________________________."

Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister in Pakistan and was killed after returning to Pakistan.

The fighting between the army and the Taliban in Swat lasted for....

Malala is cut off from the outside world when Fazlullah has his men switch off the _______.

Malala's father is very upsent when he tells Malala, "the world has gone mad. Fazlullah and his men have blown up the _____ in Matta.”

In 2008 alone, the Taliban bombed...

The upper-school girls at the Khushal School planned an ____________ where they would make speeches and a TV crew even showed up.

Malala realized that she enjoyed giving __________ to anyone who would listen.

The Radio Mullah (Fazlullah) announced that after the 15th of January...

The BBC asked her father to find someone to write a diary about ______________.

What additional worries did Malala's father have after the school closed?

Malala saw that the women on Ugly Betty were...

The prologue is part of the _____________ of the story's plot.

Chapter 2 - Dreams could be considered part of the exposition of the novel because Malala states her goal; to get an education, and a conflict; that the Taliban would have a negative effect on her life.

Chapters 3 and 4 can be considered part of the rising action because...

Chapter 6 is part of the ______________ of the memoir's plot because it is building tension and making the reader worry about what will happen next.

Chapter 7 - The Taliban in Swat contains the ______________ of this memoir's plot because the conflict is becoming more intense and more suspense is building as Malala's father takes the responsibility of standing up to the Taliban.

Chapter 9 is part of the plot's _______________ because our suspense rises as we worry about whether the Taliban will be back.

Chapter 10 is part of the rising action of this story's plot because...

Chapters 11 and 12 - A Chance to Speak and A Schoolgirl's Diary are part of the ________________ of this novel's plot because the story builds suspense and causes us to worry about Malala as she speaks out more and more.

What is the main idea of the passage?

Dogs and Wolves

Dogs and wolves are part of the same animal family. Both animals have strong senses of smell and are loyal to their packs. But dogs and wolves are quite different when it comes to people. Dogs are used to living with people and get along well with them. In fact, dogs have been called "man's best friend." Wolves, on the other hand, cannot live with humans. Wolves prefer to live in the wild, where they can hunt for their food. Clearly, dogs belong with people, while wolves do not.

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Small Steps to a Happier Planet

Recycling things like paper, plastic, and metal helps the earth by cutting down on trash. Yet many people throw away their newspapers, bottles, and cans instead of recycling them. The question, then, is how to encourage more people to recycle. One way that works is to put recycling containers in more places. Seeing more recycling bins helps people remember to use them. Another way is to teach people why recycling is important. If we make recycling easier and teach people why it matters, more people will join in.

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Working for the Vote

In 1900, Carrie Chapman Catt became president of a women's rights group. The group was called the National American Woman Suffrage Association, or NAWSA. At that time, women weren't allowed to vote. NAWSA was trying to change that. In 1904, Catt left NAWSA to care for her sick husband. By 1915, the group was falling apart. Many of its strongest workers had left. Catt returned as president and became the strong leader the group needed. She won support from state and national leaders. As a result, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed in 1920. Thanks largely to Catt's skills as a leader, women could finally vote in the United States.

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The Hair Dryer

The first hair dryer was invented in 1888 by a hairstylist named Alexandre Godefroy. His invention had to be hooked up to a heater. It sent heat through a pipe to a "hat" on the person's head. Before Godefroy's invention, there was no easy way to dry hair. People had to sit next to a stove or fireplace or out in the sun. They didn't wash their hair often. After Godefroy's invention, people could dry their hair faster. By the early 1920s, hairstyles and hair-washing habits were changing. Godefroy's invention was a first step in making it easier to dry and style hair.

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Mules and Horses

A mule is a cross between a donkey and a horse. Its father is a donkey, and its mother is a horse. Mules are about the same size as horses and look like horses in certain ways. However, mules are quite different from horses when it comes to life on a farm. Mules are stronger than horses and usually don't have as many health problems as horses do. Mules also live longer than horses and don't need as much food. They can also act as guard animals, protecting other animals on the farm. For farmers, mules are often a better choice than horses.

