The woman waited nervously in line. When the counter was empty, she carefully unloaded her items from her cart. Lines creased her forehead as if to show the calculations ringing up in her head. Finally, the cashier began ringing up the items as the woman clutched her purse.

Inference/conclusion: The woman may not have enough money to cover the cost of her groceries.

I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

I want to go to a university in the United States.

Shawn sat in his seat as the morning bell rang and released a big yawn. He rubbed his eyes and could feel how baggy they were. He stretched as the teacher went to the front of the class and began talking, "Good morning, students! I'll take attendance while you start working on that test that I promised you." The class let out a collective groan, but Shawn's eyes widened. He began rummaging through his backpack and pulled out a crumpled notebook with part of the cover torn off it. He frantically rifled through the pages, many of which were filled with just a few words or doodles. The teacher looked directly at Shawn as he said, "OK, class, put your notes away and clear off your desks. It's test time." Shawn began looking around the room frantically. He saw Cassie sitting next to him. Shawn whispered, "Psst... Cassie." She turned to him with a scowl. His eyes pleaded with hers. "Not gonna happen, Shawn," Cassie said loudly. This startled Shawn and he jumped in his seat. The teacher looked at Shawn again, "No more talking class."

We can infer that Shawn wanted Cassie to...

A minor accident a couple of days before had left the car crippled by a radiator with two leaks. The problem was getting the car to that garage out of town where it could receive the attention of Wally, the foreman.

Wally is a terrific mechanic. More than that: he is a true craftsman, almost an artist at his work. He takes pride in the jobs he performs. He treats cars and motors with reverence.

Anyway, I called Wally about the accident and about the radiator and asked him if he could send a tow truck up this way to haul the car in. Wally said he would have to hire an outside tow truck. Then he added: “But you can drive it down here yourself.”

What is meant by the narrator’s statement “he is a true craftsman, almost an artist at his work”?

A redtail is a pretty big bird, with a wingspan of more than four feet. But the eagles the Kazakhs hunt with are huge—they can have a 10-foot wingspan and weigh as much as 14 pounds, four times the weight of a redtail or goshawk. You always wear a glove when you are working with a bird, for her comfort and yours. An eagle’s grip, if it were feeling unfriendly, could crack the bones in the back of your hand, so you must use gloves twice as thick as the usual ones.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

Weather conditions and loneliness were major obstacles. The weather was often hot and dry, with temperatures well over 100 degrees in the shade. Workers endured constant heat and the relentless buzzing of flies. They were hundreds of miles from home with no motor vehicles, refrigerators, or radios, and little contact with family or friends. In some areas, there were spans of hundreds of miles between water wells. This made it difficult to locate sufficient water for the working teams of camels. One worker reported that his camels survived 14 days on three buckets of water each.

The weather conditions and loneliness were hardships faced by —

A thesis statement can be a questions.

Dragonflies

Shimmering, they flit over soggy fields under oak and willow; hovering in a blur of wings,

5 frozen in a flick that ends with an upward zoom and buzz. Blue-bodied, shiny as metal, they swarm

10 when heat has stilled most living things, translucent wings glorious and fragile as summer.

In the poem “Dragonflies,” “buzz” and “zoom” are both examples of—

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

Samuel had turned to his friend and said, “Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?”

Everett had said, “Actually, I have an errand to run, but you go on ahead, and I’ll clean up here,” gesturing at the piles of coins on the floor.

Based on two paragraphs, the reader may conclude that —

Some of the water ________ for wudhu and some for animal's drink.

The Japanese ________ friendly people.

What is a hook?