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Spiders on Board

In 2015, scientists discovered that a type of East Asian spider had settled in Georgia. How did these spiders make their way to North America? Most likely, they crossed the ocean in ships. Worldwide trade has made it easy for insects and spiders to move to new places. Spiders usually make their new homes near the ports where they first come off ships. However, these spiders were found far from ports. How did they get there? There may have been spider eggs hidden on a truck carrying goods on interstate highways. The baby spiders probably hatched after the shipment arrived.

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Yodeling is a vocal technique once used by shepherds in the Swiss Alps. To yodel, you first have to find your normal, or "chest," voice, and your high, or "head," voice. Yodeling involves switching between these two ranges of sound, or registers, and finding the break between them. To begin, make an "ah" sound and move your voice from low to high, listening for the break. Try to keep your voice relaxed, but don't allow the notes to flow smoothly. Unlike other styles of singing, yodeling requires you to emphasize the break between notes.

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You want to hear something really dumb?The State of Ohio has put into effect a "Buy Ohio" law, saying that any state agency has to buy things made in Ohio, even if they cost more and aren't as good as the same things made someplace else.By implication, the law suggests that the ordinary citizens of Ohio, as well as government agencies, ought to buy products made in their own state.The governor of Ohio explained what he thought was the necessity for the law by saying, "We have a lot of unemployment."This makes Ohio different? Every state has a lot of unemployment.

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Greenville High School's annual arts festival will take place June 1 at the Greenville Performing Arts Center. On display will be paintings, sculpture, collages, and drawings. In addition to these works of art, which will remain on display for one year, the festival will feature several music events. A special guest will perform a violin solo, and more than three hundred students will perform a variety of instrumental and vocal selections.

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Does your shampoo leave your hair dry or damaged? Flat and lifeless? Then Organi-Goo is the shampoo for you! Using only the finest organic ingredients, Organi-Goo gives you stronger, shinier, healthier hair. Organi-Goo's powerful, all-natural formula penetrates the hair shaft to rebuild strength, body, and shine. Every strand of hair is pampered and revitalized when you use Organi-Goo. Are you ready for the best hair of your life? Then try Organi-Goo today!

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In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Not long after that achievement, she made history again. Chisholm, a Democrat, ran for president in 1972, becoming the first woman and the first African American to run for the nomination of a major political party. After losing the nomination to George McGovern, Chisholm went on to serve five more terms in the House of Representatives. She left Congress in 1983 and went on to teach politics at Mount Holyoke College from 1983 to 1987. Shirley Chisholm died in 2005 at the age of eighty.

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Place four eggs in a large saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover the eggs by one inch. Slowly bring the water to a boil over medium heat. As soon as the water begins to boil, remove the pan from the burner. Cover it and let the eggs sit for about ten minutes. Then drain the water from the pan. You will notice, though, that a hot hard-boiled egg is not easy to peel. To cool the eggs, rinse them with cold water. Then, when you're ready to peel an egg, gently tap it on the counter until the shell cracks.

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The United States National Park Service is seeking to reduce the amount of waste going from national parks into landfills. The parks' remote locations make this a challenge because they don't have nearby recycling facilities. But the parks are making progress. For example, working with the companies that provide food to park visitors, the parks have succeeded in reducing the amount of disposable food packaging used. So, less trash is generated.

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Beavers in the wild build dams of sticks and dirt across streams and brooks, blocking the flow of water and forming ponds and wetlands. This behavior can cause conflicts with people when beaver dams flood roadways and property. If the dam is destroyed, the beavers will rebuild, because when they hear running water, their instinct is to dam it. Engineers cleverly resolved this issue by designing a special pipe that is inserted through the middle of the beaver dam. The pipe's end is located away from the dam and fenced off, so beavers can't block it. Water flows through the pipe, both preserving the beaver's pond habitat and protecting people's property.

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The two main types of clouds that form low in the atmosphere, that is, below 6,500 feet, are cumulus and stratus. Stratus clouds develop horizontally, whereas cumulus clouds are formed vertically. Stratus clouds are flat, uniformly gray in appearance, and tend to fill the sky with layers of gloom. White, fluffy cumulus clouds, on the other hand, often float in a bright blue sky and have been called "fair weather clouds." Unlike stratus clouds, cumulus clouds are individual structures. They're flat on the bottom and more puffy toward the top. Given the right conditions in the atmosphere, cumulus clouds may also turn dark with rain, signaling the coming of a thunderstorm.

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Many people divide exercise into one of two categories: strength training or aerobic. Strength training refers to activity that uses weights or a person's body weight to strengthen muscle, while aerobic exercise refers to activity that increases the heart rate for an extended period of time. Athletic trainers often advise people to wait at least forty-eight hours between strength training workouts, to give their muscles time to heal. Aerobic workouts, on the other hand, can be done more frequently.

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To be nominated as a major party's candidate for president of the United States requires endurance. The process can be confusing to voters, but the basics are clear. First, the candidate must comply with each state's legal requirements to get his or her name listed for the primary elections and caucuses. Then, the candidate must campaign and win votes in the primaries and caucuses. Those votes determine how many delegates supporting that candidate will attend the Party's nominating convention. The various state elections stretch over many months, from February to June. At last, the summer before the election, the Party holds its national convention. There, all the states' delegates gather to formally select their Party's presidential candidate.

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A biological toilet, or composting toilet, isn't hooked up to sewer lines. The unit has a seat and a lid, but not a toilet bowl filled with water. How does it function? First, the waste is deposited into the unit in the normal way. After that, natural processes take over: ninety percent of the waste is water, which evaporates into the air. The toilet usually has fans and ventilation to assist in this process. The solid part of the waste then remains in a chamber, where it decomposes. Specialized bacteria digest the waste, given the right combination of oxygen, moisture, and heat. When the decomposition process is complete, the compost from the toilet can be removed and used in gardens and around trees.

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The color of your hair depends on how much of each type of melanin, or pigment, it contains. All hair colors, from black to blond and everything in between, result from the blending of just two types of melanin: eumelanin (dark) and phaeomelanin (light). Each hair grows out of an individual follicle, or tiny tube beneath the skin's surface. Pigment cells in the follicle inject melanin into the hair shaft as the hair develops and grows longer. In later years, the follicle slows its production of melanin. Hairs with less melanin appear gray in color. If melanin production shuts down altogether, then the new hairs, lacking any melanin, will be white.

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In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy swept onto the East Coast of the United States with peak winds hitting one hundred miles per hour. In addition to the strong winds, the storm generated heavy rain and flooding and resulted in more than one hundred deaths. Sandy also contributed to storm surges and rising water levels all along the coast, from Florida to Maine. Parts of New York experienced tides more than twelve feet above normal. More than eight million people lost their electricity. Dunes, boardwalks, and homes were destroyed. Overall, the storm produced more than fifty billion dollars in property damage and other losses.

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Alice and her sister posed for a photograph, but when the flash went off, Alice blinked.

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The Trans' car looks just like the Roys', but theirs has a dent in the bumper.

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Tommy and his best friend go to the same college, but he is graduating this coming June.

The underlined pronoun is vague. Select all of its possible antecedents.

Rachel made mint chocolate chip ice cream with her sister, even though she generally prefers fruit-flavored sorbet.

The underlined pronoun is vague. Select all of its possible antecedents.

Emily thought she had put her satin dress in a storage box, but now she can't find it.

The underlined pronoun is vague. Select all of its possible antecedents.

In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Miss Havisham lives with Estella in her mansion, known as Satis House.

Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.When we gave Brody a comic book for his birthday, he thanked ________.

Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

While the Huffmans are traveling, _______ have asked Chloe to care for their dog.

Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

The noise from the construction site distracted _____ from my homework.

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Last night _____ and his sister rummaged through the attic looking for old photographs.

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Mr. Hutchinson escorted _____ and our children to our hotel room.

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After Darell and Jenny's amazing dance performance, ______ and their parents celebrated.